The Big Bang Theory - Season 2

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The Bad Fish Paradigm

1 - The Bad Fish Paradigm

Air Date: September 22, 2008

Penny's first date with Leonard goes awry; Penny finds Sheldon to be an unwilling confidant.

The Codpiece Topology

2 - The Codpiece Topology

Air Date: September 29, 2008

A jealous Leonard reacts to Penny's new guy by rebounding with Leslie.

The Barbarian Sublimation

3 - The Barbarian Sublimation

Air Date: October 6, 2008

Sheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to online gaming.

The Griffin Equivalency

4 - The Griffin Equivalency

Air Date: October 13, 2008

Raj gets an inflated ego and makes a play for Penny after being referenced in a magazine article.

The Euclid Alternative

5 - The Euclid Alternative

Air Date: October 20, 2008

Leonard and his friends stage an intervention to force Sheldon to face his fear of driving.

The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem

6 - The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem

Air Date: November 3, 2008

Sheldon and the gang are confused when a young grad student is attracted to him.

The Panty Piñata Polarization

7 - The Panty Piñata Polarization

Air Date: November 10, 2008

When Sheldon bans Penny from the apartment for numerous minor infractions, she decides to retaliate.

The Lizard-Spock Expansion

8 - The Lizard-Spock Expansion

Air Date: November 17, 2008

Leonard inadvertently steals away the new woman Wolowitz thinks is the love of his life.

The White Asparagus Triangulation

9 - The White Asparagus Triangulation

Air Date: November 24, 2008

Sheldon is thrilled when Leonard starts dating a woman who meets Sheldon's stringent standards.

The Vartabedian Conundrum

10 - The Vartabedian Conundrum

Air Date: December 8, 2008

Leonard asks Penny for advice when his new relationship starts moving too fast.

The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis

11 - The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis

Air Date: December 15, 2008

Penny starts dating Leonard's handsome colleague; Leonard and his friends are tortured by Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette.

The Killer Robot Instability

12 - The Killer Robot Instability

Air Date: January 12, 2009

Penny's criticism of Wolowitz's romantic life pushes him into depression and AWOL for a fighting robot battle the rest of guys are depending on him for.

The Friendship Algorithm

13 - The Friendship Algorithm

Air Date: January 19, 2009

Sheldon creates a scientific procedure for making friends.

The Financial Permeability

14 - The Financial Permeability

Air Date: February 2, 2009

Sheldon's solution to Penny's financial difficulty leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny's ex-boyfriend.

The Maternal Capacitance

15 - The Maternal Capacitance

Air Date: February 9, 2009

Leonard and Penny are drawn together after a disastrous visit from Leonard's mother.

The Cushion Saturation

16 - The Cushion Saturation

Air Date: March 2, 2009

A paintball game leads to a fight between Sheldon and Penny, and romance for Leslie and Wolowitz.

The Terminator Decoupling

17 - The Terminator Decoupling

Air Date: March 9, 2009

Leonard, Sheldon and Wolowitz are ecstatic to learn that a famous science-fiction actress (Summer Glau) is on board the train they are taking to San Francisco.

The Work Song Nanocluster

18 - The Work Song Nanocluster

Air Date: March 16, 2009

Penny's home business turns into a complete nightmare when Sheldon takes over.

The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition

19 - The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition

Air Date: March 30, 2009

Penny squares off with a new beautiful female neighbor who may become the building's "new Penny."

The Hofstadter Isotope

20 - The Hofstadter Isotope

Air Date: April 13, 2009

A fellow comic book enthusiast's hitting on Penny leads to Leonard and Howard going to a bar's Ladies' Night.

The Vegas Renormalization

21 - The Vegas Renormalization

Air Date: April 27, 2009

Leonard and Koothrappali escort a heartbroken Wolowitz to Las Vegas, and Sheldon becomes locked out of his apartment and must stay with Penny.

The Classified Materials Turbulence

22 - The Classified Materials Turbulence

Air Date: May 4, 2009

Penny's second date with Stuart sees her making a comment that gives Leonard new hope for a relationship with her. Wolowitz realizes there's a crucial error in a NASA project he's working on.

The Monopolar Expedition

23 - The Monopolar Expedition

Air Date: May 11, 2009

The guys' plan to work over the summer at the North Pole makes Penny revaluate her feelings for Leonard.