The Dumpling Paradox

1Pilot

23 minSep 24, 2007★ 7.4

Brilliant physicist roommates Leonard and Sheldon meet their new neighbor Penny, who begins showing them that as much as they know about science, they know little about actual living.

2The Big Bran Hypothesis

21 minOct 1, 2007★ 7.5

Leonard volunteers to sign for a package in an attempt to make a good impression on Penny, but when he enlists Sheldon for help, his attempt at chivalry goes terribly awry.

3The Fuzzy Boots Corollary

22 minOct 8, 2007★ 7.2

Leonard asks a woman out after he finds out that Penny is seeing someone.

4The Luminous Fish Effect

21 minOct 15, 2007★ 7.6

Sheldon's getting fired forces him to explore what life has to offer outside physics, leaving Leonard to take drastic action to snap his friend out of his funk.

5The Hamburger Postulate

20 minOct 22, 2007★ 7.6

Fearing he's wasting his time on Penny, Leonard ends up making a connection with Leslie.

6The Middle-Earth Paradigm

21 minOct 29, 2007★ 7.6

Penny hosts a Halloween party, putting Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali through a new test of their social skills.

7The Dumpling Paradox

21 minNov 5, 2007★ 7.8Now viewing

With Wolowitz AWOL with one of her friends, Penny's recruited to fill in for him on the guys' Halo team

8The Grasshopper Experiment

20 minNov 12, 2007★ 7.5

Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, but just when he discovers he can talk to her, she shows interest in Sheldon.

9The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization

19 minMar 17, 2008★ 7.7

When they're invited to present at a physics conference, Sheldon's reluctance to share the credit leads to a tiff between him and Leonard, and Penny's intervention only exacerbates the situation.

10The Loobenfeld Decay

21 minMar 24, 2008★ 7.5

Leonard and Sheldon each lie to avoid seeing Penny's concert, but Sheldon's is a bit too complicated for his own good.

11The Pancake Batter Anomaly

22 minMar 31, 2008★ 7.7

With his friends knowing how sour he acts when sick—and avoiding him as a result—Sheldon is nursed by Penny, who hasn't a clue what she's in for.

12The Jerusalem Duality

20 minApr 14, 2008★ 7.2

With Sheldon rattled over meeting Dennis, a 15-year-old physicist who's smarter than he, Leonard helps him look for a way to debunk Dennis's research.

13The Bat Jar Conjecture

22 minApr 21, 2008★ 7.7

Sheldon finds himself booted from the gang's Physics Bowl team and replaced with Leslie, so he forms his own team, hoping to prove he's superior.

14The Nerdvana Annihilation

20 minApr 28, 2008★ 7.5

When delivery of another collectible leads to Penny's lashing out at Leonard, he decides it's time to give up his habit, much to his friends' protestation.

15The Pork Chop Indeterminacy

22 minMay 5, 2008★ 7.5

The rest of the gang fall for Sheldon's twin sister, and Leonard's plan to win her heart is derailed when Sheldon declares he'll be the one to decide who can date her.

16The Peanut Reaction

20 minMay 12, 2008★ 7.7

Penny wants to throw a surprise party for Leonard, but Sheldon's indulgence at an electronics store throws her off-track.

17The Tangerine Factor

20 minMay 19, 2008★ 7.9

Penny's break-up spurs Leonard to summon the courage to ask her out, and each goes to Sheldon for advice on their upcoming date.