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The Big Bang Theory S1E10 — The Loobenfeld Decay

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The Big Bang Theory•Season 1•Episode 10

The Loobenfeld Decay

8.0/10 · 5,924 votesMar 24, 200821 min

Ranked #12 of 17 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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

Directed byMark Cendrowski

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Seasons12

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Season 1 Episodes17

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Pilot

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The Big Bran Hypothesis

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The Fuzzy Boots Corollary

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The Luminous Fish Effect

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The Hamburger Postulate

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The Middle-Earth Paradigm

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The Dumpling Paradox

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The Grasshopper Experiment

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The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization

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The Jerusalem Duality

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The Bat Jar Conjecture

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The Nerdvana Annihilation

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The Pork Chop Indeterminacy

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The Peanut Reaction

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The Tangerine Factor

Cast5

Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki

Leonard Hofstadter

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

Sheldon Cooper

Kaley Cuoco

Kaley Cuoco

Penny

Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg

Howard Wolowitz

Kunal Nayyar

Kunal Nayyar

Rajesh Koothrappali

Crew7

Chuck Lorre

Chuck Lorre

Story

Bill Prady

Bill Prady

Teleplay

S

Stephen Engel

Consulting Producer

Mark Cendrowski

Mark Cendrowski

Director

Lee Aronsohn

Lee Aronsohn

Teleplay

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Bill Ghaffary

Second Assistant Director

Brian George

Brian George

Production Coordinator

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Episode Summary

"The Loobenfeld Decay" is episode 10 of The Big Bang Theory season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 5,924 votes, ranking #12 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mark Cendrowski, it aired on March 24, 2008.

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