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The Big Bang Theory S1E4 — The Luminous Fish Effect

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The Big Bang Theory•Season 1•Episode 4

The Luminous Fish Effect

8.0/10 · 6,418 votesOct 15, 200721 min

Ranked #10 of 17 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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.

Directed byBob Koherr, Mark Cendrowski

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Season 1 Episodes17

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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 Grasshopper Experiment

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The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization

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The Loobenfeld Decay

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The Pancake Batter Anomaly

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The Jerusalem Duality

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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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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

Crew8

Chuck Lorre

Chuck Lorre

Story

Bob Koherr

Bob Koherr

Director

Mark Cendrowski

Mark Cendrowski

Director

Bill Prady

Bill Prady

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David Litt

Teleplay

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David Litt

Consulting Producer

Lee Aronsohn

Lee Aronsohn

Teleplay

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Gregg Moscot

Production Coordinator

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Episode Summary

"The Luminous Fish Effect" is episode 4 of The Big Bang Theory season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 6,418 votes, ranking #10 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Bob Koherr, Mark Cendrowski, it aired on October 15, 2007.

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