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The Big Bang Theory S1E6 — The Middle-Earth Paradigm

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The Big Bang Theory•Season 1•Episode 6

The Middle-Earth Paradigm

8.3/10 · 6,314 votesOct 29, 200721 min

Ranked #2 of 17 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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

Directed byMark Cendrowski

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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 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 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

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Mark Cendrowski

Mark Cendrowski

Director

David Goetsch

David Goetsch

Story

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David Litt

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David Litt

Consulting Producer

Robert Cohen

Robert Cohen

Teleplay

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Gregg Moscot

Production Coordinator

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Episode Summary

"The Middle-Earth Paradigm" is episode 6 of The Big Bang Theory season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 6,314 votes, ranking #2 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mark Cendrowski, it aired on October 29, 2007.

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