The Best Episodes Written By Bill Prady

Greg is forced to make a very embarrassing public admission when he sees the first girl he claims to have slept with and her jealous husband makes some serious threats. Meanwhile, Dharma and Greg attend the wedding of Kitty's housekeeper and offer to park cars as a wedding gift.

Director: Gail Mancuso

Writer: Bill Prady

Dharma is surprised when both Jane and her parents accuse her of having changed because she is busy attending a society fundraiser with Kitty then alarmed when Kitty congratulates her on having changed to the extent that young socialites thinks she's ""a hoot and a half."" Her identity crisis is confirmed by a visit from the spirit of her Indian friend, George, who directs her to retreat to the Redwoods to find herself and conveys a cryptic message to ""save the young one."" An uncomprehending Greg reluctantly lets her go, persuading her to take Jane with her; then, upon seeing George in a dream, rushes to the woods in Larry's van to save Dharma and Jane, who have adopted a bear cub while remaining oblivious to the nearby presence of its angered mother. Best lines: George to Dharma: ""You might have mentioned that you moved. I scared some skinny guy in the shower half to death!""; Larry, fleeing from the mother bear, slips on something in the woods and mutters, ""That answers that question!""

Director: Chuck Lorre

Writer: Bill Prady

With Leonard, Howard and Raj away camping in the desert, an injured Penny has only Sheldon to rely on.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

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

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

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

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

Dharma tries to sprinkle a little TLC in Greg's life by installing a new, deluxe ""Spring Mist 3000"" shower, while Greg finds himself on a testosterone-ridden golfing afternoon with Edward and Larry. Meanwhile, Kitty, misunderstanding the word ""shower,"" readies for a social event with hors d'oeuvres and formal invitations.

Director: Will Mackenzie

Writer: Bill Prady

After Greg wins a major court case, he is urged to run for Congress. It's an idea that moves Dharma to consult Greg's mother for grooming advice, as a potential political wife. After worrying about Dharma fitting in with the political crowd, Greg embarrasses himself during his first public appearance by emerging from the washroom with his fly undone. But when Dharma tries to boost his confidence with a little back-seat lovin', it becomes front-page news. (""We know he's not a Democrat because he's having sex with his wife, and we know he's not a Republican because he's having sex."") Greg is thrown into a black depression until he realizes that his popularity has soared; then his opponent makes a decisive sexual confession of his own.

Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie

Writer: Bill Prady

It's traditional to fight on your first anniversary (even if Hallmark doesn't have a card for it): Dharma and Greg stage an argument to escape their parents' planned celebration, but in concocting the excuse Greg says Dharma was being ""flighty,"" and the gloves come off. While they drive out of the city, Dharma retaliates by calling Greg a ""stick in the mud,"" and soon their car is stuck in the mud when he tries to demonstrate how impetuous he can be. (Not very.) They hike to a diner, but find it closed because of a death in the owner's family; just as Greg breaks a pane in the door in order to use the phone, a highway patrolman happens by and the young couple get caught in a charade of being the replacement cook and waitress. There's a nice unspoken continuity with the first season episode in which Greg really did become a short order cook, and it's nice to see him sharing Dharma's role-playing game, even if unwillingly. But Dharma looks tense and unhappy even before Greg accidentally i

Director: Amanda Bearse

Writer: Bill Prady

Bad weather grounds Dharma and Greg's flight in Indiana.

Director: N/A

Writer: Bill Prady

Part 1 (Muppetelevision): Kermit cancels the boring parts of the show when Digit discovers he can tune in cable channels from other worlds. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The Heartless Giant): An imprisoned giant who terrorized the land tricks young prince Leo into freeing him. After rampaging the kingdom, Leo's older brothers attempt to recapture the giant but are never heard of again. Leo must use his gifts of kindness to save his brothers and free the kingdom from the giant's wrath. From an early German folk tale.

Director: Wayne Moss

Writer: Bill Prady

The fifth season ends with Howard and Bernadette deciding to get married before his NASA mission, causing the gang to scurry into overdrive in an effort to stage the wedding. NASA astronaut Mike Massimino has a cameo as himself.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

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

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

When the guys find a ring from "The Lord of the Rings" at a garage sale, it threatens to tear them apart.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

Sheldon's friends come to his aid when his fear of public speaking stands between him and a coveted award.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

Penny gets help from Sheldon in order to understand what Leonard's work is, while Wolowitz develops a jealousy when Leonard starts hanging out with his new girlfriend.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

When Wolowitz gets to work with Stephen Hawking, Sheldon is willing to do anything to meet his hero.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

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

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

Penny asks Leonard to lie to her father, while Howard, Raj and Bernadette pull an all-nighter at a telescope.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

When Amy gets sick, Sheldon tries to nurse her back to health; Wolowitz and his father-in-law plan a fishing trip.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

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.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

Sheldon and Amy decide to start several rumors about the others as a test. Meanwhile, Howard takes his relationship with Bernadette to even higher level.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

The guys find a "super" use for Penny's new boyfriend, Zack, when they enter a costume contest as the Justice League.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

Sheldon winds up in traffic court when he gets a ticket because of Penny.

Director: Peter Chakos

Writer: Bill Prady

Realizing he will not live long enough to download his consciousness into a robot body, Sheldon tries to extend his life span.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady

When Wolowitz returns from space, he doesn’t get the hero’s welcome he expected. Meanwhile, Game Night turns into a battle of the sexes.

Director: Mark Cendrowski

Writer: Bill Prady