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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 12 Episode 1 - The Conjugal Configuration
    9.9/10(1279 votes)

    #1 - The Conjugal Configuration

    S12:E1

    Sheldon and Amy's honeymoon runs aground in New York. Penny and Leonard discover they are uncomfortably similar to Amy's parents. Raj insults physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and starts a Twitter war.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Jurassic Bark
    8.7/10(66 votes)

    #2 - Jurassic Bark

    S5:E2

    Bender grows jealous when Fry attempts to clone Seymour, his beloved fossilized dog.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Adhesive Duck Deficiency
    8.3/10(67 votes)

    #3 - The Adhesive Duck Deficiency

    S3:E8

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

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  4. undefined Season 9 Episode 11 - The Opening Night Excitation
    8.3/10(62 votes)

    #4 - The Opening Night Excitation

    S9:E11

    After more than five years of dating, Sheldon and Amy spend their first night together. Also, Leonard, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali must decide who will take their extra Star Wars movie ticket.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Parasites Lost
    8.3/10(52 votes)

    #5 - Parasites Lost

    S3:E4

    When Fry becomes infested with parasitic worms that make him stronger and smarter, he finally finds the perfect way to profess his feelings to Leela. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew goes on a journey into Fry's body to eradicate the worms.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  6. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #6 - A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture

    S7:E12

    George Sr. gets an exciting job offer, and Sheldon prepares for his move to California.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
    8.2/10(71 votes)

    #7 - The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis

    S2:E11

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

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Dewey's Opera
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Dewey's Opera

    S6:E11

    When Lois buys a brand-new king-sized bed, Hal thinks that her motive is to put more distance between them and refuses to sleep in it. Moved to tears by an opera he sees on television, Dewey is inspired to write his own operatic masterpiece, "The Marriage Bed," which is based on his parents' fight and turned into a school production. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Reese build their own street luge board; and Jamie falls head over heels for the baby girl across the street.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - The Thanksgiving Decoupling
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    #9 - The Thanksgiving Decoupling

    S7:E9

    Sheldon protests when the gang drags him to Mrs. Wolowitz’s house for Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Penny and Leonard must deal with a mistake from her past.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  10. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - The Scavenger Vortex
    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #10 - The Scavenger Vortex

    S7:E3

    When the entire gang competes in a scavenger hunt designed by Raj, it brings out the best - and worst - in everyone.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Three Hundred Big Boys
    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #11 - Three Hundred Big Boys

    S5:E11

    With the help of a $300 government refund, the Planet Express crew pursue their dreams and desires.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  12. undefined Season 12 Episode 23 - The Change Constant / The Stockholm Syndrome
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    #12 - The Change Constant / The Stockholm Syndrome

    S12:E23

    Sheldon and Amy await big news. Meanwhile, Penny and Leonard have some big news of their own. Also, Howard and Bernadette face the stressful challenge of leaving their kids for the first time and Raj makes a new friend, as the gang travels together into an uncharted future.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - The Einstein Approximation
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #13 - The Einstein Approximation

    S3:E14

    Sheldon's search for the answer to a physics problem leads him to work at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 6 - The Romance Resonance
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #14 - The Romance Resonance

    S7:E6

    Sheldon's latest scientific breakthrough leaves him feeling like a fraud; a romantic gesture between Howard and Bernadette causes Penny to up her game with Leonard.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Robotic Manipulation
    7.9/10(64 votes)

    #15 - The Robotic Manipulation

    S4:E1

    Penny tags along on Sheldon's first ever date; Wolowitz finds a new use for a robotic arm.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - The Precious Fragmentation
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #16 - The Precious Fragmentation

    S3:E17

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

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - The Bakersfield Expedition
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #17 - The Bakersfield Expedition

    S6:E13

    As the guys don costumes and go on a road trip to a comic book convention, the ladies decide to stay home and try to interpret a comic book.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - The Pants Alternative
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #18 - The Pants Alternative

    S3:E18

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

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - The Countdown Reflection
    7.9/10(57 votes)

    #19 - The Countdown Reflection

    S5:E24

    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.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - The Barbarian Sublimation
    7.9/10(64 votes)

    #20 - The Barbarian Sublimation

    S2:E3

    Sheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to online gaming.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  21. undefined Season 11 Episode 24 - The Bow Tie Asymmetry
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #21 - The Bow Tie Asymmetry

    S11:E24

    When Amy's parents and Sheldon's family arrive, everybody is focused to make sure all wedding arrangements go according to plan – everyone except the bride and groom.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 18 - Ida's Dance
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Ida's Dance

    S6:E18

    Lois goes over to visit Ida, but gets unpleasantly surprised by the St. Grotus Day festival. Malcolm fails a music appreciation course, and reluctantly goes to Dewey for help. Reese and Hal secretly watch scary movies while Lois is not around, but it ends up revealing some unexpected secrets about both Reese and Hal.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - The Psychic Vortex
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #23 - The Psychic Vortex

    S3:E12

    Leonard is aghast to find out a secret of Penny's: she believes in psychics. Meanwhile, Sheldon tries to assist Koothrappali in picking up a girl at a university mixer.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - The Herb Garden Germination
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #24 - The Herb Garden Germination

    S4:E20

    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.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Blonde Ambition and the Concept of Zero
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #25 - Blonde Ambition and the Concept of Zero

    S6:E4

    Sheldon makes a terrifying mathematical discovery while tutoring Billy. Also, Mary is jealous of Missy's relationship with Mandy and Connie.

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    Writer:Eric Kaplan

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Eric Kaplan Ratings Summary

"The Conjugal Configuration" is the best rated episode written by Eric Kaplan. It scored 9.866/10 based on 1279 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/24/2018 and is rated 1.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Jurassic Bark".