The Best Episodes Written By Eric Kaplan

Every TV Episode Written by Eric Kaplan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Conjugal Configuration
    9.9/10(1.2k 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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  2. Background image for Jurassic Bark
    8.8/10(54 votes)

    #2 - Jurassic Bark

    S5:E2

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

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Girlfriends

    S1:E8

    Bret and Jemaine pick up two women at a croissant shop - but end up with very different dating experiences. Meanwhile, Murray makes an album deal for the band.

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    Director:James Bobin
  4. Background image for A Frankenstein's Monster and a Crazy Church Guy
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #4 - A Frankenstein's Monster and a Crazy Church Guy

    S7:E5

    Sheldon helps his roommate try to beat the stock market, Missy and Billy Sparks throw a party, and Mary finds a new church.

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    Director:Alex Reid
  5. Background image for Parasites Lost
    8.3/10(44 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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    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Blackout

    S7:E7

    Francis decides to surprise the family by coming home, and the power goes out in the house. Meanwhile, it's Lois who's in the dark when Hal decides to cancel their anniversary dinner in favor of a Reese-cooked meal at home. And Malcolm ends up in hot water after he sneaks three Dutch girls into the house.

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    Director:Steve Welch
  7. Background image for A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #7 - 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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    Director:Alex Reid
  8. Background image for The Adhesive Duck Deficiency
    8.3/10(58 votes)

    #8 - 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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    8.3/10(53 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Background image for Ida's Dance
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - 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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    Director:Steve Welch
  11. Background image for The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
    8.1/10(60 votes)

    #11 - 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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    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Victor's Other Family

    S5:E20

    When Lois tracks down her father's "other family," she meets Victor's "other wife" Sylvia, and learns something shocking about her dad.

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  13. Background image for The Thanksgiving Decoupling
    8.0/10(49 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Background image for The Romance Resonance
    8.0/10(49 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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  15. Background image for Dewey's Opera
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Background image for The Bakersfield Expedition
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Background image for A Roulette Wheel and a Piano Playing Dog
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #17 - A Roulette Wheel and a Piano Playing Dog

    S7:E2

    Sheldon realizes he is the weakest student in his class; Meemaw is looking to expand her gambling business.

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    Director:Nikki Lorre
  18. Background image for The Einstein Approximation
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Background image for Three Hundred Big Boys
    7.9/10(39 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Background image for The Bow Tie Asymmetry
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Background image for The Scavenger Vortex
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Background image for The Earworm Reverberation
    7.9/10(47 votes)

    #22 - The Earworm Reverberation

    S9:E10

    Sheldon has a revelation when he realizes why a song was stuck in his head. Also, Amy invites Dave over for dinner despite their previously awkward date, and Wolowitz and Koothrappali become obsessed with a fan of their band, "Footprints on the Moon".

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  23. Background image for The Precious Fragmentation
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Background image for The Pants Alternative
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Background image for The Robotic Manipulation
    7.8/10(56 votes)

    #25 - 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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Eric Kaplan Ratings Summary

"The Conjugal Configuration" is the best rated episode written by Eric Kaplan. It scored 9.88/10 based on 1151 votes. It was directed by Mark Cendrowski. It aired on 9/24/2018 and is rated 1.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Jurassic Bark".