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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 12 Episode 1 - The Conjugal Configuration
    9.9/10(1251 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - The Staircase Implementation
    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #2 - The Staircase Implementation

    S3:E22

    Leonard tells Penny about how he met Sheldon for the first time...and what happened to the elevator.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  3. undefined Season 9 Episode 11 - The Opening Night Excitation
    8.4/10(59 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Adhesive Duck Deficiency
    8.4/10(64 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - The Thanksgiving Decoupling
    8.1/10(55 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - The Bakersfield Expedition
    8.1/10(50 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - The Precious Fragmentation
    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - The Justice League Recombination
    8.0/10(52 votes)

    #8 - The Justice League Recombination

    S4:E11

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 6 - The Romance Resonance
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    #9 - 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:Maria Ferrari

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  10. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - The Scavenger Vortex
    8.0/10(61 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  11. undefined Season 12 Episode 23 - The Change Constant / The Stockholm Syndrome
    8.0/10(44 votes)

    #11 - 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:Maria Ferrari

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Vengeance Formulation
    7.9/10(58 votes)

    #12 - The Vengeance Formulation

    S3:E9

    After he's humiliated on National Public Radio, Sheldon vows to destroy Kripke, while Wolowitz tries not to destroy his new relationship with Bernadette.

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    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - The Lunar Excitation
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    #13 - The Lunar Excitation

    S3:E23

    While Penny worries that dating Leonard has ruined her for normal guys, Wolowitz and Koothrappali search for Sheldon's perfect match online.

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    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  14. undefined Season 11 Episode 24 - The Bow Tie Asymmetry
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #14 - 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:Maria Ferrari

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - The Gorilla Experiment
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #15 - The Gorilla Experiment

    S3:E10

    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.

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    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - The Excelsior Acquisition
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #16 - The Excelsior Acquisition

    S3:E16

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

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    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - The Parking Spot Escalation
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #17 - The Parking Spot Escalation

    S6:E9

    When the University reassigns Sheldon’s parking spot to Wolowitz, their fight affects the whole gang.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - The Cooper Extraction
    7.8/10(47 votes)

    #18 - The Cooper Extraction

    S7:E11

    While Sheldon is at home in Texas, the rest of the gang realizes how much he has changed their lives as they decorate the apartment Christmas tree.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - The Deception Verification
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    #19 - The Deception Verification

    S7:E2

    Leonard and Sheldon's friendship is tested; Howard's latest foray into helping his mother has some disastrous side effects.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - The Large Hadron Collision
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #20 - The Large Hadron Collision

    S3:E15

    Leonard can only bring one guest on a trip to see CERN's Large Hadron Collider (the world's largest and highest energy particle accelerator) in Switzerland on Valentine's Day.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - The Werewolf Transformation
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #21 - The Werewolf Transformation

    S5:E18

    Sheldon becomes agitated when his regular barber is out sick. Astronaut training causes Howard to reconsider wanting to go into space. Penny beats Leonard in chess, the first time she plays.

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    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - The Hawking Excitation
    7.8/10(50 votes)

    #22 - The Hawking Excitation

    S5:E21

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  23. undefined Season 6 Episode 22 - The Proton Resurgence
    7.8/10(48 votes)

    #23 - The Proton Resurgence

    S6:E22

    Leonard and Sheldon hire the host (Bob Newhart) of their favorite childhood TV show to perform; Bernadette and Howard run into trouble while dog-sitting for Raj's pet.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - The Maternal Congruence
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #24 - The Maternal Congruence

    S3:E11

    A Christmas visit from his mother has Leonard discovering she's kept a lot of news from him that she shares with Sheldon and worrying if she'll approve of his romance with Penny.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - The Toast Derivation
    7.7/10(47 votes)

    #25 - The Toast Derivation

    S4:E17

    Sheldon becomes concerned when everybody begins to hang out at Raj's apartment and discovers Leonard is the center of the group.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Maria Ferrari

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Maria Ferrari Ratings Summary

"The Conjugal Configuration" is the best rated episode written by Maria Ferrari. It scored 9.871/10 based on 1251 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/24/2018 and is rated 1.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Staircase Implementation".