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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 12 Episode 1 - The Conjugal Configuration
    9.9/10(1200 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:Steve Holland

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  2. undefined Season 7 Episode 13 - Funeral (1)
    9.0/10(30 votes)

    #2 - Funeral (1)

    S7:E13

    The Cooper family grapples with the death of George Cooper Sr.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - A Wiener Schnitzel and Underwear in a Tree
    8.4/10(101 votes)

    #3 - A Wiener Schnitzel and Underwear in a Tree

    S7:E1

    News of the tornado reaches Sheldon and Mary in Germany. Also, with the Cooper house in chaos, Missy steps up.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - The Staircase Implementation
    8.4/10(54 votes)

    #4 - 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:Steve Holland

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  5. undefined Season 9 Episode 11 - The Opening Night Excitation
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #5 - 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:Steve Holland

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  6. undefined Season 7 Episode 14 - Memoir (2)
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Memoir (2)

    S7:E14

    Sheldon leaves East Texas for the California Institute of Technology following the death of his father.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture
    8.2/10(27 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  8. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - The Thanksgiving Decoupling
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #8 - 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:Steve Holland

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - The Bakersfield Expedition
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    #9 - 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:Steve Holland

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Alien Invasion
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Alien Invasion

    S3:E16

    Drake and Josh decide to turn the tables and prank little Megan. She actually believes that aliens are coming down to Earth and they are going to kidnap her. But at the end, Drake and Josh find that this may not go as they hoped.

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    Writer:Steve Holland

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Little Beach Party
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Little Beach Party

    S1:E13

    It's the end of the semester and Zoey and her friends are excited for PCA's annual beach party but... they end up going to the wrong beach unsupervised. It turns out that they aren't at Mystic Beach (where the big PCA party is) and have no way of getting back. But, they throw their own party and Quinn works her magic and finds a way to go back home.

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    Writer:Steve Holland

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 6 - The Romance Resonance
    8.0/10(53 votes)

    #12 - 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:Steve Holland

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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - The Scavenger Vortex
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    #13 - 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:Steve Holland

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - The Einstein Approximation
    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - The Pants Alternative
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    #15 - 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:Steve Holland

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - The Herb Garden Germination
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #16 - 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:Steve Holland

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Robotic Manipulation
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #17 - The Robotic Manipulation

    S4:E1

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - The Justice League Recombination
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #18 - 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:Steve Holland

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - The Countdown Reflection
    7.9/10(52 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:Steve Holland

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  20. undefined Season 11 Episode 24 - The Bow Tie Asymmetry
    7.9/10(49 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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    Writer:Steve Holland

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - The Gorilla Experiment
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #21 - 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:Steve Holland

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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - A Fancy Article and a Scholarship for a Baby
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    #22 - A Fancy Article and a Scholarship for a Baby

    S7:E9

    Sheldon's published paper leads to a frenzy of grad school recruiting, and Georgie tries to speak more properly in front of his daughter.

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    Writer:Steve Holland

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - The Excelsior Acquisition
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    #23 - The Excelsior Acquisition

    S3:E16

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  24. undefined Season 9 Episode 10 - The Earworm Reverberation
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #24 - 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".

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - A Frankenstein's Monster and a Crazy Church Guy
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #25 - 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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    Writer:Steve Holland

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Steve Holland Ratings Summary

"The Conjugal Configuration" is the best rated episode written by Steve Holland. It scored 9.869/10 based on 1200 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/24/2018 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Funeral (1)".