The Big Bang Theory
Season: 1
Episode: 1

Pilot
Air Date:24/09/2007
Brilliant physicist roommates Leonard and Sheldon meet their new neighbor Penny, who begins showing them that as much as they know about science, they know little about actual living.

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: James Burrows
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Michael Collier
Role: Producer
Department: Production

Name: Toti Levine
Role: Associate Producer
Department: Production

Name: Joe Bella
Role: Co-Producer
Department: Production

Name: Janice Zoladz
Role: Hairstylist
Department: Costume & Make-Up

Name: Peggy Nichols
Role: Makeup Artist
Department: Costume & Make-Up

Name: Mark K. Samuels
Role: First Assistant Director
Department: Directing

Name: Anthony Rich
Role: First Assistant Director
Department: Directing

Name: Joseph Stafford
Role: Second Assistant Director
Department: Directing

Name: Carol Anne Miller
Role: Unit Production Manager
Department: Production

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Marilyn Bagley
Role: Script Supervisor
Department: Directing

Name: Lee Lee Baird
Role: Property Master
Department: Art

Name: Peter Pappas
Role: Casting Associate
Department: Production

Name: Kathy Oldham
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Department: Sound

Name: Kathy Nawabi
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production

Name: Stephen V. Silver
Role: Director of Photography
Department: Camera

Name: Marilyn A. Bagley
Role: Script Supervisor
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Executive Producer
Department: Production

Name: Peter Chakos
Role: Editor
Department: Editing

Name: Ken Miller
Role: Casting
Department: Production

Name: Mary T. Quigley
Role: Co-Producer
Department: Production

Name: Nikki Valko
Role: Casting
Department: Production

Name: Ann Shea
Role: Set Decoration
Department: Art

Name: Bruce Peters
Role: Production Sound Mixer
Department: Sound

Name: David Saltzberg
Role: Scientific Consultant
Department: Crew
Episode: 2

The Big Bran Hypothesis
Air Date:01/10/2007
Leonard volunteers to sign for a package in an attempt to make a good impression on Penny, but when he enlists Sheldon for help, his attempt at chivalry goes terribly awry.

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: David Goetsch
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Kelly-Anne Lee
Role: Unit Production Manager
Department: Production

Name: David Litt
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Robert Cohen
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Gregg Moscot
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Episode: 3

The Fuzzy Boots Corollary
Air Date:08/10/2007
Leonard asks a woman out after he finds out that Penny is seeing someone.
Episode: 4

The Luminous Fish Effect
Air Date:15/10/2007
Sheldon's getting fired forces him to explore what life has to offer outside physics, leaving Leonard to take drastic action to snap his friend out of his funk.

Name: Bob Koherr
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: David Litt
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: David Litt
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Gregg Moscot
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Episode: 5

The Hamburger Postulate
Air Date:22/10/2007
Fearing he's wasting his time on Penny, Leonard ends up making a connection with Leslie.
Episode: 6

The Middle-Earth Paradigm
Air Date:29/10/2007
Penny hosts a Halloween party, putting Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali through a new test of their social skills.

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: David Goetsch
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: David Litt
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: David Litt
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Robert Cohen
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Gregg Moscot
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Episode: 7

The Dumpling Paradox
Air Date:05/11/2007
With Wolowitz AWOL with one of her friends, Penny's recruited to fill in for him on the guys' Halo team

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Beth O'Rourke
Role: Makeup Artist
Department: Costume & Make-Up

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Jennifer Glickman
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing
Episode: 8

The Grasshopper Experiment
Air Date:12/11/2007
Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, but just when he discovers he can talk to her, she shows interest in Sheldon.

Name: Ted Wass
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Steven Molaro
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: David Goetsch
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Robert Cohen
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Gregg Moscot
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production

Name: Bill Ghaffary
Role: Second Assistant Director
Department: Directing
Episode: 9

The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization
Air Date:17/03/2008
When they're invited to present at a physics conference, Sheldon's reluctance to share the credit leads to a tiff between him and Leonard, and Penny's intervention only exacerbates the situation.

Name: Joel Murray
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: David Goetsch
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Robinson Green
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Ghaffary
Role: Second Assistant Director
Department: Directing
Episode: 10

The Loobenfeld Decay
Air Date:24/03/2008
Leonard and Sheldon each lie to avoid seeing Penny's concert, but Sheldon's is a bit too complicated for his own good.

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Ghaffary
Role: Second Assistant Director
Department: Directing

Name: Brian George
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Episode: 11

The Pancake Batter Anomaly
Air Date:31/03/2008
With his friends knowing how sour he acts when sick—and avoiding him as a result—Sheldon is nursed by Penny, who hasn't a clue what she's in for.

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing
Episode: 12

The Jerusalem Duality
Air Date:14/04/2008
With Sheldon rattled over meeting Dennis, a 15-year-old physicist who's smarter than he, Leonard helps him look for a way to debunk Dennis's research.

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: David Goetsch
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Steven Molaro
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Jennifer Glickman
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Brian George
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Episode: 13

The Bat Jar Conjecture
Air Date:21/04/2008
Sheldon finds himself booted from the gang's Physics Bowl team and replaced with Leslie, so he forms his own team, hoping to prove he's superior.

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Jennifer Glickman
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Robert Cohen
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing
Episode: 14

The Nerdvana Annihilation
Air Date:28/04/2008
When delivery of another collectible leads to Penny's lashing out at Leonard, he decides it's time to give up his habit, much to his friends' protestation.

Name: Peter Chakos
Role: Producer
Department: Production

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Steven Molaro
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Ghaffary
Role: Second Assistant Director
Department: Directing

Name: Brian George
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Episode: 15

The Pork Chop Indeterminacy
Air Date:05/05/2008
The rest of the gang fall for Sheldon's twin sister, and Leonard's plan to win her heart is derailed when Sheldon declares he'll be the one to decide who can date her.

Name: Peter Chakos
Role: Producer
Department: Production

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing
Episode: 16

The Peanut Reaction
Air Date:12/05/2008
Penny wants to throw a surprise party for Leonard, but Sheldon's indulgence at an electronics store throws her off-track.

Name: Peter Chakos
Role: Producer
Department: Production

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: David Goetsch
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Steven Molaro
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Brian George
Role: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Episode: 17

The Tangerine Factor
Air Date:19/05/2008
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.

Name: Peter Chakos
Role: Producer
Department: Production

Name: Mark Cendrowski
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Chuck Lorre
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Bill Prady
Role: Story
Department: Writing

Name: Steven Molaro
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing

Name: Stephen Engel
Role: Consulting Producer
Department: Production

Name: Lee Aronsohn
Role: Teleplay
Department: Writing