The Big Bang Theory Episode 3.01 The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation
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The Big Bang Theory Episode 3.01 The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation

Episode Premiere
Sep 21, 2009
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production Company
CBS, Warner Bros. TV
Official Site
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/
Episode Premiere
Sep 21, 2009
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Period
2007 - 2019
Production Co
CBS, Warner Bros. TV
Distributor
CBS
Official Site
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/
Director
Mark Cendrowski
Screenwriter
Steven Molaro
Main Cast
Additional Cast
  • Laurie Metcalfe
  • John Ross Bowie

The guys get back from the North Pole and tell Sheldon they altered his research in an effort to put him in a better mood for the duration of the trip. Sheldon is humiliated because he already notified his colleagues at the university of his successful expedition. Devastated, he resigns from the university and runs back home to Texas and his mother (played by Laurie Metcalf). The guys go after him in an effort to convince him to come back with them.

Penny is so excited to see Leonard back from the trip that she immediately drags him into her apartment, kissing him incessantly. Both soon realize that being "friends with benefits" is not necessarily a natural fit for them.