| "The Bad Fish Paradigm" | |
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| Air date | September 22nd, 2008 |
| Writers | Dave Goetsch; Steven Molaro; Bill Prady |
| Director | Mark Cendrowski |
| Producers | Bill Prady; Lee Aronsohn; Dave Goetsch; Eric Kaplan; Tim Doyle; Stephen Engel; Jennifer Glickman; Richard Rosenstock; Steven Molaro; Faye Oshima Belyeu; Chuck Lorre; Peter Chakos; Mary T. Quigley; Kristy Cecil; Mona Garcea |
| Starring | Johnny Galecki; Jim Parsons; Kaley Cuoco; Simon Helberg; Kunal Nayyar |
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"The Bad Fish Paradigm" is the first episode of season two of the comedy series The Big Bang Theory and the eighteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Mark Cendrowski with a teleplay written by Dave Goetsch and Steven Molaro based on a story treatment by Bill Prady. It first aired on CBS on Monday, September 22nd, 2008. In this episode, Leonard Hofstadter and Penny go on a date, but Leonard grows concerned when Penny wants to take things slow. Penny confides in Sheldon Cooper that she did not graduate community college, and wants him to keep it a secret. Uncomfortable with this arrangement, Sheldon instead elects to move out of the apartment rather than risk revealing Penny's secret to Leonard.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Johnny Galecki | Leonard Hofstadter |
| Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper |
| Kaley Cuoco | Penny |
| Simon Helberg | Howard Wolowitz |
| Kunal Nayyar | Raj Koothrappali |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Carol Ann Susi | Mrs. Wolowitz |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- The Big Bang Theory was created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady.
- Teleplay writer David Goetsch is credited as Dave Goetsch in this episode.
- This episode is included on disc one of the Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season DVD collection. The collection was produced by Warner Home Video and released in Region 1 format on September 15th, 2009.
- Notable locations include: Leonard & Sheldon's apartment. Hallway and steps at Leonard & Sheldon's apartment. Laundry room at Leonard & Sheldon's apartment.
- Featured Sheldon Cooper t-shirt: Green shirt with yellow robot.
- Featured items: Sheldon Cooper's shirt-folding device.
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is derived from a conversation between Leonard and Penny when they decide to "slow things down". Wolowitz compares this to eating bad fish, implying that this is a disaster point in the relationship. Even Leonard comes to accept the fact that he is the "bad fish" in the equation.
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