Episode
The Big Bang Theory: The Dumpling Paradox
Overview
With Wolowitz AWOL with one of her friends, Penny's recruited to fill in for him on the guys' Halo team
Details
- Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2007-11-05
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
The Dumpling Paradox is Episode 7 in Season 1 of The Big Bang Theory. It aired on 2007-11-05. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 11: The Pancake Batter Anomaly
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Episode 1: Pilot
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.
Episode 13: The Bat Jar Conjecture
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.