Episode
The Big Bang Theory: The Reclusive Potential
Overview
A brilliant but reclusive scientist, Doctor Wolcott, invites Sheldon to his cabin in the middle of nowhere, and Leonard, Raj and Howard go along for the trip. Also, Penny and Bernadette improvise after Amy doesn’t like the tame bachelorette party they planned for her.
Details
- Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2018-04-12
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
The Reclusive Potential is Episode 20 in Season 11 of The Big Bang Theory. It aired on 2018-04-12. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 23: The Sibling Realignment
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Episode 24: The Bow Tie Asymmetry
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Episode 15: The Novelization Correlation
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Episode 14: The Separation Triangulation
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Episode 13: The Solo Oscillation
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