Episode
The Big Bang Theory: The Thespian Catalyst
Overview
Hoping it will make him a better teacher, Sheldon has Penny give him acting lessons. Raj has fantasies about a friend's girlfriend.
Details
- Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2011-02-03
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
The Thespian Catalyst is Episode 14 in Season 4 of The Big Bang Theory. It aired on 2011-02-03. The runtime is 21 min.
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