Episode
The Big Bang Theory: The Benefactor Factor
Overview
A wealthy donor to the university makes Leonard consider how far he's willing to go for the sake of science.
Details
- Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2011-02-10
- Runtime
- 20 min
Episode context
The Benefactor Factor is Episode 15 in Season 4 of The Big Bang Theory. It aired on 2011-02-10. The runtime is 20 min.
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Episode 19: The Zarnecki Incursion
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Episode 20: The Herb Garden Germination
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Episode 9: The Boyfriend Complexity
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Episode 21: The Agreement Dissection
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