Episode
The Big Bang Theory: The Vacation Solution
Overview
When Sheldon is forced to take his vacation, he goes to work with Amy in her neurobiology lab.
Details
- Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2012-02-09
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
The Vacation Solution is Episode 16 in Season 5 of The Big Bang Theory. It aired on 2012-02-09. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 15: The Friendship Contraction
Sheldon's selfish demands force Leonard to reconsider their friendship. Meanwhile, Wolowitz tries to pick his astronaut nickname.
Episode 17: The Rothman Disintegration
Sheldon battles Kripke for a coveted office at the university. Penny receives a very unusual gift from Amy.
More episodes from this season
Episode 14: The Beta Test Initiation
Leonard and Penny deal with the idea of starting a relationship again and Raj finally finds a "woman" he can talk to without being drunk, in the form of Siri on his new phone. Meanwhile, Sheldon decides to start a YouTube series entitled "Sheldon Cooper presents Fun with Flags" with the help of Amy.
Episode 18: The Werewolf Transformation
Sheldon becomes agitated when his regular barber is out sick. Astronaut training causes Howard to reconsider wanting to go into space. Penny beats Leonard in chess, the first time she plays.
Episode 13: The Recombination Hypothesis
Leonard, who broke up with Priya, asks Penny out to a spur-of the-moment romantic dinner for two, and the duo contemplates on their relationship.
Episode 19: The Weekend Vortex
Sheldon must choose between joining Amy at her aunt's birthday party or playing videogames all weekend with the guys.
Episode 12: The Shiny Trinket Maneuver
Sheldon gets in trouble with Amy when he isn't impressed by her recent accomplishment, and Howard must come to grips with Bernadette's dislike of children.
Episode 20: The Transporter Malfunction
Penny buys Leonard and Sheldon “Star Trek” collectibles as a thank-you, leading Sheldon to be haunted by Mr. Spock. Meanwhile, Raj decides he has met the “Future Mrs. Koothrappali” after his parents set him up on a date.
Episode 11: The Speckerman Recurrence
Leonard must face his fears after being contacted by his high school tormentor.
Episode 21: The Hawking Excitation
When Wolowitz gets to work with Stephen Hawking, Sheldon is willing to do anything to meet his hero.
Episode 10: The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition
When Stuart asks Amy out on a date, Sheldon must confront his feelings and consider where his relationship with Amy is going.
Episode 22: The Stag Convergence
After the guys throw Howard a bachelor party, Bernadette reconsiders marrying him after learning about his sexual history.