The Big Bang Theory / Season 9

Season 9 of The Big Bang Theory
Original title	The Big Bang Theory - Season 9
Episodes	24
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	September 21, 2015 - May 12, 2016 on CBS
German-language first broadcast	January 4, 2016 - November 21, 2016 on ProSieben
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The ninth season of the US sitcom The Big Bang Theory celebrated its premiere on 21 September 2015 to the transmitter CBS . The German-language premiere broadcast of the German Free TV transmitter ProSieben from January 4 to 21 November 2016th

actor

See also : Cast of The Big Bang Theory

Role name	actor
Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter	Johnny Galecki
Dr. Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper	Jim Parsons
Penny Hofstadter	Kaley Cuoco
Howard Joel Wolowitz, M.Eng.	Simon Helberg
Dr. Rajesh "Raj" Ramayan Koothrappali	Kunal Nayyar
Dr. Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski-Wolowitz	Melissa Rauch
Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler	Mayim Bialik
Stuart Bloom	Kevin Sussman
Emily Sweeney	Laura Spencer

Episodes

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Odds (USA)
184	1	Wedding night with Sheldon	The matrimonial momentum	21 Sep 2015	Jan. 4, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Eric Kaplan Idea: Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari	18.20 million
Leonard and Penny have arrived in Las Vegas preparing for the wedding when Sheldon calls Leonard to tell him that Amy broke up with him. At the same time, Penny calls Amy to ask about the breakup. Sheldon drives to Amy because he does not want to accept the end of the relationship and learns that she is on her way to Howard and Bernadette to watch the wedding live and that he was not invited. However, Sheldon shows up at his friends' house and continues to put pressure on Amy because of her break. Meanwhile, Penny and Leonard are supposed to recite their marriage vows. When Penny realizes that she is not as well prepared as Leonard, she recites the You've Got a Friend in Me lyrics from Toy Story , knowing that Leonard loves the movie. Amy is annoyed by Sheldon's provocations, ends her period of reflection and thus the relationship for good, while Penny and Leonard say yes at the same time. On the wedding night there is an argument between Penny and Leonard when she learns that the woman from his affair is still working with him. The two leave again. Sheldon visits Penny to comfort her, but learns from her that she has known for a long time that Amy is considering separating from Sheldon, whereupon he leaves her apartment angrily.
185	2	Marriage enforcement!	The Separation Oscillation	28 Sep 2015	Jan. 11, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Tara Hernandez	15.23 million
Leonard cannot sleep because of his marital problems. When Penny, who is also sleepless, comes by, Sheldon suggests that to solve the marital crisis, Penny should also kiss her, in order to restore the balance to the relationship. When Sheldon remarks that he is currently single, he kisses Penny passionately to save his best friend's marriage. Then Leonard wakes up bathed in sweat. Sheldon tries unsuccessfully to get Amy for another record of Fun with Flags and returns her belongings, which includes a Penny bra. Leonard inquires about marriage counseling rates and speaks to Penny. Sheldon brings a meeting between Penny and Leonard's colleague Mandy Chow, who had kissed Leonard, into play, but Penny refuses. Sheldon records a new episode of Fun With Flags Without Amy, in which he presents flags of states torn apart (presumably by women). Leonard has a discussion with Mandy Chow and after a long conversation he confesses his love to Penny. After watching the latest episode of Fun With Flags , Amy interrupts Sheldon's delivery of a wedding present to the Hofstadters, whereupon Sheldon has unfounded hopes that his relationship with Amy will continue.
186	3	Feynman's Van	The Bachelor Party Corrosion	Oct 5, 2015	Jan. 18, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Eric Kaplan Idea: Dave Goetsch, Jim Reynolds & Jeremy Howe	15.40 million
Since Leonard and Penny got married spontaneously, he didn't have a bachelorette party. That's why Howard borrowed the van that once belonged to Richard Feynman . Howard and Raj want to go to Mexico with Leonard and Sheldon in Feymann's former vacation home. At Penny's hen party, Amy and Bernadette persuade Penny to confess the wedding to their father. In return, Penny confesses that he ran over her favorite pig about a year ago. Amy wants to change her look after separating from Sheldon and therefore wants to have her ears pierced. In the meantime, the boys arrived in Mexico where they have a flat tire. You fail to loosen the last wheel nut. When they try a physical solution, the van burns down. Amy is supposed to confess the separation from Sheldon to her mother, whereupon she is sent to Penny's closet as punishment by her mother.
187	4th	Back to 2003	The 2003 Approximation	Oct 12, 2015	Jan. 25, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Maria Ferrari & Tara Hernandez Idea: Chuck Lorre, Steve Holland & Eric Kaplan	14.96 million
Because Leonard wants to move out now that he is married to Penny, Sheldon freaks out and puts his life back in 2003, before he met Leonard. He is looking for a new roommate, including Amy. He decorated his apartment again in 2003. Sheldon makes Leonard feel guilty. Then Leonard moves back in with Sheldon. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj form a band called Footprints on the Moon after Stuart searches for musicians for the comic book store. They write their first song. However, Emily says that you couldn't dance to the song. Then Raj and Howard argue, but quickly reconcile.
188	5	Duel in three years	The Perspiration Implementation	Oct 19, 2015	Feb. 1, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steve Holland, Jim Reynolds & Saladin Patterson Idea: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari	14.68 million
The boys want to do more sports. That's why they take a fencing course led by Barry Kripke. They learn the basic techniques, but when Kripke is distracted they go into a sword fight. However, Kripke gets wind of Amy breaking up with Sheldon and is therefore interested in her. While in a sports bar, Sheldon tries to meet a woman. Stuart wants to make the comic book store more feminine and asks Amy, Penny and Bernadette for advice. There are many negative reviews of Stuart on the internet. He behaves desperately and hopelessly towards women in the hope of a relationship.
189	6th	The helium crisis	The Helium Insufficiency	Oct 26, 2015	Feb 8, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds Idea: Steve Holland, Maria Ferrari & Anthony Del Broccolo	16.23 million
Swedish physicists want to prove Sheldon's and Leonard's physical theory first experimentally. Leonard and Sheldon still need helium for the experiment and ask Barry Kripke about it. However, he needs it himself and since you cannot get it the normal way, look around for a "dealer" who will sell you the helium. However, you are unsure about the matter and first hand in the helium again, but then you buy the helium again from the dealer. Meanwhile, the others want to match Amy with a man on a dating app. Then they learn that Amy is dating a man named Dave.
190	7th	The Spockumentation	The Spock Resonance	Nov 5, 2015	Feb. 15, 2016	Nikki Lorre	Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Jeremy Howe Idea: Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds & Tara Hernandez	14.81 million
Wil Wheaton and Adam Nimoy are filming a documentary about Mr. Spock. Since this character inspired Sheldon in childhood, he is also interviewed. After some information, they digress and Leonard and Penny learn that Sheldon wanted to become engaged to Amy before they separated. Sheldon now makes his way to Amy to marry her. However, he sees her with another man. Bernadette wants to have the house renovated, but Howard disagrees with her because every room reminds him of his mother. While examining under the house with Bernadette's father, Mike, the latter tells that Bernadette said that Howard did not want children. However, Howard explains that Bernadette does not want children. She overhears the conversation and stomps on the floor to cut off the conversation. Howard and Mike get a lot of dirt in the process. Howard promises Bernadette that he would like to be more involved in the housework. He had promised himself after his father left him and his mother that he would not abandon his future children.
191	8th	Spies like us	The Mystery Date Observation	Nov 12, 2015	Feb. 22, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds Idea: Chuck Lorre, Steve Holland & Tara Hernandez	14.91 million
Sheldon wants to look for a girlfriend with the help of Howard and Raj and they have the idea of ​​putting puzzles on a dating site in order to find the perfect partner. The puzzles have to be solved in a certain time and lead the potential girlfriend to Sheldon's apartment. When the time is up, an attractive woman knocks, but Sheldon sends her away because she is too late. Amy meets her lover Dave in a restaurant while Leonard, Penny and Bernadette watch her. But then the date becomes uncomfortable for Amy because Dave is a big fan of Sheldon. Then Amy notices the spies.
192	9	Carrot in lingerie	The Platonic Permutation	Nov 19, 2015	Feb. 29, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Jim Reynolds, Jeremy Howe & Tara Hernandez Idea: Steve Holland, Maria Ferrari & Adam Faberman	15.19 million
On Thanksgiving, Amy and Sheldon want to go to an aquarium and then go out to eat without attracting attention as a couple. Amy finally calls Sheldon and asks if they want to be together again, which Sheldon refuses. Howard, Bernadette, Raj and Emily want to help in the soup kitchen, which Howard doesn't like because he has to do the dishes. When he is alone, he is thrilled when the visionary Elon Musk helps him, and they become friends. Leonard and Penny cook together as a couple on Thanksgiving Day. Leonard knows Penny and her life by heart because he has read her diary. She is angry and he apologizes by wearing lingerie and holding a sign that says he has read her diary. He strips in front of her when he is caught by Howard, Bernadette, Raj and Emily.
193	10	The catchy tune	The Earworm Reverberation	Dec 10, 2015	7th Mar 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Eric Kaplan, Jim Reynolds & Saladin Patterson Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Jeremy Howe	15.27 million
Sheldon has a catchy tune and he annoys everyone because he doesn't know which song he's humming. He thinks he's going insane, like every scientist before him. Finally it occurs to him that it is the Beach Boys song Darlin . The text is about a weird owl until a woman appears in his life and changes him. It was the same with Sheldon and Amy. They reconcile and become a couple again. Howard and Raj already have a first fan of their band Footprints on the Moon . They observe the fan and are initially very enthusiastic, but then they realize that their fan has disgusting habits.
194	11	Premiere fever	The Opening Night Excitation	Dec 17, 2015	14 Mar 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Tara Hernandez Idea: Steve Holland, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari	17.22 million
The new Star Wars film is in the cinema and the boys bought tickets online and are thrilled. But the day of the premiere is also Amy's birthday and Sheldon has to pass. So Leonard, Howard and Raj take Wil Wheaton with them, but he disguises himself as Mr. Spock and is booed in the cinema. Meanwhile, Sheldon suggests to Penny and Bernadette what to give Amy for her birthday. They are shocked to learn that Sheldon wants to have sex with Amy. They sleep together on their birthday and are very excited about it.
195	12	The romantic asteroid	The Sales Call Sublimation	Jan. 7, 2016	21 Mar 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steve Holland, Jim Reynolds & Saladin Patterson Idea: Steven Molaro, Maria Ferrari & Anthony Del Broccolo	15.85 million
Sheldon is looking for a weekend job because Amy is at a conference. He helps Raj analyze data in the laboratory. You discover an unknown asteroid. They consider how to baptize him, but reject the idea of ​​combining their two surnames: Kooper, from Koothrappali and Cooper. Stuart wants to move out because Howard and Bernadette want to renovate. Howard and Bernadette are happy because they now have time for themselves. To Bernadette it still seems that Stuart is still there at night, which is what he is. Sheldon tells Amy that he and Raj discovered an asteroid and baptized it with the name "Amy"; for this, all of their children have to be baptized with the name “Raj”, including the girls.
196	13	The Sheldon Cooper apology tour	The Empathy Optimization	Jan. 14, 2016	29 Aug 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Dave Geotsch Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Saladin K. Patterson	15.75 million
Since Sheldon was sick and he was not friendly towards his friends, the others are not very pleased. When the gang wants to go to Las Vegas and not take Sheldon with them, he wonders why. Amy teaches him empathy and should apologize to his friends. So he visits each one and apologizes. Everyone has grown to love him again, only Emily does not accept his apology because he offends her again. The gang is on the bus when Sheldon shows up and seriously apologizes to Emily. Now he's allowed to go to Las Vegas.
197	14th	The visit of the old lady	The Meemaw Materialization	Feb. 4, 2016	5th Sept 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Tara Hernandez	15.29 million
Sheldon's grandmother Constance ( June Squibb ) comes to visit and he's really looking forward to seeing her. She wants to take a close look at Amy and doesn't like her because she broke up with Sheldon and she doesn't want Amy to get the ring that Sheldon wanted to give her. This time Sheldon faces his granny and defends his girlfriend. Since Sheldon's grandmother has gone through similar things to Amy with her husband, she finally gives the connection her blessing. Raj meets screenwriter Claire in the comic book store. He helps her with her script and is crazy about her. He doubts the relationship between him and Emily.
198	15th	Tears on valentine's day	The Valentino Submergence	Feb 11, 2016	Sept. 12, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Tara Hernandez Idea: Steve Holland, Eric Kaplan & Jeremy Howe	16.25 million
Raj breaks up with Emily in the hope of starting a relationship with Claire. But this is already taken again. He then howls to Amy and Sheldon as they host a live-stream episode of Fun With Flags together . Sheldon is annoyed after a while that flags are no longer discussed. Leonard and Penny have reserved a table in a restaurant. Since they have to wait a long time for the reserved table in the restaurant, Penny tries to flirt with the receptionist. The young man addresses her as "Ma'am". Leonard and Penny realize that they are no longer the youngest and want to do something that they can remember in old age. They then burst into “Fun with Flags” throwing confetti. Howard and Bernadette want to try out the new whirlpool. You notice that an animal is swimming in the pool. They fish it out of the water. Then they notice that it is a young rabbit and take care of the animal. Howard is bitten and drives to the hospital. Bernadette whispers to the animal that she is pregnant.
199	16	The positive negative reaction	The Positive Negative Reaction	Feb. 18, 2016	19th Sept. 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Eric Kaplan, Jim Reynolds & Saladin Patterson Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari	15.24 million
When Bernadette tells Howard that she is pregnant, he freaks out over the news and flees to Leonard and Sheldon. Bernadette tells Amy and Penny the good news, and it occurs to Penny that Howard and Bernadette were with them. She then mentions that they had sex on Sheldon's bed. Meanwhile, Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj go to a karaoke bar and celebrate Howard. Then the girls join in and Howard apologizes to Bernadette for his behavior. Then all the songs sing for Bernadette. Then, while drunk, Sheldon learns of Howard and Bernadette's sex on his bed.
200	17th	Live long and in peace	The Celebration Experimentation	Feb 25, 2016	Sept. 26, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jeremy Howe Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Tara Hernandez	15.94 million
Amy talks to Sheldon about his next birthday. He doesn't like birthdays because his sister and her friends used to tease him on his birthday and tell him Batman was coming. So the others decide to throw a party for Sheldon and even invite Adam West . When Sheldon sees the many people, however, he escapes into the bathroom because it is too much for him. When he comes out again, each of the guests gives a birthday speech. Finally, Professor Hawking calls and congratulates Sheldon on his birthday.
201	18th	Between two women	The Application Deterioration	10 Mar 2016	Oct 10, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Adam Faberman Idea: Steve Holland, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari	14.68 million
Leonard, Sheldon and Howard want to patent their idea for a gyroscope . But the university will get 75 percent of the income, which is why they initially reject a contract, especially since Howard, as a NASA employee, should not get anything. Eventually, they come to terms and sign a contract stating that all income will be divided by three. But Bernadette has concerns about Sheldon because he always makes fun of Howard. Sheldon then extends the contract: From now on he is no longer allowed to make fun of Howard in any way and 25 percent of Sheldon's income goes to a special account for Howard and Bernadette's first child so that he can get a good education. Raj is in a tight spot because Emily brought him a Valentine's Day present because she wants to get back with him. But Claire is in the mood for a relationship with Raj, which is why Raj cannot make up his mind on the drive. In the end he sleeps with Emily again.
202	19th	The emotional outside toilet	The Solder Excursion Diversion	31 Mar 2016	Oct 17, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Saladin K. Patterson	14.24 million
Sheldon's laptop is broken. While he is in deep grief, Amy gets him a better laptop. But he cannot part with the old laptop. Then he reveals his biggest secret to Amy: he has a storage room in which he organizes everything he has. Amy then persuades him to start with something small and Sheldon throws away his golf ball. When he closes the room, he throws the ball back. Penny and Bernadette want to help Leonard and Howard with their work. When they buy material, they go to a free showing of the movie Suicide Squad and tease Raj. He tells Penny and Bernadette. They want to pretend they don't know about it and Raj should hide in the closet. But Leonard and Howard apologize to their wives.
203	20th	The hut in the forest	The Big Bear Precipitation	Apr 7, 2016	Oct 24, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Tara Hernandez Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Jim Reynolds	13.50 million
Sheldon is enthusiastic about his VR glasses , in which he can enjoy nature. Amy then suggests that they could rent a cabin in the middle of the forest and spend the night there, and Sheldon agrees. In the hut, Leonard, Penny, Amy and Sheldon start playing a drinking game in which they have to reveal secrets about themselves. Penny is shocked that Leonard has a secret account with money and she has no access. However, Penny reveals that she is no longer happy with her job as a pharmaceutical saleswoman. In the end, Sheldon and Amy play until Amy drinks her wine because she has pressed all the buttons in the elevator once. Howard is annoyed by Raj because he is really looking forward to the unborn child and takes care of Bernadette and buys a large teddy bear. But soon the two have a guilty conscience and get on with Raj and want to try out the ultrasound machine.
204	21st	The deadly mortadella	The Viewing Party Combustion	Apr 21, 2016	Oct 31, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari & Jeremy Howe Idea: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Tara Hernandez	14.15 million
The boys are about to run a Game of Thrones marathon when Leonard and Sheldon quarrel about the upcoming roommate meeting, but Penny is on Sheldon's side, which shocks Leonard. Amy, who then joins them, is on Leonard's side. Raj and Howard also argue because he is annoyed by Raj's story of having a relationship with Emily and Claire. When they arrive, Sheldon, Penny and Raj go to Penny's apartment and Leonard, Amy, Howard and Stuart, who thought it was a fancy dress party, into Leonard and Sheldon's apartment. Leonard learns from Amy that Penny, with the help of Sheldon, is manipulating the roommate agreement in her favor. The argument escalates, but Howard has eaten a sandwich that contains nuts and he has to go to the hospital.
205	22nd	Friends are like toilet paper	The fermentation bifurcation	Apr 28, 2016	Nov 7, 2016	Nikki Lorre	Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Anthony Del Broccolo Idea: Chuck Lorre, Steve Holland, Tara Hernandez	14.13 million
Penny wins an evening at a wine shop to enjoy wine tastings. However, Bernadette and Sheldon cancel because Bernadette is pregnant and Sheldon does not drink alcohol. The rest of the group spends the evening in the store when they meet Penny's ex-boyfriend Zack. Soon the group meets Rajs' new friend Claire. However, Raj wants to keep his second relationship with Emily a secret. Through a flop, Raj tells of his women’s stories. Sheldon and Bernadette spend the evening together talking about trains and different types of toast and playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons . Bernadettes' premonition that the evening with Sheldon would be the final nightmare turns out to be untrue.
206	23	The queuing problem	The Line Substitution Solution	5th May 2016	Nov 14, 2016	Anthony Rich	Steve Holland, Saladin K. Patterson & Maria Ferrari Idea: Steve Holland, Saladin K. Patterson & Tara Hernandez	13.22 million
Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj want to watch an Avengers performance, but Sheldon moves Amy again because she wants to go shopping with him. As they stand in line, Sheldon pays Stuart to spend the day with Amy. Stuart then tells Amy that Sheldon is an ass , but Sheldon runs to Amy and apologizes. When he trades with Stuart again, a man appears who jostles his way to his friends, is confronted by Sheldon and u. a. compares this confrontation with the civil rights activist Rosa Parks . After all, they get into the film. Penny is supposed to pick up Leonard's mother Beverly from the airport. As she struggles to develop a relationship with her, Penny feels hurt and offended at the same time. However, Beverly mentions that she would have loved to be at her son's wedding.
207	24	The temptation to approach	The Convergence Convergence	May 12, 2016	Nov 21, 2016	Mark Cendrowski	Steven Molaro, Tara Hernandez & Adam Faberman Idea: Chuck Lorre, Steve Holland & Jeremy Howe	14.73 million
Penny wants to celebrate another wedding with Leonard. But this time with the "family". Sheldon also invites his mother to join. In addition, Leonard's father ( Judd Hirsch ) comes , who of course starts arguing with his ex-wife. He and Sheldon's mother get closer during the celebration and also leave the festivities together. Meanwhile, Howard is working on the gyroscope with Raj . He receives an email from the US Air Force and at the same time falls into paranoia. When a car chases him on the way to the wedding party (which is actually Penny, Leonard and his father) Howard tries to escape it. Since he comes to a traffic control, Howard, Bernadette and Raj cannot attend the wedding celebration.

DVD release

In the United States , the DVD for the ninth season was released on September 13, 2016. In the United Kingdom and Germany , the DVD for the ninth season has been available since August 29, 2016 and December 15, 2016, respectively.

Web links

• Episode list of the ninth season of The Big Bang Theory on fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Big Bang Theory: Season 9 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved on August 26, 2015.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ The Big Bang Theory: Season Nine Ratings . In: TVSeriesFinale.com . September 23, 2015. Accessed September 23, 2015.