The Big Bang Theory — Season 3

Aired 21 September 2009 • 22 min

When Sheldon learns the guys tampered with his expedition data he got from the arctic, he leaves to Texas in disgrace. This results in the guys following him, which threatens Leonard's hope for some romantic time with Penny and the guys' friendship with Sheldon.

Aired 28 September 2009 • 21 min

Leonard and Penny struggle to recover from an awkward first hookup while Sheldon and Howard stake their best comic books on a bet to determine the species of a cricket.

Aired 5 October 2009 • 20 min

Howard and Raj visit a Goth nightclub to pick up women while Sheldon attempts to build a better Penny using chocolate-based behavior modification.

Aired 12 October 2009 • 21 min

Raj must find a new job or be sent back to India, but Sheldon has a solution, which leaves Leonard and Penny dealing with Howard as a third wheel.

Aired 19 October 2009 • 21 min

After overhearing that Wil Wheaton is entering a trading-card competition, Sheldon decides to enter it himself. Meanwhile, Penny sets up one of her friends on a date with Wolowitz.

Aired 2 November 2009 • 20 min

Sheldon becomes Leonard's teacher in order to understand football, while an incident with flying a kite threatens Howard and Raj's friendship.

Aired 9 November 2009 • 19 min

A squabble between Leonard and Penny sees Sheldon playing mediator, though out of his own incovenience from the sitiation rather than altruism.

Aired 16 November 2009 • 21 min

With Leonard, Howard and Raj away camping in the desert, an injured Penny has only Sheldon to rely on.

Aired 23 November 2009 • 19 min

After he's humiliated on National Public Radio, Sheldon vows to destroy Kripke, while Wolowitz tries not to destroy his new relationship with Bernadette.

Aired 7 December 2009 • 21 min

Penny gets help from Sheldon in order to understand what Leonard's work is, while Wolowitz develops a jealousy when Leonard starts hanging out with his new girlfriend.

Aired 14 December 2009 • 20 min

A Christmas visit from his mother has Leonard discovering she's kept a lot of news from him that she shares with Sheldon and worrying if she'll approve of his romance with Penny.

Aired 11 January 2010 • 19 min

Leonard is aghast to find out a secret of Penny's: she believes in psychics. Meanwhile, Sheldon tries to assist Koothrappali in picking up a girl at a university mixer.

Aired 18 January 2010 • 20 min

When their apartment is robbed, Leonard and Sheldon turn to their friends to create a state-of-the-art security system.

Aired 1 February 2010 • 19 min

Sheldon's search for the answer to a physics problem leads him to work at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny.

Aired 8 February 2010 • 21 min

Leonard can only bring one guest on a trip to see CERN's Large Hadron Collider (the world's largest and highest energy particle accelerator) in Switzerland on Valentine's Day.

Aired 1 March 2010 • 21 min

Sheldon winds up in traffic court when he gets a ticket because of Penny.

Aired 8 March 2010 • 20 min

When the guys find a ring from "The Lord of the Rings" at a garage sale, it threatens to tear them apart.

Aired 22 March 2010 • 21 min

Sheldon's friends come to his aid when his fear of public speaking stands between him and a coveted award.

Aired 12 April 2010 • 21 min

A fight between Leonard and Penny threatens their relationship, while Sheldon battles Wil Wheaton in bowling.

Aired 3 May 2010 • 20 min

When Leonard and Penny aren't speaking, Sheldon goes to extremes to keep them both happy.

Aired 10 May 2010 • 21 min

Leonard and Sheldon compete for the attention of a famous female physicist.

Aired 17 May 2010 • 20 min

Leonard tells Penny about how he met Sheldon for the first time...and what happened to the elevator.

Aired 24 May 2010 • 20 min

While Penny worries that dating Leonard has ruined her for normal guys, Wolowitz and Koothrappali search for Sheldon's perfect match online.