Beneath the jokes about physics and fandom lay stories about loneliness, loyalty and learning how to grow up, slowly, awkwardly, and together.

As Penny Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory," Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco share plenty of moments that range from uncomfortable to flat-out sweet — but in real life, they've also ...

To underscore those rare instances when he succumbs to his humorous side, Sheldon will punctuate his jokes and pranks with the triumphant exclamation “Bazinga!” after (sometimes long after) his jokes ...

When Leonard makes the same joke about the doc, Penny is not amused. “I already pretended to laugh at that joke once, do I have to do it again?” she bemoans, but eventually caters to Leonard’s wishes.

One wouldn't put the supercilious Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and easy-going, folksy dad Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) in the same sitcom category, but it turns out Sheldon — as well as his nerdy best ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The pilot of "The Big Bang Theory" — the massively successful CBS sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady — went through a few iterations ...

The Big Bang Theory aired from 2007 to 2019 on CBS, telling the story of four successful yet geeky young men and how they face adulthood and grow socially without giving up on their passions. The ...