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The Big Bang Theory

Name: 6:00pm - Series 5 Episode 9
Start: 2026-03-17T18:00:00Z
End: 2026-03-17T18:30:00Z
Location: TLC +1

Series 5 Episode 4: The Wiggly Finger Catalyst

Raj is upset that he's the only one of the four guys not in a relationship, so Penny sets out to find the perfect date. She introduces him to Emily, a girl he can actually talk to.

Category: Sitcom
Original air date: 06/10/2011

Cast and crew

Mark Cendrowski Director
Johnny Galecki Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco Penny
Simon Helberg Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar Raj Koothrappali
Mayim Bialik Amy Farrah Fowler
Melissa Rauch Bernadette Rostenkowski
Brian George Dr. V.M. Koothrappali
Alice Amter Mrs. Koothrappali
Katie Leclerc Emily

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