CBS
September 24, 2007
Sitcom
DVD
B-
The pilot introduces roommates Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki a decade after Roseanne), their friends Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) and Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), and their new neighbor Penny (Kaley Cuoco, who'd played Little Ellen on Ellen, as well as one of the daughters on 8 Simple Rules, which I don't own, and no, this character doesn't seem to have a last name). It also establishes the blend of sex humor and geek humor. (I'm not an expert on the series, but surely the title, with its Barenaked Ladies theme song, is a double entendre of sorts.) There's not much plot here, other than the guys meeting Penny, and Sheldon and Leonard unsuccessfully trying to get her TV back from her ex-boyfriend Kurt (Brian Patrick Wade, who would return). Sheldon has most of the good lines. I own only this season at the moment and haven't decided whether to buy more, especially since it's still going and that would be a big investment of money and time. I have seen episodes from different seasons, usually on hotel TVs.
This episode was written by show creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. Veteran director James Burrows didn't do any more episodes. I'm pleased to see that Vernee Watson, still looking great and still with a dry delivery three decades after Welcome Back, Kotter, will be back as Althea the nurse. And, yes, this is my first CBS sitcom since Square Pegs and M*A*S*H!
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