Johnny Galecki’s 5 Favorite The Big Bang Theory Episodes

When you think about the truth that Johnny Galecki starred as experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter for 12 seasons and the identical variety of years on “The Massive Bang Principle,” it is most likely not an enormous shock that the man prefers some episodes to others. (In reality, for some time, Galecki and his co-star Kaley Cuoco, who was additionally his real-life girlfriend for a short while, straight up thought showrunner and creator Chuck Lorre was pranking them; he was not.) So which episodes did Galecki notably love? In an interview with TBS, which airs “The Massive Bang Principle” in syndication — helping the main cast rake in a solid income even though the show ended in 2019 — he particularly talked about 5 episodes that occupy a particular place in his coronary heart, in no explicit order.

Galecki begins with the season 3 episode “The Wheaton Recurrence,” which options real-life “Star Trek” veteran Wil Wheaton (who almost turned down the opportunity to appear in the role as himself) as an antagonist to Leonard’s on-screen greatest buddy and roommate Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons). Whereas the entire gang, together with Wheaton, is out bowling, Leonard tells his girlfriend Penny (Cuoco) that he loves her … and as Penny feels shy about saying it again, Wheaton eggs her on and finally ends up mainly inflicting Leonard and Penny’s breakup. “It was the very private moments, such because the character having his coronary heart damaged, that permitted us to mature him,” Galecki mentioned of Leonard’s expertise within the episode. “That was all the time thrilling as I knew it might be a modified Leonard shifting ahead. Nonetheless Leonard, however that I would want to think about that he would see issues in another way.”

So what different episodes created fond reminiscences for Johnny Galecki? He additionally gave a shoutout to “The Benefactor Issue,” a season 4 episode the place Leonard, Sheldon, and different workers on the California Institute of Know-how have to woo potential benefactors to donate to the financially unstable establishment. Within the course of, Leonard meets Mrs. Latham (the late, nice Jessica Walter, identified for “Arrested Growth” and “Archer”), a rich older girl who takes a liking to Leonard and makes it fairly clear that she’ll present a hefty donation if he … acquiesces to her needs, so to talk. (Whether or not or not Leonard truly does the deed is left kind of unclear, however he does find yourself taking a stereotypical “stroll of disgrace” again to the condo and is relentlessly teased by Penny and Sheldon.) “I cherished working with Jessica Walter,” Galecki recalled. “And that Penny noticed a facet of Leonard she did not earlier than know. Or think about.”

On the opposite finish of the emotional spectrum, Galecki additionally talked about “The Gorilla Dissolution,” an episode within the present’s seventh season the place Penny will get fired from her ill-fated function within the horrible horror film “Serial Ape-ist 2” alongside Wil Wheaton after she talks again to the director (Wheaton does the identical and in the end will get fired too). Why does Galecki love this episode? After plenty of backwards and forwards over, of all issues, Pop-Tarts and pastries, Leonard and Penny notice they need to get married … at which level Leonard reveals he is had a hoop for Penny hidden in his pockets for years. “I discovered it heartbreakingly candy Leonard quietly carried a hoop for God-knows-how-long,” Galecki mentioned. “For all of his math and science, Leonard was a diehard romantic sentimentalist. It is by no means extra evident than on this episode.”

Johnny Galecki additionally loves episodes that characteristic huge moments in Leonard’s private evolution, like season 8’s episode “The Commencement Transmission.” On this installment, Leonard has been requested to present a graduation handle at his outdated highschool in New Jersey however faces an insurmountable impediment within the course of: particularly, a canceled flight resulting from dangerous climate. Penny, realizing how upset Leonard is that he cannot be there in individual, tries to cheer him up by suggesting he ship the speech to her, however that does not assist — and when she arranges for Leonard to ship the handle nearly, it seems that the commencement cap and robe that Penny secretly purchases for Leonard is definitely a revealing graduation-themed Halloween costume (for girls). Ultimately, he provides a stunning speech, and Galecki mentioned Chuck Lorre was indispensable for this episode. “I keep in mind speaking loads with [Chuck] whereas we filmed this,” Galecki mentioned. “He had the nice be aware to play the speech within the tone of a future me giving myself recommendation.”

Lastly, there’s “The 43 Peculiarity,” which is not shocking, contemplating that that is the episode the place Penny lastly tells Leonard that she loves him. The truth that Penny says that she loves Leonard so offhandedly — whereas she’s telling him that he needn’t fear about different males observing her on the road — reveals that she actually means it, and the process of filming it was so emotional that it actually made Kaley Cuoco cry in real life. You’ll be able to watch all of Galecki’s favourite episodes of “The Massive Bang Principle” streaming on Max now.

When you think about the truth that Johnny Galecki starred as experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter for 12 seasons and the identical variety of years on “The Massive Bang Principle,” it is most likely not an enormous shock that the man prefers some episodes to others. (In reality, for some time, Galecki and his co-star Kaley Cuoco, who was additionally his real-life girlfriend for a short while, straight up thought showrunner and creator Chuck Lorre was pranking them; he was not.) So which episodes did Galecki notably love? In an interview with TBS, which airs “The Massive Bang Principle” in syndication — helping the main cast rake in a solid income even though the show ended in 2019 — he particularly talked about 5 episodes that occupy a particular place in his coronary heart, in no explicit order.

Galecki begins with the season 3 episode “The Wheaton Recurrence,” which options real-life “Star Trek” veteran Wil Wheaton (who almost turned down the opportunity to appear in the role as himself) as an antagonist to Leonard’s on-screen greatest buddy and roommate Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons). Whereas the entire gang, together with Wheaton, is out bowling, Leonard tells his girlfriend Penny (Cuoco) that he loves her … and as Penny feels shy about saying it again, Wheaton eggs her on and finally ends up mainly inflicting Leonard and Penny’s breakup. “It was the very private moments, such because the character having his coronary heart damaged, that permitted us to mature him,” Galecki mentioned of Leonard’s expertise within the episode. “That was all the time thrilling as I knew it might be a modified Leonard shifting ahead. Nonetheless Leonard, however that I would want to think about that he would see issues in another way.”

So what different episodes created fond reminiscences for Johnny Galecki? He additionally gave a shoutout to “The Benefactor Issue,” a season 4 episode the place Leonard, Sheldon, and different workers on the California Institute of Know-how have to woo potential benefactors to donate to the financially unstable establishment. Within the course of, Leonard meets Mrs. Latham (the late, nice Jessica Walter, identified for “Arrested Growth” and “Archer”), a rich older girl who takes a liking to Leonard and makes it fairly clear that she’ll present a hefty donation if he … acquiesces to her needs, so to talk. (Whether or not or not Leonard truly does the deed is left kind of unclear, however he does find yourself taking a stereotypical “stroll of disgrace” again to the condo and is relentlessly teased by Penny and Sheldon.) “I cherished working with Jessica Walter,” Galecki recalled. “And that Penny noticed a facet of Leonard she did not earlier than know. Or think about.”

On the opposite finish of the emotional spectrum, Galecki additionally talked about “The Gorilla Dissolution,” an episode within the present’s seventh season the place Penny will get fired from her ill-fated function within the horrible horror film “Serial Ape-ist 2” alongside Wil Wheaton after she talks again to the director (Wheaton does the identical and in the end will get fired too). Why does Galecki love this episode? After plenty of backwards and forwards over, of all issues, Pop-Tarts and pastries, Leonard and Penny notice they need to get married … at which level Leonard reveals he is had a hoop for Penny hidden in his pockets for years. “I discovered it heartbreakingly candy Leonard quietly carried a hoop for God-knows-how-long,” Galecki mentioned. “For all of his math and science, Leonard was a diehard romantic sentimentalist. It is by no means extra evident than on this episode.”

Johnny Galecki additionally loves episodes that characteristic huge moments in Leonard’s private evolution, like season 8’s episode “The Commencement Transmission.” On this installment, Leonard has been requested to present a graduation handle at his outdated highschool in New Jersey however faces an insurmountable impediment within the course of: particularly, a canceled flight resulting from dangerous climate. Penny, realizing how upset Leonard is that he cannot be there in individual, tries to cheer him up by suggesting he ship the speech to her, however that does not assist — and when she arranges for Leonard to ship the handle nearly, it seems that the commencement cap and robe that Penny secretly purchases for Leonard is definitely a revealing graduation-themed Halloween costume (for girls). Ultimately, he provides a stunning speech, and Galecki mentioned Chuck Lorre was indispensable for this episode. “I keep in mind speaking loads with [Chuck] whereas we filmed this,” Galecki mentioned. “He had the nice be aware to play the speech within the tone of a future me giving myself recommendation.”

Lastly, there’s “The 43 Peculiarity,” which is not shocking, contemplating that that is the episode the place Penny lastly tells Leonard that she loves him. The truth that Penny says that she loves Leonard so offhandedly — whereas she’s telling him that he needn’t fear about different males observing her on the road — reveals that she actually means it, and the process of filming it was so emotional that it actually made Kaley Cuoco cry in real life. You’ll be able to watch all of Galecki’s favourite episodes of “The Massive Bang Principle” streaming on Max now.