Leonard Hofstadter: You brought your husband to work, you know the rules. Howard Wolowitz: That's basically what I just said! It might explain why the two of you have created an ersatz homosexual marriage to satisfy your need for intimacy. Leonard Hofstadter: He lives in the same room where his bassinet was.īeverly: You know, both selective mutism and an inability to separate from one's mother can stem from a pathological fear of women. Howard Wolowitz: It's just temporary, I pay rent. On the other hand, an adult Jewish male living with his mother is so common it borders on sociological cliché. Leonard Hofstadter: Howard lives with his mother, and Raj can't speak to women unless he's drunk. In bladder voiding as in real estate, it's location, location, location. Sheldon Cooper: It's totally understandable. Leonard Hofstadter: That was fast.īeverly: Oh, the middle stall was occupied, I'll have to try again later. Howard Wolowitz: Next time, don't yousa bring momma to work, Okee-day? Raj Koothrappali: Nope, I think mocking you is more fun. Leonard Hofstadter: You know, rather than mock me, my friends might realize that this is difficult and try to help me through it. Howard Wolowitz: Oh, meesa think yousa lookin' so-so sad. Raj Koothrappali: Yeah, you're like the Jar-Jar Binks of the Hofstadter family. Wolowitz's body as she quickly passes in front of the doorway leading from her kitchen into the dining room.Sheldon Cooper: Leonard, I had no idea your siblings were so much more successful than you. Then, in the Season 6 episode "The Spoiler Alert Segmentation," viewers can briefly glimpse Mrs. In the Season 5 episode "The Countdown Reflection," she appears in an aerial shot as the camera zooms out from Howard's rooftop wedding. Wolowitz's voice was the only part of hear fans saw or heard during her time on "The Big Bang Theory." There are, however, two notable exceptions wherein fans saw the physical form of Howard's mother. Wolowitz was the Season 11 episode "The Bitcoin Entanglement," where a flashback sequence utilized archival audio to give her one last hurrah.
When the woman behind her unforgettable voice, Carol Ann Susi, died in November 2014, the minds behind the series elected to write out Howard's mom entirely. Wolowitz first appeared in the Season 1 episode titled "The Dumpling Paradox." Her comically thick New Jersey accent coupled with her sometimes harsh banter with Howard made her a fan-favorite in short order, hence why she stuck around until Season 8. Though most of the minor characters on "The Big Bang Theory" appeared regularly and in person, there's one that fans never got to see in the flesh despite their near-constant presence on the show. Some of the more memorable include Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie), Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman), and Leslie Winkle (Sara Gilbert).
Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), Penny Teller (Kaley Cuoco), Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), Bernadette Rostenkowski (Melissa Rauch), and Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) comprised the main "Big Bang Theory" cast. They were all more than capable of carrying the program on their own, but it wasn't uncommon for supporting characters to join them to spice things up a bit.
Not to mention, it earned a myriad of accolades and awards in this time - including multiple Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe –, and its entertaining cast of characters cemented their place as television icons. From 2007 to 2019, this fictionalized small screen glimpse at nerd culture absolutely took over the airwaves and developed a devoted fanbase that spanned the globe. CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" started off as nothing more than a mildly fresh take on the classic sitcom formula, but within a few short years, it became a pop culture phenomenon.