The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory is an American prime time TV Show.

References to The Big Bang Theory in The Simpsons

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 27 587 "Much Apu About Something" Apu tries a The Big Bang Theory scratcher twice. He first loses then wins.

Comics

Picture Comic Series Comic Story Title Reference Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders The Big Kang Theory! The title of the Comic story is a reference to the show.

References to The Simpsons in The Big Bang Theory

Episode name Episode number Reference "The Grasshopper Experiment" 8 After Howard imitates Raj's voice to set up a blind date for him, Howard tells Raj that he should thank him. Raj incredulously asks "For what? Making me sound like a Simpsons character?". "The Griffin Equivalency" 21 Howard refers to Raj as "Dr. Apu from the Kwik-E-Mart". When Leonard objects that that's racist, Howard tells him that it can't be because he's a lovable character on The Simpsons. "The Space Probe Disintegration" 171 In a scene, Raj and Howard talk about Hinduism and Raj asks Howard "Does everything you know about Hinduism come from Indiana Jones?" and Howard answers "No, there's also Apu from The Simpsons". "The Bachelor Party Corrosion" 186 While the boys are travelling to Mexico by car, they hear the sound of a flat tyre, and Sheldon says that the sound may be "bandits" shooting them and that they could get kidnapped, as well as asking "What if we end up in a factory making Bart Simpson piñatas for the rest of our lives?!" "The Viewing Party Combustion" 204 When Leonard refuses to participate in a "mandatory quarterly room-mate agreement meeting", Sheldon says "This is what a generation raise on Bart Simpson looks like". Leonard then tells him "You love The Simpsons." and Sheldon responds "I love Lisa Simpson."

Cast and Crew

• Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa, guest-starred in a The Big Bang Theory episode called "The Einstein Approximation".
• Eric Kaplan, regular writer of The Big Bang Theory, wrote the season 24 episode "The Saga of Carl".

External links

• The Big Bang Theory at Wikipedia

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