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'''''The Big Bang Theory''''' is an American prime time TV Show.
 
'''''The Big Bang Theory''''' is an American prime time TV Show.
  
 
== References to ''The Big Bang Theory'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
== References to ''The Big Bang Theory'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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{{TB|Apu tries a ''The Big Bang Theory'' scratcher twice. He first loses then wins.}}
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{{TB|[[Apu]] tries a ''The Big Bang Theory'' scratcher twice. He first loses then wins.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Big Bang Theory Couch Gag.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Season 28|28]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]"}}
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{{TB|The [[Big Bang Theory Couch Gag]] is a parody of the shows' opening.}}
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{{TB|[[Skinner]] says ''Bazinga!'', Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase.}}
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{{TB|''The Big Bang Theory'' and ''{{W|Young Sheldon}}'' are two of the shows shown on the TV screens.}}
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{{TB|"[[Mad About the Toy]]"}}
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{{TB|When Grampa is talking about the old days, he gets annoyed at ''Young Sheldon''.}}
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{{TB|"[[Frinkcoin]]"}}
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{{TB|{{Ch|Jim Parsons}}' "Kachinga" is a reference to his character in ''The Big Bang Theory'' {{W|Sheldon Cooper}}'s catchphrase "Bazinga".}}
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{{TB|"[[A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream]]"}}
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{{TB|Otter Homer says that [[Lisa]]'s as smart as "Old Sheldon", referencing Sheldon Cooper and the spin-off ''{{W|Young Sheldon}}''.}}
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{{TB|"[[Bad Boys... for Life?]]"}}
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{{TB|''[[Very Old Sheldon]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Young Sheldon}}''. [[Homer]] says "bazinga'd out" when he sees the show, referencing [[Sheldon Cooper]]'s catchphrase of "bazinga."}}
 
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{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] was watching ''The Black Hole Theory'', a reference to ''The Big Bang Theory''.}}
 
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{{TB|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?".}}
 
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{{TB|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''.}}
 
{{TB|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''.}}
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{{TB|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''".}}
 
{{TB|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''".}}
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{{TBT|"{{w|The Big Bang Theory (season 9)#ep186|The Bachelor Party Corrosion}}"}}
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{{TB|While the boys are in a car travelling to Mexico they the sound of a flat is heard and Sheldon says the sound may be bandits shooting them and that they could get kidnapped and "What if we end up in a factory making Bart Simpson piñatas for the rest of our lives?!"}}
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{{TB|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?!"}}
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{{TBT|"{{w|The Big Bang Theory (season 9)#ep204|The Viewing Party Combustion}}"}}
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{{TB|When Leonard refuses to participate in a "mandatory quarterly roommate 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."}}
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{{TB|When Leonard refuses to participate in a "mandatory quarterly roommate agreement meeting", Sheldon says "This is what a generation raised on Bart Simpson looks like." Leonard then tells him "You love ''The Simpsons''", and Sheldon responds, "I love '''Lisa''' Simpson."}}
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{{TBT|"{{W|The Big Bang Theory (season 10)#ep216|The Geology Elevation}}"}}
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{{TB|When [[Stephen Hawking]] talks about his achievements, he says "It's fine. I've been in ''The Simpsons''", referring to his {{Ch|Stephen Hawking|appearances}} in the show. Coincidentally, his last appearance was as the first ever special guest to appear in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'' in the {{TOCU|SciFi}} event in August [[2016]].}}
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{{TBT|"{{W|The Big Bang Theory (season 12)#ep265|The VCR Illumination}}"}}
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{{TB|Among the list of things not to mention in front of Sheldon is ''The Simpsons'', as it starts with "sim", which reminds him of symmetry.}}
 
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=== References to ''The Simpsons'' in ''Young Sheldon'' ===
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*[[Yeardley Smith]], the voice of [[Lisa]], guest-starred in a ''The Big Bang Theory'' episode called "{{w|The Big Bang Theory (season 3)#ep54|The Einstein Approximation}}".
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*[[Eric Kaplan]], regular writer of ''The Big Bang Theory'', wrote the [[season 24]] episode "[[The Saga of Carl]]".
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{{TBT|"Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers"}}
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{{TB|During a conversation about demons, Sheldon's father says, "Satan didn't get my soul." Sheldon's Meemaw says, "What happened to it? You trade it for donuts?", in a reference to "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]".}}
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{{TBT|"A Pager, a Club, and a Cranky Bag of Wrinkles"}}
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{{TB|Mary tells Sheldon that starting his own club at college is an interesting idea, but not one based on hating someone. Sheldon says, "You started that club at church for parents who hate ''The Simpsons''." Mary counters by saying, "It's not about hate. We just write letters to get it taken off the air", then chuckles and adds, "And it's gonna happen any day now."}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The D&D Vortex".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|himself}} in the [[season 22]] episode "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Buzz Aldrin.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Buzz Aldrin]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Holographic Excitation".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Buzz Aldrin|himself}} in "[[Deep Space Homer]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Christine Baranski.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Christine Baranski]]}}
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{{TB|Played Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in 16 episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Christine Baranski|herself}} in "[[Portrait of a Lackey on Fire]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Ed Begley, Jr..jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Ed Begley, Jr.]]}}
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{{TB|Played Dr. Linkletter on ''Young Sheldon''.}}
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{{TB|Guest-voiced {{Ch|Ed Begley, Jr.|himself}} in the [[Season 10]] episode "[[Homer to the Max]]" and the [[Season 20]] episode "[[Gone Maggie Gone]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Ellen DeGeneres.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Ellen DeGeneres]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in "The Geology Elevation" and "The Laureate Accumulation".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Ellen DeGeneres|herself}} in the [[season 21]] episode "[[Judge Me Tender]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Neil Gaiman.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Neil Gaiman]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Comet Polarization".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Neil Gaiman|himself}} in the [[season 23]] episode "[[The Book Job]]" and [[Snowball II]] in the [[season 29]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Sarah Michelle Gellar.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in "The Stockholm Syndrome".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Gina Vendetti]] in "[[The Wandering Juvie]]" and "[[Moonshine River]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Sara Gilbert.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Sara Gilbert]]}}
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{{TB|Played Leslie Winkle in several episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Laura Powers]] in "[[New Kid on the Block]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Mark Hamill.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Mark Hamill]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Bow Tie Asymmetry".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Mark Hamill|himself}} and [[Leavelle]] in "[[Mayored to the Mob]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Stephen Hawking.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Stephen Hawking]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in several episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Stephen Hawking|himself}} in the [[Season 10]] episode "[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]", the [[season 16]] episode "[[Don't Fear the Roofer]]", the [[season 18]] episode "[[Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!]]", and the [[season 22]] episode "[[Elementary School Musical]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:James Earl Jones.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[James Earl Jones]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Convention Conundrum".}}
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{{TB|Voiced the [[removalist]], [[The Raven Narrator]], [[Serak the Preparer]] in "[[Treehouse of Horror]]", [[Maggie]] in "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]" and the narrator of "[[Das Bus]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Stan Lee.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Stan Lee]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Excelsior Acquisition".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Stan Lee|himself}} in the [[season 13]] episode "[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]", the [[season 25]] episode "[[Married to the Blob]]" and the [[couch gag]] for the [[season 28]] episode "[[The Caper Chase]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Christopher Lloyd.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Christopher Lloyd]]}}
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{{TB|Played Theodore in "The Property Division Collision".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Doc Brown]] in ''[[The Simpsons Ride]]''; reprised the role of his ''{{W2|Taxi|TV series}}'' character [[Jim Ignatowski]] in the [[Season 26]] episode "[[My Fare Lady]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Stephen Merchant.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Stephen Merchant]]}}
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{{TB|Played Dave Gibbs in three episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[CONRAD]] in the [[season 27]] episode "[[The Girl Code]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Elon Musk.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Elon Musk]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Platonic Permutation".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Elon Musk|himself}} in "[[The Musk Who Fell to Earth]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Bob Newhart.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Bob Newhart]]}}
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{{TB|Played recurring character Professor Proton in both ''The Big Bang Theory'' and ''Young Sheldon''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Bob Newhart|himself}} in the [[season 7]] episode "[[Bart the Fink]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Leonard Nimoy.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Leonard Nimoy]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced a Spock action figure in "The Transporter Malfunction".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}} in "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" and "[[The Springfield Files]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Brian Posehn.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Brian Posehn]]}}
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{{TB|Played recurring character Bert Kibbler the geologist.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Dumlee]] in the [[Season 28]] episode "[[A Father's Watch]]"; also co-wrote the comic story ''[[Gnaws]]''.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Michael Rapaport.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Michael Rapaport]]}}
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{{TB|Played Kenny Fitzgerald in "The Helium Insufficiency".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Mike Wegman]] in "[[Go Big or Go Homer]]" and "[[Bart the Cool Kid]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kevin Smith.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Kevin Smith]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Fortification Implementation" and "The D&D Vortex".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Kevin Smith|himself}} in "[[Highway to Well]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Yeardley Smith.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Yeardley Smith]]}}
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{{TB|Guest-starred as an employment agency counselor in "The Einstein Approximation".}}
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{{TB|Voices [[Lisa Simpson]].}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Brent Spiner.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Brent Spiner]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Russian Rocket Reaction".}}
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{{TB|Voiced the [[A9000 Robots]] in "[[Them, Robot]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:George Takei.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[George Takei]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Hot Troll Deviation".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Akira Kurosawa]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]", a {{ap|Waiter|A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love|waiter}} in the [[season 13]] episode "[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]", [[Wink]] in the [[season 10]] episode "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]", a [[sushi chef]] in the [[season 24]] episode "[[What Animated Women Want]]", and {{Ch|George Takei|himself}} in the [[season 27]] episode "[[The Burns Cage]]".}}
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{{TB|[[Teller]]}}
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{{TB|Played Mr. Fowler in three episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Teller|himself}} in "[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]" and "[[The Great Simpsina]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Neil deGrasse Tyson.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Neil deGrasse Tyson]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Apology Insufficiency" and "The Conjugal Configuration".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Neil deGrasse Tyson|himself}} in "[[The Caper Chase]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Adam West.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Adam West]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "The Celebration Experimentation".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Adam West|himself}} in "[[Mr. Plow]]", [[Batman]] in "[[Large Marge]]" and reprised Mayor Adam West in "[[The Simpsons Guy]]".}}
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== Trivia ==
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*[[Eric Kaplan]], regular writer of ''The Big Bang Theory'' and ''Young Sheldon'', wrote the [[Season 24]] episode "[[The Saga of Carl]]".
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*[[Neil deGrasse Tyson]] guest-starred as himself on two episodes of ''The Big Bang Theory'' ("The Apology Insufficiency" and "The Conjugal Configuration"). He voiced {{Ch|Neil deGrasse Tyson|himself}} in the Season 28 episode "[[The Caper Chase]]".
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*[[Wallace Shawn]] plays Dr. John Sturgis, a physics professor who is Meemaw's boyfriend on ''Young Sheldon''. He guest-starred in the [[Season 30]] episode "[[I Want You (She's So Heavy)]]" as [[Wallace the Hernia]].
  
 
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The Big Bang Theory is an American prime time TV Show.

References to The Big Bang Theory in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
TBBT Scratcher1.pngTBBT Scratcher2.png 27 587 "Much Apu About Something" Apu tries a The Big Bang Theory scratcher twice. He first loses then wins.
Big Bang Theory Couch Gag.png 28 616 "Looking for Mr. Goodbart" The Big Bang Theory Couch Gag is a parody of the shows' opening.
30 646 "Werking Mom" Skinner says Bazinga!, Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase.
Krusty the Clown TV shows.png 30 647 "Krusty the Clown" The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon are two of the shows shown on the TV screens.
30 650 "Mad About the Toy" When Grampa is talking about the old days, he gets annoyed at Young Sheldon.
31 675 "Frinkcoin" Jim Parsons' "Kachinga" is a reference to his character in The Big Bang Theory Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase "Bazinga".
35 752 "A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream" Otter Homer says that Lisa's as smart as "Old Sheldon", referencing Sheldon Cooper and the spin-off Young Sheldon.
Very Old Sheldon.png 37 795 "Bad Boys... for Life?" Very Old Sheldon is a parody of Young Sheldon. Homer says "bazinga'd out" when he sees the show, referencing Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase of "bazinga."

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story Name Reference
The Black Hole Theory.png Bart Simpson #83 The Booty Comic Book Guy was watching The Black Hole Theory, a reference to The Big Bang Theory.
Kang & Kodos #1 The Big Kang Theory! Referenced in the story title.

References to The Simpsons in The Big Bang Theory[edit]

Episode name Season Episode number Reference
"The Grasshopper Experiment" 1 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" 2 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" 8 171 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" 9 186 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 roommate agreement meeting", Sheldon says "This is what a generation raised on Bart Simpson looks like." Leonard then tells him "You love The Simpsons", and Sheldon responds, "I love Lisa Simpson."
"The Geology Elevation" 10 216 When Stephen Hawking talks about his achievements, he says "It's fine. I've been in The Simpsons", referring to his appearances in the show. Coincidentally, his last appearance was as the first ever special guest to appear in The Simpsons: Tapped Out in the SciFi event in August 2016.
"The VCR Illumination" 12 265 Among the list of things not to mention in front of Sheldon is The Simpsons, as it starts with "sim", which reminds him of symmetry.

References to The Simpsons in Young Sheldon[edit]

Episode name Season Episode number Reference
"Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers" 1 11 During a conversation about demons, Sheldon's father says, "Satan didn't get my soul." Sheldon's Meemaw says, "What happened to it? You trade it for donuts?", in a reference to "Treehouse of Horror IV".
"A Pager, a Club, and a Cranky Bag of Wrinkles" 4 76 Mary tells Sheldon that starting his own club at college is an interesting idea, but not one based on hating someone. Sheldon says, "You started that club at church for parents who hate The Simpsons." Mary counters by saying, "It's not about hate. We just write letters to get it taken off the air", then chuckles and adds, "And it's gonna happen any day now."

Cast and crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in The Big Bang Theory Role on The Simpsons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.jpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Played himself in "The D&D Vortex". Voiced himself in the season 22 episode "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing".
Buzz Aldrin.jpg Buzz Aldrin Played himself in "The Holographic Excitation". Voiced himself in "Deep Space Homer".
Christine Baranski.jpg Christine Baranski Played Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in 16 episodes. Voiced herself in "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire".
Ed Begley, Jr..jpg Ed Begley, Jr. Played Dr. Linkletter on Young Sheldon. Guest-voiced himself in the Season 10 episode "Homer to the Max" and the Season 20 episode "Gone Maggie Gone".
Ellen DeGeneres.jpg Ellen DeGeneres Played herself in "The Geology Elevation" and "The Laureate Accumulation". Voiced herself in the season 21 episode "Judge Me Tender".
Neil Gaiman.jpg Neil Gaiman Played himself in "The Comet Polarization". Voiced himself in the season 23 episode "The Book Job" and Snowball II in the season 29 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII".
Sarah Michelle Gellar.jpg Sarah Michelle Gellar Played herself in "The Stockholm Syndrome". Voiced Gina Vendetti in "The Wandering Juvie" and "Moonshine River".
Sara Gilbert.jpg Sara Gilbert Played Leslie Winkle in several episodes. Voiced Laura Powers in "New Kid on the Block".
Mark Hamill.jpg Mark Hamill Played himself in "The Bow Tie Asymmetry". Voiced himself and Leavelle in "Mayored to the Mob".
Stephen Hawking.jpg Stephen Hawking Played himself in several episodes. Voiced himself in the Season 10 episode "They Saved Lisa's Brain", the season 16 episode "Don't Fear the Roofer", the season 18 episode "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!", and the season 22 episode "Elementary School Musical".
James Earl Jones.jpg James Earl Jones Played himself in "The Convention Conundrum". Voiced the removalist, The Raven Narrator, Serak the Preparer in "Treehouse of Horror", Maggie in "Treehouse of Horror V" and the narrator of "Das Bus".
Stan Lee.jpg Stan Lee Played himself in "The Excelsior Acquisition". Voiced himself in the season 13 episode "I Am Furious (Yellow)", the season 25 episode "Married to the Blob" and the couch gag for the season 28 episode "The Caper Chase".
Christopher Lloyd.jpg Christopher Lloyd Played Theodore in "The Property Division Collision". Voiced Doc Brown in The Simpsons Ride; reprised the role of his Taxi character Jim Ignatowski in the Season 26 episode "My Fare Lady".
Stephen Merchant.jpg Stephen Merchant Played Dave Gibbs in three episodes. Voiced CONRAD in the season 27 episode "The Girl Code".
Elon Musk.jpg Elon Musk Played himself in "The Platonic Permutation". Voiced himself in "The Musk Who Fell to Earth".
Bob Newhart.jpg Bob Newhart Played recurring character Professor Proton in both The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon. Voiced himself in the season 7 episode "Bart the Fink".
Leonard Nimoy.jpg Leonard Nimoy Voiced a Spock action figure in "The Transporter Malfunction". Voiced himself in "Marge vs. the Monorail" and "The Springfield Files".
Brian Posehn.jpg Brian Posehn Played recurring character Bert Kibbler the geologist. Voiced Dumlee in the Season 28 episode "A Father's Watch"; also co-wrote the comic story Gnaws.
Michael Rapaport.png Michael Rapaport Played Kenny Fitzgerald in "The Helium Insufficiency". Voiced Mike Wegman in "Go Big or Go Homer" and "Bart the Cool Kid".
Kevin Smith.jpg Kevin Smith Played himself in "The Fortification Implementation" and "The D&D Vortex". Voiced himself in "Highway to Well".
Yeardley Smith.jpg Yeardley Smith Guest-starred as an employment agency counselor in "The Einstein Approximation". Voices Lisa Simpson.
Brent Spiner.jpg Brent Spiner Played himself in "The Russian Rocket Reaction". Voiced the A9000 Robots in "Them, Robot".
George Takei.jpg George Takei Played himself in "The Hot Troll Deviation". Voiced Akira Kurosawa in the season 2 episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish", a waiter in the season 13 episode "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love", Wink in the season 10 episode "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo", a sushi chef in the season 24 episode "What Animated Women Want", and himself in the season 27 episode "The Burns Cage".
Teller.jpg Teller Played Mr. Fowler in three episodes. Voiced himself in "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder" and "The Great Simpsina".
Neil deGrasse Tyson.jpg Neil deGrasse Tyson Played himself in "The Apology Insufficiency" and "The Conjugal Configuration". Voiced himself in "The Caper Chase".
Adam West.jpg Adam West Played himself in "The Celebration Experimentation". Voiced himself in "Mr. Plow", Batman in "Large Marge" and reprised Mayor Adam West in "The Simpsons Guy".

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