21st episode of the 5th season of The Big Bang Theory
"The Hawking Excitation"
The Big Bang Theory episode
Episode no.
Season 5 Episode 21
Directed by
Mark Cendrowski
Story by
Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland
Teleplay by
Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari
Production code
3X6871[1]
Original air date
April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)
Running time
20 minutes
Guest appearances
Stephen Hawking as himself Carol Ann Susi as Mrs. Wolowitz
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"The Hawking Excitation" is the 21st episode of the fifth season of The Big Bang Theory that first aired on CBS on April 5, 2012.[1] It is the 108th episode overall. After learning that Stephen Hawking is coming to lecture at Caltech, Howard (Simon Helberg) is hired to maintain his wheelchair equipment. When Sheldon (Jim Parsons) discovers this, he is desperate to meet Hawking. Howard says he can, but only if he completes a humiliating series of tasks.
The final scene of the episode features a cameo appearance by cosmologist Stephen Hawking, the third high-profile guest star in season 5. The episode had 13.29 million viewers in America and garnered mixed reviews.
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