236 The Big Bang Theory The Friendship Algorithm 02 13 2009-01-19 Comedy / Romance Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper / Johnny Galecki - Leonard Hofstadter / Kaley Cuoco - Penny / Kunal Nayyar - Rajesh Koothrappali / Simon Helberg - Howard Wolowitz / Melissa Rauch - Bernadette Rostenkowski / Mayim Bialik - Amy Farrah Fowler / Laura Spencer - Emily Sweeney / Sara Gilbert - Leslie Winkle / Kevin Sussman - Stuart Bloom / John Ross Bowie - Barry Kripke / Carol Ann Susi - Debbie Wolowitz Sheldon creates a scientific procedure for making friends.