236 The Big Bang Theory The Recombination Hypothesis 05 13 2012-01-19 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 Leonard, who broke up with Priya, asks Penny out to a spur-of the-moment romantic dinner for two, and the duo contemplates resuming their relationship.