236 The Big Bang Theory The Decoupling Fluctuation 06 02 2012-10-04 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 tries to intervene when he learns that Penny is thinking about breaking up with Leonard; Howard is picked on during his space mission.