236 The Big Bang Theory The Laureate Accumulation 12 18 2019-04-04 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 When competitors Pemberton and Campbell charm America on a publicity tour, Sheldon and Amy try to bring Nobel laureates Kip Thorne, George Smoot and Frances Arnold to their side. Also, Halley’s fear of the dark leads to opportunity and conflict for Howard, Bernadette and Stuart.