LEONARD'S CAR IS STOLEN WHILE THE GUYS TRAVEL TO A COMIC BOOK CONVENTION IN BAKERSFIELD, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, JAN. 10

"The Bakersfield Expedition" - While the guys take a road trip to a comic book convention dressed as "Star Trek: The Next Generation" characters, the girls stay home and try to interpret a comic book, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Jan. 10 (8:00 - 8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny)
Simon Helberg (Wolowitz)
Kunal Nayyar (Koothrappali)
Melissa Rauch (Bernadette)
Mayim Bialik (Amy)
Kevin Sussman (Stuart)

GUEST CAST:

Angela Sargeant (Lana)
Matt Battaglia (Officer Reynolds)
Craig Gellis (Car Thief #1)
Frank Alvarez (Car Thief #2)
Rick Gifford (Guy O.S.)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds and Steve Holland

TELEPLAY BY: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan and Maria Ferrari

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

RATING: To Be Announced