SHELDON AND AMY HONEYMOON, ON THE 12th SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE BIG BANG THEORY," ON A SPECIAL NIGHT, MONDAY, SEPT. 24

Editor's note: The air time of this episode has changed.

Kathy Bates and Teller Return as Amy's Parents, and Neil deGrasse Tyson Guest Stars as Himself

"The Conjugal Configuration" - Sheldon and Amy's honeymoon runs aground in New York, while Penny and Leonard discover they are uncomfortably similar to Amy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler (Teller and Kathy Bates)
. Also, Koothrappali insults physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and starts a Twitter war, on the 12th season premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY, on a special night, Monday, Sept. 24 (8:00-8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

REGULAR CAST:

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

RECURRING CAST:

Kathy Bates (Mrs. Fowler)
Teller (Mr. Fowler)
Neil deGrasse Tyson (Himself)
Bill Nye (Himself)

GUEST CAST:

Giovanni Bejarano (Bellman)
Ciara Renee (Sunny Morrow)
Andy Kim (Tour Guide)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan, Tara Hernandez

TELEPLAY BY: Steve Holland, Maria Ferrari, Jeremy Howe

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski