AMY AND SHELDON TRY TO TAKE THE HIGH ROAD IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE NOBEL PRIZE, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, MAY 2

"The Plagiarism Schism" - Kripke (John Ross Bowie)
has proof that Dr. Pemberton (Sean Astin)
plagiarized his thesis in college, and Sheldon and Amy aren't sure if they should turn him in or not. Also, Wolowitz is happily surprised to learn that Bernadette wasn't the only waitress at the Cheesecake Factory who had a crush on him back in the day, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, May 2 (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:

John Ross Bowie (Kripke)
Joshua Malina (President Siebert)
Sean Astin (Doctor Pemberton)
Kal Penn (Doctor Campbell)

GUEST CAST:

Mimi Gianopulos (Trina)

STORY BY: Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari, Adam Faberman

TELEPLAY BY: Steve Holland, Dave Goetsch, Tara Hernandez

DIRECTED BY: Nikki Lorre