SHELDON SQUARES OFF AGAINST KRIPKE, HIS NEMESIS AT WORK, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, FEB. 16

"The Rothman Disintegration" - When an office at the University opens up, Sheldon must compete for it with his archenemy, Kripke. Meanwhile, a gift from Amy makes Penny uncomfortable, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Feb. 16 (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)

RECURRING CAST:

John Ross Bowie (Kripke)
Joshua Malina (President Seibert)

GUEST STARS:

Lynn Phillip Seibel (Professor Rothman)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady and Steve Holland

TELEPLAY BY: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan and Jim Reynolds

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

RATING: To Be Announced