SHELDON GETS DEFENSIVE AFTER AMY DEALS HIM - AND "RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK" - A BIG BLOW, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, OCT. 10

Christine Baranski ("The Good Wife") Returns As Leonard's Mother

"The Raiders Minimization" - Sheldon seeks revenge after Amy ruins one of his favorite movies. Meanwhile, Leonard discovers a way to get Penny to do anything, and Raj and Stuart create online dating profiles, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Oct. 10 (8:00 - 8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CAST:

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

GUEST CAST:

Christine Baranski (Beverly) Kevin Sussman (Stuart)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds and Tara Hernandez

TELEPLAY BY: Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds and Maria Ferrari

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

RATING: To Be Announced