AFTER PENNY QUITS HER JOB AND SHELDON IS FORCED TO TAKE A VACATION, THE TWO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, JAN. 9

Josh Peck Guest Stars

"The Occupation Recalibration" - Sheldon tries to relax after he is forced to take a vacation. Meanwhile, Leonard struggles to be supportive of Penny after she quits her job, and Bernadette seeks Stuart's help in replacing one of Howard's comic books, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Jan. 9 (8:00 - 8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Josh Peck guest stars as Jesse, the owner of a rival comic book store.

CAST:

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

RECURRING CAST:

Kevin Sussman (Stuart)

GUEST STAR:

Brian Posehn (Bert)
Josh Peck (Jesse)
Ian Scott Rudolph (Captain Sweatpants)

STORY BY: Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari and Tara Hernandez

TELEPLAY BY: Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds and Steve Holland

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

RATING: To Be Announced