WHEN PENNY ATTEMPTS TO THROW LEONARD A WILD SURPRISE PARTY, SHELDON GETS IN THE WAY, ON A REBROADCAST OF "THE BIG BANG THEORY," AT A SPECIAL TIME, MONDAY, JULY 7, 9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT

"The Peanut Reaction" - When Penny learns that Leonard doesn't celebrate birthdays, she attempts to throw him a surprise party, but is sidetracked by Sheldon who unexpectedly gets to live out one of his greatest fantasies at an electronics store, on a rebroadcast of THE BIG BANG THEORY, at a special time, Monday, July 7 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 5/12/08)

SERIES REGULARS:

Leonard: Johnny Galecki
Sheldon: Jim Parsons
Penny: Kaley Cuoco
Wolowitz: Simon Helberg
Koothrappali: Kunal Nayyar

GUEST CAST:

Althea: Vernee Watson
Jan: Judith Moreland
Dan: Ronald Hunter
Stan: Chuck Carter

STORY BY: Bill Prady, one of the series' executive producers and Lee Aronsohn

TELEPLAY BY: Dave Goetsch & Steven Molaro

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

RATING: TV14-DL