2007 Big Bang Theory first produced from humble beginnings. Airing just before the writers’ strike that shut down Hollywood, the series focused on a group of nerdy, nerdy scientists at Cal Tech. After a well-received first season, the series quickly gained momentum, and by the mid-2010s, Big Bang Theory it became the most watched show on television and was even ranked as one of the best shows of the 21st century.
What makes it all the more remarkable is that, on the surface, they are the main characters they weren’t nice. They weren’t cool. They weren’t sexy. They weren’t mean. They weren’t anything that Hollywood usually labels as desirable.
And yet, because of how real, authentic and original they were, the cast Big Bang Theory echoed among the spectators. Many actual scientists even praised the show for making STEM fields cool and inspiring an entire generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers. But who among the cast turned out to be the most likable?
10. Rajesh Koothrappali
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Rajesh (Raj) was initially unable to talk to women as he suffered from an anxiety disorder called “selective mutism”. This immediately endeared Raj. He was so vulnerable and timid that you couldn’t help but love him. Admittedly, once Raj started talking to women, he had some very awkward moments, like the one when he dated one of the school janitors and then lied about it. Or the time he dated two women at once.
Although horrible, his actions make sense. He is an adult, but has never been able to date because of mutism. Romantically and sexually, he is still an inexperienced teenager. Yes, he can be selfish, but that’s mostly because he just doesn’t know any better. He wasn’t able to grow and learn like most others in his youth, so now he’s making these mistakes.
9. Stuart
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Completely absent in Season 1 and only in a few episodes of Season 2, Stuart continued to grow as a character and became a series regular. He is the ever-hapless owner of a comic book store that the group frequents. But something about him drew audiences. Chronically ill, poor and alone, Stuart always uttered funny lines about his misery, such as: “I like all kinds of music, but my favorite genre is ‘free’.”
One of the reasons he’s so endearing is that despite living a life of absolute misery and failure, Stuart never gives up. He’s still trying. He is still honest and, despite his constant self-deprecation, can be very funny and admirable. No wonder he went from being a non-existent character in the first season to living with Howard and Bernadette in the later seasons. The crowd just couldn’t get enough.
8. Beverly Hofstadter
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Beverly, played by the absolutely amazing Christine Baranski, is Leonard’s successful therapist mother. As a mom, she is terrible, often never showing Leonardo an iota of love or respect. Instead, she usually prefers Sheldon, often admiring his brilliance.
As viewers, we’re not supposed to like her… but it’s just impossible not to like her. Her obliviousness to motherhood is cruel and callous, and she effectively uses Leonardo as a test subject, often documenting his moods and actions for her research. As a person, she is 100% horrible. But as a character, she is absolutely hilarious. Every time Beverly entered the scene, viewers knew they were in for a treat.
7. Howard Wolowitz
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When the show started, Howard was living with his mother and thought he was a complete ladies’ man despite being completely single, uncool and out of touch. By the time the series ended, he was in space, married, living alone, and even had kids. He’s cute because he’s grown and evolved. He has changed – and for the better.
He started out as a character created purely for jokes. He was a small, skinny, unfashionable nerd who was constantly trying to pick up hot girls. In previous seasons, he almost came off as a one-trick pony. Watching him grow and mature over the years made him incredibly likeable and helped him resonate even more with viewers.
6. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz
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Let’s be honest: Howard would never have become the man he is today without Bernadette. Her love, patience and strong will are what helped Howard gain attention. When she was first introduced, she and Howard didn’t really get along very well. They didn’t have similar interests and Bernadette seemed bored and withdrawn, but when Howard opened up and revealed that he had a mother who was suffocating him, the two bonded immediately. From there, she constantly pushed Howard out of his comfort zone, challenged him to grow up, and even worked on her own career as a microbiologist.
On top of that, she often drew laughs with lines like this one, delivered in her signature high-pitched voice: “I told you you shouldn’t drink espresso after dinner. I know small cups make you feel big, but it’s not worth it!”
5. Mary Cooper
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Sheldon’s mom, Mary Cooper, is a devout Christian from Texas who always makes people laugh. The humor comes from their opposing beliefs: the fact that Sheldon is a scientist who only believes in empirical facts leads to endless arguments with his mother. On top of that, Mary is played by veteran actress Laurie Metcalf, who really makes the character hilarious, yet lovable and relatable.
One of the reasons she’s so endearing is that she’s like many real mothers across America. Many viewers know and relate to the Sheldon/Mary dynamic since most younger people are less religious than their parents, especially those whose parents are from the Baby Boom generation.
Mary Cooper delivers fantastically funny lines like, “The Lord never gives us more than we can handle. Fortunately, he has blessed me with two more children who are as dumb as soup.” She also treats Sheldon with love and patience, proving that despite their differences in beliefs, she still loves him more than anything in the world.
4. Sheldon Cooper
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Neurotic, anally retentive, but ultimately absolutely brilliant, Sheldon is a bit of a scholar, struggling in every area of his life except science and geography, where he’s a genius like a rock. But despite his extremes, he’s also incredibly likable and relatable. Sheldon struggles socially, something we can all relate to at times. He also becomes anxious, something many of us can also understand. And he gets angry when things don’t go his way…again, something most of us (admit it or not) can certainly relate to.
Because of this, we as viewers can’t help but love Sheldon, even when he does things that annoy or anger us. It’s hard to blame him because he’s just so different from everyone around him. Although never explicitly stated in the series, it is implied that Sheldon may have some form of Asperger’s and OCD, causing viewers to hate him heavily. Instead, all you can do is accept and love Sheldon for who he is…and that’s exactly what he is Big bang fans did.
3. Leonard Hofstadter
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He puts up with Sheldon as his roommate and is forced to live with the fact that Beverly is his mother – poor Leonard has suffered a lot. But all the while he does it in a composed and kind way, which makes him incredibly endearing. There are few people in the real world who could be friends with Sheldon, let alone live with him, which proves that Leonard has a lot more tolerance than most of us.
On top of that, he’s probably the most “normal” of all the guys on the show, making him the de facto main character that many viewers relate to the most. He struggles with getting girlfriends, with feelings of unattractiveness and the belief that he is unpopular. He’s a relative underdog who you just can’t help but root for.
2. Amy Farrah Fowler
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When Amy Farrah Fowler was first introduced in the season three finale, she was nothing like the character she became. Robotic and cold, Amy was basically a female version of Sheldon. But over the years, her character has grown into something warmer and more complex. We as viewers discovered that she never had friends growing up, had overbearing parents, and was madly in love with Sheldon.
And through that love, she is able to bring Sheldon out of his shell. She even makes Sheldon recognize that he is in love with her too, allowing him to feel that emotion for the first time in his life. Plus, to top it all off, she always has hilarious lines like, “From the first moment in that coffee shop, I knew there was something special between us… even though I was working on a study that disproved love at first sight. “
1. Penny Hofstadter
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When you think about it, Penny really is the star of the show. Her arrival at the apartment building in the pilot episode started the snowball effect that it became Big Bang Theory. From all the guys who have crushes on her, to meeting Howard and Bernadette, to giving Sheldon such an amazing gift that he actually hugged her, to helping Raj talk to women, and even becoming Amy’s first a true friend, Penny literally changed the lives of everyone on the show.
Additionally, Penny herself has changed over the course of the series. In the early seasons, she is a struggling, unemployed (and untalented) actress who earns her living as a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. She has very low self-esteem and dates hot guys who have no brains. By the finale, she is a highly paid pharmaceutical representative and is married to Leonardo. Not only did she improve those around her, but she also improved herself. She is not alone Big bangher most likable character, but she is also the most important in the series.
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