Which Big Bang Theory Character Are You?

Somewhere in Pasadena there's an elevator that spent nearly twelve seasons out of order, and a man who will tell you, at length, why one cushion on the couch is his and only his. The Big Bang Theory ran on CBS from 2007 to 2019, and its 279 episodes followed a group of Caltech scientists and the aspiring actress across the hall as they argued about comic books, physics and the correct way to knock on a door. It became one of the most watched sitcoms of its era, and catchphrases like "Bazinga" and "Soft Kitty" worked their way into everyday conversation.

Apartment 4A and the Girl Across the Hall

The show begins with roommates Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter. Sheldon is a theoretical physicist with a towering IQ, a strict Roommate Agreement and a lifelong confusion about sarcasm. Leonard is an experimental physicist who's smart, anxious and hopelessly optimistic about love. Then Penny moves in across the hall, a waitress from Nebraska working shifts at the Cheesecake Factory while chasing acting jobs, and the dynamic shifts forever. She teaches them about the world outside the lab, and they teach her more about Star Trek than anyone ever needed to know.

Howard, Raj and a Lot of Bad Ideas

Howard Wolowitz is the aerospace engineer who lived with his mother well into adulthood, wore turtlenecks with giant belt buckles and eventually went to space, where his crewmates nicknamed him Froot Loops. Raj Koothrappali, an astrophysicist from New Delhi, couldn't speak to women at all unless he'd had a drink, which led to some of the funniest and most touching storylines in the series. The two of them shared one of the great sitcom friendships, full of bickering, terrible schemes and total devotion. Their trips to the comic book store and late night video game marathons gave the show its rhythm.

Then Came Amy

Amy Farrah Fowler arrived at the end of season three, after Raj and Howard secretly signed Sheldon up for an online dating site. A neurobiologist with a dry wit and a love of the harp, Amy became Sheldon's girlfriend, then his wife and finally his Nobel Prize partner for their work on super asymmetry. She also appointed herself Penny's best friend, which Penny tolerated with remarkable patience and, eventually, real affection. Bernadette Rostenkowski, the microbiologist with the sweet voice and the terrifying temper, married Howard and rounded out the group, though she sits this particular quiz out.

How Would You Handle Apartment Life?

Each member of the group handles life a little differently. Sheldon wants rules and routines. Leonard wants to be liked. Penny wants to have fun and keep everyone grounded. Howard wants to impress people, and slowly learns to impress the ones who matter. Raj wants love more than anyone. Amy wants to be understood, and to be invited to every girls' night forever. If you've ever made a seating chart for your own couch, you might already have a guess about where you'll land. Over twelve years they all grow up a little, so your answers might depend on which season you love most.

Ready, Set, Bazinga

The quiz asks about your perfect Saturday, your takeout order, how you'd react to someone sitting in your spot and what you'd wear to a costume party. There are no wrong answers, unless you throw rock against Spock. Answer quickly, have fun and see which member of the gang you'd be.