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The Untold Truth Of Penny From The Big Bang Theory

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By Jasmine / June 22, 2022 3:42 pm EDT
For those of you who live under a rock, "The Big Bang Theory" has become one of television's most beloved sitcoms . The series follows a group of "nerd" physicists and engineers who have everything going for them except for basic social skills. That all changes when Penny moves in across the hall from their apartment. She introduces the boys to a fresh new perspective, which allows every character in the series to open up to new potentials and possibilities. Their friendship is at the core of the show, which makes Penny the glue that holds the series together.
Because of this, we've chosen to take a closer look at Penny from "The Big Bang Theory." While the sitcom ran for a total of 12 seasons — winning a pile of Emmys and nominations for the cast and crew ( via Emmys ) — there is still lots about the show that remains unexplored, much of which centers around Penny (Kaley Cuoco), the free-spirited neighbor of the Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki).
Let's dive into some untold truths about Penny. Penny. Penny from "The Big Bang Theory."
A common misconception about Penny is that her last name is never revealed. The Daily Express detailed a few fan reactions and questions regarding Penny's surname before she marries Leonard and takes his last name, Hofstadter. However, Penny's last name is actually revealed in Season 2's Episode 18, "The Work Song Nanocluster." According to CBR , Penny gets a package delivered to her when she's attempting to start Penny Blossoms, her own flower barrette company. On the packing label of the package, her full name — Penny Teller — is visible for audiences to catch. You definitely have to squint a little bit, but upon a close-up inspection of the package , it looks more or less like it's addressed to a "Teller."
What's most interesting about this little tidbit of information is that back in 2019 at WonderCon's panel for "The Big Bang Theory," when executive producer Steve Molaro was asked about Penny's last name, he responded, "We got nervous and superstitious about giving her one." Perhaps he forgot about that small blink-and-you'll-miss-it detail from Season 2.
Penny is a character who likes to talk, and her family is one of her favorite subjects for discussion. There are plenty of stories to go around when it comes to Penny's colorful childhood, and one character who comes up frequently is her sister Lisa. Audiences know that Lisa is married, has a son, and that Lisa discovered Penny's ex-boyfriend's Twitter account that detailed his sex life with Penny. But here's the twist — audiences have never seen Lisa .
Lisa is the only family member who doesn't make it to Penny and Leonard's wedding , which feels exceptionally odd. Judging from the number of times Penny mentions her sister in the series, they seem close. And yet, somehow the audience meets Penny's brother Randall (Jack McBrayer) — a meth dealer who spends the majority of the show in prison — but not her sister.
As the literal geniuses of " The Big Bang Theory " can be difficult for most audience members to relate to, Penny serves as someone more-or-less normal viewers can connect with. However, Penny wasn't always meant to be in the series. In the original unaired pilot, Penny's role on the show is filled by Katie, a completely different character played by Amanda Walsh.
According to ComicBook , Katie was described as being "a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a vulnerable interior." However, all the networks passed on this Penny-less version of show, including CBS which later became the sitcom's home for 12 successful years. In a DVD special feature, Kaley Cuoco revealed that when she originally auditioned for "The Big Bang Theory," she didn't get the part, as Katie was more of a brooding character. However, once the show cut Katie and replaced her with the bubbly Penny, Cuoco was a lock for the gig. In fact, Cuoco had previously played a similar character on the successful family sitcom "8 Simple Rules."
You know it's a good sign for a series when the cast has to struggle to move on after it ends. And that's exactly what happened for Kaley Cuoco when the end of "The Big Bang Theory" was announced. Cuoco told Variety about her experience when she was brought into a meeting and told that she would be saying goodbye to Penny sooner than expected. Cuoco recalled that it was the summer of 2018 and the cast had just begun shooting for Season 12. She and co-star Johnny Galecki assumed the conversation was pertaining to the next season, and she remembers the two actors being excited to continue with their characters. However, that's not what the conversation was about.
Instead, Jim Parsons said he was done with the show. Then creator Chuck Lorre announced if they weren't all in, it made sense to say goodbye. That meant that Season 12 would be the final season, leaving Cuoco in what she described as "a state of shock." She noted that there were many tears, especially in the final episode, from the entire cast and crew. She also shared that her father attended every tapping of that season.
Although Penny is usually seen as a relatable character for audiences, she's often used as the butt of the jokes on "The Big Bang Theory." Although the gang bring the best out of each other in theory, in practice Penny is often looked down on for not being as smart as the other characters. Leonard and Sheldon are physicists, Howard (Simon Helberg) is an aerospace engineer, Raj (Kunal Nayyar) is an astrophysicist, Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) is studying microbiology, and Amy ( Mayim Bialik ) has a Ph.D. in neurobiology. Meanwhile, Penny spends the majority of the show working as a waitress and struggling actress, but just because she doesn't have a fancy nerd job doesn't mean she's a moron.
In the Season 1 episode "The Big Bran Hypothesis," Penny has Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, and Raj in her apartment to help her put some furniture together. Despite their "superior intellect" they make the entire endeavor much more complicated than it needs to be. At that point Penny tells them, "I grew up on a farm, okay? I rebuilt a tractor engine when I was, like, 12. I think I can put together a cheap Swedish media center." Unfortunately, they don't listen to her and carry on about their business, leaving Penny behind as they work.
In the first official episode of the series, Penny is hanging out with Sheldon and Leonard in their apartment having lunch. As the three characters are getting to know each another, she tells them that she's a vegetarian except for when she eats fish. She also mentions that she considers steak an exception to her vegetarianism, because she absolutely loves steak. This prompts Sheldon to say, "that's interesting" and share the fact that Leonard is unable to digest corn.
While both moments are funny, it's clear that Penny's eating habits are played as the bigger joke. She's clearly not a vegetarian, and there's no other mention of Penny being a vegetarian throughout the show. Audiences see the group of friends constantly sharing meals in their apartments right up until the final season of "The Big Bang Theory," and Penny definitely doesn't always stick with meatless options.
According to The Hollywood Reporter , "The Big Bang Theory" has a total of 279 episodes across its 12-season run, and the entire main cast appears in every single episode ... except for Penny. There's an interesting reason why this happened — Kaley Cuoco broke her leg and detailed the story behind the accident on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2020.
Entertainment Weekly reported that Cuoco said she was horseback riding and was thrown off her horse. Luckily, she was okay and laughed the moment off. Unfortunately, the horse was still spooked by the incident and attempted to jump over Cuoco, landing right on her leg by accident. Cuoco was immediately taken to the hospital where the doctors were so concerned about infection that they even brought up the option of amputation. Luckily, they ended up putting two metal bars in her leg instead, resulting in a two-week hospital stay that mandated Penny be written out of two episodes of the show. Once Cuoco returned to set, the writers gave Penny a bartending job so that the actress could be shot from the waist up, instead of writing her injury into the story.
Penny isn't one to shy away from a good bottle of wine, but there are many times when fans and even characters in the sitcom have questioned if she's had one too many. This has been brought up on Reddit a few times, with users questioning if the character demonstrates some degree of alcoholic behavior. However, the show plays Penny's above-average love for booze as more of a joke rather than a serious infliction.
In the Season 7 episode "The Locomotive Manipulation," Sheldon, Amy, Howard, and Bernadette take a romantic Valentine's weekend getaway to Napa Valley, aka wine country. Penny and Leonard make the decision not to join their friends, as Leonard says, "I'm not sure it's such a great idea to take Penny to where wine comes from." Shots fired , Leonard. Way to call out your girlfriend's possible substance use disorder in front of all your friends.
If you or anyone you know suffers from substance abuse, please visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) .

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Penny's character went from pretty girl to well-spoken woman very quickly, and that transformation totally comes through throughout the seasons.
The Big Bang Theory has been going on since 2006. For some of us out there it appeared right on the cusp of us being old enough to watch sitcoms (other than Boy Meets World, Fresh Prince , and other teen-oriented shows). This makes it pretty seminal in a lot of our lives. We personally love the fact that it looked outside the realms of typical sitcoms.
Rather than focusing on the same old family stuff, we met a group of intelligent young adults and their mishaps and follies. How to communicate, grow and (of course) dealing with girls are all features of the show. One of those central themes revolved around Penny, the hilarious next door neighbor and trying-to-be actor. Her character went from pretty girl to well-spoken woman very quickly, and that transformation totally comes through throughout the seasons.
And the actor who portrays this trying-to-be actor on the show? None other than the now famous Kaley Cuoco. Her blonde hair, gorgeous smile, and comedic timing made her the perfect foil to the overly-intelligent and hyper-awkward antics of Leonard and Sheldon, all the way back since the first fateful season!
Since it was the very early 2000s, as IMDb reminds us, it’s reasonable to expect a little bit of eyebrow raising when it comes to the styles we see. Most iconic are those early 2000s hairstyles which poor Kaley ended up becoming the victim of. Case in point: these flat curls which appeared in many episodes.
The other iconic 2000s hairstyle that Kaley seemed to wear often in those first couple seasons? The Friends -inspired bun, which wasn’t just any old bun. Oh, no. This was a bun with personality, which is a nice word for “highly crafted messiness”. This little hair halo was Penny’s “relaxed” look, which quickly disappeared in later seasons.
By season three the show was established, and looked like it was going to be around for quite a while. Not only did it feature an upgrade in styles (maybe because their budget started to grow) but it also gave us more of a blast from Penny’s past. Most notably this look from her young adult years. We remember rocking that hair too, and we regret it.
See, this is what we mean by growing up. Her style’s become much more polished than the stretchy, floral patterned shirts and low riding jeans Penny was almost always in in the first two seasons. Season three showed us that she had some more grown up outfits, and started to shift into hairstyles that suited her a little more.
Long hair Penny was definitely our favorite. Iconic in her casual wear, retaining her bright colors, and feeling even more settled in herself, this season’s Penny was the beginning of the character’s development from “girl next door” to “fully formed adult engaged in a friendship with her neighbors”. Honestly, we’re here for it.
We want to be clear, though: season 4 was still in that awkwardly-styled phase of 2000s/2010s style. The hair was adorable, but the clothing was still phasing out of the stretch jersey and floral patterns. We see a little bit of subtlety in her style, but she’s still the quirky Penny we know and love!
Is that Britney Spears? Nope! It’s just Penny and her friend Amy, who couldn’t be more opposite on the style spectrum. Penny’s outstanding style really is highlighted here. The low riding jeans are gone (thankfully), and she’s starting to wear outfits which suit her. Not to mention her luscious pop star hair!
Blazers, soft waves, and darker color palettes for her style really started to appear here. We personally think season seven Penny was the best. She wasn’t as polished and put together as her later seasons, but she wasn’t as young and wild as her early seasons. This was a nice middle ground in Penny’s maturity we’re totally here for.
But hey, red pants and flowery tops can still count as grown up, right? This fun ensemble was a good representation of everything Penny stood for: innocence, creativity, passionate individuality, and bringing some color into the lives of Leonard and Sheldon. She’s a great character, and somehow this style shows that even more than previous ones.
It seems like many stars took the plunge to get short hair at the same time. Kaley Cuoco was one of the first if memory serves, and she brought it to the TV screens in a big way. Not only does she seem to have more confidence in this season, but the short hair made her much spunkier than innocent. We’re into it.
And inevitably the short hair phase ends. It’s great for a month or two, but then it starts to grow out. Going from a pixie cut back to long hair (which is the trajectory Penny/Kaley took) can be awkward. There were certainly some growing pains with this style grow-out, but on the whole she still looked adorable.
See? How cute is this style? From the button up shirt (with a signature Penny pattern) all the way to the perfect side-part, this iteration of Penny is closest to our own personal style. Maybe that’s why we’re partial to it. Objectively, it was a bit of a deviation of compared to the rest of her looks, but not an unwelcome one.
Finally, the phase of a short-hair-grow-out that every person is relieved to hit. Not only does the style start to become more versatile, but the looks can be more defined. However, it’s certainly harder to make short hair hold its shape/definition for a long period of time. This phase gave us Penny casual, thanks in part to the shaggy hair.
But, like, not in a bad way. Just in that “I’m tired of dealing with these nerdy boys’ awkwardness” way. She certainly got a little more sarcastic in these later seasons. Maybe that’s just a natural part of growing up, or maybe it’s the way that the writers saw her going in order to make the most interest. Either way, we were stuck with casual Penny for a while.
A crisp white collar, casual sweaters, and slicked back hair: this was the kind of style that defined Penny in season ten, and we’re absolutely loving it. She was totally grown up here, although it’s certainly a bit of a deviation from the character as she initially started. The look is clean and chic, which certainly looks good on TV!
Remember when we talked about her pop star hair in the early seasons? She glowed up from that in a big way, and rocked movie star hair for much of the latest seasons. Paired with classic blue jeans and black shirts means that she was pulling off style without even trying. Even her makeup seemed to get a little more polished here.
She’s still good old Penny, though, with her fun shirts and bright colours. The messy ponytail might have been a signature look in early seasons, but hair and makeup even found a way to give that iconic style a glow up. Case in point, this outfit epitomization of Penny. Grown up but still totally her.
Space buns (or messy buns) were seen on Penny a few times, but these seasons were the ones that really showed us she could rock her old styles even with the new, polished Penny. All in all, she just comes across as a regular woman. Albeit with a bit of a quirky style. Although, we are getting the strangest urge to try pigtails…
All in all, Penny grew from the eager girl-next-door with a wild past to being a fantastic woman. Her style is grown up but not shy; she still rocks the bold colours and patterns, and her looks got fancier as time went on. If that’s how growing up is supposed to look, we can’t wait for season twelve of our lives.

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