There are few things in this world that leave The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon speechless, and in the next episode it’s proven that William Shatner is definitely one of them.

In the next episode, titled the D&D Vortex, the show pulls out all the stops in the most cameo-heavy episode of the show EVER – with Kevin Smith, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Joe Manganiello all joining our favourite geeks for a game of Dungeons and Dragons.

Probably the most epic game of D&D ever, if you ask that.


However, all of them pale in comparison to the sudden appearance of Star Trek icon William Shatner, who will be playing himself and turns up to the lab.

With Amy opening the door to him, Shatner beams a smile at her before a speechless Sheldon finally gets to ask all the questions he’s been wanting to ask him.



Mainly – can he please refer to William Shatner in character as Captain Kirk.

When his hero refuses, Sheldon then compromises and asks: ‘Will you call me Science Officer Cooper?’

‘This has got to stop!’ William warns him.

William Shatner appears at the lab in the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory (Picture: CBS)

‘I think you know how to make it stop…’ Sheldon informs him.

William then relents, holds out his hand and declares: ‘Put it there, Science Officer Cooper!’

Obviously, Sheldon’s face is so pure we defy you not to smile at how happy he is.

Bless his little Star Trek loving heart.

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However, despite the next series clearly being an absolute delight from start to finish – it does come with a downside as the episode marks the countdown into single digits until the end of the show.

Ahead of the series finale being filmed, we caught up with the show producer to see get some backstage gossip including what we can expect coming up in the next few weeks.

The Big Bang Theory airs Thursdays on CBS in the US, and at a later date in the UK.

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