page_title: The Werewolf Transformation
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: The Werewolf Transformation / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Jim Parsons at PaleyFest 2013 for the TV show "Big Bang Theory"
context_page_description: "The Werewolf Transformation" is the 18th episode of the fifth season of the U.S. sitcom The Big Bang Theory and the 105th episode of the show overall. It first aired on CBS on February 23, 2012.
  In the episode, Sheldon abandons his methodical approach to life after failing to get a haircut from his usual barber, while Howard has a rough time in his astronaut training. The episode was submitted for Parsons' Emmy nomination, but received mixed reactions from critics.
context_section_description: At the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jim Parsons received a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He submitted "The Werewolf Transformation" for consideration. Alan Sepinwall predicted on HitFix that Parsons would win, which would have been the third time in a row Parsons had won the award. However, he lost to Jon Cryer, who played Dr. Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men.
  Vernee Watson-Johnson, who has appeared on several episodes of the show including the pilot, appeared briefly in the episode as Mr. D'Onofrio's nurse.
caption: Jim Parsons at PaleyFest in 2013.
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