Shirt worn by Mayim Bialick as Amy Farrah Fowler in <i>The Big Bang Theory</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 2019
notes: label: Description
content: Mayim Bialik wore this collared shirt as Amy Farrah Fowler in the CBS television series, The Big Bang Theory. Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Bill Prady created this multi-camera sitcom that produced 279 episodes over 12 seasons from 2007-2019. The show centers on Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, two physicists at the California Institute of Technology and their nerdy adventures as roommates in Pasadena, California. Amy earned her PhD in Neurobiology from Harvard University, a plot point inspired by Bialik’s doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. Amy joined The Big Bang Theory in season three after matching with Sheldon’s online dating profile created by his Caltech colleagues, Howard Wolowitz and Raj Koothrappali. She quickly befriends everyone in the gang and her budding relationship with Sheldon is a driving force throughout the series.
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content: The Big Bang Theory’s witty jokes about geek culture coupled with its unique celebration of STEM resonated with millions of viewers and by 2011 it was America’s top-rated sitcom. The show’s widespread critical acclaim, 70 wins and 249 nominations, stands as a testament to its enduring popularity. For example, Mayim Bialik won the 2018 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and received four Primetime Emmy nominations over the years for her work as Amy. Since The Big Bang Theory’s conclusion, audiences continue to revel in the show’s unique interpretation of the standard sitcom and its appreciation of intelligence, awkwardness, and devotion to popular culture.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0103.07.01
label: accession number
content: 2019.0103
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0103.07.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shirt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 in x 22 1/2 in; 68.58 cm x 57.15 cm