10 Things You Didn’t Know About “The Big Bang Theory”

“Soft Kitty” Is Also Real

Another influence Prady had was a preschool teacher that constantly sung him an Australian song. That’s what Penny sings to Sheldon when trying to get him to sleep.

Howard Is Named After A Real Person

There’s even more that executive producer Bill Prady had to do with behind the scenes. Howard Wolowitz is a real name, and it comes from one of Prady’s favorite coworkers in a previous computer gig he worked at.