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Who, exactly, was leslie winkle (sara gilbert) on the big bang theory, and why did she (and gilbert) leave after season 3? Read also: Craigslist Lincoln Listing: The Clues You've Been Missing

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Leslie winkle, ph. d. , is a supporting (formerly major) character in the big bang theory.

She is an experimental physicist at the california institute of technology who works in the same laboratory as leonard.

It's the perfect timing to bring sara gilbert's leslie winkle back in the big bang theory spinoff.

Does anyone know why leslie winkle's character was written off the show?

(only appeared twice after season 2) i assume it was to focus on penny (for leonard) but i've searched and can't find an answer so i'm curious if anything else happened behind the scenes.

Leslie fading away in the big bang theory is due to the writers being unable to crack how to utilize the character.

In 2009, gilbert was quietly bumped off of the series' regular roster because the show's writers reportedly couldn't write for her, so they changed her status to recurring.

I figure leslie was removed because the writers decided kripke had more comedic potential as the rival/frenemy, and they wanted to move on to exploring leonard with other love interests.