The brainy protagonists featured in the hit CBS show, The Big Bang Theory, were an example of nerd culture on TV. Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images It may conjure images of Family Matters‘ bespectacled, suspenders-clad Steve Urkel. Or the theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. Or Scooby-Doo’s Velma. …
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