The Big Bang Theory season 8
Sheldon and Leonard will go on a road trip in The Big Bang Theory season 8 episode 19 TBBT/Facebook

The Big Bang Theory season 8 will return on 2 April, after a two-week break, with an all new episode titled The Skywalker Incursion, on CBS.

In episode 19 Sheldon and Leonard go on a road trip and will try to meet their idol, Stars Wars director George Lucas.

The official synopsis of the episode reads:

When Leonard and Sheldon are invited to speak at UC Berkeley, they take a detour to try to meet an idol. Also, when Bernadette and Howard battle over the fate of his Dr. Who TARDIS, Raj and Amy offer to settle the dispute with a game of ping pong, on The Big Bang Theory.

According to TVLine, Leonard and Sheldon are invited to speak at a UC Berkeley, while on their way, they decide to go to Marin, California which is home to the sprawling Skywalker Ranch to pay a visit to their idol George Lucas.

Meanwhile, executive producer Bill Prady tweeted a first look of their trip.

Potential spoilers ahead: Sheldon and Leonard are on their way to UC Berkeley and since they have plenty of time, they head to Star Wars director George Lucas's house.

Sheldon is excited as they drive towards the gate and use the speaker box to convince Lucas to let them in. They describe themselves as huge fans of the director and say they are not the crazy types, who travel with backpacks filled with tape and ropes.

To know if the two manage to meet their idol, tune in to The Big Bang Theory season 8, episode 19 The Skywalker Incursion, that airs on 2 April on the CBS.

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