'The Big Bang Theory' Pays Sweetest Tribute To Stephen Hawking In Deleted Scene

“The Big Bang Theory ” had a touching season finale tribute to late physicist Stephen Hawking , but sadly it was cut for time.

Luckily for fans, the hit CBS sitcom has now released the unaired clip online. But be warned, it’s a real tear-jerker. (Spoilers ahead.)

Check out the clip here:

Thursday night’s episode saw “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill officiating the much-hyped wedding ceremony between Sheldon (Jim Parsons ) and Amy (Mayim Bialik ).

The deleted scene takes place after the couple’s nuptials. Emotions run high as the newlyweds unwrap a gift from Hawking, an engraved pocket watch that the scientist  who guest-starred on the show  sent them before he died at age 76 in March.

Hamill described the scene as a “lovely, touching (& funny) tribute” to the iconic scientist:

Showrunner Steve Holland told The Hollywood Reporter it was hard for the sitcom “to be super timely” in honoring Hawking, “because we shoot ahead of our airdates.”

“The wedding was a big episode and it seemed like a good chance to pay some tribute to him,” Holland said.

The unaired scene stirred many emotions on Twitter: