Mike Rostenkowski

Mr. Rostenkowski is a retired police officer and the father of Bernadette, as well as several younger children and the father-in-law of Howard Wolowitz. He is to appear in The Launch Acceleration. It was mentioned by Howard that his name is Adolf as a joke. He is portrayed by actor Casey Sander.

Personality
Before he was first seen, Bernadette warned Howard not to mention Jimmy Carter, gardeners, foreigners, homosexuals, Sean Penn, Vatican II, organic food, gun control, recycling, or Howard's Jewish heritage.

Overall, Mr. Rostenkowski is a hardened police officer. He admitted to Howard that he does not like him, but is impressed with him being an astronaut. He appears to have a soft spot for Bernadette, calling her his "little girl"