Young Sheldon

What are you doing?

I heard you could punch a hole in these

and make them double-sided.

Then it would have more storage?

Yes, but I didn't pay for a double-sided floppy disk.

So?

So it's an ethical dilemma.

We have to take a shower in the locker room next period,

and that's what you're worried about?

Actually, I have a bathing suit under my pants.

Whoa.

That girl just took a book on geostatistics.

Yeah, so?

That's not required reading for any science course.

Maybe she wants to squash a spider with it.

No, look, she's reading it.

Who is this mystery woman?

Should we invite her to have lunch with us?

I don't know. So far, it's just been you and me,

and we know that works.

Do we really want to mess with success?

We could think of it as an experiment.

Oh, you do know how to push my buttons.

All right, go ask her.

Why me?

Your lack of testosterone makes you adorable to women.

I can't argue with that.

Hello.

Hello.

My name is Sheldon.

Yeah, you're Sheldon Cooper.

You know who I am?

Well, there's only one nine-year-old in high school,

and you still have your baby teeth.

She knows who I am. It's going well.

What do you want?

Would you like to have lunch with me and my friend?

Why?

Why else?

So we can have a spirited conversation

about geostatistics.

You really are as smart as everybody says.

My teeth are small, but my prefrontal cortex is enormous.

Episode Title: "Dolomite, Apple Slices, and a Mystery Woman"

The addition of Libby brought

a level of sophistication to our lunchtime discussion.

Her mom also packed extra string cheese,

which is a well-known social lubricant.

You're gonna be a geologist.

That's fascinating.

Why'd you choose that?

When I was a little girl, my grandparents took me

to Carlsbad Caverns, and I was hooked.

Exploring caves, that is super cool.

Disagree. Dark, enclosed spaces are terrifying.

I get scared putting on a sweatshirt.

Hmm. I've seen it.

Pretty entertaining.

Do you know what you're going to major in in college?

I'm leaning towards quantum chromodynamics, but who knows?

A few years ago, I would've said choo-choo trains.

What about you?

Oh, geology for sure.

Hmm.

Really? When did you decide that?

A long time ago. Eat your apple slices.

So we eat in the library every day.

You're welcome to join us.

It's much better than the cafeteria.

It's quiet, and a lot less food gets thrown at us.

Yeah. Maybe I'll see y'all tomorrow.

Right.

Maybe y'all will.

Bye, Libby.

"Y'all"?

I'm assimilating.

Shut up.

So how was school today?

Sheldon's got a girlfriend.

- What? - That's not true.

Oh, yes, it is. I seen him talking to her at school.

Sheldon Lee Cooper, you dog.

Is she cute?

Compared to what?

What grade is she in?

Eleventh.

An older woman.

Nice.

Most everybody's older than me.

Why is that nice?

So what do you think, George?

Is it time to have "the talk" with him?

What talk?

No talk. Nobody's talking.

If "the talk" is in regards to human reproduction,

I already understand how that works.

How do you know that?

I told him.

Oh, Lord.

And so, our little social circle

grew from two to three.

An early example of how people are just drawn to me.

Are you saying that without geology,

there'd be no theory of evolution?

Charles Lyell taught Charles Darwin

the Earth was much, much older than anyone thought,

which gave Darwin the courage to figure out

all species evolved over billions of years.

That's good. I can use that

to humiliate my pastor at Sunday school.

I don't know what's more beautiful,

your mind or your eyes.

Tam, please.

We're eating.

You know spying on kids is creepy.

I wasn't spying on kids, I was s-spying on your brother.

Why won't you just go inside?

Well, then, it wouldn't be spying, now would it?

Oh.

Oh, what?

You didn't mention she was black.

Was I supposed to?

No, 'course not.

Then why bring it up?

It just wasn't what I was expecting.

What were you expecting?

It's a big school.

Why are you right here?

They've got some books in there about Martin Luther King.

Maybe you should go read one.

Morning.

So why did it take people so long

to believe in continental drift,

when it's obvious that Africa and South America

- fit together like a puzzle? - No, they don't.

People didn't understand continental drift

because they didn't understand seafloor spreading.

What?

I'm both threatened

and delighted by your brain.

I'm just delighted by it.

They do fit.

That's nuts.

"Geologists lead a sedimentary lifestyle."

Libby, that is a good one.

Can you believe what's going on with him?

I know.

He's been on the phone with that girl for almost an hour.

Sheldon's got a girlfriend.

What are the odds?

She's not a girlfriend,

it's more of a mental rapport.

That's where it starts.

I did win you over with my superior intellect.

It was your motorcycle and you know it.

Good thing it wasn't your masculine physique,

because that is long gone.

Why do you think I kept the motorcycle?

How come he gets to tie up the phone and I can't?

Because what is happening in there is called a miracle,

and God-fearing people do not get in the way of those.

Hey, Georgie,

if you ever find a girlfriend,

maybe you can go on a double date with your brother.

She's not his girlfriend.

And I can find one...

I'm just not looking.

Yes, that was a geology joke.

We gotta get that Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

away from him before he's ruined forever.

Oh, Libby, Libby, Libby.

What is happening?

What was happening was,

like many men before me,

I was being seduced by the exotic world of geology.

We searched for tektites in a nearby ravine.

Tektites are natural glass

formed during meteorite impacts.

They also bear a close resemblance

to raccoon feces, so I wisely adopted

a "no touching tektites" policy.

It's called perfect cleavage

when gypsum separates this cleanly.

I was so proud of Tam

for not making an immature cleavage joke.

Look at me, I'm touching cleavage.

Until he made one.

And, like Mother Nature's piñata,

geodes contained a secret surprise inside.

But you didn't have to suffer

through a birthday party to enjoy it.

How's it going?

Well, I think I figured out the problem.

What is it?

I'm a terrible mechanic.

- What's up? - Well,

Sheldon's been spending quite a bit of time

with this Libby girl, lately.

Yeah, so?

So isn't he a little young