Young Sheldon

First off, I want to thank you both for coming.

Yeah, yeah, what'd he do?

Uh, he didn't do anything.

Gosh, Tom, I want to believe you.

Okay, the problem is, the curriculum here

is not challenging enough for Sheldon.

Now, he gets bored

and maybe doesn't express himself

in the most productive way.

And so the square of sine plus cosine equals one.

Sheldon.

I don't want to embarrass you,

so I'm going to give you a moment

to think about what you just said.

Ms. MacElroy.

What?

I'm wondering if you read the book you assigned to us,

because I did.

20 laps.

Cooper.

If you're going to ask us to run,

don't you think you should lead by example?

So you're saying he's being rude to his teachers?

That's unacceptable. I'll-I'll give him a talkin' to.

I don't know if I'd call him rude.

Well, put a word on it.

Rude, let's go with rude.

Rude is good.

So what do you want us to do?

I want you to consider another approach to his education.

- Okay. - What does that mean?

I recently had a nice chat with the head

of Wilmot Academy for Gifted Children.

Now, I told her all about Sheldon, and she seemed to think

he would be a perfect fit over there.

We already looked into private school.

We can't afford it.

- Not unless you're giving me a raise. - I'm not.

Okay, just checking.

But I can tell you this.

Wilmot has been known

to give children like Sheldon full scholarship.

Take a look at that.

- My goodness. - No kidding.

Yeah, just read up on it.

Give it some thought.

Hold on.

This place is in Dallas, that's three hours away.

Well, yeah, but, uh,

what they do in cases like yours,

they look for a local family

for him to live with. And, George, Dallas?

Dallas is certainly close enough

that he can come home on the weekends.

Look, we appreciate

you going to bat for him, but he's just

a wee little thing.

We can't ship him off to Dallas.

Shouldn't we talk about this first?

What's there to talk about, George?

This could be a great opportunity for Sheldon.

He's nine years old.

Oh, come on, you can't measure him in Earth years.

You're saying he's an alien?

Well, in George's defense,

that idea has been tossed around...

a little bit.

That's a bad joke.

Look, I understand this is a big decision.

If you change your mind, give me a call.

I'd be more than happy to set up an interview.

- Uh, yeah. Thank you. - You bet.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Maybe you all are the aliens.

I love my job.

Well, I don't understand how you could turn this down.

This place looks fantastic.

It's 200 miles away, Mom.

I know where Dallas is.

I used to buy my marijuana there.

Really?

I said "used to".

Then I got pregnant with this one

and all the fun stopped.

All I am saying is that

this would be a great opportunity for Sheldon.

I know, you're right.

Whoa, she's right?

I said the same thing in Petersen's office,

you looked at me like I was an idiot.

Yeah, that's the look.

Maybe y'all are being a little selfish about this.

Selfish? We're thinking of him.

Well, that's all well and good,

but maybe you should be thinking about the whole world.

I mean,

what if Einstein's parents had held him back?

We wouldn't even have the...

Well, I was gonna say atomic bomb,

but there's probably a better example.

Here's a crazy idea:

how about we ask Sheldon what he thinks of all this?

Go ahead, but he's not gonna want to go.

This is his home, we're his family.

Sheldon, can you come in here for a minute?!

Yes?

Have a seat. We want to talk to you.

All right.

So, today we found out about a school in Dallas

for really smart kids.

When can I start?

Hold on. Dallas is far away,

so you'd have to live with another family.

Do they have a dog?

Uh, we don't know.

Well, can you make some calls?

I guess, but wouldn't you miss your mom and dad?

Oh.

Yes, I suppose I will.

So, when are you calling about the dog?

You know him so well.

What's wrong with them?

What are you talking about?

They're so quiet.

Are they on medication?

No, they're just smart like you.

I've been going to school in a zoo.

Not sure about these uniforms.

Kinda froufrou.

Sheldon, I've been looking over your transcripts

and I must say, I am very impressed.

Thank you.

What's your doctorate in?

Noncommutative Algebraic Topology.

I like her.

It's gonna be weird around here without Sheldon.

Don't you mean less weird?

That's not nice.

I wasn't trying for nice.

You sure you're not jealous

'cause your little brother's moving up in the world?

Hey, I got plans of my own.

Do tell. Soon as I graduate

high school, I'm gonna be a professional male model.

That is hilarious.

What? I'm good-lookin'.

No, that you think you'll graduate high school.

The model thing was funny, too.

I must tell you,

in all the years I've been here, I have never seen

such glowing letters of recommendation

from a student's teachers.

- Well, that's real nice to hear. - Now, listen to this:

"Putting aside his superior intellect,

Sheldon is a delight to have in the class.

He's fun-loving,

easy to get along with,

and always ready to help another student."

That doesn't sound like me at all.

Sure it does, sweetie.

Dr. Douglas...

Oh, no. Please call me Flora.

Flora, I have to ask about the living arrangements.

That's our main concern.

Well, I think I can reassure you about that.

My husband and I have been hosting a student

for the last several years who recently graduated

and is now at Princeton.

So we have a guest room available in our home.

That's very generous of you.

Does your husband work at the school also?

No, he's retired.

He was an astrophysicist for NASA.

Please tell me you don't have a dog.

No. We're both allergic.

I'm tingling.

Meemaw?

Meemaw.

W-Wow.

I know. I look great.

I got you a little going away gift.

Come on in.

This necklace has been

in our family for generations.

It belonged to a Comanche warrior

who gave it to your great-great-great-great grandma.

Why'd he give it to her?

Well, according to family lore,

she was, uh, a very accommodating young lady

and, uh, they hit it off.

That's a bird feather.

- Eagle feather. - Doesn't matter.

I don't like birds, birds are filthy.

Okay.

Fine.

One featherless family heirloom

for you to take with you and keep you safe while you're away.

You don't actually believe this has magic powers, do you?

Oh, for God's sake, just say "thank you."