1 00:00:01,262 --> 00:00:03,699 Previously onYoung Sheldon...George? 2 00:00:03,742 --> 00:00:05,962 Roy.You work here now? 3 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,791 Yeah, just nights and weekends since you and the boosters 4 00:00:08,834 --> 00:00:10,010 are gunning for my neck. 5 00:00:10,053 --> 00:00:10,923 What's going on? 6 00:00:10,967 --> 00:00:12,316 I'm pregnant. 7 00:00:13,187 --> 00:00:15,015 People are talking about Georgie. 8 00:00:16,451 --> 00:00:18,105 Maybe take some time off. 9 00:00:18,148 --> 00:00:19,671 Focus on things at home. 10 00:00:19,715 --> 00:00:20,846 Are you firing her? 11 00:00:20,890 --> 00:00:23,066 Is that really necessary? 12 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:24,720 I believe it is. 13 00:00:28,506 --> 00:00:32,162 ADULT SHELDON: I've heard people say fathers are the real superheroes. 14 00:00:32,206 --> 00:00:33,903 My dad couldn't fly 15 00:00:33,946 --> 00:00:37,124 or bend steel, and you would not want to see him in Spandex, 16 00:00:37,167 --> 00:00:39,039 But like Superman, 17 00:00:39,082 --> 00:00:42,477 he had his Fortress of Solitude. 18 00:00:44,131 --> 00:00:46,611 ♪ 19 00:00:46,655 --> 00:00:48,178 Can I get another? 20 00:00:49,310 --> 00:00:50,398 Hey, George. 21 00:00:50,441 --> 00:00:51,964 Great. 22 00:00:52,008 --> 00:00:53,749 Come on, now, don't be like that. 23 00:00:53,792 --> 00:00:55,359 Let me buy you a beer. 24 00:00:55,403 --> 00:00:58,754 I don't need your beer and don't act like we're friends. 25 00:00:58,797 --> 00:00:59,929 Just being nice. 26 00:00:59,972 --> 00:01:01,974 Right. You try to get me fired, 27 00:01:02,018 --> 00:01:03,628 and then buy me a beer, and everything's good. 28 00:01:03,672 --> 00:01:04,977 George, 29 00:01:05,021 --> 00:01:07,067 the whole damn town knows your team's a disaster. 30 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:08,329 Is that so? 31 00:01:08,372 --> 00:01:09,547 Should I take a poll? 32 00:01:09,591 --> 00:01:12,246 You should go back to your table. 33 00:01:12,289 --> 00:01:15,031 I don't want to kick a man when he's down. 34 00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:17,164 Oh, I ain't down. 35 00:01:17,207 --> 00:01:19,470 I hate to tell you. 36 00:01:19,514 --> 00:01:21,777 But, yeah, you are. 37 00:01:26,216 --> 00:01:28,610 Yeah, you better walk away. 38 00:01:28,653 --> 00:01:30,220 ADULT SHELDON: This is why the only bar 39 00:01:30,264 --> 00:01:33,876 I frequent is the Genius Bar at the Apple Store. 40 00:01:33,919 --> 00:01:36,835 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 41 00:01:36,879 --> 00:01:39,708 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain 42 00:01:39,751 --> 00:01:42,363 ♪ I bet I could be your hero 43 00:01:42,406 --> 00:01:44,669 ♪ I am a mighty little man 44 00:01:44,713 --> 00:01:49,109 ♪ I am a mighty little man.♪ 45 00:01:52,155 --> 00:01:54,114 ♪ 46 00:01:54,157 --> 00:01:56,333 What is that? 47 00:01:56,377 --> 00:01:57,900 A bug bite? 48 00:01:57,943 --> 00:02:00,859 A.V.: Hello, allow me to introduce myself. 49 00:02:00,903 --> 00:02:03,384 I am Acne Vulgarus. 50 00:02:03,427 --> 00:02:06,213 More commonly known as the pimple. 51 00:02:06,256 --> 00:02:10,565 Frankly, neither name paints a very pretty picture, 52 00:02:10,608 --> 00:02:13,176 but such is the life of a pustule. 53 00:02:13,220 --> 00:02:15,831 And this is my longtime colleague, 54 00:02:15,874 --> 00:02:18,138 Pus. Now, we're usually 55 00:02:18,181 --> 00:02:21,445 associated with, uh, ugliness and discomfort, 56 00:02:21,489 --> 00:02:23,012 but I would argue 57 00:02:23,055 --> 00:02:25,623 we're actually a symbol of growth. 58 00:02:25,667 --> 00:02:28,017 In this case, Sheldon Cooper's ascent-- 59 00:02:28,060 --> 00:02:30,628 or descent-- into adulthood. 60 00:02:30,672 --> 00:02:32,761 Kind of a signpost that says, 61 00:02:32,804 --> 00:02:35,329 "You are now entering puberty." 62 00:02:35,372 --> 00:02:37,679 Yeah, like that. 63 00:02:37,722 --> 00:02:39,463 Doesn't look like a bug bite. 64 00:02:39,507 --> 00:02:40,769 It's probably a pimple. 65 00:02:40,812 --> 00:02:42,423 It's not, I don't get those. 66 00:02:42,466 --> 00:02:44,990 As you might expect, we pimples are not 67 00:02:45,034 --> 00:02:47,254 very fond of popping things, 68 00:02:47,297 --> 00:02:49,386 but I was about to burst 69 00:02:49,430 --> 00:02:51,040 this young man's bubble. 70 00:02:52,084 --> 00:02:54,304 Oh, yeah, that's a zit. 71 00:02:54,348 --> 00:02:56,959 No, it's not. My hygiene is impeccable.Zit. 72 00:02:57,002 --> 00:02:59,527 Everybody gets 'em sooner or later, baby. 73 00:02:59,570 --> 00:03:01,877 I'm not everybody. 74 00:03:02,921 --> 00:03:05,359 No one is ever happy to see me. 75 00:03:05,402 --> 00:03:09,319 My therapist says that's their problem, not mine. 76 00:03:09,363 --> 00:03:11,321 But, honestly, 77 00:03:11,365 --> 00:03:13,715 it hurts. 78 00:03:14,629 --> 00:03:16,021 Pus? 79 00:03:16,065 --> 00:03:18,850 This is supposed to be a safe space. 80 00:03:23,812 --> 00:03:25,335 So I ran into Roy last night. 81 00:03:25,379 --> 00:03:26,467 Okay. 82 00:03:26,510 --> 00:03:28,033 Sounds like I'm done here. 83 00:03:28,077 --> 00:03:29,905 He said that?Basically. 84 00:03:29,948 --> 00:03:32,386 [sighs] It's probably that coach from Carthage. 85 00:03:32,429 --> 00:03:34,388 Actually... 86 00:03:34,431 --> 00:03:36,781 it's not. 87 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:39,654 What's going on? 88 00:03:40,872 --> 00:03:42,222 I got offered the job. 89 00:03:42,265 --> 00:03:42,961 Wayne. 90 00:03:43,005 --> 00:03:44,267 I-I didn't answer yet. 91 00:03:44,311 --> 00:03:45,877 I wanted to talk it over with you first. 92 00:03:45,921 --> 00:03:47,705 What's to talk about? You want it, right? 93 00:03:47,749 --> 00:03:49,359 Well, yeah, but... 94 00:03:49,403 --> 00:03:50,708 but not behind your back. 95 00:03:50,752 --> 00:03:53,058 I'll make it easy for you. 96 00:03:54,146 --> 00:03:57,193 That did not make it easier. 97 00:03:58,412 --> 00:04:00,544 Morning, George. 98 00:04:00,588 --> 00:04:01,719 I know what's going on. 99 00:04:01,763 --> 00:04:03,721 I'm sorry. 100 00:04:03,765 --> 00:04:05,810 I did everything I could. 101 00:04:05,854 --> 00:04:08,204 You know I'm on your side.Yeah, right. 102 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:10,424 We still want you to finish out the year. 103 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:12,077 I'm not doing that. I quit. 104 00:04:12,121 --> 00:04:13,470 Come on, George. 105 00:04:13,514 --> 00:04:15,255 Is there a chance I keep my job? 106 00:04:17,039 --> 00:04:18,867 No. 107 00:04:20,129 --> 00:04:22,958 Then at least let me leave on my own terms. 108 00:04:23,785 --> 00:04:25,874 All right. 109 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,011 I'll take a beer. 110 00:04:33,795 --> 00:04:35,144 Celebrating a win? 111 00:04:35,187 --> 00:04:38,278 No, I've been losing all morning. 112 00:04:38,321 --> 00:04:40,236 Couple more of them, you won't give a crap. 113 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,760 Let's hope. 114 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:45,285 What the hell are you doing? 115 00:04:45,328 --> 00:04:46,634 Making extra money. 116 00:04:46,677 --> 00:04:47,896 Are you crazy? 117 00:04:47,939 --> 00:04:49,245 You're gonna get us all arrested. 118 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:51,160 You're paying off the cops, ain't you? 119 00:04:51,203 --> 00:04:53,293 For gambling. You start selling liquor 120 00:04:53,336 --> 00:04:55,773 without a license, you're asking for trouble. 121 00:04:55,817 --> 00:04:57,601 I'm having a baby. I need cash. 122 00:04:57,645 --> 00:04:59,429 Well, think of something else. 123 00:04:59,473 --> 00:05:01,301 Well, can I have a raise? 124 00:05:01,344 --> 00:05:04,869 Are you selling that or drinking it? 125 00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:07,437 Give me that. 126 00:05:07,481 --> 00:05:08,612 Hey. 127 00:05:08,656 --> 00:05:11,093 How is this empty already? 128 00:05:11,136 --> 00:05:12,660 It was my lunch. 129 00:05:13,617 --> 00:05:15,315 This is... 130 00:05:15,358 --> 00:05:16,751 just a pimple. 131 00:05:16,794 --> 00:05:18,535 Well, how can you be sure it isn't chicken pox? 132 00:05:18,579 --> 00:05:20,320 Or small pox? Or monkey pox, 133 00:05:20,363 --> 00:05:22,626 which I know sounds made-up, but is very real. 134 00:05:22,670 --> 00:05:24,585 Have you been near any monkeys? 135 00:05:24,628 --> 00:05:25,586 No. 136 00:05:25,629 --> 00:05:26,761 Try benzoyl peroxide. 137 00:05:26,804 --> 00:05:28,240 It's over the counter. 138 00:05:28,284 --> 00:05:30,547 Oh, no, not... 139 00:05:30,591 --> 00:05:32,332 benzoyl peroxide. 140 00:05:32,375 --> 00:05:33,463 [high-pitched]: I'm melting! 141 00:05:33,507 --> 00:05:35,204 I'm melting! 142 00:05:35,247 --> 00:05:37,859 Give me a break. 143 00:05:37,902 --> 00:05:39,556 But a pimple is a sign of puberty, and I'm 144 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,254 showing no other indicators. No armpit or chest hair, 145 00:05:42,298 --> 00:05:44,256 and I have so little interest in the opposite sex, 146 00:05:44,300 --> 00:05:45,867 I barely noticed you're a woman. 147 00:05:45,910 --> 00:05:47,347 Thank you. 148 00:05:53,004 --> 00:05:54,876 What are you doing home? 149 00:05:54,919 --> 00:05:55,877 I quit my job. 150 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:57,269 What? Why? 151 00:05:57,313 --> 00:05:58,662 The school offered it to Wayne. 152 00:05:58,706 --> 00:05:59,533 I wasn't gonna sit around waiting to get fired. 153 00:05:59,576 --> 00:06:01,752 Oh. 154 00:06:03,537 --> 00:06:05,016 You doing okay? 155 00:06:05,060 --> 00:06:08,193 No, Mary, not really. 156 00:06:08,237 --> 00:06:10,326 We're standing here without jobs in a house 157 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:11,806 we're not done paying for. 158 00:06:11,849 --> 00:06:14,635 Well, you're still working at Ballard's, right? 159 00:06:14,678 --> 00:06:16,419 That ain't gonna cover the mortgage. 160 00:06:17,551 --> 00:06:20,118 We've been through tough spots before. 161 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:21,685 We'll figure it out and... 162 00:06:21,729 --> 00:06:22,991 I know you don't want 163 00:06:23,034 --> 00:06:25,602 to hear it, but I've been praying on this... 164 00:06:25,646 --> 00:06:28,388 You're right. I don't want to hear it. 165 00:06:32,957 --> 00:06:34,916 [knocking]SHELDON: Dr. Linkletter, 166 00:06:34,959 --> 00:06:36,047 may I speak with you? 167 00:06:36,091 --> 00:06:37,919 If I say no, will you leave? 168 00:06:37,962 --> 00:06:38,789 No. 169 00:06:38,833 --> 00:06:40,182 Then why even ask? 170 00:06:40,225 --> 00:06:42,053 It's called manners. 171 00:06:42,097 --> 00:06:43,490 What do you want? 172 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:46,928 I was hoping we could discuss puberty. 173 00:06:46,971 --> 00:06:48,930 Then allow me to dash your hopes. No. 174 00:06:48,973 --> 00:06:51,193 But I think I may be entering it, and I would like to talk 175 00:06:51,236 --> 00:06:53,282 about it, man-to-blossoming-young-man. 176 00:06:53,325 --> 00:06:55,153 Wouldn't you rather talk to your father 177 00:06:55,197 --> 00:06:58,156 or a schoolmate or literally anyone else? 178 00:06:58,200 --> 00:06:59,462 But you went through it once. 179 00:06:59,506 --> 00:07:01,159 Sure, it was a long, long time ago, 180 00:07:01,203 --> 00:07:03,466 but I'm assuming the basics haven't changed. 181 00:07:03,510 --> 00:07:05,163 Hold that thought. 182 00:07:05,207 --> 00:07:08,384 Okay, so, what's the problem? 183 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:10,473 I wanted to talk with Dr. Linkletter about puberty. 184 00:07:10,517 --> 00:07:12,257 And I wanted to avoid litigation. 185 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,879 Hey, if we can't 186 00:07:24,922 --> 00:07:26,489 sell beer, what about cigarettes? 187 00:07:26,533 --> 00:07:28,839 We could make money and keep people 188 00:07:28,883 --> 00:07:30,145 from leaving to go buy more. 189 00:07:30,188 --> 00:07:31,973 That's not a bad idea. 190 00:07:32,016 --> 00:07:34,018 I could go down to Walmart, buy some cartons. 191 00:07:34,062 --> 00:07:36,368 We could mark 'em up like crazy.Mm-hmm. 192 00:07:36,412 --> 00:07:38,153 Reminds me of when I was young 193 00:07:38,196 --> 00:07:39,763 and we used to go down across the border 194 00:07:39,807 --> 00:07:41,373 and get 'em cheap in Mexico. 195 00:07:41,417 --> 00:07:42,505 How cheap? 196 00:07:42,549 --> 00:07:44,464 Well, between the taxes and the peso, 197 00:07:44,507 --> 00:07:46,466 practically nothing. [chuckles] 198 00:07:46,509 --> 00:07:47,858 Let's do that. 199 00:07:47,902 --> 00:07:49,730 I'm not driving to Mexico. 200 00:07:49,773 --> 00:07:51,427 I don't need you. I'll go. 201 00:07:52,167 --> 00:07:53,255 Where do I go? 202 00:07:53,298 --> 00:07:55,126 I'm not telling you.Why? 203 00:07:55,170 --> 00:07:56,519 'Cause you're dumb in this country. 204 00:07:56,563 --> 00:07:58,303 God knows what you are anywhere else. 205 00:07:59,130 --> 00:08:00,697 Fine. I'll just head south 206 00:08:00,741 --> 00:08:02,177 and see where it takes me. 207 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:04,788 I'm impressed you knew it was south. 208 00:08:04,832 --> 00:08:07,487 But what if it's scratchy and it's all I can think about? 209 00:08:07,530 --> 00:08:09,140 It's just armpit hair. 210 00:08:09,184 --> 00:08:10,359 Well, I don't even have it yet 211 00:08:10,402 --> 00:08:11,839 and it's already consuming my thoughts. 212 00:08:11,882 --> 00:08:13,449 All right, Sheldon, you are a smart kid. 213 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:15,930 Now, you had to know that this was gonna happen eventually. 214 00:08:15,973 --> 00:08:18,672 I'm a smart kid now, but what will I be in a year? 215 00:08:18,715 --> 00:08:19,934 A smart young man. 216 00:08:19,977 --> 00:08:21,283 And then a smart adult. 217 00:08:21,326 --> 00:08:23,024 With money problems and marital strife 218 00:08:23,067 --> 00:08:25,940 and every other problem you can think of. 219 00:08:27,332 --> 00:08:28,769 I'll probably have a beer belly. 220 00:08:28,812 --> 00:08:30,074 Or root beer belly. 221 00:08:30,118 --> 00:08:31,946 All right, now, Sheldon... [chuckles] 222 00:08:31,989 --> 00:08:34,731 being a grown-up isn't all bad, right? 223 00:08:34,775 --> 00:08:35,776 Eh. 224 00:08:35,819 --> 00:08:37,168 I mean, yeah, sure, your... 225 00:08:37,212 --> 00:08:39,040 you know, your body starts to fall apart. 226 00:08:39,083 --> 00:08:40,868 But there 227 00:08:40,911 --> 00:08:42,565 is a window 228 00:08:42,609 --> 00:08:44,872 at about, mm, 22 229 00:08:44,915 --> 00:08:47,439 where everything's just... mwah. 230 00:08:47,483 --> 00:08:48,615 Oh, when I was 22, 231 00:08:48,658 --> 00:08:50,442 I was a strapping blonde oak of a man. 232 00:08:50,486 --> 00:08:53,707 I'd walk down the street, you could hear the knees buckle. 233 00:08:53,750 --> 00:08:55,360 If I could go back, 234 00:08:55,404 --> 00:08:58,842 I would wear nothing but a bikini, 24-7. 235 00:08:58,886 --> 00:09:00,583 My mind was a steel trap. 236 00:09:00,627 --> 00:09:02,803 I could rattle off pi to 25 places. 237 00:09:02,846 --> 00:09:04,587 Today... 238 00:09:04,631 --> 00:09:06,415 not sure where I parked. 239 00:09:06,458 --> 00:09:08,504 I once went to France for a month 240 00:09:08,548 --> 00:09:10,767 with a man I met in the airport bar. 241 00:09:10,811 --> 00:09:12,203 [sighs] 242 00:09:12,247 --> 00:09:14,510 Missed my grandmother's funeral, but... 243 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:15,946 ooh, la-la. 244 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:18,296 It all went by so fast. 245 00:09:18,340 --> 00:09:20,342 Too fast. 246 00:09:21,648 --> 00:09:22,866 I'm new to puberty. 247 00:09:22,910 --> 00:09:24,476 Is this sexual tension? 248 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,391 [door opens] 249 00:09:30,482 --> 00:09:31,701 Here. 250 00:09:31,745 --> 00:09:33,311 What's this? 251 00:09:33,355 --> 00:09:34,617 Classifieds. 252 00:09:34,661 --> 00:09:36,576 Let's do this. 253 00:09:36,619 --> 00:09:37,794 Really? 254 00:09:37,838 --> 00:09:39,448 Yeah, we could sit here and sulk 255 00:09:39,491 --> 00:09:41,319 or we can find jobs. 256 00:09:41,363 --> 00:09:44,235 Now, pick up that pen and start circling. 257 00:09:45,323 --> 00:09:47,238 All right. 258 00:09:47,282 --> 00:09:49,850 Let's see what we have here. 259 00:09:50,807 --> 00:09:52,548 Here's one. 260 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:53,984 Oh. 261 00:09:54,028 --> 00:09:55,638 College degree required. 262 00:09:55,682 --> 00:09:57,335 Hmm. 263 00:09:57,379 --> 00:09:58,641 Eh... 264 00:09:58,685 --> 00:09:59,903 I can't type. 265 00:09:59,947 --> 00:10:01,731 I can.90 words a minute? 266 00:10:01,775 --> 00:10:03,385 Let's keep looking. 267 00:10:03,428 --> 00:10:06,823 In fact, I bet I find a job faster than you can. 268 00:10:06,867 --> 00:10:08,520 We'll see about that. 269 00:10:10,871 --> 00:10:14,135 How are we not qualified for anything? 270 00:10:14,178 --> 00:10:15,484 Well, there were a couple. 271 00:10:15,527 --> 00:10:17,660 I'm not gonna be night security guard 272 00:10:17,704 --> 00:10:19,531 at the junkyard, George. 273 00:10:19,575 --> 00:10:20,663 You can. 274 00:10:20,707 --> 00:10:23,144 You know I get sleepy. 275 00:10:24,493 --> 00:10:26,060 So I'll pick you up in the morning? 276 00:10:26,103 --> 00:10:28,497 Well, not too early. I have to walk Mitzy. 277 00:10:28,540 --> 00:10:29,759 Your dog? 278 00:10:29,803 --> 00:10:31,500 The wife. She got a new hip, 279 00:10:31,543 --> 00:10:33,720 and the doc says she needs to keep it moving. 280 00:10:33,763 --> 00:10:35,199 Well, I still need your address. 281 00:10:35,243 --> 00:10:37,898 4244 Hibiscus Court. 282 00:10:37,941 --> 00:10:39,290 What's going on here? 283 00:10:39,334 --> 00:10:40,944 Wade's coming with me to Mexico. 284 00:10:40,988 --> 00:10:42,032 Why? 285 00:10:42,076 --> 00:10:43,425 It's a long drive. 286 00:10:43,468 --> 00:10:45,383 And he knows a little Spanish. 287 00:10:45,427 --> 00:10:46,428 Sí. 288 00:10:46,471 --> 00:10:48,517 Okay. 289 00:10:53,087 --> 00:10:54,262 ¿Sí? 290 00:10:54,305 --> 00:10:55,785 You're gonna get yourself killed. 291 00:10:55,829 --> 00:10:57,526 I got no choice. 292 00:10:57,569 --> 00:10:58,832 I got a kid coming. 293 00:10:59,746 --> 00:11:02,705 If you're hell-bent on going to Mexico, I'm going with you. 294 00:11:02,749 --> 00:11:03,663 Shotgun. 295 00:11:03,706 --> 00:11:04,838 You are not coming, Wade. 296 00:11:04,881 --> 00:11:06,317 ¿Comprende? 297 00:11:06,361 --> 00:11:08,276 Sí. 298 00:11:08,319 --> 00:11:09,843 [TV playing indistinctly] 299 00:11:10,887 --> 00:11:12,628 Hey, good news. 300 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:14,717 I was picking up some groceries at Davidson's. 301 00:11:14,761 --> 00:11:16,153 They're hiring. 302 00:11:16,197 --> 00:11:17,633 Yeah, well, good for you. 303 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:19,766 I got an application for you, too. 304 00:11:19,809 --> 00:11:20,897 I'm not working 305 00:11:20,941 --> 00:11:22,986 at a supermarket, Mary.Why not? 306 00:11:23,030 --> 00:11:25,597 'Cause I was head coach of the high school football team. 307 00:11:25,641 --> 00:11:27,338 I'm not bagging people's groceries. 308 00:11:27,382 --> 00:11:29,253 It's an honest job, George. 309 00:11:29,297 --> 00:11:30,646 It's embarrassing. 310 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:33,040 It's embarrassing to provide for your family? 311 00:11:33,083 --> 00:11:35,390 It's embarrassing that I busted my ass all these years, 312 00:11:35,433 --> 00:11:36,957 and this is where I am. 313 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,219 I'm right there with you. 314 00:11:38,262 --> 00:11:39,481 I lost my job, too. 315 00:11:39,524 --> 00:11:41,875 Yeah, it's exactly the same. 316 00:11:41,918 --> 00:11:44,225 You know what you are? 317 00:11:44,268 --> 00:11:47,750 I'm not gonna say it, but you know. 318 00:12:04,375 --> 00:12:06,638 [clears throat] 319 00:12:10,164 --> 00:12:12,644 What the hell? 320 00:12:12,688 --> 00:12:14,298 Help. 321 00:12:14,342 --> 00:12:17,214 Something weird's going on.Not now, George. 322 00:12:17,258 --> 00:12:18,912 I have to finish making the kids' lunches, get them 323 00:12:18,955 --> 00:12:20,174 to school, and then go looking 324 00:12:20,217 --> 00:12:22,437 for a new job.But I'm turning into my father. 325 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,439 I don't have time for whatever crisis you're going through. 326 00:12:24,482 --> 00:12:26,354 And why are you still wearing that uniform? 327 00:12:26,397 --> 00:12:27,964 You don't even work there anymore. 328 00:12:28,008 --> 00:12:29,531 Well, maybe nothing else was clean. 329 00:12:29,574 --> 00:12:32,055 You're a grown man-- you can wash your own clothes. 330 00:12:32,099 --> 00:12:33,404 Would you two quit fighting? 331 00:12:33,448 --> 00:12:35,972 You ain't the only one with problems. 332 00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:37,669 For God's sakes, why are you always here? 333 00:12:37,713 --> 00:12:40,150 Don't be mean to her.You're mean to me. 334 00:12:40,194 --> 00:12:42,457 I'm just dropping off your mail, fatass. 335 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:45,503 And it's nothing but bills. 336 00:12:46,548 --> 00:12:48,985 Just got back from the baby doctor. 337 00:12:49,029 --> 00:12:51,031 Mandy's having triplets. Dang it. 338 00:12:51,074 --> 00:12:52,989 How we gonna handle all this? 339 00:12:53,033 --> 00:12:54,295 I guess Sheldon's gonna have to 340 00:12:54,338 --> 00:12:56,036 drop out of school and get a job. 341 00:12:56,079 --> 00:12:58,168 I hear the coal mine's hiring. 342 00:12:58,212 --> 00:13:00,127 Ain't that too messy for him? 343 00:13:00,170 --> 00:13:02,042 The boy's got to grow up sometime. 344 00:13:02,085 --> 00:13:03,391 Ain't that the truth. 345 00:13:03,434 --> 00:13:04,958 He's got that nasty pimple, 346 00:13:05,001 --> 00:13:06,960 so he's well on his way. 347 00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:10,572 Whoa. 348 00:13:10,615 --> 00:13:11,878 Heavy stuff. 349 00:13:11,921 --> 00:13:14,097 But like a... caterpillar 350 00:13:14,141 --> 00:13:16,665 transforming into a butterfly, 351 00:13:16,708 --> 00:13:18,101 things need to get 352 00:13:18,145 --> 00:13:21,801 a little weird along the way. 353 00:13:21,844 --> 00:13:22,976 [laughs] 354 00:13:23,019 --> 00:13:24,629 How can people not like us? 355 00:13:24,673 --> 00:13:26,109 That was awesome. 356 00:13:26,153 --> 00:13:27,937 And Pus is available 357 00:13:27,981 --> 00:13:30,157 for children's parties. 358 00:13:48,218 --> 00:13:49,741 MISSY: I hate you. 359 00:13:49,785 --> 00:13:51,134 This better be an emergency. 360 00:13:51,178 --> 00:13:53,789 My pimple has me concerned about the future. 361 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,617 Not an emergency. 362 00:13:55,660 --> 00:13:56,879 Good night. 363 00:13:56,923 --> 00:13:59,708 But we're twins and we have a special bond, 364 00:13:59,751 --> 00:14:01,797 so you can't ignore me in my time of need. 365 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:03,625 Watch me. 366 00:14:04,756 --> 00:14:06,236 And I'm scared. 367 00:14:07,324 --> 00:14:08,238 Damn it. 368 00:14:08,282 --> 00:14:10,197 What's the problem? 369 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,373 My childhood is ending. 370 00:14:12,416 --> 00:14:13,809 So? 371 00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:16,290 Look at everyone around us-- they're all miserable. 372 00:14:16,333 --> 00:14:18,727 Mom and Dad are unemployed. 373 00:14:18,770 --> 00:14:20,120 They're constantly fighting. 374 00:14:20,163 --> 00:14:21,861 Georgie's having a child. 375 00:14:21,904 --> 00:14:24,951 First of all, no one's having a kid with you, ever. 376 00:14:24,994 --> 00:14:26,648 Don't be so sure. With this intellect, 377 00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:29,085 my genetic material will be a hot commodity. 378 00:14:29,129 --> 00:14:31,000 [groans]That's how I feel. 379 00:14:31,044 --> 00:14:32,567 How does the future not concern you? 380 00:14:32,610 --> 00:14:35,048 I guess there's stuff I'm looking forward to. 381 00:14:35,091 --> 00:14:36,266 Like what? 382 00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:38,442 Going on dates? 383 00:14:38,486 --> 00:14:39,443 Boring. 384 00:14:39,487 --> 00:14:40,053 Driving. 385 00:14:40,096 --> 00:14:41,010 Scary. 386 00:14:41,054 --> 00:14:42,142 Getting married. 387 00:14:42,185 --> 00:14:43,447 Hopefully to Vanilla Ice. 388 00:14:43,491 --> 00:14:45,014 You want to marry a snow cone? 389 00:14:45,058 --> 00:14:48,235 Sheldon, there has to be stuff you're excited to do. 390 00:14:48,278 --> 00:14:50,672 Of course. Getting my PhD, 391 00:14:50,715 --> 00:14:52,413 winning the Nobel Prize, 392 00:14:52,456 --> 00:14:53,936 getting to meet Professor Proton, 393 00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:55,329 working with Stephen Hawking. 394 00:14:55,372 --> 00:14:57,113 Okay, so, when you start to get upset, 395 00:14:57,157 --> 00:14:58,767 focus on that stuff. 396 00:14:58,810 --> 00:15:00,421 But... 397 00:15:00,464 --> 00:15:03,772 what if I grow up and none of those things ever happen? 398 00:15:04,599 --> 00:15:07,602 All you can do is try and find out. 399 00:15:09,038 --> 00:15:11,736 Those are the fundamentals of the scientific method. 400 00:15:11,780 --> 00:15:13,608 No doy. 401 00:15:15,262 --> 00:15:16,785 [TV playing indistinctly] 402 00:15:16,828 --> 00:15:19,570 The actual retail price of the cedar chest 403 00:15:19,614 --> 00:15:20,963 is $600... 404 00:15:21,007 --> 00:15:23,226 I got today's classifieds.Great. 405 00:15:23,270 --> 00:15:25,359 Want to look through them?Not really. 406 00:15:26,664 --> 00:15:28,492 Is this what you're gonna do all day? 407 00:15:28,536 --> 00:15:30,755 I got a shift at Ballard's later. 408 00:15:30,799 --> 00:15:31,974 Can you get off my back? 409 00:15:32,018 --> 00:15:33,715 Fine. 410 00:15:33,758 --> 00:15:35,282 I'm gonna go find a job. 411 00:15:35,325 --> 00:15:36,979 You just sit there 412 00:15:37,023 --> 00:15:39,460 and feel sorry for yourself.Done. 413 00:15:39,503 --> 00:15:40,983 You are going to play Plinko... 414 00:15:41,027 --> 00:15:42,463 Ooh, Plinko. 415 00:15:42,506 --> 00:15:44,334 Once we hit 281, 416 00:15:44,378 --> 00:15:46,684 it's a straight shot to the border. 417 00:15:48,295 --> 00:15:50,384 It's all crazy. 418 00:15:50,427 --> 00:15:52,255 What is? 419 00:15:52,299 --> 00:15:54,649 A year ago I had nothing to worry about. 420 00:15:54,692 --> 00:15:57,391 I had no idea how good I had it. 421 00:15:57,434 --> 00:15:59,741 [laughs] Well, what if a year from now 422 00:15:59,784 --> 00:16:01,525 it's a disaster, 423 00:16:01,569 --> 00:16:03,136 and this looks good? 424 00:16:03,179 --> 00:16:05,051 That's not helping. 425 00:16:05,094 --> 00:16:07,140 Oh, relax, someday you'll be my age, 426 00:16:07,183 --> 00:16:09,229 your kids'll be grown up, all be good again. 427 00:16:09,272 --> 00:16:11,274 But that's, like, 50 years from now. 428 00:16:11,318 --> 00:16:13,233 Yeah, I waited a long time for it. 429 00:16:13,276 --> 00:16:15,626 So quit your bitching. 430 00:16:15,670 --> 00:16:16,976 Ooh, I love this song. 431 00:16:17,019 --> 00:16:21,502 ♪ Bound by wild desires 432 00:16:23,373 --> 00:16:25,506 ♪ I fell into a ring of fire 433 00:16:25,549 --> 00:16:28,074 My life's falling apart and you're singing? 434 00:16:28,117 --> 00:16:31,512 ♪ I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪ 435 00:16:31,555 --> 00:16:33,993 ♪ I went down, down, down ♪ 436 00:16:34,036 --> 00:16:36,038 ♪ And the flames went higher ♪ 437 00:16:36,082 --> 00:16:39,172 ♪ And it burns, burns, burns ♪ 438 00:16:39,215 --> 00:16:41,870 ♪ That ring of fire Where? 439 00:16:41,913 --> 00:16:44,873 ♪ The ring of fire 440 00:16:44,916 --> 00:16:47,093 [vocalizing] 441 00:16:55,231 --> 00:16:57,929 Oh, hey, Mary.Hey. 442 00:16:57,973 --> 00:17:00,019 If you're looking for your mother, her league's not today. 443 00:17:00,062 --> 00:17:02,064 Actually, I'm here for you. 444 00:17:02,108 --> 00:17:03,587 Why's that? 445 00:17:03,631 --> 00:17:06,808 I saw in the classifieds that you're looking for help. 446 00:17:06,851 --> 00:17:08,940 I would like to apply. 447 00:17:08,984 --> 00:17:09,811 [scoffs] 448 00:17:09,854 --> 00:17:11,682 You don't want to work here. 449 00:17:11,726 --> 00:17:13,554 I mean, there's a bar. 450 00:17:13,597 --> 00:17:15,208 God hates that. 451 00:17:15,251 --> 00:17:17,166 Jesus turned water into wine. 452 00:17:17,210 --> 00:17:18,907 I think he'd be cool with it. 453 00:17:18,950 --> 00:17:22,345 Well, you know, it's... it's actually a pretty boring job. 454 00:17:22,389 --> 00:17:24,608 It's mostly payroll and bookkeeping. 455 00:17:24,652 --> 00:17:26,958 That is exactly what I did at the church. 456 00:17:27,002 --> 00:17:29,048 Mm-hmm.In fact, you might say 457 00:17:29,091 --> 00:17:31,093 it's right up my alley. 458 00:17:31,137 --> 00:17:33,052 I don't know, Mary. 459 00:17:33,095 --> 00:17:34,705 We're neighbors. 460 00:17:34,749 --> 00:17:36,620 Is this a good idea? 461 00:17:38,448 --> 00:17:40,320 Honestly... 462 00:17:40,363 --> 00:17:42,278 everything is falling apart. 463 00:17:42,322 --> 00:17:49,198 I just need one good thing to happen. 464 00:17:49,242 --> 00:17:51,548 Maybe we should go to the emergency room. 465 00:17:51,592 --> 00:17:53,289 It's just a pimple.Pop it. 466 00:17:53,333 --> 00:17:54,421 No. 467 00:17:54,464 --> 00:17:55,335 I'll do it. 468 00:17:55,378 --> 00:17:56,771 I like when it hits the mirror. 469 00:17:56,814 --> 00:17:58,338 Now hold still. 470 00:17:59,774 --> 00:18:02,951 It seems we've reached the end of our time with Sheldon. 471 00:18:02,994 --> 00:18:05,432 But it's never truly goodbye. 472 00:18:05,475 --> 00:18:07,651 We'll be back in moments of stress. 473 00:18:07,695 --> 00:18:08,870 Like a big test. 474 00:18:08,913 --> 00:18:10,263 Or my personal favorite, 475 00:18:10,306 --> 00:18:12,178 school picture day... 476 00:18:18,009 --> 00:18:20,099 How was your day? 477 00:18:20,142 --> 00:18:21,404 Awful. 478 00:18:21,448 --> 00:18:22,971 Oh. Well... 479 00:18:23,014 --> 00:18:24,842 I have good news. 480 00:18:24,886 --> 00:18:26,148 I could use it. 481 00:18:26,192 --> 00:18:28,629 I got a job at the bowling alley. 482 00:18:28,672 --> 00:18:30,152 [gulps] 483 00:18:30,196 --> 00:18:31,980 Working with Brenda? 484 00:18:32,023 --> 00:18:33,590 Every day.[phone ringing] 485 00:18:34,939 --> 00:18:37,333 That is... really... 486 00:18:37,377 --> 00:18:40,031 really good news.Mm-hmm. 487 00:18:42,643 --> 00:18:44,166 Hello. 488 00:18:44,210 --> 00:18:45,646 Hey, George, it's Connie. 489 00:18:45,689 --> 00:18:47,082 What's up? 490 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:50,172 Georgie and I ran into a little problem at the border. 491 00:18:50,216 --> 00:18:51,695 What border? 492 00:18:51,739 --> 00:18:53,523 The Mexican one. 493 00:18:54,916 --> 00:18:56,135 We got arrested. 494 00:18:56,178 --> 00:18:58,615 What?Who is it? 495 00:19:03,490 --> 00:19:04,839 ADULT SHELDON: My sister encouraged me 496 00:19:04,882 --> 00:19:06,232 to embrace adolescence 497 00:19:06,275 --> 00:19:09,235 as a journey of scientific discovery. 498 00:19:09,278 --> 00:19:13,021 I stood before a whole new teenage world of music, 499 00:19:13,064 --> 00:19:16,111 slang words and even clothing styles. 500 00:19:17,939 --> 00:19:20,071 Pretty groovy, huh? 501 00:19:24,772 --> 00:19:26,600 Wow, I might look too cool.