1 00:00:01,460 --> 00:00:03,378 I have a special treat for y'all today. 2 00:00:03,420 --> 00:00:05,631 My dear friend and former college roommate is here 3 00:00:05,673 --> 00:00:07,215 from the Johnson Space Center 4 00:00:07,257 --> 00:00:09,259 in Houston to talk to us about our space program. 5 00:00:09,301 --> 00:00:11,804 And yeah, I know what you're thinking. 6 00:00:11,846 --> 00:00:13,806 These guys were roomies. 7 00:00:13,848 --> 00:00:15,223 How does one go on 8 00:00:15,265 --> 00:00:17,893 to be a.... a fancy scientist at NASA, 9 00:00:17,935 --> 00:00:20,103 and the other's teaching freshman science 10 00:00:20,145 --> 00:00:21,897 at a public high school? 11 00:00:21,939 --> 00:00:23,899 Yeah, Sheldon. 12 00:00:23,941 --> 00:00:25,693 I was thinking that. 13 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:27,820 Thank you. 14 00:00:27,862 --> 00:00:30,739 All right, uh, let's give a warm welcome 15 00:00:30,781 --> 00:00:34,242 to my good buddy, Dr. Ronald Hodges. 16 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:36,578 Hey, kids. Hey. 17 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:38,998 Glad to be here. And, uh, Hubert, the answer 18 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:42,334 to your question is, one of those roomies was busy studying 19 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:44,837 while the other was out chasing high school girls. 20 00:00:44,879 --> 00:00:47,046 (forced laugh) (laughs) 21 00:00:47,088 --> 00:00:48,423 Yeah. 22 00:00:48,465 --> 00:00:50,551 To be clear, they were all over 18. 23 00:00:50,592 --> 00:00:52,219 (laughing): Yeah. Well... 24 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:55,389 Now, what I thought would be fun to talk about today 25 00:00:55,430 --> 00:00:59,226 is what NASA's planning on doing beyond the space shuttle. 26 00:00:59,267 --> 00:01:02,062 Things like the first manned mission to Mars. 27 00:01:02,938 --> 00:01:04,105 Uh, yeah. 28 00:01:04,147 --> 00:01:05,941 Did you see the movie Aliens? 29 00:01:05,983 --> 00:01:07,401 I did. 30 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:09,194 Did you think it was cool? 31 00:01:10,529 --> 00:01:11,446 Uh... 32 00:01:11,488 --> 00:01:13,824 Sure, I enjoyed it. 33 00:01:13,866 --> 00:01:15,116 Me, too. 34 00:01:15,158 --> 00:01:17,244 Football player, right? 35 00:01:17,285 --> 00:01:18,412 Yes, sir. 36 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:20,080 (laughing): Yeah. 37 00:01:20,121 --> 00:01:21,832 Now, of course, before 38 00:01:21,874 --> 00:01:24,501 we can set out to explore the solar system, 39 00:01:24,543 --> 00:01:27,254 we've got a few minor problems to overcome. 40 00:01:27,295 --> 00:01:29,048 Not the least of which is, every time 41 00:01:29,088 --> 00:01:30,883 we launch, it costs the U.S. taxpayers 42 00:01:30,925 --> 00:01:33,886 hundreds of millions of dollars. 43 00:01:34,553 --> 00:01:35,596 Oh, no, no, no. 44 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:37,472 Yes. If you want to save money, 45 00:01:37,514 --> 00:01:39,433 why don't you land the booster rockets 46 00:01:39,474 --> 00:01:41,894 instead of letting them drop in the ocean? 47 00:01:41,936 --> 00:01:43,771 (laughs) 48 00:01:43,812 --> 00:01:47,066 That's a cute idea, but, uh, it's not technically possible. 49 00:01:47,106 --> 00:01:48,859 Why not? 50 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:52,362 Well, it's hard to explain. 51 00:01:52,404 --> 00:01:54,281 The math is pretty complicated. 52 00:01:54,322 --> 00:01:55,908 Perhaps I could help you with it. 53 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:57,826 (laughing): Well, 54 00:01:57,868 --> 00:01:59,828 I bet you could. 55 00:01:59,870 --> 00:02:01,496 (laughs) I'll bet you could. 56 00:02:01,538 --> 00:02:05,166 I'll tell you what. Here is a NASA patch. 57 00:02:05,208 --> 00:02:08,587 Why don't you have your mom sew that on your book bag? Now, 58 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:11,465 who here wants to know how astronauts go to the bathroom? 59 00:02:11,506 --> 00:02:12,967 BOY: Me. I do. Oh, right. See, 60 00:02:13,008 --> 00:02:15,052 now, during liftoff, all the astronauts 61 00:02:15,094 --> 00:02:16,595 wear diapers. 62 00:02:16,637 --> 00:02:18,513 ADULT SHELDON: People often wonder why I chose 63 00:02:18,555 --> 00:02:20,641 to pursue a career in theoretical physics. 64 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:23,769 I usually respond by saying 65 00:02:23,811 --> 00:02:27,106 I wanted to unravel the inner workings of the universe. 66 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,607 Yeah, perhaps when 67 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:31,318 Captain Kirk said, "To boldly go," 68 00:02:31,359 --> 00:02:33,528 he meant in one of those, huh? 69 00:02:33,570 --> 00:02:35,072 ADULT SHELDON: But the real answer was 70 00:02:35,114 --> 00:02:37,574 I wanted to prove this nincompoop wrong. 71 00:02:37,616 --> 00:02:39,367 Yeah, that's right. Beam me up, Potty! 72 00:02:39,409 --> 00:02:41,078 (cackling) 73 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,081 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 74 00:02:44,123 --> 00:02:46,875 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ 75 00:02:46,917 --> 00:02:49,503 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ 76 00:02:49,544 --> 00:02:51,797 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ 77 00:02:51,839 --> 00:02:56,175 ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ 78 00:02:59,178 --> 00:03:01,056 MEEMAW: So I saw a lawyer today. 79 00:03:01,098 --> 00:03:02,641 Why? 80 00:03:02,683 --> 00:03:04,768 I'm putting together my last will and testament. 81 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:05,978 We're gonna miss ya. 82 00:03:06,020 --> 00:03:07,479 George. 83 00:03:07,521 --> 00:03:09,606 Don't worry. I ain't leaving him squat. 84 00:03:09,648 --> 00:03:10,899 Are you dyin'? 85 00:03:10,941 --> 00:03:12,317 We're all dyin', honey. 86 00:03:12,359 --> 00:03:13,902 From the second we're born, 87 00:03:13,944 --> 00:03:15,696 it's just a slip and slide into the darkness. 88 00:03:15,737 --> 00:03:17,865 Unless you get bit by a vampire. 89 00:03:17,906 --> 00:03:20,826 Well, now that goes without saying. 90 00:03:23,078 --> 00:03:24,579 I don't want to die. I've only kissed 91 00:03:24,621 --> 00:03:25,747 one boy so far. 92 00:03:25,789 --> 00:03:26,832 What? 93 00:03:26,874 --> 00:03:29,292 Relax. It was a long time ago. 94 00:03:30,335 --> 00:03:31,753 Are you relaxed? 95 00:03:31,795 --> 00:03:33,296 Shelly, you haven't 96 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:34,840 touched your dinner. 97 00:03:34,882 --> 00:03:36,050 You feel okay? 98 00:03:36,091 --> 00:03:38,677 Oh, yes. I was just thinking. 99 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:40,387 About what, baby? 100 00:03:40,428 --> 00:03:43,974 The optimal height-to-width ratio for a reusable rocket. 101 00:03:44,016 --> 00:03:45,600 MEEMAW: I was just 102 00:03:45,642 --> 00:03:47,519 thinking the exact same thing. 103 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:49,146 Really? 104 00:03:49,188 --> 00:03:50,981 Oh, Moonpie, I love you so much. 105 00:03:51,023 --> 00:03:52,315 (laughs) 106 00:03:57,696 --> 00:03:59,740 (sighs) 107 00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:04,745 (sucks air in through teeth) 108 00:04:13,795 --> 00:04:15,756 It's late. What are you doing up? 109 00:04:15,797 --> 00:04:17,925 I'm working on the hyperbolic calculations 110 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:19,467 for a rocket return. 111 00:04:19,509 --> 00:04:20,969 Need any help? 112 00:04:21,011 --> 00:04:23,138 What? 113 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:26,474 I'm kiddin'. Now, turn out the light and go to bed. 114 00:04:26,516 --> 00:04:27,935 But... Now. 115 00:04:27,976 --> 00:04:29,937 (sighs) 116 00:04:33,232 --> 00:04:35,275 Dad, can we afford a computer? 117 00:04:35,316 --> 00:04:37,986 You do my taxes. What do you think? 118 00:04:38,028 --> 00:04:39,988 Never mind. 119 00:04:40,030 --> 00:04:42,282 Good night. 120 00:05:12,437 --> 00:05:14,481 Meemaw? 121 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:19,278 Mr. Moonpie, how might I help you? 122 00:05:19,318 --> 00:05:22,156 How much money are you planning to leave me when you die? 123 00:05:22,197 --> 00:05:24,324 Nice talkin' to you. 124 00:05:24,365 --> 00:05:27,119 (knocking) Meemaw? 125 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,164 Want to try that again? 126 00:05:30,205 --> 00:05:31,665 I need to buy a computer 127 00:05:31,706 --> 00:05:33,917 so I can solve the Navier-Stokes equation. 128 00:05:33,959 --> 00:05:36,628 Uh-huh. How much is a computer? 129 00:05:36,670 --> 00:05:39,006 Apple has a nice one for $2,000, 130 00:05:39,047 --> 00:05:41,508 but the kind I need costs three million. 131 00:05:41,549 --> 00:05:44,678 Let me see what I got in the vault. 132 00:05:45,929 --> 00:05:48,932 (murmurs quietly) 133 00:05:48,974 --> 00:05:52,186 Nine bucks and, uh... 134 00:05:53,979 --> 00:05:57,607 Oh, look at that-- a peso. 135 00:05:58,566 --> 00:06:01,028 It's warm. 136 00:06:07,450 --> 00:06:09,286 Hello, First National Bank. 137 00:06:09,328 --> 00:06:11,496 I'd like to speak with a loan officer. 138 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:14,582 It's regarding a second mortgage on my home. 139 00:06:14,624 --> 00:06:17,460 My name is Sheldon Lee Cooper. 140 00:06:17,502 --> 00:06:19,046 Sure, I'll hold. 141 00:06:19,087 --> 00:06:22,299 Oh, I hate hold music. 142 00:06:22,341 --> 00:06:23,842 Hello. 143 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:26,011 Yes, you can help me, Dorothy Fitzpatrick. 144 00:06:26,053 --> 00:06:29,723 I'm interested in taking out a second mortgage. 145 00:06:29,764 --> 00:06:32,475 I'm nine years old. Why do you ask? 146 00:06:32,517 --> 00:06:36,063 That's called age discrimination, Dorothy, 147 00:06:36,104 --> 00:06:38,732 but I'm willing to let it slide. 148 00:06:38,773 --> 00:06:42,485 I'm glad you find me cute, but I'm deadly serious. 149 00:06:42,527 --> 00:06:45,072 I need funds to buy a computer. 150 00:06:45,113 --> 00:06:47,032 No, the house isn't in my name. 151 00:06:47,074 --> 00:06:49,117 I'm nine. We've established this. 152 00:06:49,159 --> 00:06:51,786 I do prepare the taxes for my parents, 153 00:06:51,828 --> 00:06:53,288 and if we tighten our belts, 154 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:55,582 we'll have sufficient equity for the loan. 155 00:06:55,623 --> 00:06:57,125 Sheldon, who are you talking to? 156 00:06:57,167 --> 00:06:59,378 Dorothy Fitzpatrick. 157 00:06:59,418 --> 00:07:00,712 Who's Dorothy Fitzpatrick? 158 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:02,630 Is she a new buddy from school? 159 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:05,800 She's the loan officer at The First National Bank of Medford. 160 00:07:05,842 --> 00:07:07,052 Why are you talking to her? 161 00:07:07,094 --> 00:07:08,678 Mom, can this wait? 162 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,847 I'm trying to negotiate favorable terms. 163 00:07:10,889 --> 00:07:13,308 Hello. Dorothy? 164 00:07:16,103 --> 00:07:18,813 (whirring, beeps) 165 00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:20,941 Hey, how come you weren't in math class? 166 00:07:20,982 --> 00:07:23,235 That guy from NASA treated me like a child, 167 00:07:23,277 --> 00:07:25,528 and I need to prove him wrong. 168 00:07:25,570 --> 00:07:26,988 You are a child. 169 00:07:27,030 --> 00:07:28,573 Tread lightly, my friend. 170 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,868 Was Ms. Ingram upset I wasn't in class? 171 00:07:31,910 --> 00:07:33,536 (beeps) TAM: Actually, she was happy. 172 00:07:33,578 --> 00:07:35,372 She even did a little dance. 173 00:07:35,414 --> 00:07:37,498 Do you know anybody with a modem? 174 00:07:37,540 --> 00:07:39,960 I think Radio Shack has one. Why? 175 00:07:40,001 --> 00:07:42,129 I need to access thrust-to-weight ratios 176 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:45,006 from the FTP server at the Johnson Space Center. 177 00:07:45,048 --> 00:07:46,300 Then what? 178 00:07:46,341 --> 00:07:48,302 Then I show that guy from NASA my work 179 00:07:48,343 --> 00:07:50,511 and laugh as he begs for mercy. 180 00:07:50,553 --> 00:07:53,556 You know, sometimes you sound like a super villain. 181 00:07:53,598 --> 00:07:54,641 Silence! 182 00:07:54,682 --> 00:07:56,393 That'll be more effective after 183 00:07:56,435 --> 00:07:57,894 your voice changes. 184 00:07:57,936 --> 00:08:00,272 (sighs) 185 00:08:00,314 --> 00:08:02,149 (in deep voice): Silence. 186 00:08:02,190 --> 00:08:03,400 (beeps) 187 00:08:03,442 --> 00:08:05,610 Mom, can you take me to Radio Shack? 188 00:08:05,652 --> 00:08:07,279 Not today, baby. 189 00:08:07,321 --> 00:08:09,990 I have to go food shopping and get dinner started. 190 00:08:10,031 --> 00:08:11,992 But it's important. 191 00:08:12,033 --> 00:08:13,994 Sorry. Maybe over the weekend. 192 00:08:14,035 --> 00:08:15,870 But it won't take that long. 193 00:08:15,912 --> 00:08:17,580 Sheldon, I said no. 194 00:08:17,622 --> 00:08:20,334 But, Mom... Not another word. 195 00:08:21,335 --> 00:08:23,170 What? 196 00:08:23,211 --> 00:08:25,339 Can't I just be happy? 197 00:08:28,342 --> 00:08:30,010 Mom, please! 198 00:08:30,051 --> 00:08:31,552 Sheldon Lee, I said no. 199 00:08:31,594 --> 00:08:33,680 I'm still happy. 200 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:38,143 Please, Mom! You're being unfair! 201 00:08:38,185 --> 00:08:41,021 No. But I really need those thrust-to-weight ratios. 202 00:08:41,062 --> 00:08:42,272 Do you see I'm cookin'? 203 00:08:42,314 --> 00:08:44,274 Well, take me after dinner. 204 00:08:44,316 --> 00:08:46,401 Enough! I'm not takin' you anywhere tonight. 205 00:08:46,443 --> 00:08:47,694 (grunts) 206 00:08:47,735 --> 00:08:49,279 ADULT SHELDON: I'm not proud of it, 207 00:08:49,321 --> 00:08:51,406 but as a child, I was prone... 208 00:08:51,448 --> 00:08:53,241 to the occasional meltdown. 209 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:54,826 SHELDON: Cheese and crackers! 210 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:57,204 ADULT SHELDON: I'm sorry you had to hear that. 211 00:09:00,581 --> 00:09:03,584 All right, I finally got him calmed down. 212 00:09:03,626 --> 00:09:05,212 How'd you manage that? 213 00:09:05,253 --> 00:09:07,755 Easy. Gave him a hug and a little cough syrup. 214 00:09:07,797 --> 00:09:09,341 Mom! 215 00:09:09,383 --> 00:09:11,759 It's not like he's operating heavy machinery. 216 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:14,221 We can't keep putting up with this behavior. 217 00:09:14,262 --> 00:09:16,056 We need to ground him. 218 00:09:16,097 --> 00:09:19,059 How? If you say "No playing outside," he says, "Thank you." 219 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:20,643 Well, we need to do something. 220 00:09:20,685 --> 00:09:22,812 It's just a tantrum. It's what kids do. 221 00:09:22,854 --> 00:09:24,814 You used to punish me all the time. 222 00:09:24,856 --> 00:09:28,068 That was different. You were a pain in the ass. 223 00:09:28,109 --> 00:09:29,986 I say no Radio Shack for at least a month. 224 00:09:30,028 --> 00:09:31,279 Sounds fair. 225 00:09:31,321 --> 00:09:32,447 I'll go tell him. 226 00:09:32,489 --> 00:09:34,282 I'd wait and tell him tomorrow. 227 00:09:34,324 --> 00:09:36,201 He's a little loopy right now. 228 00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:38,786 (laughs) 229 00:09:40,372 --> 00:09:42,332 Good night. 230 00:09:42,374 --> 00:09:44,584 She drugged our son. 231 00:09:44,625 --> 00:09:48,713 ADULT SHELDON: Thus began the longest month of my life. 232 00:09:50,631 --> 00:09:54,219 Without the ability to access the thrust-to-weight ratios, 233 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:57,222 my well-intended effort to humiliate a NASA scientist 234 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,099 ground to a halt. 235 00:09:59,140 --> 00:10:00,225 Mom. 236 00:10:00,267 --> 00:10:02,185 Uh... what's going on? 237 00:10:02,227 --> 00:10:04,396 Something's wrong with Sheldon. 238 00:10:04,438 --> 00:10:06,856 (groaning) 239 00:10:06,898 --> 00:10:09,234 What's the matter, baby? Have a tummy ache? 240 00:10:09,276 --> 00:10:10,402 I think it's an ulcer. 241 00:10:10,444 --> 00:10:11,861 GEORGE SR.: Don't be silly. 242 00:10:11,903 --> 00:10:13,363 You must have eaten something. No. 243 00:10:13,405 --> 00:10:16,450 My symptoms are consistent with an ulcer. 244 00:10:16,491 --> 00:10:18,201 Shelly, remember when you thought 245 00:10:18,243 --> 00:10:21,246 you had leprosy, and it was just a patch of dry skin? 246 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:24,165 And when you thought you had gout? Or an enlarged prostate? 247 00:10:24,207 --> 00:10:25,375 Or mad cow? 248 00:10:25,417 --> 00:10:27,043 That was my favorite. 249 00:10:27,085 --> 00:10:28,836 Well, this is different. 250 00:10:28,878 --> 00:10:31,756 Maybe we should take him to the doctor. 251 00:10:33,592 --> 00:10:35,760 Listen to your wife-- ulcers are serious. 252 00:10:35,802 --> 00:10:37,387 Ow. 253 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:40,432 Well, I've never seen this in someone so young, 254 00:10:40,474 --> 00:10:43,393 but, uh, your son has an ulcer. 255 00:10:43,435 --> 00:10:44,561 Thank you. 256 00:10:44,603 --> 00:10:46,062 How could this happen? 257 00:10:46,104 --> 00:10:48,398 Uh, there are a number of factors. 258 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:49,899 Has he been under 259 00:10:49,941 --> 00:10:51,776 some unusual stress lately? 260 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:54,488 Yes. She won't take me to Radio Shack. 261 00:10:54,529 --> 00:10:55,780 Go wait outside. 262 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,407 I've heard some interesting research 263 00:10:57,449 --> 00:10:58,783 about treating ulcers 264 00:10:58,825 --> 00:10:59,826 with antimicrobials. 265 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:01,035 Go. 266 00:11:02,537 --> 00:11:04,372 And you're surprised I have an ulcer. 267 00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:07,125 I'm surprised I don't have one. 268 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,460 (clears throat) 269 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:10,253 Um, Radio Shack? 270 00:11:10,295 --> 00:11:13,632 He's trying to figure out how to help NASA land rockets. 271 00:11:13,672 --> 00:11:15,592 Oh. Well, that's a nice thing. 272 00:11:15,634 --> 00:11:17,594 He's just doing it out of spite. 273 00:11:18,386 --> 00:11:19,971 Okay. 274 00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:22,599 Well, keep him off spicy foods for the time being, 275 00:11:22,641 --> 00:11:24,809 and I'll write you a prescription for Zantac. 276 00:11:24,851 --> 00:11:26,269 Does he smoke? 277 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:28,938 'Course not. He's nine. 278 00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:30,649 (chuckles): I started at his age. 279 00:11:30,689 --> 00:11:32,609 Uh, but only when I drank. 280 00:11:32,651 --> 00:11:34,735 (modem dialing up) 281 00:11:34,777 --> 00:11:36,279 (modem whining) What the...? 282 00:11:40,617 --> 00:11:42,202 Sheldon! What are you doing? 283 00:11:42,243 --> 00:11:45,163 I just need a minute. These things are so slow. 284 00:11:46,998 --> 00:11:48,583 Is this your family? 285 00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:50,960 They're lovely. 286 00:11:53,796 --> 00:11:55,256 ♪ ♪ 287 00:11:56,799 --> 00:11:58,259 Mom. What? 288 00:11:58,301 --> 00:11:59,969 There's something wrong with Sheldon again. 289 00:12:00,011 --> 00:12:01,555 SHELDON: I figured it out! 290 00:12:01,596 --> 00:12:03,306 I figured it out! 291 00:12:03,348 --> 00:12:04,932 One night. 292 00:12:04,974 --> 00:12:06,851 I want to sleep one night. 293 00:12:08,269 --> 00:12:10,438 Oh. Hi, Mom. 294 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:11,730 PETER GABRIEL: Hi there. 295 00:12:11,772 --> 00:12:13,233 ("Big Time" playing) 296 00:12:13,274 --> 00:12:16,069 ♪ I'm on my way, I'm making it... ♪ 297 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:19,197 ADULT SHELDON: With my research complete and my ulcer on the mend, 298 00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:22,325 all that was left to do was send my work to NASA 299 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:26,580 and wait to become America's scientific sweetheart. 300 00:12:26,621 --> 00:12:28,498 ♪ And I will walk through the front door ♪ 301 00:12:28,540 --> 00:12:29,748 ♪ Big time... ♪ 302 00:12:29,790 --> 00:12:31,501 ADULT SHELDON: So I waited... 303 00:12:31,543 --> 00:12:33,294 ♪ Make it show, yeah ♪ 304 00:12:33,336 --> 00:12:35,463 ♪ Big time ♪ 305 00:12:35,505 --> 00:12:37,215 ...and waited... 306 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:38,216 ♪ Big time ♪ 307 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:39,175 ♪ Oh, oh, oh... ♪ 308 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:41,636 ...and waited... 309 00:12:41,678 --> 00:12:44,222 ♪ ♪ 310 00:12:45,181 --> 00:12:46,474 (dial tone droning) 311 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,060 (dial tone continues droning) 312 00:12:51,563 --> 00:12:53,607 ...and waited. 313 00:12:53,648 --> 00:12:54,773 ♪ ♪ 314 00:12:54,815 --> 00:12:56,067 ♪ Big. ♪ 315 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:58,319 Something's wrong with Sheldon again. 316 00:12:58,361 --> 00:13:00,196 GEORGE SR.: Now what? 317 00:13:00,238 --> 00:13:03,074 MARY: Those people at NASA never responded to his science stuff. 318 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:05,744 GEORGE SR.: Damn it. I've had enough of this. 319 00:13:05,784 --> 00:13:07,662 Sheldon, get up. 320 00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:09,706 What's the point? 321 00:13:09,748 --> 00:13:12,333 We're going to Houston. 322 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:14,377 Really? 323 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:15,920 Yeah. 324 00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:17,964 You and me are gonna give those space monkeys 325 00:13:18,005 --> 00:13:19,591 a little talkin' to. 326 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:23,177 ADULT SHELDON: I often found my father to be 327 00:13:23,219 --> 00:13:24,929 a strange and puzzling man, 328 00:13:24,971 --> 00:13:28,224 but at that moment, I never loved him more. 329 00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:34,188 ♪ ♪ 330 00:13:34,230 --> 00:13:36,775 I don't see why I couldn't stay home. 331 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:39,778 'Cause we're having a fun family outin'. 332 00:13:39,818 --> 00:13:41,404 Can I at least drive? 333 00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:43,698 She said fun, not tragic. 334 00:13:44,783 --> 00:13:45,824 Let's go to the ostrich farm. 335 00:13:45,866 --> 00:13:47,368 GEORGE JR.: Cool. 336 00:13:47,410 --> 00:13:49,078 We can ride 'em, and then we can eat 'em. 337 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:50,705 GEORGE SR.: We're not stopping anywhere. 338 00:13:50,747 --> 00:13:52,499 We're going to Houston to straighten this thing out 339 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:54,167 for your brother, then we're going home. 340 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:56,002 Shelly, you doing okay? 341 00:13:56,043 --> 00:13:58,713 Yes. I just hope I don't get carsick. 342 00:13:58,755 --> 00:14:00,715 You want Daddy to pull over? 343 00:14:00,757 --> 00:14:02,841 I'll be okay. 344 00:14:02,883 --> 00:14:04,636 (vomiting) MISSY: Oh, God, 345 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:06,763 it's on my shoes, it's on my shoes! 346 00:14:06,805 --> 00:14:10,141 MEEMAW: For Pete's sake, somebody open a window. 347 00:14:10,183 --> 00:14:12,268 ♪ ♪ 348 00:14:17,691 --> 00:14:19,359 Yeah, I don't mean to be rude, 349 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:20,860 but we've been waitin' for an hour 350 00:14:20,901 --> 00:14:22,737 to see your boss. I'm sorry, sir, 351 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:25,072 but you didn't have an appointment. We didn't have 352 00:14:25,114 --> 00:14:27,659 an appointment 'cause every time I called, you put me on hold. 353 00:14:27,701 --> 00:14:31,621 I'm sure Dr. Hodges'll see you as soon as he can. 354 00:14:33,914 --> 00:14:36,751 So, what do you want to do? I don't know. 355 00:14:36,793 --> 00:14:39,295 I guess we just got to be patient and wait... 356 00:14:39,337 --> 00:14:40,797 Aw, screw it! 357 00:14:40,839 --> 00:14:42,298 Excuse me, sir, you can't just... 358 00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:43,966 All right, here's the deal. 359 00:14:44,008 --> 00:14:46,052 My kid's got a damn ulcer 'cause of you, 360 00:14:46,093 --> 00:14:47,387 so either you take him seriously, 361 00:14:47,428 --> 00:14:49,347 or you're gonna be taking me seriously. 362 00:14:49,389 --> 00:14:51,015 (intercom buzzes) 363 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:52,266 Yes, sir? 364 00:14:52,308 --> 00:14:53,768 HODGES: Janice, why don't you 365 00:14:53,810 --> 00:14:56,312 send the little boy in? (nervous chuckle) 366 00:14:56,354 --> 00:14:58,022 Right away. 367 00:14:59,733 --> 00:15:01,984 He'll see you now. 368 00:15:02,026 --> 00:15:04,404 You're up, Moonpie. 369 00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:13,454 And here... 370 00:15:13,496 --> 00:15:16,082 near apogee, we gimbal the engine 371 00:15:16,123 --> 00:15:17,584 to exert a torque 372 00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:19,669 that executes a pitchover maneuver 373 00:15:19,711 --> 00:15:22,213 to flip the rocket by 180 degrees. 374 00:15:24,131 --> 00:15:26,300 (laughs): Well, that's very impressive. 375 00:15:26,342 --> 00:15:28,344 Thank you very much for taking the time... 376 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:29,679 I'm not done. 377 00:15:29,721 --> 00:15:31,556 Oh. 378 00:15:31,598 --> 00:15:32,766 Uh... sorry. 379 00:15:32,807 --> 00:15:34,475 Needless to say, 380 00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:37,645 we use a P.I.D. controller to minimize the dispersions 381 00:15:37,687 --> 00:15:40,106 to the landing site. 382 00:15:40,147 --> 00:15:42,400 Anything else? 383 00:15:42,442 --> 00:15:44,527 Yes. I'd like a glass of water. 384 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:46,945 It's time to take my Zantac. 385 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:49,866 (mumbles softly): Oh... 386 00:15:51,785 --> 00:15:53,912 He's been in there quite a while. 387 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:55,455 Well, if the topic 388 00:15:55,496 --> 00:15:58,374 is science, he can be a really Chatty Patty. 389 00:15:58,416 --> 00:15:59,626 I'm bored. 390 00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:01,419 Me, too. Hey. 391 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:03,963 Someday somebody's gonna write a book about Sheldon. 392 00:16:04,004 --> 00:16:06,299 Don't you want there to be a chapter 393 00:16:06,340 --> 00:16:09,803 about how loving and supportive you two were? 394 00:16:09,844 --> 00:16:12,096 Doesn't matter. I ain't reading it. 395 00:16:14,808 --> 00:16:16,768 This is groundbreaking work. 396 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:18,728 Thank you. And...? 397 00:16:18,770 --> 00:16:20,229 And...? 398 00:16:20,271 --> 00:16:22,189 I thought you might want to apologize. 399 00:16:22,231 --> 00:16:23,107 Well... 400 00:16:23,149 --> 00:16:24,692 why? 401 00:16:24,734 --> 00:16:27,445 You tried to shut me up with a patch. 402 00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:30,448 (chuckles nervously): Well... I-I give those to everyone. 403 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:32,032 A-And you have to understand, Sheldon, 404 00:16:32,074 --> 00:16:35,286 that while your math is-is theoretically correct, 405 00:16:35,328 --> 00:16:39,081 we don't have the technical capability to execute it. 406 00:16:39,123 --> 00:16:41,083 So I'm ahead of my time? 407 00:16:41,125 --> 00:16:44,211 Well... it would appear so. (chuckles) 408 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:46,547 All right, call me when you catch up. 409 00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:48,675 W... uh... 410 00:16:48,716 --> 00:16:50,343 We can go now. 411 00:16:50,384 --> 00:16:51,761 ♪ ♪ 412 00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:56,599 ♪ Rocket... ♪ 413 00:17:02,605 --> 00:17:05,608 ADULT SHELDON: I've often contemplated what might have happened 414 00:17:05,650 --> 00:17:08,653 if my father hadn't stuck up for me that day. 415 00:17:08,695 --> 00:17:10,655 Would I have gone on to become 416 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:12,615 a world-class theoretical physicist, 417 00:17:12,657 --> 00:17:16,076 or just your average Joe Sixpack theoretical physicist? 418 00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:17,286 Dad? 419 00:17:17,328 --> 00:17:18,746 Yeah? 420 00:17:18,788 --> 00:17:20,874 Thank you. 421 00:17:21,791 --> 00:17:23,960 You're welcome. 422 00:17:25,628 --> 00:17:28,297 We're real proud of you, honey. 423 00:17:29,674 --> 00:17:32,510 Are you proud of me and Georgie? Of course. 424 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:33,511 You bet. 425 00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:35,053 For what? 426 00:17:35,095 --> 00:17:37,181 Don't go pokin' at it. 427 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,433 ♪ ♪ 428 00:17:47,274 --> 00:17:50,110 ♪ ♪ 429 00:17:50,152 --> 00:17:52,321 NEWSWOMAN: For the first time, 430 00:17:52,363 --> 00:17:55,533 SpaceX has successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket 431 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:58,411 on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. 432 00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:06,627 SpaceX founder Elon Musk called the event 433 00:18:06,669 --> 00:18:10,214 an "incredible milestone in the history of space." 434 00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:17,931 (intercom beeps) 435 00:18:17,972 --> 00:18:21,141 Elon, the CNN reporter's here to talk to you. Hang on. 436 00:18:23,477 --> 00:18:26,773 Send him in. (clears throat) to talk to you. Hang on.