1 00:00:01,293 --> 00:00:02,670 Previously on Young Sheldon... George? 2 00:00:02,711 --> 00:00:04,839 Roy. You work here now? 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,299 Yeah, just nights and weekends since you and the boosters 4 00:00:07,341 --> 00:00:08,717 are gunning for my neck. 5 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:09,802 What's going on? 6 00:00:09,844 --> 00:00:11,094 I'm pregnant. 7 00:00:12,011 --> 00:00:13,764 People are talking about Georgie. 8 00:00:15,265 --> 00:00:16,809 Maybe take some time off. 9 00:00:16,851 --> 00:00:18,477 Focus on things at home. 10 00:00:18,519 --> 00:00:19,728 Are you firing her? 11 00:00:19,770 --> 00:00:21,772 Is that really necessary? 12 00:00:21,814 --> 00:00:23,398 I believe it is. 13 00:00:26,902 --> 00:00:31,031 ADULT SHELDON: I've heard people say fathers are the real superheroes. 14 00:00:31,072 --> 00:00:32,908 My dad couldn't fly 15 00:00:32,950 --> 00:00:35,911 or bend steel, and you would not want to see him in Spandex, 16 00:00:35,953 --> 00:00:37,329 But like Superman, 17 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:40,708 he had his Fortress of Solitude. 18 00:00:42,334 --> 00:00:45,253 ♪ ♪ 19 00:00:45,295 --> 00:00:46,797 Can I get another? 20 00:00:47,673 --> 00:00:48,799 Hey, George. 21 00:00:48,841 --> 00:00:50,384 Great. 22 00:00:50,425 --> 00:00:52,135 Come on, now, don't be like that. 23 00:00:52,177 --> 00:00:53,888 Let me buy you a beer. 24 00:00:53,929 --> 00:00:57,224 I don't need your beer and don't act like we're friends. 25 00:00:57,265 --> 00:00:58,433 Just being nice. 26 00:00:58,475 --> 00:01:00,352 Right. You try to get me fired, 27 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:02,145 and then buy me a beer, and everything's good. 28 00:01:02,187 --> 00:01:03,772 George, 29 00:01:03,814 --> 00:01:05,816 the whole damn town knows your team's a disaster. 30 00:01:05,858 --> 00:01:07,150 Is that so? 31 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:08,402 Should I take a poll? 32 00:01:08,443 --> 00:01:11,238 You should go back to your table. 33 00:01:11,279 --> 00:01:13,824 I don't want to kick a man when he's down. 34 00:01:13,866 --> 00:01:15,951 Oh, I ain't down. 35 00:01:15,993 --> 00:01:18,286 I hate to tell you. 36 00:01:18,328 --> 00:01:20,539 But, yeah, you are. 37 00:01:25,044 --> 00:01:27,379 Yeah, you better walk away. 38 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:29,172 ADULT SHELDON: This is why the only bar 39 00:01:29,214 --> 00:01:32,676 I frequent is the Genius Bar at the Apple Store. 40 00:01:32,718 --> 00:01:35,679 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 41 00:01:35,721 --> 00:01:38,473 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ 42 00:01:38,515 --> 00:01:41,100 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ 43 00:01:41,142 --> 00:01:43,353 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ 44 00:01:43,395 --> 00:01:47,983 ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ 45 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:52,863 ♪ ♪ 46 00:01:52,905 --> 00:01:55,156 What is that? 47 00:01:55,198 --> 00:01:56,700 A bug bite? 48 00:01:56,742 --> 00:01:59,745 A.V.: Hello, allow me to introduce myself. 49 00:01:59,787 --> 00:02:02,163 I am Acne Vulgarus. 50 00:02:02,205 --> 00:02:05,208 More commonly known as the pimple. 51 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:08,837 Frankly, neither name paints a very pretty picture, 52 00:02:08,879 --> 00:02:11,757 but such is the life of a pustule. 53 00:02:11,799 --> 00:02:14,843 And this is my longtime colleague, 54 00:02:14,885 --> 00:02:16,553 Pus. Now, we're usually 55 00:02:16,595 --> 00:02:20,099 associated with, uh, ugliness and discomfort, 56 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:21,767 but I would argue 57 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:24,311 we're actually a symbol of growth. 58 00:02:24,352 --> 00:02:26,814 In this case, Sheldon Cooper's ascent-- 59 00:02:26,855 --> 00:02:29,274 or descent-- into adulthood. 60 00:02:29,316 --> 00:02:31,443 Kind of a signpost that says, 61 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:34,029 "You are now entering puberty." 62 00:02:34,071 --> 00:02:36,406 Yeah, like that. 63 00:02:36,448 --> 00:02:38,117 Doesn't look like a bug bite. 64 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:39,451 It's probably a pimple. 65 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:41,202 It's not, I don't get those. 66 00:02:41,244 --> 00:02:43,789 As you might expect, we pimples are not 67 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:45,874 very fond of popping things, 68 00:02:45,916 --> 00:02:48,043 but I was about to burst 69 00:02:48,085 --> 00:02:49,711 this young man's bubble. 70 00:02:50,879 --> 00:02:53,048 Oh, yeah, that's a zit. 71 00:02:53,090 --> 00:02:55,634 No, it's not. My hygiene is impeccable. Zit. 72 00:02:55,676 --> 00:02:58,219 Everybody gets 'em sooner or later, baby. 73 00:02:58,261 --> 00:03:00,514 I'm not everybody. 74 00:03:01,765 --> 00:03:04,309 No one is ever happy to see me. 75 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:08,063 My therapist says that's their problem, not mine. 76 00:03:08,105 --> 00:03:10,024 But, honestly, 77 00:03:10,065 --> 00:03:12,317 it hurts. 78 00:03:13,401 --> 00:03:14,862 Pus? 79 00:03:14,903 --> 00:03:17,531 This is supposed to be a safe space. 80 00:03:22,619 --> 00:03:23,996 So I ran into Roy last night. 81 00:03:24,038 --> 00:03:25,164 Okay. 82 00:03:25,204 --> 00:03:26,790 Sounds like I'm done here. 83 00:03:26,832 --> 00:03:28,709 He said that? Basically. 84 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:31,128 (sighs) It's probably that coach from Carthage. 85 00:03:31,170 --> 00:03:33,130 Actually... 86 00:03:33,172 --> 00:03:35,465 it's not. 87 00:03:36,758 --> 00:03:38,301 What's going on? 88 00:03:39,636 --> 00:03:40,888 I got offered the job. 89 00:03:40,929 --> 00:03:41,889 Wayne. 90 00:03:41,930 --> 00:03:43,264 I-I didn't answer yet. 91 00:03:43,306 --> 00:03:44,766 I wanted to talk it over with you first. 92 00:03:44,808 --> 00:03:46,476 What's to talk about? You want it, right? 93 00:03:46,518 --> 00:03:48,062 Well, yeah, but... 94 00:03:48,103 --> 00:03:49,479 but not behind your back. 95 00:03:49,521 --> 00:03:51,732 I'll make it easy for you. 96 00:03:53,025 --> 00:03:55,903 That did not make it easier. 97 00:03:57,196 --> 00:03:59,280 Morning, George. 98 00:03:59,322 --> 00:04:00,490 I know what's going on. 99 00:04:00,532 --> 00:04:02,617 I'm sorry. 100 00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:04,828 I did everything I could. 101 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:07,122 You know I'm on your side. Yeah, right. 102 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:09,249 We still want you to finish out the year. 103 00:04:09,290 --> 00:04:10,792 I'm not doing that. I quit. 104 00:04:10,834 --> 00:04:12,335 Come on, George. 105 00:04:12,377 --> 00:04:14,046 Is there a chance I keep my job? 106 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:17,591 No. 107 00:04:18,967 --> 00:04:21,720 Then at least let me leave on my own terms. 108 00:04:22,637 --> 00:04:24,639 All right. 109 00:04:29,228 --> 00:04:31,813 I'll take a beer. 110 00:04:32,731 --> 00:04:34,066 Celebrating a win? 111 00:04:34,108 --> 00:04:37,277 No, I've been losing all morning. 112 00:04:37,318 --> 00:04:38,946 Couple more of them, you won't give a crap. 113 00:04:38,987 --> 00:04:41,448 Let's hope. 114 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:43,992 What the hell are you doing? 115 00:04:44,034 --> 00:04:45,493 Making extra money. 116 00:04:45,535 --> 00:04:46,745 Are you crazy? 117 00:04:46,787 --> 00:04:48,205 You're gonna get us all arrested. 118 00:04:48,247 --> 00:04:50,040 You're paying off the cops, ain't you? 119 00:04:50,082 --> 00:04:52,333 For gambling. You start selling liquor 120 00:04:52,375 --> 00:04:54,544 without a license, you're asking for trouble. 121 00:04:54,586 --> 00:04:56,463 I'm having a baby. I need cash. 122 00:04:56,504 --> 00:04:58,257 Well, think of something else. 123 00:04:58,298 --> 00:05:00,217 Well, can I have a raise? 124 00:05:00,259 --> 00:05:03,720 Are you selling that or drinking it? 125 00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:06,306 Give me that. 126 00:05:06,347 --> 00:05:07,557 Hey. 127 00:05:07,599 --> 00:05:09,893 How is this empty already? 128 00:05:09,935 --> 00:05:11,436 It was my lunch. 129 00:05:12,479 --> 00:05:14,106 This is... 130 00:05:14,148 --> 00:05:15,690 just a pimple. 131 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:17,400 Well, how can you be sure it isn't chicken pox? 132 00:05:17,442 --> 00:05:19,318 Or small pox? Or monkey pox, 133 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,571 which I know sounds made-up, but is very real. 134 00:05:21,613 --> 00:05:23,490 Have you been near any monkeys? 135 00:05:23,531 --> 00:05:24,699 No. 136 00:05:24,741 --> 00:05:25,867 Try benzoyl peroxide. 137 00:05:25,909 --> 00:05:27,077 It's over the counter. 138 00:05:27,119 --> 00:05:29,454 Oh, no, not... 139 00:05:29,496 --> 00:05:31,165 benzoyl peroxide. 140 00:05:31,206 --> 00:05:32,415 (high-pitched): I'm melting! 141 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:34,001 I'm melting! 142 00:05:34,042 --> 00:05:36,837 Give me a break. 143 00:05:36,878 --> 00:05:38,463 But a pimple is a sign of puberty, and I'm 144 00:05:38,505 --> 00:05:40,799 showing no other indicators. No armpit or chest hair, 145 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:42,843 and I have so little interest in the opposite sex, 146 00:05:42,884 --> 00:05:44,303 I barely noticed you're a woman. 147 00:05:44,343 --> 00:05:45,804 Thank you. 148 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:53,312 What are you doing home? 149 00:05:53,352 --> 00:05:54,395 I quit my job. 150 00:05:54,437 --> 00:05:55,856 What? Why? 151 00:05:55,897 --> 00:05:57,356 The school offered it to Wayne. 152 00:05:57,398 --> 00:05:58,859 I wasn't gonna sit around waiting to get fired. 153 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:00,568 Oh. 154 00:06:02,403 --> 00:06:03,989 You doing okay? 155 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:07,159 No, Mary, not really. 156 00:06:07,201 --> 00:06:08,869 We're standing here without jobs in a house 157 00:06:08,910 --> 00:06:10,411 we're not done paying for. 158 00:06:10,453 --> 00:06:13,207 Well, you're still working at Ballard's, right? 159 00:06:13,248 --> 00:06:14,916 That ain't gonna cover the mortgage. 160 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:18,670 We've been through tough spots before. 161 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,130 We'll figure it out and... 162 00:06:20,172 --> 00:06:21,548 I know you don't want 163 00:06:21,589 --> 00:06:24,218 to hear it, but I've been praying on this... 164 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:26,803 You're right. I don't want to hear it. 165 00:06:31,390 --> 00:06:33,352 (knocking) SHELDON: Dr. Linkletter, 166 00:06:33,392 --> 00:06:34,519 may I speak with you? 167 00:06:34,561 --> 00:06:36,355 If I say no, will you leave? 168 00:06:36,395 --> 00:06:37,480 No. 169 00:06:37,522 --> 00:06:38,732 Then why even ask? 170 00:06:38,773 --> 00:06:40,859 It's called manners. 171 00:06:40,901 --> 00:06:42,194 What do you want? 172 00:06:43,153 --> 00:06:45,572 I was hoping we could discuss puberty. 173 00:06:45,613 --> 00:06:47,782 Then allow me to dash your hopes. No. 174 00:06:47,824 --> 00:06:49,910 But I think I may be entering it, and I would like to talk 175 00:06:49,951 --> 00:06:51,953 about it, man-to-blossoming-young-man. 176 00:06:51,995 --> 00:06:53,872 Wouldn't you rather talk to your father 177 00:06:53,914 --> 00:06:56,958 or a schoolmate or literally anyone else? 178 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,252 But you went through it once. 179 00:06:58,293 --> 00:06:59,961 Sure, it was a long, long time ago, 180 00:07:00,003 --> 00:07:02,130 but I'm assuming the basics haven't changed. 181 00:07:02,172 --> 00:07:04,007 Hold that thought. 182 00:07:04,049 --> 00:07:07,302 Okay, so, what's the problem? 183 00:07:07,344 --> 00:07:09,388 I wanted to talk with Dr. Linkletter about puberty. 184 00:07:09,428 --> 00:07:11,139 And I wanted to avoid litigation. 185 00:07:19,773 --> 00:07:21,608 Hey, if we can't 186 00:07:21,649 --> 00:07:23,318 sell beer, what about cigarettes? 187 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,612 We could make money and keep people 188 00:07:25,653 --> 00:07:26,988 from leaving to go buy more. 189 00:07:27,030 --> 00:07:28,698 That's not a bad idea. 190 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:30,784 I could go down to Walmart, buy some cartons. 191 00:07:30,825 --> 00:07:33,245 We could mark 'em up like crazy. Mm-hmm. 192 00:07:33,287 --> 00:07:34,913 Reminds me of when I was young 193 00:07:34,955 --> 00:07:36,497 and we used to go down across the border 194 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:38,041 and get 'em cheap in Mexico. 195 00:07:38,083 --> 00:07:39,418 How cheap? 196 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,253 Well, between the taxes and the peso, 197 00:07:41,295 --> 00:07:43,130 practically nothing. (chuckles) 198 00:07:43,171 --> 00:07:44,589 Let's do that. 199 00:07:44,631 --> 00:07:46,507 I'm not driving to Mexico. 200 00:07:46,549 --> 00:07:48,135 I don't need you. I'll go. 201 00:07:48,969 --> 00:07:50,095 Where do I go? 202 00:07:50,137 --> 00:07:51,888 I'm not telling you. Why? 203 00:07:51,930 --> 00:07:53,348 'Cause you're dumb in this country. 204 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:55,016 God knows what you are anywhere else. 205 00:07:55,809 --> 00:07:57,436 Fine. I'll just head south 206 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:58,937 and see where it takes me. 207 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:01,898 I'm impressed you knew it was south. 208 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:04,234 But what if it's scratchy and it's all I can think about? 209 00:08:04,276 --> 00:08:05,819 It's just armpit hair. 210 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:07,112 Well, I don't even have it yet 211 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:08,529 and it's already consuming my thoughts. 212 00:08:08,571 --> 00:08:10,365 All right, Sheldon, you are a smart kid. 213 00:08:10,407 --> 00:08:12,826 Now, you had to know that this was gonna happen eventually. 214 00:08:12,867 --> 00:08:15,454 I'm a smart kid now, but what will I be in a year? 215 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:16,830 A smart young man. 216 00:08:16,871 --> 00:08:18,165 And then a smart adult. 217 00:08:18,206 --> 00:08:19,833 With money problems and marital strife 218 00:08:19,874 --> 00:08:22,710 and every other problem you can think of. 219 00:08:24,338 --> 00:08:25,588 I'll probably have a beer belly. 220 00:08:25,630 --> 00:08:26,923 Or root beer belly. 221 00:08:26,965 --> 00:08:28,758 All right, now, Sheldon... (chuckles) 222 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,345 being a grown-up isn't all bad, right? 223 00:08:31,386 --> 00:08:32,471 Eh. 224 00:08:32,511 --> 00:08:33,930 I mean, yeah, sure, your... 225 00:08:33,972 --> 00:08:35,932 you know, your body starts to fall apart. 226 00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:37,725 But there 227 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:39,311 is a window 228 00:08:39,353 --> 00:08:41,604 at about, mm, 22 229 00:08:41,646 --> 00:08:44,149 where everything's just... mwah. 230 00:08:44,191 --> 00:08:45,525 Oh, when I was 22, 231 00:08:45,566 --> 00:08:47,402 I was a strapping blonde oak of a man. 232 00:08:47,444 --> 00:08:50,530 I'd walk down the street, you could hear the knees buckle. 233 00:08:50,571 --> 00:08:52,199 If I could go back, 234 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,702 I would wear nothing but a bikini, 24-7. 235 00:08:55,743 --> 00:08:57,496 My mind was a steel trap. 236 00:08:57,536 --> 00:08:59,747 I could rattle off pi to 25 places. 237 00:08:59,789 --> 00:09:01,458 Today... 238 00:09:01,500 --> 00:09:03,377 not sure where I parked. 239 00:09:03,418 --> 00:09:05,504 I once went to France for a month 240 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:07,714 with a man I met in the airport bar. 241 00:09:07,755 --> 00:09:09,090 (sighs) 242 00:09:09,132 --> 00:09:11,301 Missed my grandmother's funeral, but... 243 00:09:11,343 --> 00:09:12,927 ooh, la-la. 244 00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:15,138 It all went by so fast. 245 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:17,265 Too fast. 246 00:09:18,517 --> 00:09:19,809 I'm new to puberty. 247 00:09:19,851 --> 00:09:21,311 Is this sexual tension? 248 00:09:21,353 --> 00:09:23,313 (door opens) 249 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:28,568 Here. 250 00:09:28,609 --> 00:09:30,111 What's this? 251 00:09:30,153 --> 00:09:31,405 Classifieds. 252 00:09:31,446 --> 00:09:33,407 Let's do this. 253 00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:34,657 Really? 254 00:09:34,699 --> 00:09:36,243 Yeah, we could sit here and sulk 255 00:09:36,284 --> 00:09:38,203 or we can find jobs. 256 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:41,122 Now, pick up that pen and start circling. 257 00:09:42,082 --> 00:09:44,251 All right. 258 00:09:44,292 --> 00:09:46,669 Let's see what we have here. 259 00:09:47,712 --> 00:09:49,339 Here's one. 260 00:09:49,381 --> 00:09:51,007 Oh. 261 00:09:51,049 --> 00:09:52,551 College degree required. 262 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:54,094 Hmm. 263 00:09:54,135 --> 00:09:55,554 Eh... 264 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:56,804 I can't type. 265 00:09:56,846 --> 00:09:58,639 I can. 90 words a minute? 266 00:09:58,681 --> 00:10:00,350 Let's keep looking. 267 00:10:00,392 --> 00:10:03,811 In fact, I bet I find a job faster than you can. 268 00:10:03,853 --> 00:10:05,397 We'll see about that. 269 00:10:07,732 --> 00:10:11,111 How are we not qualified for anything? 270 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:12,529 Well, there were a couple. 271 00:10:12,571 --> 00:10:14,489 I'm not gonna be night security guard 272 00:10:14,531 --> 00:10:16,366 at the junkyard, George. 273 00:10:16,408 --> 00:10:17,534 You can. 274 00:10:17,576 --> 00:10:19,953 You know I get sleepy. 275 00:10:21,455 --> 00:10:22,956 So I'll pick you up in the morning? 276 00:10:22,997 --> 00:10:25,333 Well, not too early. I have to walk Mitzy. 277 00:10:25,375 --> 00:10:26,667 Your dog? 278 00:10:26,709 --> 00:10:28,420 The wife. She got a new hip, 279 00:10:28,462 --> 00:10:30,671 and the doc says she needs to keep it moving. 280 00:10:30,713 --> 00:10:32,215 Well, I still need your address. 281 00:10:32,257 --> 00:10:34,801 4244 Hibiscus Court. 282 00:10:34,842 --> 00:10:36,344 What's going on here? 283 00:10:36,386 --> 00:10:37,887 Wade's coming with me to Mexico. 284 00:10:37,929 --> 00:10:38,972 Why? 285 00:10:39,013 --> 00:10:40,432 It's a long drive. 286 00:10:40,474 --> 00:10:42,100 And he knows a little Spanish. 287 00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:43,226 Sí. 288 00:10:43,268 --> 00:10:45,437 Okay. 289 00:10:49,899 --> 00:10:51,234 ¿Sí? 290 00:10:51,276 --> 00:10:52,735 You're gonna get yourself killed. 291 00:10:52,777 --> 00:10:54,279 I got no choice. 292 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:55,738 I got a kid coming. 293 00:10:56,697 --> 00:10:59,659 If you're hell-bent on going to Mexico, I'm going with you. 294 00:10:59,700 --> 00:11:00,619 Shotgun. 295 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:01,786 You are not coming, Wade. 296 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:03,079 ¿Comprende? 297 00:11:03,121 --> 00:11:05,332 Sí. 298 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:06,707 (TV playing indistinctly) 299 00:11:07,875 --> 00:11:09,377 Hey, good news. 300 00:11:09,419 --> 00:11:11,296 I was picking up some groceries at Davidson's. 301 00:11:11,338 --> 00:11:12,880 They're hiring. 302 00:11:12,922 --> 00:11:14,341 Yeah, well, good for you. 303 00:11:14,382 --> 00:11:16,384 I got an application for you, too. 304 00:11:16,426 --> 00:11:17,760 I'm not working 305 00:11:17,802 --> 00:11:20,138 at a supermarket, Mary. Why not? 306 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:22,223 'Cause I was head coach of the high school football team. 307 00:11:22,265 --> 00:11:23,975 I'm not bagging people's groceries. 308 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:25,935 It's an honest job, George. 309 00:11:25,977 --> 00:11:27,395 It's embarrassing. 310 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:29,856 It's embarrassing to provide for your family? 311 00:11:29,897 --> 00:11:32,025 It's embarrassing that I busted my ass all these years, 312 00:11:32,066 --> 00:11:33,610 and this is where I am. 313 00:11:33,652 --> 00:11:34,819 I'm right there with you. 314 00:11:34,861 --> 00:11:36,196 I lost my job, too. 315 00:11:36,237 --> 00:11:38,448 Yeah, it's exactly the same. 316 00:11:38,490 --> 00:11:40,741 You know what you are? 317 00:11:40,783 --> 00:11:44,412 I'm not gonna say it, but you know. 318 00:12:01,137 --> 00:12:03,306 (clears throat) 319 00:12:06,851 --> 00:12:09,229 What the hell? 320 00:12:09,270 --> 00:12:11,022 Help. 321 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:13,774 Something weird's going on. Not now, George. 322 00:12:13,816 --> 00:12:15,485 I have to finish making the kids' lunches, get them 323 00:12:15,527 --> 00:12:17,070 to school, and then go looking 324 00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:19,364 for a new job. But I'm turning into my father. 325 00:12:19,406 --> 00:12:21,366 I don't have time for whatever crisis you're going through. 326 00:12:21,408 --> 00:12:23,243 And why are you still wearing that uniform? 327 00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:24,869 You don't even work there anymore. 328 00:12:24,911 --> 00:12:26,538 Well, maybe nothing else was clean. 329 00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:28,998 You're a grown man-- you can wash your own clothes. 330 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:30,333 Would you two quit fighting? 331 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:32,919 You ain't the only one with problems. 332 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:34,671 For God's sakes, why are you always here? 333 00:12:34,713 --> 00:12:37,048 Don't be mean to her. You're mean to me. 334 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:39,467 I'm just dropping off your mail, fatass. 335 00:12:39,509 --> 00:12:42,387 And it's nothing but bills. 336 00:12:43,388 --> 00:12:45,932 Just got back from the baby doctor. 337 00:12:45,973 --> 00:12:47,975 Mandy's having triplets. Dang it. 338 00:12:48,017 --> 00:12:49,936 How we gonna handle all this? 339 00:12:49,977 --> 00:12:51,187 I guess Sheldon's gonna have to 340 00:12:51,229 --> 00:12:53,022 drop out of school and get a job. 341 00:12:53,064 --> 00:12:55,149 I hear the coal mine's hiring. 342 00:12:55,191 --> 00:12:56,984 Ain't that too messy for him? 343 00:12:57,026 --> 00:12:58,986 The boy's got to grow up sometime. 344 00:12:59,028 --> 00:13:00,488 Ain't that the truth. 345 00:13:00,530 --> 00:13:01,989 He's got that nasty pimple, 346 00:13:02,031 --> 00:13:03,824 so he's well on his way. 347 00:13:05,993 --> 00:13:07,412 Whoa. 348 00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:08,913 Heavy stuff. 349 00:13:08,955 --> 00:13:11,124 But like a... caterpillar 350 00:13:11,165 --> 00:13:13,585 transforming into a butterfly, 351 00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:15,128 things need to get 352 00:13:15,169 --> 00:13:18,715 a little weird along the way. 353 00:13:18,757 --> 00:13:20,007 (laughs) 354 00:13:20,049 --> 00:13:21,509 How can people not like us? 355 00:13:21,551 --> 00:13:23,094 That was awesome. 356 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:24,887 And Pus is available 357 00:13:24,929 --> 00:13:27,056 for children's parties. 358 00:13:43,114 --> 00:13:44,616 MISSY: I hate you. 359 00:13:44,658 --> 00:13:46,117 This better be an emergency. 360 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,745 My pimple has me concerned about the future. 361 00:13:48,787 --> 00:13:50,455 Not an emergency. 362 00:13:50,497 --> 00:13:51,998 Good night. 363 00:13:52,039 --> 00:13:54,751 But we're twins and we have a special bond, 364 00:13:54,793 --> 00:13:56,753 so you can't ignore me in my time of need. 365 00:13:56,795 --> 00:13:58,713 Watch me. 366 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:01,174 And I'm scared. 367 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:03,384 Damn it. 368 00:14:03,426 --> 00:14:05,345 What's the problem? 369 00:14:05,386 --> 00:14:07,221 My childhood is ending. 370 00:14:07,263 --> 00:14:08,847 So? 371 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:11,392 Look at everyone around us-- they're all miserable. 372 00:14:11,434 --> 00:14:13,645 Mom and Dad are unemployed. 373 00:14:13,687 --> 00:14:15,229 They're constantly fighting. 374 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:17,064 Georgie's having a child. 375 00:14:17,106 --> 00:14:19,984 First of all, no one's having a kid with you, ever. 376 00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:21,778 Don't be so sure. With this intellect, 377 00:14:21,820 --> 00:14:24,155 my genetic material will be a hot commodity. 378 00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:25,990 (groans) That's how I feel. 379 00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:27,701 How does the future not concern you? 380 00:14:27,742 --> 00:14:30,119 I guess there's stuff I'm looking forward to. 381 00:14:30,161 --> 00:14:31,412 Like what? 382 00:14:31,454 --> 00:14:33,373 Going on dates? 383 00:14:33,414 --> 00:14:35,082 Boring. Driving. 384 00:14:35,124 --> 00:14:37,251 Scary. Getting married. 385 00:14:37,293 --> 00:14:38,628 Hopefully to Vanilla Ice. 386 00:14:38,670 --> 00:14:40,296 You want to marry a snow cone? 387 00:14:40,338 --> 00:14:43,383 Sheldon, there has to be stuff you're excited to do. 388 00:14:43,424 --> 00:14:45,635 Of course. Getting my PhD, 389 00:14:45,677 --> 00:14:47,470 winning the Nobel Prize, 390 00:14:47,512 --> 00:14:48,971 getting to meet Professor Proton, 391 00:14:49,013 --> 00:14:50,390 working with Stephen Hawking. 392 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:52,183 Okay, so, when you start to get upset, 393 00:14:52,225 --> 00:14:53,685 focus on that stuff. 394 00:14:53,727 --> 00:14:55,436 But... 395 00:14:55,478 --> 00:14:58,815 what if I grow up and none of those things ever happen? 396 00:14:59,691 --> 00:15:02,694 All you can do is try and find out. 397 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:06,781 Those are the fundamentals of the scientific method. 398 00:15:06,823 --> 00:15:08,700 No doy. 399 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:12,036 (TV playing indistinctly) 400 00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:14,581 The actual retail price of the cedar chest 401 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:15,956 is $600... 402 00:15:15,998 --> 00:15:18,334 I got today's classifieds. Great. 403 00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:20,420 Want to look through them? Not really. 404 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,673 Is this what you're gonna do all day? 405 00:15:23,715 --> 00:15:25,800 I got a shift at Ballard's later. 406 00:15:25,842 --> 00:15:27,051 Can you get off my back? 407 00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:28,762 Fine. 408 00:15:28,803 --> 00:15:30,471 I'm gonna go find a job. 409 00:15:30,513 --> 00:15:31,972 You just sit there 410 00:15:32,014 --> 00:15:34,684 and feel sorry for yourself. Done. 411 00:15:34,726 --> 00:15:36,060 You are going to play Plinko... 412 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:37,478 Ooh, Plinko. 413 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,522 Once we hit 281, 414 00:15:39,564 --> 00:15:41,858 it's a straight shot to the border. 415 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,361 It's all crazy. 416 00:15:45,403 --> 00:15:47,363 What is? 417 00:15:47,405 --> 00:15:49,824 A year ago I had nothing to worry about. 418 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:52,619 I had no idea how good I had it. 419 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:54,788 (laughs) Well, what if a year from now 420 00:15:54,829 --> 00:15:56,539 it's a disaster, 421 00:15:56,581 --> 00:15:58,374 and this looks good? 422 00:15:58,416 --> 00:16:00,293 That's not helping. 423 00:16:00,334 --> 00:16:02,336 Oh, relax, someday you'll be my age, 424 00:16:02,378 --> 00:16:04,422 your kids'll be grown up, all be good again. 425 00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:06,466 But that's, like, 50 years from now. 426 00:16:06,507 --> 00:16:08,468 Yeah, I waited a long time for it. 427 00:16:08,509 --> 00:16:10,762 So quit your bitching. 428 00:16:10,804 --> 00:16:12,054 Ooh, I love this song. 429 00:16:12,096 --> 00:16:16,643 ♪ Bound by wild desires ♪ 430 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:20,730 ♪ I fell into a ring of fire ♪ 431 00:16:20,772 --> 00:16:23,190 My life's falling apart and you're singing? 432 00:16:23,232 --> 00:16:26,736 ♪ I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪ 433 00:16:26,778 --> 00:16:29,029 ♪ I went down, down, down ♪ 434 00:16:29,071 --> 00:16:31,157 ♪ And the flames went higher ♪ 435 00:16:31,198 --> 00:16:34,327 ♪ And it burns, burns, burns ♪ 436 00:16:34,368 --> 00:16:36,871 ♪ That ring of fire ♪ Where? 437 00:16:36,913 --> 00:16:40,040 ♪ The ring of fire ♪ 438 00:16:40,082 --> 00:16:42,209 (vocalizing) 439 00:16:50,384 --> 00:16:53,220 Oh, hey, Mary. Hey. 440 00:16:53,262 --> 00:16:55,181 If you're looking for your mother, her league's not today. 441 00:16:55,222 --> 00:16:57,224 Actually, I'm here for you. 442 00:16:57,266 --> 00:16:58,893 Why's that? 443 00:16:58,935 --> 00:17:01,646 I saw in the classifieds that you're looking for help. 444 00:17:01,688 --> 00:17:03,648 I would like to apply. 445 00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:04,941 (scoffs) 446 00:17:04,983 --> 00:17:06,818 You don't want to work here. 447 00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:08,695 I mean, there's a bar. 448 00:17:08,736 --> 00:17:10,571 God hates that. 449 00:17:10,613 --> 00:17:12,448 Jesus turned water into wine. 450 00:17:12,490 --> 00:17:14,283 I think he'd be cool with it. 451 00:17:14,325 --> 00:17:17,620 Well, you know, it's... it's actually a pretty boring job. 452 00:17:17,662 --> 00:17:19,956 It's mostly payroll and bookkeeping. 453 00:17:19,998 --> 00:17:22,124 That is exactly what I did at the church. 454 00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:24,251 Mm-hmm. In fact, you might say 455 00:17:24,293 --> 00:17:26,379 it's right up my alley. 456 00:17:26,420 --> 00:17:28,297 I don't know, Mary. 457 00:17:28,339 --> 00:17:29,841 We're neighbors. 458 00:17:29,883 --> 00:17:31,926 Is this a good idea? 459 00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:35,638 Honestly... 460 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,515 everything is falling apart. 461 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:40,643 I just need one good thing to happen. 462 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:46,858 Maybe we should go to the emergency room. 463 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:48,401 It's just a pimple. Pop it. 464 00:17:48,442 --> 00:17:49,569 No. 465 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:50,737 I'll do it. 466 00:17:50,778 --> 00:17:51,988 I like when it hits the mirror. 467 00:17:52,030 --> 00:17:53,531 Now hold still. 468 00:17:55,033 --> 00:17:58,202 It seems we've reached the end of our time with Sheldon. 469 00:17:58,244 --> 00:18:00,788 But it's never truly goodbye. 470 00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:02,916 We'll be back in moments of stress. 471 00:18:02,957 --> 00:18:04,208 Like a big test. 472 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:05,668 Or my personal favorite, 473 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:07,712 school picture day... 474 00:18:13,342 --> 00:18:15,428 How was your day? 475 00:18:15,469 --> 00:18:16,554 Awful. 476 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,264 Oh. Well... 477 00:18:18,305 --> 00:18:20,140 I have good news. 478 00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:21,434 I could use it. 479 00:18:21,475 --> 00:18:23,853 I got a job at the bowling alley. 480 00:18:23,895 --> 00:18:25,479 (gulps) 481 00:18:25,521 --> 00:18:27,231 Working with Brenda? 482 00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:28,900 Every day. (phone ringing) 483 00:18:30,192 --> 00:18:32,695 That is... really... 484 00:18:32,737 --> 00:18:35,197 really good news. Mm-hmm. 485 00:18:37,825 --> 00:18:39,577 Hello. 486 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:40,828 Hey, George, it's Connie. 487 00:18:40,870 --> 00:18:42,580 What's up? 488 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:45,499 Georgie and I ran into a little problem at the border. 489 00:18:45,541 --> 00:18:46,960 What border? 490 00:18:47,001 --> 00:18:48,836 The Mexican one. 491 00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:51,380 We got arrested. 492 00:18:51,422 --> 00:18:53,883 What? Who is it? 493 00:18:56,761 --> 00:18:58,178 ADULT SHELDON: My sister encouraged me 494 00:18:58,220 --> 00:18:59,639 to embrace adolescence 495 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,182 as a journey of scientific discovery. 496 00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:05,812 I stood before a whole new teenage world of music, 497 00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:08,982 slang words and even clothing styles. 498 00:19:10,858 --> 00:19:12,944 Pretty groovy, huh? 499 00:19:17,698 --> 00:19:19,909 Wow, I might look too cool. g styles.