[Georgie] Previously on Young Sheldon…
I understand you're moving forward with Sheldon's grant database.
I was an intrinsic part of that.
Hm, Sheldon didn't mention you.
Of course he didn't. That pint sized little credit hog.
What did you decide?
I'm cutting everybody out and doing this myself.
-What? -I don't need the university,
I don't need Dr. Linkletter.
-How are you going to pay for all this? -I'll find private investors.
They'll pay for it on the condition I'm left alone.
Are you sure you don't want to think about this a little more?
Perhaps you're right.
Done. I'm good.
Good morning, I'm Sheldon Cooper.
Thank you for taking the time to hear my proposal.
I have some handouts.
I… I'm sorry. Who are you?
I'm Sheldon Cooper.
I'm here to pitch my idea for a grant computer database.
How old are you?
When you hear my presentation, you'll realize my age is irrelevant.
So, there's no adult with you?
My mom drove me here, but I told her to wait in the car.
Is this a joke?
I assure you it's not.
When I make jokes, I follow them with a "bazinga" so it's clear.
Like this. Bazinga.
How long does it take to grow a mustache?
[theme song playing]
And I know we lost to Pineview a lot over the years.
That's in the past.
You're a different team now, so just stick to the plan
and you're gonna come out on top.
Stevens, I don't care how uncomfortable you are,
you're wearing your cup tonight.
[all laughing]
All right. You boys worked hard for this.
Let's get out there and get that W!
[players] Yes, sir! Let's go!
Lookin' like some winners in here. Hey, y'all, George.
-Pastor Rob, you made it. -Of course.
And why?
Coach Wilkins invited me to pray with the kids before the game.
Oh, and why?
Can't hurt to have a little extra help from the Big Man upstairs.
Amen to that.
All right, guys, circle up.
Lord, we lift these players up…
What the hell, Wayne?
What? Lots of teams do it.
-Why him? -He's a good guy.
He's been counseling me since Darlene left.
[sighs]
Fine. Just next time, give me a heads-up.
-You're right. I'm sorry. -It's okay, forget about it.
-Amen! -[players] Amen!
All right, hands in, team on three.
-One, two, three! -[players] Team!
-Let's go! Yeah. -[players whooping]
All right, boys, go get 'em.
He did "team on three."
I do "team on three."
-I'll do it with you. -It's not the same.
Hey, how was the game?
Fine.
Well, Pineview's a tough team. Don't beat yourself up.
No, we won.
I wanna be happy, but your face is confusing me.
We destroyed them. It was a blowout.
That doesn't clear things up.
Pastor Rob prayed with the team before the game,
and everyone thinks he's the reason we won.
So, you're mad he helped you win?
He didn't help.
I coached that team up. I designed the game plan,
but who do they hoist on their shoulders after the final whistle?
Well…
What?
Come on.
[Missy] Of course I like cars.
Most girls don't?
-[knocking on door] -Well, I do.
Which one's your favorite?
-Yeah, totally. Ford's the best. -[knocking on door]
[Sheldon] I need to use the phone.
-Too bad. -[Sheldon] This is important.
Can't you lie to boys about liking cars some other time?
I gotta go.
Bye.
Here.
Wait. Don't go away. I need your help.
This is stupid.
Do you want the money or not?
[with accent] Hello?
Yes, I have Sheldon Cooper calling for Mr. Jennings.
Yes, we'll hold.
[in low voice] Hello, Mr. Jennings. Mr. Cooper here.
I know we have an appointment for tomorrow,
but I thought why wait to do this face to face
when we could do it over the phone? [chuckles dryly]
Well, it's just that there's been so much interest in the grant database.
I wanted to make sure that you've got a chance to hear it first.
Excellent. Well--
[keypad beeping]
-I'm on the phone. -Oh, sorry, baby.
Uh, so, you can hang up now.
Your voice sounds funny. Are you coming down with a cold?
No, I'm fine. This is my normal adult voice.
I guess I just miss that sweet little boy voice.
[Sheldon in regular voice] Mom!
Well, it doesn't matter how old I am, Mr. Jennings,
because I'm really, really smart.
Oh, is this about his database thingy? He is so excited about that.
I could barely get him to bed last night.
Mom!
[chuckles]
As long as I've been teaching here, we have never beaten Pineview.
I can't take credit. I've got to give it to the big guy.
George?
I meant the big guy upstairs, but yeah, him too.
[chuckles]
So, when you baptize someone, are you only wearing swim trunks? Or…
Oh, no, no. Fully covered.
So is it, like in a pool or a hot tub?
Um…
-I thought you were Mormon. -Mind your business.
-Okay. -Morning.
-Hey, George. -Morning, George.
What's going on here?
Just talking about Friday's game.
The papers called it the Medford miracle.
No miracle. Just good coaching.
Let's not forget about those kids. They really played their hearts out.
One of the things I coached them to do.
Of course, I'm just saying it's a team effort.
I'm sorry, what are you doing here?
A couple of the players wanted to talk. I'm waiting for their free period.
Talk about what?
Anything they want.
Just here to listen.
He's a good listener, George.
-If you ever need someone to talk to-- -I'm fine.
Sure.
A man who listens.
Mm.
[chuckles nervously]
[Ms. Hutchins] Mm-mm-mm.
So, what's up?
Well, I was hoping I could maybe bring a friend over to watch a movie?
Mm-hm.
And would that friend be a boy?
His name is Dean.
He's so cool. If I bring him to my house,
my family will embarrass me and he'll never talk to me again.
Calm down. He can come here.
-Thank you. -But I have some rules.
-Anything. -Okay, first rule,
you can sit on the same couch,
but separate cushions and no crossing the line.
-Deal. -I'm not done.
I will leave you alone,
but I will cross through occasionally unannounced,
and I better not see any scooting, scurrying or resetting the pillows.
No problem.
The movie can be PG-13, but the date has to stay G.
I promise.
-All right then. -Thank you. You're the best Meemaw ever.
Yeah, I know.
And just so you know, Little Mermaid is rated G and they totally kiss…
on the lips.
[Sheldon] No one listens to me.
I'm being discriminated against 'cause I'm too young.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I can't wait till I'm your age and people treat me with respect and reverence.
Sometimes older people get discriminated against too.
For what? Getting smaller and cuter year after year?
Look at you.
Well, sometimes people assume because of my age,
that I'm out of touch,
that I don't know how to use new technologies, that I--
Hold on. There's this third one.
I'm too young and you're too old.
If you take the mean of both our ages, we'd be a formidable 41.
Hm.
My name is Sheldon Cooper, and this is my partner, Dr. John Sturgis.
[Dr. Sturgis] Greetings.
With us, you get both youth and experience.
By the way, I remembered that third thing.
I'll tell you later.
So, once this is up and running,
anyone with a computer and a modem
can have access to every grant offered worldwide.
And you can charge for access on both sides.
As the kids like to say, ka-ching!
That's the sound of a cash register, in case the onomatopoeia was unclear.
Sounds like this could be very lucrative.
It was clear.
How soon do you think you could have a prototype?
Well, working around my class schedule and a sensible bedtime,
I think within a year.
If we fund this, we expect you to work on it full-time.
We don't want to be beaten to the punch.
I suppose I could take a sabbatical from teaching.
But my bedtime is also quite rigid.
Look, building a company is not a part-time endeavor.
Our partners have to be as committed as we are.
So, you want me to drop out of college?
Of course not.
We wanna give you money to build a grant database.
I guess the question is, what do you want?
Well, I want that, too. But I should probably ask my mom.
My mom is long dead, so I'm good to go.
Good news, we found investors for the grant database.
-That's great. -And even more good news,
you don't have to drive me to school 'cause I'm dropping out to work on it.
What? No, you're not.
But they won't fund the project unless I'm working on it full-time.
I don't care. You're finishing college.
But you let him drop out.
And look how his life turned out.
Hey!
I'm sorry, Sheldon, but you're gonna have to tell them no.
I got a job and a cold garage to live in.
This doesn't have to be permanent. I can always go back.
People always say that and then life gets in the way.
I was going to go to college after I had Georgie, and then I didn't.
Look how her life turned out.
This discussion is over.
This is so unfair.
-What's going on? -Sheldon wants to quit college.
So, I'm the only one who's not a dropout? Who saw that coming?
Hey, Coach, you got a sec?
I'm trying to get through this game tape on Jasper.
We're playing them on Friday.
Oh, I know. I'll be there.
Praying for you.
Great.
Heck of a practice today.
What practice were you watching? They were soft as noodles out there.
Yeah.
Yeah, I heard you yell that a few times.
What can I do for you, Rob?
Well, you know, I counsel a few of your players,
and a couple of them mentioned that…
you've been a little hard on 'em this week.
Really?
Was it Stevens? I bet it was Stevens.
It doesn't matter. Just thought I should let you know.
They think I've been hard. They haven't seen hard yet.
It's just, I find that some kids respond better to encouragement.
Well, this isn't Sunday school. This is football.
Hey, I get it.
I was an athlete in high school, varsity tennis.
-Okay. -Almost went to state.
I'm sure you did.
Hell, I'm sure tennis is considered a real sport somewhere.
But this is Texas, and this game on Friday is going to be a street fight.
And it's my job to make sure these boys are ready for it.
Yeah, we got the same goal here, George.
Really? You also want you to get out of my office?
All right, I'll go.
I'm sorry if I overstepped.
I just… hope you think about what I said and ball's in your court.
[clicks tongue]
Yeah. I'm not doing that back.
Okay. I'm just gonna set this right here between you.
And remember just one hand at a time.
Thank you, Meemaw.
I'll just be upstairs.
Unless I'm downstairs.
[whispers] I could be anywhere.
Got it.
Sorry about her.
Oh, no, I like that you and your grandma are so close.
-You do? -I think it's cool.
Yeah, she's cool.
We're pretty close.
-I was close to my grandma too. -Grandmas are the best.
Yeah.
Mine died earlier this year.
Oh.
-I'm sorry. -Yeah, it's okay.
So, should we start the movie?
Totally.
Is she just gonna sit upstairs by herself?
Oh, yeah, she loves it.
Probably knitting.
My grandma knitted.
-Think she'd want to watch with us? -No, she's fine.
I just know if I had the chance to watch one more movie with my grandma,
I'd hate to pass it up.
[sighs]
Meemaw!
So, what's going on here?
I really don't know.
Well, how are the boys looking for Friday?
Good.
Just good? Because I have a bet with the Jasper principal,
and I really don't want to wear a pink cowboy hat to the next pep rally.
I'll be honest, it would be going better if Pastor Rob would stay in his lane.
Well, I thought the kids like having him around.
'Cause he's filling their heads with junk like,
they should be treated nice and not get yelled at.
Oh.
-Well, he's one of those, huh? -Yeah.
So, I can get rid of him?
Hell no! We just beat Pineview by 28 points.
You're telling me God didn't have anything to do with that?
I think I deserve a little credit.
Fine. Good job.
-Mustache Boy stays. -Come on!
Mm. George, you don't mess with a winning streak.
So as long as we're winning, I'm stuck with this guy?
-That's right. -What if we lose?
Then you're gonna get murdered by a guy wearing a pink cowboy hat.
Dad, I have a question for you.
[sighs] Not a good time, Sheldon.
Please, it's really important.
Whatever it is, fine.
Mom, Dad said I can drop out of college.
-What? -[Mary] George!
My parents are being completely unreasonable.
They won't even let me drop out.
Even after I told them that Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
both dropped out of college.
What did they say?
"We don't care what your friends do. You're not dropping out."
Well, Sheldon, I know it's disappointing,
but I think they just have your best interests at heart.
They said that, too.
And for every Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, there's a Paul Labiscous.
-Who's that? -Exactly.
But this is a good idea. We can't just give up.
Well, you could go back to the university.
-They were willing to fund it. -No, they wanted to control everything.
I want somebody who will just give me the money,
let me work on my own schedule
and not expect me to listen to their dumb ideas.
I don't think rich people who give money like being told their ideas are dumb.
This is fun. Not a lot of people I can talk to, scientist to scientist.
We're not talking scientist to scientist. You're not a scientist.
You're just a rich man that no one will be honest to
because everyone wants your money.
What happened?
He found my honesty delightful and gave the university a lot of money.
Impressive.
I know, but what are the odds we'll find someone like him?
Oh.
[telephone rings]
Hello?
Hey, Missy, it's Dean.
Oh. Hi. Hey. I mean… hi.
It was fun hanging out with you the other night.
I thought maybe we could do it again?
Totally. We could go to the mall or we could go mini golfing.
I was thinking maybe we could hang out with your grandma again.
-And do what? -I don't know.
We could play a board game or--
Oh. My grandma loved to bake cookies with me.
I guess that could be fun.
-Great. It's a date. -Right.
-You and me. -At your Meemaw's. Can't wait. Bye.
[fanfare music playing]
-[players clamoring] -[George] All right!
Hands in. Team on three!
Wait, isn't Pastor Rob going to pray with us?
He's late, and we got a game to play.
Actually, we have a few minutes.
Thanks, Wayne.
Y'all want a prayer? I'll give you a prayer. Circle up.
Heavenly Father, bless this team and the hands that catch the…
-the ball. -Oh, boy.
The feet, that run…
-and kick. -[Rob] Hey, y'all.
Sorry, guys. Sorry I'm late, Coach.
Pastor Rob's here. You can stop.
No, George, I'm sure you're doing great.
Come on, Pastor Rob, we want you to do it.
[players] Yeah!
It's fine. Go ahead.
-All right. -[George groans]
Heavenly Father. Bless this team.
-Exactly what I said. -Shh.
[Rob] Help these young men.
Thank you so much for bringing this opportunity to me.
-This is exciting. -So, will you give us the funding?
Well, that's a lot of money.
But my horoscope did say, "Take a chance today."
You're making a big financial decision based on astrology?
I know. I'm such a Gemini, right?
[chuckles]
That's ridiculous. The alignment of the planets and stars
has no correlation to your success or failure.
Oh, this is great.
I mean, science thrives on this kind of debate.
-This isn't a debate. -Rebuttal. Yes, it is.
There we go again. [chuckles]
Oh, I gotta tell you,
making lab furniture has made me rich, but…
this… this is what I really love.
Now, just to be clear,
we're looking for a financier, not a partner.
Oh, yes. No, this is your baby.
You guys are the parents. I'm just a wet nurse.
Just a wealthy, wealthy, wet nurse.
What does that mean?
A wet nurse is a woman who suckles--
No, no, I know what it means. I just meant, what does he mean?
Well, I mean, I just want to be around the process.
Anything you need, I'm your guy.
But I'm still in charge, right?
Did NASA fake the moon landing?
No.
That's what I thought until about a year ago.
Oh, we're gonna have so much fun. [chuckles]
-[whistle blows] -[crowd cheering]
[quarterback] Close to 23. Hut, hut!
-[whistle blows] -[crowd groans]
-Damn! Time! -[whistle blows]
What do you want to do, Coach?
Send in the field goal unit. We got to go for a tie.
Ooh…
What?
Nothing.
Not my place.
You got something to say? Let's hear it.
I don't think they expect you to go for it.
Fake a field goal, you may catch them off guard.
Actually, Pastor Rob, at this level, that kind of play never--
Hang on, Wayne.
Rob got us a win last week all on his own. Who are we to say no?
Are you sure?
I'm sure. What's the worst that could happen?
-We could lose. -Yep. And who will be blamed?
Change of plans, we're running the fake.
-Really? -Yeah, you heard me. Come on, let's go.
[Rob cheering]
Let's go.
-Let's go, guys! -[all cheering]
I won't tell you how to do your job, but if I was a praying man, I'd start now.
[players speaking indistinctly]
[player] Hut, hut.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Touchdown.
[cheering]
[Rob] He got it!
Whoo-hoo!
George, you crazy son of a bitch. I can't believe you pulled that off.
Me neither.
Looks like we make a pretty good team, George.
Yeah!
What's up, boys! Go, go, go!
[players cheering]
Wanna help me roll up the dough?
Yeah, one second. I'm just helping Grandma grease the pan.
Who?
Oh! Uh…
Sorry, you just remind me of my grandma.
[chuckles softly]
Why don't you help Missy and I'm gonna start the dishes.
While the cookies are baking,
maybe you could teach me how to play gin rummy.
All right, we're done here.
-What? -You heard me.
-Are you breaking up with me? -Yeah. You can go now.
But my mom's not picking me up till 7:00.
[sighs] Oh, I'll get the cards.
[sighs]
[theme music playing] he cards.