05x17 - A Solo Peanut, a Social Butterfly, and the Truth

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Previously on Young Sheldon...

It's fun, huh?

I feel like I'm riding in a banana.

So excited for you to show
me around campus today.

Come on. Let's go.

Together again.

Just feels right, doesn't it?

[groans]

I'm actually... .

Well, I guess there's
something I should tell you.

I'm totally fine with that.

I was talking about
us travelling together,

and instead, you went out
and bought a yellow clown car.

You're picturing a
future where we slow down,

and I'm just getting going.

You know I love you, right?

I love you, too.

But we're done.

ADULT SHELDON: For many college kids,

waiting in line for concert
tickets is a rite of passage,

and I was no different.

Except, instead of rock and roll music,

my concert was a lecture

on black hole topology.

Instead of a stage dive,

I would dive into knowledge.

Instead of guitar-shredding solos,

I would witness
universe-shredding hypotheses.

And instead of a charismatic

front man dazzling the
audience, there would be...

[speaking indistinctly]

...well, actually, the exact same thing.

Sheldon?

Paige? Why are you here?

The lecture.

Well, if you're looking to jump
the line, I don't do cutsies.

No, I'm actually part of the lecture.

Professor Patterson is my mentor at U.T.

Really? You're part of
the quantum gravity team?

Yeah, it's actually really interesting.

- We've been examining all...
- I know what it's about.

It's why I've been waiting
in line for three hours.

Wow, three hours to see me speak?

I didn't know you were such a fan.

♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪

♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪

♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪

♪ I am a mighty little man ♪

Okay, this is it.

Nice.

Not really,

but at least my parents
aren't in the room next door.

Oh, you want me to move
this to the bedroom?

It's a studio, this is the bedroom.

Oh.

There you go.

How can I ever thank you?

Let's see...

we are in the bedroom.

What, so, like, take a nap?

[chuckles] Maybe after.

Deal.

- [door opens, closes]
- MISSY: I'm home.

Hey, honey, how was school?

So good. Meemaw picked
me up in her new car.

We drove with the top down.

A truck driver honked at us. [chuckles]

It was awesome.

See? Missy loves my car.

I don't know what Dale's problem is.

You're too good for him anyway.

Should she really be
hearing about all this?

Mom, she just got dumped.

It's what you do.

Ooh, is any of his stuff at your house?

Let's set it on fire.

Don't you have homework?

My grandma's hurting. She needs me.

- Go.
- [sighs]

I appreciate you picking Missy up

from school, but she
does not need to hear

about your love life.

She's got to learn sometime.

Learn what?

That men suck.

Not all men... do that.

Suck. Say it.

- No.
- I want Missy back.

Oh, I know that you're hurting, and...

I'm here for you, so...

what do you need?

Great, take me drinking.

It is : in the afternoon.

Yes, it's called happy hour.

I have to make dinner.

Oh, fine. I'll just be
sad and drunk by myself.

Maybe I'll go home with the bartender.

Missy!

I have to go out with your meemaw,

but I'll be back later with KFC.

Did you see that
ridiculous car she bought?

Nope, but I sure have
heard a lot about it.

What is her problem?

She think she can do better than me?

Don't know what she thinks.

- I'm a catch.
- Okay.

You don't think I'm a catch?

You're a catch. You're very catchable.

Darn tootin'.

I thought you ended things with her.

Yeah, not my fault she's okay with it.

You know what's better than
going on and on about it?

What's that?

[grunting]

Come on, you can do better
than that. Punch her new car.

[grunting]

Don't forget it's yellow.

I mean, since when are cars yellow?

It's not a taxi.

Less talking, more punching.

Can I at least have some
gloves? My hands hurt.

Well, aren't you a tender buttercup.

Watch this.

[knocks on door]

Oh, hello.

You didn't stay for the Q and A.

I had no Q's, and
therefore, needed no A's.

Well, I thought that maybe
we could just hang out.

Why would we do that?

'Cause we're friends.

Are we? One time, you
punched me in the face.

Yeah, that's what
friends do. Can I come in?

Why aren't you spending the
afternoon with your colleagues?

Well, Professor Patterson
took the team out for drinks.

That kind of leaves me on my own.

Fine, come in.

You got a roommate?

No, it's a single.

I have a chaperone. Mona.

She's, like, . It's the worst.

Why do you need a chaperone?

Maybe they think I'm, like,
some kind of troublemaker.

As the owner of the face
you punched, they're right.

[knock on door]

Yo, homie. Oh.

Sorry, didn't know you had company.

Oh, this is Paige.
Paige, this is Darren.

- He lives next door.
- Hi.

We're having a Mario Kart death match.

You guys want in?

It's pretty fun.

We do it a few times a week.

Really?

You want to join us?

Uh... I've never played before.

Perfect, you can be on Oscar's team.

I will destroy.

Your neighbors let
you hang out with them?

I'm basically the
social glue of our floor.

[gasps] Oh, God, is that my yearbook?

Dang, y'all had some big hair.

You're gonna talk to me about big hair?

You think it's big now,
wait till it gets humid.

Okay, so, uh,

when do I get to see your yearbook?

Actually...

I dropped out my senior year.

Oh.

I'm sorry for not telling you sooner.

No, it's okay.

Yeah?

Yeah.

So what other secrets
are you hiding from me?

You got a wife and kids?

No.

But I'm not really . I'm .

[laughing]

What the...

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

It ain't that big of a deal.

I just slept with a -year-old.

If you were a guy,

you'd think that was cool.

I can't believe you lied to me.

Only 'cause I like you.

Get out.

Come on, I'm the same guy
I was five minutes ago.

Yeah, a liar.

You lied to me about your age.

Yeah, and then I felt
really bad about it,

and I told you the truth.

'Cause you're more mature than me.

Go.

Can I at least put on my shoes?

No.

[door opens, slams closed]

Where do you go?

- U.T.
- Austin,

great city. You must have fun.

Yeah. It's one big party.

So, did you guys get, like, assigned

to look after Sheldon or something?

No, he ended up in the room next door.

So we took him in, like a dog.

Him being so young isn't, like, weird?

I'm basically .

And we're basically
, so it all works out.

[chuckles]

You good for D&D on Friday?

It's the only day Abby can make it.

There's an Abby?

She only likes them as a
friend. She made that very clear.

So clear.

Do you play D&D?

No. I actually just sit
in my dorm room and study

because I have no friends.

That's a bummer.

Yeah.

I think I'm gonna go.

Bye.

[door opens]

[door closes]

You should go after her.

Why? She's a bummer, you just said so.

Here you go.

I'm still working on this one.

Oh, dear.

Well, I'm sure

someone here will drink it.

[chuckles]

You keep saying you're okay.

Are you?

I'm better than okay.

Great. Glad to hear it.

You know what it's like?

You see these peanuts?

Two of them stuck together in the shell.

Trapped.

And then, you look here at this one,

all on its own.

Solo.

Happy.

So, you're a solo peanut?

Mm, damn straight.

As a matter of fact...

Enjoy your freedom.

Well, if you're happy, I'm happy.

I am.

Maybe not as happy as this

threesome going on here.

- Mom.
- [chuckles]

[door opens, closes]

SHELDON: Can you settle an argument?

I said you're fine. Darren
and Oscar said you're not fine.

Why wouldn't I be fine?

I'm completely alone, and the one person

I thought would understand is
having the time of his life.

So... just to clarify...?

- They're right, you're wrong.
- Dang it.

How do you have more friends than me?

I don't know. I don't even want them.

I thought that college was
gonna be this amazing experience,

but I hate it.

You're doing such interesting work

with Professor Patterson.

What, you really think he wants

to take suggestions from me?

I'm not even a woman in science.

I'm a little girl in science.

They just trot me out like the
novelty act to help get funding.

They did that to me here, too.

They did?

Yes, and I was very rude to the donor.

[chuckles] You're kidding. What happened?

He appreciated my honesty, gave
the school a bunch of money.

Of course he did.

I got to go.

Mona's probably freaking out

because instead of
friends, I have a Mona.

- [door opens, closes]
- Bye.

Oh, for God's sake,

take off that stupid Ballard shirt.

Oh, look, Connie's here.

[sighs] She's upset about Dale.

I ain't upset about jack squat.

Let's just eat.

Without praying?

[chuckles]

How silly of me.

You all right?

Well, she's had a whole
beer, so who knows.

- Mother.
- Can we just pray?

[sighs]

Bless us Lord for the food
we are about to receive

and bless the hands that prepared it.

And forgive me for that beer.
My mother made me do it. Amen.

Snitch.

And by the way,

you can tell your friend Dale
that I want my stuff back.

I'm not getting in the middle of this.

'Cause I left my purple
bra over at his place.

I want a purple bra.

- Oh, Lord.
- And if I'm gonna

start dating again,

I'm gonna need that.

Somebody else needs to talk.

Did you know that Leonard
Nimoy takes pictures of...

Georgie?

- What?
- Surprised you're here.

Figured you'd be out with
your little girlfriend.

Well, I'm not.

Uh-oh.

Did somebody find out how old you are?

Ooh, what does that mean?

I don't want to talk about it.

What it means is, your brother over here

has been going out with an older woman

and lying about his age.

Georgie.

It don't matter.

I told her the truth, and she dumped me.

I can relate. A young lady brought chaos

into my life as well today.

- What happened?
- SHELDON: Paige was visiting

the university and got mad
that I have college friends

and she doesn't.

You're drunk, Sheldon has friends.

This a crazy-ass dinner.

Georgie ain't here.

I came to talk to you.

Could you please take your voice

down just a notch?

Why? You don't want anyone to hear?

No, I'm a little hungover.

[rattles loudly]

How could you not tell me he was ?

Look, I did tell him to tell
you before things went too far.

Well, they did go too far.

Well, I get it. Men are the worst.

I'm going through stuff myself.

- We are not bonding over this.
- Listen. Just calm down.

Don't tell me to calm down!

And good luck with your hangover.

[clangs loudly]

Well, that's too bad.

I liked her.

Did you see Connie last night?

Yeah, at dinner.

She say anything about me?

Please leave me out of this.

Oh, come on, we're friends, George,

and I'm your boss.

She said she wants her bra back.

Uh, the purple one
that opens in the front?

Really don't want to hear about this.

Well, you're the one that brought it up.

ADULT SHELDON: Paige made me realize

that maybe I wasn't the
loner I thought I was.

Maybe I was a social butterfly,

or a social animal less
horrifying than a butterfly.

Get it off the screen.

But the point is,

I was becoming a people person.

You again?

Well, hello to you, too.

[sighs]

I thought you were going back to Austin?

Uh, I'm not going back.

I'm gonna drop out.

What? Where will you go?

I was thinking here, in your dorm.

Here?

Well, I mean, just for a couple days

until I can figure
out how to tell my mom.

I don't know.

Please?

I don't have anywhere else to go,

and...

as embarrassing as this is to admit...

you're the only person
who can help me right now.

[sighs]

Okay.

Thanks.

It's the least I can do.

My life is going so
much better than yours.

Hey.

Nice of you to show up.

Broom closet, now.

So...

your little girlfriend
Mandy came by today,

and she is pissed.

This is what I get for telling her.

No, this is what you
get for lying to her.

I don't need you yelling at me, too.

Well, she was yelling at me,
so now I'm yelling at you.

Just because you're having men problems,

please don't take it out on me.

All I'm saying

is you really messed up.

I apologized. Why are we
still talking about this?

Georgie, just think

how you'd feel if someday

somebody did that to your sister.

[door closes]

Missy?

'Sup?

Can I borrow one of your Sassy magazines?

I knew it.

Okay, look, I'm cool with
this, but do not tell Dad.

Tell him what?

Paige is staying in my dorm room,

and I'm making her a care package.

- Why?
- She wants to drop out of college,

and she hasn't told her parents yet.

And she came to you?

She said I'm the only
one who would understand.

- Do you?
- Nope.

Here you go.

There's an article about what

your lip gloss flavor says about you.

I'm sweet and fun like a strawberry.

I don't care.

What else you bringing her?

Toothbrush, toothpaste, pajamas,

and these feminine napkins.

- Is one box enough?
- Should be plenty.

I hope so. She's been awfully moody.

Maybe you aren't the best
person to be handling this.

Agreed, but I'm all she's got.

I feel like you should tell Mom.

I promised I wouldn't.

I know, but this sounds serious.

I got her a toothbrush and
lady pads, what more can I do?

[sighs]

GEORGE SR.: All right.
I'll see you there.

Bye.

Where you going?

To meet Dale at the bar. [sighs]

I really don't want to hear
about this relationship anymore.

At least he talks about it.

My mom just wants to drink
and pretend she's fine.

That sounds great.

Hey, maybe you and I can switch.

I'll-I'll finish the dishes,
you go hang out with Dale.

We can't switch.

Sure you can. Grab your coat.

Mom?

Yeah, baby?

I'm worried about Paige.

[whispers]: Who's Paige?

ADULT SHELDON: I may have promised Paige

I wouldn't tell my mother.

Thankfully, Missy didn't.

I don't know what lip
gloss flavor says "mature,"

but that would be my sister.

Paige?

Where is she?

There's a note.

"Sheldon, thank you for
letting me stay here,

but I have to go.

I'm happy you're doing well.

I need to find that for myself somewhere.

I hope I can.

Your friend, Paige."

ADULT SHELDON: After
a few frantic nights,

Paige showed up at her mom's.

They had a lot to figure out.

Being a parent isn't easy.

I know I made life
difficult for my family.

And my own kids do the same to me.

Just yesterday, I had
to take my son Leonard

to the skate park,

like a regular park isn't bad enough.

It's safe to say, having children

is challenging.

Can we talk?

[sighs]

We better.

What's going on?

I'm pregnant.