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Previously on
"Young Sheldon"...

So, he's really good

- to graduate?
- He sure is.

Do you think I can make it
from one end

of the college campus
to the other

in under ten minutes,
including a bathroom break?

How important
is the bathroom break?

Very. The class schedules
are designed

for fully grown bladders,
and mine is child-sized.

One other bit of business.

Since you're graduating
top of the class,

that makes you
our valedictorian.

I'm so proud of you,
baby.

You seem surprised.

Well, it's quite
an accomplishment.

In this school?
I don't think so.

We're really gonna
miss you.

ADULT SHELDON: I've always enjoyed
math word problems.

Try wrapping your noggin
around this one.

A brilliant young boy
named Sheldon

is about to start college.

He needs to get
from his linear algebra class

to his physics class,
which is 822 meters away.

If his stride is 23 inches long
and he only has

ten minutes, how many steps
would he have to take per minute

to make it on time?
It's a doozy, isn't it?

Don't worry.

I'll show my work.

First, we must determine
the maximum velocity achievable

without breaking a sweat.

Sweating is for jocks

and those who are worried
the jig is up.

♪

BILLY:
Hi, Sheldon.

Not now, Billy. I'm in the
middle of a math problem.

Okay.

[chicken clucking]

Darn it.

MEEMAW:
What are you looking for?

Chest hairs.

Is there any chance
I'll hit puberty

in the next few weeks?

Oh, God,
I hope not. Why?

The campus is so big,
I'll never make it

from one class
to another

without a solid dose
of testosterone.

Maybe they'll let you
leave early so you'll have time.

But the end of the class is

when I point out
the teacher's mistakes.

Everybody loves that.

I'd say
run across campus,

but I know how you feel
about sweating.

It's the urine
of the skin.

Why not ride your bike?

I considered that,
but I can't let my colleagues

see me with training wheels.
They'll think I'm a child.

Can't have that.
Mm-mm.

See any fuzz growing?

Let me look.

- Hey.
- [laughing]

- [laughs]
- No, Meemaw! Bad Meemaw.

What do you want?

I was hoping you could help me
build up my leg muscles

to increase my speed.

If you don't want people
chasing you, be less annoying.

It's so I can get
to my classes on time.

Sheldon, you know
you ain't gonna work out.

I will. This is important.

Fine.

Here. Hold these.

Now, keep your back
straight

and bend your knees
like this.

Dad, you're a football coach.

Do you use
human growth hormone

to enhance the performance
of your players?

We lost our last game
63 to nine. What do you think?

I think you should
look into human growth hormone.

And if you do,
send some this kid's way.

ADULT SHELDON: With no access
to controlled substances,

I was left with only one option.

Missy, will you teach me
to ride a bike tomorrow?

- Why not Mom?
- Working.

- Meemaw?
- Old.

- Dad?
- Fat.

Okay.

I'm such a good person.

All right.
You're gonna pedal.

I'm gonna run behind
and hold you up.

I'm nervous.

Just pedal. You'll be fine.

Ready?

- Not really.
- Go.

SHELDON:
I'm doing it.

- Okay, I'm gonna let go.
- Don't let go.

- I'm letting go.
- Don't let go.

- I already let go.
- You let go?

I let go.

I'm doing it.

You're doing it! I'm doing it!

[chicken clucking]

♪ 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

♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪
"YOUNG SHELDON"

Season 04 Episode 03
Aired on: November 19, 2020

Episode Title:
"Training Wheels and an Unleashed Chicken"

- Dad, Sheldon got hurt.
- How?

A chicken chased him
into a mailbox.

Course it did.

If I knew you could run, I
would've let you teach him.

- [chicken clucking]
- What happened?

Belinda got off her leash.

You okay?

My arm really hurts.
I want Mom.

You got me.
Now, let me take a look.

Don't touch it.
I'm not gonna hurt you.

I'm sorry, but you are too big
to be delicate.

I'm delicate.

Just want to see
if you can bend it.

I can't.
It hurts too much.

I'm gonna take him
to the emergency room.

Come on. [grunts]

- You gonna be okay?
- Yeah.

Have fun!

This is bad.

You're gonna be just fine.

This is the arm
I write with.

This is the arm I eat with.

This is the arm
I do the Vulcan salute with.

Ow.

It's not too swollen.
That's a good sign.

You're not a doctor.

But I see this on
the football field all the time.

Football players
are meant to be hurt.

I'm meant to be
cherished.

Okay. Looks like
you fractured your ulna.

Oh, no.

Two weeks in a cast,
you'll be good as new.

- A cast? Don't those get sweaty?
- Mm-hmm.

- They can.
- And itchy?

- A little.
- Can it get wet?

Not supposed to.

Then how am I supposed
to take a shower?

Well, some people wrap it
in a garbage bag.

That's where garbage goes.

Did you get a discount doctor
because we're poor?

- Shelly, you okay?
- I fractured

- my ulna.
- He's fine.

I told you you didn't need
to come down here.

My baby is
in the emergency room.

Yeah, with his father.

Who let him get hurt.

Me? I wasn't even there.

If anything,
it was Missy's fault.

And Belinda Sparks.

- Who?
- A chicken.

What does a chicken
have to do with this?

You know what,
I'm gonna let the nurse come in

and put the cast on.

Don't worry, baby.
You're gonna be just fine.

- Thanks, Mom.
- That's what I been saying the whole time.

But she cherishes me.

That's so cool.

Can I sign it?

Why?

'Cause that's what kids do.

Why would I care
what kids do?

So when it's over,
you can have a cool reminder?

I don't want a reminder.
This is traumatic.

I might need counseling.

Come on, don't be lame.
Let me sign it.

You're just gonna
write something mean.

You don't commit a crime
and sign your own name.

Learned that onethe hard way.

[doorbell rings]

Oh.

Hey, Brenda.

Hey. I just
wanted to check in

and see
how Sheldon's doing.

He'll be fine.
It's just a little fracture.

Oh. Poor kid.

Please know
we feel terrible.

Eh, accidents happen.

Hey, speaking of accidents,

which this clearly was,

insurance covers
everything, right?

If you're worried about me
sending you a bill, don't be.

Wasn't worried.

I just wanted to bring you
some food as a peace offering

and promise
it will never happen again.

Well, thanks.

Ooh, fried chicken.

Never again.

"I hope your arm
gets better soon.

XO, Missy." See?

- Nothing mean.
- Thank you.

ADULT SHELDON: M y sister could have
a big heart.

If only that were true
of her brain.

That's the wrong "your."

What are you talking about?

It's supposed to be
Y-O-U-R.

What you wrote means,
"I hope you are arm gets better."

Oh.

You defaced my body
with a grammatical error.

I guess that's yourproblem.
Y-O-U-R.

Left-handed knocking.
Wild.

- Georgie?
- GEORGE JR.: What?

You're left-handed.
Now that I've joined your ranks,

I was wondering if you could
tell me what to expect.

I don't know.
To me, it's just normal.

But the vast majority of people
are right-handed.

There must be
some challenges.

It's hard to cut stuff
with scissors.

Mom handles
most of my cutting needs.

Uh, when you shake hands,
it's the wrong hand.

I don't shake hands.
It's disgusting.

Oh! When driving,

the gear shifter's
on the right side.

And I'm not old enough
to drive.

Being a lefty
doesn't seem so bad.

I don't know why

you complain so much.

Don't worry, baby.

I cut everything into
bite-size pieces for you.

Maybe you could chew it up
and spit it in his mouth.

Please?
Let's just say grace.

Will you two help him
with his mittens?

Maybe he doesn't wear them.

Then I'm not holding hands.

- We ain't gotto hold hands?
- Sweet.

I like when we hold hands.
We are holding hands.

Let's go.
Mittens.

- Fine.
- Fine.

Gently. Gently.

I'm doing it gently.

Well, your tone
suggests otherwise.

Just give me your hand.

Gently.

[sighs]
There.

Bless us, Lord,
for the food, we are about to receive,

and bless the hands
that prepared it.

And bless Sheldon's arm
to heal strong and quick.

Strongly and quickly.

Amen.

ALL:
Amen.

I've never operated a fork
with my left hand before.

I hope this goes well.

When my buddy Mikey
got the cast off his leg,

you would not believe
how skinny and smelly it was.

Like beef jerky with toes.

Can we please just eat?

Chicken's good.

Mrs. Sparks made it.

Huh?

My first
bathroom attempt.

Let's hope
this goes well.

Let me know
if you need help.

I think I'll be okay.

It's just number one.

I'm here if you need me.

Mom, I can't get
my zipper down!

I'm coming.

ADULT SHELDON:
I am not saying

my mother and I had
a codependent relationship.

Mom, I can't get
my zipper up!

I'm on my way!

ADULT SHELDON:
But she did have a tendency

to baby me,
and boy howdy,

was I okay with that.

♪ Well, I don't know
if all that's true... ♪

How's this?
It's like I'm doing it myself.

♪ And, baby, I got you

Mm.

- ♪ Babe...
- SHELDON: Mm-mm.

Ooh, you got it.

- MARY: Yup, chicken.
- ♪ I got you, babe...

I don't have to tell you
to be gentle.

No, you don't.

[shower running]

- Washcloth?
- Washcloth.

Soap?

Soap.

Shampoo?

Shampoo.

SHELDON:
Baby shampoo?

Does E equal MC squared?

Love you.

- ♪ I got you to understand...
- "The quantum properties

of matter are to be associated"

with incompletely defined
potentialities,

which can be more
definitely realized..."

♪ I got you, babe.

All right,
you're gonna pedal.

I'm gonna run behind
and hold you up.

I'm nervous.

Just pedal. You'll be fine.

MARY'S VOICE:
You're gonna get hurt!

What?

Put us back on!

Mom?

You need us.
We'll keep you safe!

This is weird.

We're a team.

You and I belong together.

No. I have to grow up
and go to college.

Forever!

Getting weirder.

Forever...

and ever!

MARY'S VOICE:
Forever and ever and ever.

"That is, if we try to picture

- the position...
- "No.

Mom's my training wheels.

I can't have training wheels.

- Mom's my training wheels.
- Lot of noise over there.

[TV playing indistinctly]

Everything okay?

I'm not sure.

What's going on?

Ugh. He was muttering
in his sleep that

I am his training wheels.

What on earth does
that mean?

Well, let's think about it.

Training wheels arefor little kids.

Maybe he doesn't want
to be a little kid anymore.

What does that have
to do with me?

[laughs]

You have made it your life's
mission to hold him up.

What are you saying here?

That I am wrong to love
and protect my son?

That he doesn't need his
mother to keep an eye on him?

I'm not saying that. I...

I would never say that.

All right then.

I'm not an idiot.

MARY:
Did you have

a tough time when your kids
started being independent?

I'll let you know.

What does that mean?

Means one of 'em is still
sitting in my kitchen

whining about something.

Could you be supportive
for once?

Yes, watching your kids
grow up is hard.

So how do you handle it?

I find a little bourbon
in my coffee does the trick.

And we're back
to being not helpful.

Look, you haven't even gotten
to the worst part of it yet.

They're gonna leave home.

- They're gonna move to another city.
- Oh, Lord.

They're gonna tell you their loser
boyfriend has knocked them up.

- Just to be clear, that would be you.
- Sorry.

- Turned my hair gray overnight.
- I said sorry.

Clearly, you're not
in the mood to help.

Listen, it's hard
being a parent,

but if you do it right,
they don't need you anymore.

Well, I don't like that.

I get it,
but I just don't like it.

Well, I'd point out,
you'll always have your husband,

but you want me
to be "helpful."

Johannes Diderik van der Waals.

Nils Gustaf Dalén.

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes.

What are you going?

Listing Nobel Prize winners
in physics.

Why?

To keep me from cracking
this cast like a coconut

and scratching my skin off.

I need Mom
to sing "Soft Kitty."

Don't do it.

Why?

You're being a baby again.

But I'm injured.

Big deal.
You broke your arm.

Look at Stephen
Hawking over there.

He's in a wheelchair.

You don't hear him whining
about it with his robot voice.

So you're saying
he and I are brilliant minds

who have both suffered
great physical adversity.

That's not even close
to what I'm saying.

Well, that's what I heard.

And if Hawking
doesn't let it stop him,

then I can't
let this cast stop me.

Great. Go back to sleep.

I will, and I'll do it
all by myself.

♪ Soft kitty, warm kitty

- Oh, my God.
- ♪ Little ball of fur

♪ Happy kitty,
sleepy kitty, purr ♪

♪ Purr, purr.

I did it.

Missy, I did it!

[groans]
What?

I slept through the night.

What time is it?

6:14.

This is why people
hate you.

ADULT SHELDON: My sister's crankiness
did not dampen my enthusiasm.

A chicken may have
fractured my arm,

but nothing could break
my can-do spirit.

All in the bowl,
none on me.

I call that
a successful urination.

Great.
Go teach your brother.

♪ There's no stopping me...

I will not be denied my jelly.
[lid pops]

Yes!

Watch out, peanut butter.
You're next.

Who would like to tell us

how God touched their lives
this week?

Sheldon.

He didn't,
because He doesn't exist.

Then why raise your hand?

Not just any hand.
My left hand.

Because I'm able
to overcome any obstacle.

And maybe
God helped you do that.

Actually,
it was Stephen Hawking,

and he's better
because he exists.

Yes, 'cause God made him.
Anybody else?

Billy. Is this gonna be
on the test?

Oh, boy.

ADULT SHELDON:
I took a moment

to reflect on my journey
of the last two weeks.

Such emotional growth
was worthy of a majestic bubble beard.

♪ Don't stop me,
have a good time, good time... ♪

ADULT SHELDON:
Perhaps my sister was right.

This was a time
I'd want to remember.

Dad, will you sign
my cast?

Sure.

And if you have any grammar
questions, please ask first.

[sighs]

"Have a great summer.
Georgie."

Normally I'd write,
"Have a bitchin' summer,"

but I figured
you wouldn't like that.

I wouldn't.

ADULT SHELDON:
My meemaw wrote...

"To my brave Moon Pie.

You handled this
like a true Texan."

[laughs]

ADULT SHELDON:
My mom wrote...

MARY: "Shelly, you'll always
be my baby,

"but I'm so proud of the young man
you've become.

Love, Mom."

ADULT SHELDON:
And Billy wrote...

BILLY:
"Billy."

ADULT SHELDON: The next day,
I got my cast off.

In a world where I valued
symmetry, I was relieved

to see that both my arms were
as pale and skinny as ever.

But this Texan had unfinished
business to tend to.

Want me to get
you started?

No, I can do it.

ADULT SHELDON:
And I did do it.

I rode my bike without
training wheels like an adult.

It would take more
than a chicken

or the threat of a fractured bone
to scare me.

It would take a brown beast
named Scraps.

- [barking]
- Aah!

Mommy?!

ADULT SHELDON: I rode my bike 11 miles
that day.

Mommy!

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