Pilot
- Episode aired Sep 25, 2017
- TV-PG
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.9K
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9-year-old Sheldon Cooper learns that having a brilliant mind doesn't always help growing up in Texas.9-year-old Sheldon Cooper learns that having a brilliant mind doesn't always help growing up in Texas.9-year-old Sheldon Cooper learns that having a brilliant mind doesn't always help growing up in Texas.
Jim Parsons
- Sheldon Cooper
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaZoe Perry is the real-life daughter of Laurie Metcalf of The Big Bang Theory (2007). This is the second time she has played a younger version of one of her mother's characters. The first time was when she played a younger version of her mother's character in Roseanne (1988).
- GoofsSheldon's sister teases him in church about his "balls". Sheldon replies that his testicles "haven't descended yet" because he's only nine. But, boys' testicles descend at birth. It is a strange myth which many people seem to believe, that testicles somehow "descend" at puberty. The reality is, even little boys have descended testicles. As a boy genius, Sheldon should know that about himself.
- Quotes
Georgie: Admit it, he's adopted.
Sheldon Cooper: How can I be adopted when I have a twin sister? Think, monkey, think.
Mary: That's enough; no one's adopted.
Missy Cooper: I wish I was.
Mary: That can still be arranged.
- ConnectionsReferences THX 1138 (1971)
- SoundtracksMighty Little Man
(Opening Theme Song)
Written by Steve Burns
Composed by Steve Burns
Featured review
Meet Young Sheldon
Spin-off's and prequels from successful sitcoms are hard to pull off. Just ask Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg Meehan, who could write the next biggest show on TV, and would still be known as the people who headed up the 'Joey' spin-off.
I think Chuck Lorre has been smart with 'Young Sheldon', and this pilot proves it. It's different enough to 'Big Bang Theory', and yet in the excellent casting of Iain Armitage have found the perfect person to play the younger version of Sheldon Cooper, surrounding him with lots of other engaging characters. The fact that it started airing as almost a companion piece to 'Big Bang Theory' rather than wait for that show to finish was a smart move too.
Pilots are never perfect, but this episode showed enough promise that this idea could work.
I think Chuck Lorre has been smart with 'Young Sheldon', and this pilot proves it. It's different enough to 'Big Bang Theory', and yet in the excellent casting of Iain Armitage have found the perfect person to play the younger version of Sheldon Cooper, surrounding him with lots of other engaging characters. The fact that it started airing as almost a companion piece to 'Big Bang Theory' rather than wait for that show to finish was a smart move too.
Pilots are never perfect, but this episode showed enough promise that this idea could work.
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