Young Sheldon (TV Series)
Killer Asteroids, Oklahoma, and a Frizzy Hair Machine (2018)
Iain Armitage: Sheldon Cooper
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Quotes
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[Sheldon has been sent to the principal's office for talking back to his science teacher. He's waiting in the principal's secretary's office while she talks to Principal Petersen]
Principal Petersen : Does he know I'm in here?
Sheldon : [over PA] Attention students and faculty:
Principal Petersen : Oh, no!
Sheldon : This is Sheldon Lee Cooper.
Principal Petersen : [jiggling his office doorknob, but it won't open. Sheldon has jammed it with a chair from the other side] What the hell!
Sheldon : We're taught that hard work pays off, but that's not true. I came up with a solution to save Earth from killer asteroids. And lost the science fair to Sue Ann Ludlow and her frizzy hair machine.
[cut to Sue Ann in class, looking confused]
Sheldon : But it wasn't just me who lost. We all lost. Wake up people! The system's broken!
[cut to his brother, Georgie, looking embarrassed, in class]
Sheldon : Real innovation isn't valued. Nowadays, it's all about flash and style. I blame MTV. Luckily, my parents can't afford cable.
George Sr. : [cut to Sheldon's father, George Sr., in a hallway] I can afford it.
Sheldon : [cut to principal's office, where Petersen is climbing out of his window to get to the secretary's office] I urge you all to rise up! They can't send everyone to the principal's office! Chew gum in class! Use a #1 pencil! Go nuts!
Sheldon : [Principal Petersen is climbing in through the secretary's office window] This is Sheldon Lee Cooper, signing off! Live long and prosper!
[runs out of office]
Principal Petersen : You'd better run, you little punk!
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Sheldon : [narrating] The science fair may be a competition, but when the goal is promoting knowledge, we're all winners.
Principal Petersen : And the winner of the Medford High School Science Fair is... Sue Ann Ludlow!
Sheldon : [loudly] You've got to be kidding me!
Mary Cooper : Shelly!
Sheldon : [yelling] You people are crazy!
George Sr. : [sotto voce, while picking up Sheldon and carrying him out of the science fair] All right...
Sheldon : You're celebrating mediocrity! Mediocrity! MEDIOCRITY!
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[Sheldon has been given the lead in his High School production of Annie]
George Sr. : Wanna talk to you 'bout this play.
Sheldon : I'm excited about it, too.
George Sr. : Y'know, if you play the part of a girl, people might make fun of you.
Sheldon : Mr. Lundy's trying to push the boundaries of drama in East Texas. One way to do that is cross-gender casting.
George Sr. : Let me rephrase that. If you play the part of a girl, people *will* make fun of you.
Sheldon : In Shakespeare's time, the men played all the female parts. No one made fun of it.
George Sr. : If Shakespeare went to public High School, it'd be a different story.
[after a discussion of both sides, it's clear Sheldon is determined to be Annie]
George Sr. : Can you at least wear pants instead of a dress?
Sheldon : I'll give you a definite 'maybe'.