YOUNG SHELDON SEASON 1 (2017) (9.0/10)

9-year-old Sheldon Cooper learns that having a brilliant mind doesn't always help growing up in Texas.

To appease his worried mother, Sheldon employs the techniques of a self-help book to try and make a friend.

George Sr. is rushed to the emergency room; Meemaw comes to baby-sit; the kids have an adventure getting to the hospital on their own.

Sheldon fears solid food after choking on a sausage; Sheldon discovers his first comic book.

Sheldon struggles with newfound popularity after utilizing statistics to help the football team. Georgie feels sidelined by Sheldon's Popularity.

When Sheldon's suggestion on landing the rocket booster back is not taken seriously by a NASA scientist, he decides to pursue theoretical physics and works out the full details to prove his point.

The kids brainstorm ways to resolve a family feud when Meemaw refuses to give George Sr. her brisket recipe.

While Mary, Memaw and Missy have their girls night at the salon, the three Cooper men plan their road trip to see the space launcher, but it doesn't go as well as they plan.

Young Sheldon has to teach his brother for the test, and in doing so, he learns some skills from his brother.

When Sheldon moves to Dallas to attend a school for gifted children, the family struggles to cope with his absence.

Sheldon is sent to Sunday school when Mary catches him playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends.

Sheldon asks for a computer and unknowingly sparks an argument between Mary and George Sr. over the family's finances.

As flu season hits Medford, Sheldon takes extreme measures to remain healthy.

Sheldon and Missy are left home alone for the first time when Mary takes a job as a church secretary.

Sheldon makes friends with an upperclassmen learning a new field of science. Meanwhile, George Sr. and Mary have a disagreement on Sheldon's new social life.

After Sheldon loses the competition in the science fair he loses his edge and passion for science and finds his new comfort zone in acting.

Sheldon is being followed around by a bully and must find a way to use self defense to fight back

Mary bans Sheldon from reading a mature comic book, and Sheldon decides it's time to stop living under Mary's thumb.

When Sheldon is no longer academically challenged at Medford High, he audits a college class taught by Dr. John Sturgis.

A battle erupts between the Coopers and Sparks when the Sparks' new dog terrorizes Sheldon.

While Sheldon is busy obsessing over the status of Meemaw's budding relationship with his mentor, Dr. Sturgis, George and Mary attempt to bond with their other kids.

When Meemaw is pursued by two gentlemen callers, Sheldon interferes, forcing her to set some ground rules.