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1 00:00:00,026 00:00:01,881 Previously, on "Young Sheldon"... Previously, on "Young Sheldon"...
2 00:00:01,966 00:00:03,055 LINKLETTER: Hello, Mrs. Cooper. LINKLETTER: Hello, Mrs. Cooper.
3 00:00:03,139 00:00:04,313 I just wanted to let you know, I just wanted to let you know,
4 00:00:04,397 00:00:05,695 with Dr. Sturgis away, with Dr. Sturgis away,
5 00:00:05,780 00:00:08,220 I'll be available should Sheldon need anything. I'll be available should Sheldon need anything.
6 00:00:08,351 00:00:09,632 Now, I'm not terribly Now, I'm not terribly
7 00:00:09,717 00:00:11,062 experienced around children. experienced around children.
8 00:00:11,147 00:00:12,531 If he needs to use the restroom, If he needs to use the restroom,
9 00:00:12,616 00:00:14,592 I don't have to go in with him, do I? I don't have to go in with him, do I?
10 00:00:15,289 00:00:16,883 I don't need you to babysit me. I don't need you to babysit me.
11 00:00:16,968 00:00:18,638 I'm perfectly self-reliant. I'm perfectly self-reliant.
12 00:00:18,723 00:00:19,949 Then it's good I kept the receipt Then it's good I kept the receipt
13 00:00:20,033 00:00:22,504 for this bottle of bubbles shaped like a bear. for this bottle of bubbles shaped like a bear.
14 00:00:23,036 00:00:25,302 Welcome to the world of philosophy. Welcome to the world of philosophy.
15 00:00:25,386 00:00:26,825 I'm going to teach you I'm going to teach you
16 00:00:26,909 00:00:29,442 that you don't even know what you think you know. that you don't even know what you think you know.
17 00:00:30,020 00:00:31,308 Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
18 00:00:31,551 00:00:33,684 I'm not going to school. Why not? I'm not going to school. Why not?
19 00:00:33,769 00:00:35,575 Because I don't know what's real. Because I don't know what's real.
20 00:00:36,440 00:00:38,090 Nothing matters. Nothing matters.
21 00:00:38,741 00:00:40,200 George?! George?!
22 00:00:44,405 00:00:45,540 All right, All right,
23 00:00:45,624 00:00:46,628 what's the problem here? what's the problem here?
24 00:00:46,712 00:00:48,153 I don't know what's real. I don't know what's real.
25 00:00:48,238 00:00:50,249 That's a fun thing to think about on the way to school. That's a fun thing to think about on the way to school.
26 00:00:50,333 00:00:51,599 Get up and get dressed. Get up and get dressed.
27 00:00:51,684 00:00:53,069 Maybe I'm already dressed. Maybe I'm already dressed.
28 00:00:53,153 00:00:55,981 Maybe I'm wearing a zoot suit and spats. Maybe I'm wearing a zoot suit and spats.
29 00:00:56,324 00:00:58,778 That's a shoe covering that's short for "spatterdasher." That's a shoe covering that's short for "spatterdasher."
30 00:00:58,907 00:00:59,998 Or is it? Or is it?
31 00:01:00,083 00:01:01,425 There's no way to know. There's no way to know.
32 00:01:01,509 00:01:03,296 Here's what I know: I don't have time for this nonsense. Here's what I know: I don't have time for this nonsense.
33 00:01:03,380 00:01:04,689 What is time? What is time?
34 00:01:04,773 00:01:05,919 What is sense? What is sense?
35 00:01:06,004 00:01:07,481 What is "is"? What is "is"?
36 00:01:07,566 00:01:08,825 Sheldon, I mean it. Sheldon, I mean it.
37 00:01:08,910 00:01:11,220 I remember when things meant things. I remember when things meant things.
38 00:01:11,519 00:01:13,437 All right, I'm gonna count to three. One... All right, I'm gonna count to three. One...
39 00:01:13,521 00:01:16,044 Believing in numbers... That takes me back. Believing in numbers... That takes me back.
40 00:01:16,157 00:01:18,099 - Two... - To be or not to be. - Two... - To be or not to be.
41 00:01:18,184 00:01:19,703 Shakespeare was onto something. Shakespeare was onto something.
42 00:01:19,788 00:01:21,536 It's your last chance. It's your last chance.
43 00:01:22,012 00:01:23,534 Have you ever wondered if you're the tongue Have you ever wondered if you're the tongue
44 00:01:23,618 00:01:25,902 of a multidimensional being trying to taste something of a multidimensional being trying to taste something
45 00:01:25,987 00:01:27,856 you can never even understand? you can never even understand?
46 00:01:28,494 00:01:30,017 I have. I have.
47 00:01:34,290 00:01:35,840 I talked to him. I talked to him.
48 00:01:36,840 00:01:38,244 Where is your mother? Where is your mother?
49 00:01:38,328 00:01:39,676 She had to leave for work. She had to leave for work.
50 00:01:39,833 00:01:41,030 I have to work, too. I have to work, too.
51 00:01:41,114 00:01:43,119 You also get to take me to school. You also get to take me to school.
52 00:01:43,203 00:01:44,860 What am I supposed to do about your brother? What am I supposed to do about your brother?
53 00:01:44,944 00:01:46,122 Call me old-fashioned, Call me old-fashioned,
54 00:01:46,206 00:01:47,558 but I say spank him. but I say spank him.
55 00:01:47,986 00:01:49,509 Your mom won't let me. Your mom won't let me.
56 00:01:50,426 00:01:53,341 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪
57 00:01:53,426 00:01:56,161 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain
58 00:01:56,246 00:01:58,642 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ I bet I could be your hero
59 00:01:58,727 00:02:01,615 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ I am a mighty little man
60 00:02:01,700 00:02:04,065 ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ *YOUNG SHELDON* ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ *YOUNG SHELDON*
61 00:02:04,150 00:02:05,791 Season 04 Episode 08 Aired on: February 18, 2021 Season 04 Episode 08 Aired on: February 18, 2021
62 00:02:05,883 00:02:07,604 Episode Title: "An Existential Crisis and a Bear That Makes Bubbles" Episode Title: "An Existential Crisis and a Bear That Makes Bubbles"
63 00:02:08,707 00:02:10,668 Okay, I'm here. Okay, I'm here.
64 00:02:10,753 00:02:12,494 What's up? What's up?
65 00:02:12,579 00:02:14,481 Sheldon won't get out of bed, and I'm gonna be late for work. Sheldon won't get out of bed, and I'm gonna be late for work.
66 00:02:14,565 00:02:15,706 He's gonna be late for school. He's gonna be late for school.
67 00:02:15,790 00:02:17,926 So you want me to get him up and drive him? So you want me to get him up and drive him?
68 00:02:18,064 00:02:19,096 Yeah. Yeah.
69 00:02:19,181 00:02:20,286 I like it better I like it better
70 00:02:20,370 00:02:22,634 when I just come eat your food and leave. when I just come eat your food and leave.
71 00:02:24,026 00:02:25,355 Hey, Moon Pie. Hey, Moon Pie.
72 00:02:25,440 00:02:26,989 What's going on here? What's going on here?
73 00:02:27,073 00:02:28,425 That's an excellent question. That's an excellent question.
74 00:02:28,509 00:02:29,992 Too bad there's no answer. Too bad there's no answer.
75 00:02:30,076 00:02:31,602 Well, you need to get out of bed. Well, you need to get out of bed.
76 00:02:31,686 00:02:33,432 I don't need to do anything. I don't need to do anything.
77 00:02:33,601 00:02:34,997 Okay, I'm gonna count to three. Okay, I'm gonna count to three.
78 00:02:35,081 00:02:36,799 Dad already counted to three. Dad already counted to three.
79 00:02:36,884 00:02:38,143 Oh. Oh.
80 00:02:38,954 00:02:40,393 Did he try the Texas thing? Did he try the Texas thing?
81 00:02:40,477 00:02:41,481 No. No.
82 00:02:41,565 00:02:43,096 In that case, In that case,
83 00:02:43,463 00:02:44,528 look at you, look at you,
84 00:02:44,612 00:02:45,698 lyin' there. lyin' there.
85 00:02:45,783 00:02:47,409 When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, When a Texan gets knocked off a horse,
86 00:02:47,494 00:02:49,151 he gets right back on. he gets right back on.
87 00:02:49,236 00:02:50,925 That is the second most important thing That is the second most important thing
88 00:02:51,010 00:02:52,666 about bein' a Texan, about bein' a Texan,
89 00:02:52,751 00:02:56,034 right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else. right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else.
90 00:02:57,242 00:02:59,199 Maybe the horse gets back on the Texan. Maybe the horse gets back on the Texan.
91 00:02:59,284 00:03:00,328 Who's to say? Who's to say?
92 00:03:01,794 00:03:03,451 I don't know what that means. I don't know what that means.
93 00:03:03,535 00:03:05,487 That's because you can't know anything. That's because you can't know anything.
94 00:03:07,358 00:03:09,112 If you need to stare at the ceiling If you need to stare at the ceiling
95 00:03:09,197 00:03:10,725 and contemplate the futility of existence, and contemplate the futility of existence,
96 00:03:10,809 00:03:12,838 Missy's bed is available. Missy's bed is available.
97 00:03:15,956 00:03:16,994 Amazing. Amazing.
98 00:03:17,079 00:03:18,388 What is? What is?
99 00:03:18,472 00:03:21,086 I've been using this same pen for seven months, I've been using this same pen for seven months,
100 00:03:21,170 00:03:22,610 and it's still going. and it's still going.
101 00:03:22,694 00:03:24,354 That's your bar for amazing? That's your bar for amazing?
102 00:03:24,439 00:03:26,002 Yeah. Yeah.
103 00:03:26,217 00:03:27,483 Sad. Sad.
104 00:03:27,568 00:03:29,026 It's the same pen. It's the same pen.
105 00:03:29,126 00:03:31,510 - [phone rings] - It is too early in the morning for you. - [phone rings] - It is too early in the morning for you.
106 00:03:32,878 00:03:34,205 Hello. Hello.
107 00:03:34,662 00:03:36,651 Yeah. I'll be down in a bit. Yeah. I'll be down in a bit.
108 00:03:38,932 00:03:40,291 Where ya headed? Where ya headed?
109 00:03:40,377 00:03:41,803 Principal's office. Principal's office.
110 00:03:41,887 00:03:44,022 Ooh, you're in trouble... Ooh, you're in trouble...
111 00:03:44,106 00:03:45,151 You're a child. You're a child.
112 00:03:45,236 00:03:47,630 [laughs] I'd rather be a child than in trouble. [laughs] I'd rather be a child than in trouble.
113 00:03:49,149 00:03:50,455 Shelly, Shelly,
114 00:03:50,540 00:03:52,932 Dr. Sturgis is on the line for you. Dr. Sturgis is on the line for you.
115 00:03:53,135 00:03:54,729 Maybe he is, maybe he isn't, Maybe he is, maybe he isn't,
116 00:03:54,845 00:03:56,206 but very well. but very well.
117 00:03:56,291 00:03:57,959 - Hello? - Hi, Sheldon. - Hello? - Hi, Sheldon.
118 00:03:58,044 00:04:01,442 I hear you're going through some sort of existential crisis. I hear you're going through some sort of existential crisis.
119 00:04:01,627 00:04:03,096 I suppose so. I suppose so.
120 00:04:03,181 00:04:05,534 I just don't know if we can tell what's real or not. I just don't know if we can tell what's real or not.
121 00:04:05,691 00:04:07,299 And if nothing's real, I don't know And if nothing's real, I don't know
122 00:04:07,384 00:04:09,807 what to think or if I'm even thinking at all. what to think or if I'm even thinking at all.
123 00:04:09,993 00:04:12,557 I went through something similar once. I went through something similar once.
124 00:04:12,883 00:04:14,671 Really? What happened? Really? What happened?
125 00:04:14,832 00:04:17,565 I was trekking through the Amazon, I was trekking through the Amazon,
126 00:04:17,650 00:04:19,786 and I saw two frogs, and I saw two frogs,
127 00:04:19,972 00:04:22,107 one hallucinogenic one hallucinogenic
128 00:04:22,231 00:04:23,721 and the other not. and the other not.
129 00:04:23,817 00:04:27,761 [chuckles] I tried to lick the normal one, [chuckles] I tried to lick the normal one,
130 00:04:27,846 00:04:29,154 and, by mistake, and, by mistake,
131 00:04:29,238 00:04:31,643 I licked the hallucinogenic one. I licked the hallucinogenic one.
132 00:04:31,925 00:04:34,487 It really rocked my world. It really rocked my world.
133 00:04:34,572 00:04:36,823 Why would you lick either of them? Why would you lick either of them?
134 00:04:37,001 00:04:39,729 I'm not sure. Probably low blood sugar. I'm not sure. Probably low blood sugar.
135 00:04:39,814 00:04:41,138 But the point is, But the point is,
136 00:04:41,223 00:04:43,750 I also lost track of reality. I also lost track of reality.
137 00:04:43,835 00:04:45,185 How did you handle it? How did you handle it?
138 00:04:45,270 00:04:47,275 I saw a jaguar, I saw a jaguar,
139 00:04:47,360 00:04:51,567 and I realized I didn't care if it was real or not. and I realized I didn't care if it was real or not.
140 00:04:51,652 00:04:54,739 I just hauled my tushy out of there. I just hauled my tushy out of there.
141 00:04:54,840 00:04:56,122 I appreciate the call. I appreciate the call.
142 00:04:56,207 00:04:58,060 I'm giving you back to my meemaw now. I'm giving you back to my meemaw now.
143 00:04:58,419 00:04:59,616 Bye! Bye!
144 00:05:02,873 00:05:04,192 [quietly]: Hey, John, [quietly]: Hey, John,
145 00:05:04,277 00:05:05,494 any luck? any luck?
146 00:05:05,649 00:05:08,437 Not unless you have access to a jaguar. Not unless you have access to a jaguar.
147 00:05:08,522 00:05:10,005 I don't think I do. I don't think I do.
148 00:05:10,252 00:05:12,786 Really, any jungle cat will do. Really, any jungle cat will do.
149 00:05:13,049 00:05:14,489 Hey, Tom. Hey, Tom.
150 00:05:14,775 00:05:16,040 George. George.
151 00:05:16,242 00:05:17,681 Sheldon's not here anymore. Sheldon's not here anymore.
152 00:05:17,765 00:05:18,983 Thought it'd be a while before I got called back Thought it'd be a while before I got called back
153 00:05:19,067 00:05:20,547 into the principal's office. [exhales] into the principal's office. [exhales]
154 00:05:20,855 00:05:22,860 How's he doing? I miss that kid. How's he doing? I miss that kid.
155 00:05:23,075 00:05:25,443 He took a philosophy class and won't get out of bed He took a philosophy class and won't get out of bed
156 00:05:25,528 00:05:27,530 'cause he doesn't know what's real anymore. 'cause he doesn't know what's real anymore.
157 00:05:28,361 00:05:29,713 Anyway, uh, Anyway, uh,
158 00:05:29,977 00:05:31,504 we need to talk about Georgie. we need to talk about Georgie.
159 00:05:32,013 00:05:33,536 Should've seen that coming. Should've seen that coming.
160 00:05:33,700 00:05:35,108 - What's wrong? - Well, - What's wrong? - Well,
161 00:05:35,193 00:05:36,872 he's been cutting classes. he's been cutting classes.
162 00:05:36,957 00:05:37,874 Already? Already?
163 00:05:37,959 00:05:39,224 Semester's barely started. Semester's barely started.
164 00:05:39,480 00:05:40,739 He's a go-getter. He's a go-getter.
165 00:05:40,832 00:05:42,044 Mm. Mm.
166 00:05:42,418 00:05:44,388 I'll talk to him.Thanks. I'll talk to him.Thanks.
167 00:05:46,428 00:05:48,303 How's the team looking this year, George? How's the team looking this year, George?
168 00:05:48,388 00:05:51,404 [grunts]We just had one difficult conversation, Tom. [grunts]We just had one difficult conversation, Tom.
169 00:05:51,489 00:05:53,216 Let's not have another. Let's not have another.
170 00:05:53,301 00:05:55,393 - Smart. - ADULT SHELDON: While my meemaw - Smart. - ADULT SHELDON: While my meemaw
171 00:05:55,585 00:05:58,156 wasn't able to acquire a jungle cat, wasn't able to acquire a jungle cat,
172 00:05:58,240 00:06:02,117 the idea of tormenting a child did tickle her Texan fancy. the idea of tormenting a child did tickle her Texan fancy.
173 00:06:02,201 00:06:04,772 [singsongy]: Sheldon. [singsongy]: Sheldon.
174 00:06:04,856 00:06:06,469 [chicken clucking] [chicken clucking]
175 00:06:06,553 00:06:09,472 I have someone else who wants to talk to you. I have someone else who wants to talk to you.
176 00:06:09,700 00:06:11,195 What are you doing with that filthy thing? What are you doing with that filthy thing?
177 00:06:11,279 00:06:12,911 Why do you care? Why do you care?
178 00:06:12,996 00:06:14,389 If nothing is real, If nothing is real,
179 00:06:14,654 00:06:16,627 then neither is the chicken. then neither is the chicken.
180 00:06:16,766 00:06:18,646 [clucking] [clucking]
181 00:06:18,943 00:06:20,482 Oh. Good. Oh. Good.
182 00:06:20,567 00:06:22,708 We're standing now. That's progress. We're standing now. That's progress.
183 00:06:22,924 00:06:24,146 Get her out of here. Get her out of here.
184 00:06:24,231 00:06:25,793 Well, I would, but... Well, I would, but...
185 00:06:25,877 00:06:27,372 [chuckles] apparently, [chuckles] apparently,
186 00:06:27,457 00:06:30,594 I can't know what "here" is. I can't know what "here" is.
187 00:06:31,185 00:06:32,724 So maybe I could just... So maybe I could just...
188 00:06:33,013 00:06:34,396 set her on your bed. set her on your bed.
189 00:06:34,481 00:06:35,591 Okay! Okay. Okay! Okay.
190 00:06:35,676 00:06:36,671 I'll get dressed. I'll get dressed.
191 00:06:36,756 00:06:38,192 Make it snappy. Make it snappy.
192 00:06:38,907 00:06:41,522 This still doesn't solve my existential crisis. This still doesn't solve my existential crisis.
193 00:06:41,607 00:06:43,450 Say what? You want to hold her? Say what? You want to hold her?
194 00:06:43,535 00:06:45,061 [gasps] No. [gasps] No.
195 00:06:45,310 00:06:46,793 Less talk. Less talk.
196 00:06:47,018 00:06:48,497 More pants. More pants.
197 00:06:54,333 00:06:55,598 ♪ Tiny bubbles... ♪ Tiny bubbles...
198 00:06:55,682 00:06:56,948 What's your first class? What's your first class?
199 00:06:57,032 00:06:59,820 Solid-State Physics at 11:30. Solid-State Physics at 11:30.
200 00:06:59,904 00:07:01,685 We'll make it just in time. We'll make it just in time.
201 00:07:01,770 00:07:03,644 - Although, does... - And before you say - Although, does... - And before you say
202 00:07:03,729 00:07:06,387 "Does time even exist?" it does. "Does time even exist?" it does.
203 00:07:06,606 00:07:08,528 So stop wasting mine. So stop wasting mine.
204 00:07:08,782 00:07:11,356 ♪ So here's to the golden moon... ♪ ♪ So here's to the golden moon... ♪
205 00:07:12,109 00:07:14,075 What's this philosophy teacher's name? What's this philosophy teacher's name?
206 00:07:14,239 00:07:16,200 Professor Ericson. Why? Professor Ericson. Why?
207 00:07:16,355 00:07:18,169 I might pop in and say hello. I might pop in and say hello.
208 00:07:18,442 00:07:19,481 Be careful. Be careful.
209 00:07:19,566 00:07:22,407 She may make you question your most deeply held values. She may make you question your most deeply held values.
210 00:07:22,492 00:07:24,410 I'm a stubborn old crank. I'm a stubborn old crank.
211 00:07:24,494 00:07:26,286 I'll do just fine. I'll do just fine.
212 00:07:26,371 00:07:28,594 I'm a stubborn young crank, and it didn't help me. I'm a stubborn young crank, and it didn't help me.
213 00:07:28,759 00:07:30,411 ♪ Make me feel happy... ♪ Make me feel happy...
214 00:07:32,284 00:07:33,669 You wanted to see me? You wanted to see me?
215 00:07:34,831 00:07:36,271 Sit down. Sit down.
216 00:07:36,356 00:07:38,641 Is this gonna take long? I need to get to class. Is this gonna take long? I need to get to class.
217 00:07:38,725 00:07:40,655 From what I hear, you don't care about that. From what I hear, you don't care about that.
218 00:07:40,740 00:07:42,075 Now, sit. Now, sit.
219 00:07:47,082 00:07:48,724 What the hell you doin'? What the hell you doin'?
220 00:07:49,036 00:07:50,667 I cut a class. Who cares? I cut a class. Who cares?
221 00:07:50,752 00:07:52,895 It was more than one, and I care. It was more than one, and I care.
222 00:07:53,610 00:07:56,010 You start flunking out, you're gonna get kicked off the team. You start flunking out, you're gonna get kicked off the team.
223 00:07:56,263 00:07:57,443 Fine. Fine.
224 00:07:57,802 00:07:59,662 Now you don't care about football? Now you don't care about football?
225 00:07:59,942 00:08:01,161 Not really. Not really.
226 00:08:02,241 00:08:03,514 I don't know what's going on with you, I don't know what's going on with you,
227 00:08:03,598 00:08:05,358 but you better get your head out of your ass. but you better get your head out of your ass.
228 00:08:05,448 00:08:07,018 Football's a waste of time. Football's a waste of time.
229 00:08:07,102 00:08:08,591 I have a job I could be at. I have a job I could be at.
230 00:08:08,676 00:08:11,036 You made a commitment to the team and you're gonna honor it. You made a commitment to the team and you're gonna honor it.
231 00:08:11,120 00:08:12,536 [exhales] [exhales]
232 00:08:13,504 00:08:15,067 We done? We done?
233 00:08:16,976 00:08:18,622 Just get back to class. Just get back to class.
234 00:08:20,893 00:08:22,681 And I better see you at practice. And I better see you at practice.
235 00:08:22,914 00:08:25,307 Well, I don't know if I can find it with my head up my ass. Well, I don't know if I can find it with my head up my ass.
236 00:08:27,296 00:08:28,387 LINKLETTER: So, LINKLETTER: So,
237 00:08:28,471 00:08:30,519 according to de Broglie, lambda equals "h" according to de Broglie, lambda equals "h"
238 00:08:30,603 00:08:32,059 divided by "m" times what? divided by "m" times what?
239 00:08:32,551 00:08:33,608 Sheldon. Sheldon.
240 00:08:33,693 00:08:35,013 Is it velocity? Is it velocity?
241 00:08:35,098 00:08:36,083 Yes. Now... Yes. Now...
242 00:08:36,168 00:08:37,564 Or is it a velociraptor? Or is it a velociraptor?
243 00:08:37,915 00:08:39,006 I'm sorry? I'm sorry?
244 00:08:39,090 00:08:41,008 Perhaps lambda equals "h" divided Perhaps lambda equals "h" divided
245 00:08:41,092 00:08:42,836 by "m" times a velociraptor. by "m" times a velociraptor.
246 00:08:43,364 00:08:45,317 Or a velveteen rabbit. Or a velveteen rabbit.
247 00:08:45,401 00:08:46,579 Ooh, or Velveeta. Ooh, or Velveeta.
248 00:08:46,663 00:08:48,233 That's the cheese my mom puts on broccoli That's the cheese my mom puts on broccoli
249 00:08:48,317 00:08:49,666 when she's being fancy. when she's being fancy.
250 00:08:50,615 00:08:52,533 Is this from your philosophy class Is this from your philosophy class
251 00:08:52,664 00:08:54,930 or perhaps that Ren & Stumpy I've heard about? or perhaps that Ren & Stumpy I've heard about?
252 00:08:55,038 00:08:56,213 Philosophy. Philosophy.
253 00:08:57,295 00:08:59,300 Mr. Cooper, do you really believe Mr. Cooper, do you really believe
254 00:08:59,385 00:09:02,005 that de Broglie's equation contains Velveeta cheese? that de Broglie's equation contains Velveeta cheese?
255 00:09:02,113 00:09:04,630 I don't know. Maybe he was just trying to be fancy. I don't know. Maybe he was just trying to be fancy.
256 00:09:05,989 00:09:07,120 Hello. Hello.
257 00:09:07,205 00:09:08,372 Can I help you? Can I help you?
258 00:09:08,483 00:09:10,200 Hi. I'm Connie Tucker. Hi. I'm Connie Tucker.
259 00:09:10,285 00:09:12,290 I'm Sheldon Cooper's grandmother. I'm Sheldon Cooper's grandmother.
260 00:09:12,383 00:09:14,919 Oh. Nice to meet you. Oh. Nice to meet you.
261 00:09:15,170 00:09:17,216 He is a remarkable young man. He is a remarkable young man.
262 00:09:17,301 00:09:20,873 Yes, he is. He's also a very impressionable young man. Yes, he is. He's also a very impressionable young man.
263 00:09:21,044 00:09:23,876 Kind of like a lump of clay with a bow tie. Kind of like a lump of clay with a bow tie.
264 00:09:24,395 00:09:27,091 All I did was teach him about epistemology. All I did was teach him about epistemology.
265 00:09:27,176 00:09:28,702 Whatever it is you're teaching him, Whatever it is you're teaching him,
266 00:09:28,833 00:09:31,794 it has made him question everything. it has made him question everything.
267 00:09:31,879 00:09:33,101 That's the goal. That's the goal.
268 00:09:33,238 00:09:35,506 Lady, I had to threaten him with a chicken Lady, I had to threaten him with a chicken
269 00:09:35,591 00:09:37,255 so he'd put his pants on. so he'd put his pants on.
270 00:09:37,340 00:09:39,215 I don't know what's gotten into that kid. I don't know what's gotten into that kid.
271 00:09:39,300 00:09:41,609 He's allowed to not want to play football. He's allowed to not want to play football.
272 00:09:41,694 00:09:44,788 Can you for once in your life take my side, Wayne? Can you for once in your life take my side, Wayne?
273 00:09:44,873 00:09:46,921 Not my fault you're never right. Not my fault you're never right.
274 00:09:47,700 00:09:49,427 So you think it's okay he just quits? So you think it's okay he just quits?
275 00:09:49,641 00:09:51,599 He doesn't get that much playing time. He doesn't get that much playing time.
276 00:09:52,816 00:09:54,763 Well, in my family, we don't quit. Well, in my family, we don't quit.
277 00:09:55,009 00:09:57,928 Oh, I don't know. You quit my book club pretty quick. Oh, I don't know. You quit my book club pretty quick.
278 00:09:58,013 00:09:59,692 I'm talking about football! I'm talking about football!
279 00:09:59,777 00:10:01,966 Why is it so important to you that he play? Why is it so important to you that he play?
280 00:10:02,388 00:10:04,352 Are you sure you're a coach? Are you sure you're a coach?
281 00:10:04,700 00:10:08,606 Team sports provides confidence, leadership, discipline. Team sports provides confidence, leadership, discipline.
282 00:10:08,691 00:10:10,043 So does holding down a job, So does holding down a job,
283 00:10:10,224 00:10:11,895 which he seems to shine at. which he seems to shine at.
284 00:10:13,020 00:10:15,028 Let's just eat in silence. Let's just eat in silence.
285 00:10:15,505 00:10:17,005 Fine. Fine.
286 00:10:20,090 00:10:22,505 I still think you should have read The Color Purple. I still think you should have read The Color Purple.
287 00:10:22,650 00:10:23,999 We were bawling. We were bawling.
288 00:10:25,641 00:10:28,158 Although tasty, a brick of cheese is not a number. Although tasty, a brick of cheese is not a number.
289 00:10:28,243 00:10:30,481 Why are we still talking about this? Why are we still talking about this?
290 00:10:30,566 00:10:32,145 Maybe we're not talking at all. Maybe we're not talking at all.
291 00:10:32,388 00:10:34,379 Okay, that's enough for today. Okay, that's enough for today.
292 00:10:35,125 00:10:36,826 Not your best lecture. Not your best lecture.
293 00:10:37,036 00:10:39,041 It's fairly normal for first-time It's fairly normal for first-time
294 00:10:39,126 00:10:41,966 philosophy students to have their worldviews shaken. philosophy students to have their worldviews shaken.
295 00:10:42,126 00:10:43,565 Do they snap out of it? Do they snap out of it?
296 00:10:43,864 00:10:45,567 Well, you hope. Well, you hope.
297 00:10:45,895 00:10:48,372 Professor Ericson, I insist... Professor Ericson, I insist...
298 00:10:48,459 00:10:50,900 Hello, Connie. What a pleasant surprise. Hello, Connie. What a pleasant surprise.
299 00:10:51,094 00:10:52,359 Hey. Hey.
300 00:10:52,444 00:10:53,623 I'm sorry you're about to see me I'm sorry you're about to see me
301 00:10:53,707 00:10:55,016 speak harshly to my colleague. speak harshly to my colleague.
302 00:10:55,255 00:10:57,173 Have at it. Professor Ericson, Have at it. Professor Ericson,
303 00:10:57,272 00:10:58,615 I insist that you speak to this young man I insist that you speak to this young man
304 00:10:58,699 00:11:00,395 and explain to him that reality is real, and explain to him that reality is real,
305 00:11:00,546 00:11:02,813 and it's possible to know things as fact. and it's possible to know things as fact.
306 00:11:02,919 00:11:05,466 The class is called "Introduction to Philosophy." The class is called "Introduction to Philosophy."
307 00:11:05,551 00:11:06,772 That's what I did. That's what I did.
308 00:11:06,887 00:11:08,606 Well, un-introduce him. Well, un-introduce him.
309 00:11:08,691 00:11:10,305 Yes, he's at this school 'cause of his brilliant Yes, he's at this school 'cause of his brilliant
310 00:11:10,389 00:11:12,133 scientific mind, and he spent my last class scientific mind, and he spent my last class
311 00:11:12,218 00:11:14,049 talking about processed cheese. talking about processed cheese.
312 00:11:14,232 00:11:15,410 Sheldon, is that true? Sheldon, is that true?
313 00:11:15,517 00:11:16,782 Nothing's true. Nothing's true.
314 00:11:17,030 00:11:19,337 You see what you've done? You broke him. You see what you've done? You broke him.
315 00:11:21,950 00:11:23,356 Hey. Hey.
316 00:11:24,808 00:11:27,030 How come you didn't want to get out of bed this morning? How come you didn't want to get out of bed this morning?
317 00:11:27,488 00:11:30,581 If I can't know what's real, what's the point? If I can't know what's real, what's the point?
318 00:11:31,161 00:11:33,044 You have the right words. You have the right words.
319 00:11:33,129 00:11:35,294 You're just saying them wrong. You're just saying them wrong.
320 00:11:35,649 00:11:38,264 It's not, "What's the point?" It's not, "What's the point?"
321 00:11:38,388 00:11:40,262 It's, "What's the point?" It's, "What's the point?"
322 00:11:41,044 00:11:42,638 I don't understand. I don't understand.
323 00:11:42,723 00:11:45,427 Asking these questions is exciting. Asking these questions is exciting.
324 00:11:45,986 00:11:47,786 It's what gets me out of bed. It's what gets me out of bed.
325 00:11:48,833 00:11:50,731 That's interesting. That's interesting.
326 00:11:51,054 00:11:52,349 Richard Feynman did say Richard Feynman did say
327 00:11:52,434 00:11:53,962 the greatest joy in life is the pleasure of the greatest joy in life is the pleasure of
328 00:11:54,046 00:11:55,528 finding things out. finding things out.
329 00:11:55,755 00:11:58,152 Feynman... He's the physics guy, right? Feynman... He's the physics guy, right?
330 00:11:58,237 00:12:00,778 [quietly]: Yes. And your perfume is beguiling. [quietly]: Yes. And your perfume is beguiling.
331 00:12:01,856 00:12:03,948 It's all making sense to me now. It's all making sense to me now.
332 00:12:04,289 00:12:05,337 Thank you. Thank you.
333 00:12:05,724 00:12:07,114 I am happy to help. I am happy to help.
334 00:12:07,231 00:12:09,285 Dr. Linkletter, I'm dropping your class Dr. Linkletter, I'm dropping your class
335 00:12:09,370 00:12:11,070 and switching my major to philosophy. and switching my major to philosophy.
336 00:12:11,208 00:12:12,905 Uh, what? Uh, what?
337 00:12:17,810 00:12:20,326 It's funny. This morning, I couldn't get out of bed, It's funny. This morning, I couldn't get out of bed,
338 00:12:20,411 00:12:23,325 and now I stand before a whole new exciting field of study. and now I stand before a whole new exciting field of study.
339 00:12:23,654 00:12:26,878 Well, maybe instead of making this big switch, Well, maybe instead of making this big switch,
340 00:12:26,962 00:12:28,341 you could study both. you could study both.
341 00:12:28,426 00:12:31,301 You could be physics-philosophy guy. You could be physics-philosophy guy.
342 00:12:31,386 00:12:33,278 You sound like a logical positivist. You sound like a logical positivist.
343 00:12:33,363 00:12:35,064 That's a branch of philosophy that maintains That's a branch of philosophy that maintains
344 00:12:35,148 00:12:37,349 the best way to philosophize is through science. the best way to philosophize is through science.
345 00:12:37,434 00:12:39,692 Well, there you go. Do that. Well, there you go. Do that.
346 00:12:40,003 00:12:41,677 It may be too early to specialize. It may be too early to specialize.
347 00:12:41,762 00:12:44,202 I've only been a philosopher for 15 minutes. I've only been a philosopher for 15 minutes.
348 00:12:45,009 00:12:48,200 Did you notice Dr. Linkletter didn't look too thrilled Did you notice Dr. Linkletter didn't look too thrilled
349 00:12:48,285 00:12:49,770 about you leaving science? about you leaving science?
350 00:12:49,855 00:12:51,365 He never looks thrilled about anything. He never looks thrilled about anything.
351 00:12:51,449 00:12:53,846 I think that's just his face. I think that's just his face.
352 00:12:55,381 00:12:57,169 That's the face. That's the face.
353 00:12:58,653 00:13:00,467 [door opens, chimes] [door opens, chimes]
354 00:13:01,953 00:13:03,403 Why the hell weren't you at practice? Why the hell weren't you at practice?
355 00:13:03,488 00:13:04,884 Can't talk right now. I'm working. Can't talk right now. I'm working.
356 00:13:04,969 00:13:06,840 Well, you're gonna talk about it. Well, you're gonna talk about it.
357 00:13:07,943 00:13:09,489 What do you want from me? What do you want from me?
358 00:13:09,574 00:13:11,724 I don't want to play football. I want to work. I don't want to play football. I want to work.
359 00:13:12,216 00:13:14,639 You have your whole life to hold down a job. You have your whole life to hold down a job.
360 00:13:14,724 00:13:16,411 Hey, I like my job. Hey, I like my job.
361 00:13:16,496 00:13:18,317 It's not my problem you hate yours. It's not my problem you hate yours.
362 00:13:24,437 00:13:25,960 Do whatever you want. Do whatever you want.
363 00:13:27,053 00:13:28,358 ADULT SHELDON: To figure out ADULT SHELDON: To figure out
364 00:13:28,443 00:13:30,444 which school of philosophy suited me best, which school of philosophy suited me best,
365 00:13:30,529 00:13:33,056 I decided to sample each one. I decided to sample each one.
366 00:13:33,141 00:13:36,327 The same way I determined my favorite flavor of oatmeal... The same way I determined my favorite flavor of oatmeal...
367 00:13:36,421 00:13:37,858 Plain. Plain.
368 00:13:39,588 00:13:40,984 [TV plays quietly] [TV plays quietly]
369 00:13:41,099 00:13:42,483 What are you doing? What are you doing?
370 00:13:42,568 00:13:44,822 I'm practicing the philosophy of cynicism... I'm practicing the philosophy of cynicism...
371 00:13:44,907 00:13:46,179 The ancient Greek view The ancient Greek view
372 00:13:46,264 00:13:48,530 that the rules of society should be ignored. that the rules of society should be ignored.
373 00:13:48,799 00:13:51,062 If you're gonna break rules, you can do better than that. If you're gonna break rules, you can do better than that.
374 00:13:51,147 00:13:52,491 How? How?
375 00:13:52,867 00:13:54,413 [shouts] [shouts]
376 00:13:54,729 00:13:56,255 ADULT SHELDON: Renaissance humanism is ADULT SHELDON: Renaissance humanism is
377 00:13:56,372 00:13:59,378 finding meaning in the human form through art. finding meaning in the human form through art.
378 00:14:00,123 00:14:01,873 - Can I move? - No. - Can I move? - No.
379 00:14:02,072 00:14:03,468 But my butt itches. But my butt itches.
380 00:14:03,553 00:14:05,530 Scratch it on your own time. Scratch it on your own time.
381 00:14:08,585 00:14:09,981 ADULT SHELDON: Nihilists believe ADULT SHELDON: Nihilists believe
382 00:14:10,066 00:14:11,376 that there's no point to anything, that there's no point to anything,
383 00:14:11,460 00:14:13,268 because it all ends in nothingness. because it all ends in nothingness.
384 00:14:13,368 00:14:14,854 Mind if I put on MTV? Mind if I put on MTV?
385 00:14:14,939 00:14:17,206 Doesn't matter. We're all gonna die anyway. Doesn't matter. We're all gonna die anyway.
386 00:14:17,307 00:14:19,026 Deep thought, dingus. Deep thought, dingus.
387 00:14:19,111 00:14:21,290 ADULT SHELDON: Traditionalism is the philosophy ADULT SHELDON: Traditionalism is the philosophy
388 00:14:21,375 00:14:24,412 that the best way of life is a return to the past. that the best way of life is a return to the past.
389 00:14:24,497 00:14:25,792 What are you doing? What are you doing?
390 00:14:25,877 00:14:29,405 Making my own butter, like in olden times. Making my own butter, like in olden times.
391 00:14:29,558 00:14:31,409 That's stupid. That's stupid.
392 00:14:31,885 00:14:34,136 ADULT SHELDON: My arms are still sore. ADULT SHELDON: My arms are still sore.
393 00:14:34,531 00:14:36,940 Altruism is the belief that we should live Altruism is the belief that we should live
394 00:14:37,025 00:14:39,466 only by bringing happiness to others. only by bringing happiness to others.
395 00:14:39,551 00:14:40,737 These are for you. These are for you.
396 00:14:40,833 00:14:42,054 Thanks. Thanks.
397 00:14:42,270 00:14:43,579 What the hell?! What the hell?!
398 00:14:43,789 00:14:45,386 ADULT SHELDON: Egoism is the belief ADULT SHELDON: Egoism is the belief
399 00:14:45,471 00:14:48,300 that we should live only by bringing happiness to ourselves. that we should live only by bringing happiness to ourselves.
400 00:14:48,390 00:14:50,042 Mmm. These are pretty good. Mmm. These are pretty good.
401 00:14:50,395 00:14:52,138 ADULT SHELDON: Transcendentalists were ADULT SHELDON: Transcendentalists were
402 00:14:52,223 00:14:54,794 philosophers who believed that our deepest connection philosophers who believed that our deepest connection
403 00:14:54,879 00:14:56,667 is with nature. is with nature.
404 00:14:57,573 00:14:58,815 Eh. Eh.
405 00:15:05,408 00:15:07,120 I'm beautiful. I'm beautiful.
406 00:15:09,673 00:15:11,083 GEORGE SR.: And then Georgie accuses me GEORGE SR.: And then Georgie accuses me
407 00:15:11,167 00:15:12,440 of hating my job. of hating my job.
408 00:15:12,819 00:15:15,190 Is this where I thought I'd end up? No. Is this where I thought I'd end up? No.
409 00:15:15,470 00:15:17,214 Is this where you thought you'd end up? Is this where you thought you'd end up?
410 00:15:17,299 00:15:19,450 I thought I'd be working at my father's funeral home I thought I'd be working at my father's funeral home
411 00:15:19,535 00:15:21,018 sewing people's eyes shut. sewing people's eyes shut.
412 00:15:21,103 00:15:22,630 My life turned out great. My life turned out great.
413 00:15:23,103 00:15:24,612 Well, good for you. Well, good for you.
414 00:15:24,697 00:15:25,875 [laughs] [laughs]
415 00:15:26,095 00:15:28,346 The worst part is, I think Georgie's right. The worst part is, I think Georgie's right.
416 00:15:30,346 00:15:31,589 You're not happy at work? You're not happy at work?
417 00:15:31,674 00:15:33,374 I can see if my dad's hiring. I can see if my dad's hiring.
418 00:15:33,628 00:15:35,024 How are your sewing skills? How are your sewing skills?
419 00:15:35,342 00:15:37,417 It's not work. It's not work.
420 00:15:38,180 00:15:39,425 [sighs] [sighs]
421 00:15:39,510 00:15:41,706 Honestly, I don't know if I'm happy anywhere. Honestly, I don't know if I'm happy anywhere.
422 00:15:44,605 00:15:47,654 Ugh. When I asked y'all to hang for a drink, Ugh. When I asked y'all to hang for a drink,
423 00:15:47,739 00:15:49,875 I didn't know you were gonna be such a bummer. I didn't know you were gonna be such a bummer.
424 00:15:50,091 00:15:51,483 [laughs] [laughs]
425 00:15:53,369 00:15:55,096 Geez Louise. Geez Louise.
426 00:15:55,755 00:15:59,533 ♪ Amarillo is where I'll be. ♪ Amarillo is where I'll be.
427 00:16:03,822 00:16:05,096 [knocking] [knocking]
428 00:16:05,315 00:16:06,928 - Dr. Linkletter? - Sheldon. - Dr. Linkletter? - Sheldon.
429 00:16:07,013 00:16:08,221 Good to see you. Good to see you.
430 00:16:08,306 00:16:10,291 Come on in. I don't suppose Come on in. I don't suppose
431 00:16:10,376 00:16:11,971 you're here to discuss physics, are you? you're here to discuss physics, are you?
432 00:16:12,056 00:16:13,326 As a matter of fact, I am. As a matter of fact, I am.
433 00:16:13,411 00:16:14,432 Excellent. Excellent.
434 00:16:14,574 00:16:15,815 I'm here to drop your class. I'm here to drop your class.
435 00:16:15,900 00:16:17,209 I just need you to sign this. I just need you to sign this.
436 00:16:17,477 00:16:18,690 [exhales] [exhales]
437 00:16:18,792 00:16:20,018 Have a seat. Have a seat.
438 00:16:20,331 00:16:21,573 Sheldon, Sheldon,
439 00:16:21,658 00:16:23,258 I don't know if you thought this through, I don't know if you thought this through,
440 00:16:23,469 00:16:25,256 but you're here on a physics scholarship, but you're here on a physics scholarship,
441 00:16:25,341 00:16:28,391 and switching to philosophy may not be well-received. and switching to philosophy may not be well-received.
442 00:16:28,591 00:16:29,960 Ordinarily, I'd be concerned, Ordinarily, I'd be concerned,
443 00:16:30,045 00:16:31,437 but I'm currently embracing hedonism. but I'm currently embracing hedonism.
444 00:16:31,521 00:16:32,370 Sheldon, Sheldon,
445 00:16:32,455 00:16:33,938 I've been made responsible for you, I've been made responsible for you,
446 00:16:34,023 00:16:35,723 and so far, it's not going very well. and so far, it's not going very well.
447 00:16:35,808 00:16:37,062 You were admitted to this university You were admitted to this university
448 00:16:37,146 00:16:38,586 for your scientific acumen. for your scientific acumen.
449 00:16:38,671 00:16:41,503 And changing majors could have serious repercussions. And changing majors could have serious repercussions.
450 00:16:41,588 00:16:42,896 Son, Son,
451 00:16:42,981 00:16:44,280 please try to understand. please try to understand.
452 00:16:44,365 00:16:46,665 If you abandon physics for philosophy, If you abandon physics for philosophy,
453 00:16:46,749 00:16:48,594 [fading]: You're gonna be missing out on the opportunity [fading]: You're gonna be missing out on the opportunity
454 00:16:48,678 00:16:50,112 to be part of something great. Possibly... to be part of something great. Possibly...
455 00:16:50,196 00:16:51,143 ♪ Tiny bubbles... ♪ Tiny bubbles...
456 00:16:51,228 00:16:53,244 ADULT SHELDON: As Dr. Linkletter prattled on, ADULT SHELDON: As Dr. Linkletter prattled on,
457 00:16:53,329 00:16:54,564 I couldn't help but notice I couldn't help but notice
458 00:16:54,649 00:16:57,177 the beauty of that ephemeral bubble. the beauty of that ephemeral bubble.
459 00:16:57,418 00:16:59,924 I wondered if perhaps we're all just bubbles, I wondered if perhaps we're all just bubbles,
460 00:17:00,135 00:17:02,994 being buffeted through life on a stream of currents being buffeted through life on a stream of currents
461 00:17:03,266 00:17:05,054 - beyond our understanding. - ♪ Tiny bubbles... - beyond our understanding. - ♪ Tiny bubbles...
462 00:17:05,138 00:17:07,629 Look at it. The local minimization achieves Look at it. The local minimization achieves
463 00:17:07,714 00:17:10,807 a global maximization, and it's nearly perfect. a global maximization, and it's nearly perfect.
464 00:17:11,008 00:17:12,796 I wondered if this was the key I wondered if this was the key
465 00:17:12,881 00:17:15,060 to the smoothness of matter in the universe. to the smoothness of matter in the universe.
466 00:17:15,151 00:17:18,666 The cosmic web of stars and galaxies could hold it together The cosmic web of stars and galaxies could hold it together
467 00:17:18,751 00:17:20,814 like the web of polymers in soap! like the web of polymers in soap!
468 00:17:21,043 00:17:23,408 This could be a whole new area of research. This could be a whole new area of research.
469 00:17:24,330 00:17:26,632 Changing majors would be a huge mistake, Changing majors would be a huge mistake,
470 00:17:26,717 00:17:31,049 but if this is what you really want, here you go. but if this is what you really want, here you go.
471 00:17:33,317 00:17:34,916 - Sheldon? - What? - Sheldon? - What?
472 00:17:35,076 00:17:37,721 Here you go. Good luck with philosophy. Here you go. Good luck with philosophy.
473 00:17:37,873 00:17:39,260 Oh, I'm back on science now. Oh, I'm back on science now.
474 00:17:39,345 00:17:40,456 I have work to do. I have work to do.
475 00:17:40,541 00:17:46,572 ♪ Got a feeling that I'm gonna love you till the end of time. ♪ ♪ Got a feeling that I'm gonna love you till the end of time. ♪
476 00:17:46,737 00:17:48,367 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org
477 00:17:48,451 00:17:50,451 Sync corrections by srjanapala Sync corrections by srjanapala