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1 00:00:02,818 00:00:04,673 Previously, on "Young Sheldon"... Previously, on "Young Sheldon"...
2 00:00:04,758 00:00:05,847 Hello, Mrs. Cooper. Hello, Mrs. Cooper.
3 00:00:05,931 00:00:07,105 I just wanted to let you know, I just wanted to let you know,
4 00:00:07,189 00:00:08,487 with Dr. Sturgis away, with Dr. Sturgis away,
5 00:00:08,572 00:00:11,012 I'll be available should Sheldon need anything. I'll be available should Sheldon need anything.
6 00:00:11,143 00:00:12,424 Now, I'm not terribly Now, I'm not terribly
7 00:00:12,509 00:00:13,854 experienced around children. experienced around children.
8 00:00:13,939 00:00:15,323 If he needs to use the restroom, If he needs to use the restroom,
9 00:00:15,408 00:00:17,384 I don't have to go in with him, do I? I don't have to go in with him, do I?
10 00:00:18,081 00:00:19,675 I don't need you to babysit me. I don't need you to babysit me.
11 00:00:19,760 00:00:21,430 I'm perfectly self-reliant. I'm perfectly self-reliant.
12 00:00:21,515 00:00:22,741 Then it's good I kept the receipt Then it's good I kept the receipt
13 00:00:22,825 00:00:25,296 for this bottle of bubbles shaped like a bear. for this bottle of bubbles shaped like a bear.
14 00:00:25,828 00:00:28,094 Welcome to the world of philosophy. Welcome to the world of philosophy.
15 00:00:28,178 00:00:29,617 I'm going to teach you I'm going to teach you
16 00:00:29,701 00:00:32,234 that you don't even know what you think you know. that you don't even know what you think you know.
17 00:00:32,812 00:00:34,100 Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
18 00:00:34,343 00:00:36,476 I'm not going to school. Why not? I'm not going to school. Why not?
19 00:00:36,561 00:00:38,367 Because I don't know what's real. Because I don't know what's real.
20 00:00:39,232 00:00:40,882 Nothing matters. Nothing matters.
21 00:00:41,533 00:00:42,992 George?! George?!
22 00:00:47,197 00:00:48,332 All right, All right,
23 00:00:48,416 00:00:49,420 what's the problem here? what's the problem here?
24 00:00:49,504 00:00:50,945 I don't know what's real. I don't know what's real.
25 00:00:51,030 00:00:53,041 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 00:00:53,125 00:00:54,391 Get up and get dressed. Get up and get dressed.
27 00:00:54,476 00:00:55,861 Maybe I'm already dressed. Maybe I'm already dressed.
28 00:00:55,945 00:00:58,773 Maybe I'm wearing a zoot suit and spats. Maybe I'm wearing a zoot suit and spats.
29 00:00:59,116 00:01:01,570 That's a shoe covering that's short for "spatterdasher." That's a shoe covering that's short for "spatterdasher."
30 00:01:01,699 00:01:02,790 Or is it? Or is it?
31 00:01:02,875 00:01:04,217 There's no way to know. There's no way to know.
32 00:01:04,301 00:01:06,088 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 00:01:06,172 00:01:07,481 What is time? What is time?
34 00:01:07,565 00:01:08,711 What is sense? What is sense?
35 00:01:08,796 00:01:10,273 What is "is"? What is "is"?
36 00:01:10,358 00:01:11,617 Sheldon, I mean it. Sheldon, I mean it.
37 00:01:11,702 00:01:14,012 I remember when things meant things. I remember when things meant things.
38 00:01:14,311 00:01:16,229 All right, I'm gonna count to three. One... All right, I'm gonna count to three. One...
39 00:01:16,313 00:01:18,836 Believing in numbers... That takes me back. Believing in numbers... That takes me back.
40 00:01:18,949 00:01:20,891 - Two... - To be or not to be. - Two... - To be or not to be.
41 00:01:20,976 00:01:22,495 Shakespeare was onto something. Shakespeare was onto something.
42 00:01:22,580 00:01:24,328 It's your last chance. It's your last chance.
43 00:01:24,804 00:01:26,424 Have you ever wondered if you're the tongue Have you ever wondered if you're the tongue
44 00:01:26,509 00:01:28,694 of a multidimensional being trying to taste something of a multidimensional being trying to taste something
45 00:01:28,787 00:01:30,656 you can never even understand? you can never even understand?
46 00:01:31,286 00:01:32,809 I have. I have.
47 00:01:37,082 00:01:38,632 I talked to him. I talked to him.
48 00:01:39,632 00:01:41,036 Where is your mother? Where is your mother?
49 00:01:41,120 00:01:42,468 She had to leave for work. She had to leave for work.
50 00:01:42,625 00:01:43,822 I have to work, too. I have to work, too.
51 00:01:43,906 00:01:45,911 You also get to take me to school. You also get to take me to school.
52 00:01:45,995 00:01:47,652 What am I supposed to do about your brother? What am I supposed to do about your brother?
53 00:01:47,736 00:01:48,914 Call me old-fashioned, Call me old-fashioned,
54 00:01:48,998 00:01:50,350 but I say spank him. but I say spank him.
55 00:01:50,778 00:01:52,301 Your mom won't let me. Your mom won't let me.
56 00:01:53,218 00:01:56,133 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪
57 00:01:56,218 00:01:58,953 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain
58 00:01:59,038 00:02:01,434 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ I bet I could be your hero
59 00:02:01,519 00:02:04,407 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ I am a mighty little man
60 00:02:04,492 00:02:06,857 ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ *YOUNG SHELDON* ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ *YOUNG SHELDON*
61 00:02:06,942 00:02:08,583 Season 04 Episode 08 Aired on: February 18, 2021 Season 04 Episode 08 Aired on: February 18, 2021
62 00:02:08,675 00:02:10,396 Episode Title: "An Existential Crisis and a Bear That Makes Bubbles" Episode Title: "An Existential Crisis and a Bear That Makes Bubbles"
63 00:02:11,499 00:02:13,460 Okay, I'm here. Okay, I'm here.
64 00:02:13,545 00:02:15,286 What's up? What's up?
65 00:02:15,371 00:02:17,273 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 00:02:17,357 00:02:18,498 He's gonna be late for school. He's gonna be late for school.
67 00:02:18,582 00:02:20,718 So you want me to get him up and drive him? So you want me to get him up and drive him?
68 00:02:20,856 00:02:21,888 Yeah. Yeah.
69 00:02:21,973 00:02:23,078 I like it better I like it better
70 00:02:23,162 00:02:25,426 when I just come eat your food and leave. when I just come eat your food and leave.
71 00:02:26,818 00:02:28,147 Hey, Moon Pie. Hey, Moon Pie.
72 00:02:28,232 00:02:29,781 What's going on here? What's going on here?
73 00:02:29,865 00:02:31,217 That's an excellent question. That's an excellent question.
74 00:02:31,301 00:02:32,784 Too bad there's no answer. Too bad there's no answer.
75 00:02:32,868 00:02:34,394 Well, you need to get out of bed. Well, you need to get out of bed.
76 00:02:34,478 00:02:36,224 I don't need to do anything. I don't need to do anything.
77 00:02:36,393 00:02:37,789 Okay, I'm gonna count to three. Okay, I'm gonna count to three.
78 00:02:37,873 00:02:39,591 Dad already counted to three. Dad already counted to three.
79 00:02:39,676 00:02:40,935 Oh. Oh.
80 00:02:41,746 00:02:43,185 Did he try the Texas thing? Did he try the Texas thing?
81 00:02:43,269 00:02:44,273 No. No.
82 00:02:44,357 00:02:45,888 In that case, In that case,
83 00:02:46,255 00:02:47,320 look at you, look at you,
84 00:02:47,404 00:02:48,490 lyin' there. lyin' there.
85 00:02:48,575 00:02:50,201 When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, When a Texan gets knocked off a horse,
86 00:02:50,286 00:02:51,943 he gets right back on. he gets right back on.
87 00:02:52,028 00:02:53,717 That is the second most important thing That is the second most important thing
88 00:02:53,802 00:02:55,458 about bein' a Texan, about bein' a Texan,
89 00:02:55,543 00:02:58,826 right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else. right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else.
90 00:03:00,034 00:03:01,991 Maybe the horse gets back on the Texan. Maybe the horse gets back on the Texan.
91 00:03:02,076 00:03:03,120 Who's to say? Who's to say?
92 00:03:04,586 00:03:06,243 I don't know what that means. I don't know what that means.
93 00:03:06,327 00:03:08,279 That's because you can't know anything. That's because you can't know anything.
94 00:03:10,150 00:03:11,904 If you need to stare at the ceiling If you need to stare at the ceiling
95 00:03:11,989 00:03:13,908 and contemplate the futility of existence, and contemplate the futility of existence,
96 00:03:13,993 00:03:16,022 Missy's bed is available. Missy's bed is available.
97 00:03:18,748 00:03:19,786 Amazing. Amazing.
98 00:03:19,871 00:03:21,180 What is? What is?
99 00:03:21,264 00:03:23,878 I've been using this same pen for seven months, I've been using this same pen for seven months,
100 00:03:23,962 00:03:25,402 and it's still going. and it's still going.
101 00:03:25,486 00:03:27,146 That's your bar for amazing? That's your bar for amazing?
102 00:03:27,231 00:03:28,794 Yeah. Yeah.
103 00:03:29,009 00:03:30,275 Sad. Sad.
104 00:03:30,360 00:03:31,818 It's the same pen. It's the same pen.
105 00:03:31,918 00:03:34,302 It is too early in the morning for you. It is too early in the morning for you.
106 00:03:35,670 00:03:36,997 Hello. Hello.
107 00:03:37,454 00:03:39,443 Yeah. I'll be down in a bit. Yeah. I'll be down in a bit.
108 00:03:41,724 00:03:43,083 Where ya headed? Where ya headed?
109 00:03:43,169 00:03:44,595 Principal's office. Principal's office.
110 00:03:44,679 00:03:46,814 Ooh, you're in trouble... Ooh, you're in trouble...
111 00:03:46,898 00:03:47,943 You're a child. You're a child.
112 00:03:48,028 00:03:50,422 I'd rather be a child than in trouble. I'd rather be a child than in trouble.
113 00:03:51,941 00:03:53,247 Shelly, Shelly,
114 00:03:53,332 00:03:55,724 Dr. Sturgis is on the line for you. Dr. Sturgis is on the line for you.
115 00:03:55,927 00:03:57,521 Maybe he is, maybe he isn't, Maybe he is, maybe he isn't,
116 00:03:57,637 00:03:58,998 but very well. but very well.
117 00:03:59,083 00:04:00,751 - Hello? - Hi, Sheldon. - Hello? - Hi, Sheldon.
118 00:04:00,836 00:04:04,234 I hear you're going through some sort of existential crisis. I hear you're going through some sort of existential crisis.
119 00:04:04,419 00:04:05,888 I suppose so. I suppose so.
120 00:04:05,973 00:04:08,326 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 00:04:08,483 00:04:10,091 And if nothing's real, I don't know And if nothing's real, I don't know
122 00:04:10,176 00:04:12,599 what to think or if I'm even thinking at all. what to think or if I'm even thinking at all.
123 00:04:12,785 00:04:15,349 I went through something similar once. I went through something similar once.
124 00:04:15,675 00:04:17,463 Really? What happened? Really? What happened?
125 00:04:17,624 00:04:20,357 I was trekking through the Amazon, I was trekking through the Amazon,
126 00:04:20,442 00:04:22,578 and I saw two frogs, and I saw two frogs,
127 00:04:22,764 00:04:24,899 one hallucinogenic one hallucinogenic
128 00:04:25,023 00:04:26,513 and the other not. and the other not.
129 00:04:26,609 00:04:30,553 I tried to lick the normal one, I tried to lick the normal one,
130 00:04:30,638 00:04:31,946 and, by mistake, and, by mistake,
131 00:04:32,030 00:04:34,435 I licked the hallucinogenic one. I licked the hallucinogenic one.
132 00:04:34,717 00:04:37,279 It really rocked my world. It really rocked my world.
133 00:04:37,364 00:04:39,615 Why would you lick either of them? Why would you lick either of them?
134 00:04:39,793 00:04:42,521 I'm not sure. Probably low blood sugar. I'm not sure. Probably low blood sugar.
135 00:04:42,606 00:04:43,930 But the point is, But the point is,
136 00:04:44,015 00:04:46,542 I also lost track of reality. I also lost track of reality.
137 00:04:46,627 00:04:47,977 How did you handle it? How did you handle it?
138 00:04:48,062 00:04:50,067 I saw a jaguar, I saw a jaguar,
139 00:04:50,152 00:04:54,359 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 00:04:54,444 00:04:57,531 I just hauled my tushy out of there. I just hauled my tushy out of there.
141 00:04:57,632 00:04:58,914 I appreciate the call. I appreciate the call.
142 00:04:58,999 00:05:00,852 I'm giving you back to my meemaw now. I'm giving you back to my meemaw now.
143 00:05:01,211 00:05:02,408 Bye! Bye!
144 00:05:05,665 00:05:06,984 Hey, John, Hey, John,
145 00:05:07,069 00:05:08,286 any luck? any luck?
146 00:05:08,441 00:05:11,229 Not unless you have access to a jaguar. Not unless you have access to a jaguar.
147 00:05:11,314 00:05:12,797 I don't think I do. I don't think I do.
148 00:05:13,044 00:05:15,578 Really, any jungle cat will do. Really, any jungle cat will do.
149 00:05:15,841 00:05:17,281 Hey, Tom. Hey, Tom.
150 00:05:17,567 00:05:18,832 George. George.
151 00:05:18,932 00:05:20,085 Sheldon's not here anymore. Sheldon's not here anymore.
152 00:05:20,170 00:05:21,586 Thought it'd be a while before I got called back Thought it'd be a while before I got called back
153 00:05:21,671 00:05:23,151 into the principal's office. into the principal's office.
154 00:05:23,432 00:05:25,437 How's he doing? I miss that kid. How's he doing? I miss that kid.
155 00:05:25,684 00:05:28,052 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 00:05:28,137 00:05:30,139 'cause he doesn't know what's real anymore. 'cause he doesn't know what's real anymore.
157 00:05:31,153 00:05:32,505 Anyway, uh, Anyway, uh,
158 00:05:32,769 00:05:34,296 we need to talk about Georgie. we need to talk about Georgie.
159 00:05:34,709 00:05:36,232 Should've seen that coming. Should've seen that coming.
160 00:05:36,492 00:05:37,900 - What's wrong? - Well, - What's wrong? - Well,
161 00:05:37,985 00:05:39,664 he's been cutting classes. he's been cutting classes.
162 00:05:39,749 00:05:40,666 Already? Already?
163 00:05:40,751 00:05:42,016 Semester's barely started. Semester's barely started.
164 00:05:42,272 00:05:43,531 He's a go-getter. He's a go-getter.
165 00:05:43,624 00:05:44,836 Mm. Mm.
166 00:05:45,210 00:05:47,180 I'll talk to him.Thanks. I'll talk to him.Thanks.
167 00:05:49,220 00:05:51,095 How's the team looking this year, George? How's the team looking this year, George?
168 00:05:51,180 00:05:54,196 We just had one difficult conversation, Tom. We just had one difficult conversation, Tom.
169 00:05:54,281 00:05:56,008 Let's not have another. Let's not have another.
170 00:05:56,093 00:05:57,991 - Smart. - While my meemaw - Smart. - While my meemaw
171 00:05:58,076 00:06:00,647 wasn't able to acquire a jungle cat, wasn't able to acquire a jungle cat,
172 00:06:00,732 00:06:04,609 the idea of tormenting a child did tickle her Texan fancy. the idea of tormenting a child did tickle her Texan fancy.
173 00:06:04,694 00:06:07,265 Sheldon. Sheldon.
174 00:06:09,345 00:06:12,264 I have someone else who wants to talk to you. I have someone else who wants to talk to you.
175 00:06:12,380 00:06:13,875 What are you doing with that filthy thing? What are you doing with that filthy thing?
176 00:06:13,960 00:06:15,592 Why do you care? Why do you care?
177 00:06:15,677 00:06:17,070 If nothing is real, If nothing is real,
178 00:06:17,231 00:06:19,204 then neither is the chicken. then neither is the chicken.
179 00:06:21,735 00:06:23,274 Oh. Good. Oh. Good.
180 00:06:23,359 00:06:25,500 We're standing now. That's progress. We're standing now. That's progress.
181 00:06:25,716 00:06:26,938 Get her out of here. Get her out of here.
182 00:06:27,023 00:06:28,585 Well, I would, but... Well, I would, but...
183 00:06:28,669 00:06:30,164 apparently, apparently,
184 00:06:30,249 00:06:33,386 I can't know what "here" is. I can't know what "here" is.
185 00:06:33,977 00:06:35,516 So maybe I could just... So maybe I could just...
186 00:06:35,601 00:06:36,984 set her on your bed. set her on your bed.
187 00:06:37,130 00:06:38,240 Okay! Okay. Okay! Okay.
188 00:06:38,325 00:06:39,320 I'll get dressed. I'll get dressed.
189 00:06:39,405 00:06:40,841 Make it snappy. Make it snappy.
190 00:06:41,420 00:06:44,035 This still doesn't solve my existential crisis. This still doesn't solve my existential crisis.
191 00:06:44,120 00:06:46,170 Say what? You want to hold her? Say what? You want to hold her?
192 00:06:46,659 00:06:47,781 No. No.
193 00:06:48,102 00:06:49,585 Less talk. Less talk.
194 00:06:49,670 00:06:51,149 More pants. More pants.
195 00:06:57,356 00:06:58,621 ♪ Tiny bubbles... ♪ Tiny bubbles...
196 00:06:58,705 00:06:59,971 What's your first class? What's your first class?
197 00:07:00,055 00:07:02,843 Solid-State Physics at 11:30. Solid-State Physics at 11:30.
198 00:07:02,927 00:07:04,708 We'll make it just in time. We'll make it just in time.
199 00:07:04,793 00:07:06,667 - Although, does... - And before you say - Although, does... - And before you say
200 00:07:06,752 00:07:09,410 "Does time even exist?" it does. "Does time even exist?" it does.
201 00:07:09,629 00:07:11,551 So stop wasting mine. So stop wasting mine.
202 00:07:11,805 00:07:14,379 ♪ So here's to the golden moon... ♪ ♪ So here's to the golden moon... ♪
203 00:07:15,132 00:07:17,098 What's this philosophy teacher's name? What's this philosophy teacher's name?
204 00:07:17,262 00:07:19,223 Professor Ericson. Why? Professor Ericson. Why?
205 00:07:19,378 00:07:21,192 I might pop in and say hello. I might pop in and say hello.
206 00:07:21,465 00:07:22,504 Be careful. Be careful.
207 00:07:22,589 00:07:25,430 She may make you question your most deeply held values. She may make you question your most deeply held values.
208 00:07:25,515 00:07:27,433 I'm a stubborn old crank. I'm a stubborn old crank.
209 00:07:27,517 00:07:29,309 I'll do just fine. I'll do just fine.
210 00:07:29,394 00:07:31,617 I'm a stubborn young crank, and it didn't help me. I'm a stubborn young crank, and it didn't help me.
211 00:07:31,782 00:07:33,434 ♪ Make me feel happy... ♪ Make me feel happy...
212 00:07:35,307 00:07:36,692 You wanted to see me? You wanted to see me?
213 00:07:37,854 00:07:39,294 Sit down. Sit down.
214 00:07:39,379 00:07:41,664 Is this gonna take long? I need to get to class. Is this gonna take long? I need to get to class.
215 00:07:41,748 00:07:43,678 From what I hear, you don't care about that. From what I hear, you don't care about that.
216 00:07:43,763 00:07:45,098 Now, sit. Now, sit.
217 00:07:50,105 00:07:51,747 What the hell you doin'? What the hell you doin'?
218 00:07:52,059 00:07:53,690 I cut a class. Who cares? I cut a class. Who cares?
219 00:07:53,775 00:07:55,918 It was more than one, and I care. It was more than one, and I care.
220 00:07:56,633 00:07:59,033 You start flunking out, you're gonna get kicked off the team. You start flunking out, you're gonna get kicked off the team.
221 00:07:59,286 00:08:00,466 Fine. Fine.
222 00:08:00,825 00:08:02,685 Now you don't care about football? Now you don't care about football?
223 00:08:02,965 00:08:04,184 Not really. Not really.
224 00:08:05,264 00:08:06,537 I don't know what's going on with you, I don't know what's going on with you,
225 00:08:06,621 00:08:08,381 but you better get your head out of your ass. but you better get your head out of your ass.
226 00:08:08,471 00:08:10,041 Football's a waste of time. Football's a waste of time.
227 00:08:10,125 00:08:11,499 I have a job I could be at. I have a job I could be at.
228 00:08:11,584 00:08:13,944 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.
229 00:08:16,527 00:08:18,090 We done? We done?
230 00:08:19,999 00:08:21,645 Just get back to class. Just get back to class.
231 00:08:23,916 00:08:25,704 And I better see you at practice. And I better see you at practice.
232 00:08:25,937 00:08:28,330 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.
233 00:08:30,319 00:08:31,410 So, So,
234 00:08:31,494 00:08:33,542 according to de Broglie, lambda equals "h" according to de Broglie, lambda equals "h"
235 00:08:33,626 00:08:35,082 divided by "m" times what? divided by "m" times what?
236 00:08:35,574 00:08:36,631 Sheldon. Sheldon.
237 00:08:36,716 00:08:38,036 Is it velocity? Is it velocity?
238 00:08:38,121 00:08:39,106 Yes. Now... Yes. Now...
239 00:08:39,191 00:08:40,587 Or is it a velociraptor? Or is it a velociraptor?
240 00:08:40,938 00:08:42,029 I'm sorry? I'm sorry?
241 00:08:42,113 00:08:44,031 Perhaps lambda equals "h" divided Perhaps lambda equals "h" divided
242 00:08:44,115 00:08:45,859 by "m" times a velociraptor. by "m" times a velociraptor.
243 00:08:46,315 00:08:48,106 Or a velveteen rabbit. Or a velveteen rabbit.
244 00:08:48,191 00:08:49,369 Ooh, or Velveeta. Ooh, or Velveeta.
245 00:08:49,454 00:08:51,024 That's the cheese my mom puts on broccoli That's the cheese my mom puts on broccoli
246 00:08:51,109 00:08:52,866 when she's being fancy. when she's being fancy.
247 00:08:53,638 00:08:55,556 Is this from your philosophy class Is this from your philosophy class
248 00:08:55,687 00:08:57,953 or perhaps that Ren & Stumpy I've heard about? or perhaps that Ren & Stumpy I've heard about?
249 00:08:58,061 00:08:59,236 Philosophy. Philosophy.
250 00:09:00,087 00:09:02,092 Mr. Cooper, do you really believe Mr. Cooper, do you really believe
251 00:09:02,177 00:09:04,981 that de Broglie's equation contains Velveeta cheese? that de Broglie's equation contains Velveeta cheese?
252 00:09:05,136 00:09:07,653 I don't know. Maybe he was just trying to be fancy. I don't know. Maybe he was just trying to be fancy.
253 00:09:09,012 00:09:10,143 Hello. Hello.
254 00:09:10,228 00:09:11,395 Can I help you? Can I help you?
255 00:09:11,506 00:09:13,223 Hi. I'm Connie Tucker. Hi. I'm Connie Tucker.
256 00:09:13,308 00:09:15,313 I'm Sheldon Cooper's grandmother. I'm Sheldon Cooper's grandmother.
257 00:09:15,406 00:09:17,942 Oh. Nice to meet you. Oh. Nice to meet you.
258 00:09:18,193 00:09:20,239 He is a remarkable young man. He is a remarkable young man.
259 00:09:20,324 00:09:23,896 Yes, he is. He's also a very impressionable young man. Yes, he is. He's also a very impressionable young man.
260 00:09:24,067 00:09:26,899 Kind of like a lump of clay with a bow tie. Kind of like a lump of clay with a bow tie.
261 00:09:27,418 00:09:30,114 All I did was teach him about epistemology. All I did was teach him about epistemology.
262 00:09:30,199 00:09:31,725 Whatever it is you're teaching him, Whatever it is you're teaching him,
263 00:09:31,856 00:09:34,817 it has made him question everything. it has made him question everything.
264 00:09:34,902 00:09:36,124 That's the goal. That's the goal.
265 00:09:36,261 00:09:38,529 Lady, I had to threaten him with a chicken Lady, I had to threaten him with a chicken
266 00:09:38,614 00:09:40,278 so he'd put his pants on. so he'd put his pants on.
267 00:09:40,363 00:09:42,238 I don't know what's gotten into that kid. I don't know what's gotten into that kid.
268 00:09:42,323 00:09:44,632 He's allowed to not want to play football. He's allowed to not want to play football.
269 00:09:44,717 00:09:47,811 Can you for once in your life take my side, Wayne? Can you for once in your life take my side, Wayne?
270 00:09:47,896 00:09:49,944 Not my fault you're never right. Not my fault you're never right.
271 00:09:50,723 00:09:52,450 So you think it's okay he just quits? So you think it's okay he just quits?
272 00:09:52,664 00:09:54,622 He doesn't get that much playing time. He doesn't get that much playing time.
273 00:09:55,839 00:09:57,786 Well, in my family, we don't quit. Well, in my family, we don't quit.
274 00:09:58,032 00:10:00,951 Oh, I don't know. You quit my book club pretty quick. Oh, I don't know. You quit my book club pretty quick.
275 00:10:01,036 00:10:02,715 I'm talking about football! I'm talking about football!
276 00:10:02,800 00:10:04,989 Why is it so important to you that he play? Why is it so important to you that he play?
277 00:10:05,411 00:10:07,375 Are you sure you're a coach? Are you sure you're a coach?
278 00:10:07,723 00:10:11,629 Team sports provides confidence, leadership, discipline. Team sports provides confidence, leadership, discipline.
279 00:10:11,714 00:10:13,066 So does holding down a job, So does holding down a job,
280 00:10:13,247 00:10:14,918 which he seems to shine at. which he seems to shine at.
281 00:10:16,043 00:10:18,051 Let's just eat in silence. Let's just eat in silence.
282 00:10:18,528 00:10:20,028 Fine. Fine.
283 00:10:22,954 00:10:25,369 I still think you should have read The Color Purple. I still think you should have read The Color Purple.
284 00:10:25,489 00:10:26,838 We were bawling. We were bawling.
285 00:10:28,418 00:10:31,072 Although tasty, a brick of cheese is not a number. Although tasty, a brick of cheese is not a number.
286 00:10:31,157 00:10:33,395 Why are we still talking about this? Why are we still talking about this?
287 00:10:33,480 00:10:35,059 Maybe we're not talking at all. Maybe we're not talking at all.
288 00:10:35,411 00:10:37,402 Okay, that's enough for today. Okay, that's enough for today.
289 00:10:38,148 00:10:39,849 Not your best lecture. Not your best lecture.
290 00:10:40,059 00:10:42,064 It's fairly normal for first-time It's fairly normal for first-time
291 00:10:42,149 00:10:44,989 philosophy students to have their worldviews shaken. philosophy students to have their worldviews shaken.
292 00:10:45,149 00:10:46,588 Do they snap out of it? Do they snap out of it?
293 00:10:46,887 00:10:48,590 Well, you hope. Well, you hope.
294 00:10:48,918 00:10:51,395 Professor Ericson, I insist... Professor Ericson, I insist...
295 00:10:51,482 00:10:53,923 Hello, Connie. What a pleasant surprise. Hello, Connie. What a pleasant surprise.
296 00:10:54,117 00:10:55,382 Hey. Hey.
297 00:10:55,467 00:10:56,646 I'm sorry you're about to see me I'm sorry you're about to see me
298 00:10:56,730 00:10:58,039 speak harshly to my colleague. speak harshly to my colleague.
299 00:10:58,278 00:11:00,196 Have at it. Professor Ericson, Have at it. Professor Ericson,
300 00:11:00,295 00:11:01,487 I insist that you speak to this young man I insist that you speak to this young man
301 00:11:01,572 00:11:03,268 and explain to him that reality is real, and explain to him that reality is real,
302 00:11:03,353 00:11:05,410 and it's possible to know things as fact. and it's possible to know things as fact.
303 00:11:05,495 00:11:08,277 The class is called "Introduction to Philosophy." The class is called "Introduction to Philosophy."
304 00:11:08,399 00:11:09,620 That's what I did. That's what I did.
305 00:11:09,705 00:11:11,424 Well, un-introduce him. Well, un-introduce him.
306 00:11:11,509 00:11:13,123 Yes, he's at this school 'cause of his brilliant Yes, he's at this school 'cause of his brilliant
307 00:11:13,208 00:11:14,817 scientific mind, and he spent my last class scientific mind, and he spent my last class
308 00:11:14,902 00:11:16,733 talking about processed cheese. talking about processed cheese.
309 00:11:16,945 00:11:18,209 Sheldon, is that true? Sheldon, is that true?
310 00:11:18,294 00:11:19,559 Nothing's true. Nothing's true.
311 00:11:19,933 00:11:22,240 You see what you've done? You broke him. You see what you've done? You broke him.
312 00:11:24,973 00:11:26,379 Hey. Hey.
313 00:11:27,663 00:11:29,885 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?
314 00:11:30,225 00:11:33,318 If I can't know what's real, what's the point? If I can't know what's real, what's the point?
315 00:11:34,080 00:11:35,963 You have the right words. You have the right words.
316 00:11:36,095 00:11:38,260 You're just saying them wrong. You're just saying them wrong.
317 00:11:38,672 00:11:40,996 It's not, "What's the point?" It's not, "What's the point?"
318 00:11:41,204 00:11:43,078 It's, "What's the point?" It's, "What's the point?"
319 00:11:43,812 00:11:45,406 I don't understand. I don't understand.
320 00:11:45,555 00:11:48,259 Asking these questions is exciting. Asking these questions is exciting.
321 00:11:48,786 00:11:50,586 It's what gets me out of bed. It's what gets me out of bed.
322 00:11:51,681 00:11:53,579 That's interesting. That's interesting.
323 00:11:53,813 00:11:55,108 Richard Feynman did say Richard Feynman did say
324 00:11:55,193 00:11:56,721 the greatest joy in life is the pleasure of the greatest joy in life is the pleasure of
325 00:11:56,806 00:11:58,288 finding things out. finding things out.
326 00:11:58,516 00:12:00,913 Feynman... He's the physics guy, right? Feynman... He's the physics guy, right?
327 00:12:00,998 00:12:03,539 Yes. And your perfume is beguiling. Yes. And your perfume is beguiling.
328 00:12:04,450 00:12:06,542 It's all making sense to me now. It's all making sense to me now.
329 00:12:07,161 00:12:08,209 Thank you. Thank you.
330 00:12:08,572 00:12:09,962 I am happy to help. I am happy to help.
331 00:12:10,166 00:12:12,220 Dr. Linkletter, I'm dropping your class Dr. Linkletter, I'm dropping your class
332 00:12:12,305 00:12:14,005 and switching my major to philosophy. and switching my major to philosophy.
333 00:12:14,090 00:12:15,787 Uh, what? Uh, what?
334 00:12:21,175 00:12:23,691 It's funny. This morning, I couldn't get out of bed, It's funny. This morning, I couldn't get out of bed,
335 00:12:23,776 00:12:26,690 and now I stand before a whole new exciting field of study. and now I stand before a whole new exciting field of study.
336 00:12:27,019 00:12:30,243 Well, maybe instead of making this big switch, Well, maybe instead of making this big switch,
337 00:12:30,327 00:12:31,706 you could study both. you could study both.
338 00:12:31,791 00:12:34,666 You could be physics-philosophy guy. You could be physics-philosophy guy.
339 00:12:34,751 00:12:36,643 You sound like a logical positivist. You sound like a logical positivist.
340 00:12:36,728 00:12:38,429 That's a branch of philosophy that maintains That's a branch of philosophy that maintains
341 00:12:38,513 00:12:40,714 the best way to philosophize is through science. the best way to philosophize is through science.
342 00:12:40,799 00:12:43,057 Well, there you go. Do that. Well, there you go. Do that.
343 00:12:43,368 00:12:45,042 It may be too early to specialize. It may be too early to specialize.
344 00:12:45,127 00:12:47,567 I've only been a philosopher for 15 minutes. I've only been a philosopher for 15 minutes.
345 00:12:48,374 00:12:51,565 Did you notice Dr. Linkletter didn't look too thrilled Did you notice Dr. Linkletter didn't look too thrilled
346 00:12:51,650 00:12:53,135 about you leaving science? about you leaving science?
347 00:12:53,220 00:12:54,730 He never looks thrilled about anything. He never looks thrilled about anything.
348 00:12:54,814 00:12:57,211 I think that's just his face. I think that's just his face.
349 00:12:58,746 00:13:00,534 That's the face. That's the face.
350 00:13:05,262 00:13:06,531 Why the hell weren't you at practice? Why the hell weren't you at practice?
351 00:13:06,616 00:13:08,012 Can't talk right now. I'm working. Can't talk right now. I'm working.
352 00:13:08,334 00:13:10,205 Well, you're gonna talk about it. Well, you're gonna talk about it.
353 00:13:11,308 00:13:12,854 What do you want from me? What do you want from me?
354 00:13:12,939 00:13:15,089 I don't want to play football. I want to work. I don't want to play football. I want to work.
355 00:13:15,581 00:13:18,004 You have your whole life to hold down a job. You have your whole life to hold down a job.
356 00:13:18,089 00:13:19,776 Hey, I like my job. Hey, I like my job.
357 00:13:19,861 00:13:21,682 It's not my problem you hate yours. It's not my problem you hate yours.
358 00:13:27,802 00:13:29,325 Do whatever you want. Do whatever you want.
359 00:13:30,418 00:13:31,723 To figure out To figure out
360 00:13:31,808 00:13:33,809 which school of philosophy suited me best, which school of philosophy suited me best,
361 00:13:33,894 00:13:36,421 I decided to sample each one. I decided to sample each one.
362 00:13:36,506 00:13:39,692 The same way I determined my favorite flavor of oatmeal... The same way I determined my favorite flavor of oatmeal...
363 00:13:39,786 00:13:41,223 Plain. Plain.
364 00:13:44,464 00:13:45,848 What are you doing? What are you doing?
365 00:13:45,933 00:13:48,187 I'm practicing the philosophy of cynicism... I'm practicing the philosophy of cynicism...
366 00:13:48,272 00:13:49,544 The ancient Greek view The ancient Greek view
367 00:13:49,629 00:13:51,895 that the rules of society should be ignored. that the rules of society should be ignored.
368 00:13:52,164 00:13:54,427 If you're gonna break rules, you can do better than that. If you're gonna break rules, you can do better than that.
369 00:13:54,512 00:13:55,856 How? How?
370 00:13:58,094 00:13:59,620 Renaissance humanism is Renaissance humanism is
371 00:13:59,737 00:14:02,743 finding meaning in the human form through art. finding meaning in the human form through art.
372 00:14:03,488 00:14:05,238 - Can I move? - No. - Can I move? - No.
373 00:14:05,437 00:14:06,833 But my butt itches. But my butt itches.
374 00:14:06,918 00:14:08,895 Scratch it on your own time. Scratch it on your own time.
375 00:14:11,950 00:14:13,346 Nihilists believe Nihilists believe
376 00:14:13,431 00:14:14,741 that there's no point to anything, that there's no point to anything,
377 00:14:14,825 00:14:16,633 because it all ends in nothingness. because it all ends in nothingness.
378 00:14:16,733 00:14:18,219 Mind if I put on MTV? Mind if I put on MTV?
379 00:14:18,304 00:14:20,571 Doesn't matter. We're all gonna die anyway. Doesn't matter. We're all gonna die anyway.
380 00:14:20,672 00:14:22,391 Deep thought, dingus. Deep thought, dingus.
381 00:14:22,476 00:14:24,655 Traditionalism is the philosophy Traditionalism is the philosophy
382 00:14:24,740 00:14:27,777 that the best way of life is a return to the past. that the best way of life is a return to the past.
383 00:14:27,862 00:14:29,157 What are you doing? What are you doing?
384 00:14:29,242 00:14:32,770 Making my own butter, like in olden times. Making my own butter, like in olden times.
385 00:14:32,923 00:14:34,774 That's stupid. That's stupid.
386 00:14:35,250 00:14:37,501 My arms are still sore. My arms are still sore.
387 00:14:37,896 00:14:40,305 Altruism is the belief that we should live Altruism is the belief that we should live
388 00:14:40,390 00:14:42,831 only by bringing happiness to others. only by bringing happiness to others.
389 00:14:42,916 00:14:44,102 These are for you. These are for you.
390 00:14:44,198 00:14:45,419 Thanks. Thanks.
391 00:14:45,635 00:14:46,944 What the hell?! What the hell?!
392 00:14:47,154 00:14:48,751 Egoism is the belief Egoism is the belief
393 00:14:48,836 00:14:51,665 that we should live only by bringing happiness to ourselves. that we should live only by bringing happiness to ourselves.
394 00:14:51,755 00:14:53,407 Mmm. These are pretty good. Mmm. These are pretty good.
395 00:14:53,760 00:14:55,503 Transcendentalists were Transcendentalists were
396 00:14:55,588 00:14:58,159 philosophers who believed that our deepest connection philosophers who believed that our deepest connection
397 00:14:58,244 00:15:00,032 is with nature. is with nature.
398 00:15:00,938 00:15:02,180 Eh. Eh.
399 00:15:08,773 00:15:10,485 I'm beautiful. I'm beautiful.
400 00:15:13,038 00:15:14,448 And then Georgie accuses me And then Georgie accuses me
401 00:15:14,532 00:15:15,805 of hating my job. of hating my job.
402 00:15:16,184 00:15:18,555 Is this where I thought I'd end up? No. Is this where I thought I'd end up? No.
403 00:15:18,835 00:15:20,579 Is this where you thought you'd end up? Is this where you thought you'd end up?
404 00:15:20,664 00:15:22,815 I thought I'd be working at my father's funeral home I thought I'd be working at my father's funeral home
405 00:15:22,900 00:15:24,383 sewing people's eyes shut. sewing people's eyes shut.
406 00:15:24,468 00:15:25,995 My life turned out great. My life turned out great.
407 00:15:26,468 00:15:27,977 Well, good for you. Well, good for you.
408 00:15:29,460 00:15:31,711 The worst part is, I think Georgie's right. The worst part is, I think Georgie's right.
409 00:15:33,711 00:15:34,954 You're not happy at work? You're not happy at work?
410 00:15:35,039 00:15:36,739 I can see if my dad's hiring. I can see if my dad's hiring.
411 00:15:36,993 00:15:38,389 How are your sewing skills? How are your sewing skills?
412 00:15:38,707 00:15:40,782 It's not work. It's not work.
413 00:15:42,510 00:15:45,366 Honestly, I don't know if I'm happy anywhere. Honestly, I don't know if I'm happy anywhere.
414 00:15:47,970 00:15:51,019 Ugh. When I asked y'all to hang for a drink, Ugh. When I asked y'all to hang for a drink,
415 00:15:51,104 00:15:53,240 I didn't know you were gonna be such a bummer. I didn't know you were gonna be such a bummer.
416 00:15:56,218 00:15:57,945 Geez Louise. Geez Louise.
417 00:15:59,120 00:16:02,898 ♪ Amarillo is where I'll be. ♪ Amarillo is where I'll be.
418 00:16:10,559 00:16:12,253 - Dr. Linkletter? - Sheldon. - Dr. Linkletter? - Sheldon.
419 00:16:12,338 00:16:13,465 Good to see you. Good to see you.
420 00:16:13,550 00:16:15,383 Come on in. I don't suppose Come on in. I don't suppose
421 00:16:15,468 00:16:17,215 you're here to discuss physics, are you? you're here to discuss physics, are you?
422 00:16:17,300 00:16:18,570 As a matter of fact, I am. As a matter of fact, I am.
423 00:16:18,655 00:16:19,676 Excellent. Excellent.
424 00:16:19,761 00:16:21,002 I'm here to drop your class. I'm here to drop your class.
425 00:16:21,087 00:16:22,745 I just need you to sign this. I just need you to sign this.
426 00:16:24,264 00:16:25,490 Have a seat. Have a seat.
427 00:16:25,630 00:16:26,817 Sheldon, Sheldon,
428 00:16:26,902 00:16:28,695 I don't know if you thought this through, I don't know if you thought this through,
429 00:16:28,780 00:16:30,500 but you're here on a physics scholarship, but you're here on a physics scholarship,
430 00:16:30,585 00:16:33,635 and switching to philosophy may not be well-received. and switching to philosophy may not be well-received.
431 00:16:33,720 00:16:34,902 Ordinarily, I'd be concerned, Ordinarily, I'd be concerned,
432 00:16:34,987 00:16:36,680 but I'm currently embracing hedonism. but I'm currently embracing hedonism.
433 00:16:36,765 00:16:37,614 Sheldon, Sheldon,
434 00:16:37,699 00:16:38,985 I've been made responsible for you, I've been made responsible for you,
435 00:16:39,070 00:16:40,967 and so far, it's not going very well. and so far, it's not going very well.
436 00:16:41,052 00:16:42,306 You were admitted to this university You were admitted to this university
437 00:16:42,390 00:16:43,830 for your scientific acumen. for your scientific acumen.
438 00:16:43,915 00:16:46,747 And changing majors could have serious repercussions. And changing majors could have serious repercussions.
439 00:16:46,832 00:16:48,140 Son, Son,
440 00:16:48,225 00:16:49,524 please try to understand. please try to understand.
441 00:16:49,609 00:16:51,909 If you abandon physics for philosophy, If you abandon physics for philosophy,
442 00:16:51,993 00:16:53,838 You're gonna be missing out on the opportunity You're gonna be missing out on the opportunity
443 00:16:53,922 00:16:55,356 to be part of something great. Possibly... to be part of something great. Possibly...
444 00:16:55,440 00:16:56,387 ♪ Tiny bubbles... ♪ Tiny bubbles...
445 00:16:56,472 00:16:58,488 As Dr. Linkletter prattled on, As Dr. Linkletter prattled on,
446 00:16:58,573 00:16:59,808 I couldn't help but notice I couldn't help but notice
447 00:16:59,893 00:17:02,421 the beauty of that ephemeral bubble. the beauty of that ephemeral bubble.
448 00:17:02,662 00:17:05,168 I wondered if perhaps we're all just bubbles, I wondered if perhaps we're all just bubbles,
449 00:17:05,379 00:17:08,238 being buffeted through life on a stream of currents being buffeted through life on a stream of currents
450 00:17:08,510 00:17:10,298 - beyond our understanding. - ♪ Tiny bubbles... - beyond our understanding. - ♪ Tiny bubbles...
451 00:17:10,382 00:17:12,873 Look at it. The local minimization achieves Look at it. The local minimization achieves
452 00:17:12,958 00:17:16,051 a global maximization, and it's nearly perfect. a global maximization, and it's nearly perfect.
453 00:17:16,252 00:17:18,040 I wondered if this was the key I wondered if this was the key
454 00:17:18,125 00:17:20,304 to the smoothness of matter in the universe. to the smoothness of matter in the universe.
455 00:17:20,395 00:17:23,910 The cosmic web of stars and galaxies could hold it together The cosmic web of stars and galaxies could hold it together
456 00:17:23,995 00:17:26,058 like the web of polymers in soap! like the web of polymers in soap!
457 00:17:26,287 00:17:28,652 This could be a whole new area of research. This could be a whole new area of research.
458 00:17:29,574 00:17:31,876 Changing majors would be a huge mistake, Changing majors would be a huge mistake,
459 00:17:31,961 00:17:36,293 but if this is what you really want, here you go. but if this is what you really want, here you go.
460 00:17:38,561 00:17:40,160 - Sheldon? - What? - Sheldon? - What?
461 00:17:40,320 00:17:42,965 Here you go. Good luck with philosophy. Here you go. Good luck with philosophy.
462 00:17:43,117 00:17:44,504 Oh, I'm back on science now. Oh, I'm back on science now.
463 00:17:44,589 00:17:45,700 I have work to do. I have work to do.
464 00:17:45,809 00:17:49,217 ♪ Got a feeling that I'm gonna love you ♪ Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH ♪ Got a feeling that I'm gonna love you ♪ Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH
465 00:17:49,363 00:17:52,226 ♪ Till the end of time. ♪ Sync corrections by srjanapala ♪ Till the end of time. ♪ Sync corrections by srjanapala