Young Sheldon, Season 4

Adult Sheldon (VO):
The next day, the local news showed up to me and my family. Which may sound impressive, but this is the same local news that covered a potato chip shaped like Texas.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
In fact, it was the best graduation party I had ever been to, until the one we had for my son, Leonard Cooper.

All:
Amen.

Missy:
Cake!

Adult Sheldon (VO):
I wanted his name to be Leonard "Nimoy" Cooper, but Amy wouldn't let me.

Amy (VO):
Be happy I let you name him Leonard!

Adult Sheldon (VO):
Okay, okay!

Amy (VO):
Love you.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
Love you, too.

Sheldon:
Yes, leave the crusts on.

Mary:
We need to stop so I can pee.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
With no access to controlled substances, I was left with only one option.

Sheldon:
Hey, speaking of accidents, which this clearly was Insurance covers everything, right? If you're worried about me sending you a bill, don't be.

Mary:
Oh, sorry. It was cancelled.

Sheldon:
I don't know, looks pretty good to me.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
As long as I can remember, unlocking the mechanisms that govern the physical universe was my greatest passion.

Sheldon:
Hello, I'm Sheldon Cooper. And this is "Why Sheldon Cooper Should Go to College." Which is why I'm proposing that I live at home, but enroll full time to continue my studies with Dr. Sturgis at East Texas Tech.

Mary:
Hello, Dr. Sturgis.

Dr. Sturgis:
This is Mary Cooper. Did you know there's a, uh, supercollider being built, in Waxahachie, Texas?

Adult Sheldon (VO):
To figure out which school of philosophy suited me best, I decided to sample each one.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
Egoism is the belief that we should live only by bringing happiness to ourselves.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
Transcendentalists were philosophers who believed that our deepest connection is with nature.

Sheldon:
All my dinners are free. Is what they're asking really that bad?

Missy:
Yes. I go to this university to study science, not to help collect money like an organ grinder's monkey.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
Behind every great scientist, there were often unsung helpers toiling away in the background. Presenting great lab assistants in scientific history. When Alexander Graham Bell needed an assistant, it was Thomas Augustus Watson who answered the call.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
After a few short weeks as a full-time college student, I'm proud to say, the transition had gone quite nicely. My classes were going well, I knew my way around campus. And I had an active and vibrant social life.

Mary:
Missy, 10 minutes.

Missy:
Okay.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
People often ask why I was so resistant to getting a driver's license. My spotty history with motor vehicles was certainly a factor.

George Cooper Sr.:
It was complicated. I didn't like seeing him upset, but what can you do? I love consistency.

Sheldon:
You know how they overcook it sometimes so it's a little bit dry?

Adult Sheldon (VO):
As long as humans have been on Earth, they've had to contend with viruses. And as long as I've been on Earth, I've come up with fun ways to avoid them. I've heard so much about you. Apparently not how I feel about shaking hands. I wear personal protective equipment. You come here right this instant. And I was social distancing before it was cool. But in the early '90s, a new type of virus became prevalent, one that no amount of handwashing could stop.

Missy:
What are you doing here?

Mary:
I don't know.

Mary Cooper:
We need to pray right now.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
We often regret the things we don't say. There's a lot of things I wish I had said to my dad while he was around. That I appreciated him, that I loved him. Which is why I'm grateful for the times I did tell him how I felt.

Adult Sheldon (VO):
Classical physics can predict a lot about the world. For example, it can tell us what happens when one pool ball knocks into another. But when multiple balls careen in different directions, we've entered the wild and woolly world of nonlinear dynamics. And you don't need me to tell you that it's impossible to predict what will happen next. Actually, based on the state of our educational system, you probably do. Now imagine those are people. Even a brilliant young ball who graduated high school at 11 can be caught in the maelstrom. Our first collision was set in motion when Pastor Jeff and Robin had their baby.