Young Sheldon (TV Series)

An Eagle Feather, a String Bean, and an Eskimo (2018)

Iain Armitage: Sheldon Cooper

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Quotes 

• Missy : You awake?

  Sheldon : Yes.

  Missy : Are you gonna miss me?

  Sheldon : I haven't given it any thought.

  Missy : Well, we're just lying here. Think about it.

  Sheldon : I am used to you.

  Missy : I'm used to you, too.

  Sheldon : It's not the same as liking you.

  Missy : No.

  Sheldon : To me, you're like string beans. No one asks for them, no one wonders about them. They're just there on the plate.

  Missy : But you eat them, right?

  Sheldon : Yes.

  Missy : [smiling]  You're gonna miss me.

• Sheldon : Dad?

  George Sr. : Yeah?

  Sheldon : I'm glad you came to get me.

  George Sr. : Me, too.

  [George turns on the radio; Sheldon bolts up upon hearing "The Mighty Quinn"] 

  Sheldon : No!

• George Sr. : So, today we found out about a school in Dallas for really smart kids.

  Sheldon : When can I start?

  Mary : Hold on. Dallas is far away, so you'd have to live with another family.

  Sheldon : Do they have a dog?

  Mary : Uh... we don't know.

  Sheldon : Well, can you make some calls?

  Mary : I guess, but wouldn't you miss your mom and dad?

  Sheldon : Oh. Yes, I suppose I will.

  [Mary smirks confidently] 

  Sheldon : So, when are you calling about the dog?

  Meemaw : You know him so well.

• Sheldon : [seeing how well-behaved and studious the Wilmont students are]  What's wrong with them?

  Mary : What are you talking about?

  Sheldon : They're so quiet. Are they on medication?

  Mary : No. They're just smart like you.

  Sheldon : I've been going to school in a zoo.

  George Sr. : [quietly to Mary]  Not too sure about these uniforms. Kinda froufrou.

• Dr. Flora Douglas : I must tell you, in all I've been here, I have never seen such glowing letters of recommendation from a student's teachers.

  George Sr. : Well, that's real nice to hear.

  Dr. Flora Douglas : Now, listen to this: "Putting aside his superior intellect, Sheldon is a delight to have in the class. He's fun-loving, easy to get along with, and always ready to help another student."

  Sheldon : That doesn't sound like me at all.

  Mary : Sure it does, sweetie.

• Mary : Flora, I have to ask about the living arrangements. That's our main concern.

  Dr. Flora Douglas : Well, I think I can reassure you about that. My husband and I have been hosting a student for the last several years who recently graduated and is now at Princeton. So we have a guest room available in our home.

  George Sr. : That's very generous of you. Does your husband work at the school also?

  Dr. Flora Douglas : No, he's retired. He was an astrophysicist for NASA.

  Sheldon : [his interest piqued]  Please tell me you don't have a dog.

  Dr. Flora Douglas : No. We're both allergic.

  Sheldon : [turning to Mary]  I'm tingling.

• Meemaw : This necklace has been in our family for generations. It belonged to a Comanche warrior who gave it to your great-great-great-great grandma.

  Sheldon : Why'd he give it to her?

  Meemaw : Well, according to family lore, she was, uh... a very accomodating young lady and, uh, they hit it off.

  Sheldon : That's a bird feather.

  Meemaw : Eagle feather.

  Sheldon : Doesn't matter. I don't like birds. Birds are filthy.

  Meemaw : [taking the necklace and pulling the feather off]  Okay. Fine. One featherless family heirloom for you to take with you and keep you safe while you're away.

  Sheldon : You don't actually believe this has magic powers, do you?

  Meemaw : Oh, for god's sake, just say thank you.

  Sheldon : Thank you.

  [she gives him a comforting hug] 

  Sheldon : There's a price tag on it.

  Meemaw : [pulling the tag off]  No, it doesn't.

• Sheldon : Aren't we going to say grace?

  Dr. Flora Douglas : Oh. We don't do that in our house.

  Sheldon : Oh.

  Dr. Flora Douglas : But you're welcome to do so.

  Sheldon : That's all right. I don't believe in God.

  Elliot Douglas : Well, then why would you say grace?

  Sheldon : Because it makes my mom happy.

  Dr. Flora Douglas : And why are you wearing mittens?

  Sheldon : Well, I don't know where your hands have been.

• Ms. Ingram : [in the teachers' break room]  I mean, why'd I bother becoming a teacher? He knows what I'm gonna say before I say it, or I say it and look like a dumbbell.

  Ms. MacElroy : Mm-hmm.

  Sheldon : [flashback]  Ms. Ingram, may I offer a suggestion?

  Ms. Ingram : [trying to hold back her frustration]  What?

  Sheldon : Never mind. You do it your way.

  Ms. Ingram : No, no. You tell me. Tell me how I'm wrong.

  Sheldon : You assumed an extra axiom of Euclidian geometry without stating it.

  Coach Wilkins : [returning to the break room]  Was he right?

  Ms. Ingram : 'Course he's right. He's always right.

  Ms. MacElroy : Tell you what I do. I send him on little errands. Like, the other day, I told him "Go to the supply room and get me a framastan."

  Coach Wilkins : What's a framastan?

  Ms. MacElroy : No such thing. I made it up.

  [they share a laugh] 

  Ms. MacElroy : He was gone the whole period!

  Coach Wilkins : That's genius.

  Ms. Ingram : I'm using that.

  Ms. MacElroy : Don't use "framastan". That's mine.