# The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 14 -- "The Meemaw Materialization" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174 "2016-02-04T20:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/21 "2016-02-05T15:03:16Z")
I really wanted MeeMaw to be played by Cloris Leachman. She would have been a great foil for Sheldon. She wasn’t written well either. There was no spark in her interactions with Sheldon. She struck me as one of those old ladies that extends all of her energy just getting home around and has nothing left for social interactions, not a good sitcom character. She could have been great, but, as written, she was better left unseen. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/22 "2016-02-05T15:09:50Z")
> [@Red\_Stilettos](#): > > I really wanted MeeMaw to be played by Cloris Leachman. That was my wife’s idea as well. OK actress badly written and a total waste of opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/23 "2016-02-05T15:13:59Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Really ugly rumor about the rest of the season: > > [spoiler]You’ve been warned![spoiler]The big reveal is that Bernie is pregnant. :eek::eek::smack::smack: > > If that happens, I’m totally Kramer: “I’m out!”[/spoiler][/spoiler] Hey, it had to happen sometime! ☹ Better they should do like _ **Frasier** _ and save it until the end of the final season. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/24 "2016-02-05T15:22:28Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Hey, it had to happen sometime! ☹ > > Better they should do like _ **Frasier** _ and save it until the end of the final season. Yeah, but Howard being a stay-at-home dad could actually be pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/25 "2016-02-05T15:35:36Z")
> [@Red\_Stilettos](#): > > I really wanted MeeMaw to be played by Cloris Leachman. She would have been a great foil for Sheldon. Oh man, you really nailed it! Cloris Leachman would have been a fantastic choice. I didn’t mind the actress that they went with – she was adequate. But there was no “Oomph” in her character. Now, Cloris would have provided “Oomph”, and then some. Drat. Wasted opportunity! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/26 "2016-02-05T15:36:34Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Yeah, but Howard being a stay-at-home dad could actually be pretty funny. What would… …the kid’s first word be? “Sheldon”? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/27 "2016-02-05T15:55:18Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Really ugly rumor about the rest of the season: > > [spoiler]You’ve been warned![spoiler]The big reveal is that Bernie is pregnant. :eek::eek::smack::smack: > > If that happens, I’m totally Kramer: “I’m out!”[/spoiler][/spoiler] > > I really liked Claire as well. Much better dynamic than Emily, and cuter, too. Hey, what if it’s a fake out and Amy is pregnant! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/28 "2016-02-05T16:00:01Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Yeah, but Howard being a stay-at-home dad could actually be pretty funny. Could lead to a spin-off ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/29 "2016-02-05T16:03:43Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Hey, what if it’s a fake out and Amy is pregnant! This has occurred to me as well. Surely … … Sheldon used “protection”? :dubious: 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/30 "2016-02-05T16:22:51Z")
So I haven’t watched in a while. When did Sheldon lose his virginity? Did they tell how well he performed? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/31 "2016-02-05T16:27:31Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > So I haven’t watched in a while. When did Sheldon lose his virginity? Did they tell how well he performed? He and Amy both seemed to enjoy it! :o ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/32 "2016-02-05T16:31:10Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > When did Sheldon lose his virginity? 17 December 2015. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/33 "2016-02-05T16:48:21Z")
Like others, I thought Meemaw was a let-down. I guess I was expecting someone who would dote on Sheldon, bake him cookies, and generally spoil him rotten. But she was just meh. Oh well… ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/34 "2016-02-05T16:57:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I really liked Claire as well. Much better dynamic than Emily, and cuter, too. When Emily comes on screen, it seems like someone just left. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/35 "2016-02-05T17:18:36Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Like others, I thought Meemaw was a let-down. I guess I was expecting someone who would dote on Sheldon, bake him cookies, and generally spoil him rotten. But she was just meh. > > Oh well… I was expecting the exact opposite: that Meemaw would be a raving bitch to everyone and Sheldon would be unable to see it, either because he was blinded by memories or because she moderated her bitchiness whenever he was a witness. As it was presented, you are right - meh. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/36 "2016-02-05T17:19:58Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Like others, I thought Meemaw was a let-down. I guess I was expecting someone who would dote on Sheldon, bake him cookies, and generally spoil him rotten. But she was just meh. > > Oh well… I was sort of hoping Meemaw would have a personality exactly like Penny, whkich would explain so, so many things about the Sheldon/Penny relationship. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/37 "2016-02-05T17:48:54Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > AFF’s first (or second) question after discovering there was a diamond ring? > > Asking Penny if she knew? Strange, and obviously a setup for AFF/Penny falling out. Strange? She’s married to Sheldon’s best friend and roommate. If anyone knew it would be Leonard, and if Leonard told anyone it would be Penny. What would be strange is neither of them knowing. In fact, you could posit that them not knowing _beforehand_ was a lame move by the writers to make the breakup believable. Sheldon not consulting them was out of character. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/38 "2016-02-05T17:54:35Z")
I too was disappointed in Meemaw, and agree that she perhaps may have been better left unseen. I’m not sure if it was the actress or the writing, or both. Something just felt . . . off. She and Amy’s exchanges weren’t funny but they weren’t compelling as drama either. Just very half baked. I do like the screenwriter girl and wouldn’t mind her having a regular part. As to \*\*silenus’s \*\*spoiler, if true this would very likely be my last season. This might be one of the very few shows who will handle a pregnancy story line well - the only other show I can think of that did is _Modern Family_ - but I really hope they don’t go there. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/39 "2016-02-05T18:32:22Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > She has Emily beat by a mile and a half. I dont get the Emily hate.😕 This epi was Ok, a few laughs. Sheldon was not as big a jerk as usual. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174/40 "2016-02-05T18:44:51Z")
And he did stand up to Meemaw over Amy, so that’s progress. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174.md?page=3)