# The Big Bang Theory, Season Eleven, Episode Twelve (January 4, 2018) -- " The Matrimonial Metric " **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858 "2018-01-04T16:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858/21 "2018-01-07T00:56:54Z")
Would it work to have the guy who plays George Sr on Young Sheldon appear as George Jr on TBBT? (And, yes, I know that he’s already appeared on the show as a completely unrelated character.) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858/22 "2018-01-07T01:36:48Z")
The even cleverer thing would be to have the father of Montana Jordan (who plays George Jr.) play the grown-up version of George Jr. That would be appropriate because the daughter of Laurie Metcalf (who plays the older version of Mary Cooper on _The Big Bang Theory_), whose name is Zoe Perry, is the one who plays the younger version of Mary Cooper on _Young Sheldon_. Unfortunately, the father of Montana Jordan, whose name is Tony Jordan, isn’t even an actor. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858/23 "2018-01-07T02:46:09Z")
Leonard’s writing a book lays the pipe for future stories. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858/24 "2018-01-09T21:16:19Z")
Was that a Timmies cup on Stuart’s counter at the comic book store? Do they even have Tim Horton’s in California? ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858/25 "2018-01-09T22:50:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Leonard’s writing a book lays the pipe for future stories. I didn’t know he was writing _that_ kind of book! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858/26 "2018-01-10T00:10:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Would it work to have the guy who plays George Sr on Young Sheldon appear as George Jr on TBBT? (And, yes, I know that he’s already appeared on the show as a completely unrelated character.) Sure, that works. Actors have played two different characters on other shows - Harry Morgan on “MASH”, f’rinstance. Setting up new characters on YS also lets them appear as adults on TBBT, like the kid’s Vietnamese friend (Pham?). Sheldon’s twin sister Missy was on an episode long ago, and she certainly could return. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858/27 "2018-01-10T00:10:36Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I thought the grammatical error was “us,” rather than “we.” It wont’ be I telling you that you’re wrong 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-twelve-january-4-2018-the-matrimonial-metric/805858.md?page=1)