# "Young Sheldon"--anyone else creeped out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267 "2017-09-01T19:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/101 "2017-11-03T17:13:30Z")
It’s back, I thought the second episode was good. Maybe not quite as good as the first, but it had plenty of laugh out loud and touching moments. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/102 "2017-11-04T19:31:57Z")
I thought the second episode was pretty bad. But the preview for next week has **Annie Potts** as Sheldon’s \*\*MeeMaw \*\*and that I have to see. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/103 "2017-11-04T19:46:14Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I thought the second episode was pretty bad. But the preview for next week has **Annie Potts** as Sheldon’s \*\*MeeMaw \*\*and that I have to see. I’m also looking forward to Annie Potts as Meemaw. But I actually kinda liked episode 2. It wasn’t great, and is definitely riding the coattails of TBBT, but I really expected it to be more of a trainwreck than it is. The actors who play Sheldon’s family and pretty perfect, and I expected a lot less of them. ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/104 "2017-11-04T19:55:08Z")
We enjoy TBBT until they start using faith as a source for a joke and magnify any hint of a believer being less than perfect as criminal hypocrisy. That being said, we have no intention of watching _Young Sheldon_ because we suspect it will show much, much more of it. Besides, we don’t have cable or satellite, and it’s been a long time since we had a VCR. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/105 "2017-11-05T13:49:42Z")
I thought the 2nd episode was quite good. Laughed many times. Esp. thought Sheldon going around and applying the Carnegie thing to people was good. Don’t know why they didn’t have Mary more of her classic semi-racist comments when his new friend came over. Just the Dad/Nam stuff. They glossed over Sheldon’s lack of an accent during the 1st episode. Still no explanation as to why young Missy has almost none while older Missy does. Loved Sarah Baker as the librarian. Ook. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/106 "2017-11-05T19:28:46Z")
> [@CelticKnot](#): > > We enjoy TBBT until they start using faith as a source for a joke and magnify any hint of a believer being less than perfect as criminal hypocrisy. > That being said, we have no intention of watching _Young Sheldon_ because **we suspect it will show much, much more of it.** > Besides, we don’t have cable or satellite, and it’s been a long time since we had a VCR. As I recall, there hasn’t been any of it, and it’s on CBS. I really enjoy this show which surprises me as I’m totally off TBBT these days. It’s such a nice change to not have the incessant laugh track, too. I can’t wait for Annie Potts! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/107 "2017-11-07T19:52:05Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > It’s such a nice change to not have the incessant laugh track, too. I can’t wait for Annie Potts! Agreed on both 100%. And for those who might hesitate to watch Young Sheldon because they don’t like BBT, it’s a very different show. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/108 "2017-11-10T02:35:11Z")
I like Annie Potts very much! Did everyone see Vernee Watson as the nurse in the ER? I’d love to see her in flashback scenes with young Leonard in New Jersey, young Howard in California and young Raj in India. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/109 "2017-11-10T06:47:49Z")
> [@CelticKnot](#): > > We enjoy TBBT until they start using faith as a source for a joke and magnify any hint of a believer being less than perfect as criminal hypocrisy. > That being said, we have no intention of watching _Young Sheldon_ because we suspect it will show much, much more of it. > Besides, we don’t have cable or satellite, and it’s been a long time since we had a VCR. Since you’re not watching the show, I assume you’ll never see this, but I thought this episode dealt with faith in an interesting way, without making fun of it. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/110 "2017-11-10T14:01:10Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I like Annie Potts very much! > > Did everyone see Vernee Watson as the nurse in the ER? I’d love to see her in flashback scenes with young Leonard in New Jersey, young Howard in California and young Raj in India. Annie was fantastic as Mee-Maw! ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/111 "2017-11-10T14:08:03Z")
I liked the most recent episode. Still not on par with the best of TBBT, but it was pretty good. I loved it when Sheldon raised his hand in church. Also, they are clearly paving the way for the father’s death not to come out of nowhere when he dies in season 5, assuming there is a season 5. Zoe Perry was great at the drama in this episode. Her panic at what was happening to her husband was very good. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/112 "2017-11-10T14:52:50Z")
Best episode so far. Mee-Maw better be a fairly regular character, Annie Potts is to this show what Shelly Winters was to Rosanne. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/113 "2017-11-10T20:00:39Z")
The scene with Georgie driving MeeMaw’s car was hilarious. While Mary Cooper once called her other two children “dumb as soup,” Georgie apparently has street smarts. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/114 "2017-11-10T20:33:44Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > I liked the most recent episode. Still not on par with the best of TBBT, but it was pretty good. I loved it when Sheldon raised his hand in church. > > Also, they are clearly paving the way for the father’s death not to come out of nowhere when he dies in season 5, assuming there is a season 5. Zoe Perry was great at the drama in this episode. Her panic at what was happening to her husband was very good. Yeah, she’s a great actress! And it will be sad to see the dad die. He’s a good character! ---
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/115 "2017-11-11T00:37:05Z")
This was the first episode I watched. Contrary to what someone said above, I think it is already better than TBBT. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/116 "2017-11-11T01:39:33Z")
> [@Tinker\_Grey](#): > > This was the first episode I watched. Contrary to what someone said above, I think it is already better than TBBT. I said it’s not on par with TBBT when it was at its best. TBBT has been sketchy lately, and YS seems to be getting increasingly better with each episode, so I expect that by January it will actually be much better than TBBT _currently_ is, unless TBBT writers do something drastic-- but they may just be marking time until the end of the season. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/117 "2017-11-11T02:09:44Z")
I vaguely remember that adult Sheldon mentioned a grandfather as well as his grandmother. I thought he said the grandfather was the only one to encourage him. So can we expect to see him sometime in this show? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/118 "2017-11-11T02:15:24Z")
I only caught this part and a little more. I thought it was funny. I’ll have to go back and check out more. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTruFAiCvRg) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/119 "2017-11-11T18:12:41Z")
I gave it another shot, and it just creeps me out, possibly for the same reason I despise Sheldon’s mother on TBBT: My Texas background. I grew up among people just like her, and there is NOTHING cute and funny about them. Same with Texas families. And that goes quadruple for Texas church congregations. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/120 "2017-11-11T19:21:28Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I vaguely remember that adult Sheldon mentioned a grandfather as well as his grandmother. I thought he said the grandfather was the only one to encourage him. So can we expect to see him sometime in this show? No. He died when Sheldon was four. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267.md?page=7)