Young Sheldon

Medford, Texas, 1989. Nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper skips straight to high school, in the same grade as his brother Georgie. His mom, Mary, worries he has no friends; his dad, George, a football coach, has no idea how to handle his genius son. Sheldon befriends Tam, discovers comic books, spends a stretch at a school for gifted kids in Dallas and comes back. When high school stops challenging him, he starts sitting in on Dr. Sturgis's physics classes at the university. The season ends with Meemaw, his grandmother, juggling two suitors, one of them Dr. Sturgis himself, while Sheldon meddles until she lays down rules.

1. Behind the scenesJon Favreau directed the pilot

   The first episode was directed by Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man. He also executive produced the pilot.

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2. Behind the scenesYoung Mary is adult Mary's daughter

   Zoe Perry, who plays Mary Cooper, is the real-life daughter of Laurie Metcalf, Mary on The Big Bang Theory.

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3. ReferenceWhere Soft Kitty comes from

   In episode 13, during flu season, Sheldon gets sick and Mary sings him Soft Kitty. It's the origin of the song The Big Bang Theory fans know.

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