Young Sheldon 5x13 - When George is in trouble -

[@melvinrobbins1996]

"Then they are gonna get a lotta fun facts about fermented beverages." 😂😂

[@williammccormick984]

George knows his kid.

[@f1b0nacc1sequence7]

I wager that he has experienced a knowledge dump from Sheldon on that very subject at least once....

[@priteshshetty695]

Why women think that men don't have responsibility and tensions

[@mr.fanmade2959]

​@@williammccormick984yeah he's a father alright

[@RandomCrap-lu8or]

@@priteshshetty695 Could You say that in a way that makes a bit More Sense? I apologize if I misunderstand.

[@muscleman125]

I just realized this isn't a show about Sheldon as a kid, it's a show about the struggles of lower-middle class Americans, and really just families in general. This show paints the picture of a struggling, yet loving family so vividly. Everything from finances, to cheating, teenagers having accidental babies, family dynamics and imperfect parents.

[@Bazookatone1]

And the sad part? the life this family has in 1990, on the slary of a high school football coach, is now an aspirational lifetsyule for Americans for their children's generation.

[@stupiddude6824]

I know what you mean, I noticed it after I bingewatched the show and started looking for similar shows. The "Feeling" of the show is very different from other shows about a "genius". Sheldon is almost more special needs kid than amazing genius, and the show is mainly about a family dealing with a special needs kid on low income.

[@cme98]

They are not low income in this show. You tend to forget the 1970s was the last decade women stayed home & men worked & his salary raised the family. In the 1980s President Reagan fucked us over by sending manufacturing to China. People were long term unemployed but still made more then than they do today. Throughout the next 40 years after 1980, Unions became rare & wages dropped. The rich got richer & the poor poorer. Housing started to go up as female Boomers entered the work force. With 2 incomes in a household the price of everything went up. Cars, houses, rents, & something Boomers didn’t have to pay for was College. Reagan then cut everything, education, nasa, schools, he stopped paying college tuitions, he made it impossible to get unemployment if fired or quit. He raised taxes. Women had to work just to pay the bills. But a 2 income family was doing a lot better than a 1 income. Today you have to be upper middle class to afford rent or housing otherwise you have to share it. In Seattle you have to both be upper mid class to afford to buy. My Mom sold her house in 1980 for $39500. It’s valued at $500,000 today. In 1980 I was 19 making $1,000 mo, $12,000 a year. No college, no background check, no credit check, no drug testing my rent was $215/mo and I bought a brand new Camaro for $5400 after a 900 down payment I got a 4 year loan which was OUTRAGEOUS because normal was 24 or 36 months. But prices were going up. Today… that same job should pay $6644 mo or $77,900 yr but it pays $3,900 mo & $47,000 yr to start & that’s almost HALF. Another thing in 1980 housing was so abundant I moved every 6 months because they offered 3 months free rent if unsigned a 6 mo lease. So for 3 years I just moved. Today we don’t have enough housing. Why is that. ? We are seriously getting fucked over today. Cities have purposely not built enough housing, they have closed down mobile home parks & other types of affordable housing & past 40 years built none so now our huge poverty population which never existed in the 70s are all living outside now & addicted to fentanyl with 100,000 dying every year now. The entire Vietnam war of 12 years didn’t kill that many. Boomers got lucky & were able to make money. But they also were the ones not building enough housing. Why? So they could manipulate the market & sell their home for a million dollars, that’s why. Where did they learn to be so fucking greedy? Ronald Reagan. The worst president of all time. Because of him we have Putin, homelessness, poverty and Republicans as well as democrats didn’t do a god damn thing to reverse what he did. We still have factories in China which China owns but we paid for. Anyways… arrrg

[@TIB1973]

@@cme98 3 liberal presidents since then, what's your excuse now?

[@rwringstaff]

@@cme98 spoken like someone that has never signed the front of a paycheck

[@xia0pr0ice]

I honestly thought Mary gonna start freaking out about George losing his job and the family finance. Instead, she calmed down and empathize with George when she notice him breaking down and hugged him. It was beautiful.

[@kevinwaag9976]

it might be the first real christian thing she did instead of preaching

[@nancyjones7517]

First time she was for him, didn't have to know everything right away. He is the best parent.

[@MedievalGestures1]

​@@kevinwaag9976yup!

[@upresins]

No such luck. I have seen 'em freak out, and start worrying about what'll happen to them.

[@almightyace3581]

It was beautiful honestly

[@shraviator]

That “thank you” at the end is some phenomenal acting by Lance Barber… that hug from Mary and her immediately dropping the argument gave him so much relief

[@EnergeticSpark63]

bonjour

[@user-pi3hd2bt3f]

I kinda hate how it took George nearly crying in front of her for Mary to stop and think "maybe hes right, maybe i should drop it"

[@amirhaikal6672]

Georgie is always the one protecting his family. But no one is protecting him. The old "who's guarding the Guardian?" Trope.

[@cremebrulee4759]

Do you mean George, the father? Georgie is the son.

[@BKsunstar]

@@cremebrulee4759 Georgie can be used as a nickname, and since the nick is used on the son it can be used on the father

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

@BKsunstar But it's not. You can't just make up a nickname for someone thats not your friend and that they don't use - especially when another character DOES go by that nickname. 😂😂 Georgie is the NAME of the SON. This is how they differentiate between him and George, the Father. It'd be like calling Mary, "Missy", and saying, well it's just a nickname! 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️😕 This is the whole reason people HAVE names and nicknames. So that when you are talking about them, everyone else knows who you're talking about.

[@BKsunstar]

@@inthelandofmorethansmall7582 sure can, it doesn't matter if it's not for the father, it can be used on anyone with the name George.

[@Wrathlon]

@@inthelandofmorethansmall7582You knew he was talking about, it was succesfully communicated, thats all that matters, build a bridge instead of a well actually.

[@rickyrackz]

Mary hugging George is like hugging a huge teddy bear

[@patwig]

bro tf

[@preethish8711]

That's so cute

[@ZAIRGAS_HAVEN]

It was cute

[@ellisjames7192]

They do not hug too often.

[@Rikard_A]

Do not hold things to yourself.

[@Hawk3rR]

I just love how Mary stepped forward and gave George a hug and apologized to him. Well written.

[@kendawyatt3219]

I’m glad she knew George needed her more than Sheldon did in that moment! ❤

[@EnergeticSpark63]

bonjour

[@LorenzoHugoGomez]

nah, she still went to Sheldon at the end of the episode

[@Sandmanye47]

When George hugged Mary man they just don’t know the weight a man Carries on his shoulder , the power n tension when u hug someone like him then after feeling the relief and relaxation from his body when you just let that hug sit in for a few mins is crazy, very spot on acting of how a dad feels when they just don’t hear you or understand you when that’s all we want.

[@mspat8195]

A true heart~to~heart hug . . . . . Gentle & still, holding until both hearts begin to beat in perfect sync, LOVE~ing, one~to~another 💞~👵 .

[@Mark-xh8md]

"What if there's alcohol?" "Then they're gonna get a lot of fun facts about the history of fermented beverages" I legitimately lol'ed! :D Just the delivery!

[@EnergeticSpark63]

hi

[@sherryannstowell271]

I don’t even want to think about George’s passing. I love his character.

[@agerars1618]

unfortunately that day is here and I can't stop crying

[@parthmadan671]

@@agerars1618same

[@SimsHacks]

Looks like Sheldon should help the football team again, like he did in the first season.🤣

[@bryanperez4061]

The problem isn’t the tactics it’s the kids

[@soulsreaper7145]

@@bryanperez4061 yup sometimes a school has bad players, or not amazing ones.

[@JSRbowling595]

​@@bryanperez4061 George was also getting grief from parents at one point who were mad because he was benching their kids even though they had bad grades and it was the right thing to do.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

If Sheldon was on the football team, then, he would get trampled.

[@fireredninja9320]

​@@SYDAirlineEnthusiastthey mean with strategys Sheldon gave statistics that helped them before

[@davejanas948]

I wish there were more loving moments between George and Mary. 😢

[@kevynhansyn2902]

Most of the series is based around those two. It's why it's a great series. It's "The Wonder Years" we have been waiting for. Every character is great In Their own right, and it's not entirely revolving around Sheldon as a lot of us possibly thought it was going to be about.

[@Bethanyview]

Me too, but their family was always under a lot of stress for a variety of reasons. Parents supporting each other can be so hard under stress.

[@kalvin187douglas]

“If he cared about peer pressure he wouldn’t wear a tie” 😂😂😂

[@ocean7849]

To be fair letting Sheldon sleep at his dorm is a good decision. I get furious seeing parents smothering and sheltering their children

[@alicejohn7316]

I moved to Australia is 1998. I’ve never met so many folks who have been molested by teachers, priests, counselors, friend’s fathers, step fathers and next door neighbors. I think it’s better to have protective parents than not.

[@tiffanylooper3523]

Sheltering is a term I often see used for an involved parent. Keep a watch on your kids so that majorly bad things don't happen to them.

[@calebnotfound8678]

I was happy when George said yes

[@TyAshton]

He is like 12

[@viqarkagzi3922]

@@TyAshton actually 11 he is not ready for college. If I had opportunities like Sheldon wait 2 yrs more that way more time with family

[@10tepeyac]

What an amazing Dad. Goes to show you can be strong and tough and also kind and thoughtful. You also have to be strong and tough to be able to be the second 2

[@Derangh]

I'm a dad and can totally relate to what George is going through (haven't got a kid as troublesome as Sheldon though). Sometimes we too need someone to vent, that's all we ask :(

[@RandomCrap-lu8or]

All I ask is to not be generalized as a "Fascist, Racist, Xeno-Homo-Transphobe etcetera" because of My Christian and Conservative Beliefs, to find a Girl who will care for Me and Love Me in the name of the Lord 'till death do us part, and to not Be a lonely teenaged kid with problems that I would be shamed for by My Parents Sister and Possibly My friends. That's all I ask. Thanks for the vent.

[@IsaacWale2004]

"One more thing off your plate" Well he's not wrong 😅

[@matwatson7947]

I think they are doing the gradual break down of George and Mary's relationship really well.

[@DanielContreras-hk4og]

Love this scene. As a man, public or even private emotion gets the best of us. We hurt too. We hide it a lot but that’s just because we want to stay headstrong without worrying anybody! We love the comfort trust!.

[@TheDerptasticN00B]

My dad is a little league coach for football. He used to win back to back championships. Every kid in my town knew him and would say hi to me because they knew i was his son. He ended up quitting because the league changed the rules for coaching, and restricted how he could do hos job to where he wasnt getting any good teams to win with. He ended up starting up his own league! He got lots of support and people left the city league to join his league.

[@pinklemonadeeeeee]

Idc.... but i cried when George told his problems to mary 🥲

[@guido_flop3802]

me too brother, me too

[@SharpshooterLolFN]

Why?

[@PrimordialNyx]

​@@SharpshooterLolFNsome people have these things called "emotions" Some of these emotions cause people to cry as a response.

[@SharpshooterLolFN]

@@PrimordialNyx but he still alive IRL

[@Trxppppp77]

​@@SharpshooterLolFN U can get emotional watching TV bro tf 😂 are u a npc?

[@nashshaffer6235]

I understand why George had a heart attack his life was stressful

[@NICOLAՏ]

and he drinks alot

[@youmustcreateachanne]

@NICOLAS Plus his dietary habits.

[@flowertrue]

Poor George never could catch a break. 💔

[@KuwabaraTabo]

Both are right in their own way. So many things happen to children and teenagers with strangers, it’s normal that the mother feels that way.

[@ArielR98]

This scene alone shows how much George loves and knows his son ❤️

[@tsmeman63]

Seeing George so sad brings tears to my eyes too. 😢

[@sawyersupertube4112]

0:03 pay attention to win George opens the fridge look inside am I bugging or is there a modern Gatorade in there?

[@ryanphanrobloxryry2462]

Oh i see it

[@yoonaddict2527]

This is the main reason why I don’t dislike Mary. Yes, she is controlling, overprotective and hypocritical as well but all those traits make her so realistic. But you can still despite her wrong ways, she truly cares about her family

[@Celisar1]

She isn’t hypocritical, she really tries hard to do the right thing but being a human being she sometimes fails.

[@xsh4dw17]

@@Celisar1 She is hypocritical. Also most of the times she thinks she's always in the right and ends up making situations worse. She also doesn't trust george's parenting and always tries to "handle" it

[@bChipps]

She just is hyper focused on Sheldon most of the time and when she’s not she’s hyper focused on how the church looks at her and the family. This usually comes at the expense of the family.

[@rocketmom60]

@@xsh4dw17 And the whole time she is handling it, she's telling him he should handle it. When he does handle it she tells him it was wrong.

[@edwardnigma6963]

@@bChippsWhich leads to bad parenting

[@holzmlb]

This is a good scene starts out with mary on her high horse about how she does all the parenting when she ignores missy most of time and coddles sheldon, george is obviously needing some piece and ask for 5 min but marys still on that horse and coddling sheldon, she finally pays enough attention to her husband to realize hes in need and she comforts him after listening to him, one of the few moments where she is aware her husband is in pain

[@Itz_CamyyTMF]

she doesn’t ignore missy

[@FoxMulder-q3q]

That little "thank you" in the end breaks my heart

[@killrkiddx007]

As a son that went fatherless for 30 years George is one those father I wish I had

[@Miguel-pv6ql]

That it 35 years

[@markblanchard9049]

40 years and still miss my Dad. Way more important than Mom

[@buvaneshkb5473]

Yeah.. atleast ur dad was a hero to u..my dad quit on us while I was in school...

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

​@@buvaneshkb5473how tf do you know thats what they meant by it?? 'Fatherless' could refer to a lot of different situations, and even if it is a 'hero' situation, that doesn't give you a right to insert your own troubles over top of their deserved grief. Its shitty growing up without a dad no matter what, but respectfully as someone who also grew up without one, get over yourself.

[@Ilivepuppys]

@@CoRLex-jh5vx most people who do that just want attention, If I had to guess I think the guy you replied too is just a kid making up stories for pity points

[@Angelscryforu]

Man, this one really got to me. What a great show this really is. Kudos to the writers and those who brought this show to life. Well done!

[@evethehamster3079]

I bet that hug made him feel better.

[@mikemahoney6840]

That shows me that even with her hangup Mary does love George.

[@deliagroer2613]

That boy was made the way he is by his mom and sometimes his dad. She made him into a baby man. Their other kids were underparented due to their excessive over parenting of Sheldon.

[@tlmob4172]

Tbh just his mom she has her moments but most of the times she always prefers sheldon meanwhile george treats them all equally and everytime george tries to raise sheldon like an actual kid instead of a baby mary shits all over him

[@erioluwaoluwadiran4860]

Oh thank you! I think the neglect the other kids experienced was too much and they knew it was because of Sheldon. It even made the relationship between Sheldon, Missy and Georgie not to be so cordial.

[@aiyanyaqoob2203]

Georgie liked being ignored

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

Not true. Just his mom mostly, but even his mom was trying to fix Sheldon.

[@dorismoore8452]

Folks....it's just a show

[@levbriel]

Scenes like this truly show how much mary really does love George.

[@smallgamesplays4958]

When she hugged him I genuinely felt that.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Is it any wonder Sheldon turned out the way he did with his mother smothering him ever other day?

[@Celisar1]

Yes, which mother wouldn’t be fine with her 11 oder 12 year old child staying with much older teens, who she doesn’t know at all, unsupervised for a night?

[@keriddunk1520]

Though if he was normal college age that would be fine. He is still around 12-13

[@spongebobswindow7472]

cant really argue with what Mary is concerned with. Sheldon is not an easy child to raise or monitor

[@kindofawizard8681]

@@Celisar1 I stayed at a college dorm when i was 13 years old with 8 guys and 3 girls playing Battletech tabletop. I would get out of soccer practice and play 3 days a week with them, my dad eventually got tired of waiting around on me because the games were 3-5 hours long. Eventually one of the guys and his girlfriend started giving me rides home. Probably my favorite part of growing up to be honest.

[@rocketmom60]

@@Celisar1 But he isn't going to a party where they drink. He is playing a board game.

[@MrJvenn1]

Very well written show Thanks for your support

[@realest92]

This is what a relationship needs. Communication, support and a hug

[@dness86]

those last 20 seconds was some great acting

[@nazirulnaim5418]

Being a dad and I mean a real DAD is underrated.

[@kevynhansyn2902]

Horrible choice of words.

[@RandomCrap-lu8or]

@@kevynhansyn2902 No. I understand.

[@1burnman]

Mary and George really did love each other

[@jodybranson925]

Mary comes off as a control freak !

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

Definitely.

[@Dctctx]

That’s one of her defining character traits

[@mauriziopirani5917]

-"what if there is alcohol?" -"then they're gonna have a lot of fun facts about the history of fermented beverages!" 😂

[@mjb1967]

George is a good father and husband.

[@betterthanemril988]

Then they’re going to get a lot of fun facts about the history of fermented beverages 😭💀😂

[@1962underdog]

2 more seasons of life, george had an idea the end was near.

[@MackenzieBrannon]

So sad 😭😢 the way Mary hugging George is sad and a teddy bear way

[@bilalahmedabadi7945]

This.. this is a perfect example of how couples should be

[@titasbillah9478]

Mary should realize sheldon is growing up

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

First, she didn’t want to send Sheldon off to college. Then, she didn’t want him hanging out with his dorm mates when he actually was popular.

[@ead630]

The kid's like 12, not 18.

[@chiranjeevipippalla]

Once in a while everyone deserves a hug. We don’t say out loud but we feel very relaxed and unknowingly vent out some invisible stress and feel light, focused and energized to pick up things where we left off.

[@parthonet]

i know how it's feel like hugging someone huge bear like george. he's feels good & i feel better

[@picklerix6162]

One more thing off your plate. LOL!

[@nathalieflores7157]

RIP George cooper 😓

[@CompelledUsername]

He's like an early Homer Simpson.

[@johnnatandc]

they'll get a lot of fun facts about the history of fermented beverages :D

[@24kvibesx]

why are yall trying to make me cry so early in the morning

[@1DerangedWarrior]

this is indeed beautiful to see. When I come home wether its been agood shift or bad, my mrs ALWAYS gives me at least 5 or 10mins to decrompress. Makes me a cup of coffee, lets me sit in peace n ma doggo whos a daddy's boi just sits n waits for his attention he knows hes gonna get once iv had that coffee. that 5mins is everything to me wether its a good day or a bad day.

[@Buffaloguy01]

Finally, an episode where Mary doesn't just only care about sheldon.

[@cathygretch7824]

Dorm life is a fun part of college. You meet new people and have different experiences. If you've brought your kids up well you can trust them to be responsible and study. Even younger ones. And George is right - Sheldon really doesn't bow to peer pressure if he wears a bow tie.

[@taylor5973]

Most people go to college youngest 17 turning 18. Sheldon is a big target especially for pdf files if you get what I mean. A lot of sick ppl roam this earth

[@nunya3163]

She is just exhausting.

[@adamheck8367]

Isn't basically the entire day while George is at work and the kids are at school her '5 minutes of peace'. Drop the act sister

[@spongebobswindow7472]

i thought she had a job at the church

[@mariafox9226]

Being a STAHM and a PTWM takes a toll on you.

[@demethiaodom6837]

Just because everybody's gone doesn't mean there's nothing to be done.

[@heyy4718]

She probably cleans, and does laundry, and washes dishes, and lots of other stuff and don’t forget her job at the church

[@ashmitagrawal135]

@@mariafox9226 she literally doesn’t need to work she just wants to be involved with the church. Getting a job at the church and attending every shift is like going out to play for a couple hours

[@JamesKovalak-ij8yx]

All Sheldons issues stem from his mother 😂

[@patmelton43]

not really

[@rolandocastro1991]

She prioritized being a wife over a mother just once when he needed her the most. Loved this scene

[@joehuber252]

... Well, you asked for one more thing off your plate, that’s what you got. 😂

[@keatonlacretin9781]

From first hand experience, it is a terrifying feeling knowing you might lose your job and you have mouths to feed.

[@yaaaaasfire9621]

Man this feels conflicting, whule sheldon should get the chance to be more independent, when you think of a 11 year old kid being alone with a bunch of strangers much older than the kid and the kid usually having problems with communicating it sounds worrying esp with the things you hear from the news and media.

[@StephanieMT]

Maybe if Mary paid more attention to her other kids, Georgie wouldn't be a father and Missy wouldn't have ran away

[@robinlinton0]

Finally, they're communicating.

[@vickigonya9432]

Fun facts about fermented beverages!!!😂🤣😅🤣

[@Arjunkodavanti]

Watching him cry 😢

[@JackHarb89]

George is really the hero of the show man. So much bullshit from Kids, Wife and everyone around he has to deal with. And for some insane reason he is still sane. Sad that he is portrayed in TBBT as a bad person, but in Young Sheldon I personal feel he is the unsung hero.

[@liamredfern]

I couldn't help but cry for this

[@nerdburger234]

“what if there’s Alchohol?!” “Then they’re gonna get a lot of fun facts about the history of Fermented Beverages..” Don’t tell me George doesn’t know his son! 😂

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

Sheldon socializing is a good thing. Leave the boy to grow and have fun. The dorm is safe and no one is going to duck around with a kid. Especial a kid who the Uni is so high on. Let him live Mary!

[@Zinj1000]

Moments like this are why this show is better than the sitcom. Here you have real, dramatic moments that aren't ruined by a punchline.

[@missnlahi]

Agreed

[@mehiloll]

That’s why I love this show. It’s funny, but realistic and not trying to make the audience laugh every two seconds.

[@lyndonyoung6756]

If Mary did more stuff like this George would enjoy his marriage more. He don’t even like Brenda, he enjoys how he feels with here because she just wants to make him laugh and be happy. It allows George to talk to a woman and not have responsibilities. If Mary just showed her love more and tried to make George happy he’d not want to be around Brenda.

[@dillanengelbrecht9145]

In the Big Bang Theory Mary describes George very differently than what we are seeing on Young Sheldon

[@ImJustLethargic]

The things they describe in big bang theory are probably going to happen later on

[@shadowofhawk55]

Or they only remember the bad stuff.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

Maybe she wanted to move on from George’s death fast, and sometimes, thinking about just the bad things helps you get over the death of a loved one faster.

[@thebatman7347]

Its sad that mary had to corner him for she to understand something was wrong with george and didnt even took his side at first. At least im glad she did at the end

[@DanielMarshall-c1t]

It's good to see the dynamics of Sheldon's family

[@PatrickBijvoet]

This series is so well acted.

[@Richard-qd8tz]

If you’re not an adult with a family and a job you have no idea how much this guy needed that hug. Men/fathers are a lot simpler then we seem. Doesn’t take much to comfort us or reassure us then we’re good to go for another few years.

[@skeptikiwi4818]

The definition of the all devouring mother

[@SpoopyBoy]

The orange Gatorade bottle you see in the fridge at 0:03 would not have been commercially available until 2009, making it anachronistic.

[@noneyabusiness9441]

Everyone in this world needs a Mary ❤❤❤❤

[@maharnobupadhyay1761]

you know a hug does help

[@splatninja9447]

Yay the one scene where she treats him halfway decently

[@extremegamer-wm6zp]

Did evrybody see that a gatorade botle in the fridge!

[@Takaichi666-]

2:15 this is my favorite moment with them

[@downtowndeuce]

Who's back to appreciate George's character after his passing?

[@MalakianM2S]

This hits really close, my mother is the same. So worried about what could go wrong at every turn that is not able to have the least confidence in anyone around her, to the point that if you don't pay attention begins to corrode your self confidence and that's especially dangerous when you are young and being raised by someone like that. It costed me four decades to even realize what actually is my parents importance in my pathological inferiority complex and utter lack of self worth.

[@viqarkagzi3922]

Sheldon is not ready for anything !

[@viqarkagzi3922]

George is trying to teaching him about self reliance & trying to let his son grow up.

[@HurtsEnd]

My girl gets mad at me when I tell her my problems 💀

[@hayriguner278]

You make the best series ever

[@mehiloll]

The last scene had me weeping ngl

[@sullylastname7088]

Old school love was beautiful.

[@Alissworld_28]

I'm not ready for George's death😭😭

[@BossySwan]

Fun facts about the history of fermented beverages