The Big Bang Theory - Sheldon's Southern Accent

Sheldon's southern accent!! I hadn't seen this scene posted and it's my absolute favorite. It's from Season 2 Episode 21, The Vegas Renormalization. I don't own anything. No copyright infringement intended.

[@BloodxRose27]

One of the qualities I love about Sheldon is that he does not understand the concept of sarcasm yet he uses it quite a lot.

[@eduardobravo218]

I'm the opposite. Never miss sarcasm but can't do it to save my life

[@rajuniyalp200]

Its like when person being rude doesn't know he is rude.......

[@adammilette3076]

@@rajuniyalp200 exactly. so either sheldon isn't aware that he's being sarcastic or he is but doesn't know when someone else is being sarcastic

[@DomWeasel]

@@adammilette3076 It's a trait of autism. My family's frequently annoyed by my inability to recognise their sarcasm despite being, in their words 'The most sarcastic bastard to ever live'. They've nicknamed me 'Shel-dom'.

[@adammilette3076]

@@DomWeasel yeah I know. I have it too unfortunately lol

[@junohime2085]

I love the fact that his accent pops out when he is either drunk or in distress, so it’s like a fun little thing to happen for people around him to see him in distress and just pop out in Texan XD

[@pewpewkitten]

I do the same I picked up a little from visiting my family and my mom's accent so i talk like a new Yorker unless I'm upset in any way or drunk/ high 😂 always confuses my friends the first time

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

@@pewpewkitten I know this is late, but I do the same! A good bit of my Daddio's family lives in Texas, and I tend to pick it up whenever we've seen each other. Ever since then whenever my anxiety flares up, stress, worked up whatever... The Texan comes out xD

[@spiritedaway0tutu]

I do the same lol. My parents are from totally opposite sides of the country, so I speak more like my northern mom than my southern dad. I have no noticeable accent until I get angry. After that though? Full hick. I sound like I would be right at home on a south Texas farm raising chickens. My sister does something similar too. She is usually ever so slightly southern, but her accent gets heavier and heavier the more she drinks. He friends have learned to cut her off once she reaches “Texan level”. It’s actually very funny.

[@archange8030]

As a Texan, our accents come out like this however there are some that just do it naturally

[@randomfan4966]

I don't live in Texas but my aunt,uncle, and cousins have southern accents and I've started to pick up th accent that sometimes I slip into one

[@jigokunokishi917]

Coming from the guy who broke into her apartment the day he met her to clean it while she slept.

[@anthonyalba1238]

@@MetalRaydown Being aware doesn't make it less creepy.

[@JonatasMonte]

@@anthonyalba1238 Having your apartment clean does.

[@jietroraximoff2805]

@@JonatasMonte when it's at nighttime while you're sleeping and someone( *who you barely know*-at least when penny did it, there was some amount of friendship between penny, leonard and sheldon) is creeping around yr apartment, with you in it, for(knowing Sheldon) at least an hour, picking through all your personal stuff, it's creepy.

[@wolfpaw2715]

@@jietroraximoff2805 if someone broke into my close to clean then by all means just keep quite while you clean XD

[@bullfinch5715]

the actual answer is sheldon is self centered and not logical when the matter is about him. When sheldon playing bangos he violates roomate agreement, watch that clip. He bends logic for himself. I only find it funnier.

[@allit8844]

"YOU'RE the milk thief!" LOL! 😁

[@flashfan123campbell8]

Alli T "Leonard said I was crazy but I knew the carton felt lighter!"

[@uscman]

Alli T 💀💀💀

[@CosmicFlame]

666 likes lol

[@tsue5469]

1000th like

[@hunnyflash]

Jim Parsons is a gem.

[@allit8844]

"So how did the beautiful mind of Sheldon Cooper forget his key in the 1st place?" "I left them in the bowl." Lmao

[@Khajiidaro]

At least he knows where they're at, even if he forgot to grab them.

[@VictoriaLassiter1999]

I really love how Penny’s facial expression changes when Sheldon starts speaking in a sarcastic Southern drawl.

[@erilaksmana450]

and I really love if you would just shut up

[@Passivescroller109]

“We have a bowl....our keys go in a bowl.....you should get a BOWL...” 😂

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

He LEFT the keys in the BOWL.

[@nicktroisi6347]

@@CheerfullyCynical829 Now there's a lot of keys in the BOWL

[@thatchoirgirl94]

@@nicktroisi6347 nah, it's just his keys in the BOWL, since Leonard is out.

[@katherinetressler1508]

My mom(a natural born Texan like Sheldon) says bowl the same way😂😂😂

[@rocketmom60]

Who is he to tell others how they should arrange their apartment. He even tried to get Penny to rearrange her furniture for his comfort.

[@rahul.r]

no wonder this guy often wins the best comedian award!

[@thomasdrzik5299]

Nicolas Cage Troll or loser

[@thomasdrzik5299]

Nicolas Cage you could have just said that instead of being a bitch about it

[@brendonv7917]

Extrodniarrre get FUCKED kid

[@liveandletlive3474]

@@brendonv7917 That comment was posted 5 years ago, dumbass.

[@alkasemalahmad6130]

he is a creepy weird unfunny good actor

[@matthewpulido7912]

"Suuurrrre, why not, and after the sun's down we can all pile in my pick-up and go skinny dippin down at the crick. Cause today's the day to stop making sense!" Hahahaha!

[@mgmsong]

Matthew Pulido I know he’s making fun of his roots but that actually sounds like a good time

[@ijs8548]

Matthew Pulido lol why did he huge the food at the end tho 😂😂

[@hankkingsley2976]

Crick is the giveaway here that this was written by someone with no knowledge of southern. A crick is in your neck when it's stiff. Not a small flowing body of water.

[@rickkhemai1443]

@@hankkingsley2976 that would be a creek right? ( im Dutch, therefore i ask)

[@hankkingsley2976]

@@rickkhemai1443 just started dutch on duo.

[@jazgarnunez4606]

So I guess that Sheldon's southern accent comes out when his in distress

[@AtlasBlizzard]

And when he's drunk.

[@TranslatorCarminum]

In addition to bringing out his Texan accent, anger/frustration also seems to heighten Sheldon's capacity for sarcasm. Then again, he just generally seems to be getting better at not only detecting sarcasm but dishing it out as well. As Leonard might say, it's "personal growth."

[@tannishan1]

"You're the milk thief." What a brilliant line. Absolutely hilarious.

[@jordanc9856]

I lost my shit at Sheldon's Southern accent hahaha that made my night

[@pforgottonsoul]

that texan side pops up every now and again.

[@brandon2092]

😂😂

[@jordanelza8806]

Mine too. When I first saw this scene, I almost wet my pants.

[@lucbordage7291]

A better southern accent than Joey's (friends).

[@CollinMcLean]

It helps that Jim Parson is actually from Texas.

[@bbtfan4617]

Why shouldn't Sheldon have a Southern accent? He IS a Southerner!

[@hannahalyn3066]

I am from the south and I do not have an accent.

[@ZBot316]

same

[@hannahalyn3066]

Tha Real Mccoy Why?

[@lorenzoeldude]

+Hannah Alyn I can't believe how many times I already said this but everybody has an accent!

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

I'll be the one to say it. Because Sheldon is a genius and he's from a state that is in former confederate territory, mostly republican and has allegations of Racism, Sexism, Homophobia etc. and is one of many states in the southern parts of USA that anything outside it considers them to be the stereotype of the drunken, dumb and malicious, he wanted to drop that accent in fear of being stereotyped too. In other words, he's well aware that the Northern side of USA thinks all Texans and Southerners are stupid, -ist and -phobic and tries to hide his own heritage in fear of being called -phobic, -ist and stupid. Especially stupid considering how that word always seems to be more offensive to High I.Q.'s than the other two.

[@linnerfors]

You went in my ..? Why would?! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?? xD

[@madanalyst204]

Sofie Linnerfors You deserve more likes

[@shriharimadhav]

*SAYIN

[@fensen6949]

This was 10 years ago.. wonder what she's doing right now..

[@Nofacejeong]

Now I can't help but imagine Sheldon and Leonard freaking out about a lighter milk carton.

[@lucbordage7291]

Milk is so expensive these days. You almost have to be rich to enjoy a bowl of cereal. I can see why he is upset about it.

[@danatedawg1018]

@@lucbordage7291 that and only Sheldon uses the milk so he bought it.

[@youmustcreateachanne]

Leonard wasn't freaked out by it.

[@TheAmericanCrusader]

As a Southerner, I loved it when he let his accent slip in especially since Parsons is actually from Texas!

[@bassyxgrelle8659]

I like to imagine that one day, before Leonard knew about his southern accent, Sheldon got really upset about something and just starting going off in a heavy accent as Leonard watch it fascination at this new side to his roommate

[@david4133]

He thought sheldon had switched personalities lol

[@gustavoknight2619]

0:36 "You're the milk thief!!" 😂😂😂

[@saiyamanGXT]

+GustavoKnight If you've seen Penny in those dresses you'd know why!

[@gustavoknight2619]

Oh god... I think I catch you drift

[@MARK-gp9hb]

+saiyamanGXT lol

[@vomray7421]

GustavoKnight a

[@Cacowninja]

@@saiyamanGXT I don't get it.

[@katynewt]

"Leonard said I was crazy but I new that carton felt lighter!" 🤣

[@SaxyKnight]

Jim Parsons does a great southern accent, it’s subtle and isn’t in your face. Definitely sounds more natural and not forced.

[@yourmom-eb8ln]

jim’s from texas

[@jameson7199]

Because he is a Texan.

[@pixie92441]

It's actually his natural accent. Jim Parsons was born and raised in Houston; most of the time he suppresses his accent so it's not as strong, but it still comes out from time to time. After learning this, the creators made Sheldon Texan, which allowed him to use his accent on the show.

[@theofficialphoenixtv5765]

@@pixie92441 just cause someone is born in Texas doesnt mean they SOUND like a typical sounding texan

[@MJAstronomyRocks1]

"We have a bowl. Our keys go in a bowl. You should get a bowl." "So how did the beautiful mind of Sheldon Cooper forget his keys in the first place?" "*blank face* I left them in the bowl." LOL, cracks me up everytime!:D:D

[@teamsigurd1902]

The : "Sure why not ?" with his voice. I just can't 😂😂😂

[@rosea2350]

Omg his accent is exactly like mine! We went to the same high school!

[@woei-sheuwu4037]

+Rachel Albers you guys actually speak like that?

[@VelveteenVermilion]

+Woei-Sheu Wu depends what part of Dixie you live in

[@woei-sheuwu4037]

Luis Martinez right. . .

[@VelveteenVermilion]

Woei-Sheu Wu if you live in north georgia well its jus plain old english but if yall come down to the bayou your in for a treat

[@woei-sheuwu4037]

Luis Martinez Well, I'm Taiwanese and Australian; so I'm not sure whether I'll find it extremely annoying after long period of exposure :P

[@99kozi99]

He has it but rarely can be heard. Only when he's emotional. Much better and invisible than almost every ppl in that lame vampire TV show.

[@Egzvorg]

+András kozák didn't he that intentionally?

[@coltang7777]

My southern accent comes out the most when I’m mad

[@0megacron]

I assume you're talkin' about the one that takes place in Louisiana and features vampires with lil ' pop-out straw fangs.

[@jacobtebbe4435]

Mine comes out around my grandparents, oddly enough my friend claims it sounds fake

[@CollinMcLean]

That happens with my parents. Both of them are from the rural parts of North East Kansas and whenever they're excited you can hear that accent in their voice.

[@frankey477]

The big bang theory without Sheldon is like Two and a half men without Charlie or The walking dead without Rick or Doctor Who without Doctor

[@heavenmitchell768]

Or American horror story without Tate

[@markd2973]

Or Sherlock without Sherlock

[@saiyamanGXT]

+Johnny Morgan Or Becker without Becker.

[@LoneStreet]

+Johnny Morgan You just said my 4 fave shows! And I agree

[@hilarywitt]

Which is why Two And A Half Men sucks now

[@Slammy555]

He may not act like it but he really does appreciate how Penny tries to take care of him.

[@lucbordage7291]

The whole episode was terrific, one of the best of the series. The best episode of that second season. The friends with benefits conversation was awesome (afflicted, lol).

[@Sursion]

Every Penny + Sheldon episode is bound to result in happyness

[@jimenastarforever]

I think it is cool how they decided to let Jim use his Southern Accent.

[@honkhonkhonkwtfhonk]

"Eat. My dinner. In Your apartment ?" "Yeah, why not" "Suuure, wha not , after the sun's down we can all pile in ma pick-up and go skinny-dippin down at the crick" "Cuz tudays the day to stop makin sense!" XD

[@Dylane1112]

When he said Crick I lost it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BlackDiamond2718]

When you realize that sheldon started the whole “breaking into their apartment” thing.

[@Culumbia22]

1:02 I totally lost it here

[@justabitch4671]

0:56 Your Welcome

[@andrewbui8295]

Sheldon’s inner Texas came out lol

[@Dashathan01]

Sheldon is such a funny character.

[@ZSGreenFalcon]

"YOU'RE THE MILK THIEF!" Is such a good line

[@laney880]

Way to go with the southern accent Sheldon! That was hilarious! 🤣😂

[@shayden4296]

0:36 YOU'RE the MILK THIEF IM DEAD ROFLMAO

[@animelover0032]

'We have a bowl' 'Our keys go in a bowl' 'You should get a bowl' 😂😂😂😂

[@matchpanda1302]

sssuuuuree why not?!

[@graysonsgarage5157]

And after the sun's down, we can all pile in my pickup and go skinny dippin' down at the CRICK!

[@afashionablegirl]

Jim Parsons' southern accent is adorable :)

[@NeddyMontz]

0:56 - 1:07 Sheldon’s sarcastic comeback

[@Crescentknight8189]

Penny is the only person who has heard Sheldon’s accent.

[@Withjoyfulsenescence]

Amy asked about his Southern accent in S11e21? And sheldon refused! If only we can show her this. Lol

[@Rebecca-dm5ul]

Lordy, sounds just like mom

[@probablynotyourdad4616]

The milk thief thing will always make me smile

[@censusgary]

There are several distinct Texas accents, but Jim Parsons’ version is pretty credible for the character Sheldon is, with his East Texas origins and subsequent higher education.

[@matityaloran9157]

Parsons is from Texas

[@censusgary]

@@matityaloran9157 Apparently he grew up in Spring (outside of Houston).

[@antiromantic618]

His Texas accent is amazing 🤣🤣

[@example2844]

You can really see sheldon's mother come out here 😂😂😂😂

[@afazekas81]

Very rare to hear his accent indeed but sometimes it's there when he's excited!

[@thestraltheundead4093]

I just love jim parson.He always makes me laugh lmfao😂😂😂

[@patlee4858]

I find it funny that he went from this to eating dinner with penny telling her about his insecurities to eating pizza discussing quantum physics with penny

[@ColleenCM1124]

I just adore it when that accent comes out ;) I think he naturally has a bit more of it than what you hear generlly on the show.

[@entertainmentsaga3749]

Sheldon mother's was an epitome of southern accent

[@silvercityroyal]

I love how he says BOWL!

[@owenlevine3707]

Best actor

[@maritzabrown6741]

This is hilarious. I love Sheldon.

[@trentmonaghan179]

Sheldon's southern roots. 😂

[@Aqquila89]

The "You're the milk thief" line isn't very funny in and of itself, but the way Jim Parsons delivers it...

[@rasheedqe]

So it's OK for him to break into her apartment and clean up but it's not OK for her to get some milk for his.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

How the fuck are you going to compare spotlessly cleaning someone's place up (for free i might add) to stealing their food??

[@nithiya_00]

@@CheerfullyCynical829 because people don't give a damn if its for cleaning or cooking. Someone has just break into the apartment. Period.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

@@nithiya_00 Still a pretty flawed comparison imo. But you do you.

[@nithiya_00]

@@CheerfullyCynical829 yeah it could be a flawed comparison in your view but practically no person would expect anyone to come into their room or home to clean... So i guess it doesn't matter to compare them both ...

[@depravedchristian6029]

I've been told I sound just like him... I don't see how

[@foxboss1925]

I wish someone would make a compilation of every time he goes into his accent.

[@chileancrippler]

I ve seen this scene hundred times and never know about this southern accent haha

[@angelinagarza3473]

I feel like they should emphasize Sheldon's Texas roots more

[@TheVaporeonrules234]

"Down at the crick!"

[@wayverleesoulsong]

Oh, now this was great!

[@25nikolet]

He got so angry his Texan accent came out😂

[@radin9124]

I hope they make a video of when the guys reminiscent on their childhoods s and we see them as little kids.

[@anismohdarif3885]

Ryan Gangadin they're doing that with Sheldons childhood, it's called Young Sheldon

[@annaisprocrastinating1641]

Wow you must be so happy right now

[@uglybelle4602]

Watch going Sheldon.its hilarious

[@SurrealKangaroo]

What I don't get is that why Sheldon doesn't carry his house key in his pocket at all times.

[@where_we_go245]

+Cordelia Enid H me

[@where_we_go245]

Cordelia Enid H in my jeans or my body warmer or if I'm going short distances like the shops then I just carry them in my hand

[@where_we_go245]

It does. I'm happy. Life goes on

[@iMadrid11]

Or why Sheldon isn’t smart enough to learn how to pick locks.

[@jessicabrack2846]

I always have them in my jacked pockets.

[@me4901]

Sheldon, you can't talk a single bit about her going into your place to borrow milk. You went into her place and CLEANED IT without asking.

[@hopabout29]

I love the way he says ' You're the milk thief!' :L

[@ladytalksalot4097]

Good luck skinny dipping in a crick. Those things get waist-high at the most. And that's assuming you've had a lot of rain.

[@phillipsmith4473]

Truth is, you can always hear his texan Accent.

[@Mosthero1]

This is the best thing I’ve ever seen

[@Sf-qu3he]

How did Sheldon even get into the building without his key? Or lock his apartment door?

[@rocketmom60]

Don't mess up the plot with realistic facts.

[@stormgirl09]

i agree with sheldon about the "crick" thing...see my aunt owns a camping lot at a Yogi Bear Jellystone campground and its the modern version of camping (has wi-fi,park models with A/C bathroom etc,peoples RVs,camp store,two swimming pools,bathhouses,snack stand,arcade room,small lounge area,planned activities etc) and it has a man made lake too..and isnt very big,people skinny dip in it ALL THE TIME! sometimes ill go swimming in the lake but it often skeeves me knowing im swimming in other peoples a** and crotch juice.....YUCK!! skinny dip in your own pool or the Great lakes or the ocean bc at least they are huge and have currents and naturally recycles itself unlike a little tiny man made lake where the water goes no where there is no current and is the same water that been there for years...lol

[@youmustcreateachanne]

Does your skin get wet through a swimsuit? Yes. There's no difference then. "A** and crotch juice" isn't held in by a swimsuit.

[@mannamaurice33]

I love how he hugs the food close at the end

[@Zeamus634]

Skinny dipping down at the crick sounds good 😁

[@musiccylinderK6]

What's the last sentence he says?

[@Terrorj]

Giacomo Chizzola "cause' todays the day to stop makin' sense" 😊

[@musiccylinderK6]

Thanks! :)

[@tenzinsamphel818]

did anyone realise that he was talking about having sex ah ha ha ha

[@youmustcreateachanne]

Do explain.

[@youmustcreateachanne]

Still waiting for that explanation. Skinny dipping isn't an euphemism for sex.

[@animerlon]

For someone who doesn't understand sarcasm, Sheldon can sure lay it on thick.

[@kxmode]

Oh, lawd. He's gon full country!

[@MsBKMF]

I have lived in Texas all my life and never heard one person say CRICK meaning creek.

[@AstarionWifey]

I have ONCE in El Paso 😅

[@adawood133]

I'm not the expert but was that southern ?!

[@ATLKing404]

I live in Georgia, trust me its southern.

[@adawood133]

Charles Hamilton thanks.... i wish i could speak the southern accent it is smooth and music in way :)

[@Yoganao]

Sheldon & Parsons are Texans.Parsons goes skinny dippin' at the crick with his boyfriend.

[@kksejokes3437]

Charles Hamilton Yeah but we say "creek", not "crick", in southern Georgia. I'm from the farthest south county in Georgia, Charlton County.

[@sirthomas699]

Hullo fellow countrymen.

[@primavera12]

They're so cute

[@bullstudalphamonster3530]

The Texan came out 😂😂😂

[@bighands69]

This show is for people who think they are intelligent.

[@PamelaZuppo]

That exclude you then...right?

[@preceptor3082]

You are so right. You are very intelligent. And such an intelligent name too.

[@pyromusik92]

Penny annoys me when she does stuff like that. she broke in (yes that situation counts) and went into their fridge and took milk while the weren't home? is that not extremely rude and inconsiderate? also it's stealing. i wouldn't o that to my Best Friend

[@MDB-fc5ef]

after all sheldon have done when they meet, it's a surprise she did not call the cop so she as the right to do wathever she want.

[@pyromusik92]

agreed that she can call the cops, but that doesn't give her the right. since when do two wrongs make a right?

[@4sara12]

omg stfu its a comedy its supposed to be a joke

[@madrigalmourner4729]

Myriam Aubin Actually, no. She should get slapped. HARD.

[@madrigalmourner4729]

4sara12 Until they make it super offensive to women.

[@nancygardensable]

"Sure why not and when the sun is down we could all pile in ma pick-up and go skinny dipping down at the creek" 😂

[@kittydanceoff1780]

I love how his accent comes out when he say bowl and the carton felt lighter. 😂

[@EpochUnlocked]

I know quite a few Parsons in WV. They have subtle southern drawls rather than the twang. I wonder if Jim is related to any of them.

[@libertylane]

LOVE HIM!!!

[@tristancreed]

YOU'RE THE MLIK THIEF!!! Man I loved that!!!

[@mona-mo3sd]

the fact that jim parsons' actually from texas just like sheldon is amazing

[@lucgh2007]

"You're the Milk Thief!!" hahaa thats priceless

[@MabiGal93]

LOL Sheldon..love him to bits XD

[@DutchKid1987]

You're the milk thief! haha too funny

[@mircat28]

I just watched him in Boys in the Band and he was awesome in a serious role.

[@ronakgadkari9628]

You went in my.. why would.... WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!?

[@Bayard1503]

And Penny did indeed get a bawl