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Previously on
Young Sheldon...
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Hello. I'm Sheldon Cooper,
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and this is "Why Sheldon Cooper
Should Go to College."
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I firmly believe that I'm ready for
this next step in my academic life.
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I guess our baby's going to college.
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So I don't want to get married.
It's nothing personal.
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After everything that I've done
for you and your family.
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You gave my grandson a job,
so I'm supposed to marry you?
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Well, you can forget I even asked.
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Oh, no.
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I screwed up.
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You're fired.
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Here's for firing my grandson.
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Jackass.
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I never understood why kids didn't like
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being sent to the principal's office.
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I thought it was great.
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Sheldon, you are a remarkable young man.
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Thanks.
And you're a remarkable old man.
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Sheldon.
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So you're sure he's got
all the credits he needs?
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Yeah. Between his course work
and his AP tests,
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he's met all of
his academic requirements.
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He even managed
to get a good grade in PE.
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I earned extra credit snitching on kids
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who were smoking
behind the equipment shed.
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I don't have to buy cigarettes
for a year.
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So, he's really good to graduate?
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He sure is.
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I gotta tell you, usually when kids
leave school after two years,
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it's not for college.
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It's for prison or pregnancy.
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Well, between Georgie and Missy,
we may hit the trifecta.
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George.
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Well, I'm not rooting for it.
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It's just a thing that could happen.
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One other bit of business.
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Since you're graduating early
and you're top of the class,
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that makes you our valedictorian.
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Way to go, buddy.
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I'm so proud of you, baby.
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You seem surprised.
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Well, it's quite an accomplishment.
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Being top of the class in this school?
I don't think so.
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We're really gonna miss you.
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I imagine my leaving
will be hard for you.
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Oh, yeah.
Being best friends with a little kid
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really boosted my game with the ladies.
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Makes sense. I'm a conversation starter.
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Just think.
You'll have this table all to yourself.
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Actually, I joined the jazz band.
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Those guys have their own table
in the cafeteria.
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Oh.
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They're pretty cool.
The drummer's even got a goatee.
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Well, I'm glad I knew you
before you became a heroin addict.
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Where are my safety goggles?
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I don't have an orange today.
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No, I have a lab later.
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Just use the room goggles
like everyone else.
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And risk eyebrow lice?
They don't just like head hair, Tam.
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They must be in my locker.
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Don't eat my Fluffernutter.
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I won't.
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Mmm.
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"Don't eat my Fluffernutter."
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Hello.
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Thank you for seeing me.
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You might not be so happy I did
by the time we're done.
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All right. Let me start by saying
that I owe you an apology.
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You can finish with an apology, too.
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I'm sorry we had a fight.
I'm really sorry I lost my temper.
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And I'm very sorry
that I took it out on Georgie.
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That wasn't great.
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I want you to know
that I'm trying to change.
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'Cause that's what people do.
They change.
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I mean it.
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Now, I'm tired of being
a cranky old bastard.
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It's tiring for everybody else, too.
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Would you please?
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Sorry. Go ahead.
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I'm admitting I was wrong
and that's not something I do.
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What do you want from me?
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One more chance.
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I don't know.
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Oh, come on. I went to three stores
to find these purple flowers.
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They are pretty.
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They're not as pretty as you.
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Oh, God.
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Safety pins, safety scissors.
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No safety goggles.
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Did you happen to see
a pair of safety goggles?
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Sheldon, we're in the middle of a test.
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Sorry.
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I can't give you the answer
but what you have is not even close.
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Out.
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These things happen.
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My mother had me when she was young.
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Sorry to interrupt.
I can't find my safety goggles.
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Well, they're not here.
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I have to find them. Nothing's more
important than protection.
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Dad, you need to take me home.
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Why? What's the matter?
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I don't have my safety goggles.
Let's go.
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Sheldon, I'm busy.
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You're just watching TV.
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I'm reviewing game tape.
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So you know how it ends.
I'll meet you at the car.
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Sheldon, I'm not driving you home.
I got practice in 20 minutes.
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Then call Mom and tell her
to bring them to me.
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She's working, too.
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But I need my goggles.
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Then use the ones in class.
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And I don't wanna hear
about eyebrow lice.
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The ones in class are too big for me.
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What if they fall off
and something happens to my eyes?
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If I go blind,
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I'll need a Seeing Eye dog,
and I'm scared of dogs.
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Hey.
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Is this how you plan on acting
when you get to college?
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- No.
- Good.
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'Cause you're gonna need to handle
stuff like this on your own.
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I can handle it.
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I hope so.
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I ended up using
the class goggles that day
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and did not get eyebrow lice.
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But eight months later,
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I did contract
a mild case of pink eye.
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Were the two events related?
This scientist says yes.
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Do you think I can make it
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from one end of the college campus
to the other
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in under ten minutes
including a bathroom break?
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I don't know.
How important is the bathroom break?
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Very. The class schedules are
designed for fully grown bladders,
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and mine is child-sized.
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Then don't put your classes
so close together.
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Well, it's either this or I move
my labs to Tuesday afternoons.
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Is that bad?
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Yes. That's when Professor Proton is on.
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Well, we'll tape it,
and you can watch it later.
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But what if I have a lot of homework
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and can't get to it until the next day,
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and one of the kids in my class
spoils the episode for me?
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Sheldon, has anyone ever spoiled
Professor Proton for you?
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No.
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Has anyone even talked to you
about Professor Proton?
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- Do you count?
- No.
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Then no.
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Thanks again for giving me
another shot.
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Oh, my pleasure.
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I got something else for you.
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Wow.
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Thank you, but why?
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Well, I'm trying to get better
at forgiving people.
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Well, I'm glad to hear you say that.
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'Cause I'm the one
who egged your store last night.
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That was you?
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Well, me and Meemaw.
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Oh.
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It's okay. I forgive you.
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Cool. Thanks again for the money.
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Hmm, forgiving people sucks.
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Bless us, Lord, for the food
we are about to receive
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and bless the hands that prepared it.
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And thank you for Georgie
getting his job back.
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Amen.
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That was nice of Dale.
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I know. He even forgave me
for egging his store.
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You went egging without me?
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Georgie Cooper.
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Dale already forgave me
and God has to. You can't get mad.
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Ha! Burn.
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Oh. Hold on. Hold on.
Your chair, my lady.
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"My lady"? Where did that come from?
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I don't know. My brain.
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Can I get you all started
with some drinks?
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Yeah. Um, margaritas. Split a pitcher?
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Um, no, I think I'm okay.
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More of a beer night?
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No, not really.
I'm gonna take a little break.
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I'll just stick with water.
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Really?
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Well, you know,
I don't do my best thinking
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after I've been drinking.
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Should I not get one, then?
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No, no. You go ahead.
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Well, I don't want it to get weird.
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- I can come back.
- No, no, no.
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Hey, just bring her a margarita.
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No. Don't.
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I insist.
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I don't want one.
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Yeah, you do.
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It's getting weird.
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Maybe come back.
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Missy, how would you and Sheldon
like a graduation party?
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Why would Missy
have a graduation party?
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'Cause I'm graduating elementary school?
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That counts?
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- Of course it counts.
- Yes. It's a big deal.
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She's going to a new school.
New friends, new teachers.
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Same clothes 'cause we're poor.
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We're not poor.
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So I can get new clothes?
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Not rich, either.
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Do I really gotta sit through
two graduations?
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Yes. It is a special day
for your brother and your sister.
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I'm giving the valedictorian speech.
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And I'm singing
"This Land Is Your Land"
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with a bunch of other kids.
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And we are proud of you both equally.
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Guess what?
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The local news wants to do a story
on Sheldon being valedictorian.
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Isn't that great?
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What?
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Cheers.
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- How is it?
- Good.
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Yours?
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A little watery.
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I want to tell you how much I appreciate
you giving Georgie his job back.
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Well, I didn't do it just for you.
It was the right thing to do.
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I even forgave him for egging my store.
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He egged your store?
That rascal.
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I know you did it, too.
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Okay, I did.
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You go to church, don't you?
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Yeah, when I'm not hungover.
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Well, maybe I'll go with you sometime.
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Really? You?
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Yeah. I was thinking a little religion
might do me some good.
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Well, good for you.
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I was thinking it was a fajita night.
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Your daughter runs a Bible study,
doesn't she?
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Uh-huh.
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The next day,
the local news showed up
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to interview me and my family,
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which may sound impressive,
but this is the same local news
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that covered a potato chip
shaped like Texas.
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So, act natural.
We're just having a chat.
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I'm gonna ask you all a few questions
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about Sheldon's high school graduation.
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I'm graduating also.
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Really? You're graduating
from high school, too?
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No. Elementary school.
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Oh.
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My class is singing
"This Land Is Your Land."
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Want to hear it?
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This land is your land
This land is my land
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Hey, can I ask my girlfriend
to the prom on TV?
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It would blow her mind.
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...to the New York island...
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We're here with the Cooper family,
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Mary, George and 11-year-old Sheldon,
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who's going to be
Medford High School's valedictorian.
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Mom and Dad, you must be so proud.
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Oh, very proud.
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But we're proud of all of our children.
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She has to say that.
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I was a little worried
about missing Professor Proton,
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but I'm going to tape it
and watch it at night.
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Once I'm in college,
can we push my bedtime to 8:30?
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Let's talk bedtime
when we're not on the news.
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I'm sure it'll work out,
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since I have all summer
to recalibrate my bathroom schedule.
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Let's not talk about that, either.
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So, what's it like being
the parents of such a special child?
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Get away! Get away!
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Fascinating.
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Every day is a blessing.
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Sheldon, tell us what you're gonna
miss the most about high school.
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Nothing.
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Really?
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Not your teachers, your friends?
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I only have one friend.
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And I don't think he's gonna miss me
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because he already found
other people to have lunch with.
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Oh, I'm sure he'll miss you.
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And I said I'm okay with
watching Professor Proton at night,
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but that'll never work.
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I get overtired. Everybody knows that.
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Maybe we could turn the camera off.
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And the other day
I couldn't find my safety goggles,
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and I freaked out in school
and my dad asked
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is this how I plan on acting
when I get to college,
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and I said no, but it probably is
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because even though I'm smart,
I'm just a little boy.
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I think we have enough.
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Cut.
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Here you go, baby.
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I don't know if I can
go to college next year.
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Are you kidding me?
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George.
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Buddy, I know you're upset,
but are you kidding me?
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Don't listen to him.
There is no pressure.
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If you want to spend another year
in high school,
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that is your decision.
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I don't know.
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May I be excused?
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Uh, of course.
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We support you, buddy.
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I get it.
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What do you get?
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Why you don't want to go to college.
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I doubt that you do.
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You're scared everything is gonna
be different and it'll be hard.
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And you're gonna
miss the way that it was.
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How do you know that?
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'Cause that's how I feel.
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You're scared?
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Yeah.
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So what do we do?
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I guess be scared and do it anyway.
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Hmm.
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It's comforting to know that you feel
the same way that I do.
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That's why I said it, dumbass.
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Mom. Dad.
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Yeah, baby?
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I'm ready to graduate. Good night.
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That's because I supported him.
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Our next young speaker
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needs no introduction,
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but that didn't stop him from
writing one and making me read it.
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"Fun fact..."
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I hear you.
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"The word 'valedictorian'
is from the Latin valedicere,
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meaning to say farewell.
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It is primarily used
in the United States.
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Canada, the Philippines and Armenia."
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Maybe that fact's more fun
in Armenia.
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Please welcome your valedictorian,
Sheldon Cooper.
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Yay, Shelly!
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Hello.
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I'm not very comfortable
speaking in front of crowds,
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but there's a technique
to reduce stage fright
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by focusing on one person
in the audience
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and delivering your speech just to them.
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That's what I'll be doing today.
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If it weren't for this person,
I wouldn't be here right now.
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They've taught me a lot,
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and it's by their example
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that I found the courage to move forward
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into this new and exciting
chapter of my life.
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Missy... this is for you.
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Change can be scary
but I know we're going to be fine...
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because like you said,
it's okay to be scared.
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We just have to do it anyway.
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So if any of my fellow graduates
are nervous about the future,
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know that you're not alone.
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I suggest you all try to be as brave
as my twin sister.
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That's my plan.
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Missy, I wish I could give you advice
about middle school,
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but I was so smart I skipped it.
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If you make it to high school,
we'll talk.
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Thank you.
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The following day,
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I attended my sister's
elementary school graduation.
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She didn't deliver a speech to me,
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but she did make eye contact
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while she sang
"This Land Is Your Land."
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...From the redwood forest
To the Gulf Stream waters
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This land was made for you and me
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Later that day
we had a graduation party
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for me and my sister.
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I don't normally care for parties,
but this one wasn't so bad.
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Who's ready for cake?
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Me.
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Hey, should we say grace?
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Heck, yeah. Let's hold hands.
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Oh, cool. Let's say grace.
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Dale invited Jesus to the party.
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And while he wasn't on my guest list,
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it was okay
because it made my mom happy.
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And bless our friends and family...
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In fact,
it was the best graduation party
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I had ever been to,
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until the one we had for my son,
Leonard Cooper.
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Amen.
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Cake.
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I wanted his name to be
Leonard Nimoy Cooper,
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but Amy wouldn't let me.
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Be happy
I let you name him Leonard.
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Okay, okay.
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Love you.
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Love you, too.