Young Sheldon (2017) s04e01 Episode Script
Graduation
[adult Sheldon] Previously on
Young Sheldon
Hello. I'm Sheldon Cooper,
and this is "Why Sheldon Cooper
Should Go to College."
I firmly believe that I'm ready for
this next step in my academic life.
I guess our baby's going to college.
So I don't want to get married.
It's nothing personal.
After everything that I've done
for you and your family.
You gave my grandson a job,
so I'm supposed to marry you?
Well, you can forget I even asked.
Oh, no.
I screwed up.
You're fired.
Here's for firing my grandson.
Jackass.
[adult Sheldon]
I never understood why kids didn't like
being sent to the principal's office.
I thought it was great.
Sheldon, you are a remarkable young man.
Thanks.
And you're a remarkable old man.
Sheldon.
So you're sure he's got
all the credits he needs?
Yeah. Between his course work
and his AP tests,
he's met all of
his academic requirements.
He even managed
to get a good grade in PE.
I earned extra credit snitching on kids
who were smoking
behind the equipment shed.
I don't have to buy cigarettes
for a year.
So, he's really good to graduate?
He sure is.
I gotta tell you, usually when kids
leave school after two years,
it's not for college.
It's for prison or pregnancy.
Well, between Georgie and Missy,
we may hit the trifecta.
George.
Well, I'm not rooting for it.
It's just a thing that could happen.
One other bit of business.
Since you're graduating early
and you're top of the class,
that makes you our valedictorian.
Way to go, buddy.
I'm so proud of you, baby.
You seem surprised.
Well, it's quite an accomplishment.
Being top of the class in this school?
I don't think so.
We're really gonna miss you.
[theme song playing]
I imagine my leaving
will be hard for you.
Oh, yeah.
Being best friends with a little kid
really boosted my game with the ladies.
Makes sense. I'm a conversation starter.
Just think.
You'll have this table all to yourself.
Actually, I joined the jazz band.
Those guys have their own table
in the cafeteria.
Oh.
They're pretty cool.
The drummer's even got a goatee.
Well, I'm glad I knew you
before you became a heroin addict.
Where are my safety goggles?
I don't have an orange today.
No, I have a lab later.
Just use the room goggles
like everyone else.
And risk eyebrow lice?
They don't just like head hair, Tam.
They must be in my locker.
Don't eat my Fluffernutter.
I won't.
Mmm.
[imitating Sheldon]
"Don't eat my Fluffernutter."
Hello.
Thank you for seeing me.
You might not be so happy I did
by the time we're done.
[sighs]
All right. Let me start by saying
that I owe you an apology.
You can finish with an apology, too.
I'm sorry we had a fight.
I'm really sorry I lost my temper.
And I'm very sorry
that I took it out on Georgie.
That wasn't great.
I want you to know
that I'm trying to change.
'Cause that's what people do.
They change.
I mean it.
Now, I'm tired of being
a cranky old bastard.
It's tiring for everybody else, too.
Would you please?
Sorry. Go ahead.
[sighs]
I'm admitting I was wrong
and that's not something I do.
What do you want from me?
One more chance.
I don't know.
Oh, come on. I went to three stores
to find these purple flowers.
They are pretty.
They're not as pretty as you.
[laughing] Oh, God.
Safety pins, safety scissors.
No safety goggles.
Did you happen to see
a pair of safety goggles?
Sheldon, we're in the middle of a test.
Sorry.
I can't give you the answer
but what you have is not even close.
Out.
[sobbing]
These things happen.
[sobbing]
My mother had me when she was young.
Sorry to interrupt.
I can't find my safety goggles.
Well, they're not here.
I have to find them. Nothing's more
important than protection.
[sobbing loudly]
Dad, you need to take me home.
Why? What's the matter?
I don't have my safety goggles.
Let's go.
Sheldon, I'm busy.
You're just watching TV.
I'm reviewing game tape.
So you know how it ends.
I'll meet you at the car.
Sheldon, I'm not driving you home.
I got practice in 20 minutes.
Then call Mom and tell her
to bring them to me.
She's working, too.
But I need my goggles.
Then use the ones in class.
And I don't wanna hear
about eyebrow lice.
The ones in class are too big for me.
What if they fall off
and something happens to my eyes?
If I go blind,
I'll need a Seeing Eye dog,
and I'm scared of dogs.
Hey.
Is this how you plan on acting
when you get to college?
- No.
- Good.
'Cause you're gonna need to handle
stuff like this on your own.
I can handle it.
I hope so.
[adult Sheldon] I ended up using
the class goggles that day
and did not get eyebrow lice.
But eight months later,
I did contract
a mild case of pink eye.
Were the two events related?
This scientist says yes.
Do you think I can make it
from one end of the college campus
to the other
in under ten minutes
including a bathroom break?
I don't know.
How important is the bathroom break?
Very. The class schedules are
designed for fully grown bladders,
and mine is child-sized.
Then don't put your classes
so close together.
Well, it's either this or I move
my labs to Tuesday afternoons.
Is that bad?
Yes. That's when Professor Proton is on.
Well, we'll tape it,
and you can watch it later.
But what if I have a lot of homework
and can't get to it until the next day,
and one of the kids in my class
spoils the episode for me?
Sheldon, has anyone ever spoiled
Professor Proton for you?
No.
Has anyone even talked to you
about Professor Proton?
- Do you count?
- No.
Then no.
Thanks again for giving me
another shot.
Oh, my pleasure.
- I got something else for you.
- [drawer opens]
[drawer closes]
Wow.
Thank you, but why?
Well, I'm trying to get better
at forgiving people.
Well, I'm glad to hear you say that.
'Cause I'm the one
who egged your store last night.
That was you?
Well, me and Meemaw.
Oh.
It's okay. I forgive you.
Cool. Thanks again for the money.
Hmm, forgiving people sucks.
Bless us, Lord, for the food
we are about to receive
and bless the hands that prepared it.
And thank you for Georgie
getting his job back.
[all] Amen.
That was nice of Dale.
I know. He even forgave me
for egging his store.
You went egging without me?
Georgie Cooper.
Dale already forgave me
and God has to. You can't get mad.
Ha! Burn.
Oh. Hold on. Hold on.
Your chair, my lady.
"My lady"? Where did that come from?
I don't know. My brain.
[laughs]
Can I get you all started
with some drinks?
Yeah. Um, margaritas. Split a pitcher?
Um, no, I think I'm okay.
More of a beer night?
No, not really.
I'm gonna take a little break.
I'll just stick with water.
Really?
Well, you know,
I don't do my best thinking
after I've been drinking.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
Should I not get one, then?
No, no. You go ahead.
Well, I don't want it to get weird.
- I can come back.
- No, no, no.
Hey, just bring her a margarita.
No. Don't.
I insist.
I don't want one.
[Dale] Yeah, you do.
It's getting weird.
Maybe come back.
Missy, how would you and Sheldon
like a graduation party?
Why would Missy
have a graduation party?
'Cause I'm graduating elementary school?
That counts?
- Of course it counts.
- Yes. It's a big deal.
She's going to a new school.
New friends, new teachers.
Same clothes 'cause we're poor.
- [phone ringing]
- We're not poor.
So I can get new clothes?
[George] Not rich, either.
Do I really gotta sit through
two graduations?
Yes. It is a special day
for your brother and your sister.
I'm giving the valedictorian speech.
And I'm singing
"This Land Is Your Land"
with a bunch of other kids.
And we are proud of you both equally.
Guess what?
The local news wants to do a story
on Sheldon being valedictorian.
[chuckles] Isn't that great?
What?
Cheers.
- How is it?
- Good.
Yours?
A little watery.
I want to tell you how much I appreciate
you giving Georgie his job back.
Well, I didn't do it just for you.
It was the right thing to do.
I even forgave him for egging my store.
[gasps] He egged your store?
That rascal.
I know you did it, too.
Okay, I did.
You go to church, don't you?
Yeah, when I'm not hungover.
Well, maybe I'll go with you sometime.
Really? You?
Yeah. I was thinking a little religion
might do me some good.
Well, good for you. [chuckles]
I was thinking it was a fajita night.
Your daughter runs a Bible study,
doesn't she?
Uh-huh.
[adult Sheldon] The next day,
the local news showed up
to interview me and my family,
which may sound impressive,
but this is the same local news
that covered a potato chip
shaped like Texas.
So, act natural.
We're just having a chat.
I'm gonna ask you all a few questions
about Sheldon's high school graduation.
I'm graduating also.
Really? You're graduating
from high school, too?
No. Elementary school.
Oh.
My class is singing
"This Land Is Your Land."
Want to hear it?
[singing] This land is your land
This land is my land
Hey, can I ask my girlfriend
to the prom on TV?
It would blow her mind.
to the New York island
We're here with the Cooper family,
Mary, George and 11-year-old Sheldon,
who's going to be
Medford High School's valedictorian.
Mom and Dad, you must be so proud.
Oh, very proud.
But we're proud of all of our children.
She has to say that.
I was a little worried
about missing Professor Proton,
but I'm going to tape it
and watch it at night.
Once I'm in college,
can we push my bedtime to 8:30?
Let's talk bedtime
when we're not on the news.
I'm sure it'll work out,
since I have all summer
to recalibrate my bathroom schedule.
Let's not talk about that, either.
So, what's it like being
the parents of such a special child?
Get away! Get away!
Fascinating.
- [chicken clucking]
- [screaming]
Every day is a blessing.
Sheldon, tell us what you're gonna
miss the most about high school.
Nothing.
[reporter] Really?
Not your teachers, your friends?
I only have one friend.
And I don't think he's gonna miss me
because he already found
other people to have lunch with.
Oh, I'm sure he'll miss you.
And I said I'm okay with
watching Professor Proton at night,
but that'll never work.
I get overtired. Everybody knows that.
Maybe we could turn the camera off.
And the other day
I couldn't find my safety goggles,
and I freaked out in school
and my dad asked
is this how I plan on acting
when I get to college,
and I said no, but it probably is
because even though I'm smart,
I'm just a little boy.
I think we have enough.
Cut.
Here you go, baby.
I don't know if I can
go to college next year.
Are you kidding me?
George.
Buddy, I know you're upset,
but are you kidding me?
Don't listen to him.
There is no pressure.
If you want to spend another year
in high school,
that is your decision.
I don't know.
May I be excused?
Uh, of course.
We support you, buddy.
I get it.
What do you get?
Why you don't want to go to college.
I doubt that you do.
You're scared everything is gonna
be different and it'll be hard.
And you're gonna
miss the way that it was.
How do you know that?
'Cause that's how I feel.
You're scared?
Yeah.
So what do we do?
I guess be scared and do it anyway.
Hmm.
It's comforting to know that you feel
the same way that I do.
That's why I said it, dumbass.
[sighs]
Mom. Dad.
[Mary] Yeah, baby?
I'm ready to graduate. Good night.
[door closes]
That's because I supported him.
- [page turns]
- [sighs]
- [applauding]
- Our next young speaker
needs no introduction,
but that didn't stop him from
writing one and making me read it.
[laughter]
"Fun fact"
[audience groaning]
I hear you.
"The word 'valedictorian'
is from the Latin valedicere,
meaning to say farewell.
It is primarily used
in the United States.
Canada, the Philippines and Armenia."
Maybe that fact's more fun
in Armenia.
Please welcome your valedictorian,
Sheldon Cooper.
- [audience applauding]
- Yay, Shelly!
Hello.
I'm not very comfortable
speaking in front of crowds,
but there's a technique
to reduce stage fright
by focusing on one person
in the audience
and delivering your speech just to them.
That's what I'll be doing today.
If it weren't for this person,
I wouldn't be here right now.
They've taught me a lot,
and it's by their example
that I found the courage to move forward
into this new and exciting
chapter of my life.
Missy this is for you.
Change can be scary
but I know we're going to be fine
because like you said,
it's okay to be scared.
We just have to do it anyway.
So if any of my fellow graduates
are nervous about the future,
know that you're not alone.
I suggest you all try to be as brave
as my twin sister.
That's my plan.
Missy, I wish I could give you advice
about middle school,
but I was so smart I skipped it.
If you make it to high school,
we'll talk.
Thank you.
[all applauding]
- [kids singing]
- [adult Sheldon] The following day,
I attended my sister's
elementary school graduation.
She didn't deliver a speech to me,
but she did make eye contact
while she sang
"This Land Is Your Land."
From the redwood forest
To the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
[adult Sheldon] Later that day
we had a graduation party
for me and my sister.
I don't normally care for parties,
but this one wasn't so bad.
Who's ready for cake?
[Missy] Me.
Hey, should we say grace?
Heck, yeah. Let's hold hands.
Oh, cool. Let's say grace.
[adult Sheldon]
Dale invited Jesus to the party.
And while he wasn't on my guest list,
it was okay
because it made my mom happy.
And bless our friends and family
[adult Sheldon] In fact,
it was the best graduation party
I had ever been to,
until the one we had for my son,
Leonard Cooper.
[all] Amen.
Cake.
[adult Sheldon] I wanted his name to be
Leonard Nimoy Cooper,
but Amy wouldn't let me.
[Amy] Be happy
I let you name him Leonard.
[adult Sheldon] Okay, okay.
[Amy] Love you.
[adult Sheldon] Love you, too.
[theme music playing]
Young Sheldon
Hello. I'm Sheldon Cooper,
and this is "Why Sheldon Cooper
Should Go to College."
I firmly believe that I'm ready for
this next step in my academic life.
I guess our baby's going to college.
So I don't want to get married.
It's nothing personal.
After everything that I've done
for you and your family.
You gave my grandson a job,
so I'm supposed to marry you?
Well, you can forget I even asked.
Oh, no.
I screwed up.
You're fired.
Here's for firing my grandson.
Jackass.
[adult Sheldon]
I never understood why kids didn't like
being sent to the principal's office.
I thought it was great.
Sheldon, you are a remarkable young man.
Thanks.
And you're a remarkable old man.
Sheldon.
So you're sure he's got
all the credits he needs?
Yeah. Between his course work
and his AP tests,
he's met all of
his academic requirements.
He even managed
to get a good grade in PE.
I earned extra credit snitching on kids
who were smoking
behind the equipment shed.
I don't have to buy cigarettes
for a year.
So, he's really good to graduate?
He sure is.
I gotta tell you, usually when kids
leave school after two years,
it's not for college.
It's for prison or pregnancy.
Well, between Georgie and Missy,
we may hit the trifecta.
George.
Well, I'm not rooting for it.
It's just a thing that could happen.
One other bit of business.
Since you're graduating early
and you're top of the class,
that makes you our valedictorian.
Way to go, buddy.
I'm so proud of you, baby.
You seem surprised.
Well, it's quite an accomplishment.
Being top of the class in this school?
I don't think so.
We're really gonna miss you.
[theme song playing]
I imagine my leaving
will be hard for you.
Oh, yeah.
Being best friends with a little kid
really boosted my game with the ladies.
Makes sense. I'm a conversation starter.
Just think.
You'll have this table all to yourself.
Actually, I joined the jazz band.
Those guys have their own table
in the cafeteria.
Oh.
They're pretty cool.
The drummer's even got a goatee.
Well, I'm glad I knew you
before you became a heroin addict.
Where are my safety goggles?
I don't have an orange today.
No, I have a lab later.
Just use the room goggles
like everyone else.
And risk eyebrow lice?
They don't just like head hair, Tam.
They must be in my locker.
Don't eat my Fluffernutter.
I won't.
Mmm.
[imitating Sheldon]
"Don't eat my Fluffernutter."
Hello.
Thank you for seeing me.
You might not be so happy I did
by the time we're done.
[sighs]
All right. Let me start by saying
that I owe you an apology.
You can finish with an apology, too.
I'm sorry we had a fight.
I'm really sorry I lost my temper.
And I'm very sorry
that I took it out on Georgie.
That wasn't great.
I want you to know
that I'm trying to change.
'Cause that's what people do.
They change.
I mean it.
Now, I'm tired of being
a cranky old bastard.
It's tiring for everybody else, too.
Would you please?
Sorry. Go ahead.
[sighs]
I'm admitting I was wrong
and that's not something I do.
What do you want from me?
One more chance.
I don't know.
Oh, come on. I went to three stores
to find these purple flowers.
They are pretty.
They're not as pretty as you.
[laughing] Oh, God.
Safety pins, safety scissors.
No safety goggles.
Did you happen to see
a pair of safety goggles?
Sheldon, we're in the middle of a test.
Sorry.
I can't give you the answer
but what you have is not even close.
Out.
[sobbing]
These things happen.
[sobbing]
My mother had me when she was young.
Sorry to interrupt.
I can't find my safety goggles.
Well, they're not here.
I have to find them. Nothing's more
important than protection.
[sobbing loudly]
Dad, you need to take me home.
Why? What's the matter?
I don't have my safety goggles.
Let's go.
Sheldon, I'm busy.
You're just watching TV.
I'm reviewing game tape.
So you know how it ends.
I'll meet you at the car.
Sheldon, I'm not driving you home.
I got practice in 20 minutes.
Then call Mom and tell her
to bring them to me.
She's working, too.
But I need my goggles.
Then use the ones in class.
And I don't wanna hear
about eyebrow lice.
The ones in class are too big for me.
What if they fall off
and something happens to my eyes?
If I go blind,
I'll need a Seeing Eye dog,
and I'm scared of dogs.
Hey.
Is this how you plan on acting
when you get to college?
- No.
- Good.
'Cause you're gonna need to handle
stuff like this on your own.
I can handle it.
I hope so.
[adult Sheldon] I ended up using
the class goggles that day
and did not get eyebrow lice.
But eight months later,
I did contract
a mild case of pink eye.
Were the two events related?
This scientist says yes.
Do you think I can make it
from one end of the college campus
to the other
in under ten minutes
including a bathroom break?
I don't know.
How important is the bathroom break?
Very. The class schedules are
designed for fully grown bladders,
and mine is child-sized.
Then don't put your classes
so close together.
Well, it's either this or I move
my labs to Tuesday afternoons.
Is that bad?
Yes. That's when Professor Proton is on.
Well, we'll tape it,
and you can watch it later.
But what if I have a lot of homework
and can't get to it until the next day,
and one of the kids in my class
spoils the episode for me?
Sheldon, has anyone ever spoiled
Professor Proton for you?
No.
Has anyone even talked to you
about Professor Proton?
- Do you count?
- No.
Then no.
Thanks again for giving me
another shot.
Oh, my pleasure.
- I got something else for you.
- [drawer opens]
[drawer closes]
Wow.
Thank you, but why?
Well, I'm trying to get better
at forgiving people.
Well, I'm glad to hear you say that.
'Cause I'm the one
who egged your store last night.
That was you?
Well, me and Meemaw.
Oh.
It's okay. I forgive you.
Cool. Thanks again for the money.
Hmm, forgiving people sucks.
Bless us, Lord, for the food
we are about to receive
and bless the hands that prepared it.
And thank you for Georgie
getting his job back.
[all] Amen.
That was nice of Dale.
I know. He even forgave me
for egging his store.
You went egging without me?
Georgie Cooper.
Dale already forgave me
and God has to. You can't get mad.
Ha! Burn.
Oh. Hold on. Hold on.
Your chair, my lady.
"My lady"? Where did that come from?
I don't know. My brain.
[laughs]
Can I get you all started
with some drinks?
Yeah. Um, margaritas. Split a pitcher?
Um, no, I think I'm okay.
More of a beer night?
No, not really.
I'm gonna take a little break.
I'll just stick with water.
Really?
Well, you know,
I don't do my best thinking
after I've been drinking.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
Should I not get one, then?
No, no. You go ahead.
Well, I don't want it to get weird.
- I can come back.
- No, no, no.
Hey, just bring her a margarita.
No. Don't.
I insist.
I don't want one.
[Dale] Yeah, you do.
It's getting weird.
Maybe come back.
Missy, how would you and Sheldon
like a graduation party?
Why would Missy
have a graduation party?
'Cause I'm graduating elementary school?
That counts?
- Of course it counts.
- Yes. It's a big deal.
She's going to a new school.
New friends, new teachers.
Same clothes 'cause we're poor.
- [phone ringing]
- We're not poor.
So I can get new clothes?
[George] Not rich, either.
Do I really gotta sit through
two graduations?
Yes. It is a special day
for your brother and your sister.
I'm giving the valedictorian speech.
And I'm singing
"This Land Is Your Land"
with a bunch of other kids.
And we are proud of you both equally.
Guess what?
The local news wants to do a story
on Sheldon being valedictorian.
[chuckles] Isn't that great?
What?
Cheers.
- How is it?
- Good.
Yours?
A little watery.
I want to tell you how much I appreciate
you giving Georgie his job back.
Well, I didn't do it just for you.
It was the right thing to do.
I even forgave him for egging my store.
[gasps] He egged your store?
That rascal.
I know you did it, too.
Okay, I did.
You go to church, don't you?
Yeah, when I'm not hungover.
Well, maybe I'll go with you sometime.
Really? You?
Yeah. I was thinking a little religion
might do me some good.
Well, good for you. [chuckles]
I was thinking it was a fajita night.
Your daughter runs a Bible study,
doesn't she?
Uh-huh.
[adult Sheldon] The next day,
the local news showed up
to interview me and my family,
which may sound impressive,
but this is the same local news
that covered a potato chip
shaped like Texas.
So, act natural.
We're just having a chat.
I'm gonna ask you all a few questions
about Sheldon's high school graduation.
I'm graduating also.
Really? You're graduating
from high school, too?
No. Elementary school.
Oh.
My class is singing
"This Land Is Your Land."
Want to hear it?
[singing] This land is your land
This land is my land
Hey, can I ask my girlfriend
to the prom on TV?
It would blow her mind.
to the New York island
We're here with the Cooper family,
Mary, George and 11-year-old Sheldon,
who's going to be
Medford High School's valedictorian.
Mom and Dad, you must be so proud.
Oh, very proud.
But we're proud of all of our children.
She has to say that.
I was a little worried
about missing Professor Proton,
but I'm going to tape it
and watch it at night.
Once I'm in college,
can we push my bedtime to 8:30?
Let's talk bedtime
when we're not on the news.
I'm sure it'll work out,
since I have all summer
to recalibrate my bathroom schedule.
Let's not talk about that, either.
So, what's it like being
the parents of such a special child?
Get away! Get away!
Fascinating.
- [chicken clucking]
- [screaming]
Every day is a blessing.
Sheldon, tell us what you're gonna
miss the most about high school.
Nothing.
[reporter] Really?
Not your teachers, your friends?
I only have one friend.
And I don't think he's gonna miss me
because he already found
other people to have lunch with.
Oh, I'm sure he'll miss you.
And I said I'm okay with
watching Professor Proton at night,
but that'll never work.
I get overtired. Everybody knows that.
Maybe we could turn the camera off.
And the other day
I couldn't find my safety goggles,
and I freaked out in school
and my dad asked
is this how I plan on acting
when I get to college,
and I said no, but it probably is
because even though I'm smart,
I'm just a little boy.
I think we have enough.
Cut.
Here you go, baby.
I don't know if I can
go to college next year.
Are you kidding me?
George.
Buddy, I know you're upset,
but are you kidding me?
Don't listen to him.
There is no pressure.
If you want to spend another year
in high school,
that is your decision.
I don't know.
May I be excused?
Uh, of course.
We support you, buddy.
I get it.
What do you get?
Why you don't want to go to college.
I doubt that you do.
You're scared everything is gonna
be different and it'll be hard.
And you're gonna
miss the way that it was.
How do you know that?
'Cause that's how I feel.
You're scared?
Yeah.
So what do we do?
I guess be scared and do it anyway.
Hmm.
It's comforting to know that you feel
the same way that I do.
That's why I said it, dumbass.
[sighs]
Mom. Dad.
[Mary] Yeah, baby?
I'm ready to graduate. Good night.
[door closes]
That's because I supported him.
- [page turns]
- [sighs]
- [applauding]
- Our next young speaker
needs no introduction,
but that didn't stop him from
writing one and making me read it.
[laughter]
"Fun fact"
[audience groaning]
I hear you.
"The word 'valedictorian'
is from the Latin valedicere,
meaning to say farewell.
It is primarily used
in the United States.
Canada, the Philippines and Armenia."
Maybe that fact's more fun
in Armenia.
Please welcome your valedictorian,
Sheldon Cooper.
- [audience applauding]
- Yay, Shelly!
Hello.
I'm not very comfortable
speaking in front of crowds,
but there's a technique
to reduce stage fright
by focusing on one person
in the audience
and delivering your speech just to them.
That's what I'll be doing today.
If it weren't for this person,
I wouldn't be here right now.
They've taught me a lot,
and it's by their example
that I found the courage to move forward
into this new and exciting
chapter of my life.
Missy this is for you.
Change can be scary
but I know we're going to be fine
because like you said,
it's okay to be scared.
We just have to do it anyway.
So if any of my fellow graduates
are nervous about the future,
know that you're not alone.
I suggest you all try to be as brave
as my twin sister.
That's my plan.
Missy, I wish I could give you advice
about middle school,
but I was so smart I skipped it.
If you make it to high school,
we'll talk.
Thank you.
[all applauding]
- [kids singing]
- [adult Sheldon] The following day,
I attended my sister's
elementary school graduation.
She didn't deliver a speech to me,
but she did make eye contact
while she sang
"This Land Is Your Land."
From the redwood forest
To the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
[adult Sheldon] Later that day
we had a graduation party
for me and my sister.
I don't normally care for parties,
but this one wasn't so bad.
Who's ready for cake?
[Missy] Me.
Hey, should we say grace?
Heck, yeah. Let's hold hands.
Oh, cool. Let's say grace.
[adult Sheldon]
Dale invited Jesus to the party.
And while he wasn't on my guest list,
it was okay
because it made my mom happy.
And bless our friends and family
[adult Sheldon] In fact,
it was the best graduation party
I had ever been to,
until the one we had for my son,
Leonard Cooper.
[all] Amen.
Cake.
[adult Sheldon] I wanted his name to be
Leonard Nimoy Cooper,
but Amy wouldn't let me.
[Amy] Be happy
I let you name him Leonard.
[adult Sheldon] Okay, okay.
[Amy] Love you.
[adult Sheldon] Love you, too.
[theme music playing]