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---> ''' Howard:''' ''(with a faux Texas drawl)'' If y'all don't mind, I got a hankerin' for a Lone Star beer.
---> '''Mrs Cooper:''' There's no alcohol in this household. Stop talking like that and lose the hat.

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---> --> '''Mrs Cooper:''' There's no alcohol in this household. Stop talking like that and lose the hat.
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!!Neil Wolowitz

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!!Neil Michael Wolowitz
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* CelebrityParadox: Laurie Metcalf appeared on the first three ''Franchise/ToyStory'' movies (''Toy Story'' has been mentioned many times on ''The Big Bang Theory''). In fact, on all those movies she appeared with Creator/WallaceShawn (who is Dr. John Sturgis on ''Series/YoungSheldon'', and some of his more famous roles are on ''Toy Story'') and with Annie Potts (Meemaw on ''Young Sheldon'') on two of them.

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* CelebrityParadox: Laurie Metcalf appeared on the first three ''Franchise/ToyStory'' movies (''Toy Story'' has been mentioned many times on ''The Big Bang Theory''). In fact, on all those movies she appeared with Creator/WallaceShawn (who is Dr. John Sturgis on ''Series/YoungSheldon'', and some of his more famous roles are on ''Toy Story'') and with Annie Potts Creator/AnniePotts (Meemaw on ''Young Sheldon'') on two of them.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:After George Sr. cheated on his wife, she kicked him to the curb, and George later died due in part to a negligent attitude toward his health after a scare with a near-fatal heart attack.]]

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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:After Seemingly at first. After George Sr. cheated on his wife, she kicked him to the curb, and George later died due in part to a negligent attitude toward his health after a scare with a near-fatal heart attack. [[spoiler:''Young Sheldon'' later reveals that he didn't actually cheat on Mary, however.]]
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* TookALevelInKindness: She's much kinder to Sheldon as an adult than she was to him growing up as shown on Young Sheldon.

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* TookALevelInKindness: She's much kinder to Sheldon as an adult than she was to him growing up as shown on Young Sheldon.''Young Sheldon''.
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** In "The Maternal Congruence" Leonard laments how Sheldon is closer to her than he is and Beverly accurately notes that she and Sheldon stay in contact because they can relate with eachother over common interests while Leonard tends to avoid her because of his WellDoneSonGuy issues.

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** In "The Maternal Congruence" Leonard laments how Sheldon is closer to her than he is and Beverly accurately notes that she and Sheldon stay in contact because they can relate with eachother each other over common interests while Leonard tends to avoid her because of his WellDoneSonGuy issues.
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* IWantGrandkids: In "The Boyfriend Complexity," after Penny confesses that she and Leonard had broken up, and were lying to him about it, Wyatt, out of Penny's earshot, begs Leonard to get back toghether with her. He tells Leonard that he wants to have grandchildren at some point, but, as stated in the quote above, doesn't want them to be fathered, or raised, by the type of white trash Penny dated back in Arkansas.

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* IWantGrandkids: In "The Boyfriend Complexity," after Penny confesses that she and Leonard had broken up, and were lying to him about it, Wyatt, out of Penny's earshot, begs Leonard to get back toghether with her. He tells Leonard that he wants to have grandchildren at some point, but, as stated in the quote above, doesn't want them to be fathered, or raised, by the type of white trash Penny dated back in Arkansas.Nebraska.
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* MyBelovedSmother: She's overbearing and cares too much, considering her son is an adult. [[TheUnseen If she was properly seen at any point,]] she'd be the page image, no doubt. There is the fact that half the time, Howard not only lets her, but seems to enjoy it to an extent. Like begging her to make him lamb stew or give him cherry popsicles. Or letting her cut up his food and acting put out if he has to do it himself.

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* MyBelovedSmother: She's overbearing and cares too much, considering her son is an adult. [[TheUnseen If she was properly seen at any point,]] she'd be the page image, no doubt. There is the fact that half the time, Howard not only lets her, but seems to enjoy it to an extent. Like begging her to make him lamb stew or give him cherry popsicles. Or letting her cut up his food and acting put out if he has to do it himself. [[CerebusRetcon Later episodes though imply her mother henning came about as a coping mechanism to deal with her grief over her husband leaving her]].



* SupremeChef: Zigzagged. According to Leonard, her brisket just melts in the mouth. However, her Thanksgiving specialty "tur-briske-fil" (turkey stuffed with brisket stuffed with gefilte fish) has to be swallowed like pills. When her freezer lost power and they had to finish off the last of her food lest it spoil, they state that the food was delicious, but it gave them all heartburn.

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* SupremeChef: Zigzagged. According to Leonard, her brisket just melts in the mouth. However, her Thanksgiving specialty "tur-briske-fil" (turkey stuffed with brisket stuffed with gefilte fish) has to be swallowed like pills. When her freezer lost power and they had to finish off the last of her food lest it spoil, they state that the food was delicious, but it gave them all heartburn.heartburn (though to be fair, that can at least be partially attributed to the sheer quantity of food that had to be eaten[[note]]Three briskets, four meatloaves, one noodle kugel, two pound cakes and a giant tub of matzah ball soup to be exact.[[/note]]).
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Randall first appeared in Season 10.


* UnseenNoMore: Mentioned often but unseen for the most part, until he appears in Season 9.

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* UnseenNoMore: Mentioned often but unseen for the most part, until he appears in Season 9.10.
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[[folder: Lisa]]
Penny’s unseen sister

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[[folder: Lisa]]
[[folder:Lisa]]
!!Lisa

Penny’s unseen sistersister.



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!Sheldon's family

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!Sheldon's family
!!Sheldon's Family



!Leonard's family

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!Leonard's family
!!Leonard's Family



!Howard's family

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!Howard's family
!!Howard's Family



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CarolAnnSusi (''The Big Bang Theory''), Creator/PamelaAdlon (''Young Sheldon'')[[note]]combined with archived recordings of Carol Ann Susi[[/note]]

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->'''Voiced !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CarolAnnSusi (''The Big Bang Theory''), Creator/PamelaAdlon (''Young Sheldon'')[[note]]combined with archived recordings of Carol Ann Susi[[/note]]



!Bernadette's family

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!Bernadette's family
!!Bernadette's Family



! Raj's family

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! Raj's family!!Raj's Family



!Penny's family

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!Penny's family
!!Penny's Family



!Amy's family

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!Amy's family
!!Amy's Family



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!Children!!Children



[[folder:Neil Michael Wolowitz]]

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[[folder:Neil Michael Wolowitz]]Wolowitz]]
!!Neil Wolowitz



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->'''Voiced !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon

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->'''Played by:''' Creator/LaurieMetcalf (''The Big Bang Theory''); Creator/ZoePerry (''Series/YoungSheldon'')

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LaurieMetcalf (''The Big Bang Theory''); Creator/ZoePerry (''Series/YoungSheldon'')



->'''Played by:''' Creator/LanceBarber

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LanceBarber



->'''Played by:''' Creator/JerryOConnell (''The Big Bang Theory''), Creator/MontanaJordan (''Series/YoungSheldon'')

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JerryOConnell (''The Big Bang Theory''), Creator/MontanaJordan (''Series/YoungSheldon'')



->'''Played by:''' Creator/CourtneyHenggeler (''The Big Bang Theory''), Creator/RaeganRevord (''Series/YoungSheldon'')

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/CourtneyHenggeler (''The Big Bang Theory''), Creator/RaeganRevord (''Series/YoungSheldon'')




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!!Constance "Connie" Tucker






->'''Played by:''' Creator/JuneSquibb (''The Big Bang Theory''); Creator/AnniePotts (''Series/YoungSheldon'')

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JuneSquibb (''The Big Bang Theory''); Creator/AnniePotts (''Series/YoungSheldon'')



->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristineBaranski

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristineBaranski



!!Alfred Hofstadter



->'''Played by:''' Creator/JuddHirsch

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JuddHirsch



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->'''Played by:''' Creator/KaraLuiz

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KaraLuiz



->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattBennett

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MattBennett



->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoshZuckerman

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JoshZuckerman



->'''Played by:''' Creator/CaseySander

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/CaseySander



->'''Played by:''' Creator/MeagenFay

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MeagenFay



->'''Played by:''' Creator/BrianGeorge and Creator/AliceAmter

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BrianGeorge and Creator/AliceAmter



->'''Played by:''' Creator/AartiMann

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AartiMann



->'''Played by:''' Creator/FrankMaharajh

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/FrankMaharajh



!!Wyatt



->'''Played by:''' Creator/KeithCarradine

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KeithCarradine



[[folder: Susan]]

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[[folder: Susan]][[folder:Susan]]
!!Susan



->'''Played by:''' Creator/KateySagal

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KateySagal



[[folder: Randall]]

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[[folder: Randall]][[folder:Randall]]
!!Randall



->'''Played by:''' Creator/JackMcBrayer

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JackMcBrayer



[[folder:Mrs Fowler]]

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[[folder:Mrs Fowler]][[folder:Mrs. Fowler]]
!!Mrs. Fowler



->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnnieODonnell, Creator/KathyBates

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AnnieODonnell, Creator/KathyBates



* ActorSwap: In her first appearance in Season 4, she was played by Annie O'Donnell, but when she reappeared in Season 11, she had a new actress: Kathy Bates

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* ActorSwap: In her first appearance in Season 4, she was played by Annie O'Donnell, but when she reappeared in Season 11, she had a new actress: Kathy BatesBates.



!!Larry Fowler



->'''Played by:''' [[Creator/PennAndTeller Teller]]

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' [[Creator/PennAndTeller Teller]]



!!Halley Wolowitz



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon

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->'''Voiced !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon
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* TheMomVoice: Mary Cooper doesn't just have the power to reset Sheldon to manageable levels of snark. InnocentlyInsensitive as she is at times, she is still much beloved by the core group, and has the power to deal with them as the need arises, such as when they visited her home in Texas to retrieve Sheldon.
---> ''' Howard:''' ''(with a faux Texas drawl)'' If y’all don’t mind, I got a hankerin’ for a Lone Star beer.
---> '''Mrs Cooper:''' There’s no alcohol in this household. Stop talking like that and lose the hat.
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* TeamMom: She often plays mom to the entire troupe when she shows up and is especially fond of cooking large family-style meals for them.

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* TeamMom: She often plays mom to the entire troupe when she shows up and is especially fond of cooking large family-style meals for them. This is the main reason Leonard is so attached to her as she provides him the motherly treatment Beverly refused him.

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* CoolOldGuy: Unlike Beverly, he's genuinely a friendly and respectful gentleman.



* SympatheticAdulterer: Given his wife is at best a cold-hearted bitch and at worst a high-functioning sociopath. As illustrated in his first episode:

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* SympatheticAdulterer: Given how his wife is at best a cold-hearted bitch and at worst a high-functioning sociopath. As illustrated in his first episode:


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* NiceGuy: He's shown to be quite a friendly and polite guy.


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* CoolOldGuy: He's a pretty good guy who Leonard quickly gets along with.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: All of Sheldon's and Mary's comments about him imply that he was a emotionally abusive drunk who lacked integrity (Sheldon's once mentioned a time where George worked at a store and he found out his father was stealing from it) and much intelligence while never doing much to support Sheldon's interest in science. ''Young Sheldon'' shows that while he had his flaws, many of his arguments with Mary were caused by her decisions and he was actually more supportive of Sheldon's dreams than Mary who always felt it was best for him to stay close to her instead of moving to places that could give him better opportunities. Season 11 and 12 acknowledge this different portrayal by having Sheldon and Mary wish he could be alive for Sheldon's wedding, and the older Sheldon narrating the spin-off implies that as he got older he was able to see his father as the complicated man he was instead of the monster he built him up to be in his mind.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity: All of Sheldon's and Mary's comments about him imply that he was a emotionally abusive drunk who lacked integrity (Sheldon's once mentioned a time where George worked at a store and he found out his father was stealing from it) and much intelligence while never doing much to support Sheldon's interest in science. ''Young Sheldon'' shows that while he had his flaws, many of his arguments with Mary were caused by her decisions and he was actually more supportive of Sheldon's dreams than Mary who always felt it was best for him to stay close to her instead of moving to places that could give him better opportunities. Season 11 and 12 acknowledge this different portrayal by having Sheldon and Mary wish he could be alive for Sheldon's wedding, and the older Sheldon narrating the spin-off implies that as he got older he was able to see his father as the complicated complicated, yet decent, man he was instead of the monster he built him up to be in his mind.
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* BerserkButton: Make that several buttons, according to Bernadette: In order, UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter, gardeners, foreign people, homosexuals, Creator/SeanPenn, the Second Vatican Council, gun control, organic food, the designated hitter rule, recycling, and his daughter marrying a Jew.
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* TookALevelInKindness: She's much kinder to Sheldon as an adult than she was to him growing up as shown on Young Sheldon.
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* AloofBigBrother: Inverted, George was the one in Sheldon's shadow because his little brother was smarter than him. However, George was more popular than his brother and Sheldon suffered horribly from bullying.

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* AloofBigBrother: Inverted, George was the one in Sheldon's shadow because his little brother was smarter than him.he was. However, George was more popular than his brother and Sheldon suffered horribly from bullying.
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* BigBrotherBully: An InformedAttribute, as seen below. According to Sheldon, Georgie "tormented him his whole childhood" but Georgie claims it's not true and indeed, ''Young Sheldon'' never shows any of that. While Young Georgie wasn't that fond of Sheldon, he never did anything to torment him or even bother him. At worst, he showed occasional snark and annoyance when Sheldon was being obnoxious, but they rarely interacted. That said, while Georgie explains away a couple of incidents of what Sheldon perceived as bullying as actually being examples of his BigBrotherInstinct for Sheldon, he does admit to pulling a few pranks on him just because he thought it was funny.

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* BigBrotherBully: An InformedAttribute, InformedFlaw, as seen below. According to Sheldon, Georgie "tormented him his whole childhood" but Georgie claims it's not true and indeed, ''Young Sheldon'' never shows any of that. While Young Georgie wasn't that fond of Sheldon, he never did anything to torment him or even bother him. At worst, he showed occasional snark and annoyance when Sheldon was being obnoxious, but they rarely interacted. That said, while Georgie explains away a couple of incidents of what Sheldon perceived as bullying as actually being examples of his BigBrotherInstinct for Sheldon, he does admit to pulling a few pranks on him just because he thought it was funny.



* NiceGuy: He is a very nice person when he is first seen and nothing is negative as described by Sheldon and Mary.

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* NiceGuy: He is a very nice person when he is first seen and nothing is negative as described by Sheldon and Mary. He’s also very friendly with the guys when they Skype him in Season 12.



* TookALevelInKindness: His current personality is a far cry from the days when he was an immature jerk who bullied Sheldon.

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* TookALevelInKindness: His current personality is a far cry from the days when he was an immature jerk who [[{{AmbiguousSituation}} (allegedly)]] bullied Sheldon.

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* BoyfriendBlockingDad: Invoked and subverted. He hated all of Penny's previous boyfriends and wanted Leonard and Penny to end up together for a long time. When they fake a relationship to placate him, he realizes that she'll never date a guy he likes, so he puts on a big show of yelling at Leonard. As soon as Penny is out of the room he begs Leonard to keep trying.



* OverprotectiveDad: Invoked and subverted. He hated all of Penny's previous boyfriends and wanted Leonard and Penny to end up together for a long time. When they fake a relationship to placate him, he realizes that she'll never date a guy he likes, so he puts on a big show of yelling at Leonard. As soon as Penny is out of the room he begs Leonard to keep trying.
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* ElderlyAilmentRambling: Mrs. Wolowitz, during her life, was often eager to share the latest test results from a doctor's appointment, discuss surgeries she'd had, or ailments she was suffering. Often times to the disgust of her son, Howard. She would also often use it for the purposes of sending her son on a guilt trip if she felt he'd been neglecting her.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: As an adult, a lot of his resentment towards Sheldon stems towards this. Despite Georgie being the one who stepped up to keep the family together after George Sr.'s death and still managing to become a successful business owner from the ground up with that burden, all of Mary's praise still goes towards Sheldon.

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: As an adult, a lot of his resentment towards Sheldon stems towards from this. Despite Georgie being the one who stepped up to keep the family together after George Sr.'s death and still managing to become a successful business owner from the ground up with that burden, all of Mary's praise still goes towards Sheldon.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: As an adult, a lot of his resentment towards Sheldon stems towards this. Despite Georgie being the one who stepped up to keep the family together after George Sr.'s death and still managing to become a successful business owner from the ground up with that burden, all of Mary's praise still goes towards Sheldon.
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[[folder:Constance "Connie" "Meemaw" Tucker]]

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[[folder:Constance "Connie" "Meemaw" Tucker]]



Sheldon's oft-referred to Grandmother, who refers to him as "Moon Pie". First appears in the Season 9 episode "The Meemaw Materialization".

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Sheldon's oft-referred to maternal Grandmother, who he refers to as "Meemaw". She, in turn, refers to him as "Moon Pie". First appears in the Season 9 episode "The Meemaw Materialization".
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* YouGotSpunk: Dr. Koothrappali is quite impressed when Penny states that they'd be lucky to have her as a daughter-in-law.

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