"Potato Salad, a Broomstick, and Dad's Whiskey" is an episode of Young Sheldon that first aired March 1, 2018.
Tropes
- "Eureka!" Moment: Sheldon gets a splinter and neither he or his sister know where Mary keeps the tweezers. As they argue about letting Missy get it out with a needle, she remembers they have a set of tweezers from the game Operation.
- Heal It with Booze: Sheldon and Missy use some of their dad's whiskey as a disinfectant while attempting to remove a splinter in Sheldon's finger.
- Mistaken for Thief: Sheldon and Missy mistake Connie for a burglar.
- Rescue Equipment Attack: Missy sprays Connie with the fire extinguisher when they assume she's an intruder breaking in. Meemaw is not amused.Connie: (deadpan) Would one of you please get me a towel?