"A Roulette Wheel and a Piano-Playing Dog" is an episode of Young Sheldon that first aired February 22, 2024. According to TV Guide,
Sheldon realizes he is the weakest student in his class; Meemaw is looking to expand her gambling business.
The sneak peeks show:- Sheldon's tutor (who is the same age as Sheldon) shows up, and Sheldon is not happy. He wants to go home, but Mary brushes it off.
- Connie shows Georgie the new roulette wheel, and says that it can bring in up to $1,000 per day.
This episode contains examples of:
- Always Someone Better: At Heidelberg, Sheldon is no longer the most advanced student, and the other students mock him, with even the teacher calling him a dummkopf. For further humiliation, he’s given a tutor who is no older than he is, and who is also more accomplished besides.
- Rural Gangsters: Connie decides to expand her gambling business by introducing a Roulette wheel. However, following Herman (the roulette wheel operator) telling Georgie about how it previously gotten him into trouble with the "Dixie Mafia", it leads to him having a nightmare of them arriving to them to shakedown the Casino.
- Woken Up at an Ungodly Hour: Sheldon calls Dr. Linkletter, but due to the time difference, he wakes him up at 3:00 AM. Sheldon theorizes this is why Dr. Sturgis didn’t answer the phone when he called him earlier.
