"Ants on a Log and a Cheating Winker" is an episode of Young Sheldon slated to first air March 7, 2024. According to TV Guide,
Missy steps up, Mary has a surprise for George, and Sheldon finds his dorm occupied.
Tropes
- Heinousness Retcon: In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon says that he knocks three times because he walked in on his father having intercourse with a woman who wasn't Mary. In this episode, we learn that the woman actually was Mary, and they were just roleplaying.
- Mistaken for Cheating: It turns out the incident that Sheldon mentioned of his father cheating on his mother was a misunderstanding. George never actually cheated on Mary, Sheldon just accidentally witnessed them having sex while Mary was wearing a wig and German attire and the two were doing a bit of roleplay.
- The Nameless: The student who got Sheldon's dorm is not given a name because Sheldon never bothered to ask. The following episode reveals it's Evan.
- The Reveal: The person that Sheldon caught George "cheating" with during the incident that would lead to Sheldon's tradition of knocking three times turns out to be Mary wearing a wig and German attire.
- Screaming Plane Baby: Sheldon is stuck with one that screams for several hours on the flight home from Germany.
- This Is Going to Be Huge: Sheldon brags about how he's going to revolutionize string theory. Fans of The Big Bang Theory know that he will eventually give up on it.
- Took a Level in Dumbass: In earlier seasons, Sheldon was shown to be Crazy-Prepared when traveling, taking a gigantic briefcase with him whenever he left the house. In this episode, Sheldon doesn't even have earplugs to use on the plane or when sleeping on the couch.
