They get baptised together, but she punches him when he kisses her. Georgie joins Mary's bible study group so that he can be close to Veronica. Sheldon tries to teach math to Missy using Socratic questioning and operant conditioning, causing her to punch him when he threatens to damage her doll unless she learns calculus. He fails to become proficient, but they then state their love for each other.Ī Race of Superhumans and a Letter to Alf
Meanwhile, John asks Meemaw to teach him how to drive a car. After finally succeeding with Missy, he becomes satisfied with his social progress. In response, he tries to play practical jokes on various people. Missy and Paige have a sleepover, during which Paige warns Sheldon that his excessively mature personality might cause him to be a social misfit and weirdo as an adult. Sheldon becomes unexpectedly emotional while reading his report to his class, and George rejects the offer.Ī Stunted Childhood and a Can of Fancy Mixed Nuts He sees his parents argue over whether or not George should accept a higher-paying job coaching at the University of Tulsa, since his family does not want to leave Medford. Sheldon takes a psychology class as his elective, and is told to observe family dynamics over the Thanksgiving weekend. Meanwhile, Georgie takes a part-time job at Herschel Sparks' garage, where he displays a definite talent for tire repair. She even pulls him out of school so that he could play with her, since she had promised not to play without him. Meemaw and Sheldon become addicted to video games. Meanwhile, Meemaw is holding a garage sale, and becomes upset by the sight of John wearing her dead husband's jacket. The children become bored by the lecture and wander into a closed area of the museum. While waiting in a restaurant, he is separately approached by Paige's parents, whose marriage is precarious because of the demands of raising Paige. George takes Sheldon to a lecture on carbon dating, which is also being attended by Paige. Lundy, who then takes over the whole production. Pastor Jeff wants to put on a Halloween Hell House to warn children and teenagers of the consequences of sin and puts Mary in charge. While monitoring the sessions, Mary learns that Missy feels a bit neglected, so she is given the choice of restaurant on the way home. She also suggests ways that her psychologist could make herself more attractive to her colleague. Sheldon excels at the analytical tests, but has little patience for the tests of perceptiveness, while Missy is the opposite. Mary is concerned about possible effects on the children, but George likes the $300 that the study pays every week. John suggests that Sheldon and Missy begin participating in a weekly twin study. Because her secret was exposed, Meemaw gets back at George and tells Mary how George once relieved himself in the church's vegetable garden.Ī Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries The missing $300 turns out to have been a fine that Meemaw had to pay for being caught behind the wheel while inebriated (even though Georgie was the driver). After the sleepover, Sheldon pressures George to come clean to Mary. At Tam's house, Tam's mother cooks traditional Vietnamese food, which includes the use of fish sauce. Sheldon becomes so stressed by the requirement to keep the secret, that he asks to stay overnight at Tam's house in order to avoid Mary. While doing his parent's taxes, Sheldon finds a $300 discrepancy due to a missing check, but George does not want to talk about it, and requires Sheldon to keep this a secret from his mother. Although Sheldon does not believe in God, as he challenges Pastor Jeff how God would look like in an alien planet with octopuses, he does help Mary find her faith in God again. Mary questions her faith in God after hearing about a sixteen-year-old girl in the congregation who died in an accident. John learns that he must not praise Paige too much in front of Sheldon. Her parents begin bickering after talking with George and Mary about raising a gifted child, Sheldon is still jealous of Paige, but Missy and Georgie like her older sister. Sheldon is joined in John's physics class by Paige, who is slightly smarter and younger than he is, causing him to be jealous. He eventually outsources the work to Billy Sparks. Sheldon then gets a job delivering newspapers so that he can reimburse George, but the job turns out to be difficult and stressful. Sheldon takes apart the refrigerator in order to stop it from emitting a buzzing sound, which forces George to pay $200 to a repairman. This season takes place in 1990 to 1991.On January 6, 2018, the show was renewed for a second season.