Top 10 Things About Young Sheldon That Make No Sense to a The Big Bang Theory Fan

"For "Big Bang" viewers, "Young Sheldon" makes no sense. For this list, we’ll be looking at oddities and inconsistencies between the OG series and its prequel spinoff. Our countdown includes their house isn’t on blocks, age discrepancy, Sheldon didn't enjoy making schedules, and more! Which of these is the biggest problem in YOUR mind? Let us know in the comments!

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[PolinaLee]

Most of those can be explained by Sheldon's narcissism - he didn't consider how much dr.Stergis and Tam did to him and for him. He exaggerated his dad's drinking problem, because it's how he saw it. Him overreacting to stuff and exaggerating are amongst most popular jokes both in BBT and "Young Sheldon". Another consistent thing is Sheldon claiming he singularly owned something when he actually shared it. It is most clear when Sheldon and Leonard divided stuff form their apartment. As for Batman, Sheldon could have talked about tv Batman, not comicbook Batman.

[craigmaxfield]

1 thing you have to remember, Young Sheldon is basically older Sheldon telling the story from his point of view - his views may have changed inbetween the time of his life the Big Bang Theory was recorded to the time when he narrated Young Sheldon (clearly many years later)

Also he saw Paige as a rival more than a friend.

The sifference that stood out to me was his Meemaw, she seemed like 2 very different characters in the respective shows

[scottyawesomesauce]

I maintain that George’s alleged alcoholism was created by Sheldon as a way to cope with his death. In YS George was an integral part of Sheldon’s life and I believe that George’s death affected Sheldon deeply, to the point where he would try to envision his father to be an abusive drunkard to take some of the sting of his passing away.

[Bartcmh]

I always wondered why the Paige character played such a big part of Sheldon and Missy’s life but is never mentioned in TBBT.

[glynnisi]

The thing that takes me out of the show the most is the fact that Young Sheldon's voice is deeper in many ways than TBBT Sheldon's.

[thsealord]

The #1 problem for me was always that TBBT Sheldon consistently described his father as some kind of drunken redneck nightmare. The father in YS may not necessarily be 'Father Of The Year' material, but he isn't anything like this.

[Komicklepto]

Another thing that bugs me is Sheldon claims to have been ruthlessly bullied in high school, when in actual fact we only see him being bullied in one episode and Georgie even says most of the boys just ignore him and the girls think he's cute.

Also, in TBBT when Georgie tells Sheldon how he kept the family together when their dad died, he makes no mention of his daughter and also dealing with being a teenage father.

[Porthos]

As to number 2, the conclusion I personally came to was:
1) His mother over the years left only the bad images of George Sr.
2) Sheldon didn't know how to grieve properly, so it built up as a angry sadness and detest to George Sr for "leaving" him behind.

[supershmueli]

I consider Young Sheldon a parallel universe with some tweaks so it makes sense in my geeky mind

[robanah]

One thing that at bothers me…. Missy’s accent! In The BBT, she has a deep Texan accent, but in young Sheldon, she has no accent.

[MC-]

1. The soft kitty thing, he used that to soothe himself because he felt intense anxiety. To him he may have felt sick, considering he had to research about a panic attack later on. He struggled with understanding his own body’s responses to emotional turmoil.
2. He may not have been in college for the entire “4 years”.
3. The love for schedules could have come from effects of bad scheduling. Most people with an obsession do it as a result of traumatic experiences.
4. He never understood human relations late into his life, so it’s entirely possible he misunderstood several situations and explained them in his usual narcissistic way.
5. He never spoke about Tam because he felt Tam hurt him. It’s possible later on, Dr Sturgis or Paige hurt him in one way or another. As we know, he has a tendency to shut down when challenged or hurt. Maybe a coping mechanism was to “forget” them.
6. Maybe “his room” was the garage.
7. Considering Sheldon BARELY drank, it’s possible he saw his dad as an alcoholic. I mean, he called Leonard a boozehound for clinking glasses past a certain time.
8. They are going broke in this new season, it’s possible they get a house on cinder blocks soon considering they “made a lot of sacrifices for Sheldon” as Georgie said to him in the season finale.

If you really pay attention to TBBT, you’ll understand how and why Young Sheldon paves the way for who he is, whilst cleverly leaving room for character development (like why he hates geology) Of course there may be some inconsistencies but not as bad as people make it seem.

[emiprzyczyna]

Younng Sheldon is much more considerate of other's feelings than his adult version ever was.

[elorahancock]

OK, so for Sheldon and Missy, having separate rooms before, in the first episode of young Sheldon, George mentions that they moved from Galveston to Medford pretty recently. So my guess is that they had separate rooms in the house that they were in before.

[mikepaulin]

The fact that its the same actor who played Leonards antagonist from high school in The Big Bang that plays Sheldons father George Cooper is the biggest odd thing. But at the same point he´s a good actor and I understand if they wanted to use him for Young Sheldon and the fact that his character on Big bang was rather small.

[Filard]

He didn’t consider those people “friends”. Only Tam was his true friend. They were acquaintances. Huge difference.

[kevinage]

I think Young Sheldon makes sense as a show on its own, but the details about his childhood given on the BBT don’t make sense. For instance, Missy and Sheldon having separate rooms at 8 years old would mean their family was wealthy, which they were not.

[lukethegoldenminecart]

I like to think there are two different versions of Young Sheldon. The one we're seeing which is how events actually played out, and one from Sheldon's perspective which would more closely align with how he described his childhood in the original show. He probably believes the time around Young Sheldon to be some of the worst years of his life which is why he refuses to mention any positive memory. Why was George described as an alcoholic? Probably because after Sheldon catches him cheating he takes anything negative about George and takes it as an absolute about George's character, for example his liking for beer. Why was the owner of the liquor store sad about George's death? Probably because he and George were actually pretty close and had a good friendship, running the liquor store probably gave him and George the opportunity to become better friends because it was a place where they could actually connect.

[tresboujay]

I’ve never seen Big Bang but I adore Young Sheldon. They did just have a pretty bad storm in the season finale, maybe that’s where the house on blocks comes in. Probably not but still a fun thought. 🥴🤷🏽‍♀️🙃

[WilliamTurk]

There's a difference between attending a lecture and meeting someone.

[pb-zr]

It is so sad that Paige and Dr Sturgis were not even mentioned in the Big Bang Theory. If it weren't for Dr Sturgis Sheldon would still be in High School. And if it weren't for Paige, he wouldn't have been challenged academically in his early years.