We're comparing Young Sheldon vs The Big Bang Theory - Side by Side! Our video includes Sheldon Cooper, Missy Cooper, Mary Cooper, Meemaw, George Cooper, and more! How do you find Young Sheldon compares to The Big Bang Theory? Which show do you like better? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:00So what is all this?
00:01My family history, factoring in longevity, propensity for disease, etc."
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at the Coopers side by side
00:10in Young Sheldon and the Big Bang Theory.
00:13She's my twin sister. She thinks she's funny,
00:15but frankly I've never been able to see it.
00:17When we get home, I'm gonna kick your butt off the house.
00:20Can't. They haven't descended yet.
00:23Sheldon Cooper
00:24Hello.
00:25Aside from a slightly different wardrobe,
00:27Sheldon has played fairly consistently between Ian Armitage and Young Sheldon
00:31and Jim Parsons in the Big Bang Theory.
00:34Bazinga.
00:36Bazinga.
00:38Okay, let the learning begin.
00:40What's your point?
00:41It's no point. I just think it's a good idea for a t-shirt.
00:44I don't find that interesting.
00:45Well, tough knuckles, that's the assignment.
00:47I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
00:50I'm sorry, Dad, but I'm unable to express an opinion at this time.
00:54Why not?
00:55In the interest of science, I have to remain a neutral observer.
00:58I've spent the past three and a half years staring at grease boards full of equations.
01:02Before that, I spent four years working on my thesis.
01:05Before that, I was in college, and before that, I was in the fifth grade.
01:08I was supposed to observe family dynamics over Thanksgiving,
01:12form a hypothesis, then make a prediction.
01:14Well, I grew up with an older brother and a very contentious twin sister,
01:18and I believe I could easily best you in any physical confrontation,
01:21be it noogies, swirlies, or the classic, why are you hitting yourself?
01:24Mary Cooper
01:25Mommy?
01:27Hi, baby.
01:30Sheldon's mother Mary was always portrayed as a devout woman of God in The Big Bang Theory.
01:35You want to tell me what happened?
01:37Are you going to say it's all part of God's plan?
01:39Good chance.
01:40No, thank you.
01:41This characterization holds true in Young Sheldon.
01:44Speaking of God, who's going to church with me tomorrow?
01:47Which isn't surprising given that she has the most appearances on the original sitcom.
01:51Hold your horses, young man.
01:53Here in Texas, we pray before we eat.
01:55Oh, Mom.
01:56This is not California land of the heathen.
01:59All right, let's say grace.
02:01That's too religious.
02:03That lady over there made me say it.
02:06He heard you, and he can't unhear you.
02:09During dinner, maybe you could express how devastating it would be to be away from the kids.
02:16I'll tell you, I love the boy to death,
02:17but he has been difficult since he fell out of me at the Kmart.
02:20Would you like to play a driving game?
02:22Not really.
02:23I always lose.
02:24I know.
02:24That's why it's fun.
02:26I have been telling you since you were four years old,
02:28it's okay to be smarter than everybody, but you can't go around pointing it out.
02:32How's it going, baby?
02:34I don't think anyone's showing up.
02:37Not even Tam.
02:38I'm here.
02:40Yeah, but you're my mom.
02:42You live on the premises.
02:44Sometimes it's the imperfect stuff that makes things perfect.
02:51Georgie Cooper
02:52It's just George now.
02:54Sorry, George Cooper Jr.
02:56Georgie.
02:56George.
02:58Sheldon's older brother Georgie gets enough screen time in The Big Bang Theory to show him
03:02as a rough-and-tumble, if not always intellectually equal counterpart to his younger brother.
03:06Uh, yeah, he got the brains.
03:08I got the bod.
03:09And the face and the hair.
03:12I like your accent.
03:13The prequel series did lots to expand on this portrayal.
03:17Georgie, did you wash your hands before dinner or even this week?
03:20None of your business.
03:22Didn't you sit on his head while he tried to watch Star Trek?
03:25Oh, yeah, but that was hilarious.
03:27I can't be in the same school as him.
03:28Well, I don't see what choice you have.
03:30Right.
03:31Ever since he could talk, I quit having any choices.
03:33If things were bad, then why didn't you tell me?
03:36Because I was pretending to be him.
03:38Because I was protecting you, too.
03:40Can I drive in with you?
03:42Sure.
03:44Hey, you know, Sheldon used to keep an enemies list when he was a kid.
03:47Oh, he still does.
03:48I get it.
03:49I get home from work.
03:50Does anyone ask how my day was?
03:52How was your day?
03:53Don't ask.
03:54You're my baby brother, Sheldon.
03:57I know life has been hard for you.
04:00That don't mean it's been easy for the rest of us.
04:03Missy Cooper.
04:04All I know is he's not in the same grade as me anymore, and I'm thrilled.
04:07Good luck with your finger painting.
04:09You're gonna get your ass kicked in high school.
04:11Sheldon's twin sister Missy was featured relatively early on in The Big Bang Theory,
04:15in an episode where all of Sheldon's friends and colleagues fawned over her.
04:19Oh, he once spent nine months with my legs wrapped around his head.
04:24She plays a grounded foil to young Sheldon's intellectual curiosity
04:27in their adolescent years.
04:29Do you have a thought?
04:30I'm having one right now.
04:32I guess that's why they call you a genius.
04:34They call me a genius because I'm a genius.
04:37Why can't we watch DuckTales?
04:39Because we don't learn anything watching DuckTales.
04:42It's TV.
04:43We aren't supposed to learn.
04:45I've lived my whole life dealing with the fact that my twin brother is,
04:49as mom puts it, one of God's special little people.
04:53Baby, I know you're asking me to stay.
04:57Say please, please, please don't go away.
05:00So anyway, we're eight years old,
05:02and Sheldon converts my easy-bake oven to some kind of high-powered furnace.
05:07Just classic.
05:08So holding hands is okay?
05:10Sure.
05:11What about kissing?
05:12Maybe at some point when you're older.
05:15And what exactly is third base?
05:16Hey, Shelly.
05:17I'm so glad you made it, missy.
05:19This is my fiance, Amy.
05:21Amy, this is my sister.
05:22If I ever need a kidney, this is where you get it.
05:25We spent a lot of time together in this room, huh?
05:29We did.
05:30Come on, Shelly.
05:37Meemaw
05:39Hang on there a minute, Moonpie.
05:41Moonpie!
05:42Meemaw!
05:43Despite only showing up in one episode of The Big Bang Theory,
05:47Meemaw makes an impression.
05:48Oh, you are going to love her.
05:50She is the kindest, sweetest woman you'll ever meet.
05:54Unless you're a gopher dicking up her vegetable garden.
05:56Playing a sweet old granny to Sheldon's face,
05:58and a fierce no-nonsense matriarch once she's alone with Amy.
06:02Oh, this is so nice.
06:03He's so excited to have you here.
06:05I'll let you and me get something straight.
06:08He may think that I came to bake him cookies,
06:12but the real reason is to size you up.
06:14The prequel series leans into the edgier side of this persona,
06:18introducing us to a quick-witted cynic who teaches Sheldon to be more skeptical of people.
06:22Sheldon, what's on a person's face is not always what's in their heart.
06:28Well, this changes everything.
06:30How do you know who to trust?
06:31You don't.
06:33That's what makes life interesting.
06:35Constance, are you sure I can't pour you some wine?
06:37Oh, no wine for me.
06:39Sheldon's bringing me my whiskey.
06:43You think if George got that job, he might give me an inside line?
06:46Oh, well, I'd cut him in.
06:49Make it look like a Christmas present.
06:51Are you comfortable?
06:52Very.
06:53It's nice to rest after 800 flights of stairs.
06:57How much did Dale pay you?
06:59Uh, minimum wage plus 5% commission.
07:02I'll give you half of it.
07:03Can I have a tissue?
07:05Of course!
07:08Is that the best?
07:10Girl, nobody's going to jail.
07:12Please, just take a moment to think about it.
07:16Fine.
07:17We're doing it.
07:20Is that nice to say to your friend?
07:24It isn't me, Ma.
07:26Sorry, Leonard.
07:29Can you please live with us forever?
07:31George Cooper
07:32Bye, son.
07:33While George Cooper Sr. sadly doesn't make it to Sheldon's days at Caltech,
07:37he enjoys a much more generous characterization in Young Sheldon.
07:40You might want to call police.
07:42Why?
07:43There's a bum sleeping on our front porch.
07:45Where the Big Bang Theory sitcom style often makes him out to be the butt of the joke.
07:49His father, God rest his soul, used to always say to me,
07:51Mary, you have to take your time with Sheldon.
07:55Sounds like a wise man.
07:57Oh, not so wise.
07:58He once tried to find a bobcat for some licorice.
08:01The prequel series portrays him as a flawed but lovable father.
08:05You heard her.
08:07Thanks for stopping by.
08:09You really want to mess with me?
08:12Sure.
08:13Why not?
08:15Leonard, Penny, Raj, Howard, Bernadette, and Amy.
08:18At the end of season two, we get a glimpse of the gang as Sheldon reflects
08:22on whether he will ever find a group of friends to call his own.
08:25While Amy appears as her older self in the series,
08:28this is the only chance we get to see our favorite characters from the Big Bang Theory as kids.
08:38Howard, turn off that Picasso game and go to sleep!
08:56I know.
09:08What other videos would you like to see side by side?
09:11Let us know in the comments.
09:25Bye!