"Little Green Men and a Fella's Marriage Proposal" is the eighteenth episode of season six of the American sitcom Young Sheldon. The episode aired on April 27, 2023.
Summary
Sheldon wants to search for life on other planets and Mandy answers Georgie's marriage proposal. Also, Missy is caught between two friends.[1]
Plot
Previously on Young Sheldon: Georgie asks Mandy to marry him.
Now in this episode, instead of answering yes or no, Mandy asks Georgie why he's asking her that. This kind of rejection annoys Georgie and he stays away from Mandy for a while.
But then little Constance (CeeCee) needs to go to the doctor. Georgie and Mandy argue in front of the doctor. While continuing their argument in the hospital parking lot, Mandy accidentally locks herself and Georgie out of the car with CeeCee inside. Mandy and Georgie look in at CeeCee through the window, while worrying about her being locked in the car and wondering how to get her out. They try to put on happy faces so that CeeCee doesn’t see her mom and dad panicking. After a few stressful minutes Georgie remembers that he has hangers from the laundromat in his car and he runs to get one. He is able to unlock the car door to Mandy’s great relief. Once Mandy and Georgie are reunited with CeeCee, they agree to not fight in front of her anymore Mandy also tells Georgie to give her a warning before proposing again, to which he responds by getting down on one knee, and Mandy tells him not now
Meanwhile, a discussion with Mary about an episode of Star Trek leads Sheldon to embark on a project to seek planets outside of Earth's solar system. Given how many stars there are in the universe, some of them must also have planets orbiting them, and some of those planets might have life.
President Hagemeyer agrees to let Sheldon use the radio telescope provided that he find a faculty mentor. Prof. Linkletter and Prof. Sturgis immediately reject Sheldon. Such endeavors are "for the tinfoil hat brigade", as Linkletter puts it. Several other professors turn Sheldon down as well.
Finally, Prof. Prakash agrees to help Sheldon out. Prakash and Sheldon stare at numbers on computer monitors. Then Linkletter and Sturgis join in. Sheldon admits it's a lot easier on Star Trek.
Also, Brenda's concerned when Britney, a very popular girl at school, asks Billy out on a date. Missy essentially confirms Brenda's suspicion that Britney's date request was not genuine.
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Main
- Iain Armitage as Sheldon Cooper
- Zoe Perry as Mary Cooper
- Lance Barber as George Cooper Sr.
- Montana Jordan as George Cooper Jr.
- Raegan Revord as Missy Cooper
- Jim Parsons as the voice of Sheldon Cooper
- Wyatt McClure as Billy Sparks
- Emily Osment as Amanda McAllister
- Annie Potts as Meemaw
Recurring
- Wendie Malick as Linda Hagemeyer
- Melissa Peterman as Brenda Sparks
- Ed Begley Jr. as Grant Linkletter
- Wallace Shawn as John Sturgis
Guest
- Dhruv Uday Singh as Dr. Prakash
- Brandee Steger as Dr. Bell
Notes
- 23rd time Young Sheldon Cooper absent in cold open.
- The Star Trek episode that Sheldon watches is "A Taste of Armageddon". Sheldon's description of the episode is precise enough to distinguish it from other Star Trek episodes, but not as precise as one would expect from Sheldon. The Enterprise's travel to Eminiar VII is almost complete in the teaser, and by Act II Kirk and Spock are not only on Eminiar VII but have figured out the nature of the war with Vendikar. George Sr. has already fallen asleep by this point. To catch George and Mary up, Sheldon makes it sound like the Enterprise is still traveling to Eminiar VII.
- In real life, in 1992, two astronomers looking for pulsars found PSR B1257+12 B, a planet more than 2,000 light years away from Earth (Pluto is roughly 280 light minutes away). PSR B1257+12 B is unlikely to have life forms like any on Earth. Reaction to the discovery at the time was mixed, some scientists reacted with skepticism or disinterest. There had also been other announcements of "exoplanets" that fell apart under closer scrutiny, thus tarnishing the reputations of exoplanet researchers in general.
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