
For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him. His father, George, is struggling to find his way as a high school football coach and as father to a boy he doesn't understand. Sheldon's mother, Mary, fiercely protects and nurtures her son. For 12 years on "The Big Bang Theory," audiences came to know the iconic, eccentric and extraordinary Sheldon Cooper. In "Young Sheldon," audiences get a chance to meet him in childhood, as he embarks on his innocent, awkward and hopeful journey toward the man he will become. Jim Parsons, who plays the adult version of Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory," narrates.

Meemaw's gambling room becomes a success; Sheldon dips his toe in the stock market; Missy starts a business.

When Sheldon is no longer academically challenged at Medford High, he audits a college class taught by Dr. John Sturgis.

A battle erupts in the neighborhood between the Coopers and the Sparks when Sheldon is terrorized by the Sparks' new dog.

Sheldon gets an odd request from an old friend, Paige; George Sr. and Mary are caught in the middle of Meemaw and Dale's breakup; Georgie comes clean to Mandy.