Young Sheldon: How George Becomes The Bad Husband From Big Bang Theory

Sheldon described George Cooper Sr. as a bad father in ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and despite ‘Young Sheldon’ initially featuring a very different version of the character, the spin-off now reveals how he'll eventually become the problematic dad that viewers first heard of. The spin-off prequel is revealing more about the socially inept genius' story by tackling his younger years living in Texas with his family. But before the Coopers even got their show, they were already established characters thanks to Sheldon's regular stories about them in ‘The Big Bang Theory’.

While ‘Young Sheldon’ and its parent series supposedly exist in the same reality, there are some significant discrepancies between the version of characters first introduced in the original show and the period sitcom. The offshoot features significantly varied iterations of the Coopers. This problem with plot holes in ‘Young Sheldon’ is best represented by George Sr. In ‘The Big Bang Theory’, Sheldon often described him as a no-good father, and that his parents did nothing but fight all the time.

However, Young Sheldon's take on the character is vastly different; he can be cranky and dismissive, but for the most part, he's been a devoted family man. Sheldon himself had some great moments with him just in the current season and despite not being as intellectually gifted, Geroge Sr. has been a steady support for his son.

At this point, he's still fairly understandable, but since he's not exactly great at talking about his feelings especially with his own family, his future bad behavior may be fueled by his internal struggles. Assuming that this is the case, it means that his and Sheldon's fallout as revealed in The Big Bang Theory would be so much worse because it turns out that the younger Cooper just never understood why his dad suddenly became bad.

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