There ’s a surprising connection to " Blue ’s Clues . "
Season 6 ofYoung Sheldonrecently came to an end, and with the Writers Guild of America strike still going strong, it’s anyone’s guess as to whether Season 7 will premiere in fall of 2023 as planned.
If you’re already missing it, here are somefun factsabout the show to hold you over until the new season lands.
1.The idea for the seriescame fromJim Parsons, who plays adult Sheldon inThe Big Bang Theory.
2.Iain Armitage was just eight years old when he was cast to play the titular character.
3.He was practically a shoo-in after his initial audition.
4.Pretty impressive, considering he had to memorize a three-page monologue.
5.Parsons worked with Armitage to help the younger actor find the character.
6.Medford, Texas isn’t a real place, butaccording toRedditors, it’s a fairly accurate depiction of small-town Texas.
7.The theme song was written bySteve BurnsfromBlue’s Clues.
It ’s from his 2003 albumSongs for Dustmites .
8.Burns has also appeared in a few episodes ofYoung Sheldonas a Trekkie called Nathan.
9.Laurie Metcalf, who played Sheldon’s mom onThe Big Bang Theory, told her daughter, Zoe Perry, to go out for the same role onYoung Sheldon.
10.This isn’t the first time Perry has played the younger version of one of her mom’s characters.
11.Lance Barber, who plays Sheldon’s dad, also appeared on a Season 5 episode ofThe Big Bang Theoryas Jimmy Speckerman, one of Leonard’s high school bullies.
12.Melissa Tang, the actor behind Ms. Fenley, previously appeared onThe Big Bang Theoryas well, as marine biologist Mandy Chow.
13.Vernee Watson played Nurse Althea onThe Big Bang Theorybefore playing Nurse Robinson onYoung Sheldon.
14.Teller (of Penn and Teller) appeared as two separate characters as well: First, as Amy’s father inThe Big Bang Theory, then later alongside Penn inYoung Sheldon, where the pair played a couple of dermatologists.
15.Annie Pottsrevealedthat, being from the South, she didn’t have to look too far for inspiration to play Sheldon’s meemaw.
16.Meemaw’s appearance is inspired by one of Potts’sDesigning Womencostars.
17.Kaley Cuoco voiced the school pool Sheldon had a nightmare about in Season 3.
There’s a surprising connection to “Blue’s Clues."
CBS / Viayoutube.comIt’s from his 2003 albumSongs for Dustmites.
