Young Sheldon S03e04 Ddc May 2026

Sheldon’s meticulous plan is already off to a rocky start. His mother, Mary, has banned the chicken from the house after it pecked at George Sr.’s foot. The garage, Sheldon insists, is an acceptable laboratory. Meanwhile, his twin sister Missy is fascinated by the bird’s messy reality, and his older brother Georgie sees only a potential omelet.

The problem? Pastor Rob is a kind, guitar-playing, jeans-wearing millennial minister, which Meemaw finds charming. But Mary is horrified. Not because of the age gap (Meemaw is in her late 60s, Rob is in his 30s), but because her mother is dating anyone outside of marriage after Mary’s father died. To make matters worse, Mary is sworn to secrecy—she promised Meemaw not to tell George. young sheldon s03e04 ddc

While Sheldon obsesses over data points (measuring eggs per hour under red vs. blue light), the adults are harboring a much larger bomb. Mary has accidentally discovered that her devoutly religious mother, , has been secretly dating Pastor Rob —the youth pastor at their church. Sheldon’s meticulous plan is already off to a rocky start

The episode builds to the wedding of Pastor Rob’s brother, held at the church. Mary, George, Meemaw, and the kids all attend. During the reception, Mary pulls Pastor Rob aside, prepared to deliver a stern warning about his relationship with her mother. Meanwhile, his twin sister Missy is fascinated by

The episode opens with Sheldon begrudgingly participating in a sixth-grade science fair project. His chosen subject: To conduct his experiment, he acquires a live hen, which he names Millicent .

Unable to stand the chicken in the garage (it smells, it pecks, it reminds him of work), George Sr. takes action. He drives Millicent to a nearby farm and trades her for... a bucket of fried chicken from the local diner.

Mary is stunned. All her anxiety, secrecy, and fried-chicken-induced rage were for nothing. Meemaw then adds the final twist: “I’m seeing someone new. A retired oil executive named Dale. He’s my age, he chews tobacco, and he calls me ‘good-lookin’.’ You’ll hate him.”