Gluons, Guacamole, and the Color Purple Air Date: April 5, 2018 Plot Summary: This episode serves as a pivotal moment in the first season, focusing on the friction between Sheldon’s intellectual maturity and his emotional immaturity. While Mary attempts to expand Sheldon’s social horizons by hosting a dinner party for his university mentor, Dr. John Sturgis, Sheldon struggles with the social contract of hosting. Meanwhile, Georgie navigates a crisis of confidence at school, and Missy and Meemaw bond over a shared interest in a certain purple dinosaur.
Mary bans Sheldon from reading mature comic books and even confronts the comic book store owner, humiliating Sheldon in front of his friend Tam. young sheldon s01e18 ddc