Young Sheldon – “The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education”

Original Air Date: April 8, 2021

Directed by: Melissa Joan Hart

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: After getting into an accident with Meemaw (Annie Potts), Sheldon (Iain Armitage) is afraid to ride in a car again.

Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode, Meemaw is driving with Sheldon in the back seat when a tabby cat suddenly runs into the road. Meemaw swerves to miss the cat and hits a tree.

Young Sheldon - The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education - tabby cat running into road
Young Sheldon - The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education - tabby cat running in front of car
Young Sheldon - The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education - tabby cat running in front of car making Meemaw Annie Potts swerve with Sheldon Iain Armitage animated gif

Later when Sheldon is about to get into a car with his mother (Zoe Perry) he has a flashback of the accident complete with a black and white vision of the cat.

Young Sheldon - The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education - Young Sheldon Iain Armitage remembering tabby cat running into road
Young Sheldon - The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education - Young Sheldon Iain Armitage remembering tabby cat running into road

Final Mewsings: Hitting trees is better than hitting cats.

Many thanks to Laurie Morrison for letting us know about the cat in this episode.

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