Why Young Sheldon’s 100th Episode Barely Had Any Big Bang Theory References
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Young Sheldon's 100th episode.
Co-creator Steve Molaro explains why Young Sheldon's 100th episode barely had any references to The Big Bang Theory. CBS' premier sitcom celebrated its milestone after going on hiatus for two weeks due to NCAA's March Madness. While the outing was great overall, some fans can't help but wonder why there was a scarcity ofThe Big Bang Theory Easter eggs in it.
Due to the popularity of the nerdy sitcom, CBS launched its spin-off in 2017. The idea is that both shows exist in the same reality as they share the same lead character. Young Sheldon tackles the life of Sheldon (Iain Armitage) while still living in Texas with his family before he ultimately settled in Pasadena and worked at Caltech. In its first two years, it aired back-to-back with its parent series. But since 2019,Young Sheldon has been standing on its own and succeeding at that, considering that it has become the network's number one comedy.
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Still, the fact is that it's a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory, and fans are looking forward to references to the old sitcom, especially during Young Sheldon's 100th outing. But according to series co-creator, Steve Molaro, during a new interview with TVLine, they always try to make sure that Easter eggs are organically incorporated into their storytelling, and it just so happened that its latest narrative didn't call for a lot of them. Read what Molaro said below:
I think that’s fair to say. We typically work in Easter eggs as they come up organically. It’s not often that we’ll build an entire episode around them — though there are one or two, obviously, like when Sheldon wanted to
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