Sheldon grew up with the sassiest meemaw. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the times Sheldon’s Meemaw proved that you never outgrow your saucy spirit.
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00:00 "Is this my first day as Meemaw?"
00:02 Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the times Sheldon's Meemaw
00:07 proved that you never outgrow your saucy spirit. If you're still playing catch-up,
00:12 this is your spoiler warning.
00:13 "And how do you know who to trust?"
00:15 "You don't. That's what makes life interesting."
00:18 Number 10. She Knows Her Best Assets
00:23 When Sheldon's tormented by his next-door neighbor, the adults aren't exactly too sure
00:28 how to handle it. He's endured most people's share of teasing, but there's just something
00:33 different about the culprit. Luckily, Meemaw's there to remind the family that looks can be
00:38 deceiving, and who knows that better than her? "She looks harmless."
00:42 "She's cute, so she probably gets away with stuff. I'm like that."
00:47 Indeed, throughout the series, Connie practically has to bat suitors away. For instance, during a
00:52 book discussion, doctors Sturgis and Linkletter discover Connie is newly single and practically
00:58 fall off their chairs trying to win her over. "I feel like I am all Asimov'd down. Let's hit
01:04 the road." "Very well. We can kick off the next meeting with it." "Perhaps I can bake some
01:08 cookies. I'm handy in the kitchen, you know." "I've had them, and they're dry."
01:13 However, she's about as impressed with their attempts as she is with the works of Isaac
01:17 Asimov. Her face says it all. "If you'd ever like to discuss it further, I know the perfect
01:22 Italian cafe. The cannolis are resplendent." "Resplendent?"
01:27 "Connie! John Sturgis here." "What a surprise."
01:33 Number 9. Her Den of Sin In season 5, Connie buys out a laundromat
01:38 that just happens to be a front for one of her favorite secret hangout spots. However, thanks
01:44 to Dale's best intentions, she gets shut down before the business even gets off the ground,
01:49 and she ain't happy. "Keep asking questions, see what happens."
01:52 "Last one." "What?"
01:55 "How'd you get so pretty?" "I hate you."
02:01 "I like you." Luckily, she has a rather entrepreneurial grandson with a plan.
02:09 Unfortunately for her, he's more business-savvy than she anticipated,
02:13 and she takes no pains in letting him know. "We're in the game of business,
02:17 why don't we gamble for it?" "Okay."
02:19 "Great. The number I'm thinking of in my head, is it odd or even?"
02:23 "How dumb do you think I am?" "In my defense, you used to be dumber."
02:27 However, the funniest interactions take place between mother and daughter as Mary tries to
02:32 lead her, and Georgie, away from their den of sin. Honestly, it's like Mary doesn't even know
02:38 her own mother. "Oh please, it's not a den of sin. Although that is a great name. Den of Sin.
02:46 That would get some butts in seats."
02:48 Number 8. She's a Proud Texan. Connie Tucker prides herself on many things,
02:53 including being a proud Texan. In fact, several of her life lessons lean into what it truly means
03:00 to be from the Lone Star State. "I'm on my way to go get my video camera, don't get you until I get
03:04 back." "This is not a joke. Sheldon, get over here. Get over here. Sheldon."
03:13 In season one, when Sheldon's germophobia goes into overdrive, she believes she has what it
03:18 takes to coax him out of quarantine. Once she's done laughing at the spectacle, of course.
03:23 "Mind if I take a crack at catching the roadrunner?" "What are you gonna do that I couldn't do?"
03:27 "A little trick I learned trying to get prairie dogs out of the hole."
03:30 However, when her plan to catch this roadrunner with cookies fails,
03:35 she turns to their proud heritage to set him straight. Amazingly, it works. Perhaps next,
03:41 she can help the actual Wile E. Coyote with his roadrunner, too. "Now I want you to quit hiding
03:46 in this plastic bubble, and I want you to come out here and eat your cookies out in the world
03:51 like a man. Like a Texan man." We're sure he's an easier cookie to crack than her moon pie.
03:57 7. Giving Mary a reality check It's mentioned on occasion that Mary is the
04:03 only one of Connie's kids with whom she has a relationship. Does that spare her from her mom's
04:08 caustic tongue-lashings? No. For instance, in season one, when Georgie gripes about Sheldon's
04:13 phone usage, she humorously pokes fun at her daughter's faith. "How come he gets to talk
04:18 the phone when I can't?" "Because what is happening in there is called a miracle,
04:22 and God-fearing people do not get in the way of those." Later, when Sheldon asks permission to
04:26 go to Houston with his high school friends, his mom isn't sure she likes the idea of him alone
04:31 in a car with two teens. She asks for some motherly advice, only to get savagely burned
04:37 instead. "Would you let me get in a car with a stranger when I was young?" "Nobody ever asked
04:41 you out, so it didn't really matter." Of course, it's not the only time one of their mother-daughter
04:46 heart-to-hearts comes with a side of red hot sauce. "Well, I'd point out you always have
04:51 your husband, but you want me to be helpful." 6. So many of her interactions with George Sr.
05:00 Connie and George Sr. arguably have one of the series' funniest dynamics. She clearly doesn't
05:05 think he's good enough for her daughter, and he barely tolerates being the target of her sharp
05:10 wit. "I could buy it for him, and then y'all could pay me back when you can." "Okay, Connie,
05:16 now you're just insulting me." "Well, that was not my intention, but I'm glad to hear it." Still,
05:21 their interactions provide endless entertainment. You think the in-law interactions in your family
05:26 are unhinged? Get a load of this pair. "Have your family ever almost waged a full-out war
05:31 over a secret recipe?" "What does it do to the brisket?" "Oh, I have no idea." "Then why did
05:38 you send George all the way to New Orleans?" "Well, they don't sell this around here." Especially to
05:43 realize they handed the enemy the groundwork for a great elaborate prank. Connie's reluctant to
05:49 share her brisket recipe, but she sure won't be taking his advice on salad-making. "Can you make
05:54 the salad?" "Sure." "Don't put any of those little tomatoes." "Hey, I don't tell you how to impersonate
06:00 a lump of clay. You don't tell me how to make a salad." Their interactions can get fiery, but we
06:06 sure do enjoy 'em. Number 5. A feisty round of Dungeons & Dragons. We would probably call Connie
06:13 a gamer if that game were a slot machine at a casino, but she's no stranger to dabbling into
06:19 Sheldon's gaming world either, and she goes harder than most memaws. Did yours ever sneak you out of
06:25 school to play video games? We didn't think so. "What's the reason?" "His Aunt Imelda's not doing
06:31 well and has to see him before she goes." "Oh, I am so sorry. Does she want to see his older brother
06:36 also?" "No, she doesn't like him as much." Connie also shows us that D&D is more than just a game.
06:42 It's a great way to sort out your love life too. "You didn't want to steal the key. You didn't want
06:47 to fight the goblins. You wouldn't even kill the spider. You put it in a cup and took it outside."
06:52 "Well, that wasn't in the game." "I know. It was in real life, which is worse." When Dale tries to
06:58 reform his bad temper, Connie uses the fantasy role-playing game to lure out the old Dale,
07:04 the one with whom she originally clicked. After plenty of baiting, Connie's thief successfully
07:09 steals Dale's good nature. "That's good, then. I don't have to pretend to be Mr. Water Drinkin'
07:15 Nice Guy anymore." "That's what I've been trying to tell you." Number 4. Messing with Pastor Jeff.
07:21 If you lined up the Cooper Tucker family by devotion to the Christian faith,
07:25 Mary would steadfastly stand on one side, while Sheldon would sit unwaveringly on the other.
07:31 Does that stop him from getting involved in church? Not even a little. And his mimo is more
07:36 than happy to encourage his inquisitive mind. "But if God created the universe, wouldn't he
07:41 want to save all of it?" "Yes, he would." "Then why did you say Earth?" "Earth is a synonym for
07:49 the universe." "He's grabbing at straws now." Is it because she believes asking questions is
07:54 important? Or is it because she's interested in the salvation of octopus aliens, or whatever
07:59 Sheldon's jabbering about this time? "What if an octopus, Adam and Eve, brought sin to their world?
08:04 Would they be saved by a human Jesus or an octopus Jesus?" No, it's because she loves seeing Pastor
08:13 Jeff and her daughter squirm. "The Lord." "Yes, Connie?" "My grandson has a question." "Let her
08:21 rip, kid." Still, we have to wonder, would the pastor prefer Sheldon's incessant questioning,
08:28 or being doused by a fire extinguisher? Number 3. Giving Missy a life lesson on gender equality.
08:35 When Missy decides to join a baseball team, her dad asks around and eventually accompanies her
08:40 to try out. However, the coach won't even give her a chance just because she's a girl. "Coach
08:46 doesn't want a girl on his team." "And you were okay with that?" "No, I tried. There was no
08:51 changing his mind." "Where are you going?" "To be mad at somebody new." Missy's heartbroken,
08:57 but Connie, who's also dealing with her heartache, refuses to take it lying down. She steps up to the
09:03 plate and throws the coach a curveball he'll never forget. "Give her the same chance you would a boy."
09:08 "Or what?" "Or you and me gonna have problems." "Well, we wouldn't want that, would we?"
09:18 Seriously, who wouldn't want a meemaw like Connie in their corner? She's the ultimate MVP,
09:24 unafraid to stand up for what's right. Thanks to meemaw's feistiness,
09:28 Missy knocks it out of the park. "I'm just a girl, but I think that's called a strike."
09:36 Connie also hits a walk-off victory of her own, rounding the bases with style. "She made the team.
09:42 Congratulations!" "And meemaw got a date with the coach." "What?" "It was a productive afternoon."
09:50 Number 2. Egging Dale's House with Georgie. Connie never misses a chance to throw some
09:57 serious shade at the oldest Cooper sibling. "Can I have his allowance?" "That allowance is for
10:02 chores which you already don't do." "Come on, we all know I'm your favorite.
10:07 You're not even his third favorite." We get it. Sometimes he walks straight into them and not
10:13 firing back would be a missed opportunity. "As soon as I graduate high school, I'm gonna be
10:17 a professional male model." "That is hilarious." "What? I'm good looking." "No, that you think
10:24 you'll graduate high school." But don't get us wrong, she's also a fierce defender of her
10:29 grandchildren. Following an argument with Connie, a foul-tempered Dale takes out his anger on
10:35 Georgie and fires him. So, Connie encourages him to get revenge. Heck, she even joins him.
10:42 "Ready for this?" "Let's go." "After you." How many meemaws do you know with that kind of spirit?
10:54 Sure, she's already mad at Dale, but it's his mistreatment of Georgie that ultimately makes
10:59 her crack. Now, she just wants to make him eggs-tremely sorry. "Ooh, good one." "Ain't mine
11:06 neither." "Here's for firing my grandson." Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable
11:16 mentions. How she'd deal with Sheldon's unacceptable language. Not exactly what our
11:21 meemaws had in mind when they told us to watch our tongues. "Poodle poo!" "Okay, somebody's got to
11:28 teach this kid to swear. It's embarrassing." A meemaw's love is unconditional, most of the time.
11:34 But sometimes, kids just really make you rethink the "un" part, don't they? "Why would you want to
11:39 go to a funeral?" "I've never been to one." "You get to be my age, you get to go to plenty."
11:45 "Let's take a hundred years from now." "You make it hard to love you." Stirring the coffee pot.
11:52 The things we'll do for a good cup of joe. "If I wanted to make a cup of coffee, I'd have stayed
11:57 at my house." "One day, I'm gonna put you in a home and I'm gonna smile just like that." "That's
12:04 fine. By then, I won't know who you are anyway." Child-proofing her language. She could teach a
12:10 masterclass in double entendres. "Where are they going in such a hurry?" "Probably to unwrap their
12:15 presents." "Something's getting unwrapped." "Told you." Imparting invaluable life advice.
12:23 She certainly doesn't mince her words. "Well, in my experience, most people stay the miserable
12:29 bastards they are their whole entire life. But I have seen some folks change." Before we continue,
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12:50 Number 1. Snapping Sheldon out of his existential crisis.
12:55 Big Bang Theory fans know that Meemaw calls Sheldon Moon Pie because, "I'm nummy nummy and
13:01 she could just eat me up." That doesn't mean she'll never revel in his misfortune.
13:06 "It's not funny." "Oh, come on now. Sheldon in detention. That's funny." Anyway,
13:13 after a philosophy class sends Sheldon into an existential rabbit hole,
13:16 Connie's left to snap him out of it. We know Sheldon can be difficult, but this is a whole
13:22 other level. And this time, even a proud Texan speech can't turn things around.
13:27 "When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, he gets right back on. That is the second most
13:32 important thing about being a Texan. Right after thinking you're better than everybody else."
13:37 When even Dr. Sturgis fails to inspire him, Connie decides to wing it.
13:43 "If nothing is real, then neither is the chicken."
13:46 "Oh, good. We're standing now. That's progress."
13:52 It's funny how Sheldon's reality starts to come back into focus when faced with his
13:56 feathered foe, isn't it? Connie Tucker sure doesn't cluck around. She might just be the
14:02 sassiest chick in Medford. "Naked snappy."
14:04 "This still doesn't solve my existential crisis." "Say what? You wanna hold her?"
14:10 "No." "Less chalk, more pants."
14:15 Which Connie moment do you think was so saucy you could've chopped up some hot dogs and thrown
14:20 spaghetti at it? Let us know in the comments. "I gotta find a cooler chick to talk to."
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