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After failing to make friends with jocks and cheerleaders using Carnegie's methods, Sheldon meets Tam, a fellow student who shares his passion for rocketry .

Fans often note that while Sheldon claims in adulthood he never had friends as a child, this episode shows he did have a meaningful, if brief, bond with Tam over their shared interests. Rockets, Communists, and the Dewey Decimal System Young_Sheldon_1x02_Razzi_Comunisti_E_Il_Sistema...

The scene where Tam joins the Coopers for a "real Texas dinner" of BBQ chicken and brisket is a highlight, especially as Mary awkwardly tells him he can say "Buddha" in his head while they pray. After failing to make friends with jocks and

Worried that Sheldon has no friends, Mary Cooper encourages him to try making one. Sheldon takes a typically scientific approach, checking out Dale Carnegie’s classic book, How to Win Friends and Influence People , from the school library. Worried that Sheldon has no friends, Mary Cooper

Zoe Perry, who plays Mary Cooper, is the real-life daughter of Laurie Metcalf, the actress who played older Mary in The Big Bang Theory .