Mary Cooper
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| Mary Cooper | |
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| Gender | Female
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| Occupation | Unknown
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| Relationship | George Cooper Sr. (Husband, deceased)
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| No. episodes | 4
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Mary Cooper is Sheldon Cooper's mother, a devout born-again Christian from East Texas. She has two other children, Sheldon's fraternal twin sister, Missy, and an older son named George Jr. Mary is not an intellectual like her son, but is very wise, caring and sweet-natured; she is very religious and, at times, can be unwittingly politically incorrect - something Leonard occasionally has to point out to her. She appears to be an extremely good mother and is the only one who has ever been able to control Sheldon. Leonard describes her as Sheldon's "Kryptonite".
She is called upon by both Leonard and Penny when Sheldon gets particularly difficult to handle. In particular, she was brought in to address:
- Sheldon picking up random projects to consume his time after being fired. Mary initially tried to put him into a comfort zone in which he would be receptive to trying to get his job back and, when tired of waiting, forced Sheldon to apologize to Dr. Gablehauser. [1]
- Sheldon getting into a protracted dispute with Penny. After seeing the battle escalate several times, Leonard advised Penny to call Mary, who responded by ordering Sheldon to forgive and apologize to Penny.
- Sheldon sinking into a depression after discovering his research data on the Arctic Expedition was faked. After Sheldon fled to her home in Texas, Mary convinced Leonard, Raj, and Howard to come to Texas and apologize and further convinced Sheldon to forgive them by calling evolution an "opinion".
- Sheldon "sulking" after "breaking up" with Amy Farrah Fowler (including the purchase of 25 cats). After meeting with Amy, Mary uses reverse psychology to trick Sheldon into getting back together with Amy.
Sheldon describes Mary as being a "kind, loving, religiously fanatical, right-wing Texan, with a slightly out of scale head and a mild Dr Pepper addiction". Sheldon has also uses his Mother to exact the point that he isn't crazy, as she had him tested. Mary later confirmed the story, although with the caveat that she wished she'd "followed up with that specialist in Houston."
As shown in "The Rhinitis Revelation", Sheldon's friends are all very fond of her, mostly because she offers maternal help and advice that many of them - particularly Leonard - did not receive from their mothers.
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Quotes
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"He gets his temper from his daddy. He’s got my eyes. All that science stuff, oh that comes from Jesus."
―Referring to Sheldon, The Luminous Fish Effect
"I love the boy to death, but he has been difficult since he fell out of me at the Kmart."
―Referring to Sheldon, The Luminous Fish Effect
"I made chicken. I hope that isn’t one of the animals that you people think is magic."
―Talking to Raj, The Luminous Fish Effect
"Oh, [he was] not so wise. He once tried to fight a bobcat for some licorice."
―Talking about Sheldon's deceased father, The Luminous Fish Effect
"You know how your daddy used to say that you could only fish for so long before you gotta throw a stick of dynamite in the water? Well I'm done fishin'!"
―Talking to Sheldon, The Luminous Fish Effect
"Leonard, the Lord never gives us more than we can handle. Thankfully, He blessed me with two other children who are dumb as soup."
―Talking about Sheldon, The Luminous Fish Effect
"He's not crazy, I had him tested as a child. Although I still feel I should have taken him to that expert in Houston."
―Talking about Sheldon, The Rhinitis Revelation
"If I hadn't told my brother Stumpy not to clean the wood chipper by hand we'd still be calling him Edward!"
―Talking to Leonard, The Zazzy Substitution
TriviaEdit
- Laurie Metcalf was a regular in the sitcom Roseanne, along with Johnny Galecki and Sara Gilbert.
- Even though Mary does admit (as Sheldon often says) that he is not crazy because she did have him tested, she does wish she had him taken for further testing in Houston.
- Both Sheldon and Leonard's mothers are fit for the other: Mary for Leonard and Beverly for Sheldon. Given how the Season 6 page states that the two mothers will meet and result in mother envy, you can expect them to point this out.
- In "The Precious Fragmentation" Sheldon says she has a mild Dr. Pepper addiction. Her addiction to caffeine can be observed in "The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation" when she is seen drinking Pepsi.
- While not directly involving the character, In "The Cooper/Kripke Inversion", Sheldon is attempting to avoid going to work by faking ilness. Leonard eventually convinces Sheldon to get dressed and get in the car by choosing similar words and a tone of voice Mary would have in the same situation. However, Leonard is unaware of why what he did was so effective.
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References Edit
- ↑ Luminous Fish Effect
