Even if you have never seen an episode of “The Big Bang Theory”, you probably know the slogan of his character outside the Sheldon competition (Jim Parsons): “Bazinga!” Priced for the first time by Sheldon in season 2, he says “Bazinga!” To understand that he tells a joke. (His jokes are so bad that the other characters often cannot say when he makes one.)

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Sheldon does not really say the word in the show (in fact, he does not pronounce it at all in the seasons 6 and 7), but Warnermedia certainly did not hesitate to mark the slogan as soon as they realized that he became popular in real life. You can find “Bazinga!” Presented strongly on the “Big Bang Theory” t-shirts, the posters, the same and all kinds of Fandom goods. When another show makes a parody of “The Big Bang Theory”, they probably take care to give his stand-in of Sheldon a chance to say the line.

“Bazinga!” It may not be such a cool slogan as “how are you?” “friends” or “Oh!” “The Simpsons” (which had a surprising origin)But at least it was less boring than “Duh!” In “Full House”. The sentence is not drawn and unpleasant that “pretty, pretty, quite good” of Larry David either. No offense to “brake your enthusiasm” fans, but I have to cut the show every time Larry begins to say this line. (I will reactivate it ten seconds later when he finally finished it.)

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“The Big Bang Theory” The Prequelle series “Young Sheldon” provides an explanation for the way Sheldon proposed the slogan. In season 2, episode 10, “a childhood of slowdown and a box of mixed nuts of fantasy”, the young Sheldon sees a stand for a novelty called Bazinga company. The company sells a bunch of stuffing items such as chewing gum packs and darling cushions. The slogan on the stand can be read as follows: “If it’s funny, it’s a bazinga!” And Sheldon takes the advice a little too seriously.

“A stunned childhood and a box of mixed nuts of fantasy” is a sweet episode of “Young Sheldon”, while we are looking at him trying not to become a prank. After a series of attempts at an impressive farce, he admits to his sister Missy (Raegon Revival) that he is “not sure to be cut for these buffoonery and maneuver”. He explains further: “Life is so confusing, I always hoped that it would be easier for me when I grew up but now I’m not sure it will.” Missy comes to comfort him, but ends up sitting on a Whoopee cushion.

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“Bazinga!” Sheldon tells him, happy that at least one of his pranks was a success. Old Sheldon proudly explains via the voiceover, “and that’s how I became the crazy joker that all my friends know and love.”

The joke is that we know that older Sheldon never improves many pranks or jokes. His “Bazinga!” The moments always feel annoying and forced, as adapting to a socially inept character. It should be noted, however, that the young Sheldon rarely has this problem in his derivative series. Yes, he is always socially clumsy, but he does not say “Bazinga!” With anywhere near the same regularity as his future me.

There is no explicit reason for this, but there is a sad explanation involved by the final: Sheldon, a bit like his mother, becomes a worse person in the aftermath of the death of George Sr.. While poor Mary Cooper becomes more and more religious and neglect of her daughter In response to the tragedy, it seems that Sheldon becomes a little reder and more annoying in the future.

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It is not only the result of the death of George Sr., of course. At the end of “Young Sheldon”, Sheldon Leave his whole family to attend Caltech. This is a necessary step in his life, but it also means that Sheldon loses contact with the few people capable of putting it to the earth and going out on its human side. “Bazinga!” It may seem to be an silly slogan, but it is also a window on the tortured psyche of Sheldon. “Young Sheldon” gives us an overview of the way Sheldon was able to grow as a person, before the death of his father near the final of the series, brought him back to his sad status “Big Bang Theory”.