5. A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries (第2季)【完整台词】

1 ADULT SHELDON: While my sister and I are twins, we've always been different.

By the age of two, I was reading books.

Missy was content to eat them.

By five, I had a healthy appreciation for a well-organized work space.

My sister, less so.

- [MISSY GIGGLES] - Which is not to say she doesn't have qualities I admire.

Get it! Get it! It's just a spider.

Calm down.

It's got eight legs and fangs.

I see no reason to be calm.

Did you kill it? - Yup.

- Are you sure? - You tell me.

- [YELLING] The bond between twins is an incredibly close one, which is why I moved 1,500 miles to California the first chance I got.

Nobody else is stronger than I am Yesterday I moved a mountain I bet I could be your hero I am a mighty little man Hey.

- Hello.

- You got a minute? John has something he wants to talk to you about.

I brought you kolaches.

Ooh, yummy.

Mmm.

Mmm.

[CHUCKLES] So, what's up? You comin' to me to ask for Connie's hand in marriage? No.

But if that were to come to pass, are you authorized to bless the union? He was joking.

Oh.

- Tell him.

- Okay.

So, some colleagues of mine at the university are doing a research study on twins.

I told them about Sheldon and his sister, and they were most intrigued.

Uh, what kind of study? It's a longitudinal investigation of environmental and genetic factors in the development of cognitive and other capacities in pairs of fraternal and identical twins.

You asked.

[CHUCKLES]: Well, geez, I don't I don't know if I want some scientists pokin' and proddin' the kids.

Oh, but they wouldn't be poked and prodded.

They just have to, you know, answer some questions.

And maybe some puzzles and tests.

That's not too bad.

Where is it? Houston.

Oh, it just got bad.

That's that's a long drive.

It does pay $50 an hour plus gas and expenses.

Really? I told you to start with that.

Oh.

No.

See, Mary, that's the best part There's no pokin' and proddin'.

Plus, you know how much Sheldon loves puzzles and tests.

I'm not sure.

[SIGHS] Think about the money.

50 bucks an hour, four or five hours a week.

That-That's more than our mortgage.

I know, I know.

But Sheldon's already self-conscious about being different from other kids.

I worry how this might affect him.

You're being too protective.

He's a rock.

A rock? Are we raising the same child? And what about Missy? Aren't these tests gonna make her feel bad that she's not as smart as Sheldon? [SNORTS] I'm not as smart as Sheldon.

Doesn't make me feel bad.

And we could put the money aside for their college education.

That's a good point.

It's a great point.

I don't have to tell you, times are changing.

Kids are pitching in.

Like that Webster kid on TV He's making buckets of money for his parents.

Well I suppose we could give it a try.

There you go.

I'll call Sturgis, tell him we're in.

Baby, I'm getting a fishing boat.

So, Sheldon, Missy, we got some exciting news.

- Georgie took a bath? - No.

And how come I don't get exciting news? This isn't about you.

But after dinner, why don't you go rinse off? So, what's up? Well, a couple of scientists at the college where Dr.

Sturgis teaches are doing a research study on twins.

They want to meet you guys, ask you some questions.

Oh, boy, a research study.

Will they give us written tests? - Yeah, I think so.

- Oh, boy.

Now, you don't have to do this if you don't want to.

It's purely volunteer.

I don't want to do it.

- Why not? - They probably just want to find out why you're so smart and I'm just average.

[QUIETLY]: Average? That's a little generous.

Why don't they want to test me? - Georgie, not now.

- 'Cause I'm available.

Listen, why don't we just go there this Saturday and give it a try? And if you don't like it, we don't have to do it again.

Or they'll love it, and they'll do it till they're 18, 19 years old.

I already love it.

My man.

Missy? I believe there might be a Dairy Queen on the way there.

Can I get an Oreo Blizzard? You know what I think? I think you're smarter than him.

Dr.

Thorpe and Dr.

Pilson, here are your research volunteers, Sheldon and Missy.

So nice to meet you.

Thank you for participating in our study.

Always happy to help advance our understanding of me.

I'm just in it for the Dairy Queen.

All right.

Um, if you two wouldn't mind waiting here, we'd like to start by talking to your mom, dad, and grandma.

Why? Jut to get some background information on the both of you.

Smart.

Ask how old I was when I completed potty training.

You won't believe it.

I'll do that.