Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is a Young Sheldon spinoff, and there’s an Easter egg included in the show paying tribute to the CBS TV series. In the show, Georgie Cooper ( Montana Jordan ) drives a Ford F-150, which is the same Ford F-150 that belonged to his late father, George Sr. ( Lance Barber ).
And in an interview with TVLine , the series co-creator Steve Holland confirmed the nod – and it’s emotional meaning. Keep reading to find out more..
. “There’s some real weight to that if viewers caught it,” he said, following the truck’s initial appearance in Episode 2. “We didn’t really want to make it a big deal, but when Young Sheldon was ending and we were starting this show, the transportation department [at Warner Bros.
] was asking us, ‘Do you want us to keep this truck or get rid of it?’ And we were, like, ‘No, we should definitely keep it.’ And it makes sense that Georgie would drive that truck. It’s his dad’s truck, and he has an emotional connection to it, so it just seemed like that was the right thing to do.
” There are other nods as far as locations, including the Mexican restaurant where the couple shared their first date, the Bluebell Diner, where Mandy has worked off and on as a waitress since Young Sheldon Season 5. There’s also Nate’s Roadhouse, George Sr.’s favorite stop.
Plus, the upcoming Thanksgiving episode features scenes set in Dale’s house and Mary’s church. “There are pieces of [each set] that are origina.
