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If you're smart that doesn't mean you will be successful in your life. Very interesting episode showing how clever you can be not only by fast counting but just seeing things that no one else could.

In the show it states the study is for identical and fraternal twins. Sheldon and Missy are fraternal twins.

This is probably one of the better episodes for me. I really enjoyed the topic and how we got a surprise with both Sheldon & Missy at the end.

They are both very intelligent & dumb but in different ways and I think this is the episode that finally shows that aspect of both of the twins in the series. It's as if both were born with a different half of the intelligence or at least that's how I saw it.

A few of the twins that I have known have also had similar capabilities where both had strengths and weaknesses that complemented each other. I feel that's the case with Sheldon and Missy where they both make up for each others weaknesses.

Overall I really connected with this episode. Great job to the writers and actors.

I can't see how the idea of "different kinds of intelligence" could be "feminist propaganda." What I can see from this episode is that despite not being the super-genius that her twin brother is, Missy's insight and perceptiveness has a major impact on those around her whether positive or negative, and in the case of two people in this episode, it proves to be very positive.

One day, Dr. John Sturgis approaches the Cooper household with Meemaw, and recommends that George brings Sheldon and Missy into a weekly research study on the intelligence of the twins. At first, he seems unwilling to get them involved, but the promise of money for travel expenses and other financial gains has him looking for a new cabin cruiser. Later he tells Mary about it, but she's worried that it'll inflate Sheldon's ego more than it already is, and have a negative impact on Missy's self-esteem. "I'm not smarter than Sheldon, it doesn't make me feel bad." Of course, they tell the kids about it later that day, and since Georgie isn't a twin, he gets to stay home by himself and do whatever he wants. Sheldon is eager to get involved, but dad has to bribe Missy with a trip to a nearby Dairy Queen to convince her to go along with the study.

Once they arrive, the meet the two doctors who are supposed to test them; Drs. Edward Pilson (Wallace Langham) and Sandra Thorpe (Amy Farrington). First they discuss their early childhood and Mary's pregnancy with them in order to look for clues, while Dr. Sturgis hangs out with them. Meemaw tells them this exam is pointless and insist they get on with the testing. Sheldon is supervised by Dr. Pilson and is surprised that he knows about the tests he could be taking. This first text involves problem solving skills, which Sheldon aces, and Missy... not so much. As with many episodes, Missy steals the show, but it's the way she does it in this episode that makes it so great. Here she concentrates more on her own appearance for the video, but also recommends some fashion tips for Dr. Thorpe, who originally take offense to her recommendations. Nothing drastic, though. Just letting her hair down and wearing a belt with her lab coat. Later we learn why she's making these suggestions. Sheldon's doctor has a crush on her. When the twins are finally done with the first test, the two doctors send the Coopers home, and Dr. Thorpe awkwardly tries to flirt with Dr. Pilson with her hair. She's worse at flirting than Sue Heck and better than Isadore Smackle, but she still gets her man.

As they get home from this little excursion, the twins spot Georgie watching an episode of Soul Train and developing a crush one one or more of the dancers. Mary continues to fret over the psychological impact of the test, and George continues his semi-secret plot to use the money from it for a boat.

The next test involves measuring the kid's level of empathy and perceptiveness. Sheldon is failing miserably, while Mary anxiously tries to help him, like sports fans watching a football game as their team is losing. Missy is coming up with her own storylines for the flash cards in the same test. She also mentions that one of the young women on these flash cards is wearing a belt, as her doctor is doing this time. It's far too obvious Missy's fashion tips proved to be extremely beneficial to the two doctors.

These two characters only appeared in this episode, but it's impossible not to be happy for them. Let's hope their relationship becomes better than George and Mary Cooper, and dare I say it... better than Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler as well.

Just a bunch of "there are different kinds of intelligence" feminist propaganda

Although I enjoy watching Young Sheldon and think that the lead star is amazing, I have to correct the details with in this episode. Sheldon and Missy are conducted into a research study, George Senior refers to the study being conducted on identical twins. I am surprised that a team of writers who write about science, failed to recognise their own mistake. That said, I am also surprised that the young Sheldon, with all his knowledge, didn't question it either. Identical twins and non identical twins are not made the same way. Identical twins that are a boy and a girl, are IMPOSSIBLE. As with the creation of identical twins, this happens because the same egg splits, therefore you can only have one gender type. In the case of non-identical twins, two eggs are released. This is why you can have same sex non-identical twins and opposite sex non-identical twins. Sheldon and Missy are not identical twins, they are the opposite sex. The fact that one is a girl and one is a boy should tell you that they are not identical. Of course you can have non-identical same-sex twins, but you should notice that they are NOT identical, but they may have similarities that are commonly found in related siblings.