EXT. COOPER HOUSE - NIGHT
He holds up a textbook: “Grieving for Geniuses: A Logical Approach.”
Sheldon watches the real S7E01 workprint on his small TV. Adult Sheldon (Jim Parsons) voiceover:
As everyone bows their heads, Sheldon looks at the VHS tape in his pocket. Then at his mom. Then at the empty front pew where his dad should be.
Dad laughed at my joke last week. I don’t even remember what it was. That’s the worst part.
George Sr.’s voice (archival audio) replies: “Sure, son. Get in the truck.”