Sheldon: [v.o.] Dear Missy, I'm currently on my fifth train ride exploring Germany and the nations of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. It's often referred to as a dual monarchy because the Hapsburg ruler was both the emperor of Austria and the king of Hungary. Speaking of hungry... strudel.
[Sheldon steps off the train to buy a strudle from a cart. As a whistle blows, the train's engine hisses and it begins to pull away.]
Sheldon: Wait! Wait! Warten! Warten! That's German for "wait"!
Adult Sheldon: As you can see, they did not warten.

Officer #1: It's okay, young man, we speak English.
Sheldon: But not as well as my German, so stay with me.

Meemaw: What are you doing?
Dale: I'm gonna go sleep in the other room so we don't bug each other.
Meemaw: And leave me here all alone?
Dale: I thought you'd be happy.
Meemaw: Well, my nose might be happy, but the rest of me won't be.
Dale: Aw.
Meemaw: Unless you're leaving because my snoring is so bad. Alleged snoring.
Dale: Alleged snoring? I'm going half deaf in this ear from your alleged snoring.

Mary: [on the phone] Uh, hello? Police? Sprechen English? Good, good. Um... My little boy is lost at a train station. No, I don't know which one... Um, he's, uh, five foot ten... Well, he's little to me!

Mary: What happened to you?
Sheldon: Tough day.
Mary: At the library?
Sheldon: Yes.
Mary: Where's your other shoe?
Sheldon: When I was leaving... the library, a wild dog attacked me.
Mary: Oh, sweetie, no.
Sheldon: I fought him off, but at the price of a loafer.
Mary: Where's your backpack?
Sheldon: I guess he got that, too.
Mary: Well... that all makes sense, Sheldon, if that's what really happened.
Sheldon: It is.
Mary: Okay, then. Why don't you go lie down?
Sheldon: I will. I'm tired from all the things that happened...
Mary: At the library.
Sheldon: At the library.

Mary: [v.o.] Instead of punishing him, I'm letting him think he got away with it. The guilt is eating him alive. I wish you were here to enjoy it with me.

Mary: [v.o.] Dear George, I really loved your last letter. Who would have thought that I would have a love affair in Germany and that it would be with you. I miss you all so much, but it sounds like everyone is doing great. By the way, Missy's new friend Taylor, is that a boy or a girl?
George: Missy!

Mary: Oh, George wrote me a letter.
George: [v.o.] Dear Mary, hope you and Sheldon are having a great time in Germany.
Mary: [sighs] So great.
George: [v.o.] Got the phone bill the other day. It was a whopper. I figured maybe, instead of calling, we should try the good ol' U.S. mail. Everything here is fine. A little crowded since the tornado, but it's bringing us together.
George: [pounds on door] Missy, I got business to tend to.
Missy: I'll be out in a second.
Georgie: Is she almost done? I got to shower.
George: There's a line or a hose out back. Take your pick. [Georgie shrugs] Count of three!

George: [v.o.] And our granddaughter is getting more fun every day.
George: Ah-boo. [CeeCee cries]
Mandy: What is wrong with you?
George: It was just peek-a-boo.

George: You'll be happy to know your daughter made a new friend. Taylor. And they've been hanging out a ton.
George: Where're you going all dressed up?
Missy: I'm not dressed up, and I'm going to the mall with Taylor.
George: When do I get to meet this girl?
Missy: Soon. Gotta go.

George: Ooh, she wrote back. Saving money already.
Mary: [v.o.] Dear George, it was really nice to get your letter. It reminds me of when you were in Vietnam, except this time, I'm the one in a foreign country and the enemy is Sheldon. [George chuckles] The other day, he wanted to go riding around Germany, by himself, on a train. But I put a stop to that.
George: Good.

George: [v.o.] Your mom's been going through a rough patch since she lost the house, but she's a strong woman. You'd be proud of how well she's dealing with it.
Meemaw: Hey.
George: What are you doing?
Meemaw: Taking one of your beers. What are you doing?
George: Writing Mary a letter.
Meemaw: Too cheap for a phone call?
George: You know how much those things cost? Tank of gas to say, "I miss you."

Mary: [knocks on door] Sheldon, can I get you anything? [enters]
Sheldon: No.
Mary: You sure? Cup of tea?
Sheldon: I'm fine.
Mary: Hot chocolate?
Sheldon: Why are you badgering me?
Mary: Whoa, what brought that on?
Sheldon: Nothing. Everything's fine. I just have to study.
Mary: [sighs] Is this about the train?
Sheldon: What? No. What train?
Mary: Are you still mad that I won't let you go alone?
Sheldon: Yes.
Mary: Well, I'm sorry to hear that. Someday, when you're a parent, you'll understand.
Sheldon: I'm sure I will.
Mary: Okay, then.

Sheldon: [v.o.] Dear Missy, I'm sure you're surprised I'm writing to you, but I have a secret and I have to tell someone or my head will explode.
Missy: Ooh.
Sheldon: [v.o.] The other day, against Mother's orders, I rode a train by myself.
Missy: [scoffs] What a loser.

George: [v.o.] Don't feel bad for being confused about Missy's friend. He is a boy, but don't worry, I'm on top of it.
George: Taylor's a boy?
Missy: Yes.
George: So when you went to the movies with him, he was a boy?
Missy: Mm-hmm.
George: And when you went swimming at his house, he was a boy with his shirt off?
Missy: I never said he was a girl.
George: No, I said he was a girl and you didn't correct me.
Missy: I don't remember who said what.
George: Yes, you do. And that is the last you're seeing of Taylor.