Principal Petersen: And the winner of the Medford High School Science Fair is SueAnn Ludlow!
Sheldon: You've got to be kidding me!
Mary: Shelly.
Sheldon: You people are crazy!
George: Hey. All right.
Sheldon: You're celebrating mediocrity. Mediocrity! Mediocrity!

Mr. Givens: How come?
Sheldon: Because I'm disillusioned with the school system.
Mr. Givens: Georgie, do you know what's going on with him?
Georgie: Actually, I'm trying to ignore it.

Mary: I'm really getting worried about Shelly. Acting out, and now quitting science?
Meemaw: Oh, I'm sure he'll get right back to it. I've quit smoking and gambling plenty of times. Hmm. Look in my purse. Nothing but cigarettes and scratchers.

Dr. Goetsch: Welcome back.
Mary: Thank you for seeing us on such short notice, Doctor.
Dr. Goetsch: Oh, not a problem. Sheldon, I remember you. Do you remember me?
Sheldon: I remember everything.

Mr. Lundy: Okay, everybody, ten minutes to curtain. No smiling, girls, it's a hard knock life.

Mary: How'd it go?
Sheldon: Great. I feel a lot better.
Meemaw: Well, that's just wonderful.
Mary: So, you're going back to science?
Sheldon: No. In fact, I'm going as far away from science as possible. I plan to pursue the arts.
Mary: What kind of arts?
Sheldon: I've decided to become an actor.
Meemaw: Of course you have.

Sheldon: I was told you're the head of the drama department.
Mr. Lundy: Mm-hmm, and the girls' volleyball coach, which, between us, is the real drama department.
Sheldon: Was that a joke?
Mr. Lundy: I thought so.

George: I want to talk to you about this play.
Sheldon: I'm excited about it, too.
George: You know, if you play the part of a girl, people might make fun of you.
Sheldon: Mr. Lundy's trying to push the boundaries of drama in East Texas. One way to do that is cross-gender casting.
George: Let me rephrase that: if you play the part of a girl, people will make fun of you.
Sheldon: In Shakespeare's time, the men played all the female parts. No one made fun of it.
George: If Shakespeare went to public high school, it'd be a different story.

Meemaw: Okay, who's excited?
Georgie: I don't want to see Sheldon's stupid play, it's humiliating.
Missy: That's why I want to see it.

Sheldon: I can't do this.
Mr. Lundy: What are you talking about?
Sheldon: The play, I can't do it. There are too many people out there.
Mr. Lundy: Oh, that is just stage fright. That's completely normal.
Sheldon: No, this is a full-blown panic attack.
Mr. Lundy: All right, listen to me. You're feeling scared. I get that, but what you have to understand is you're not going out on that stage alone. Everybody, gather around, hmm? Uh, Sheldon, have you ever been to the circus?
Sheldon: Yes.
Mr. Lundy: Okay, good.
Sheldon: I had a panic attack there, too.

Adult Sheldon: Mr. Lundy gave a compelling speech. The audience did deserve to see what they came for, an eager boy bravely taking on the role of Little Orphan Annie. And in that respect, they were not disappointed.

Meemaw: I can't believe you sent him to bed without his dinner.
Mary: That's right.
Missy: On spaghetti and hot dog night. That's rough.

Sheldon: I've been thinking, and there's something I'd like to say.
George: Unless it's an apology, I don't want to hear it.
Sheldon: I'm quitting science.
Missy: Not an apology. Spank him, Dad.

Sheldon: You know, Sandy Duncan plays the part of Peter Pan-
George: Yeah, yeah, I heard.

George: I'm trying to protect you, son.
Sheldon: I appreciate that.
George: Good.
Sheldon: You're a football coach. Isn't it your responsibility to put in the best player for the job?
George: I guess.
Sheldon: Well, I want to do this, and Mr. Lundy said I was the best.
George: Okay. Can you at least wear pants instead of a dress?
Sheldon: I'll give you a definite maybe.