After choking on a breakfast sausage, Sheldon wrestles with his fear of solid foods and discovers comic books for the first time.

While Mary, Connie and Missy have their girls night at the salon, the three Cooper men plan their road trip to see the space launcher, but it doesn't go as well as they plan.

Mary bans Sheldon from reading a mature comic book. Sheldon decides it's time to stop living under Mary's thumb.

A battle erupts between the Coopers and Sparks when the Sparks' new dog terrorizes Sheldon.

After Sheldon dismantles the refrigerator to stop an annoying hum, he gets a paper route to pay for the repairs.

When Dr. Sturgis recommends Sheldon and Missy for a university research study on twins, Mary is unhappy when the test results go to Sheldon's head.

A video game takes over Sheldon and Connie’s life. George Sr. is jealous when Georgie bonds with Herschel at the auto shop.

Unhappy that school funds are going towards football rather than academics, Sheldon decides to run for class president.