Young Sheldon A Nuclear Reactor and a Boy Called Lovey (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 20 min | Comedy

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Young Sheldon

A Nuclear Reactor and a Boy Called Lovey (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 20 min | Comedy

Sheldon attempts to build a nuclear reactor. Also, a university cocktail party gets heated when Dr. Sturgis' colleague, Dr. Linkletter, flirts with Meemaw, and Georgie is heartbroken when he learns Veronica has a boyfriend.

Showrunner

Steven Molaro

Director

Chris Koch

Writers

Chuck Lorre (created by) (teleplay by) (story by) | Steven Molaro (created by) (teleplay by) (story by) | Eric Kaplan (teleplay by) | Tara Hernandez (story by) & 2 more

Producers

Tara Hernandez | Jeremy Howe | Timothy Marx | Steven Molaro

Composer

Jeff Cardoni (music by)

Cinematographer

Neil Toussaint

Editor

Brian Merken

Casting Directors

Ken Miller | Peter Pappas | Nikki Valko

Production Designer

Joseph P. Lucky

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 17, 2019

Release date

Jan 17, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins & 28 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Iain Armitage Sheldon Cooper Sheldon Cooper See fewer	Scoob! (2020)
Zoe Perry Mary Cooper Mary Cooper See fewer	Young Sheldon (2017)
Lance Barber George Cooper Sr. George Cooper Sr. See fewer	Gangster Squad (2013)
Montana Jordan Georgie Cooper Georgie Cooper See fewer	Young Sheldon (2017)
Raegan Revord Missy Cooper Missy Cooper See fewer	Young Sheldon (2017)
Annie Potts Meemaw Meemaw See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper (voice) Sheldon Cooper (voice) See fewer	The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Wallace Shawn Dr. John Sturgis Dr. John Sturgis See fewer	My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Isabel May Veronica Duncan Veronica Duncan See fewer	1883 (2021)
Brian Stepanek Mr. Givens Mr. Givens See fewer	Bolt (2008)
Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Linkletter Dr. Linkletter See fewer	A Mighty Wind (2003)
Ryan Phuong Tam Tam See fewer	Young Sheldon (2017)
Wyatt McClure Billy Sparks Billy Sparks See fewer	I See You (II) (2019)
Jordan Leer Bryan Bryan See fewer	Young Sheldon (2017)
Zoran Radanovich Russian Dad Russian Dad See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Knox Gagnon Russian Son Russian Son See fewer	The Jungle Book (2016)
Kirt Kishita Japanese Dad Japanese Dad See fewer	Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Evan Kishiyama Japanese Son Japanese Son See fewer	The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018)
Franco Vega Agent #1 Agent #1 See fewer	The Social Network (2010)
Sarah Di Leva Waitress Waitress See fewer	Missing (IV) (2019)
Bethany Clayton University Professor (uncredited) University Professor (uncredited) See fewer	Master of Dreams (2024)