Spoilers forward for Season 1, Episode 12 of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, “Typhoid Georgie.” Learn with warning!
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage has been airing on the 2025 TV schedule, and the Younger Sheldon spinoff continues to carry surprises. The collection has not solely been dropping mentions of Caltech pupil Sheldon, but it surely’s additionally introduced on different actors from the Huge Bang Principle prequel. This contains Lance Barber’s George Sr., though he was killed off forward of Younger Sheldon’s collection finale. Now, the present’s EP is weighing on whether or not Barber will return to this sequel collection once more.
Barber appeared within the newest episode of Georgie & Mandy, “Typhoid Georgie,” which noticed Montana Jordan’s titular character sick with the flu and dreaming about his dad as he worries about whether or not he’s doing sufficient for his household. Whereas the episode had a hilarious WTF second that noticed George Sr. as a brief zombie, it was additionally fairly emotional since Georgie was in a position to be together with his father once more, even when it was solely in a dream.
So, since Georgie & Mandy introduced again Barber as soon as, might it occur once more? Co-creator Steve Holland advised TVLine the probabilities of George Sr. returning:
I don’t know. I imply, we love Lance. We love having him on the present. For us, it’s at all times going to be in regards to the story. As a lot as we need to have these folks again, we will’t drive them into the present only for our personal egocentric causes. We talked about [distinguishing] this from the Bob Newhart desires in Huge Bang Principle, the place it was way more self-aware, and he would say to Sheldon, ‘I’m in your head, you’re the one saying this.’ We didn’t need to play that very same dynamic with George. If we did carry him again, we might have to verify we discovered a manner that wasn’t simply rehashing that model of ghost mentor that we did on Huge Bang.
As a lot as I’d like to have Barber come again as George Sr., Holland does make a very good level. Not solely would he should agree to return again, which might go in both route, but it surely must be otherwise. The story must make sense. Actually, whereas I would like to see him once more, this one look can be high quality since Georgie was in a position to at the least get some closure together with his father.
Since Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage was one in every of 9 CBS reveals to be renewed lately, there’s at all times the likelihood that Barber might return in no matter capability. Whether or not it’s a dream, a flashback, or a VHS tape, it might be thrilling to see him once more. Nevertheless, as of now, there’s no assure that it’ll occur.
Even when Lance Barber doesn’t come again any time quickly, Georgie & Mandy now shares a cool reference to Younger Sheldon and The Huge Bang Principle. Each he and Montana Jordan are the one ones to play the identical character on all three reveals, as the 2 appeared as George Sr. and Georgie through VHS tape on Huge Bang. So, if Iain Armitage is ever in a position to return as Sheldon Georgie & Mandy, he would additionally share the connection together with his on-screen dad and brother.
These with a Max subscription can at all times watch all seven seasons of Younger Sheldon if they’re lacking George Sr., however the latest episode of Georgie & Mandy is streaming with a Paramount+ subscription if followers need to see Barber’s most up-to-date look because the Cooper patriarch.