Young Sheldon’s Georgie originally had a baby with another character

Before Mandy came along, Georgie had a string of crushes in Young Sheldon – including a high school sweetheart he was supposed to have a baby with.

Thanks to Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage, Young Sheldon fans now know who Georgie grew up to be: a hard-working young man who supported his wife and baby in whatever way he could.

But according to creators, his past should have looked a lot different. Instead of eventually settling down and getting married to Mandy as he did in Season 7, Georgie was supposedly set to have a baby with Veronica Duncan.

You might remember her best as his crush from Seasons 2 and 3, becoming a born-again Christian under Mary’s guidance. For good measure, she also punched Georgie during their baptism.

Georgie’s crush on Veronica should have been endgame

Essentially, there’s an alternate world where Veronica and Georgie were til death do them part.

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Reports suggest that the baby storyline was ditched at the last minute due to actress Isabel May leaving the series because of scheduling conflicts with Netflix’s Alexa and Katie.

“Now I’m wondering how Mary would react to that more considering she was initially flabbergasted at the idea of Georgie dating someone twice his age, especially with the fact Veronica was also baptized,” one fan mused.

A second agreed: “This makes a lot of sense. I wondered why they invested so much time into her character for her to just randomly disappear.”

Hinting at the sequel title, a third fan suggested: “Well, she can be the second wife.”

Though we never saw her again after Season 3, Veronica made a huge impression on Georgie, the Cooper family, and Young Sheldon fans. Starting her journey as Medford High School’s bad girl, she is converted to Christianity and starts again under Mary’s guidance.

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Georgie continued to be so enamored with her that he also tries to be guided by faith, going as far as to be baptized in order to try and kiss Veronica. He gets publicly rejected and punched in the face.

From there, the two try to be friends for the rest of Season 3 until they naturally go their separate ways, with Georgie having his eye on Jana Owens. Veronica wasn’t brought back for the Young Sheldon Season 7 ending, but it’s hinted in the show that she spent the rest of her life doing charity work.

May has since been a part of Yellowstone’s 1883 cast and will also be joining Neve Campbell in Scream 7.

As for Georgie and Mandy, there’s no signs of the two divorcing just yet. There’s been plenty of speculation about who Georgie’s second wife could be – if you remember in TBBT, he’s single with a string of exes – with Veronica remaining the top choice.

However, this has never been confirmed by creators, nor are there any plans to explore Georgie’s further romantic history.

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is airing weekly on CBS. Catch up with our Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, and Episode 5 recaps before you watch the next episode.