Cooper Family

The family of Dr. Sheldon Cooper contrasts strongly with his own eccentricities, as they are neither scientists nor intellectuals.

Recent Family History
Twenty-nine years ago, Mary Cooper, a devout Christian living in Galveston, Texas, gave birth to her son Sheldon in a K-Mart. As her son grew, being a distinct child prodigy, his own scientific beliefs were often at contrast with her spirituality, though she held that his knowledge "comes from Jesus." Nevertheless, she was a good mother, and the only person ever able to control "Shelly." Sheldon's roommate Leonard Hofstadter called her Sheldon's "Kryptonite."

Sheldon also has a fraternal twin sister, Missy. Tall and attractive, she caught the attention of Leonard, as well as of Rajesh Koothrappali and Howard Wolowitz. Sheldon recognized that within Missy's eggs lay the potential for another "superior mutation" like himself, and on this grounds considered his friends unsuitable to be with his sister. Sheldon became offended when he found that Missy tells others he is a rocket scientist; he apparently thinks the title is inaccurate and below him, telling her she might as well say he is a toll collector at the Golden Gate Bridge.

Along with Missy, Sheldon also had an older brother, who often beat him up. Mary described the two of them as being "dumb as soup."

Sheldon's father, George, an almost-redneck Texan, died recently, and Missy visited Sheldon to bring paperwork regarding their father's estate. Sheldon recalls that his father would force him to watch football despite his lack of interest for the sport.

Sheldon is also very fond of his grandmother, whom he calls "Memaw", who in turn calls him "Moon Pie".