The family-friendly sitcom, Young Sheldon, might be a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory, but it holds its own. The show exudes coziness and warmth and each episode has simple but relatable themes that viewers enjoy. The series gained popularity from its quirky characters that have their own personality traits. From Sheldon’s studious obsession to Missy’s street-smart charm, here is a list where one can check out which zodiac sign they belong to, based on the Young Sheldon characters.
1) Aries – Sheldon Cooper
As the first zodiac sign and a fire sign, Aries, denotes leadership, enthusiasm, courage, impulsiveness, honesty, and tenaciousness. It is no wonder then, that the child prodigy, Sheldon Cooper, exhibits all these traits. He is tenacious towards his studies, brutally honest, and passionate. He also has some of the weaknesses of Aries like impulsiveness and moody-ness. Nonetheless, he never backs down, even when others make fun of him.
2) Taurus – John Sturgis
Taureans are often resilient, patient, reliable, and devoted. They are also hardworking, generous, and a perfectionist. Sheldon’s mentor, Dr. John Sturgis, embodies all these qualities. He is devoted to his study of science and is a source of guidance and reliability to Sheldon whenever the young boy needs help in his studies. A genius in his field, he is a perfectionist and hardworking.
3) Gemini – Mary Cooper
Geminis are adaptable, curious, impulsive, social, and creative. And Sheldon’s mother Mary, has many of these qualities. She likes to participate in community and Church-related activities and thrives on conversation and experiences. When it comes to her religious beliefs, she is often stubborn and moody like a classic Gemini. Further, she shows duality like a true Gemini when she switches from a God-fearing and patient Mary to an angry and hyper mother.
4) Cancer – Constance Tucker
The zodiac sign of Cancer has the traits of nurturing, loyalty, sensitivity, and overprotectiveness. Sheldon’s beloved grandmother or meemaw, Constance or Connie, is overprotective of her grandchildren. She is extremely humorous and quirky like a Cancer and has all the qualities of her zodiac sign. She nurtures her family and is loyal to her partners. Further, she knows how to stand like a rock for her loved ones.
5) Leo – Paige Swanson
Leos always stand out wherever they go. They do not like to stay on the sidelines and are made for the spotlight. Some of their traits are leadership, confidence, jealousy, and control. Sheldon’s enigmatic rival, Paige, is the classic Leo. She is an extrovert and loves admiration. She is also intelligent like Sheldon and is fiery like a true fire sign. Paige also shows confidence and rebellion by breaking the rules when her parents divorce.
6) Virgo – Dr. Grant Linkletter
A Virgo has the traits of perfectionism, analytics, hard work, organization, and reserve. As the physics professor at East Texas Tech, where Sheldon goes to college, Dr Linkletter, is another figure who guides Sheldon in his path to science—even if he is annoyed by the young genius. Like a Virgo, he is hard-working and analytical. He is also a perfectionist in his field of study and is detail-oriented.
7) Libra – Dale Ballard
Dale is the classic Libra. As Meemaw’s partner and boyfriend, he uses his charm to win her over. He is also compassionate towards her and her family. He is relationship-oriented like a Libra and wants an official stamp on his partnership with Connie. He also plays diplomatically at times—but it is all for fun’s sake. Finally, he can be indecisive at times and needs Connie to set him straight.
8) Scorpio – Missy Cooper
Scorpios are another zodiac sign that makes their presence known. They are passionate, intuitive, independent, and strategic. Missy is all of these things. As Sheldon’s twin sister, she might not be as academically intelligent as him, but she is emotionally and socially intelligent. She is street-smart and is strategic and independent. Even at a young age, she has clarity about what she believes in. She also displays intuition in sensitive situations, which her brother can hardly do.
9) Sagittarius – George Cooper Sr.
People with the zodiac sign of Sagittarius are generous, loyal, honest, humorous, and open-hearted. While George Sr. might not have the intellect of his youngest son, he is a devoted father who tries to understand him and wants to make Sheldon free-spirited and adventurous like a true Sagittarius. He is extremely loyal to his friends and has a kind heart. Further, he also has a good sense of humor and is not shy to state his opinion.
10) Capricorn – Pastor Jeff Hodgkins
As the Pastor to the entire community in Young Sheldon, Pastor Jeff, portrays the Capricorn traits of self-control, good manners, discipline, and gentleness. While he tries his best to set a model example in front of his community, he sometimes gets carried away as well. Like a Capricorn, he fails to trust himself and gets nervous easily. But he is still always smiling and calm like the zodiac sign and ready to help his fellow believers.
11) Aquarius – George Cooper Jr.
Aquarius’ are independent, intelligent, empathetic, and compassionate. At first glance, George Jr. might seem like a teenage rebel, but he is an independent and good-hearted brother and son to his family. Even though he breaks rules, he is financially intelligent. He shows his strongest growth in character when he steps up to support Mandy and their child and takes on the responsibility of his family after George Sr.'s death—displaying that he is highly empathetic and compassionate.
12) Pisces – Mandy
A Pisces denotes loyalty, emotions, romance, compassion, and creativity. George Jr.’s partner and girlfriend, Mandy, enters the show in-between and immediately wins George Jr’s heart with her emotional and romantic side. Even though the two start their relationship on a lie, they grow and mature together and are loyal to each other. Mandy even takes a stand for George Jr. against her family and displays creativity in her work.
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