16-05-2025
Is New Georgie & Mandy Partnership Doomed According to Big Bang Lore?
Does Big Bang Theory lore dictate that Georgie and Ruben's business partnership will fail?
In the Season 1 finale of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Jim's employees put their money together to buy the auto shop and prevent a sale to Fred Fagenbacher. At one point, Mandy asks her husband if and Ruben intend to keep the name McAllister Auto & Tire, to which he responds, 'when we make a few bucks, we might change the sign.'
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Georgie, of course, goes on to become 'The Tire King of Texas.' By 2018, when Sheldon's older brother first appears in an episode of Big Bang, he's the face of Dr. Tire, the most successful tire chain in the Lone Star State, and there's no mention of Ruben — a character the writers had not yet conceived. So, what does this mean for Georgie's business partner moving forward?
'I don't know,' franchise vet Steve Holland concedes. 'I mean, this is certainly the first step on the road to Dr. Tire. It's possible that he and Ruben have a falling out. It's also possible that Ruben is a silent partner and Georgie is the face of Dr. Tire. We've talked about all those options. Hopefully, we have a long road ahead of us, so we're taking it one small step at a time.'
Holland goes on to reveal that the decision to make Georgie and Ruben partners was inspired by a desire to see more of Jessie Prez's wise-cracking mechanic in Season 2 of the Young Sheldon spinoff.
'At the beginning, we didn't know exactly where the show was going to live — whether it was going to be more in the store, or more at home,' the showrunner explains. 'With this first season, as we were moving through it, the show was definitely more home-centered, and the stuff that happened at the store was them talking about what's happening at home. That made it tricky for us to get Jessie into those stories, but he was so great — and really funny. He got to weigh in and have his tongue-in-cheek moments, but we were always looking for ways to integrate him more fully, and this just seemed like a great chance to do that.'
That said, don't expect Georgie and Ruben to suddenly get along.
'I think it will stay complicated, even if there is grudging respect that comes with it,' Holland says of their contentious relationship. 'At some point, Ruben will have to admit that Georgie is good at a lot of things, but there's more fun to be had in them head-butting than in them getting along and being the best of partners.'
TVLine recently caught up with Prez and Will Sasso (aka Jim McAllister) at CBS Fest 2025, where they weighed in on the fate of Georgie and Ruben's partnership, and whether Mandy's father is cut out for retirement. Watch our Q&A above, then hit the comments and tell us how you think things will shake out in Season 2.
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