The only problem? He didn’t buy his father-in-law’s shop alone. Ruben is an equal partner, and Drs. Tire doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.
As series co-creator Steve Holland told TVLine as part of our Fall TV Preview, reality quickly sets in for Georgie and Ruben, who no longer have Jim around to serve as a tiebreaker when difficult decisions arise at the store.
“Their journey over Season 2 is going to be figuring out how to work together,” the EP says. “Ruben goes to school, he’s worked there longer, and he feels like he’s the one who should have a bigger say.”
When asked whether a behind-the-scenes photo showing Georgie with a black eye is the result of a fight with Ruben, Holland hedged: “I’m going to leave that for the viewer to discover.”
Georgie, of course, goes on to become “The Tire King of Texas.” By 2018, when Jerry O’Connell first appeared on The Big Bang Theory, he was 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,” Holland told us following the Season 1 finale. “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.”
