‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Co-Creator Says “One-Off Joke” Sparked Major Future Plotline (EXCLUSIVE)

Fans fell in love with Georgie Cooper and Mandy McCallister’s budding relationship in Young Sheldon — but one line from Big Bang Theory doomed their romance from the start. In the second-to-last episode of the popular sitcom, Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) makes a passing comment about receiving congratulatory texts from “my brother’s ex-wife” and “my brother’s other ex-wife,” implying that Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) don’t end up together.

During a recent appearance at Los Angeles Comic Con, co-creator and executive producer Steve Holland teased their eventual divorce and what that could mean for the future of Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage.

“You don’t think about it when you make a one-off joke on a show about characters you’ve never seen eight years ago, that suddenly this joke is gonna come back and bite you in the a–,” Holland exclusively told MovieWeb on Saturday, Sept. 27.

A similar situation happened with the death of George Cooper Sr. (Lance Barber). His passing was casually mentioned in an episode of Big Bang Theory, eventually making it necessary to address his death in the final season of Young Sheldon. According to Holland, Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage will follow suit.

“Sometimes boxes are interesting to have to write yourself into and out of. So, we’re aware of that and we will honor canon. We don’t know. We don’t have a timeline for it. The great thing is they could go six years and split up and get back together again. They could do on-and-off. I mean, we don’t have a grand plan for it.”

Georgie and Mandy’s Marriage Showed Cracks in Season 1

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As for how their marriage will inevitably end, while the young couple “genuinely loves each other,” Holland said they both came into the relationship with “a lot of baggage.” They already nearly called it quits for good in Young Sheldon when Mandy found out Georgie lied about his age, telling her that he was 21 years old when he was only 17. However, after Mandy realized that she was pregnant with their daughter, Cece, they both decided to give their relationship another chance and they got married. But it hasn’t been all smooth sailing from there. In the first season of Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage, tensions arose when Mandy secretly took a job as a weather reporter working for her ex-boyfriend, Scott (Christopher Gorham). As they continue to navigate marriage and parenthood, Georgie and Mandy are sure to face all new struggles in Season 2.

“There’s all these things that are gonna rear its ugly head and those things are great because they make for good stories, but they’ll also make for some trials and tribulations in that relationship.”

When it comes to Osment and Jordan, they both shared that their characters’ eventual split doesn’t affect how they play their roles or interpret the scripts.

“We ain’t looking at no divorce,” Jordan joked to MovieWeb at the bustling fan convention. “We’re staying together forever.”