Apparently, at the time the show was airing, Mayim Bialik was caring for both a newborn and a toddler and therefore, was unable to watch any television. She explained that she felt a level of discomfort because the cast and crew had assumed that she’d seen the show, recalling an anecdote on set, “One time we were blocking in the living room scene and I said to Mark Cendrowski, our director, ‘Should I sit here?’ He’s like, ‘That’s Sheldon’s spot. Why would you sit-?’ And I was like, ‘Right! Of course.'”
A long-running gag of the show, Sheldon is particular about his spot and rarely allows anyone to sit in it. At first, it’s simply one of Sheldon’s many peculiarities, explaining that his attachment is because it’s conveniently located for ideal temperatures, viewing angles of the TV, and social interactions, however, viewers will eventually learn that it means more to him. As the series progresses, the audience starts to discover several of Sheldon’s idiosyncrasies are mostly coping mechanisms for a world that can be sometimes too overwhelming for him. And his spot is no exception.
In a Season 2 episode, titled “The Cushion Saturation,” while arguing with Penny, he expresses the importance of his spot saying, “In an ever-changing world, it is a single point of consistency.” Later in Season 4, when offering his spot to Howard as an act of contrition, he further explains the significance of his spot intimating, “It is the singular location in space around which revolves my entire universe.”
Though Bialik isn’t to blame for not knowing about Sheldon’s spot, considering its importance to him, surely it should have been included in a handbook distributed during orientation.
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