Georgie and Mandy’s 1st Marriage’s Rachel Bay Jones Teases TBBT Cameos

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is a by-product of The Huge Bang Concept and Younger Sheldon, so it’s solely pure that there can be cameos all through the sequence.

Rachel Bay Jones, who performs Audrey on the upcoming CBS sequence, solely instructed Us Weekly about Annie Potts and Zoe Perry‘s look within the pilot — and whether or not there are plans for extra returns.

“I really like all of them they usually undoubtedly [are] coming again. We simply filmed and wrapped the fifth episode and a bunch of [Young Sheldon] alums have been there for that,” Jones, 54, teased concerning the actresses who play Mary Cooper and Meemaw, respectively. “We did a Thanksgiving episode with all people and it was heaven.”

Jones is hoping actors from The Huge Bang Concept franchise proceed to indicate curiosity in returning on display. (Raegan Revord is about to reprise her position as Missy Cooper as effectively.)

“If Meemaw and Audrey may get into it, that might make me actually blissful as a result of I really like Annie Potts greater than virtually anybody on this planet,” she continued. “It will be actually enjoyable to proceed to play along with her. And we’re promised their presence because it’s a small city, so you possibly can’t escape all these different inhabitants.”

Whereas reflecting on her journey to becoming a member of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Jones revealed the connection she needed to the The Huge Bang Concept universe.

“Annie Potts is certainly one of my finest pals so I clearly knew about Younger Sheldon from the start and was such a fan of the present. Then she launched me to this complete world. She’s the one who referred to as up the casting director,” the actress revealed. “They wanted a mother for Mandy they usually provided me this position, which I believed was simply going to be one or two episodes. After all I liked [the character]. She’s very completely different than me. She’s a bit of extra surly and says issues that she might not imply however come out unsuitable. I simply liked being a part of that household even for a tiny bit. The truth that it grew and grew and changed into being part of this spinoff with Georgie and Mandy is implausible.”

The Huge Bang Concept, which aired from 2007 to 2019, starred Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper), Kaley Cuoco (Penny Teller), Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter), Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz), Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrappali), Mayim Bialik (Amy Farrah Fowler) and Melissa Rauch (Bernadette Rostenkowski) as a gaggle of pals made up of scientists and their vital others.

Younger Sheldon was picked up by CBS as a prequel to The Huge Bang Concept. The follow-up targeted on Sheldon (Iain Armitage) as a toddler prodigy rising up in Texas. Followers met Sheldon’s brother Georgie (Montana Jordan) and subsequently grew to become invested in his love story with Mandy (Emily Osment). Younger Sheldon got here to an finish in 2024 — however the franchise continued to increase with Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

“Younger Sheldon was a single-camera comedy, which is what we consider once we consider TV and movie. The digicam strikes across the set and the multi-camera comedy [on Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage] is designed to be carried out in entrance of an viewers,” Jones defined. “It’s not simply that there’s fun observe — they’re simply recording the viewers’s laughter that’s taking place once we’re recording the present, which is wonderful. Lots of people don’t know that it’s not canned laughter and it’s not faux. So that they know within the second once we’re performing it in entrance of the viewers that if a joke’s not working in addition to they need it or in the event that they wish to strive one thing completely different, it’s all taking place in actual time proper there.”

Jones is happy for followers of Younger Sheldon to see how Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage reintroduces characters from Younger Sheldon whereas bringing in some new faces.

“[The creative team has] taken the manufacturing really feel and the design of Younger Sheldon they usually’ve introduced it into this multi-camera world, which usually is vibrant and in your face comedy. So that they’ve taken all the coronary heart and all the depth and introduced it into this format,” she continued. “They’re breaking new floor. It jogs my memory plenty of the outdated ’70s and ’80s sitcoms that handled actual points and had actual issues to say, however stored you laughing when you have been feeling all of the feels.”

Younger Sheldon revealed that Mandy was estranged from her mother and father earlier than Georgie bought involved with them. Mandy took main steps to work on her points along with her household and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage options the pair dwelling with them and the obstacles that brings up.

“Audrey does care. She needs nothing greater than the very best for her household. She simply actually believes that she is aware of what is best than anyone else. So she’s actually attempting to drive her personal agenda by way of right here,” Jones hinted. “After all that creates plenty of battle. However I believe what’s actually thrilling for me is that we’re already beginning to see completely different sides.”

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage reveals extra of Audrey because the season goes on, with Jones including, “I’ve little doubt that these writers are going to proceed to deepen her already complicated character. I’m actually simply excited to be stunned by all of that. I don’t have an agenda, however so long as they proceed to permit us to see extra sides of this individual, it’ll be very thrilling for me as an actor.”

The one thought Jones has concerning the present is a musical crossover. (Jones comes from a Broadway background and has earned the 2017 Tony Award for Greatest Featured Actress in a Musical.)

“We’re plugging for it. [Creators] Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland are all musicians. So there’s plenty of musicians right here. And Emily Osment is a pop singer,” she famous. “All of us sing, all of us dance and all of us do all of these issues. So perhaps in the event you may put out on the planet that we actually want a musical episode, that might make me very blissful.”

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage airs on CBS Thursdays, October 17, at 8 p.m. ET with new episodes being launched each week.