‘Young Sheldon’ holds mini ‘Coach’ reunion and fans love it: ‘I squealed so loudly!’

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On Thursday’s Young Sheldon, a classic sitcom reunion took place when series regular Craig T. Nelson shared a scene with guest star Bill Fagerbakke. The moment came 24 years after the conclusion of their long-running ABC sitcom, Coach, and 17 years after the pair last appeared on screen together in an episode of The District on CBS.

On Thursday’s episode, Nelson and Fagerbakke play old friends who meet at a bar to catch up. And while it was the only scene the two shared in the episode, it was enough to get fans very excited watching home, as they went on social media with a fairly common sentiment: that it was “awesome.”

And viewers noticed what Young Sheldon executive producer Steve Molaro pointed out in an interview with TVLine ahead of Thursday’s airing, that the pair still have a great chemistry.

Nelson has continued to appear in major network shows over the years since Coach ended, while Fagerbakke has made a name for himself as the voice of Patrick Star on the hit animated show, SpongeBob SquarePants.

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OFFICER JAKE: Hey, Dale,

DALE BALLARD: Hey, Jake,

OFFICER JAKE: Good to see you.

DALE BALLARD: Hey, thanks for coming out.

OFFICER JAKE: My pleasure. Can I get a beer?

KYLIE MAR: A classic sitcom reunion took place on "Young Sheldon" Thursday when series regular Craig T. Nelson shared a scene with guest star Bill Fagerbakke 24 years after the conclusion of their long running ABC sitcom, "Coach." On this show, they played just a couple of old pals catching up at a bar. So it was kind of like real life.

DALE BALLARD: You arrest anybody fun lately?

OFFICER JAKE: A party clown. But what he was doing was not fun.

DALE BALLARD: Do I want to know?

OFFICER JAKE: Not if you want to sleep tonight.

DALE BALLARD: Huh.

OFFICER JAKE: What's up with you? Still dating that Connie?

DALE BALLARD: Yeah. Oh, yeah.

KYLIE MAR: Viewers on Twitter were loving the reunion saying things like, Dauber from "Coach" is on "Young Sheldon" with Craig T. Nelson. I squealed so loudly. "Coach" was one of my favorite shows growing up. And "Coach" and Dauber reunion on "Young Sheldon." #awesomesauce. While Nelson has continued to appear in major network shows over the years, Fagerbakke has made a name for himself as the voice of Patrick Starr on "SpongeBob Squarepants."

And like "Young Sheldon" executive producer Steve Molaro pointed out in an interview with "TV Line" recently, their chemistry still feels natural.

DALE BALLARD: What do you know about the back room slot machine places?

OFFICER JAKE: Why? Are you thinking of putting one in your store?

DALE BALLARD: No, uh-uh. No, actually, I'm asking for Connie because she's kind of interested.

OFFICER JAKE: Hmm, those places are harmless. We look the other way.

DALE BALLARD: Well, that's good to know.