“Younger Sheldon” govt producer Steve Holland informed Selection why Penny acquired a namedrop within the collection finale and the remainder of the characters didn’t. “We did not wish to go along with the entire forged,” he mentioned. “And we additionally wished to maintain it on Sheldon and Amy and their youngsters’ relationship, so it simply appeared like a pleasant coda on the finish.” Holland famous that Penny and Sheldon’s friendship is vital to the universe, making it a pleasant footnote to shut out the collection with, whereas additionally scoring her a verbal Easter egg.
There could possibly be quite a few different the explanation why Leonard did not rating a direct point out on “Younger Sheldon.” It is fairly attainable, in any case, that Penny has divorced Leonard in some unspecified time in the future within the ensuing years. The best clarification is that he is nonetheless dwelling with Penny and their baby — or kids, in the event that they’ve had extra youngsters after the one Penny was pregnant with on the finish of “The Massive Bang Concept” — and Sheldon merely by no means talked about him. In any case, Leonard and Penny’s relationship had an inclination to be fairly unusual, a sample that was unlikely to vary because the years handed.
It is price noting that no less than one different buddy of Sheldon’s – Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) – made a voiceover cameo throughout Season 5 of “Younger Sheldon,” indicating that they don’t seem to be solely nonetheless pals however that he is nonetheless alive. Time — and maybe future sequel collection — will equally inform the world the place Leonard has landed.