r/AbbottElementary

Of course I have nothing but respect for MY KING Mr Johnson, but the delivery and quality of lines for Gregory are just immaculate every time.

What are your favorite Mr Eddie moments?

Here’s a recent favorite of mine from Class Pet

Melisa: “Do you wanna hold him?” [sweet cheeks]

Gregory as he’s walking away: “I LIKE ROCKS.”

Anyway that’s it Alexa hit post.

Observation: One thing I find hilarious about season 5 episode 1 is, first, when Ava goes into the school kitchen to check out the smell, the cameraman (who I can assume is a man, as that's how they're described, moderately attractive white men who all look alike) comes into the kitchen at the same time as Ava, yet is the first and only one to pass out while Ava looks clear and alert (obviously there can be exceptions, but the general idea of a grown man passing out first while Ava remains wholly unaffected makes me giggle for some reason). What makes it even better is that before she comes to alert anyone else, she had to get her mask!

Question: I say all this to say, I've been rewatching season 5, and I understand people critiquing the show. Nothing is without flaw, and I find critiquing something can, while sometimes be negative and even overbearing at times, can also be a way of showing a deep love for something, no matter how small...

So I wanna ask... what is something you absolutely loved looking back at season 5? And what do you think could be done better/hope for for season 6 after reflection?

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Hey Abbott fans! I’m Justin Halpern and I’m the co-showrunner of Abbott Elementary as well as the co-creator of the Harley Quinn animated show on HBO Max. I’m also the author of Shit My Dad Says Twitter feed and book. My new novel, Get Lost, is out now. It’s a buddy comedy/mystery that’s available wherever you buy books!

https://cardinal-publishing.com/titles/justin-halpern/get-lost/9781538778043/

Feel free to ask me whatever Abbott question or the TV business or what it’s like to go bald at 22 years old or any question you might have and I’ll answer them tomorrow at 10 AM PST!

The show does a good job at making their world feel like part of real life, as if it was an authentic reality show. But as the Abbott lore goes, they’re being followed and filmed by a college age(?) independent camera crew. So in their universe, who’s edited and releasing the episodes? Like who’s production and how are we watching the show? Especially cause in S2E7 they make jokes about buying Hulu without ads as I’m watching on Hulu without ads lol so like, is their universe OURS? Like is it in reality or a separate universe that also includes Hulu? Lol but then also that still begs the question of how we’re viewing/able to view the episodes the camera crew is presumably releasing and airing?? If they’re a small independent camera crew how in the world did they get a reality show about public school teachers in a less financially stable district to air?

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The actress appeared in both " Everybody hates Chris" and "Abbott Elementary". In the first show, Chris has a crush on her. And Chris and Gregory Eddie are played by the same actors. Lmao

can someone explain to me why Ava is jealous of Crystal when she has nothing to be jealous about ? I know she mentioned that Crystal was bragging about having a husband and children which is great for her but Ava is so much gifted in every other way ?? she’s funny, gorgeous, charismatic, successful in work, wealthy, she gets everything she wants, she’s very in demand, smart… i could go for long
So I really don’t get how she’s so jealous of Crystal when she has EVERYTHING and is way more fulfilled than her. It really doesn’t make any sense to me…
It’s not like Ava could only envy her because she has family, Ava is really not mother material and i wouldn’t believe that she wants children. And since having children is the only « accomplishment » Crystal has that Ava doesn’t have, i really don’t see where she could possibly have inferiority complex. So WHY DOES SHE WANTS TO PROVE SHE’S BETTER EVERY TIME ??

>Casting Pitch: Jaleel White as Gregory's Smooth Brother/Cousin
I have the perfect storyline pitch for Abbott Elementary and needed to get it out into the universe:I just need the satisfaction of seeing this on my TV screen. What do you all think?

I feel like it would be really cool to see Jacob step up and actually do something that makes people like him. Obviously people like him but i mean it would give us a deeper side of Jacob that we haven’t really gotten to see except for when Caleb and the whole family thing happened but even that wasn’t really a big thing. Especially with something so important as the LGBTQIA+ it’d balance the show with humor and deep meaningful scenes. It’s like when Janine and Gregory had a plot for getting Alex to come back to school in season 3 and it made Janine realize she needs to be back at Abbott. I want that but for Jacob so his character development isn’t boring and people can relate more. let me know what yall think.

1: a field trip to a broadway show. in season 4 episode 21, jacob has the idea and janine says she would save it for next time. i think they could get very creative with this episode and it could be similar to the ball game episode in season 5!

2: an episode where barbara questions her faith. i saw some other people talking about how this would be done and it got me thinking too. in season 2 she mentioned gerald having a prostate situation, but the doctor called and confirmed he was okay. i think it would be very interesting to see they come back and resurface and barb rethinking god and religion.

3: a field day episode. i know the smith playground episode was sort of like a field day but i think having an episode dedicated to a field day at the school would be soo funny and im honestly surprised they haven’t done that yet, considering it’s such a common part of elementary school.

4: a janine and gregory engagement of course, all though i feel this is already confirmed.

and that’s all i could think of for now, let me know what you think!!

This is the episode the school goes to the golf course. This episode made me so sick to my stomach. The only good thing I liked about the episode was watching Gregory try to try new foods. That golf course manager is the most disgusting person ever. Although the teachers used him but their intentions were good and for the kids. His intention was to bring enough white people with money to the course.

Also, when he told RJ "to come back when he is a little older because every golfer needs a great caddy". TF???? I also could be feeling someway because something similar happened to me and my 8th grade team. We went to the governor's mansion in Georgia. My teacher was so excited she pulled that field trip off. When we got there those little white lady volunteers' treated us so badly. We got to the library part of the mansion and that lady said, "This is the library, There are over 10,000 books here something I know yall have never seen. Now gone back to Stone Mountain where you came from". It was awful. My teacher cried the whole bus ride home. We were 14 and I still remember that day and I'm 37.

And they didn't have an agreement to post those kids on their page and call them charity. It was too much.......

(Sorry, reposting... made a mistake w that last post lol)

In the episode where Ava dresses Mrs. Howard up cause she's insecure about her age, she mentions "white chicks" as an inspiration... (before tanking the idea then stating "unless," which is fucking hilarious!) and that made me think, would she dress Barb up as a white woman or white man? How good do yall think Ava could get it in terms of ability (not chance)? Would it be offensively bad or terrifyingly and almost suspiciously good?

And honestly while I'm at it, if yall remember that joke Ava made when she let slip the computers 14th generating processors... what the HELL do you think she meant when she asked about incognito not tracking history??? What the fuck could she POSSIBLY be cooking up to be using incognito with deepfakes of Janine??? I'm honestly scared to even ask but did no one else question that scene? ✌🏾😭

i have rewatched the show plenty of times and every single time it bothers me, i feel like i will get over it — but i dont.
i saw some comments saying “every show has a will-they won’t-they kind of couple”, but in other shows, like The Office (Jim and Pam), Brooklyn 99 (Jake and Amy), etc, this is just a very small part of the episode. so the viewers have other things to focus on other than hoping they will get together already!! but i feel like in abbott that is the major/central plot for a lot of episodes. Like the entire playground episode, the entire trip to the museum, the entire party at janine’s house episode are based on their romantic storyline and janine and gregory are seen interacting with each other ONLY. This feels frustrating because it’s like WHY CANT THEY SEE THEY LIKE EACH OTHER UGH

love the show though - have watched it 5x already!