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Summary The Quinta Brunson comedy centers on a group of teachers working at a Philadelphia public elementary school.
Created By: Quinta Brunson
Abbott Elementary
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Dec 7, 2021
7.0
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Summary The Quinta Brunson comedy centers on a group of teachers working at a Philadelphia public elementary school.
Created By: Quinta Brunson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 39 Critic Reviews
83
95% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 39 Critic Reviews
83
95% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Sep 22, 2022
The first two episodes, which is what ABC sent to critics, are equally as funny and heartwarming as the best of the show’s excellent first season.
Sep 21, 2022
There is always a question about whether you can match the high bar set by what preceded it. Not only is this show already on track to do so, but there is also the promising potential for it to even surpass what came before.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 133 User Ratings
7.0
73% Positive
97 Ratings
97 Ratings
11% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
17% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 133 User Ratings
7.0
73% Positive
97 Ratings
97 Ratings
11% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
17% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
Jun 30, 2025
Thank you to my partner for introducing me to this show! it is amazing There's a character for everything and everyone
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May 11, 2025
My new favorite show, held my attention, had so many great laughs and is definitely another comfort show. It's up there with The Office.
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Sep 21, 2022
It feels like they used the summer to balance out how the show’s writers tune their cast, allowing every supporting player just enough time to shine in both episodes. Of course, being only 15 episodes into a run makes it way too soon to discern this show’s place in comedy history, but it’s starting to feel more and more like “Abbott Elementary” will be a part of comedy class syllabi for years to come.
Feb 8, 2024
Abbott Elementary's two-part third-season premiere adapts to strike-related interruptions with a cleverly structured episode that subverts sitcom convention. A new character with a lot of potential and a big career change for Janine provide room for the already excellent show to continue to grow.
Sep 19, 2022
The first two episodes of the show’s second season continue its strong trajectory.
Dec 7, 2021
Teachers have acted as “admin, social workers, therapists, second parents” for decades. That the series can find even light comedy in this sobering truth is a credit to its writers, and represents a solid start for this promising series.
Dec 7, 2021
Watching it will definitely give you some painful 1960s and 1970s whiplash.
Jan 18, 2022
I honestly haven't laughed this hard watching a TV show in a very long time. There is great chemistry among most of the cast (with one glaring exception Chris Perfetti) and the writers can both tell a good story and pull off one liners mixed in throughout.
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Apr 22, 2022
You would think after The Office and Parks and Recreation, there would be no live left in the mockumentory sitcom. I'm looking at you Welcome To Flatch, despite you trying your best. Then along comes Abbot Elementary. When anchoring this type of show you need a central character that you can care for, flaws and all, ala Michael Scott or Leslie Knope. Quinta Brunson (creator and star) plays the idealistic young teacher trying her best amongst the newbies, substitutes, and veterans of the teaching staff. And by the end of the first episode you will fall for her all the way. This would be a perfect 10 if it weren't for almost every character "pulling a Jim", although characters will glance at the camera with their own agenda, be it "see what I mean" to "look what I did there". Bravo to ABC for airing what networks used to do in their sleep, a FUNNY 30-minute sitcom.
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Feb 26, 2022
Quinta Brunson created this show based on her experiences with her teacher mother and she named the show after one of her middle school teachers. It's a mockumentary staged in an underfunded Philadelphia elementary school that follows a group of teachers and the hilariously clueless principal played by Janelle James. The characters all have endearing, amusing traits, while their interactions provide much of the comedy. The writing keeps the show on its comic toes, even though the constant glances at the camera don't really add much. Although it's not a breakthrough in TV sitcoms, there's plenty of heart and fun to make it refreshing and pleasingly watchable.
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Mar 8, 2025
Wow! I never would have found this ____ show if Sunny had not have made a cameo! I have never seen a more racist unfunny POS tv show. It’s like the View wrote this BS. People actually watch this garbage??? The Sunny cast made it sort of watchable because I love everything Sunny in Philly but the cast of Abott honestly ruined their cameo. Good Lord Almighty this show is insufferable.
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Apr 13, 2022
Not funny enough, the jokes are very cringy we sleep. We don’t support this
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Production Company:
- Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions
- 20th Television
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Dec 7, 2021
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Genres:
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 9 Wins & 46 Nominations
Black Reel Awards for Television
• 17 Wins & 45 Nominations
