Abbott Elementary
TV Show • 2021
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discussion of neglect and parents arguing around children
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One of the main characters, the teacher Jeanine, frequently references her childhood, during which she and her sister were badly neglected. She tends to try to put a positive spin on it.
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Although Janine does not say "I forgive you" to her mother who is shown to be emotionally abusive and implied to have been a neglectful parent, it takes Janine several seasons before she stops trying to maintain their relationship and more directly acknowledges her mother's toxicity.
Prior to the introduction of Janine's mother Vanetta in the Season 2 episode "Mom" it is implied that Vanetta created a bad enough home life for Janine's sister to leave at the first opportunity she could, which resulted in Janine struggling living with their mother. There are few details given about the specifics of Janine and her sister's childhood, though there is implied neglect, instability, and parentification.
In the episode "Mom" Janine is shown to have a strained/low contact relationship with her mother, who is implied to be taking financial advantage of Janine by only reaching out for money. After other characters intervene on Janine's behalf, Janine sets some limited financial boundaries with her mother about money and they hug.
While Janine doesn't explicitly forgive her mother, she still keeps her in her life.
It isn't until Season 5 of the show with the episode "Birthday" that Janine seems to more fully cut out her mother from her life after she is verbally and emotionally abusive to her on her birthday. After this episode, Janine regards her mother negatively and acknowledges her toxic traits more openly than before.
Prior to the introduction of Janine's mother Vanetta in the Season 2 episode "Mom" it is implied that Vanetta created a bad enough home life for Janine's sister to leave at the first opportunity she could, which resulted in Janine struggling living with their mother. There are few details given about the specifics of Janine and her sister's childhood, though there is implied neglect, instability, and parentification.
In the episode "Mom" Janine is shown to have a strained/low contact relationship with her mother, who is implied to be taking financial advantage of Janine by only reaching out for money. After other characters intervene on Janine's behalf, Janine sets some limited financial boundaries with her mother about money and they hug.
While Janine doesn't explicitly forgive her mother, she still keeps her in her life.
It isn't until Season 5 of the show with the episode "Birthday" that Janine seems to more fully cut out her mother from her life after she is verbally and emotionally abusive to her on her birthday. After this episode, Janine regards her mother negatively and acknowledges her toxic traits more openly than before.
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E4
During the F.A.D.E. assembly, the rap artist played by Casey Frey emerges from side stage after very clearly vaping (about 14:30). It’s not shown explicitly but the vape smoke is visible
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One of the main characters is shown to be addicted to vaping. Others are shown to potentially be addicted to drugs/alcohol, although it is less prevalent.
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In this episode Janine and Gregory are shown abusing alcohol two clubs and acting uncharacteristically aggressive to other people as a result. This is shown as negative and a cause of concern for the people around them. It is revealed in the next episode that both of them were banned from the clubs they were at for their drunken behavior.
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No, but they get class pets and Melissa claims they here died (she's lying, the guinea pig is fine).
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Melissa lies to her class that the class pet Guinea pig died so she can keep him for herself
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Starting with the class pet episode and mentioned with subsequent episodes there are unsafe conditions for pets depicted that are seen as okay (small fish bowls, small enclosures for guinea pigs, no pairs for guinea pigs, a hamster ball used.)
There is no harm depicted happening to the animals as a result of this in the story, but it may be upsetting to pet owners.
There is no harm depicted happening to the animals as a result of this in the story, but it may be upsetting to pet owners.
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There’s a trail of ants in the kitchen
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S1
E6
There are venomous baby snakes that hatch and then become loose in a classroom. Then two of them became loose in a teacher's bag, then car, then one in the school hallway.
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Janine gets her fingers bit multiple times by a Guinea pig. She wears bandaids afterwards.
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E16
Barbara's baby granddaughter cries at the beginning of the episode
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No parents die on screen, but the past death of Gregory and Barbara's parents is discussed.
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No, BUT It's a Mother's Day episode and a big deal is made about how two of the teachers, Barbara and Gregory, had their mothers die years ago. So if you're touchy about deceased mother's and/or mothers day, you might want to skip this episode. There are no recent deaths of mothers or gory details or anything like that.
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The first episode centers around students in a classroom where the rug that the children love breaks, and their teacher tries to figure out how to get a new one. The children ask the teachers a few questions and are sad about the rug being gone. One more emotional scene relating to the rug later on in the episode.
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Not shown onscreen, but before the beginning of the show’s timeline, a minor character is blackmailed by someone who catches him cheating.
Also a love triangle subplot.
Also a love triangle subplot.
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S1 E13 Janine has a fear of heights and accidentally has to go up in a hot air balloon. she is anxious but copes well and the scene is brief
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Ada explains Project Sweeny Todd. First she will have the superintendants barber shop swatted. When he then goes to her fathers barber shop she will have a razor at his throat when she asks for the AC units the school needs.
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No, but Jacob is convinced that he saw a ghost (he didn't).
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S4 E1-7 are safe, E8 implies it happens and there’s a little cough sound coming from upstairs (towards the end) but no visual! E9-17 SAFE!
S3 is safe!
S3 is safe!
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A child in the first episode. Nothing is shown except for teachers taking child to the restroom.
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A group of boys come into Gregory’s classroom while he’s eating lunch and one of them starts to say, “do you think Oreos—“ and then cuts the sentence off with gas.
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In a cafeteria scene a kid loses (or damages) a tooth due to a frozen chicken nugget.
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A rug that is described thoroughly to be beloved by the class is soiled and unable to be cleaned due to lack of products due to school poverty.
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no (so far), but a character is electrocuted.
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Idk if Gregory is autistic, but he's very particular about certain things such as only eating a select few foods, not being comfortable with being touched, wanting things to be a certain way, etc. The other teachers and adults in general in the show are not respectful to him about it. Sometimes they're teasing him, other times they're just ignoring his discomfort and forcing him into uncomfortable situations (like laying hands on him for prayer).
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Eating noises, sniffling from sick children, squeaking of sneakers against the floor, and other potentially triggering noises are present throughout the show, though not in excess
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Not specified, but a character has ARFID symptoms
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Ada explains Project Sweeny Todd. First she will have the superintendants barber shop swatted. When he then goes to her fathers barber shop she will have a razor at his throat when she asks for the AC units the school needs.
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Jenine is frequently out of breath, a fact that is brought up in show as something she should get checked out. Often it is due to excitement, stress, and/or her habit of rushing about
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E15
There are fluorescent lights overhead that flicker badly and at one point Jeanine also causes some sparks when touching things in the breaker box.
In episode 15 of season 2 at the beginning of the episode the fire alarm goes off without warning and they have strobe lights.
In episode 15 of season 2 at the beginning of the episode the fire alarm goes off without warning and they have strobe lights.
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it’s filmed as a documentary, and some of the filming is definitely handheld cameras. it’s not bad most of the time but there are a few dizzying moments. not sure why there are all no votes.
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mild swears
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A character watches people garden and fixes their job without them knowing the whole time
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in ep 3 the word cr*ppled is used along with l*me. l*me is used to mean an actual disabled person. it is also used to mean pathetic/bad in ep 11.
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A minor reoccurring character portrayed by a fat actress is often seen as extremely incompetent and annoying during her initial appearances on the show.
In the Halloween episode "Candy Zombies", she and another (thinner) teacher both dress like the character Scarlet Witch, with her costume being noticeably less flattering. When the fat character says "We look exactly the same!" the thinner character makes a face at the camera and a child comes up and tells the fat character that her costume is trash.
In the Halloween episode "Candy Zombies", she and another (thinner) teacher both dress like the character Scarlet Witch, with her costume being noticeably less flattering. When the fat character says "We look exactly the same!" the thinner character makes a face at the camera and a child comes up and tells the fat character that her costume is trash.
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a kid is called a boy by an adult before she tells them that she's a girl, and having the terminology 'corrected'?
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no antisemitism. just a heads up about an irreverent use of the word n**i in S2:E13, IF you have the subtitles turned on it lets you know that Melissa is impersonating a character called “The Soup N**i (from a Seinfeld episode)
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There are multiple characters that are religious, primarily christian, but religion is mainly mentioned as just another aspect of these characters' personal lives, and the show does not proselytize.
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occasional mild verbal references. some slightly sexual dancing at a club (pretty tame)
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ava repeatedly makes objectifying comments about gregory, which he is clearly uncomfortable with
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the principal ava, consistently hits on/sexualizes gregory and this is played for laughs. not sexual assault but she definitely makes him very uncomfortable with her "flirting" and it can definitely be considered sexual harassment
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E8
In the episode "Egg Drop", Science Teacher Mr. Morton makes a claim that there is "no such thing" as a soul.
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s2 ep10 after jacob runs out of the building and tells barb to stay there he runs to the street and a car tire screetch and one again after returning from the liquor store
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there's vomit and bodily fluids? if that counts
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Ada explains Project Sweeny Todd. First she will have the superintendants barber shop swatted. When he then goes to her fathers barber shop she will have a razor at his throat when she asks for the AC units the school needs.
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S1E2; a character faints after not eating all day.
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