9.3/103 votesLoading...#1 - Dad Fight
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2024
Gregory forms a bond with one of his students, but the student’s dad becomes jealous of their relationship and seeks a confrontation. Melissa suffers a fall but avoids receiving medical attention for the injury.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/104 votesLoading...#2 - Class Pet
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2024
Janine gets a budget for class pets, but Melissa is resistant to taking on the added work and responsibility for her room's guinea pig; an IT rep from the school district arrives to set up new computers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/102 votesLoading...#3 - Volunteers
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/2025
Ava announces the school district is sending a group of volunteers to help out at Abbott; however, when they arrive, things don’t go as planned.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Garrett Werner
8.8/104 votesLoading...#4 - Back to School
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2024
The neighboring construction site of a new golf course causes issues at Abbott, forcing the teachers to find creative solutions; an HR representative visits the school; following their kiss, Janine and Gregory's relationship status is revealed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/104 votesLoading...#5 - Costume Contest
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2024
It’s Halloween at Abbott Elementary! Janine and Gregory proudly show off their couple’s costume, but it fails to translate. Meanwhile, Barbara faces pushback from parents concerned about hygiene and her beloved apple-bobbing tradition.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/103 votesLoading...#6 - The Deli
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2024
When the neighborhood deli is forced to close to make room for a trendy smoothie place, Melissa, Barbara and Jacob team up to fight the gentrification. Meanwhile, the district asks Ava to give a presentation to fellow principals.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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8.6/10695 votesLoading...#7 - Party
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/22/2024
It’s the last day of school! Ahead of summer vacation, Janine throws the perfect end-of-year party for her colleagues and friends, taking all their interests into consideration.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Chad Morton, Rebekka Pesqueira
8.5/101,026 votesLoading...#8 - Teacher Conference
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2023
The Abbott staff heads to the Pennsylvania Educational Conference. Gregory reluctantly attends after a disagreement with Amber and bonds with Janine over their similarities. Jacob finds himself charmed by the Addington teachers.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Kate Peterman
8.5/10887 votesLoading...#9 - Festival
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/2023
Abbott Elementary rallies together to fight the threat from Legendary Charter Schools. Ava pitches a festival to draw parents to school and collect their signatures for a petition. However, Draemond shows up with the intention of derailing the event.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Brian Rubenstein
8.5/102 votesLoading...#10 - Winter Show
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/2024
Despite a few setbacks, Barbara is determined to make Abbott Elementary’s first-ever holiday show a success. Meanwhile, Jacob’s brother arrives for his visit earlier than planned.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Justin Tan
8.5/102 votesLoading...#11 - Winter Break
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2024
Melissa hosts the Schemmenti family Christmas Eve dinner and goes to great lengths to make sure everything is perfect. Meanwhile, Janine and Gregory get an unexpected guest.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Joya McCrory
8.4/101,360 votesLoading...#12 - Work Family
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/2022
After Jacob reveals a detail about his personal life, Janine realizes she doesn't know the other teachers as well as she thought; Gregory's stern teaching approach is causing his whole class to underperform.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas
Writer: Justin Tan
8.3/101,103 votesLoading...#13 - Candy Zombies
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2022
It’s Halloween at Abbott Elementary! When a student steals a bag of candy meant to be given out to the kids at the end of the day and starts distributing it during school hours, the teachers band together to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Janine is invited to a Halloween party by an old friend and starts to reconsider her personal life.
Director: Shahrzad Davani
Writer: Kate Peterman
8.2/101,136 votesLoading...#14 - Zoo Balloon
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/12/2022
While on Abbott's annual zoo field trip, Tariq reveals that he has been offered a job in New York; Janine struggles with a big choice; Barbara starts questioning her future after finding out her favorite tuatara has been retired because of old age.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Jordan Temple
8.2/10881 votesLoading...#15 - Valentine's Day
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2023
On Valentine’s Day, the Abbott teachers discuss their relationships and plans for the holiday. Janine finds out one of her students has a crush on her and when turning to a colleague for advice, she inadvertently learns a secret about another teacher. Elsewhere, Ava sits in on Jacob’s Black History class after receiving a complaint
Director: Justin Tan
Writer: Justin Tan
8.2/10841 votesLoading...#16 - Smoking
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2024
After a student is caught smoking, the Abbott staff come together to revamp the outdated drug policy. Meanwhile, Janine tries to prep the new substitute teacher for her class but finds it challenging to give up her former role.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Jordan Temple
8.2/104 votesLoading...#17 - Ringworm
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2024
When it’s revealed that a student in Jacob’s class has ringworm, the faculty must band together to stop it from spreading through the entire school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/101,171 votesLoading...#18 - Desking
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/29/2022
When the students start participating in a new online trend that causes disruption to the school, the teachers band together to put an end to it. Meanwhile, Mr. Johnson provides comforting life advice to Gregory; and later, the teachers finally meet Jacob’s boyfriend, Zach, who joins in to help stop the students “desking.”
Director: Melissa Kosar
Writer: Morgan Murphy
8.1/101,146 votesLoading...#19 - Development Day
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2022
The teachers are back for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year. Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home. Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Quinta Brunson
8.1/10958 votesLoading...#20 - Sick Day
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2022
Janine is out sick for the day; but with the substitute teacher shortage, Ava grows desperate and must step in herself to help out. She starts the day in an unconventional fashion, disrupting the students’ typical routine as well as neighboring classrooms. Meanwhile, Barbara and Melissa revel in the quieter-than-normal teacher’s lounge.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Riley Dufurrena
8.1/10975 votesLoading...#21 - Holiday Hookah
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2022
On the last day of school before winter break, Janine is convinced by her friend to go to a popular hookah club where she runs into unexpected colleagues. Elsewhere, Jacob crashes Barbara and Melissa's traditional holiday dinner and in the process begins to learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Brian Rubenstein
8.1/10791 votesLoading...#22 - Educator of the Year
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/2023
Gregory is named Educator of the Year. Later, Janine deals with a difficult student, and it's revealed that Barbara hasn't completed her teaching requirements.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Jordan Temple
8.1/10812 votesLoading...#23 - Mom
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/12/2023
Janine's plan for a Memorial Day weekend solo trip is derailed when her mother shows up unannounced asking for help; Gregory notices his colleagues are great at small talk and realizes he needs to brush up on his people skills.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Ava Coleman
8.1/10802 votesLoading...#24 - Franklin Institute
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/19/2023
Abbott Elementary takes a field trip to the Franklin Institute; Gregory is eager to spend time with a reluctant Janine; Ava teaches the students about aliens, which leads to chaos.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Britanni Nichols
8.1/10574 votesLoading...#25 - Smith Playground
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/15/2024
Jacob manages to pull off a schoolwide field trip to the park; however, when Abbott must share the playground, the fun and games turn competitive. Elsewhere, Mr. Johnson enjoys having an empty school to himself.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas
Writer: Brian Rubenstein
The Best Episodes of Abbott Elementary
Every episode of Abbott Elementary ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Abbott Elementary!
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
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Best Episodes Summary
"Dad Fight" is the best rated episode of "Abbott Elementary". It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/6/2024. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Class Pet".
