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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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Season 1

  • Pilot
    7.6/101,896 votes
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    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/7/2021

    When the staff relates their needs, Principal Ava presents alternative options.

    Director: Randall Einhorn

    Writer: Quinta Brunson

  • Light Bulb
    7.7/101,570 votes
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    Light Bulb

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2022

    Janine takes it upon herself to fix every problem when she notices a flicking light bulb in the hallway. Gregory asks Barbara for help talking to a parent, which leads him to spend his lunch period in an unexpected way.

    Director: Randall Einhorn

    Writer: Quinta Brunson

  • Wishlist
    7.9/101,435 votes
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    Wishlist

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/11/2022

    The teachers to ask the local community for new school supplies. Janine takes to TikTok and with Ava’s assistance, her video is a success and goes viral. Janine encourages Gregory to decorate his classroom.

    Director: Randall Einhorn

    Writer: Morgan Murphy

  • New Tech
    7.5/101,314 votes
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    New Tech

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/2022

    When a new computer program is introduced at Abbott, Janine is excited to finally help Barbara with something. Barbara is reluctant to accept change and finds herself in a tricky situation. Melissa surprises Jacob.

    Director: Randall Einhorn

    Writer: Brian Rubenstein

  • Student Transfer
    7.7/101,272 votes
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    Student Transfer

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/25/2022

    After a negative teacher review, Janine gets a confidence boost when a student gets transferred from Melissa's class into hers. Jacob tries to forge a friendship with an uninterested Gregory.

    Director: Randall Einhorn

    Writer: Britanni Nichols

  • Gifted Program
    7.7/101,240 votes
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    Gifted Program

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/1/2022

    Janine convinces Ava to start a gifted program at Abbott led by Jacob. However, when some students begin to feel left out, Gregory and Janine put their heads together and come up with a solution. Elsewhere, Barbara pushes a hesitant Melissa to start dating again.

    Director: Matt Sohn

    Writer: Jordan Temple

  • Art Teacher
    7.5/101,181 votes
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    Art Teacher

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/2022

    When the school’s art teacher retires, Janine is thrilled when the replacement ends up being her best friend from college, but things quickly turn sour when Sahar gets in the way of Melissa’s class traditions. Meanwhile, Jacob and Barbara bond over their love for gardening and decide to start a school garden; but when it turns out they don’t know how to successfully grow anything, Gregory secretly gets involved to fix all of their mistakes

    Director: Jennifer Celotta

    Writer: Kate Peterman

  • Work Family
    8.4/101,335 votes
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    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

  • Step Class
    7.9/101,167 votes
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    Step Class

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/22/2022

    Janine is thrilled when Ava asks to help her teach the after-school step class, but the two don’t see eye to eye on how to run the program. Later, when Barbara, Melissa and Jacob plan an “eat-off” to decide who makes the best pizza in Philadelphia, Gregory is forced to reveal a secret

    Director: Shahrzad Davani

    Writer: Joya McCrory

  • Open House
    8.0/101,117 votes
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    Open House

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/2022

    It’s Open House night at Abbott Elementary, and while Janine prepares to meet her struggling student’s mother, the rest of the faculty uses the time to relax. Gregory is taken aback when he learns how Ava got the principal job, and later, Barbara’s daughter’s visit creates a commotion in more ways than one when

    Director: Jennifer Celotta

    Writer: Brian Rubenstein

  • Desking
    8.1/101,148 votes
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    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

  • Ava vs. Superintendent
    7.9/101,046 votes
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    Ava vs. Superintendent

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/5/2022

    With the school board threatening to pull their funds, Janine and Gregory decide to help Ava out with her presentation in front of the Superintendent. However, their plan is derailed when a curveball is thrown at Ava. Meanwhile, Barbara offends Melissa when she doesn’t agree with her blackmail idea.

    Director: Matthew A. Cherry

    Writer: Britanni Nichols

  • Zoo Balloon
    8.3/101,115 votes
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    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