The best episode written by Kate Peterman is "Candy Zombies", rated 9.5/10 from 2 user votes. It was "directed by Shahrzad Davani". "Candy Zombies" aired on 10/26/2022 and is rated 1.8 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Art Teacher".
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
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
Quinta Brunson hosts Saturday Night Live on April 1, 2023, with musical guest Lil Yachty.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kate Peterman
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
Ava and Gregory are invited to speak on a panel about public schools. Elsewhere, the other teachers must complete CPR training, and Janine faces challenges securing district approval for her librarian extension program.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Kate Peterman