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Abbott Elementary season 4
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Abbott Elementary (2021–present) is an American mockumentary school comedy, airing on ABC, about a group of teachers brought together in one of the worst public schools in the country, simply because they love teaching.
Back to School [4.01]
Barbara: But we're gonna let them have their space because, clearly, they need it.
Children: (together) Butterfly!
Ava: Look, I gotta listen to y'all complain all damn day. "We want books. We want paper towels in the classroom."
Ringworm [4.02]
Jacob: Trigger warning, one of my students has ringworm.
Barbara: Ringworm?!
Melissa: D'oh! Get back.
Gregory: Cancel classes and shut Abbott down.
Janine: Gregory really hates ringworm, but we all have our words.
Mr. Johnson: No one's getting past me.
Jacob: I did not have ringworm.
Janine: Jacob, we have to protect the entire school.
Jacob: This is not fair.
Barbara: The last time you washed your legs.
Mr. Johnson: I love you, Jacob. But I will beat you down.
Class Pet [4.03]
Janine: We asked the district for funding, they gave us $50 for class pets instead.
Janine: Watch out for this one. He's a biter.
Melissa: He didn't bite me.
[The hamster bites Janine's finger.]
Janine: God.
Costume Contest [4.04]
Janine: It's Halloween here at Abbott, and some of the costumes can be a little risqué, so I have a box full of backups. I want everyone to have a shot at winning the big costume contest that's later today, so I need to make sure they're both age and fear appropriate.
Melissa: But she's been doing that since before I even got here.
Dad Fight [4.05]
Gregory: Fight night!
Janine: Our student decided to fight Gregory.
The Deli [4.06]
Melissa: The Deli across the street is being turned into a freaking smoothie shop.
Gregory: Which one. Smoothin' on up? Unblended knee. It's not fruit groups, is it?
Janine: He knows so many different smoothie shops.
Melissa: Nope, It's gonna be a fruit, there it is.
Winter Show [4.07]
Janine: After weeks of hard work and sleeping under my desk a few nights, I did it.
Barbara: Ava, take down that tree. And Janine, get back under your desk. We are not doing a Christmas-themed show anymore.
Winter Break [4.08]
Melissa: Melissa really is the best of us, and I'm just a lowly piece of (bleep) god.
Melissa: Hey, what the hell are you doing here?! I told you weren't invited to this.
Captain Robinson: I respect your wishes. Paramedics got a death alert ring from this house.
Volunteers [4.09]
Janine: Welcome to Abbott Elementary, the best elementary school in the universe.
Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds: Is that what this is?
Ronald "Mac" McDonald: Ignore her. We are the best volunteers in the universe.
Dennis Reynolds: Hey, quick question: Um, what's the deal with all the cameras?
Ava: We have, like, a Vanderpump thing going on. Don't worry about it.
Dennis: No! No. I don't think so. I know quite a bit about filming and consent and I think I'll be spending my time on the other side of the camera, thank you very much.
Melissa: Hey! You guys! You own that Paddy's Pub. That's the skeeviest bar I've ever been to. You're a bunch of lowlifes!
Barbara: SNAKES IN THE GARDEN!! You're criminals!
Mac: C'mon! Is it a crime to dump 100 gallons of baby oil in the Schuykill?
Charlie Kelly: And 500 Paddy's Pub t-shirts?
Dee: And a Cybertruck?
All: (together) YES!
Dee: Yeah, the judge thought so too.
Frank Reynolds: She's right. We're criminals.
Jacob: Let me know if there's anything you need. And I mean "anything".
Mr. Johnson: You're trash, you know that?
Frank: Coming from the sheriff of trash!
Testing [4.10]
[first lines]
Jacob: Yeah, according to this, it could be the final tour. Moving from news to opinion, I hope she does perform live again, but I don't think she owes that to her fans after all she's given to us. You like Britney, Billy?
Billy: No.
Jacob: Oh. That about wraps up the Daily Jacob. Hey, how about that SEPTA strike, huh? You think that's gonna happen?
Billy: Nah, it's usually just all talk.
Jacob: Well, as a union man myself, I stand beside ya.
Billy: Behind the line.
Jacob: Yeah. I stand behind you. You know, the thing about Britney that people don't understand-
Billy: Okay. This is your stop.
Jacob: Oh, no. No, I’m- I’m not for, like, four more blocks. I'm with them.
Billy: End of the line.
Jacob: This is a block where I got roundhoused.
Jacob: RJ, he's just... just your average kid, Billy. You know, he takes SEPTA just like you and me. So I'm gonna figure it out. And you know why, Billy?
Billy: Oh, let me guess. Because it's your damn job?
Jacob: You are such a good listener.
Billy: Yeah, well, legally, I'm not allowed to wear headphones.
Jacob: Oh! Time for news updates. (exhales sharply) Oh. Wow. That c- That can't be right. It says that SEPTA's demands went unmet, and they called the strike.
Billy: That's news to me.
Man: (over walkie-talkie) Attention, drivers. The city failed to meet our very reasonable demands. We will be going on strike. Stand by for further updates.
Billy: Well, it looks like you gotta get out, Jacob.
Jacob: Oh, my God. It- It's happening now?
Billy: Yeah, seems that way. Yeah. Gotta stand by the working man. Can you do that?
Jacob: Proudly. I believe in you.
Woman: Do we got to get out?
Jacob: Oh! How exciting! It's historic!
Woman: Do we got to get out?
Billy: No, no, no. You guys are good. Strike doesn't start 'til tomorrow. But for him, it starts today.
Jacob: Wait! Billy!
[final lines]
Strike [4.11]
Melissa: I don’t answer calls from numbers I don’t know. Or numbers I do know.
Ava: I hate bosses. That’s why I became a principal, so I don’t have any.
Gregory: You have bosses.
Ava: Point to them.
Mr. Johnson: I plan on spending the rest of the day remote cleaning.
O'Shon: I’m working on upgrading the routers and putting in range extenders. Although, it seems like your router is already in great shape.
Ava: Everything about me is.
Janine: She can be the sun and the moon and the planets. She just can’t be the Milky Way because she’s lactose intolerant. Which I can relate because, uh, Milky Way? More like milk, get out of my way. Right?
Girard Creek [4.12]
Man: It's been tough to be our neighbor. I am here to invite you to our golf course preview.
Man: Are you finding everything to your liking?
Janine: No.
Science Fair [4.13]
Mr. Morton: Can we glue some jelly beans on it?
Gregory: Well, how many times have you seen jelly beans on a volcano?
Janine: I've never seen a volcano.
Melissa: Neither have I, but I'm pretty sure there's no jelly beans on them.
Melissa: Yeah, I don't know. It's just lacking, like, a "wow" factor.
Janine: Are you familiar with the Vegas Sphere?
Melissa: No, but I think this is good.
Janine: Oh, it's gonna blow!
All: (together) Aaaaahhhh!
[Final lines as the volcano rumbling sound effect is heard, and when the volcano erupts, the volcano explodes and shoots out lava.]
District Budget Meeting [4.14]
Janine: What's wrong, Gregory?
Gregory: I'm not sure, but you're trying to kick at my guy.
Janine: I don't know. It's an ordinary day to me, Playboy.
Gregory: We're kidding.
Janine: Yeah. We know, it's Valentine's Day!
Ava: Didn't buy tickets. Don't want to see the show.
100th Day of School [4.15]
Janine: Alright, class, can anybody tell me what number we are celebrating tomorrow?
All: (together) 100.
Janine: That's right. We will be celebrating 100 days of school. The 100th day of school is a big to-do nowadays. In order to beat the "when is summer break" blues, the students dress up as 100-year-olds and have a parade.
Gregory: It's a less scary Halloween.
Janine: Now, 100 pennies is a...
All: (together) Dollar.
Books [4.16]
Tariq: My son was excited to read that book to me at bedtime.
Barbara: And why are you going to sleep before your son?
Tariq: I am sleepy.
Ava: Fire, y’all! Head towards the exits. The plot of Fahrenheit 451 is upon us!
Karaoke [4.17]
Barbara: Attention, everyone.
Janine: Attention, everyone.
Barbara: I need a final head count for karaoke.
Mr. Johnson: I'll be there. I like big butts, but someone out there thinks I'm lying about it. And I gotta set the record straight.
Audit [4.18]
Janine: Good morning.
Barbara: Go ahead and sign in on the, the new iPad.
Music Class [4.19]
Janine: Hoagie Hole has been shut down. Do not go there.
Barbara: I just want to thank you all for bearing with me these last two classes while I develop the lesson plan.
Kids: You're welcome.
Ava Fest: Tokyo Drift [4.20]
Janine: We are having a car wash to raise money.
Janine: Here you go.
Rally [4.21]
Janine: We're going to the district to get Ava her job back.
Jacob: We can discuss the facts or what happened all day, until we're blue in the face. You know?
Please Touch Museum [4.22]
Gregory: We're going to the Please Touch Museum.
Jacob: I said if you're ready to have some fun, let me hear you!
Gregory: The Please Touch Museum is for babies.
Jacob: What?! No way.
Melissa: It's like Disney World but for kids.
Barbara: Mr. Johnson loves it. He's decided to come with us.
Mr. Johnson: I don't wanna go there, it's for babies.
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