How Abbott Elementary Achieved Perfection During a Writers Strike

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Abbott Elementary has been one of the stand out sitcoms on network TV since it's debut. Since winning Emmy's, Golden Globes, and every other award it's been nominated for, Abbott Elementary has been on a streak very few sitcoms can find in their first few seasons. Some shows like The Office or Parks and Recreation struggled early on, but Abbott has found a way to stay fresh. This particular episode of Abbott Elementary stands out as perfection for not only delivering a compelling story and big laughs, it changed the course of the show after it had to adapt due to the writers strike.
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@chrissya9994 22 күн бұрын

“Black? It’s actually pronounced Zach” never gets old 😂

@markjackson6431 22 күн бұрын

best joke in the show besides Jeanie: Hiiii! Student: Hmph, bet you are” and Mrs. Howard: Mmm. Student: Mrs. Howard, is that pinot grigio?

@Steveofthejungle8 12 күн бұрын

So he met you and he was like “mooooore!”?

@cameronprice3063 19 күн бұрын

we should reframe our thinking. it was not that they had to adapt due to the writers' strike, but that they had to adapt due to studios like Disney/ABC refusing to pay writers for their labor

@batgirl052009ify 18 күн бұрын

very true

@Celinemoonstone 16 күн бұрын

THIS

@mavicityrelayson2924 9 күн бұрын

Exactly

@thebigdawgj 9 күн бұрын

Hey, when the writers actually write well, I'll support them getting raises. Nothing in the past thirty years has warranted writers making more.

@jshu-_- 8 күн бұрын

Alot of people have come out saying that that was big corpo interfering with or censoring the scripts@@thebigdawgj

@internalwhack9638 22 күн бұрын

“Thats who runs the world kids.” most janitor thing ive ever heard.

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

Janitor is one of my favorite characters on the show

@internalwhack9638 22 күн бұрын

@@Nerdstalgic i mean janitors in general. all of them have that one conspiracy theory they believe

@themenacingsloth 22 күн бұрын

@@internalwhack9638When you look at things on a political level, he’s not really wrong

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

I was/still am a massive Scrubs fan, and the Janitor is still one of my favorite characters on that show haha

@randallrobertson7190 22 күн бұрын

@@NerdstalgicSame, lol.

@davidmylchreest3306 22 күн бұрын

Season 3 of Abbott has had a strong run of some of the best episodes. I would also recommend 'Smoking' where the staff struggle with the rules of what they can and cannot say to students and 'Willard R Abbott' where they try to find someone with the same name as the school who wouldn't be immediately cancelled, leading to Jacob pointing an accusing finger and yelling 'Where were you on January 6th?!'

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

This whole season has been way better than I expected after the strikes delayed everything.

@bigelowkaryn 18 күн бұрын

That episode was so funny

@JasWritesInDarkness 21 күн бұрын

Ava’s growth is what brought me great joy for this season!

@Nerdstalgic 19 күн бұрын

completely agree!

@funkycrawler619 14 күн бұрын

It's also growth without inhererently changing the character which I think is rare to do. Really well done

@jordanloux3883 22 күн бұрын

I want to shake hands with whoever wrote that Fleabag joke.

@laddibugg 21 күн бұрын

I was like huh? 🤔 Oh!😮

@alexres8327 15 күн бұрын

I don't get the joke, can someone explain?

@kingvampstan 14 күн бұрын

@@alexres8327 He said Fleabag, with an F, making it Fleaf@g.

@reiwormproductions 5 күн бұрын

FLEABAF??!?!

@chancemitchell4147 22 күн бұрын

“Girl who told you send an email?” “You did!?” Love how she sounds when she says that.

@carlosmm6945 21 күн бұрын

This show is just perfectly done and Tyler James Williams is one of my favorites loved him in Everybody Hates Chris and this show just showed how talented he is.

@Nerdstalgic 19 күн бұрын

Agreed!

@laneymoses2277 12 күн бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@ther3aper561 22 күн бұрын

My wife started watching this during season 1 and it took me until season 3 to finally start watching. This show is so funny and the characters are so good

@abnormalusername 21 күн бұрын

This episode did stand out to me but thank you for putting into words why it was so exceptionally good.

@Nerdstalgic 19 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Lamq555 22 күн бұрын

LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

Same!!!

@clayongunzelle9555 21 күн бұрын

It felt real good seeing Gregory embarrassing himself after his fumble of the decade😂

@t221000 22 күн бұрын

The new season has been non stop full of hilarious 😂 episodes with great character development. I’ve been sad because it’s been weeks since a new 🆕 episode.

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

Agreed. The writers strike absolutely messed up the schedule, but I've really liked what they've done so far.

@essflem 22 күн бұрын

There was only one week missed. Its up to ep 11 now.

@Tbhyeah 2 күн бұрын

I don’t want to bring negativity into a comment section that is generally filled with support for the show (which it deserves!!) but I feel like this season highlighted some negative parts of the storyline AND production of the show that I hope to see get resolved in the coming seasons. 1. The lack of transparency with episode releases was frustrating. If the show needed to meet a mid-May finale date then don’t start a 14 episode season in the beginning of February. Like? 2. Jeanine’s “district” plot line reinforces the stigma of climbing up out of the well and then pulling the ladder up with you. The writers showed us that no matter HOW good of an opportunity, the Abbott teachers are going to choose to stay at the bottom of the well with everyone else because that’s their family. This is an actual struggle that working class people feel when they start becoming successful and undermine their own success in order to try and take as many people that they love and care about with them. This should have never been a storyline on the show. You are allowed to put yourself first. 3. The celebrity guest stars cannot become a regular thing. It’s amazing how much reach this show has garnered in 3 seasons and I love it for the cast and crew, but it’s okay to say no. If there was a public school that had this many celebrity appearances in the real world it would be all over the news and Abbott wouldn’t be as poverty stricken as it currently is. It’s plot breaking. If a celebrity wants to make a cameo appearance maybe they should be able to act. I am open to critique on my opinions

@YindiOfficial 18 сағат бұрын

1st point is not an issue to me personally so i cant really argue about it. 2. I am with you in the sense that janine’s return to abbott left a sour taste in my mouth. To me she was supposed to keep climbing up the ladder to be able to affect more change in the education system. However, from what I saw, the show did paint her reasoning as selfish (as in she put herself first). She didn’t care about kids in other schools. That was apparent when her boss told her that she needs to work on other schools and she became upset. She could have fully changed abbott (and other schools) but she chose comfort and working in job that makes her happy. 3. I grew up watching sitcoms with very unrealistic scenarios and plotlines. Its already unrealistic for this very poor school to have 3 broke artist filming a documentary for 3+ years with no revenue or gain. The celeb appearances are part of that imo and they are fun for me personally.

@maddigotnojams1964 11 күн бұрын

This show just gets better and better, and I loved your analysis of this episode.

@jetlikethat5754 16 күн бұрын

i like the awkward looks into the camera

@jonm.1030 22 күн бұрын

"Abbott this is going to be another good one" - Me when I see Nerdstalgic post a video

@joshuadeslandes 17 күн бұрын

Dr. Quinta Brunson is a comedic genius.

@iwillbesure 13 күн бұрын

One of the best shows none of my friends will ever watch, sucks watching a new episode and having to talk about it to the walls and the voices in my head😭😭

@arianna5270 21 күн бұрын

Such an instant classic!

@HarvestStore 21 күн бұрын

Great video.

@possomt6211 22 күн бұрын

Love this show

@user-cv8qe9ru8c 21 күн бұрын

Happy this shows getting the love it deserves.

@TheLegendaryMovieCritic 17 күн бұрын

Abbott Elementary Season 3 is just very fantastic!

@StupidGeniuses 22 күн бұрын

Love Abbott, need to talk about AP bio next.

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

I never really gave AP Bio a shot. I didn't care for the first season. Do you recommend giving it another shot?

@StupidGeniuses 22 күн бұрын

@@Nerdstalgic yes, absolutely after the first season. It slowly goes off the rails with each season and it's beautiful. It's a short watch and ends strong.

@patrynize 20 күн бұрын

@@Nerdstalgic for sure. The first season hit its end goal and so the seasons after are just insanity. The kids are all really good characters. Shame it wasn't bigger, but I think it was because it was SO weird and different.

@Ali-xo2de 4 күн бұрын

3:59 oh my gooood, i didnt know Sabrina Wu was in abbot elementary!! Now i gotta watch it

@tw2nie 18 күн бұрын

oh my god i just now realized the fleabag joke

@cc_films 22 күн бұрын

All time greatest sitcom

@nvycious.364 22 күн бұрын

Ur lying bro

@thewheelsonthelabus 22 күн бұрын

Its just not

@landonmiles97 22 күн бұрын

It’s a good sitcom. Not even close to the greatest. That’s ridiculous.

@Magdalena8008s 22 күн бұрын

To those above me acting like what was said is absolutely absurd. As it stands, 3 spectacular seasons. Beloved. Yeah, it has potential to be up there with Parks and Rec, The Office, etc. Maybe yall don't love it as much. And that's fine. But let's not pretend this show is only mid.

@Lando-kx6so 22 күн бұрын

Amazing show

@RudolphPierre 22 күн бұрын

I love this show

@tylerhackner9731 22 күн бұрын

Love this episode

@minervaloves 22 күн бұрын

Great show!!!

@Jaymat222 22 күн бұрын

A vid about Abbot!!!

@Magdalena8008s 22 күн бұрын

What is it with some of yall in the comments acting like nobody has even heard of the show along with its "mid" or sucks? Its fair if you dont like it. But stop with this hyperbolic nonsense. Its been winning all the Emmys and even my family, who dont watch tv or care at all about pop culture stuff are hyped on this show.

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

^^ This

@zionwatkins7669 21 күн бұрын

they just want attention

@jenl7094 21 күн бұрын

I taught for 25 years, most of it in Title I schools, and this show’s humor and heart are grounded in reality. That’s the true genius of it. Of course it also has rich character development, intricate plotting, clever storytelling with nuanced jokes. The Halloween episode when they’re running around the school trying to find the candy-stealing bandit had me howling, as did the episode where they take the overnight field trip to the Franklin Institute and Ava gets the kids thinking about aliens, so when they see Barb in her sleep apnea mask the kids go wild.

@laddibugg 21 күн бұрын

*I* don't watch TV but I make sure to catch this one.

@tbam73 21 күн бұрын

I doubt they even watched it (those claiming its mid etc

@shortie9103 19 күн бұрын

I must be watching this show

@DjBoggLEMaN 22 күн бұрын

Agreed. Excellent episode

@captinzoom 19 күн бұрын

i like the show. This season had a lot of Celebrity guest stars which seems very forced

@mentallyaktive916 12 күн бұрын

I see myself being into Abbott Middle

@jayrock2288 22 күн бұрын

Should the title be best episode so far?

@tbam73 21 күн бұрын

Painting Barbara as the "old, religious" teacher is an odd choice of description.

@kennyken2004 19 күн бұрын

That’s literally her character

@smackeadlad 22 күн бұрын

Never heard of this till now. For sure watching this! Cheers @nerdstalgic

@Nerdstalgic 19 күн бұрын

heck yes!

@jacobfleming3926 16 күн бұрын

I like watching this show with my mom. It’s cute

@gamergirl2120 17 күн бұрын

The beginning episodes and all the way up until the last few episodes, season 3 has definitely been the worst compared to the first 2 seasons

@murrvvmurr 7 күн бұрын

Did he say OLD??????

@iarahelenameirelles3027 22 күн бұрын

Fleafaff?

@artikagunathasan4040 9 күн бұрын

I JUST got the joke 😭

@adey126 15 күн бұрын

Jacob is the sixth grade teacher not eight grade. It’s an elementary school.

@DylanSargesson 9 күн бұрын

It's said multiple times that Jacob teaches 8th Grade (as well as Mr. Morton). Not every school system splits the years in the same way, K-8 schools (which are common in Philadelphia, where the show is set) often call themselves Elementary Schools. Although the name on the outside of the building just says "Willard R. Abbott Public School".

@Crowned_ladyd 17 күн бұрын

Did you call Sheryl Lee Ralph old?! I mean yes but please

@harriethopper8540 6 күн бұрын

As a former principal I hate this show

@MarconeRodrigues94 12 күн бұрын

This isn't the best episode, at all. It is just beginning of an amazing improvement this show has had on the 3rd season. Every episode it just gets better and funnier!

@neoluthuli3254 21 күн бұрын

Mr Johnson is amazing But the principal is the best

@blackbiz 18 күн бұрын

I really want to love this show. It has some decent elements, but I consistently find it just "whelming". I don't hate it, but I don't laugh a bunch, either.

@mattaguilar8123 22 күн бұрын

too late

@nich6200 22 күн бұрын

Definitely not their best episode. It’s one the episodes I completely forgot about until I saw someone make a video about it. Idk what their best episode is but this one is fine but mostly forgettable. Melissa and Janine’s storyline was just mean. When watching it for the first time I kinda zoned out during their parts cause it felt like they just needed something for those two to do. Also having Barb preform a religious song in a public school is questionable in levels of believablity as someone who is related to multiple teachers. I liked Ava’s progression, but almost everyone in this episode’s behavior was off putting the more I remember it. Maybe not Gregory and the janitor since I barely remember them in this

@QuayTheDon817 2 күн бұрын

Szn 3 is so ass

@Sithedd 22 күн бұрын

As a white guy, I must ask. WTF is Abbott Elementary...?

@Nerdstalgic 22 күн бұрын

It's a really funny network sitcom that has won a ton of awards and is now in it's 3rd season on ABC and streaming on Hulu. Very easy to find.

@ricmarkson660 22 күн бұрын

I see everywhere this is the best sitcom, but how? I barely could watch season 1 and thenI dropped it. The comedy of this show looks a lot like The Office in seasons 8 and 9. The romance is so forced predictable. So, can you tell when this show gets good?

@bloolelty 22 күн бұрын

I guess it just isn’t for you, and that’s perfectly fine

@danderson8431 22 күн бұрын

You seem to be in the minority. Millions of people love it. Idk why you expect someone to sit down and explain its appeal. If you don’t like it, that’s fine, you simply can’t relate to the material. However, don’t expect people to educate you on its broad appeal. Just know that it’s beloved.

@ricmarkson660 22 күн бұрын

@@danderson8431 But the 6 first episode of The Office don't represent the whole show and the Dundies is where the show as we know starts to shine. That's what I wanted to know about Abbott.

@DeAnimeJ 22 күн бұрын

@@ricmarkson660Dude, the show just isn't your thing... That's okay.

@fatalskin 22 күн бұрын

mind ur business then

@thedarkknightReturns 21 күн бұрын

am i the only one who found this show annoying; actors over-acting, similar to nbcs american auto. cant belive speechless got cancelled and stuff like this, goldbergs and modern family just went on and on. hashtag ableism

@thewheelsonthelabus 22 күн бұрын

Massively overrated show. Forced comedy, romance, dialogue.

@nelsongallegos6899 22 күн бұрын

While I agree with the romance, the writing, characters, and humor is pretty good imo

@fatalskin 22 күн бұрын

why are u on a video abt it then...?

@thewheelsonthelabus 22 күн бұрын

@@fatalskin subbed to the youtuber?

@fatalskin 21 күн бұрын

@@thewheelsonthelabus could've mind ur business then

@jellojoe00 20 күн бұрын

Nobody watches tv. Like who tf watches tv?

@methition 21 күн бұрын

I watched too many sitcoms and thought Superstore was the lowest among them until watched Abbott Elementary. I didn't enjoy any part of this show. But it's a good video for those who like it

@dolly20ify 18 күн бұрын

What do you think of friends