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"Pilot" is the first episode of the American sitcom television series Abbott Elementary. It was written by series creator and star Quinta Brunson, and was directed by Randall Einhorn. It premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on December 7, 2021.
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"Pilot" is the pilot and first episode of the first season of the American mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary, starring and created by Quinta Brunson. Directed by Randall Einhorn, and written by Brunson, the episode was first aired on December 7, 2021 on ABC. Quinta Brunson received several nominations for writing "Pilot", including at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards category for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2022.
A group of passionate teachers–and a slightly tone-deaf principal–are determined to help their students succeed at a Philadelphia public school.
A documentary crew is recording the lives of teachers working in underfunded schools. One of the places they have decided to document is Philadelphia's Willard R. Abbott Elementary School. Conditions at the school are harsh and most teachers do not last more than two years. Second grade teacher Janine Teagues and history teacher Jacob Hill are two ...
The episode opens with an exterior shot of Willard R. Abbott Elementary School and the audience is introduced to teacher Janine Teagues. As she introduces herself, Janine reveals that she has been teaching at Abbott Elementary for a year and, although she is proud to have survived the Philadelphia school system, her main problem is the school's lack of money and the city saying there's no money, even though they're doing a multimillion-dollar renovation on Eagles' Stadium. When Janine's student Jamal pees on the classroom rug, Janine is forced to remove the rug, which is a problem for her since, in her words, it's "like a huge Xanax for kids to sit on".
Kindergarten teacher Barbara Howard walks in Janine's classroom to ask her to turn down the music as it is distracting her kindergartners. Janine tries to get her students to sit down to no avail, until Barbara, a senior teacher at Abbott, gets them to sit down easily. Barbara introduces herself to the camera crew as "woman of God". "I do my work, I go home. I get my nails done every week, and... I love teaching," she says. An impressed Janine tells she can't wait to get on that level of teaching. On her way to the teachers' lounge, Janine meets with Jacob Hill, who says that Rachel Maddow just retweeted him. Jacob introduces himself as a history teacher who came to Abbott with Janine and other teachers last year, but only he, Janine, and one other teacher survived the school system. Second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti is also introduced and believes the camera crew are working with the cops.
In the teachers' lounge, Janine tells them that she needs a rug, and it turns out that both Jacob and Melissa need one too. The school's principal, Ava Coleman, walks in and asks the teachers what they think about the camera crew she brought into the school, to which Melissa replies that it's "distracting" and makes the job harder. Janine says Ava has a unique take on her job, but Melissa thinks that Ava is just bad at it. Tina Schwartz approaches Ava and asks for an aide since she is outnumbered and the kids "are crazy." Ava denies her request because otherwise her salary will be split with somebody else. Janine insists on the rugs and Ava again refuses and uses Ms. Howard as an example since she is the most senior teacher and never complains. Janine tries to encourage Tina, but she leaves without saying a word. Janine then turns to the other teachers telling them to be supportive and it might help them get the things they need. Barbara responds by saying that being supportive won't help and that, instead, they need to be resourceful, like Melissa who always has "a guy" for everything. Barbara adds that the younger teachers need to be more capable so they can last more than two years in their jobs.
A little while later, a student goes to Janine and reports that Tina had kicked a student in the hallway, and everybody there was "going crazy." This incident results in Tina getting fired. Ava has Mr. Johnson, the janitor, take over Tina's social studies class. Jacob suggests that they alert the school district due to a child being harmed and Janine agrees. Ava brushes it off and refuses to alert them and instead says that she'll make a small emergency budget request to hire teaching aides and to buy their supply requests. She tells them to e-mail those in and Janine decides to send her request for the rugs.
Later that day, a substitute teacher named Gregory Eddie, arrives to sub for Ms. Schwartz. He applied for principal and was supposedly hired but something happened, and his employment didn't push through. Ava then reveals that she goes to the same church as the Superintendent and that she caught him cheating on his wife with the deaconess and subsequently blackmailed him for the job as Principal.
In Janine's classroom, a student throws up and Janine takes her to the bathroom to get cleaned up. There she sees Gregory holding a student's pants and calls for security. He calms her down, explaining that he's the sub for Ms. Schwartz and that he's there to help a student who peed himself. He adds that the toilet's flush suddenly shot back up and that now he's wet. She asks Gregory to watch her student while she helps with his student as she has extra pants for him in her classroom.
Guest Starring
•William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson •Kate Peterman as Ms. Schwartz
Co-Starring
•Zeke Bernier as Antoine •Zion Broadnax as Mya •London Covington as Sheena •Bodhi Dell as Jamal •Innocent Ekakitie as Shawn •Leila Geyfman as Brittany •Bailey J as Erica •Josh Latzer as Construction Worker •Davis Mason as Patrick •Maliyah Monroe as Bria •Jaxon Williams as Rajon
Ratings
The "Pilot" was watched by 2.876 million viewers, earning a 0.63 in the 18-49 rating demographics on the Nielson ratings scale.
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Abbott Elementary episodes
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Jan 11, 2023 · The first episode I wrote for season two of "Abbott" was episode four, "Principal's Office," which aired in October. I also wrote upcoming episode 13, and will write episode 22.
Abbott Elementary is an American mockumentary sitcom television series created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional predominantly Black school in Philadelphia.
AwardYearCategoryNominee(s)Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley ...Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley ...Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley ...Individual Achievement in ComedyQuinta BrunsonAug 10, 2023 · Einhorn, who has directed 16 episodes of Abbott, spoke with THR about the important work of world-building in the pilot, the incredible talent of James and the absolute joy of breaking rules on...
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May 24, 2024 · The pilot episode is written by Quinta Brunson and directed by Randall Einhorn. The official Abbott Elementary site on ABC offers a deeper look at the hit TV series with exclusive content and show information. You can watch full episodes of Abbott Elementary free online.
The first season of the American television comedy Abbott Elementary created by Quinta Brunson, premiered in the United States on ABC on December 7, 2021, concluded on April 12, 2022, and consisted of thirteen episodes. The series sees the introduction of characters portrayed by Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter ...
