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The Best Episodes of 'Abbott Elementary,' Ranked By Fans

Updated February 1, 2025 23 items

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Abbott Elementary quickly came on the scene and cemented itself as one of the best sitcoms around. Each episode has its feel-good moments of humor and heart, but which episodes do you think are the best? The fantastic season finale has characters making some big and overdue choices but the highly rated mid-season “Work Family” also deserves consideration.

Created by and starring Buzzfeed alumni Quinta Brunson, the show highlights the struggles of teachers at an underfunded school. The show premiered on ABC on December 7, 2021. The strong pilot notched Brunson an Emmy win for writing and put the show on the radar for many. Be sure to vote up your favorite episodes of Abbott Elementary.

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27 votes
Work Family
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.
- Original Airing: February 15, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 8
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26 votes
Desking
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; Mr. Johnson provides comforting life advice to Gregory; the teachers finally meet Jacob's boyfriend.
- Original Airing: March 29, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 11
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22 votes
Candy Zombies
A student steals a bag of Halloween candy meant to be given out to the kids at the end of the day and starts distributing it during school hours; Janine is invited to a Halloween party by an old friend and starts to reconsider her personal life.
- Original Airing: October 26, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 6
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26 votes
Pilot
Passionate teachers -- and a slightly tone-deaf principal -- are determined to help their students succeed.
- Original Airing: December 07, 2021
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 1
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21 votes
Zoo Balloon
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.
- Original Airing: April 12, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 13
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10 votes
Ava vs. Superintendent
With the school board threatening to pull their funds, Janine and Gregory decide to help Ava out with her presentation; their plan is derailed when a curveball is thrown at Ava; Barbara offends Melissa when she doesn't agree with her blackmail idea.
- Original Airing: April 05, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 12
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15 votes
Step Class
Ava asks Janine to help her teach the after-school step class, but they don't agree on how to run the program; Gregory must reveal a secret when Barbara, Melissa and Jacob plan a pizza "eat-off."
- Original Airing: February 22, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 9
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13 votes
New Tech
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.
- Original Airing: January 18, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 4
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10 votes
Gifted Program
Janine convinces Ava to start a gifted program at Abbott led by Jacob; Barbara pushes a hesitant Melissa to start dating again.
- Original Airing: February 01, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 6
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10 votes
Student Transfer
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.
- Original Airing: January 25, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 5
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7 votes
Light Bulb
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.
- Original Airing: January 04, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 2
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13 votes
Open House
Janine prepares to meet her struggling student's mother during open house, while the rest of the faculty uses the time to relax; Gregory is taken aback when he learns how Ava got the principal job; Barbara's daughter's visit creates a commotion.
- Original Airing: March 22, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 10
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4 votes
Juice
Janine is thrilled to help introduce a new beverage to the cafeteria, but it ends up causing unexpected consequences; Melissa clashes with her new aide, Ashley, who brings more disruption than help to the classroom.
- Original Airing: October 19, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 5
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4 votes
Wrong Delivery
Janine is determined to make Abbott Elementary look just as good as a new charter school; Gregory goes out of his way to avoid Barbara; Ava hosts an event to help decide what to do with the rest of the funds from the grant.
- Original Airing: September 28, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 2
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14 votes
Development Day
The teachers are back for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year; Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home; Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot.
- Original Airing: September 21, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 1
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5 votes
Attack Ad
The teachers are appalled after seeing a commercial in support of charter schools criticizing Abbott Elementary; Janine and Gregory talk about Janine's relationship with Tariq.
- Original Airing: November 02, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 7
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8 votes
The Principal's Office
After Gregory sends a disruptive student to the principal's office, he discovers the kids actually enjoy spending supposed disciplinary time with Ava; Melissa invites Janine over to her house to teach her how to cook.
- Original Airing: October 12, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 4
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8 votes
Art Teacher
Janine is thrilled when her best friend from college is hired as the art teacher; Jacob and Barbara decide to start a school garden.
- Original Airing: February 08, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 7
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8 votes
Wishlist
The teachers to ask the local community for new school supplies; Janine encourages Gregory to decorate his classroom.
- Original Airing: January 11, 2022
- Season: 1
- Episode Number: 3
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4 votes
Sick Day
Janine is out sick for the day, so Ava grows desperate and must step in to help out; Barbara and Melissa revel in the quieter-than-normal teacher's lounge.
- Original Airing: November 30, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 9
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4 votes
Holiday Hookah
Janine is convinced by a friend to go to a popular hookah club where she runs into unexpected colleagues; Jacob crashes Barbara and Melissa's traditional holiday dinner and in the process begins to learn the true meaning of Christmas.
- Original Airing: December 07, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 10
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6 votes
Story Samurai
A traveling storytelling troupe Jacob used to be in visits Abbott Elementary for a day of education and entertainment; Melissa struggles with the new normal of her combined second and third grade class.
- Original Airing: October 05, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 3
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6 votes
Egg Drop
When the eighth grade science class participates in an egg drop activity, Janine insists her second grade class join in; Barbara is shocked at the clothing one of her student's parents wears.
- Original Airing: November 16, 2022
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 8