Abbott Elementary
TV Show • 2021 • Comedy
ReportIn this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
This tv show contains 13 potentially triggering events.
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One of the main characters, the teacher Jeanine, frequently references her childhood, during which she and her sister were badly neglected. She tends to try to put a positive spin on it.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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very mild stuff that is not exactly abuse, but not how a child should be treated. s1 e1 a child is kicked by a teacher (it is not shown, but right after is shown) and the teacher is immediately fired. in multiple episodes, the principal takes a child away from his or her learning or even lunch for personal gain (to help her with her computer, etc.) It is played for jokes and no child is shown in any distress or pain.
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Only mentions of drugs in the anti-drug campaign episode
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No, but they get class pets and Melissa claims they here died (she's lying, the guinea pig is fine). Also Gregory's class pet is a rock and he gets upset when it's broken.
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Are animals abused?
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neopoxlin
season 1 episode 6 a snake egg hatches. the students freak out and the enclosure is tipped over. a student picks up the snake on the ground and throws it thinking it’ll fly. it falls and you can hear a splat but you don’t see it.
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Does a pet die?
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Melissa lies to her class that the class pet Guinea pig died so she can keep him for herself
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S1 episode 6 around 13 minutes in there are baby snakes and snake eggs that get knocked on the floor and then a little girl throws one of them. Upsetting to watch.
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Are there bugs?
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S2
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There’s a trail of ants in the kitchen
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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the principal ava, consistently hits on/sexualizes gregory and this is played for laughs. not sexual assault but she definitely makes him very uncomfortable with her "flirting" and it can definitely be considered sexual harassment
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Are any hands damaged?
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Jenine is bitten multiple times by SweetCheeks the guinea pig
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Does someone become unconscious?
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S1E2; a character faints after not eating all day.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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E1
In a cafeteria scene a kid loses (or damages) a tooth due to a frozen chicken nugget.
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Family
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E12
No, BUT It's a Mother's Day episode and a big deal is made about how two of the teachers, Barbara and Gregory, had their mothers die years ago. So if you're touchy about deceased mother's and/or mothers day, you might want to skip this episode. There are no recent deaths of mothers or gory details or anything like that.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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The first episode centers around students in a classroom where the rug that the children love breaks, and their teacher tries to figure out how to get a new one. The children ask the teachers a few questions and are sad about the rug being gone. One more emotional scene relating to the rug later on in the episode.
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Does someone cheat?
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Not shown onscreen, but before the beginning of the show’s timeline, a minor character is blackmailed by someone who catches him cheating.
Also a love triangle subplot.
Also a love triangle subplot.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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No, but Jacob is convinced that he saw a ghost (he didn't).
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A little girl vomits toward the middle-end of episode one. You don’t see her vomit. She just says “I threw up” when asked by Quinta Brunson’s character of what’s wrong with her. You do see vomit on her shirt in the scene after.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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A child in the first episode. Nothing is shown except for teachers taking child to the restroom.
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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reborndove
A rug that is described thoroughly to be beloved by the class is soiled and unable to be cleaned due to lack of products due to school poverty.
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no (so far), but a character is electrocuted.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Idk if Gregory is autistic, but he's very particular about certain things such as only eating a select few foods, not being comfortable with being touched, wanting things to be a certain way, etc. The other teachers and adults in general in the show are not respectful to him about it. Sometimes they're teasing him, other times they're just ignoring his discomfort and forcing him into uncomfortable situations (like laying hands on him for prayer).
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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S1 E13 Janine has a fear of heights and accidentally has to go up in a hot air balloon. she is anxious but copes well and the scene is brief
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Not specified, but a character has ARFID symptoms
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Is there shakey cam?
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it’s filmed as a documentary, and some of the filming is definitely handheld cameras. it’s not bad most of the time but there are a few dizzying moments. not sure why there are all no votes.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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mild swears
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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The people saying no are definitely trolls or didn't watch as I have watched under 10 episodes and have ran into two episodes with many unpredictable intense flashing sequences (large fluorescent lights flickering and lightning flashbacks through uncovered windows).
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Mockumentary style where people look at and talk to the cameras.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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in ep 3 the word cr*ppled is used along with l*me. l*me is used to mean an actual disabled person. it is also used to mean pathetic/bad in ep 11.
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no antisemitism. just a heads up about an irreverent use of the word “nazi”, in S2:E13, IF you have the subtitles turned on it lets you know that Melissa is impersonating a character called “The Soup Nazi” (from a Seinfeld episode)
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a kid is called a boy by an adult before she tells them that she's a girl, and having the terminology 'corrected'?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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ava repeatedly makes objectifying comments about gregory, which he is clearly uncomfortable with
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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occasional mild verbal references. some slightly sexual dancing at a club (pretty tame)
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s2 ep10 after jacob runs out of the building and tells barb to stay there he runs to the street and a car tire screetch and one again after returning from the liquor store
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Is there blood/gore?
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there's vomit and bodily fluids? if that counts
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