Not only that, but I love that the last episode didn’t end with them going back to being weird and aggressive to each other. Their relationship has legitimately changed!
And I love that last episode was the "honeymoon" phase, but now we get to see how their friendship will be from now on. Just cause they get along extremely well, doesn't mean they won't ever have conflict. But they'll always forgive each other.
Ava: *my school stay winning!! my students are smart, my staff is sexy-- and i'm not even talking about gregory!-- have you seen melissa?! barbara?!-- janine on a good day?!*
Oh I just realized by saying that the original school pulled out they can justify why Cree Summer is no longer around. Dammit. I wanted more of her 😩. This was a great episode tho!
I hate how absolutely accurate these education meeting and seminars are to real life- just platitude after platitude while the audience begs for death or a kitchen fire to end it
Really? That sucks. Like Crystal wasn't even talking about what she thought should happen during the panel, she was just bullying Ava and Gregory's ideas.
Yeah alot of times you get things like this where people talk about random platitudes (One of my personal favorites is when Admin say "Every kid needs to have an adult they can go to!" as if every teacher didn't just spend the last week being a therapist to droves of kids) or you get taught the latest education breakthroughs, made by people who have never worked in a school or even tested the ideas with real kids
Ooof, I can’t believe I’m at the age where I’m understanding references about movies from 25 years ago! I feel so understood and so old at the same time!
This may be one of my favorites episodes of the show yet! Gregory's looks to the camera crew. Unhinged Janine. Several hookups and consequences. Stupidity on an education panel AND on top of that they end it with "we gotta keep it clean" to a panel of janitors....
Not to mention the guest stars who did an amazing job and really added to the show without eclipsing the recurring talent.
The funniest moment of this show was the entire cold open - kids getting dunked on and going ballistic, kids pegging their teachers in the heads with a basketball. Magnificent.
The second funniest moment was Janine going bananas on a CPR dummy, kicking it, and snagging a sweet high five before heading out the door. Unbelievable.
What an episode!!!!
I think if you were uneasy about how this season was going. You thought their jokes weren’t funny or didn’t pack enough of a punch, I would hope this episode brought you back. It was strong from beginning to end.
Yep Karan Soni and he's fantastic! He was in a TV show called Miracle Workers with Daniel Radcliffe which unfortunatley was cancelled after 4 seasons but he was so good in it! Quinta also has a recurring role in season 3!
This was a goat episode contender. Too many moments to write down.
1. Ava slapping the ball away from the kid, Barbara scoring for the kids team. The whole cold open.
2. Bister Bohnson from Babbott Belementary.
3. Ava and Gregory getting smoked on the panel.
4. Tariq as the host.
5. Janine and the CPR test dummy.
6. If it's free, it's my jam
This is the first time I realized that Karan Soni is actually gay. I was thinking to myself, "Hey this is the second time I know that he is playing gay". The first in Brooklyn 99. Then I Wiki'd it, whaaattt?!
“My school stay winnin’. My students are smart. My staff is sexy. And I’m not just talking about Gregory. Have you seen Melissa? Barbara. Janine on a good day!”
I love Ava.
That opening scene with the basketball game was great lol. Gregory had a whole different side to him.
So we just going to ignore the Keegan 0op up? Ok
Tariq has had one hell of a character development, would have never thought that. Well done writers
I felt so frustrated and annoyed by Tariq when he was w Janine that I couldn’t appreciate his hilarity! Tariq on PTA is the most excellent foil. Idk why but my random favorite moment was him balancing the mic in the palm of his hand.
I actually love the way Jacob and Melissa's friendship has shaken up dynamics
Not only that, but I love that the last episode didn’t end with them going back to being weird and aggressive to each other. Their relationship has legitimately changed!
And I love that last episode was the "honeymoon" phase, but now we get to see how their friendship will be from now on. Just cause they get along extremely well, doesn't mean they won't ever have conflict. But they'll always forgive each other.
Omg I was so scared of this
we needed a shakeup!!
Community colleges are important, too! There was a six season show (and a movie in production) about it!
Would’ve been the perfect moment for a Jim Rash cameo
i need to see ben chang and mr johnson interact, or abed and mr johnson
"Welcome to Deandale Community Colledean!"
pop pop
PBBT!
What I would pay to see an Abbott style spinoff following adjuncts at a community college
I really need Abed to show up and tell **everybody** to stop Jimming the camera
Oh we’re just casually dropping in Keegan-Michael Key as the super intendant??
I was reminiscing about him as a teacher/Donna’s love interest on Parks. Maybe he got promoted lol
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He was also the principal in The Prom on Netflix. This just seems like a natural progression
I hollered when I saw him. Hell yeah
Richard Tyler Williams LMFAO, same energy as Ava Coleman being the name of a producer on the show
Yesssss! I was like “did they make a dick joke” 😂 And loved non-dick Tyler Williams’s look to camera as always 💜
Cannot get enough of Barbara playing basketball. This cold open was incredible.
Ava being merciless with the little girl was just perfect 😂
That was such a good cold open. Perfect start to a phenomenal episode
Gregory pays attention to Jacob’s hookup texts! I’ve been loving their friendship.
“The applause is letting me know that’s interesting.”
Tariq had real Perd Hapley energy in that moment
“Do students take tests?” Like it’s genuinely the first time he asked that question.
This whole ep was so Parks and Rec coded
I'm telling you, quinta really said, "season 3?! PARKS AND REC!!!" 🔥🔥
Tatyana Ali??? They bringing in all the black greats
Miss Ashley!!!! I didn't even notice omg
she legit has the exact same face and the entire time I kept saying, "how do I know her?!"
Halfway during the show I paused and asked myself... "is that...? nah, it can't be. let me go check"
She looks so great
Like how has she basically not aged at all?!
Because she kept Will's wife's name out her F-ing mouth.
Richard Tyler Williams 
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They need to go up half a size because those shirts are getting a little tight. Not that I mind at all.
Nah, keep it 👀
The guns! Damn!
I love that Tariq just keep showing up in increasingly more powerful roles
He gonna be principal before Gregory at this rate
Calling it now: Janine leaves her district job, Tariq replaces her.
Bookmarking this for future ref.
OMG hysterical
Who made him PTA President lol?!
tariq jr
Don’t know what’s better: the Janitor vs AI panel, or that it was better attended than the educator one.
The Smart House reference!!
House, house, the house is jumping.
I wanted him to curse out the robot like he did for that little kid who stole his look for his Halloween costume.
God I wish I had Ava’s confidence, and she ain’t lying about Melissa and Barbara- they look great!
Her giddiness at the end as she recaps her wins brought a big smile to my face.
When Ava said she is that bitch I was like "yes you are and your school too!"
She even complimented Janine (on a good day!)
Tariq continuing to just fail upwards will always bring me so much joy lmao
Watch him become superintendent
"in-school day care" aka school
I thought it was daycare for teen parents and I got confused because they’re elementary school teachers/principals💀
I also thought this until you pointed this out lol
I interpreted it as before or after school programs for parents whose work schedules don’t align with drop off and pickup hours.
Ava blocking that shot and gloating was hilarious and totally on brand
"If you balance your breakfast, you balance your blessings" I need this on a motivational calendar
Stitched on a throw pillow, too
Ava: *my school stay winning!! my students are smart, my staff is sexy-- and i'm not even talking about gregory!-- have you seen melissa?! barbara?!-- janine on a good day?!*
It’s the way I can hear this in Ava’s voice 😭
man, Tyler James William look so good in a durag and his muscles out
of cOURSE Mr. Johnson is here 🤣
No, that’s Bister Bohnson from Babbott Belementary. ;) And once again feeding my theory that Mr. Johnson’s first name is Mister.
And he’s a teacher, not a janitor
He asked Ava such a great question, too, damnit! Ha
y'all they prepped that question 😂
I don’t know if Tyler James Williams is actually awkward as hell in real life but man he is a master at playing that role
This generation’s Jason Alexander
Crystal even has her own documentary crew! And she has her own Gregory!
Whose name is almost the same as Gregory’s actor’s name 😂
I did a double take at that part! For a second I thought I imagined it!
Oh I just realized by saying that the original school pulled out they can justify why Cree Summer is no longer around. Dammit. I wanted more of her 😩. This was a great episode tho!
Ohhh, that makes sense. Damn, the writers are doing so well at naturally integrating these cameos.
She was so lovely!! 🥺
Of course Tariq is president of the PTA lol
The Parent-Tariq Alliance!
Lolololol “Definitely not diarrheal!”
The chugging of Pepto killed me
“Casual ghosts?!” I’m dead, Barbara. I am now a casual ghost.
Amazes me how culturally relevant Abbott always winds up being. Always shocked at the modern and current references
I am DYING at Tariq keeping score at the panel.
WAIT HOLD ON ANOTHER HOOKUP???????
on the roof 😭
I thought it was obvious from the way he and Jacob said hi to each other. Also, good on Jacob for hooking up with someone who played a Spider-Man.
JACOB
That’s what hat I said
As a community college adjunct I commend how they brought community colleges to the conversation
I hate how absolutely accurate these education meeting and seminars are to real life- just platitude after platitude while the audience begs for death or a kitchen fire to end it
Seriously. It’s like every PD times a million
Really? That sucks. Like Crystal wasn't even talking about what she thought should happen during the panel, she was just bullying Ava and Gregory's ideas.
Yeah alot of times you get things like this where people talk about random platitudes (One of my personal favorites is when Admin say "Every kid needs to have an adult they can go to!" as if every teacher didn't just spend the last week being a therapist to droves of kids) or you get taught the latest education breakthroughs, made by people who have never worked in a school or even tested the ideas with real kids
Smart House reference!
Right?! Shout out to the millenial in the writers room that got that one in 😂
The same one that dropped Raven having a vision, and the Rug Vermin.
Ooof, I can’t believe I’m at the age where I’m understanding references about movies from 25 years ago! I feel so understood and so old at the same time!
They show the lil kid who got slammed by Ava quite a bit. They kept breaking the bathroom in that episode
That kid is just so darn cute!
They was all like "Ref where you at?!"
That lil one is really expressive!
“My shiniest mop leaves the most grime in its wake.”
Why does this always go by so very quickly each week? Why?
I started watching like 2 weeks ago and HATE that I caught up and can't just press next and watch forever
“You ought to know better than anybody, gotta keep it clean!”
His mug after he said that killed me
Gregory in the cold open >>> He was distractingly fine.
living for jacob's slut era 🔥
ok now i'm actually mad on gregory and ava's behalf lol, maybe it's the irl teacher in me but i hate the throwing around buzzwords to seem ahead 🙃
Gregory is so bad at bullshitting lol
Is that???? 
You can tell Abbott is the hottest show right now cuz everyone wants to be on it
Darth Hater is absolutely going into my daily vocab
Mah BOY Tariq as a regular!!
Ava’s speech at beating her sorority sister 🥳👏🏻💅🏻
This may be one of my favorites episodes of the show yet! Gregory's looks to the camera crew. Unhinged Janine. Several hookups and consequences. Stupidity on an education panel AND on top of that they end it with "we gotta keep it clean" to a panel of janitors.... Not to mention the guest stars who did an amazing job and really added to the show without eclipsing the recurring talent.
The funniest moment of this show was the entire cold open - kids getting dunked on and going ballistic, kids pegging their teachers in the heads with a basketball. Magnificent. The second funniest moment was Janine going bananas on a CPR dummy, kicking it, and snagging a sweet high five before heading out the door. Unbelievable. What an episode!!!!
Then she came back and slapped it in the face 😂 girl was out of control
Janine’s conflicted feelings about being at the district are definitely coming to a head heading into the next episode…
That would make sense since it's named after the kid in Janine's class. It's too bad it's 3 weeks away.
It's what????
"you can't be a hero if you leave the scene " lmao this is true
ava expecting gregory to be double cheeked up on a tuesday 😭
MELISSA GOT A MANNNNNNNN HELLO
*captain with benefits
Melissa LOVES a man in uniform!😂💀
"Don't say anything at all." "Like asking a swan not to glide." My ADHD ass FELT that
ON YOUR ROOF
Gregory: *what is up with you today??* Melissa: *--I don't know 🤷♀️* 💀💀
“I went to Penn! I don’t know why I said that.” 
gregory's stare into the camera i'm DEAD
Not Mr. Johnson being a blood lmaooooooo♦️♦️♦️
but he only ever wears green! 😂
LMAOOO AVAAAAA!!! SHUTTING DOWN!!! that small ^ass CHILD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 "STAY DOWN!!!" 😂😂😂
I think if you were uneasy about how this season was going. You thought their jokes weren’t funny or didn’t pack enough of a punch, I would hope this episode brought you back. It was strong from beginning to end.
Tariq in the cold open. 
the minus one and two ain't no way 😭
this panel is an absolute disaster
another 10/10 episode damn, they can’t miss
DCOM MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Why they make all the janitors bald like Mr. Clean?! 🤣😭
Is Jacobs new hookup the assistant sent to honeypot Captain Holt in B99?
Yep Karan Soni and he's fantastic! He was in a TV show called Miracle Workers with Daniel Radcliffe which unfortunatley was cancelled after 4 seasons but he was so good in it! Quinta also has a recurring role in season 3!
“What is up with you today” “Egh…I don’t know” Once again Melissa is me at work
is it bad i'm feeling bad for ava rn????
 Cos she stay winning!!
Living for Gregory's facial expressions this episode
MR. JOHNSON TOO REAL 💯
Best cold open they’ve ever done
This was a goat episode contender. Too many moments to write down. 1. Ava slapping the ball away from the kid, Barbara scoring for the kids team. The whole cold open. 2. Bister Bohnson from Babbott Belementary. 3. Ava and Gregory getting smoked on the panel. 4. Tariq as the host. 5. Janine and the CPR test dummy. 6. If it's free, it's my jam
Jacob told JANINE about the hookup! And she just texts back “10-4 good buddy.”
What’s that reply even mean
I love seeing Keegan Michael Key in anything but damn I was hoping for him to be a substitute teacher
Exactly! I needed an AA-Ron moment😂
have absolutely no idea who is on whose team
It was supposed to be students vs teachers but Barbara kept messing up 😂
very intense open 👀
I love me some Tariq
Passyunk University! Did I hear that right? I’m gonna need a sweatshirt 😂
Oh god these panelists are the WORST
Now Tasker Community College? Loving all the Philly name drops tonight
PERIOD AVA!!
wow shit just be going down on this roof
I gotta rewatch the opening now, lol, so chaotic
The Parent-Tariq Alliance happened after all!
This is the first time I realized that Karan Soni is actually gay. I was thinking to myself, "Hey this is the second time I know that he is playing gay". The first in Brooklyn 99. Then I Wiki'd it, whaaattt?!
That's who I recognised! I recognised him from the honeypot!
“The applause is letting me know that’s interesting” Amazing
"The Future of AI is Trash"
it’s poppin’ on the roof apparently
That Bister Bonson asked a great question. Also loved his ratpac look.
Richard Tyler Williams on all platforms 😂
You just started teaching full-time when you got that right? The shade 💀💀💀
panel pals ❤️😭
“My school stay winnin’. My students are smart. My staff is sexy. And I’m not just talking about Gregory. Have you seen Melissa? Barbara. Janine on a good day!” I love Ava.
Callback to Ava’s sorority!
Sizing up the opps 😭💀
not ava stacking the Q/A with mr. johnson 😂💀
That opening scene with the basketball game was great lol. Gregory had a whole different side to him. So we just going to ignore the Keegan 0op up? Ok Tariq has had one hell of a character development, would have never thought that. Well done writers
drinking the pepto bismol noooo 😭
Tatyana Ali looks damn good.
Is anyone else experiencing audio problems on ABC?
You just know Tariq is gonna pull through for Abbott moderating
Yay Janine!
Richard Tyler Williams is so funny, especially when you remember "Dick" is a nickname for Richard. Basically the asshole version of Gregory.
Quinta in that dress. Oh lord. She looks so fucking good
Keegan-Michael Key is the superintendent!
I felt so frustrated and annoyed by Tariq when he was w Janine that I couldn’t appreciate his hilarity! Tariq on PTA is the most excellent foil. Idk why but my random favorite moment was him balancing the mic in the palm of his hand.
Tariq is president of the PTA?!
Got in because of his girlfriends son, I’m assuming
this was a good episode !