All language subtitles for abbott elementary

Ava, have you seen a...

Is this you?

Ava: Oh. That must have
fell in there by mistake.

Mind your business.

What you looking for?

Uh, I lost something.

What? Your sense of
style? Ha ha! Up top!

No.

You a hater.

What'd you lose?

Uh, it was a shawl that
was in my classroom.

It was my warmest one. I
am so cold. [ Chuckles ]

You think someone took it?
Who would just take a shawl?

Why would I, Ava Coleman,
take something from Janine?

Look, I am not
accusing anyone, but...

Mr. Johnson took my shawl!

Why does the lost and found
have a five-day waiting period

if we're not gonna enforce it?

Aah!

It's called functional fashion.

Yeah! That shawl chose him.

[ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ]

♪♪

[ Sighs ] I hope all the
kids aren't here today.

Yesterday, everybody
was in attendance,

and it almost broke me.

That's what happens
when you enforce

a "no nose picking" policy.

I'm behind on lesson plans,

but it's too early in
the year to show movies.

I'm doing LEGO day to
catch up. The kids love it.

I always end up with LEGO toe.

Exactly. I've bought
so many packs,

LEGO owes me a
sponsorship already.

[ Chuckles ] Man, this double
class is kicking my ass.

I need my extra-large
coffee mug.

Jacob: Did you read that
article the other day

about how matcha...
Actually more efficient

at awakening the nervous
system than coffee?

Oh, yeah? Was that in
Who Gives A Crap Weekly?

It was in The New Yorker.

Oh, so Who Gives
A Crap Biweekly.

[ Door opens ]

Damn. It's more intense in here
than my at-home float tank.

What y'all doing? Prepping.

Mm. Working before
work? Couldn't be me.

Anyway, here's a reminder
that some goofy group

is coming through to do
camp songs or something,

so check the schedule to
see when your class is up.

Holy Shakespeare! [ Gasps ]

[ Imitating sword slicing ]

Jacob, we can't afford
for you to have a seizure

during school hours. [
Laughs ] [ Chuckles ]

Guys! These are the
Story Samurai, okay?

They're a storytelling group
that goes all up and down

the East Coast improvising
plays based on the kids' ideas.

[ Chuckles ] I
used to be in it.

Of course you were, sweetheart.

The Story Samurai are like
a book come to life, okay?

But the pages are
the performance

and the illustrations
are, like, the lyrics.

We help the kids see that
everyone is a story, okay?

Look, I don't condone
violence, but it slaps.

I think it sounds
amazing, Jacob.

I love it when they come.

You get to drop your kids off
at the auditorium for an hour

and just catch up
on work. That part.

Oh, well, then I may
be a really big fan

of these Samurai-sitters.

You're gonna want to see this.

It's... It's not like
some wack puppet show.

Plus, this is like
a whole new tour.

It's gonna be
brand-new material.

It's very subversive, you know?

And really cool. Like me.

Janine, Gregory,
y'all pulling up?

Yeah. I'll walk over.

Yeah.

Alex and Jordan.

Oh, Natalie. I'm sorry, honey.

You are in my third grade now.

You were in my second
grade last year,

and now you're in third grade,
which I also teach. Okay.

I told you, we got an
aide if you need it.

She's got this.
She's a veteran.

Veterans don't need
that help. Exactly.

You save those aides
for the young'ns.

Alright, well, don't say
I didn't try to help.

Everybody say young
Ava is unreliable,

but even a broken clock
is right once a day.

Twice a day. Whatever!

Melissa: Um, you know,
it's a little tough.

But you know what? Barbara's
right. I'm tougher.

I'm so tough, brass
knuckles wear me to a fight.

Students: Ooh! Oh. Excuse me.

What? What?!

Keyon! Quit huffing
the Wite-Out, dude!

Samurai. Ha!

May we have a suggestion
for a character?

Meek Mill!

Ah. Nice one, Clarence.

What if Meek Mill...
was a meerkat?

Why?

I'm just a meerkat, strolling
through Western Philly.

[ Chuckles ] But
it's not a story

unless there's some...

All: Conflict!

What's Meerkat Meek
Mills' conflict?

His ATV broke down in the
wrong hood! [ Laughter ]

All: Wrong hood,
Meerkat! Wrong hood!

This is too corny, even for me.

But Jacob loves it,
so thank goodness

it's in his past and
he isn't up there.

[ Chuckles ] I get it, though.

If my "Degrassi"
reenactment group

showed up and performed
here, I'd be excited, too.

Shout-out to the guy who
played the original Jimmy.

Wonder what he's up to.
Heh. He is... He's Drake.

I'm aware that he
is Drake. Yeah.

I expected it to be corny,
but that was beyond anything

I thought was
theoretically possible.

[ Chuckles ] I know.
It was peak Jacob.

Oh, Melissa, I bet that you
would love the Story Samurai.

Oh, yeah, I just
dropped my kids,

and I got, like, two
lesson plans to do.

[ Beeping ] And that beep
means I got an hour left

and I still didn't go
to the bathroom! Okay.

My class in here,
please. Thank you.

Y'all see that corny
show? [ Laughs ]

I was in the back crying
while bootlegging it

for barbershop distribution.

Guys, it wasn't that bad.

I can't wait until
it's my class's turn.

Mr. Johnson just told
me that they've got

some white boy doing
the Malcolm X Games.

Janine: Oh, my God. He
did an ollie and said,

"Plymouth Rock didn't
land on me, dude."

[ Laughter ] Guys,
just... Guys.

Tschoo! Story Samurais,
we slice down barriers.

If you need a story,
we're in your area-er.

Hey. Huh?

What did everyone think?

Did you see how
excited the kids were?!

It was great. It
was incredible.

I honestly cannot
wait to see it.

I told you it was gonna be bomb!

You really think
I would be a part

of something that wasn't bomb?

Well, it was something.

Something that you can be

very, very proud
you did in the past.

Well, the past has
become the present,

because the Samurai have
asked me, Jacob Hill,

to join the afternoon show.

- Wait.
- And you said yes, right?

Yeah, of course I
did. Janine: Oh, no.

Ava: [ Laughs ]
Fantastic! Barbara: Yes.

Hey, and if you guys thought
the Malcolm X Games was cool,

just wait till you see
Rosa Parks and Rec.

Hey, Siri. [ Watch dings ]

Clear my afternoon
and set a reminder

to watch this boy embarrass
himself. [ Laughter ]

Janine, let me borrow your
phone so I can go live

on IG and TikTok at
the same time. Uh...

It's our duty to spread this
joy to the world, y'all.

It's tough times out here.
People need the laughs.

The people need the laughs.

Hey. I got your Slack.

By the way, thanks for
being the first one

to use the Slack channel
I set up two months ago.

[ Chuckles ]
Anyway, what's up?

Um, I just wanted to talk to you

a little bit more about
this Samurai business.

It's exciting, right?

Oh, 100%.

I'm sure back when
you were performing,

you were riveting, blowing
tiny minds left and right.

Guilty. Yeah.

Off that, though, my concern is,

what if you kill it too much?

Kill it too much? What?
I'm not sure I follow.

Well, it's just you were
so good at it, you said,

and this is a new
generation of Samurai.

They need to feel
good about themselves,

and they probably can't compare.

You don't want to
upstage them, do you?

Wow. Janine, I didn't
even think of that.

See, this is why we're friends.

Thank you... for seeing me.

You got it, bud.

Alright, well, Slack me if
you got anything else, okay?

You know, you can
customize the emojis.

Mm-hmm.

Second graders, who can tell
me which clock says 3:30?

Thank you. Ooh! I know!

We learned this last year!

Okay, thank you, Jameel, but you
gotta do your worksheet, okay?

They gotta answer.
I have a question.

Yeah. Honey, hang
on one second.

I can help you! That's
a preparation...

No, no, no, no, sweetheart.

You stay on the
third-grade side, okay?

You just let them
do their thing.

Desiree: Ms. Schemmenti? Yes?

Bul tied his shoe to the desk.

He did what? Oh! Oh, no.

Ms. Schemmenti,
can I borrow you?

Oh. Let me see this.

Okay. Second graders only,

can you tell me

which clock is saying 3:30?

What the heck did you do here?

- Look. Are... Are you okay?
- I know, I know, I know!

Jameel, what are you
doing on this side?

Go back to the
third-graders side.

But I knew the answer, so I
came to the second-grade side.

Okay, well, go back to
the third-graders side.

Okay. Are you good?

Oh, me? I'm... fine.

I got this.

Okay. Okay.

Desiree. Where are you going?

Third graders get to go to
the library by themselves.

You're not in the third grade.

Depends where you sit.

Okay, anybody else in the class
sitting on the wrong side,

switch.

What?

[ Rhythmic tapping ]

Um, I will be right back.
Please stay quiet. Thank you.

Quiet.

Hey! What's up?

Just saying hi.

Oh. That's nice.

Hi. How's your day?

Surprisingly smooth.

I got through 90%
of animal habitats,

even though it's been a bigger
bathroom day than usual.

Mm.

For... For the kids, not for me.

Oh, okay. Yeah.
How's your day going?

Uh, my day is good.

Um, taught the two
times table. Oh.

But I did convince
Jacob not to perform.

Thank goodness.

That girl isn't
ruining this for me.

She can be so selfish.

Like last week, when
she wouldn't pretend

to be my daughter at McDonald's
so I could get a Happy Meal.

[ Scoffs ]

So you just told
him that it's corny

and that eventually we will
all end up making fun of him?

No. Better. I told a fib.

To protect his feelings. Ah.

Jacob just puts so much thought
into how he's perceived.

And it doesn't hurt anyone,

so I figured, why
burst his bubble?

For one, it could stop
him from inviting us

to his "Living Single"
rewatch parties.

[ Laughs ]

It's like, dude, you're
in a relationship.

I don't... I don't get it.

But he does get some
good guest speakers.

He got the guy
who played Kyle...

[ Door opens ] [
Students shouting ]

Oh. Melissa? Are you okay?

[ Door closes ] Yes.

Okay.

Good.

[ Door opens ] [
Students shouting ]

You like that cheesesteak?

We got it from the corner store.

People write off this
area as a food desert,

but the culinary scene
here is so slept on.

It really is.

So, listen, I am honored

by the invitation to
perform with you all,

but, uh, I think I
gotta sit this one out.

Man. Are you serious? We
were so stoked, Sensei.

Yeah, we still talk about
your legendary performances.

You are our dopest alumnus.
Other than Josh Gad.

Oh. Josh Gad. Josh
Gad. Yeah. Olaf.

I am flattered, truly,
but I got to keep

my Story Kimono up
in the rafters, okay?

What's up, Mr. C?

Hey, Clarence. Meet
the Story Samurai.

Nah. I'm good. Yep.

You catch "Last Week Tonight"?

[ Scoffs ] You know it.

Yeah. I bet you did.

I'll see you in
history, Mr. C.

That's what it's
all about, dawg.

Connecting with the kids.
That's why we story.

That's why we samurai.

It's true.

You guys should consider
working in a school,

you know, full-time,
when you're out.

I don't know. I was planning
on auditioning for "SNL,"

or if not that, a
YouTube channel.

Yeah, I'm gonna work
at my dad's hedge fund.

In a school like this,

you're kind of like a
firefighter for joy.

You want to get in, spray
as much joy as possible,

and then get out.

[ P. A. system beeps ]

Ava: Big news,
Abbott Elementarians!

I am calling an
all-school assembly

so that we can watch
our own Mr. Hill

perform with the Story Samurai.

It'll be like watching The Game

perform one night
only with G-Unit.

You got this, Mr. C!

Student: Yeah, you do. Heh.

I'm so excited about
your performance.

I'm stretching so I don't
throw my back out laughing...

I mean, learning. [ Giggles ]

Are you ready to swing
your story sword?

Yes.

And, uh, you're gonna be live
streaming the whole thing?

Oh, yeah! It's gonna open

a whole new corner
of TikTok for me.

Well, I so appreciate
you using your platform

to amplify our message.

Hey, Jacob. You aren't
performing, are you?

Because we already
talked about it.

And remember? No
upstaging the Samurai.

Yeah, but it's a whole
school assembly now,

and, you know, the kids are gonna
be expecting to see me, so, uh...

Yeah, he don't want to let
all those kids down, Janine.

[ Jacob humming ]

[ Whispers ] I know
what you're doing!

Good, 'cause I worry
about your awareness.

[ Jacob breathing sharply ]

Hey, Jacob, can I see you
for a second in the hall?

Just real quick.

Don't listen to her! We
believe in you, Jacob!

[ Door closes ]

Hey, what's, uh...
What's going on?

Um, I'm not sure...

I don't think you
should perform.

Look. I get it. You
think I'm rusty.

But don't worry.

It's... It's muscle
memory. You know?

It's like when I ride a
unicycle... That's enough.

Jacob, Ava just
wants you to perform

so that everyone
can laugh at you.

What? [ Stammers ]

Yeah, they're gonna laugh.
They're gonna laugh with us.

It's a pretty biting
satire. It's...

No, no. They're going
to laugh at you,

because, Jacob,
the Story Samurai

are corny as hell.

How could the Samurai
be corny? I was in it.

I'm c-corny?

Jacob, you are...

corny sometimes... yes.

Wha... [ Chuckles ]

Wait. Uh... No.

I have Kendrick Lamar on
vinyl. Okay? Is that corny?

Look, and the Samurai
are not corny, okay?

They performed at a
Bernie Sanders rally.

Without his permission.

And those things can be corny.

Look, Jacob, at the end
of the day, I'm corny,

and at the beginning of the day,
too, but I don't care as much.

Okay, but that is
different, because you are

African-American. Dit-dit-dit!

See, when you said "African,"
that's corny. It just is.

Look, you are a white
teacher in a Black school.

I am not Hilary Swank
in "Freedom Writers."

You are Hilary Swank
in "Freedom Writers."

You are Michelle Pfeiffer
in "Dangerous Minds."

You are Sandra Bullock in...

In "Bird Box"?

In "The Blind Side." [ Gasps ]

Too far. Too far, I know.

I'm sorry about that. I know.

But my point is...

you cannot do this performance.

You will never live it down.

I'm just trying to help.

You don't want to
be a corny legend.

[ Door opens ]

Jacob, hair and makeup
are ready for you.

You know what, Ava?

I don't think I'm going
to do the performance,

and, um...

By the way, would
a "corny" person

stage a one-man show
called "The Color Urkel"?

Did you do that? Then yeah.

Damn it, Janine! Pop-Tarts
was sponsoring the stream!

Oh. Melissa?

Is this your handiwork?

Students: Ooooh!

He looked at me funny.

Oh, you have been dealt
an impossible situation.

Aw, come on.

Nothing's impossible for us.

I have known you a long time,

and you are an amazing teacher.

This is no reflection of
your teaching ability.

Yeah, but, you know,
you said it yourself.

I got this.

I believe in you, so
I know that you could,

but just because you could
doesn't mean you should,

and I shouldn't have
made you feel that way.

Huh! Give me two classes,
girl, I'd be in Jamaica. Mm!

Yeah, there was a moment
when I mentally transported

to Capt'n Chucky's Crab
Cakes in Ocean City.

Aww.

This school district offers
you absolutely nothing,

and the mere fact that they
are offering you something

is all the proof that you need.

Yeah, maybe having an
aide wouldn't be so bad.

And in the meantime, I
know exactly what you need.

A bathtub full of Prosecco.

A laugh.

Okay.

So, wait. Jacob isn't
performing now? No.

Y'all gotta stop playing
God with that boy's life.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

I truly convinced him
this time to let it go.

I told him the truth,
which I feel good about,

but I also feel kinda bad about.

Well, did he really
want to do it?

Uh, yeah.

He was over the moon and back,

but I'm just trying to save
him from embarrassment.

He was gonna look like a fool

in front of the entire
school and the Internet.

But he does that weekly
anyway. It's who he is.

I mean, if we like him for it
and he really wanted to do it,

I don't see why you would
stop him from being him.

Stay in the line, y'all.

I'm Megan!

I'm Harold! And I'm Tyrone!

He just ruined my
favorite Erykah Badu song.

Together: And we are
the Story Samurai!

Hi-ya!

I thought you were gonna
go up there, Mr. C.

Well, Clarence, I-I didn't
want to steal their thunder.

Ohh.

It would've been mad
funny to see you up there.

Harold: Cut the
corners of the bread.

Can we get a
suggestion? Anyone?

Clarence: We call him
Mr. C because he's corny.

But I like his
class. It's fun.

He showed us that
movie, "Summer of Soul."

That was good. He's cool.

Megan: Tapenade!
Harold: Ooh! Dijon!

I have a suggestion!

Who thinks Mr. Hill
should get up there?!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes, yes!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Okay. Can I get a suggestion?

A tiger. I heard "tiger."

Okay, because I'm a tiger
with stripes and big teeth,

people are conditioned
to think I'm scary.

The villagers
judge and harass me

based on how I look.

What is my conflict?

Your dad thinks you're a bum!

[ Students laugh ]

Samurais: Bum, bum, bum, bum.

Okay, okay. Yeah, I
want to sell cereal,

but my tiger dad wants
me to stay in the forest.

Is he using a cereal mascot to
describe racial discrimination?

Mm-hmm. That's what
he's doing. Okay.

I was born to help make
a balanced breakfast.

These stripes are
feeling like prison bars!

[ Laughing hysterically ]

I'm sorry. I've just
never been so inspired.

[ Laughs ]

Son, I support anything you do.

I just think you need one thing

so people know you're
a friendly tiger.

This red handkerchief.

Thank you, fam, for
helping me be who I am.

Samurais: Who I am.

Who I am.

Who I am!

Whoo!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Nice! Nice! Nice!

I know who I am. I see it.

I am Jacob Hill,
and it turns out...

I'm corny.

Corny isn't bad.

[ Screams ]

It just is.

Melissa: Yayyy. Aww.

[ Chuckles ]

Jacob, that was
actually incredible.

Actually, it was corny.

But the kids loved it.

I do think the trust
fall to represent

our own appropriation
was a bit much.

I mean, I would have dropped me.

[ Laughter ]

That was so corny, I
gained 2,000 new followers

during the stream, including
Josh Gad, whoever that is.

When you guys
Voltron'd yourselves

into a Black Shaun King,
I... I died. I did.

And the singing.
And those outfits.

Your curly-ass
hair. [ Laughs ]

That's... That's just my hair.

Bravo, Jacob. Bravo.
Good job, man.

- Yes, yes.
- Nailed it.

- You got it.
- You did that.

Made my day.

You think they'll ever
get how corny they are?

Not a chance. They'll never
stay in one place long enough

to connect with someone who
will tell them the truth.

They're missing out
on the best part...

Connection.

Hey.

Can you get your corny asses
out of here so I can clean?

Go on and get.

Okay. So your request for a
teacher's aide has been filled,

and they're sending
one over today.

Ohh!

A Ashley Garcia from Frankford.

Eh. Frankford.
That's a toss-up.

Gotta admit, never
thought I'd see

the Melissa Schemmenti
asking for help.

Okay, Ava, I'm not
in the mood, right?

I'm just in the mood
to get some help.

When... When's she getting here?

[ Chuckles ] Well, it
look like she's here now.

Okay. Why are you
making the face?

[ To tune of "Waiting for
Tonight" ] ♪ Waiting for Ashley ♪

♪ Ohh-ohh-ohh ♪

♪ I'll be the aide
of your dreams ♪

♪ Waiting for Ashley ♪

♪ Ohh-ohh-ohh ♪

♪ You'll get help with
your class needs ♪

♪ Waiting for Ashley ♪

What's up, Melissa?
I'm Ashley.

Oh, wait.

The boombox wasn't on,

so the song probably
didn't make sense!

That was Jennifer.

Lopez. Lopez. Mm-hmm.

Yeah. Let me come back in.

[ Chuckles ]

♪ Homework is the jam,
homework is the jaaaam ♪

What are you doing?

Oh. Just waiting
out their cool down.

Not in the mood to
be improv-ed at.

You don't think...

I mean, they have to
be virgins, right?

[ Laughs ] Stop it.

I'm serious. Oh, no.

Can we get a suggestion?

Yeah. Beat it!

[ Fingers snapping ]

[ Samurais grunting ]

Oh, you might be right.

Hey! I'm calling the police!

Whoo-hoo!