The much-anticipated Abbott Elementary and It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia crossover lastly premiered on the 2025 TV schedule. The primary a part of the crossover aired as an episode of the ABC sitcom, which noticed Charlie, Dennis, Mac, Dee and Frank visiting the titular college to function volunteers. Those that have by no means seen It’s At all times Sunny obtained their first style of the long-running FX sitcom’s characters, who drastically differ from Abbott‘s. Now IAS star Kaitlin Olson is obtainable some recommendation to those that might now really feel compelled to take a look at FX’s NSFW present.
Whereas each of the sitcoms featured on this TV occasion are set in Philly, they’re actually not alike and cater to vastly completely different audiences. With each other crossover episode set for It’s At all times Sunny amid its 17th season, some Abbott followers might certainly been enticed to look at the installment and perhaps earlier ones. Whereas talking with AV Membership, Kaitlin Olson, who performs Dee on Sunny, been a humorous however honest warning of kinds:
Hello! Are you an enormous Abbott Elementary fan excited for the crossover episode however have by no means seen Sunny and are excited to dive in? Nice! Besides…you would possibly wish to take some child steps. It’s not on community tv for a cause. (Or, as an alternative of child steps, perhaps cease being a child and benefit from the wilder ones? Your name!) However if you happen to’d like to look at it together with your (older) children or your grandma, perhaps try these ones first. They’re simply as hilarious however barely tamer than others. (Please don’t watch “The Nightman Cometh” together with your grandma.)
Contemplating Abbott is extra of a household sitcom, and It’s At all times Sunny is mainly the exact opposite, it could be jarring for followers of the previous present to look at the opposite. With that, Olson’s sage recommendation is actually useful right here. She’s not the primary star to talk out on this both. Even Abbott creator and star Quinta Brunson shared on Late Night time with Seth Meyers that followers of the school-based romp might wish to steer clear.
The It’s At all times Sunny gang, have been their ordinary eccentric selves on Abbott Elementary, however that was positively the tamest they’ve ever been. As Kaitlin Olson mentioned, there is a cause the present is not on community TV.
As for a way the Abbott/Sunny crossover got here to be, Quinta Brunson beforehand shared that it was an concept that was mentioned after she met Rob McElhenney and the It’s At all times Sunny group on the Emmys years in the past. On paper, the thought appears wild however, if the primary half was any indication, it was a singular idea value each groups’ laborious work. So I am positively curious to see how the second half performs out and, earlier than you do, you’ll want to be aware of Kaitlin Olson’s knowledge.
These wanting to take a look at It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia to familiarize themselves with the present can achieve this with a Hulu subscription. (Critically, be warned that it is fairly wild.) After all, you can too try episodes of Abbott Elementary on the streaming platform in the event that they’re extra your pace.