When Abbott Elementary premiered in 2021, in the event you would have advised me that I’d sometime see Quinta Brunson’s Janine Teagues name somebody a “complete fucking cunt,” I’d have known as you a liar. However by no means underestimate the facility of Candy Dee. Half 2 of the It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia crossover with Abbott Elementary aired on the 2025 TV schedule, and as followers like myself freaked out over Janine’s surprising second, Charlie Day defined why that joke was the “excellent take a look at.”
Janine Has Followers Clutching Their Pearls Over Her Cussing On At all times Sunny
Janine was actual mad about Kaitlin Olson’s character attempting to steal her man, however I feel it’s protected to say that actually nobody predicted the second-grade instructor uttering the C-word in entrance of the fake movie crew. It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia’s Season 17 premiere “The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary” adopted Abbott’s mockumentary model for the second half of the crossover with the ABC sitcom, and followers have been simply not prepared. One X consumer stated:
Janine cursing despatched me so onerous and the way in which Gregory was being supportive 😭🤣 #AbbottElementary #ItsAlwaysSunny pic.twitter.com/lSRfxMlYcVJuly 10, 2025
Gregory’s response was all the pieces, wanting as shocked as all of us when he stated, “I assumed you was gonna name her a bitch.” This fan was floored by Janine’s response, quoting the character in her publish:
‘Bitch could be a very effective canine, that isn’t what this lady is.’ Oh give her one other Emmy…..
I wouldn’t be in opposition to that. This viewer even admitted to clutching their pearls when the elementary schoolteacher dropped the C-bomb, writing:
I like the gag of a personality who by no means curses saying essentially the most aggressive and hateful curse phrases after they lastly do curse, acquired me clutching my pearls like I would not say the identical shit.
Quinta Brunson actually did a quantity on followers, as a result of the above social media consumer was not the one pearl-clutcher within the viewers. Different reactions included:
- Holy shit. Janine acquired me over right here clutching my pearls. I wasn’t prepared to listen to her say that. – ejaybugboy3
- I screamed 😭 thought she’s going to say bitch too – ladyevarina
- LMFAOOOOOOO I’M JAW DROPPED 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 – aliensgroove
- 😂😂 When ‘inform me how you actually really feel’ turns into ‘rattling not that actual.’ – stuful
This was an enormous second, as a result of it was once we actually knew that Quinta Brunson and the Abbott Elementary crew got here to play.
Charlie Day Calls The Joke ‘The Excellent Take a look at’
It was a superb concept for It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia to shock followers straight out of the gate (and condolences to anybody who didn’t heed Kaitlin Olson’s recommendation on the NSFW collection). Charlie Day recalled how that prompt basic TV second got here to be and the way he used it to see simply how far Quinta Brunson was prepared to go. He advised Selection:
I keep in mind writing that joke and being like, ‘I don’t know if she’s going to go for this.’ Once we despatched it over, actually, it was kind of the proper take a look at as as to if or not it was going to work. I feel to ensure that the crossover to really work, we would have liked them to play in the identical sandbox that we play in and prepared and so recreation to do it. And don’t overlook, Quinta had an extended profession in comedy effectively earlier than. It was nice!
The Abbott Elementary bunch positively appeared recreation to drop their community TV constraints for an episode — even Sheryl Lee Ralph’s swear swap was A+ — and it was each a good way to kick off It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia’s seventeenth season and a satisfying conclusion to its unlikely Abbott crossover.
The primary half of the crossover — Abbott Elementary’s “Volunteers” — aired on ABC in January, displaying The Gang doing court-ordered group service on the elementary college. Each collection may be streamed with a Hulu subscription, and new episodes of It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia air at 9 p.m. ET Wednesdays on FXX. Abbott will return to ABC this fall for its fifth season.