‘Development Day’
Season 2, Episode 1 - Aired September 21, 2022
When the teachers of Abbott Elementary return a week before the students, Janine insists she has everything together after her break-up, and Gregory is stressed about the upcoming academic year.
Quote from Janine
Janine: What? What the hell, Gritty? You're supposed to be here next Monday! What are you doing here? [Gritty gestures]
Jacob: Okay. He says he's scheduled for today.
Janine: What? No. [cellphone clacking] I got my days wrong. I told the Flyers the first day of school for us, not the kids. [Gritty squeaking]
Jacob: Okay, and I'm just paraphrasing here, but he says that because of his tight schedule, he probably won't be able to come back next week. [Janine kicks her car]
Barbara: Oh! You okay?
[aside to camera: Jacob and Gritty:]
Jacob: [Gritty gestures] Mm. He says, "Poor Janine."
Quote from Ava
Barbara: Janine, you've had a break-up.
Melissa: Yeah.
Barbara: They are hard. But they're part of becoming whole, and if you let it, it's part of becoming the adult you want to be. I've been through it. Melissa's on her journey, and Ava, she's...
Ava: Don't put them glizzies too close to my rack, oldhead!
Melissa: Okay, look, what Barbara is trying to say is, you just got to go through it, not over it. And you're at the beginning, not the end. [Gritty makes a love heart gesture and then beckons Janine for a hug]
Barbara: Aww. [laughs]
Ava: [joins the hug] [cellphone camera clicks] I'mma have to Photoshop Janine out of this, but this is a cute picture, though.
Quote from Gregory
Gregory: It's gonna be a great year.
Janine: It is, isn't it?
Gregory: Oh, I like what you did with your hair. The part? It's nice.
Quote from Ava
Ava: Ain't he cool? Look at him picking that belly-button lint. Celebrities! They're just like us.