Mr. Johnson
Abbott Elementary is an American television series created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as a second grade teacher at Abbott Elementary, a fictional predominantly Black school in Philadelphia. The ensemble cast includes Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph and William Stanford Davis. The following is a list of characters, including the main cast and those who appear alongside the main cast in the series.
Overview
Main characters
Janine Teagues
| Janine Teagues | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, December 7, 2021 |
| Portrayed by | Quinta Brunson |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Second-grade teacher |
| Family | Unnamed sister |
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Janine Teagues is a plucky and optimistic second-grade teacher at Abbott Elementary who remains unjaded by all of the things the school lacks. She strives to make sure her students have enough to learn and grow. Janine is the most staunch critic of the system she works within, even if she is the most happy-go-lucky.[1] While helping the students of Abbott, Janine also deals with her personal life and the complicated relationships inside of it. During the events of the first season, Janine dated Tariq, and had been with him since the 8th grade. At the end of the season, she breaks up with him when he decides to move to New York City to endure his career as a professional rapper. In the second season, Janine struggles to get over him and has troubles paying her rent, which she originally split monthly with Tariq. In "The Principals Office", while trying to rekindle Melissa with her sister, Janine reveals that she has a sister who she doesn’t have the best relationship with in another state, and envy’s Melissa who has her sister nearby. In "Candy Zombies", Janine reveals to Barbara and Melissa that she has no outside-of-work friends following her breakup with Tariq.
Throughout the events of the series, it is strongly hinted that Janine has feelings for Gregory, who himself has subtly expressed his feelings. In "Holiday Hookah", Gregory and Janine almost kiss for the first time while outside of a hookah club. Before being interrupted by Amber, who calls Gregory in the middle of their moment.
Gregory Eddie
| Gregory Eddie | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, December 7, 2021 |
| Portrayed by | Tyler James Williams |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Substitute teacher (season 1) First-grade teacher (season 2-present) |
| Family | Martin Eddie (father) |
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Gregory Eddie is a substitute, later full-time, first-grade teacher at Abbott. Gregory harbors a crush on Janine, however he hides it well. Gregory originally applied to be the school's principal, and is upset with an unqualified Ava for taking the job he worked hard to obtain. However, during the first season, he works as a substitute teacher after Tina is fired. In the first season finale, he applies to be a full-time teacher, to which he gets. From "Open House" to "Delivery Day", he dates Barbara's daughter Taylor, but she eventually breaks up with him.
Following his breakup with Taylor, and starting in the second season, Gregory begins dating Amber, the parent of a student in Janine’s class.
Ava Coleman
| Ava Coleman | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, December 7, 2021 |
| Portrayed by | Janelle James |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Principal |
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Ava Coleman is the school's inept principal who enjoys picking on and bullying her co-workers, specifically Janine. She also harbors an attraction to Gregory, however she does not hide it well. During the pilot, it is revealed that Ava obtained her job as principal after blackmailing the superintendent, who supposedly cheated on his wife. However in the latter episodes of the first season, the superintendent reveals that he had divorced his wife and is now married to his mistress, and that Ava is at risk of loosing her job. However, in the penultimate episode of the first season, Ava wins over the district and the superintendent, and keeps her job. During the course of the series, Ava fails to see the everyday struggles of teachers. However, she somewhat comes to an understanding during "Sick Day", where she must substitute for Janine when she is out sick.
Melissa Schemmenti
| Melissa Schemmenti | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, December 7, 2021 |
| Portrayed by | Lisa Ann Walter |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Second-grade teacher |
| Family | Kristen Marie (sister) |
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Melissa Schemmenti is a second-grade teacher at Abbott, who has questionable connections. She begins going out with the vending machine stocker, Gary during the first season, and continues into the second season, although he is unseen. In the second season, when classes get combined due to a teacher shortage, Melissa receives ten third-grade students in her second-grade class. This proves to be to difficult to keep up with on her own, and the school offers her an aide in the distracting and childish Ashley Garcia, who only causes more problems for Melissa. Melissa has a sister, Kristen Marie, who she has a rivalry with. When Janine attempts to salvage their bond, Melissa reveals that Kristen Marie left her alone with the responsibilities of her sick grandmother, and disrespected her when the funeral came around.
Jacob Hill
| Jacob Hill | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, December 7, 2021 |
| Portrayed by | Chris Perfetti |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | History teacher |
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Jacob Hill is an awkward and easily convincible history teacher who supports Janine and her mission. He is formerly a member of the 'Story Samurai' educational dance troupe that travels from school to school. He has a boyfriend, Zach who helps the school on occasion.
Barbara Howard
| Barbara Howard | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, December 7, 2021 |
| Portrayed by | Sheryl Lee Ralph |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Kindergarten teacher |
| Spouse | Gerald Howard |
| Children | Taylor Howard |
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Barbara Howard is an old-school religious kindergarten teacher whom Janine looks up to. She is wary of new technology and prefers to teach the way she has for her entire career. This is referenced in "New Tech", where Barbra cheats a new system provided by the school and is forced to come clean for her mistakes of not wanting to use the new program. Barbara has a husband named Gerald (portrayed by Richard Brooks) who visits her for lunch on occasion, she also has a daughter, Taylor, who briefly dates Gregory.
Mr. Johnson
| Mr. Johnson | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, December 7, 2021 |
| Portrayed by | William Stanford Davis |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Janitor |
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Mr. Johnson is the school's eccentric, but surprisingly talented, janitor.[2] After being credited as a guest star during the first season, Stanford Davis was upped to a series regular for the second season. In "Candy Zombies", he reveals that the old janitor haunts Abbott on Halloween, and later reveals to the audience that he only came up with the idea to mess with Jacob.
Additional school staff
Introduced in season 1
Tina Schwartz
- Portrayed by Kate Peterman
Tina Schwartz is an overwhelmed teacher who gets fired for physically attacking a student during the pilot episode. She returns in "Delivery Day", revealing that she attended therapy and now works at a more pristine charter school, Addington Elementary.
Denzel Collins
- Portrayed by Reggie Hayes
Denzel Collins is the school's superintendent who, during the first season, is blackmailed by Ava to keep her job; after she learned of him cheating on his wife. However, he reveals to Ava that he married his mistress and divorced his wife in "Open House".
Chanae and Devin
- Portrayed by Nikea Gamby-Turner and Reggie Conquest
Chanae and Devin are underpaid custodians at Abbott, who find Janine overly pushy and mildly annoying. In "Art Teacher", Devin refuses to allow Jacob and Barbara to make new menu items for the cafeteria, as he and the rest of the custodians have no time to prepare extra food. Both Chanae and Devin are against Janine's idea to have a new juice in the cafeteria, as seen in "Juice".
Sahar
- Portrayed by Mitra Jouhari
Sahar is Janine's friend who briefly works at Abbott as a volunteer art teacher during the events of "Art Teacher". She and Melissa disagree over the latter's Peter Rabbit project, and though Janine agrees with Melissa, she finds it hard to turn down Sahar's ideas. When Sahar makes an impressive art piece using the books Melissa bought, Janine finally stands up to her. Her real name is revealed to be Sarah.
Alley Williams
- Portrayed by Ambrit Millhouse
Alley Williams is a minor recurring teacher at Abbott who has been there for nine years. She only makes an appearance in one episode during the first season, however she becomes a prominent recurring character during the second season. She is mentioned in "Attack Ad", where Jacob and Gregory talk of a parent of Alley's student was arrested for protesting at a strip club.
Introduced in season 2
Ashley Garcia
- Portrayed by Keyla Monterroso Mejia
Ashley Garcia is a childish and easily distracted teachers aide that is hired by the district for Melissa after she struggled to maintain her combined second and third grade classes.[3] She befriends Ava after buying a shirt from her now defunct web-store. In "Candy Zombies", Ashley is put in charge of watching the bags of candy, however she is distracted by her phone and the candy is stolen and distributed amongst the students.
Draemond Winding
- Portrayed by Leslie Odom Jr.
Draemond Winding is the owner of Legendary Schools, a charter school company, who plans to make Abbott a charter school. He is a former student of Abbott and specifically Barbara, as he was a student in her first class at Abbott.[3]
Mr. Morton
- Portrayed by Jerry Minor
Mr. Morton is an eighth grade science teacher who works with Jacob. In "Egg Drop", he is annoyed with Janine for insisting her class take part in his egg drop experiment that he is conducting with his class. He does not like Jacob and both have a passive aggressive relationship with one another.
Tasha
- Portrayed by Taylor Garron
Tasha is a teacher at Abbott who typically avoids Janine, and is very briefly befriended by Melissa and Barbara when she is away. Jacob takes a disliking to her, given she disrespects Janine.
Friends and family of staff
Introduced in season 1
Tariq Temple
- Portrayed by Zack Fox
Tariq Temple is Janine's slightly selfish and so-called "feminist" boyfriend (later ex) since middle school who is an aspiring rapper. Throughout the events of the first season, he proves to Janine that his career and gigs as a rapper overpower the simple things Janine wants him to do at home. He gets a call from New York during "Zoo Balloon", where he is given an opportunity of more gigs. He leaves Philadelphia and Janine behind and moves to New York at the end of the first season. He returns in "Attack Ad" to gather the things he left at Janine's apartment. He asks Janine out to dinner at Bahama Breeze, and she accepts. Later however, she ultimately does not go and Tariq invites his new girlfriend from New York instead.
Amber
- Portrayed by Nate' Jones
Amber is the parent of a student at Abbott. In the first season, Amber brings her son into Gregory's class late, unknowingly preventing him from exceeding the amount of learning he should accomplish. Her son is moved to Janine's class in the second season, where she attempts to ask Gregory out by giving him her phone number through Janine.
Taylor Howard
- Portrayed by Iyana Halley
Taylor Howard is Barbara's daughter who begins dating Gregory after visiting the school for open house. She works for an alcohol-adjacent company, which Barbara disapproves of; instead wanting her to be a teacher, much like Janine. She accompanies the school during their field trip to the zoo. In the second season, while unseen, Taylor breaks up with Gregory for being a "broke boy".
Martin Eddie
- Portrayed by Orlando Jones
Martin Eddie is Gregory's unsupportive father who wants him to do more with his life than just be a school teacher. He makes an appearance via a video call during the first season.
Zach
- Portrayed by Larry Owens
Zach is Jacob's boyfriend who helps the school, and accompanies them on their field trip to the zoo, by serving as a chaperone.[4] In in "Holiday Hookah", Zach reappears as a voluntary music teacher for the school holiday musical.
Introduced in season 2
Kristen Marie
- Portrayed by Lauren Weedman
Kristin Marie is Melissa's estranged sister who works at Addington Elementary, a rival charter school. In "The Principals Office", Janine attempts to rekindle her relationship with Melissa, but fails.[3]
Erika
- Portrayed by Courtney Taylor
Erika is a friend of Janine from her relationship with Tariq, and is the aunt of a student related to Amber and in Janine's class.
Students and other minor characters
Students introduced in season 1
Courtney Pierce
- Portrayed by Lela Hoffmeister
Courtney was formerly a student of Melissa who is later troublesome for Janine when transferred to her class. After discussion, Melissa and Janine realize that Courtney is not challenged as much as she should be. She later returns in the second season, aiding Ava during her Shark Tank-style debate for the school's grant money.
Minor characters in season 1
- Jim Gardner as himself, a news anchor on ABC Channel 6 Action News, beloved by the staff.
- Brian Scolaro as Vinny, a friend of Melissa who is a criminal.
- Bruno Amato as Gary, the vending machine stocker and Melissa's boyfriend.
Minor characters in Season 2
- Gritty as himself, the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers who Janine hires for a school mixer.
- Zach Evans, Maise Klompos and James III as Tyrone, Megan and Harold, members of a dance troupe that visit Abbott.
- Raven Goodwin as Krystal, the mother of a student in Barbara's class who wears inappropriate clothing.
- Bella-Rose Love as Trinity, a student of Janine.
- Vince Staples as Maurice, a close friend of Gregory who takes a liking to Janine.
- Andre Iguodala as himself, a professional basketball player who Ava is dating.
References
- ↑ Forman, Beatrice (February 4, 2022). "'Abbott Elementary' character guide: Who's in Quinta Brunson's hit comedy?". billypenn.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ↑ Dahl, Amanda (Mar 9, 2022). "St. Louis Native William Stanford Davis Joins Cast of ABC's New Sitcom Hit, Abbott Elementary". laduenews.com. Ladue News. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Oganesyan, Natalie (September 14, 2022). "Leslie Odom Jr. to Guest Star in Abbott Elementary Season 2". The Wrap.
- ↑ Jones, Marcus (March 29, 2022). "Abbott Elementary star Chris Perfetti explains how Jacob is 'a total 180' from his usual roles". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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