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Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)

Parents guide

Abbott Elementary

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    None
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    None
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    None

Sex & Nudity

None
42 of 78 found this to have none
Principal Ava thought her colleagues hired a stripper for her.
Several references to strippers, but it is all extremely brief, not explicit, and easy to miss.
Mild sexual references at times.
Ava is kinda inappropriate throughout and makes inappropriate jokes.
The holiday episode is the most inappropriate in season 2. It involves twerking and dancing suggestively, and some revealing outfits are seen in the back. There is also drinking and mildly suggestive music playing too.
Things are sometimes heard wrong and taken inappropriately.
Some swear words are used inappropriately by Janine's mom over a phone call. They are blocked out, but it's obvious what she says and how she uses it.
Some scenes contain mild sexual references, mostly comes to principal Ava.
Jacob states that at a teaching program he went to, in their free time they played cards and "had sex" with each other.
Mellissa makes reference to Barbara's email sending "explicit content"

Violence & Gore

None
40 of 45 found this to have none
A girl throws up only the aftermath is shown on her shirt and arm you don't see her throw up
In The "desking" Episode, Janine dramatically falls off a Desk onto the floor
There's a mild fight between kids in the "Fight" episode.
Comedic pratfalls, minor peril involving slipping, or toilets exploding.

Profanity

Mild
45 of 66 found this mild
Many uses of "hell", "damn", and "ass" throughout the show. Some uses of "bitch", "freaking", and "crap."
A bunch of kids dance to Cardi B and the word "ass" is heard in episode 9.
Frequent used of religious profanity, "oh my God", "God", and "Jesus".
In the last two episodes of season 1 and season 2, "bitch" is used on some occasions.
"Fuck" and "Shit" is used in the show but is always bleeped while used.
Lots of uses of both the B-word and the A-word. ("Bitch," "ass.")
"Suck," "god," "jesus," "crap," "hell," "damn," "ass," and "bitch" respectively, with all expletives stronger than the ones listed here censored in regards to FCC regulations.
A teacher walks out of the school and give the school a middle finger, but censored. (blurred out)
Some mild language and blasphemy words includes "hell", "ass", "damn", "freaking", "God", "Jesus", and "crap". If the strong language (like "fuck" and "shit") are used a few times, it is usually censored with bleeped.
The kids sometimes cuss, but not as much as the adults.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

None
30 of 52 found this to have none
People drink at a party in the holiday episode
Melissa drinks a few times.
Lots of talk about drugs and alcohol, etc, in the "smoking episode" after a student is found smoking.
A rug in a second grade room is referred to as "Xanax" for kids. Mildly reference to xanax.
Jacob is addicted to vaping and is shown diving into a trash can to get his vape pen back, although it's not mentioned many more times is brought up a few times by teachers and students in the same episode.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

None
36 of 39 found this to have none
Even though 98% of the show is comedy, there are a couple mildly deep parts and sad topics. Like family running away and bad family relationships.
Some fights between co-workers. A lot of it is comedic, but some last throughout the episode and have slightly intense climaxes.
Season 2 is actually more sad than the first one to be honest. Season 1 focuses on comedy and the teachers trying to make the school better and get along, and season 2 actually has some upsetting moments and is a lot different than the first season.
Rated PG-13 for suggestive references and language.
For older tweens and up.
None/Mild for neurodivergent viewers.
Overall, mild-mannered/lighthearted show.

Certifications

  • Argentina
    • 12Star+ rating
  • Australia
    • PGself-applied
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • PGself-applied
  • Egypt
    • Not RatedDVD rating
  • France
    • 12
  • Germany
    • 12
  • India
    • UA 13+self-applied
  • Japan
    • 12
  • Malaysia
    • P12
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 6self-applied
  • Philippines
    • PG
  • Singapore
    • NC16
  • South Korea
    • 122022
  • Spain
    • 12
  • Sweden
    • 12self-applied
  • Taiwan
    • 12+
  • Thailand
    • 13
  • Turkey
    • 13+
  • United Kingdom
    • 12
  • United States
    • TV-PG

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