Episode guide
Abbott Elementary
94 episodes · 6 seasons · 2021–present · ABC
Season
Season 1
13 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot Passionate teachers -- and a slightly tone-deaf principal -- are determined to help their students succeed.
Pilot note — From the desk: Abbott Elementary opens its catalog run with “Pilot” (2021-12-07). Network comedy renaissance signal. Quinta's multi-hyphenate rise and wholesome cast branding.
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S01E02 Light Bulb Janine takes it upon herself to fix every problem when she notices a flicking light bulb in the hallway; Gregory asks Barbara for help talking to a parent, which leads him to spend his lunch period in an unexpected way.
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S01E03 Wishlist The teachers to ask the local community for new school supplies; Janine encourages Gregory to decorate his classroom.
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S01E04 New Tech When a new computer program is introduced at Abbott, Janine is excited to finally help Barbara with something; Barbara is reluctant to accept change and finds herself in a tricky situation; Melissa surprises Jacob.
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S01E05 Student Transfer After a negative teacher review, Janine gets a confidence boost when a student gets transferred from Melissa's class into hers; Jacob tries to forge a friendship with an uninterested Gregory.
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S01E06 Gifted Program Janine convinces Ava to start a gifted program at Abbott led by Jacob; Barbara pushes a hesitant Melissa to start dating again.
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S01E07 Art Teacher Janine is thrilled when her best friend from college is hired as the art teacher; Jacob and Barbara decide to start a school garden.
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S01E08 Work Family After Jacob reveals a detail about his personal life, Janine realizes she doesn't know the other teachers as well as she thought; Gregory's stern teaching approach is causing his whole class to underperform.
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S01E09 Step Class Ava asks Janine to help her teach the after-school step class, but they don't agree on how to run the program; Gregory must reveal a secret when Barbara, Melissa and Jacob plan a pizza "eat-off."
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S01E10 Open House Janine prepares to meet her struggling student's mother during open house, while the rest of the faculty uses the time to relax; Gregory is taken aback when he learns how Ava got the principal job; Barbara's daughter's visit creates a commotion.
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S01E11 Desking When the students start participating in a new online trend that causes disruption to the school, the teachers band together to put an end to it; Mr. Johnson provides comforting life advice to Gregory; the teachers finally meet Jacob's boyfriend.
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S01E12 Ava vs. Superintendent With the school board threatening to pull their funds, Janine and Gregory decide to help Ava out with her presentation; their plan is derailed when a curveball is thrown at Ava; Barbara offends Melissa when she doesn't agree with her blackmail idea.
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S01E13 Zoo Balloon While on Abbott's annual zoo field trip, Tariq reveals that he has been offered a job in New York; Janine struggles with a big choice; Barbara starts questioning her future after finding out her favorite tuatara has been retired because of old age.
Season
Season 2
22 episodes
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S02E01 Development Day The teachers are back for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year; Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home; Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot.
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S02E02 Wrong Delivery Janine is determined to make Abbott Elementary look just as good as a new charter school; Gregory goes out of his way to avoid Barbara; Ava hosts an event to help decide what to do with the rest of the funds from the grant.
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S02E03 Story Samurai A traveling storytelling troupe Jacob used to be in visits Abbott Elementary for a day of education and entertainment; Melissa struggles with the new normal of her combined second and third grade class.
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S02E04 The Principal's Office After Gregory sends a disruptive student to the principal's office, he discovers the kids actually enjoy spending supposed disciplinary time with Ava; Melissa invites Janine over to her house to teach her how to cook.
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S02E05 Juice Janine is thrilled to help introduce a new beverage to the cafeteria, but it ends up causing unexpected consequences; Melissa clashes with her new aide, Ashley, who brings more disruption than help to the classroom.
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S02E06 Candy Zombies A student steals a bag of Halloween candy meant to be given out to the kids at the end of the day and starts distributing it during school hours; Janine is invited to a Halloween party by an old friend and starts to reconsider her personal life.
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S02E07 Attack Ad The teachers are appalled after seeing a commercial in support of charter schools criticizing Abbott Elementary; Janine and Gregory talk about Janine's relationship with Tariq.
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S02E08 Egg Drop When the eighth grade science class participates in an egg drop activity, Janine insists her second grade class join in; Barbara is shocked at the clothing one of her student's parents wears.
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S02E09 Sick Day Janine is out sick for the day, so Ava grows desperate and must step in to help out; Barbara and Melissa revel in the quieter-than-normal teacher's lounge.
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S02E10 Holiday Hookah Janine is convinced by a friend to go to a popular hookah club where she runs into unexpected colleagues; Jacob crashes Barbara and Melissa's traditional holiday dinner and in the process begins to learn the true meaning of Christmas.
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S02E11 Read-A-Thon The competition heats up between Melissa and Janine as their classes go head-to-head in a read-a-thon sponsored by a local pizza shop; Jacob and Gregory join forces and attempt to get their student-podcasting club off the ground.
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S02E12 Fight Two of Janine's students aren't getting along, leading her to seek advice from her colleagues on how to help repair their friendship; Melissa and Ava plot to bring down Mr. Johnson in fantasy football.
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S02E13 Fundraiser Barbara organizes a candy-selling fundraiser to raise money for a school field trip to the science museum; when sales don't go as planned, Ava steps in to teach the students new, unconventional selling tactics.
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S02E14 Valentine's Day The Abbott teachers discuss their relationships and plans for Valentine's Day; Janine finds out one of her students has a crush on her; Ava sits in on Jacob's Black History class after receiving a complaint.
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S02E15 Fire Barbara's candle accidentally starts a small fire in the teacher's lounge, and a counselor suggests that she might not be handling the aftermath well; Melissa rekindles her childhood dream of being a firefighter.
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S02E16 Teacher's Conference Staff members head to the Pennsylvania Educational Conference; Gregory reluctantly attends after a disagreement with Amber; Jacob finds himself charmed by the Addington teachers.
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S02E17 Mural Arts Jacob secures a visit from a mural arts program for his students; Barbara and Melissa learn parents are petitioning to turn Abbott into a charter school.
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S02E18 Teacher Appreciation On Teacher Appreciation Day, the district gives Abbott two courtside tickets to a 76ers game and the teachers must decide who deserves them; Janine invites the teachers to her house for game night and her sister, Ayesha, comes to visit.
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S02E19 Festival Abbott Elementary rallies together to fight the threat from Legendary Charter Schools; Ava pitches a festival to draw parents to school and collect their signatures for a petition, but Draemond shows up with the intention of derailing the event.
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S02E20 Educator of the Year Gregory is named Educator of the Year; Janine deals with a difficult student; it is revealed that Barbara hasn't completed her teaching requirements.
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S02E21 Mom Janine's plan for a Memorial Day weekend solo trip is derailed when her mother shows up unannounced asking for help; Gregory notices his colleagues are great at small talk and realizes he needs to brush up on his people skills.
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S02E22 Franklin Institute Abbott Elementary takes a field trip to the Franklin Institute; Gregory is eager to spend time with a reluctant Janine; Ava teaches the students about aliens, which leads to chaos.
Season
Season 3
14 episodes
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S03E01 Career Day Part 1 Janine plans a district-wide initiative -- Career Day -- and is anxious for it to be a success; Ava has a new approach to her job; Melissa is asked a surprising question.
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S03E02 Career Day Part 2 Janine plans a district-wide initiative -- Career Day -- and is anxious for it to be a success; Ava has a new approach to her job; Melissa is asked a surprising question.
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S03E03 Gregory's Garden Goofballs Gregory is hesitant when kids start hanging out in his classroom at lunch, looking to him for advice; Barbara is shocked to find Tariq is dating the mother of one of her students; Janine and Jacob try to hire an ASL interpreter.
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S03E04 Smoking After a student is caught smoking, the staff come together to revamp the outdated drug policy; Janine tries to prep the new substitute teacher for her class, but finds it challenging to give up her former role.
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S03E05 Breakup When Barbara's church choir uses the gym for rehearsals, Ava notices tension in the group; Jacob's eagerness for a full social calendar worries Gregory; Melissa and Janine investigate a new substitute.
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S03E06 Willard R. Abbott Abbott Elementary is deemed a Philadelphia historical landmark, much to Ava and Janine's delight; the school plans a celebration in honor of its namesake, but not everything goes as planned.
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S03E07 Librarian Janine spearheads a pilot program that brings a librarian to Abbott; Melissa and Jacob deal with some big changes at home.
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S03E08 Panel Ava and Gregory are invited to speak on a panel about public schools, while the other teachers must complete CPR training; Janine faces challenges securing district approval for her librarian extension program.
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S03E09 Alex Jacob is shocked when he finds out his colleagues are not invested in his frequent email messages and haven't even been writing their own replies; Gregory turns to Janine for help with a former student.
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S03E10 2 Ava 2 Fest Ava Fest is back, and with the help of the teachers, Ava's set on outdoing last year by any means necessary; after Janine accepts the offer for a full-time position at the district, she just has to check off one last thing to make it official.
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S03E11 Double Date Two teachers head out on a double date, but when they run into familiar bar patrons, it proves to be an unfortunate distraction; at Ava's first book club meeting, the group ends up in a debate over who would be the best post-apocalyptic leader.
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S03E12 Mother's Day Barbara invites Gregory to her family's Mother's Day brunch; Jacob scrambles to figure out how to organize a school field trip.
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S03E13 Smith Playground Jacob manages to pull off a school-wide field trip to the park, but when Abbott must share the playground, the fun and games turn competitive; Mr. Johnson enjoys having an empty school to himself.
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S03E14 Party Ahead of summer vacation, Janine throws the perfect end-of-year party for her colleagues and friends, taking all their interests into consideration.
Season
Season 4
22 episodes
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S04E01 Back to School The neighboring construction site of a new golf course causes issues at Abbott, forcing the teachers to find creative solutions; an HR representative visits the school; following their kiss, Janine and Gregory's relationship status is revealed.
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S04E02 Ringworm When it's revealed that a student in Jacob's class has ringworm, the faculty must band together to stop it from spreading through the entire school.
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S04E03 Class Pet Janine gets a budget for class pets, but Melissa is resistant to taking on the added work and responsibility for her room's guinea pig; an IT rep from the school district arrives to set up new computers.
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S04E04 Costume Contest It's Halloween at Abbott Elementary and Janine and Gregory proudly show off their couple's costume, but it fails to translate; Barbara faces pushback from parents concerned about hygiene and her beloved apple-bobbing tradition.
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S04E05 Dad Fight Gregory forms a bond with one of his students, but the student's dad becomes jealous of their relationship and seeks a confrontation; Melissa suffers a fall but avoids receiving medical attention for the injury.
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S04E06 The Deli When the neighborhood deli is forced to close to make room for a trendy smoothie place, Melissa, Barbara and Jacob team up to fight the gentrification; the district asks Ava to give a presentation to fellow principals.
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S04E07 Winter Show Despite a few setbacks, Barbara is determined to make Abbott Elementary's first-ever holiday show a success; Jacob's brother arrives for his visit earlier than planned.
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S04E08 Winter Break Melissa hosts the Schemmenti family Christmas Eve dinner and goes to great lengths to make sure everything is perfect; Janine and Gregory get an unexpected guest.
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S04E09 Volunteers Ava announces the school district is sending a group of volunteers to help out at Abbott; however, when they arrive, things don't go as planned.
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S04E10 Testing Janine must rethink her lesson plans after her class performs poorly on a practice test; Jacob struggles to engage a disinterested student; the district sends a new custodian to train under Mr. Johnson.
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S04E11 Strike When city buses stop running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school, the teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning; Gregory and O'Shon strike up a friendship.
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S04E12 Girard Creek The Abbott Elementary students and staff are invited to a special grand opening preview of the Girard Creek Golf Club.
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S04E13 Science Fair While supervising the kids making their science fair projects, the teachers' competitive sides come out.
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S04E14 District Budget Meeting Ava and the Abbott teachers plan for the annual school district budget meeting; Janine and Gregory prepare for Valentine's Day as a couple.
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S04E15 100th Day of School During Abbott's 100th day of school celebrations, Barbara receives a surprise from her daughter; Jacob and Mr. Johnson join forces to conduct a search party.
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S04E16 Books A debate over a controversial book leads Ava to remove it from the library, but some parents push for its return.
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S04E17 Karaoke When the teachers hit a karaoke bar for a night of fun, Jacob bumps into an old friend.
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S04E18 Audit Ava and the teachers must band together to hide the golf-course contraband.
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S04E19 Music Class Barbara and Gregory are in over their heads when they find themselves in new roles at Abbott Elementary.
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S04E20 Ava Fest: Tokyo Drift The Abbott teachers turn their open house into a car wash to help raise money for the school.
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S04E21 Rally Ava and the Abbott teachers go to the district to plead for Ava's job back; Gregory handles duties as interim principal.
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S04E22 Please Touch Museum Abbott Elementary goes on a schoolwide field trip to the Please Touch Museum, which has some of the older kids skeptical.
Season
Season 5
22 episodes
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S05E01 Team Building The teachers prepare for the upcoming school year with new faces and big changes on the horizon.
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S05E02 Cheating Melissa tries to outsmart her students; Tariq causes chaos in Janine's class; a new guidance counselor joins the school.
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S05E03 Ballgame The Abbott crew heads to the ballpark for Teachers' Appreciation Night at the Philadelphia Phillies game.
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S05E04 Game Night Gregory steps in to host game night at his apartment; Mr. Johnson, Ava, Barbara and Melissa head to the DMV to renew their licenses.
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S05E05 Camping Barbara organizes a Halloween camping trip for older kids.
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S05E06 No Phones Abbott Elementary participates in the district's No Phones Day initiative.
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S05E07 Goofgirl A new member joins Gregory's Garden Goofballs; Janine pitches a new club idea to Ava.
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S05E08 Birthday Jacob takes the lead on organizing Abbott's annual winter show; Janine celebrates her 30th birthday.
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S05E09 Mall Abbott Elementary returns from winter break at their new temporary school: an abandoned mall; the teachers deal with unique challenges that come with teaching in the new location.
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S05E10 Mall Part 2: Questions & Concerns Growing pains hit Abbott Elementary as the PTA pressures Janine and Gregory for answers; Jacob and Barbara become suspicious of Mr. Morton.
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S05E11 Mall Part 3: Heroes After the faculty finds surprising success operating the school in the mall, they quickly realize they are being taken advantage of. Meanwhile, a new custodian arrives to join Mr. Johnson.
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S05E12 Picture Day When picture day catches the teachers at Abbott by surprise, chaos ensues.
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S05E13 Candygrams It's Valentine's Day at Abbott, and the teachers find themselves meddling in students' love lives while navigating their own.
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S05E14 Aide Janine asks Ava for a classroom aide; the school seeks out a new gym teacher; Dominic confides in Jacob.
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S05E15 Safety Day An antidrug campaign visits the school, and Jacob is outraged by an unfair district election.
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S05E16 Campaign Jacob and Ava team up for an initiative. Meanwhile, Melissa and Janine help Mr. Johnson get ready for the Janitor's Ball.
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S05E17 No Homework Ava implements a no-homework policy at Abbott, sparking debate amongst the teachers.
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S05E18 April Fools It's April Fools' Day, and while the Abbott teachers suffer pranks, Gregory makes a plan to make it through the day.
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S05E19 Trip Janine and Gregory plan a vacation. Meanwhile, one of Melissa's most successful former students comes back for a visit.
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S05E20 Night Out Janine and Gregory have a night out. Meanwhile, Melissa, Barbara and Mr. Johnson have a movie night.
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S05E21 Ava & Fest It's Ava Fest, and Ava's determined to make it her biggest yet.
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S05E22 Miami Rumors begin to swirl when the Abbott crew is in Miami for PECSA weekend.
Season
Season 6
1 episodes
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S06E01 TBA TBA — Season 6, Episode 1 of Abbott Elementary. Aired 2026-10-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
Latest listed — From the desk: Latest listed episode “TBA” (2026-10-07). The catalog may still grow — this is not necessarily a series finale. Quinta's multi-hyphenate rise and wholesome cast branding.