The group attends Abbott Elementary School!
Abbott Elementary and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s much awaited crossover episode combines the humorous, family-friendly comedy with the bawdy, NSFW tone of the FX series.
The episode opens with the gang showing up at the West Philadelphia public school to volunteer: Charlie (played by Charlie Day), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Frank (Danny DeVito). However, the Abbott team quickly recognizes that there is a problem with the organization, and it turns out that the gang’s assistance is actually community service mandated by the court.
Is throwing 100 gallons of baby oil into the Schuylkill River illegal? When the group is confronted, Mac inquires. “And 500 Paddy’s Pub T-shirts?” Charlie adds.
Dee adds, “And a Cybertruck?” to round off the crime spree.
To the chagrin of several of the teachers, Principal Ava Coleman (Janelle James) chooses to allow the boisterous group to remain. Additionally, things don’t go as planned in typical comedy fashion. The crossover’s second segment will air on It’s Always Sunny, though no release date has been determined yet. This episode is the first of a two-part arc.
The episode demonstrated that opposites do attract by remaining loyal to both shows. While the West Philly squad tries to control them, supporters of the South Philly misfits will witness them wreaking havoc on the public school. As they assist Gregory (Tyler James Williams) in the school garden, Frank discovers an adversary in Mr. Johnson (William Stanford Davis). After discovering that Charlie might have missed some crucial primary school courses, Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter) decide to take him under their wing. When Janine (Quinta Brunson) finds out that the newcomer has a thing on Gregory, she and Dee start to argue. According to Dee, it’s a contest.
Dee jokes at Janine’s expense, “I see he likes big feet.” Well, mine are huge.
For months, McElhenney has hinted at the crossover episode on social media by posting pictures of herself with Brunson, the creator and star of Abbott, and both actors in the well-known public school corridors. Brunson informed The Hollywood Reporter that a post on X was the original source of the crossover notion.
We started chatting after Rob McElhenney retweeted something he saw online that someone had sent him, saying, “This would make a funny It’s Always Sunny episode.” “I think it would be a great Abbott episode,” she added.
It was easy for these characters to engage because we represent a very real portion of West Philadelphia and they represent a part of South Philadelphia. Immediately, it made sense. And we were like, “Yeah, we have to do this,” when it came to us that simple.