Abbott Elementary
NZ release: 07 December 2021
Sexual themes, adult themes, and coarse language Rated on: 07 December 2021
Season 1, Episodes 1-13
What’s it about?
A group of teachers is brought together in one of the worst public schools in the country, simply because they love teaching and it's not easy.
The facts
- Created by Quinta Brunson
- English language
- 13 episodes, ~23 minutes each
- Won Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy at the 2023 Golden Globes
Why did it get this rating?
This show was self-rated by Disney+. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Sexual themes
A character continuously makes unwanted sexual advances on another character, which makes them feel uncomfortable. These scenes are intended to be funny.
One character asks another if they can “bang” other people. They also mention a “g*ngb*ng”.
Dangerous imitable behaviour
Students do a dangerous trend where they hop from desk to desk. A teacher tries to do this too, but instead fails and injures themselves.
Drug references
A rapper raps to a crowd of young students. In their rap they mention crack, LSD, weed, dope, meth, and shrooms. The rapper doesn’t encourage the students to take drugs and instead tries to deter them.
The rapper encourages the kids, if someone try to give them drugs, to “punch em in the face”.
Cruelty
One character blackmails another to secure themselves a job.
Offensive language
A character points the middle finger, but it’s blurred out.
There is hardly any offensive language throughout the show. Often, it’s bleeped out. When it is used, characters use it to express their feelings or be comedic. “Ass” and “b*tches” are mentioned.
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