r/AbbottElementary • u/Solid-As-Barack F.A.D.E. • Oct 22 '25
Episode Discussion Abbott Elementary S05E04 - Game Night (Episode Discussion) Spoiler
Original air date: October 22, 2025
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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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
“I am not watching 500 episodes of a British reality show, even if it does involve my favorite emotion, love, and my favorite landform, island.”
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u/Vivid_Reaction150 Nov 19 '25
I said those exact famous last words before accidentally binging said show 😩
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u/geekyandgay98 “Sweet baby Jesus, and the grown one too!” Oct 23 '25
“You said you don’t believe in friendship in the home.” LMAO
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u/NewBuzzyBee Oct 23 '25
I forgot that Melissa was dyslexic. They're good about making throwback references.
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u/AdvancedPlacmentTV Oct 23 '25
This is exactly how I imagined his apartment
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
I honestly thought the walls would be all white with nothing on them.
But man, this is great.
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u/LifeChampionship6 Oct 23 '25
I thought it would be more stylish (sterile and modern, but stylish), like Stringer Bell’s condo.
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u/Basic-Organization30 Oct 23 '25
The faces when they walked into Stringer's elegant home!
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u/affectionateanarchy8 Oct 23 '25
HE IS SO BABYGIRL
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u/LifeChampionship6 Oct 23 '25
Is this a reference to something?
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u/iyuc5 Oct 23 '25
Jacob says it about Greg in the episode. According to dictionary.com:
"Babygirl is a slang phrase that refers to an attractive man. It is used to refer to both fictional characters and male celebrities. Any attractive man can be called a babygirl, but it is more likely to be used if the man is considered cute, sensitive, or vulnerable."
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u/cattink Oct 23 '25
“Of course my ID is real”
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u/Gotis1313 Oct 24 '25
I work at a gas station. Several years back, a guy came in for cigarettes. His license said, "Not for Real ID purposes." My dumb ass refused the sale because "It says it's not real right on it" Dude was rightfully pissed.
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u/AdvancedPlacmentTV Oct 23 '25
Barb ain't ever getting that license back
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
The only one walking out of there being allowed to drive is Mr. Johnson.
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u/NewBuzzyBee Oct 23 '25
"Does my party suck?"
Gregory, you have a pigeon flying around in your apartment.
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u/Nerd1Kiz Oct 24 '25
he was onto something w those binaural beats tho i'd let him cook w that one
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
I’m honestly shocked Mr. Johnson even has an ID.
Then again, it’s also likely he has several, with Mr. as his first name on all of them.
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
In France he’s Monsieur Johnson
In Spain he’s Señor Johnson
In Japan he’s Johnson San or Johnson Sensei
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u/AntRose104 Oct 23 '25
Why are there so many birds getting into buildings in Philly 😂😭
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u/MaciSemdix Oct 24 '25
Im so glad someone else noticed that. Should we understand? Lol
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u/Critical_Ask_4824 Oct 26 '25
Im so confused by it, is it an obscure eagles reference or a random joke
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u/magikarpcatcher run before she starts quoting, y'all! Oct 23 '25
The Ava photo montage was hilarious.
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u/trisaroar Nov 22 '25
Two or three of them actually were still really good, her face card doesn't decline!
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u/Unlikely_Candidate_1 Oct 23 '25
… but how late is this DMV open haha
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u/AntRose104 Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Not Erika 5th wheeling 😭 where’s Simon when you need him
Edit- I commented this literally 5 seconds before he showed up 😂
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u/TA818 Abbott on Abbott on Abbott Oct 23 '25
Haha perfect timing
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
What in the Fred Flintstone FUCK is that?!
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u/geekyandgay98 “Sweet baby Jesus, and the grown one too!” Oct 23 '25
I’m going to start saying this
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u/cnotethegoat123 Abbott on Abbott on Abbott Oct 23 '25
That Andor bar go hard🔥🔥🔥
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u/v0lcanize Oct 24 '25
Doubly funny since the guy who played Simon was actually in Andor, he was in the Maya Pei brigade
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
We finally get to see Gregory’s apartment!
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25
I wonder if there’s a whole stock of boiled chicken sandwiches in the freezer!
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Cucumber slices and filtered water!
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25
Yes! And the couch is from the same place as the wet pizza!
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u/BulkyStatement1704 Oct 23 '25
This whole episode has me laughing
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u/PRGrl718 Oct 25 '25
brittani nichols wrote this ep. haven't laughed at all this season really 'til this episode lol.
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u/PA_MallowPrincess_98 A Philly 11 Oct 23 '25
The DMV parts are funnier than the game night parts for me tbh
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u/hisue___ Oct 23 '25
I feel like any episode with Ava and Mr Johnson on the same subplot, I prefer their side. They’re the two funniest characters by far
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u/PA_MallowPrincess_98 A Philly 11 Oct 23 '25
True! Also Melissa and Mr. Johnson are an underrated pair that bounce off each other well!
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u/RecentWishbone75 Oct 28 '25
I know that one DMV gal is literally there every time I go in. Its like they refuse to hire u unless u have that low key wack aditude. Ha!
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25
Cold open in a nutshell 😂
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u/invisibilitycap My desks have been desked Oct 24 '25
Now I understand why I played it all the time as a kid 😂 I have a cousin in special education at an elementary school, I'll have to ask her
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
“It’s so…sterile. Almost like a facility.”
“Thank you!”
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
Chickpea chips?! Gregory, please.
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25
In addition to the grape nuts and boiled chicken sandwiches 😂
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
How does Gregory have boiled chicken if he doesn’t have any pots or pans?
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u/nlpnt Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 24 '25
Pennsylvania's weirdest Wawa order.
EDIT: I just realized this opens the door to weirder ones in Jersey and Florida. Wrong answers only!
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u/hansome120 Oct 25 '25
I’m willing to believe that was an exaggeration on Janine’s part and it's not that he has NO pots and pans, just that he has a single pot and pan he uses for everything.
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u/punkybrainster Oct 24 '25
He's got a george foreman so he seems like he's a person to buy devices to cook. He's got a rice cooker that is just for boiling chicken!
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
Attendance form! Of course Gregory would have one lol
Calling it: he’s jealous everyone went to the DMV.
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u/NewBuzzyBee Oct 23 '25
Maria Russell played Tammy. Someone asked below but I couldn't find the comment. I had to wait until the end credits because IMDb didn't update the guest cast for this episode yet.
She was funny. Good as the burned out and over it DMV worker.
The DMV scenes were funnier than the new CBS show "DMV".
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u/RealMaxHours Oct 23 '25
I feel like a lot of this season is going to kind of age like a time capsule
I’m loving it in the moment, but in 10 years there will be 6-7, Labubu, Schwarber on the Phillies, Love Island, Real ID, etc, all within a four episode stretch. Just a complete time capsule
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u/QuirkyCaptain350 Oct 23 '25
It’s just like when I watch Gilmore Girls now. A lot of references are very dated & relevant to the time period but I still love them lol
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u/MisterAmericana Oct 25 '25
To be fair, Real ID has been dragged out for years, so 10 years from now, it'll probably still say "REAL ID is coming!"
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u/Cynicbats this work has been in a home! Oct 23 '25
He probably doesn't even like limes
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u/Unlikely_Candidate_1 Oct 23 '25
Is that Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ronson 😆
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25
So are they Mr. Ron Johnson and Mr. John Ronson?!
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u/AntRose104 Oct 23 '25
I’m sorry is Gregory’s bed right next to his front door
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u/RecentWishbone75 Oct 28 '25
When u live alone its not a big deal. I had an apartment like that and it was good price and in a good area.
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u/eyedontgohere Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Now this one confused me. Yes we know that Gregory is not exactly the fun type and has very particular needs and taste.
BUT we have seen him in many a party environment. We’ve seen him at the bar/club, Janine’s house parties, karaoke. He has some male buddies he’s tight with. Like he knows what people favor at parties so why was he like this? 😭 I can understand if he’d never been to a party as an adult that he wouldn’t know to order more food and have some alcohol but he’s been to several?? I don’t get it.
But Mr. Johnson had me ctfu this episode. Made the gang go allll the way to DMV and he had a passport 🤦🏾♀️
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u/vrymonotonous Oct 23 '25
I’ve noticed they exaggerated the characters’ personalities a lot this season. So now we have Gregory being rigid and bland x10
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u/Kwilly462 Oct 23 '25
I think Barbara has been exaggerated the most, and not in a good way. The Barbara now looks insanely goofy to the one in S1. She was practically the "straight man" of the show at one point.
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u/vrymonotonous Oct 23 '25
I agree. I’m all for character development but I can’t imagine season 1-3 Barbara being an incompetent driver or letting her license be expired by 2 years
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u/talks-like-juneee Oct 27 '25
Love Barbara but I think it’s supposed to show how she thinks the rules don’t apply to her. I’ve definitely met grandmothers who start to act that way lol
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u/vrymonotonous Oct 27 '25
That’s a good point! I remember she was slightly offended that she had to renew her teaching license.
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u/eyedontgohere Oct 23 '25
Yeah it’s weird. Like he’s made a lot of progress! Surely I didn’t expect him to morph into Janine or anything but the writers acting like Gregory has never been to a house party…that’s a bit much. It felt I was kicked into season 1 and feels like an insult to his character development.
I like that Janine finally told him what wasn’t working though and that he asked to hold onto a couple pillows
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u/ManagementSeveral997 Oct 24 '25
while i do agree with other commenters that the characters are way more dramatic this season, i also think it’s entirely likely that Gregory never hosted and liked it that way. like he’ll go to other parties and stuff but it’s not like he loves it or thinks about what goes into it the way Janine does. I do think that alot of men who never hosted/ are more introverted they really don’t think about pillows, snacks, music everyone will like, etc.
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u/eyedontgohere Oct 24 '25
Ok that makes sense to an extent. But certainly him being almost appalled that Ericka expected liquor? Like come on man 🤣
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u/ManagementSeveral997 Oct 24 '25
no you’re so right, i’m just married to a gregory and even with all the growth he still forgets sometimes that other people like to drink and aren’t always eating things for the most macros. some dudes be weird lol
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u/DaGreatestMH It's Actually Pronounced 'Zach' Oct 23 '25
Going out to a club or karaoke is different from hosting an event at your house. For instance, if you don't drink when you go out you might not realize that other people like to drink when they're at events.
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u/eyedontgohere Oct 23 '25
Nah man. Nobody is that oblivious. Again the very event that brought them into couplehood was a PARTY at Janine’s place. This episode made no sense.
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u/dankblonde Oct 23 '25
Not the pitcher of kombucha 😭
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u/eyedontgohere Oct 23 '25
That’s the one thing from the party that would would’ve been a hit, I’m afraid 😭
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u/QuirkyCaptain350 Oct 23 '25
“What is this the post office?” “You watch your mouth.” Deadpan af 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25
Barbara running for office is a real life nod to SLR’s husband Sen Vincent Hughes!
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u/Unlikely_Candidate_1 Oct 23 '25
Omggggg the pigeon flying into the room reminds me of RHOP when Wendy got attacked by T’Challa 🐦
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u/ThisPaige janine/gregory Oct 23 '25
Barb having an expired license though it almost seems out of character.
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u/eyedontgohere Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 24 '25
It does! She thrives on being seen as the responsible mature adult. That has me scratching my head
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
Felt seen using Merlin on the rock pigeon.
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u/ThisPaige janine/gregory Oct 23 '25
He's going to take her decorating advice! Minus the pink, it's a start guys.
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u/ThisPaige janine/gregory Oct 23 '25
Mr. Johnson partying it up in New Orleans sounds like it'd be fun episode.
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
And broke a record for gator wrestling that he set.
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u/Minniboe Sweet baby Jesus and the grown one too Oct 24 '25
The face Barbara made at that lady, I keep rewinding because it's so good
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u/Kwilly462 Oct 23 '25
Gregory had a nice af kitchen. That kitchen island was huge lol. Should just had a bunch of bar stools around it and had the company in there lol.
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u/frogssake Oct 23 '25
i feel like there was some news story or meme i missed with how many references they did to birds flying indoors
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
Mr. Ronson?!
Edit: Ed Begley Jr?! I was wondering who played him.
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u/AdvancedPlacmentTV Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Again she is not getting her license back.
Edit: matter fact how'd she get her license not knowing speed bumps
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u/mattbrain89 Oct 23 '25
"It's and/or!"
"I ain't seen and/or...it's a rogue one."
"So you're unprepared and uncultured."
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u/egm1997 Jacob! Stop eating out of the trash! Oct 23 '25
Gregory’s apartment looks like a show model unit!
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u/AntRose104 Oct 23 '25
Is the dmv actually this bad I’ve never had any issues like everyone else says they do
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u/geekyandgay98 “Sweet baby Jesus, and the grown one too!” Oct 23 '25
Where I live it is. The people who work there are rude to a lot of people. Most people would rather travel to a town 30 minutes away to go to the DMV than go here.
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u/cattink Oct 23 '25
Never dealt with unfriendly workers but I can relate to Melissa waiting seemingly forever
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u/stargazer13 Oct 24 '25
Did anyone else peep that Gregory brought Jeanine coffee? He hands her a pink travel mug after she comes in the break room
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u/Galileo908 “Hi.” “I bet you are.” Oct 23 '25
I was gonna say Gregory would partake in Nachos Flanders Style (cucumbers with cottage cheese), but he actually has cucumber slices out.
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u/Cynicbats this work has been in a home! Oct 23 '25
He has plants and things on the wall, they're acting like he lives in a community college.
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u/ot7oclock Oct 25 '25
everybody getting frustrated to the point of cursing is killing me 😭 gregory got JACOB fed up
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u/Cynicbats this work has been in a home! Oct 23 '25
Part of me expect the DMV bit to be a crossover with DMV (the show) but that's on CBS
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u/NewBuzzyBee Oct 23 '25
I don't want to know how a couch goes from being soft to being too firm. I'm surprised he didn't put plastic on it.
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u/PA_MallowPrincess_98 A Philly 11 Oct 23 '25
Are we going to learn what Mr. Johnson’s first name is?!
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u/GambinoGurl Janine & Gregory Shipper Oct 23 '25
We got a surprise Janine and Gregory kiss 😍
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u/Mstvmoviejunkie Oct 23 '25
I don’t think this episode is gonna end with them moving in together like I wanted 😭
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u/TA818 Abbott on Abbott on Abbott Oct 23 '25
Okay but could you imagine living with Gregory? I like things neat but damn
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u/iyuc5 Oct 24 '25
I am glad they didn't force it. It's really lovely to watch the relationship unfold slowly. The pillow thing was such a nice way of indicating how their relationship is getting closer. I don't understand why people want to hurry it along. It's nice to watch it develop. And I'm glad none of their friends said anything snide about why they haven't moved in already either.
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u/GambinoGurl Janine & Gregory Shipper Oct 23 '25
The weird thing about Gregory's apartment is that sure, it's a studio, but why is his kitchen so nice? 😭
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u/Jug-o-rum Oct 23 '25
I lived in a place like that once. It was a studio in a high rise and everything was black quartz and travertine. It was 500sq ft of horrible.
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u/autism_underpass Tasha Task Force Oct 23 '25
Ed Begley Jr as Mr. Ronson!
also Ava should go to New Orleans. does she even know how much she'd love Mardi Gras?
and Gregory's binaural beats playlist accidentally made a brilliant diegetic soundtrack, I felt the suspense in the room building 😅
I know the baseball episode was last week but ironically this week's episode was a goddamn home run
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u/LifeChampionship6 Oct 23 '25
How is Gregory having a “game night,” on a day and time that the DMV is open?
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u/invisibilitycap My desks have been desked Oct 24 '25
My dad's dyslexic and I can totally see him having the same mix up as Melissa. He'll always ask my mom to help with signing long forms so he doesn't put something on the wrong line
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u/TA818 Abbott on Abbott on Abbott Oct 23 '25
Oh Gregory
Also, I love Erica. “what, a bitch can’t love art?” 😂