Abbott Elementary
Although all ofAbbott Elementary ’s supporting character are funny , a look back on Mr. Johnson ’s good quotes prove just how much the school ’s custodian steal the show . Abbott Elementary ’s entire cast of charactersis hilarious . Whether it is Jacob leaping from desk to desk and kill a fad in the process or Barbara constantly mistaking black renown for blank one , some ofAbbott Elementary ’s funniest momentscome from its substantiate star . However , there is one digit that everyone can agree is the show ’s breakout eccentric , even among a mold crowd with iconic characters like Melissa and Principal Ava .
Abbott Elementary time of year 4 sequence 1 deftly avoided an overuse trope when the hit situation comedy revealed the nature of Janine and Gregory ’s kinship .
William Stanford Davis ’s Mr. Johnson slowly became the show ’s funniest case as the series offer viewer more glimpses into the erratic janitor ’s freaky internal macrocosm . Whether he is teach the children elaborate conspiracy theories while deputize or warning Jacob about a ghostly steward who haunt the school ’s hallowed Hall , Mr. Johnson is an dead irregular comedic goldmine . Viewers might want to get it on what encounter with the show ’s romances or see whether Janine gravel the latest round of funding she has hold for , but a pivotal part ofAbbott Elementary ’s appeal will always hail from working out what its janitor will do next .
10“I’m gonna make this basketball disappear—Ta-da!”
Mr. Johnson’s Basketball “Trick” Delighted Students And Viewers
In time of year 1 , episode 9 , “ Step Class , ” Janine unwisely relies on Ava to facilitate her run a step class for the scholarly person . Janine is hurt when the kids embrace Ava ’s wanton , more fun stylus over her unfaltering , normative teaching , but she really struggles when Ava fail to show up on the day of the category ’s big performance . It change by reversal out that Ava is caring for her aged grandmother , whose severe dementia has left Ava as one of the few family appendage she recognizes . This is a poignant , unexpectedly deplorable storyline , and one that needs gravid laugh to break the tension .
Abbott ElementaryActor
Character Name
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Quinta Brunson
Janine Teagues
Tyler James Williams
Gregory Eddie
Lisa Ann Walter
Melissa Schemmenti
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Barbara Howard
Janelle James
Principal Ava
William Stanford Davis
Mr. Johnson
Chris Perfetti
Jacob Hill
Fortunately , Mr. Johnson delivers when Janine demand him to distract the kids during the step class performance . In a screaming non - sequitur , Mr. Johnson announce that he will make a basketball melt before befuddle it in the chicken feed with a exulting “ Ta - da ! ” Davis ’s obstetrical delivery bring in this strain screaming , but it is the response from the crowd that create the scene iconic . It would be classic , predictable cringe clowning if the module and kids simply stared in secretiveness , but the crew or else go untamed . It is early cogent evidence that this is Mr. Johnson ’s world and everyone else is just living in it .
9“I don’t believe in the moon.”
The Custodian’s Conspiracy Theories Were Particularly Wild
In season 2 , episode 8 , " Egg Drop , ” a staffroom conversation about the matter of science gets badly derailed when the teachers begin sharing their personal pet possibility that fly in the expression of scientific fact . Jacob ’s claim that “ Gluten intolerance is just internalized white guilt trip ” is uproarious , but it is Mr. Johnson who takes the cake in this conversation . After Melissa admit that she suppose the lunar month landing place may not be real , the custodian ups the ante by jubilantly claim the moonshine itself does n’t exist . The line is never revisited , which only makes the claim more absurdly funny .
8“You see a genius cleaning, I see a cleaning genius.”
Mr. Johnson’s Good Will Hunting Gag Was A Classic
In time of year 1 , episode 6 , “ Gifted Program , ” viewing audience get an early hint ofGregory and Janine’sAbbott Elementaryrelationshipwhen the pair sparring over a new talented and talented program . Debates ensue over whether such syllabus give behind some baby or merely offer up much - necessitate opportunities for others , but it is Mr. Johnson ’s “ Gifted custodian programme ” that gives the episode its good personal line of credit . The janitor explain that , where teacher see a genius cleanup , Mr. Johnson can spot a cleansing genius in what he dubs a “ Reverse Good Will Hunting . ”It is hard to contend with the program ’s results .
7“I didn’t give permission for my likeness.”
The Janitor’s Reaction To A Student’s Tribute Was Unexpected
It was already a with child muzzle when one ofAbbott Elementary ’s scholarly person dressed as Mr. Johnson for Halloween , but what made this tantrum such a success was the janitor ’s curt answer . Far from flattering or patronizing , the custodian warned the child to lawyer up after informing him that he was n’t licensed to apply his likeness . Ironically , Mr. Johnson himself go on to provide another classic laugh in the Halloween special when he stuck a opus of mucilage to his brow and said he was dressed as the iconic knocker Lil Uzi Vert , referencing the whizz ’s notorious frontal bone diamond .
6“Well, looks like Ava switched this day from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to The Breakfast Club.”
Mr. Johnson’s Love of John Hughes Movies Shown Through Here
Most of season 1 , instalment 13 , “ Zoo Balloon , ” centre on the school ’s dramatic tripper to the zoo . However , Mr. Johnson ’s subplot dependably steal the show as he is get out in charge of a few kidswho did n’t join their schoolfellow on the schooling trip-up . After initially inform the camera crew that discipline trips are “ Mr. Johnson ’s Day Off , which is where I keep an eye on Ferris Bueller ’s Day Off , ” the janitor has his plans scuppered when Ava provide the kids in his tutelage . mix up his John Hughes ‘ 80s stripling classics , Mr. Johnson mark that " Life move middling fast , ” before Ava cut the iconic quote short .
fence by well - behaved professionals like Janine and Jacob , Mr. Johnson ’s laidback anti - work ethos will always be a funny contrast .
5“The emergency is, I don’t feel like it right now.”
Mr. Johnson’s Refusal To Do His Job Will Never Not Be Funny
In season 2 , installment 9 , “ Sick Day , ” Ava is pressed to replace Janine and struggle to add up up with a replacement at short notice . Eventually , she tries to enrol Mr. Johnson again , but the janitor is busy . It did n’t help that Ava was trading barbs with Mr. Johnson shortly before enquire a favor from him , so it is not a huge shock when Mr. Johnson informs the tv camera crew that the “ Janitorial emergency ” he is see to is the fact that he does n’t feel like working . Among well - behaved pro like Janine and Jacob , Mr. Johnson ’s laidback anti - work ethos will always be a amusing contrast .
4“I’m a pacifist. You mess with me, I’mma pass a fist across your face.”
Mr. Johnson’s Iconic Pun Is Eminently Quotable
In season 2 , sequence 12 , “ Fight , ” Janine struggles to keep two of her students from each other ’s throats when a engagement breaks out . WhileLisa Ann Walter’sAbbott Elementaryheroine Melissais predictably pro - fisticuffs as a way for shaver to work out their dispute , Mr. Johnson surprise his coworkers by announcing his circumstantially peaceful personal school of thought . Then he hit them with a classic wordplay that is somehow only risible despite how renowned the gag was prospicient before it appeared inAbbot Elementary . With a familiar line like this , it direct Davis ’s perfectly timed delivery to elevate the joke into something special .
3“A dream can be a distraction just as easily as it can be a goal.”
Mr. Johnson Provided Shockingly Astute Life Advice To Gregory
In season 1 , episode 11 , “ Desking , ” Abbott ’s instructor struggle to stop their students from partaking in the dangerous new trend of “ Desking . ” Desking involves leaping from one desk to another , risking serious injury for the sake of make a viral picture . Mr. Johnson was , of row , the first to find out about this trend and feared the day it would come in Abbott . When it does , he and Gregory impale out Janine ’s classroom to come up the culprit , and Gregory is aghast to teach that Mr. Johnson once work as a individual investigator . This is n’t the terminal of the solar day ’s Book of Revelation .
In the result conversation , Mr. Johnson note that he was also a pipe fitter and a “ neat au naturel model ” among other profession . When Gregory questions his discrepant career course , Mr. Johnson explain that ambition are n’t always the guaranteed goodness they are escort as . The shockingly overbold janitor luff out that a dream can become an fixation that pulls someone away from their true career . Gregory wonders whether he really want to be a head teacher and , indirectly , Mr. Johnson helps one ofAbbott Elementary ’s sound couplesto realize that their perfect partner has been under their nose all along .
2"It’s trash.”
The Custodian’s Recurring Comment To Jacob Was his Signature Line
In time of year 1 , instalment 3 , “ Wishlist , ” Jacob ’s best - lain plans to reverse a broken printer into a plantation owner fall apart much to Mr. Johnson ’s humiliation . The idealistic but naive young teacher ca n’t accept that his planter program is doomed , while Mr. Johnson ’s advice to give up his attempts was discount . It is only in the sequence ’s ending that Mr. Johnson finally convinces Jacob the impoverished printer is trash , setting up a catch phrase that has a screaming return in the season finale . In that outing , Mr. Johnson dismissing the kid ’s letter before throw it into the glass can became a pitch - perfectBreakfast Clubspoof .
1“To me, regrets have always been harder to live with than consequences.”
Mr. Johnson’s Advice To Janine Was Genuinely Moving
Mr. Johnson ’s advice to Gregory was surprisingly saucy , but it is his conversation with Janine in the season 3 last , “ Party , ” that cemented his position as the secret salvia of the school . After he aid Janine salvage her party by fix her apartment ’s power , Mr. Johnson enters into a cryptic conversation with her as Janine alludes to some unuttered veneration that trouble her . Without explicitly mentioning her attraction to Gregory , she says she wants to pursue something that could cost her her job and asks Mr. Johnson what he would do in her shoes . The reliable stomach ace proffer thoughtful advice .
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Mr. Johnson ’s claims that he has always found sorrow tougher to stomach than consequence excuse just how the unassuming steward has lived such an over-the-top life . For all of his goofy punchlines , Abbott Elementary ’s resident philosopher has sincerely great life advice to dole out for those who want it . At first , Janine does n’t end up taking a big danger but , fortuitously , both she and Gregory do take Mr. Johnson ’s advice later in the night when they in conclusion hook up . The aspect is one of the show ’s best moment , and it would n’t work without the intervention ofAbbott Elementary ’s Mr. Johnson .
