Content guide
Usually fine — about 10+
Abbott Elementary S1 E5, “Student Transfer”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 1/5 — Usually fine — about 10+. 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.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Affairs and cheating, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Abbott Elementary S1 E5, "Student Transfer", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for philadelphia public-school mockumentary — workplace jokes and innuendo, milder than The Office. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is affairs / cheating (moderate, implied). Violence is mild but includes I mean, you can't really beat them at their own game. Sexual content is mild but includes Wow. You think you know someone, and then they cheat on you with their thumb. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Abbott Elementary S1 E5:
- Wow. You think you know someone, and then they cheat on you with their thumb.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Abbott Elementary S1 E5:
- I mean, you can't really beat them at their own game.
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