Abbott Elementary 3x01 | Old Ava is back

[@pjenks2986]

Barbara: Ava said she stopped listening to the Town Women Gregory: City Girls Barbara: But I know there’s one song she cannot resist. Jacob whip out the Walkman Jacob: Phone Barbara: Open up Napster Jacob: Spotify Barbara: Jesus, close your ears. Come on! 😂😂😂😂😂 classic!

[@croweau]

So so good!

[@kholmilk]

Hilarious 😂

[@stephaniej3208]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@aroundthewaygirlnextdoor]

I've seen SLR in interviews where she did this for real. Lol

[@MsChinadoll75]

😂😂😂

[@chloe_aku]

I loved how many camera angles they gave this scene.

[@shahidarobertson7842]

Yes! That made it even more hilarious 😂😂

[@Joie1106]

@@shahidarobertson7842Fr 😂😂😂

[@WaitAMinute1989]

Like her personal music video

[@Gemgirl05]

@@WaitAMinute1989Literally😭😂😂

[@danielle9273]

Yeah the videography on this was top tier. She was hella cute!

[@beckselena9003]

lol Ava representing for the 99’s and 2000s 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Wyndamn]

BACK THAT THANG UP!!!

[@SingersDream]

Nobody can resist Juvenile! 😂😂👏👏🔥🔥

[@s.ajanaku8488]

I literally CACKLED OUT LOUD

[@Gemgirl05]

🤣🤣🤣🤣💃🏿💃🏿🎤

[@formershadow]

PERIODT !!

[@venomwrath7107]

“Town Women” 😂😂😂

[@Thunderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

☠️

[@cassd4492]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@skyfalldeadpool1633]

😂😂😂😂😂😂not the City girls be lig Town women 😂😂😂. I am creasing

[@cassd4492]

@@skyfalldeadpool1633 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@istankon-el2470]

LMFAOO

[@cchisolm92cc]

If we're all keeping it real, that song does have that effect on all walks of people.

[@MO-ju1zm]

Yes it does and I went to Temple lol.

[@darylharvey2865]

Clearly, you missed Juvenile's Tiny Desk. 😂

[@polarexpressor]

@@darylharvey2865he has a tiny desk episode?!

[@anwulifly479]

👀 (searching “Juvenile’s Tiny Desk” before getting out of bed)

[@cchisolm92cc]

@darylharvey2865 I did because I was teaching a room full of students, but I didn't miss anything new. I remember when the video premiered and how every teenage girl in my hood would "air it out" once that beat dropped.

[@janellen4278]

“Princeton is the Temple University of the Ivies” - I can’t!!! Lol

[@juicymiss87]

😂😂😂😂

[@MO-ju1zm]

I went to Temple University. It made it even funnier plus that song. I can't resist Back that Thang Up even today when it comes on.

[@brett8460]

Shots fired 😭

[@MsChinadoll75]

😂

[@gannagilcrease]

😹

[@neal6805]

*Whoever wrote this episode deserves an Emmy award!*

[@Nda54Gem]

For Sure!!!!!! 🏆 ❤

[@blakex2699]

fun fact you look look up who wrote the episode on wiki. i do that sometimes lol.

[@gem4life933]

Even Gregory over there bobbing his head

[@Joie1106]

I just noticed that 😂😂😂

[@ancestoraprotection]

I mean it isss the Black national anthem 😫😫

[@hellyxanhellz1944]

Lmaoo yea this our song 😂

[@hellyxanhellz1944]

@@ancestoraprotectionpretty much

[@annat9582]

@@ancestoraprotectionhappy black history month

[@morii3027]

Camera man had fun in this scene making it like a hip hop music video 😂😂😂

[@Lovelyone1]

Yes. But what I love is that they did not focus on her butt not one time!!! Very classy!!!!

[@Nda54Gem]

😂😂😂😂😂😂Riiiiiight!!!!!

[@ayindestevens6152]

@@Lovelyone1well it’s still Broadcast TV so that would explain the lack of ass focus

[@paulbernard2785]

"No...not today, Juvenile"😂😂😂

[@Neo-iu6mx]

love how the new ava didn't even last one episode! hhahah

[@tefweebz]

Excellent writing choice.

[@cassd4492]

Barbara was so serious when she said “Town Women”. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamespader]

😭😭😭

[@tonifidel9671]

It’s the false start at 0:45 💀

[@makenziharris2763]

One of my fave parts of the episode 😂😭

[@ashleyseay2871]

😂

[@Bubaiel]

SAME 😂

[@AnkhGirl]

😂😂😂

[@rkms5606]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 AGAIN ❤😂😂😂😂

[@rocky047586]

I keep seeing praise for the scene in general, which is great, but NO ONE is talking about how GOOD Ava looks in this outfit?! She is ON POINT!!!!!

[@tefweebz]

Listen!!!

[@memonos]

Her outfits are to die for!!

[@jeminajoycoetzee3404]

“…I’m bout to be on IG live all day!!!” Eyyyy that’s my principal 💛😂😂😂😂

[@WJen8]

She said not today juvenile lmfaooo I can't 😂☠️

[@ohthatsYa]

I honestly don’t know anybody who can resist this song 😂 even Mr Johnson was on it.

[@kingbey9500]

“Town women” … will always send me

[@leejackson2710]

Juvenile does that... No matter how old, knees bad, back hurts, new year new me feel u may have... A lot of us can't resist this song!

[@biddnoro2736]

Every millennial when this song comes on 😂

[@Rumplestilzkin1981]

I love her little laugh

[@Weezer2000]

Barbara is the GOAT! It's like back that azz up for kids. I love how it comes full circle from the pilot.

[@Nda54Gem]

😂😂😂😂😂I remember when Barbara said that too!! I was like wait WhaaaAt!!🤣🤣🤣

[@Infelsinave]

she deserves an Emmy for this scene ALONE!!

[@JoshuaN55]

When you here your thot song at work❤😂😂😂

[@edwardsimmons3190]

😂😂😂😂

[@sherede1442]

He said “let go of your butts!”

[@lizzybethnj617]

Give Janelle James her Emmy now

[@anonymouscontent3644]

Sis was trying to deny it at first but them eventually gave in lol ... i love ava too much 😂😊

[@mikej2133]

Little did we know that This scene became an *instant classic*

[@viniciuschase]

This scene was pure perfection, such creativity, and it was shot so perfectfully!

[@iluvmyboba]

"Not today, Juvenile." Ha!!!

[@bignarutofans]

Abbot Elementary is one of the funniest tv shows I’ve seen in a while. Kudos to all of the fantastic actors and much success to the series.

[@Funkyjunkmail]

The song by Delinquent did the trick!!!

[@ndo533]

Lmaoooo

[@Jae-pe2xh]

I was about to correct you, and then I got it.😂

[@nadirashabazz1033]

🤭🤭🤭

[@tmhaddock]

Underrated comment! LOL

[@BeautyLoves88]

CLEVER!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@talisha5863]

Love this scene….go Ava, go Ava….Mr. Johnson dancing, Gregory bobbing his head💕😂😅🤣😆🥰

[@kinanidanielle4285]

THE TOWN WOMEN!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hymnofthenightingale]

I absolutely love Ava's hair.

[@tori.doe.]

Ahhh yes! I noticed how they were careful about those angles..didn’t wanna show too much of what Ava was workin with. I love this show!! 😍 it’s like the Holy Spirit in church when it comes to this song. Trust me I know..that’s why my family wont take me back to New Orleans. 😂

[@marquiseadams5033]

😂😂😂 as soon as ahe turned around the camera was at her feet i died

[@AbbaZabbaOlyFrn]

If this wasn't a family sitcom, Ava in real life would've been making everything bounce 😂

[@bombastic__sideeye]

I love how they gave us a cinematic view of this 😂😂😂

[@RyanLBrown9396]

This song is the bat signal for hoochies 😂😂

[@TheMindlessIntellectual89.]

Back That Azz Up is like Baby Shark for adults

[@Justinbill927]

Literally

[@brandonwilliams2853]

I love the OG Ava and glad the new Ava didn't last long she cares about the school in her way and going by the book wasn't it. Thanks Juvenile for bringing her back literally lol!

[@anthonymitchell9337]

It was the automatic dip for me at :47 seconds in! Hilarious!

[@journeyswithj246]

What made me laugh the most is that this was played on the school intercom. I can only imagine how the rest of the school reacted.

[@Nda54Gem]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@phillipscott1881]

Man, I read your comment and then had a vision of all those lil kids cutting up in class. No more learning that day😅

[@vanillamarshmallow]

Barbara is so wholesome 😂

[@katherinevillamar3064]

I love how Melissa delivers her lines 😂 I love all of them tbh 😅

[@hellyxanhellz1944]

That’s what you got from this 😂😂😂

[@segara04]

This and Poison by Bell Biv Devoe always get me moving😂😂😂

[@stealahb]

you know, watching Ava, i kinda need an empty room away from everybody, to dance my way back to myself.

[@Nda54Gem]

Have to! Do It!🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@johnredorn]

That song gets everyone on the dance floor

[@guyyscotty]

Lmaoooo open up Napster 😂😂

[@Nda54Gem]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kimbronson3520]

The scene was too cute!!!

[@samantham1948]

So glad Ava went back to being her true self... perfect song to get her back!!! Love Mrs. Howard!!!

[@nathanmoore1740]

It's abc so they had to keep it relaxed, lol. I would like to see the outtakes 😎, get it Ava.

[@thegazetteyt]

Ava looks SO good in that outfit!

[@rocky047586]

She looks SO damn good in that outfit! I agree.

[@stefanie7823]

“Let go of your butts!”

[@Verdant00_]

“Not today Juvenile.” 😂😂😂

[@ronorleans]

Back that thing up, "works everytime" 😏😂

[@genkinoshi1]

That initial twerk always gets me

[@1Pure4real]

I love that in one of the earlier Seasons Barbara says that this song is like baby shark for adults LOL and this scene proves that!!!!😅

[@Nda54Gem]

Yup!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ThePmayo]

Oooooohhh weeee, Can you dig it? Old Ava is back in effect!!! 😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@patriciam5563]

TOWN WOMEN

[@shandricaanthony7575]

"The town women," "city girls " 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@barbaraallen3870]

Not "Town Women" 😂😂😂

[@mikep8009]

Let go of your butts!! 00:34

[@Nda54Gem]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@slloyd5124]

I NEED a behind the scenes on this pronto!!!!

[@profoundja9598]

'Town Women' and Napster ...oohh my ribs hurt😂😂😂

[@joannmccollum6957]

Best show Ava. I can't stop looking at this scene, I can relate!

[@bojanac2018]

my favorite little detail is gregory nodding his head to the beat 😭

[@bigstevesdesignzllc5704]

This was the most excellent writing and acting I have seen in years, that fine woman did the damn thang!!!

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

I like the slick Jurassic Park reference to Samuel L. Jackson's "Hold on to your butts" line. lol

[@Dr.Beetlejuice110]

I love how the janitor is dancing with her. So funny!!

[@dhcordova5]

Sweet baby Jesus and the big one too I CAN'T stop watching her!

[@rhondarostrickland4665]

Town Women... Walkman... Napster 😂😂 Barbara is a legend in her own right 😅 Welcome back Ava, new Ava didn't last longer than that song! 😅💃🏾

[@MAGNETICMINDS0127]

Quinta is BRILLIANT

[@kingxhaki_91]

‘The Town Women’ 😂😂😂

[@none8726]

It’s the Gregory head bob for me!

[@M1show89]

That Ava is everything 😂😂😂😂😂

[@darnelll.hubbart79]

This whole scene was 🐐 lol

[@MrAllout1974]

When I watched this episode I knew this would stand out....everyone from the actors writers the Camera guys and Editors Killed this scene I watch this once a day to start my day

[@MoonMoon-fx1op]

Same. Job well done

[@ziggystatdust6008]

“Jacob, whip out the Walkman” “From?” “Open up Napster” “Spotify”

[@Leafjade]

phone*

[@Awillii]

lol he said phone. Walkmans were portable devices that only played music from cds or cassettes. He was correcting her on the current technology

[@Nda54Gem]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@evefavorse5939]

That scene was genius!

[@marrellajohnson5737]

that's is so Awesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pyoung2159]

I'm glad Juvenile banished stern and no-nonsense Ava, she was killing the vibes

[@RyanLBrown9396]

This song is like the bat signal for hoochies

[@TheNanamariam]

I even started dancing

[@BigDoggATX]

Bring my ring light I’m about to be on ig live y’all 😂

[@mervscocktailbar]

“NOW MR. JOHNSON!” “Let go of ya butts” 😂😂😂

[@igstopeatin]

Damn I thought she was goin throw it back

[@MrAllout1974]

This is one of the best series on TV....between reality tv......we need more great Sitcoms

[@Nda54Gem]

Not open up Napster🎶 and The Town Girls!!!! I’m hollerin!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rimasingleinny1871]

These scene was epic and they let her go off and kept it tasteful!!

[@tefweebz]

The Town Women was one of the funniest things I have ever heard. Barbara is an honest to God mess.😂☠️

[@WhosJusToi]

Hahahahaha the way she tried to resist though hahahaha I’m the same way when this song came on hahahaha

[@ladydawn27]

When Ava gave in it was a whole vibe…aaayyyee

[@gloriaprashad8325]

Best scence of the season... Ava is hilarious 😂

[@lailawilliams3007]

Town women is def what Imma start calling the city girls😂😂😂😂

[@Nda54Gem]

Me too!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NaajiRahmbah]

The song actually work like this in real life

[@joshuahoward6845]

Ava is the best character on tv right now 🤓

[@Rondman]

Damn she fine

[@dianamarciano6860]

This scene was awesome. Ava, you are the Michael Scott of Abbot Elementary

[@Actionfan19]

Get it Ava!

[@lailawilliams3007]

I Love the whole process of getting old ava back😂😂😂