principal ava STILL running abbott elementary

[@madhurisfan7583]

Ava genuinely freaking out over Jacob's magic is an unexpectedly wholesome side to her character and i loved that episode intro

[@miurtouissi1093]

I knoww it's so cute and endearing

[@qut22vp83]

19:49 also when she played hangman with Janine 🤣🤣

[@sweatypothos]

YES this is one of my fave ava moments shes so silly

[@taylorc146]

She’s not a terrible principal she just needed time to grow.

[@newname3021]

@@taylorc146lol she is a terrible principal 😂 this is a sitcom not real life

[@killmonger_had_a_point5615]

"They key to not getting your ass beat, is knowing who could beat your ass" More people need to hear this.

[@myrdicac338]

This should be up there with "An apple a day"...

[@allimckoy6815]

This has been my new motto😅

[@skyfalldeadpool1633]

Yup. This could absolutely avoid 99% of altecation if everyone knew this rule of nature 😂😂😂

[@meenaelizabeth8644]

I love how later in the season you can see that picture of Ava and Gritty in her office and she really did crop Janine out 😂😂

[@larryfisherman93]

omg i never noticed that lmaoo 5:25 😭😭

[@loompsterproductions]

their relationship is sort of like michael and toby’s, except i think michael is more meaner than ava is

[@rahileshanbi5551]

Oh my gooood! How come I've never noticed that 😂😂😂 The show is consistent frrrr

[@zanite8650]

I love that its not even a subtle crop, she literally got her scissors out and cuts Janine out.

[@user-vi5oq6ol8y]

​🎉😂❤😊

[@tomasphadraig]

"I only stay in 5 star hotels. They become a 6 when I walk in". Yes Queen!

[@daryl772003]

I had to watch the whole video to see this line. Worth it

[@kakussubrado8966]

cant remember this, what ep was this from?

[@kokonuss_xo]

@@kakussubrado8966I think the ep where they stay in the museum overnight idk the exact one though

[@abelcollado1711]

​@@kakussubrado8966 season 2 episode 21 (2x21) it's the episode where Janine's mom visits the school and subtly tries to get the money Janine already planned on using for her weekend trip to Ocean City. Ava says it at around 2 minutes and 37 seconds into the episode.

[@tootler23]

@@kakussubrado8966, “Mom,” with Taraji P. Henson.

[@lillybianca4185]

The way Ava laughs at her own jokes is hilarious😂😂

[@rtunum48]

it absolutely kills me every time 🤣

[@aemyarmy1465]

She is actually a stand up comedian, I have watched many of her show she's funny as hell ❤her. 😂

[@gene5148]

What jokes??😂

[@seandesautelle9283]

"Some people might ask for change, but those people aren't Sam Cooke so change is not gon' come" SENDS me each and every time

[@J.J.-xg5jh]

Bahahahahhaha

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

“Sell out faster than a Black politician.” Is my personal favorite.

[@lawsantim2364]

Nice one with the double Sam Cooke. Lol.

[@jaxsonezria]

“the only reason you get to have morals about this is because you can afford them” THAT LINE HIT

[@alexpalaciossantos4940]

i went to private school from 6-12, and boarded at school 9-12. My family was poor and I was homeless bc of mothers abuse when i was 16. i stole so much, mostly food and clothes. it really sucked but like Ava says, it was about survival

[@damnnative3188]

@@alexpalaciossantos4940 That’s quite a story, friend. 🙄

[@alexpalaciossantos4940]

@@damnnative3188 it sucked

[@rickgauer4559]

@@alexpalaciossantos4940 I hope life is treating you better now!

[@alexpalaciossantos4940]

@@rickgauer4559 thank you. It is. I got my undergrad degree last year and I’m biking across the country now! I started in Boston and am currently in Louisiana

[@staycgirlsitsgoingdown2]

She runs the school like a 16 year old with ADHD and a constant caffeine buzz and we love that for her

[@Daddiemoney]

I’d hate her as a boss but she’d be so fun to be around 😂😂

[@Daddiemoney]

I’d hate her as a boss but she’d be so fun to be around 😂😂

[@ellaskills]

why is this accurate 😅

[@gretacentury7937]

I don't like the principal's character they have her betraying. It seems stereotype, like a black person doesn't have the intellect to run a school properly.

[@unluckyomens370]

Maybe thats why I relate to her character so much lol. I just really like how much space shes allowed to take up with her nonsense while still being taken seriously in certain aspects like how good she is with the kids (usually) and how shes pretty clever with her jokes. Side note what does a caffeine buzz feel like. Caffeine hasnt ever helped me (it makes me tired).

[@keeshiabrie]

Ava would hate me for not noticing but DAMN she changed her hair at least every week?! I respect her for the slay

[@NubianPrince85]

Them wigs slay!

[@kendallnash2880]

That long blonde was LAID!!!

[@JillianVSJill]

I remember and miss those days

[@skyfalldeadpool1633]

The way she fires that lady once a week. 😂😂😂😂

[@danamardell1209]

That's how Philly divas are lol especially those like her 🥴 I'm from Philly trust me I know

[@chrishellfreezing8437]

The way that Barbara gets gagged by Ava is top key comedy 😭

[@jenthejen]

no because 0:50 SENT ME

[@Contessa_Savannah]

Omg yes 😂

[@tvshowsfav1]

Her face at 0:50 was absolutely hilarious

[@mosthatedbxtch]

21:25 had me weakkkk 😂😂😂

[@laxsneha]

I absolutely loved Ava this season. Everytime she appeared on screen i knew somwthing iconic was about to happen. Also the jacob's black history class where she experienced a character development but also did not change her personality was genius writing. I miss this show so much❤❤

[@roxc453]

Is there going to be a season 3

[@DutchSimmer1]

@@roxc453 I'm pretty sure it's coming, ABC would be dumb not to continue the show. However, because of the writers strike season 3 is delayed. There will also be an actors strike in which Quinta will participate.

[@Lord_Submissive]

​@@roxc453I hope so😢

[@herbal8815]

Good news !! Writers strike is over. They’re continuing the show!

[@rahileshanbi5551]

"What a shame. So hot, but so very annoying"

[@leosgrl88]

Ava absolutely makes this show worth watching. I hope they never change her character.

[@loompsterproductions]

yeah…we can’t afford another andy benard situation 😂😂

[@lyndamartinezmartinez]

I just love her and how she makes me laugh so much!!!!

[@vukkicos5688]

​@@loompsterproductionsTbh Andy was such a mid character I didnt even care they jerk-ified him

[@coolboss999]

"This ain't a Star is born, so shut your tiny a** down" This line makes me laugh every single time

[@julianaxoxo6584]

its the deep voice that got me 💀

[@xerogravityy]

so = i'd * But that part had me rollin😂

[@clonnlijinhlong2713]

What does it mean???

[@Aced84]

Horrible game of telephone, that's not the line at all 😅

[@aswespeakI65]

@@Aced84relax they missed a couple or words, its not like they just made up a whole nee sentence

[@realityruinedmylife8980]

I love that Ava is always pouring the sugar in her coffee like it’s milk 😫😂

[@JJHaro-hl6fe]

There is a reason. I've tested it. Trade secrets fool.

[@tyler2813]

I was wondering when someone was gonna notice this!! SHE PUTS HELLA SUGAR 😂😂

[@J.J.-xg5jh]

In El Salvador. When they didn’t have food. They would eat sugar with water as a meal. And it worked. So. Unique techniques to survive. Not kidding.

[@maybemablemaples2144]

​@@J.J.-xg5jhthat's actually very sad but yes.

[@thir13en59]

Abbott’s sugar budget must be insane

[@siobhang6837]

Even though the show was designed to star Janine as the main star of the show, in reality, Ava is the main star of the show and everyone else is just visiting her world, 😂😂😂😂

[@oneiric1213]

Still trying to figure out why they built a school around her office/bathroom without asking

[@J.J.-xg5jh]

Bahahahahaha

[@sadboi8609]

Agree

[@joshuamcdowell9745]

Just like Whitley Gilbert in A Different World, Kim Parker in Moesha, and Sandra in 227

[@caramelspice7244]

The definition of breakout star.❤️

[@Louise-wk5yf]

"Why did you draw the Babadook?" "That's my mom!" 😭

[@FMRA46]

That killed me 😂

[@withexpectancy5818]

I screamed 😂😂😂

[@jazzinikki01]

😂😂😂😂

[@skyfalldeadpool1633]

​@@jazzinikki01she is so hysterical man😂😂😂

[@Shonhunt]

I hollered stomach hurt n all fr 😭

[@cdonovan4471]

Ava yelling at Jacob for bisexual erasure is so fucking funny

[@qut22vp83]

„She fires me once a week“ of course ava does 😂

[@kendallnash2880]

Maaaaaaan i cried laughin at that cutaway

[@skyfalldeadpool1633]

😂😂😂😂that killed me. She always probably forgets 😂😂😂.

[@mcdudely]

Ava killed it in that Storm costume.

[@siobhang6837]

“Ava hogging the fridge, Ava used all of the printer paper, Ava forgot to sign our pay checks last week” “You forgot to sign our paychecks last week?!?!” “Yes, why do I have to say things twice?”, Ava is killing me, 😂😂😂😂

[@angiealas6199]

😭😭😂I can not see anyone else playing Ava. Everything from the writing of the character to the way she portrays her is executed to perfection. Her comedic delivery and timing are just *chefs kiss*. Ava is easily one of the best characters

[@alvinsamuel1401]

Ava really is the breakout character from Abbott Elementary. that S3 scene of her dancing was GOLDEN

[@niyaabaybe]

She ate that look up when she subbed for Janine 🥰🥰

[@teegoddesschannel3855]

Yes it was my favorite look on her.

[@thaconqueror777]

Phewwww I be low key rewinding that part when she comes out the classroom. I see why she took that dress w/ her home.

[@Pressure_Pusha]

Yessss from Head to TOEEE

[@joyjthompson1]

Ava STAYS given us looks, body, and comedy. how can you not love that?

[@angelacomeaux1953]

23:21 "my heart is full of love even though my pockets are full of lint" i think i almost cried the first time i heard that line. her delivery is just so good

[@gcarbajal5647]

“First of all good morning” “Ugh shut up jeanin” 😂😂

[@andrevitor.x]

Ava's best trait is the look she gives the camera while tossing her hair, usually after reading janinie to filth

[@fruityTart27]

I honestly did not expect much from her character aside from witty one-liners, but every time she actually helps, it's always my favorite moment of the episode.

[@keeshiabrie]

that “hems worth” joke is too good 🤭

[@zyaicob]

It makes you appreciate the writer's strike

[@freddiemack-vv5ts]

Nah that’s my favorite joke now !!!

[@lawsantim2364]

Written and delivered with perfection.

[@xiayabennett6982]

“Do you ever hear me complain?” “Literally all the time.” 😂😂😂

[@humanitrust]

"This is vintage 2019 Zara" is my favorite line

[@305dutch4]

"Hey Ava! You work here? Nine years! That's wild!" Ava is crazy! How is she a principal! 😂😂😂😂

[@brett8460]

She caught the superintendent cheating on his wife so she blackmailed him into giving her the job of principal.

[@johnteprice6484]

@@brett8460funniest shit ever 😭😭

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

@@brett8460She needed a job!

[@Floudia]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@nestorguzman3781]

ava losing it at jacob’s magic tricks will never not be funny 😭😭

[@sahra6383]

gregg and barbara are always on point with their facial expressions !!!

[@lucely_L]

Ew, it’s GREGORY not “Greg”

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Ava Coleman was so extremely iconic this season!

[@Thedownwardmineon]

"sorry, I don't speak 'line'- ladies, don't talk to them" "why's my work husband grinding on my work nemesis?" I can't with her lmao

[@raif.3168]

😂😂😂

[@chewedw1re]

“the key never getting your ass beat? KNOWING when someone can beat your ass.” words to live by

[@immawatchanotheronegirl2189]

“But if you’re wondering if I have a bidet, you bet I bidoo” 7:26 😭

[@raif.3168]

😂😂😂

[@charliemichael7343]

Just started laughing out loud at "of course not what if I meet a better Janine"

[@raif.3168]

😂😂😂

[@jthomasmack]

So funnnny 😂😂

[@coolboss999]

I have been waiting for this since season 2 finished! Principal once again slayed this season with her sassiness and jokes 😌💅🏾

[@anthonyvannoni2453]

"You would beat my ass, wouldn't you?" Damn, Ava is no fool, she just acts like one.

[@J.J.-xg5jh]

She be knowing.

[@raif.3168]

😂😂😂

[@jakeutage374]

She gave a very great life lesson

[@stephenkolber2361]

"I got beef with every Charles Entertainment Cheese in the greater Philadelphia area" is one of the funniest lines in tv history

[@m.l.8235]

10:16 Right but honestly? Totally fair response - Barb may not understand why that mother is the way she is, but is it her job? No. Ava is unbothered and in her lane and she is just thriving

[@averyspecificdragon8780]

Ava has some brief moments of insight- like when she says she’s nice to the kids that come to her office on purpose because they’re so scared to get sent to the principal. And also because she’s too lazy to discipline, but it was a rare occasion where she genuinely had a point in helping the kids.

[@notmalcolmm]

it only took 2 minutes and 42 seconds to convince me to watch this show. thank you

[@Louise-wk5yf]

"Short people freeze the fastest." 😭

[@CalamityCannon]

19:18 "I am one minor inconvenience from putting this whole day in rice" is now something I regularly quote

[@marcyc1695]

My favorite Ava moment of all time is the "Oops" ahe realizes Gregory isnt looking and says "I said oops" 😂

[@CrystalM1917]

She has 0 shame.😂

[@TastyGamingQc]

The fact she broke fourth wall talking about the "camera crew" while talking about the real camera crew 😂😂😂

[@stahppls2293]

It's not a fourth wall break, they're being film docu style like parks and rec and the office

[@TastyGamingQc]

@@stahppls2293 🤦‍♂️ I don’t have time to explain to you that it was within the joke…she points at the camera crew (from the show) while simultaneously breaking the fourth wall pointing towards the real camera crew, get it ? There’s layers to her joke…tell me if you or the 6 ppl who missed the joke need further explaining

[@lucely_L]

@@TastyGamingQcNah, your joke didn’t hit.

[@TastyGamingQc]

@@lucely_L gurl stfu no one cares about you. 170 ppl understood.

[@TastyGamingQc]

@@lucely_L Also, wdym MY joke ? Are you illiterate ?

[@multifandomz8221]

The way Gregory got scared laughing at her joke 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xiayabennett6982]

Her hitting on Gregory at every opportunity and his total 😳 will stay my favorite gag

[@mac_c]

She really does deserve an Emmy.

[@genkinoshi1]

one thing I love about Abbott is that the characters even know their own duo dynamics so whenever two characters outside the dynamic start to click, others be like, "what's happening?"

[@ninagrace-lee8323]

Her looks slay more and more every season. The wigs are eating DOWN

[@yourfavoritebiologyteacher1191]

I thought you was one of them spicy whites!😭😭😭

[@anacarl5035]

They use her perfectly every season

[@teegoddesschannel3855]

Ava is Comedic Gold 😂❤ Every scene with her was hilarious and she stayed Slaying every look 😍

[@musics4me]

"Well, he a grown-ass man wearing Florsheims now so you better recognize" *WHY IS THAT SO FUNNYTY*

[@teddylamonaca8914]

This took me out 😂

[@EffRocco4evaElmo]

“This ain’t ‘A Star Is Born’- I’ll shut your tiny ass down!” 😂

[@niyhilatorz4947]

“And I’m Tyrone” “….just ruined my favorite Erykah Badu song” Ava whyyy 😂😂😂

[@ground1941]

that took me 💀💀😭

[@ibpr4170]

Season 3 need to get here already 😭😭

[@CanIgetanOhyeah-oj4yz]

Ikr! It sucks it got cancelled :(((

[@ibpr4170]

@@CanIgetanOhyeah-oj4yz wait what?? The show got cancelled???

[@katiebright9046]

@@CanIgetanOhyeah-oj4yz No it hasn't

[@TheBabarSuhail]

No, it didn't. It just got delayed because of the writers' strike.

[@shannarafryer3111]

@@TheBabarSuhail writers strike?

[@michellemarshall6708]

Ava needs her own spin off show the actress who plays her is incredible and hilarious🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@igno2020]

"Say you have a problem teacher. For our discussion, let's call her Janine" 😂😂😂

[@raif.3168]

😂😂😂

[@Actionfan19]

She's not the best principal, but she's the MVP of this show.

[@prinsxx]

Ava's reactions to the Jacob's magic tricks do not get old😂😂😂

[@azurendsc]

I want more of her and this show overall, I binged it the past days and I need more, it's so fun

[@vanillamarshmallow]

"he looks like men do before they have kids " sent me 🤣🤣🤣

[@E7T39E]

Has anyone noticed that the show’s executive story producer is “Ava Coleman”? 😂

[@lucely_L]

It’s a real person. Quinta said the name is just coincidental.

[@aaronwhitehead2978]

Everyone on this show is brilliant. And Ava's one liners are the icing on the cake :)

[@sandymode]

“Why do you need to know the date? You got a meeting later? ” @12:35 😂😂 idk why this is so funny to me lol

[@angiealas6199]

If there’s one thing Barbra’s gonna do, it’s look into the camera anytime Ava says something😭😂

[@johnteprice6484]

She is either gagging or annoyed with whatever is coming out of Ava’s mouth! 😂

[@trevormcmahon1260]

She is one of the best characters created in a long time and the actress portraying her does an incredible job. Love it!!

[@Chris-b4w8t]

“Why’d you draw the babadook?” “That’s my mom!!” Always takes me out 😂

[@adyshowers7970]

I've never heard or watched this series before, and now I want to because of Ava Coleman 😂

[@cathynguyen4198]

lmaoo she was the reason why I started watching in the first place

[@armysarchive613]

Exactly why I did She's iconic

[@Amakalinus123]

You will love Mr Johnson

[@CollieKit]

Honestly though she's probably the best kinda principle a school could have. Too self-absorbed to micro manage and harass the teachers.

[@gabrielaptor]

"If your kindergarden teacher had done a better job you would know that 'yous' is not plural for YOU" sheee AAAATE ❗

[@pennyatthepark8054]

When Ava always laughs and then looks at the camera. I love her character and the way she interacts with everyone

[@sketchycat6223]

The kind of person I’d hate to be around but she’s charismatic you can’t help but love her

[@neelofarahmad1620]

She is written so well and the delivery is so amazing that you end up rooting for her!

[@jesswhycamarz]

"like i could be present or mayor of a school! What would you call that?" 🤣 GORL

[@louisjgroup1973]

"I juat have one question! Does school ends at 2:30 or 3 o'clock?" My gosh! 😂😂😂

[@yendyss]

5:07 "turn it back or there'll be another national emergency" this video is about ava but barbara ate that right up

[@angelgallardo9446]

THE ERYKAH BADU REFERENCE 😭😭

[@neoarchangemon3460]

Ava is the best yet worst person... LOVE HER!!!!!

[@simoun.founded]

She really the most Gen Z millennial

[@reese8453]

millennial??? Ava is def gen X

[@Kashdro17]

@@reese8453 Janelle was Born in 1989

[@user-iw4yl7fp9p]

⁠@@Kashdro17where did you get that from? she doesn’t reveal her age, but she auditioned for a TV show that aired from 1998-2000 while in high school, so she was born between 1979-1983 as she didn’t move to US until she was 16

[@lawannalw]

@@Kashdro17 Wrong...she was born in 79.

[@skyfalldeadpool1633]

Janelle is my age??? 😂😂😂I love her

[@TititoDeBologay]

"But If you wondering if I have a bidet, You bet I be do." As a part french, that play of words/phonetic pin tickles my brain so much😂. Quinta Brunson is doing great. I love that even if the current strikes is "hurting" her show, She and most, if not all of the cast and team are standing in solidarity.

[@moon.5424]

“this is vintage zara 2019” made me realise how long has it been since 2019

[@ambercherise2391]

I never noticed it before, but Ava gives me serious Wendy Williams vibes! 🤣

[@Awillii]

Yes!

[@xandair]

AVA STAY HAVING ME CACKLING😂

[@prettymek3299]

She is hilarious!! 😂😂😂 I love this show so much!!

[@karajohnson572]

Ava constantly leaving Barbara speechless 💀

[@kyky868]

20:28 “Gee golly it sure does” 😭 I love her

[@misstriciak]

This is Janelle James season to win the Emmy 🔥 It better go that way next September 💪🏾

[@Ramberta]

the way she gets gregory to laugh reluctantly at 3:54 is amazing

[@CarlosRIOS777]

“What a shame. So hot, yet so very annoying” she’s my soul sister!

[@harpieclan1950]

Pay these actors!! I need this show back!!

[@SummonerKyren7]

“Sorry I don’t speak line, ladies don’t look at them”😂😂

[@Louise-wk5yf]

"did grimes have another kid?" 😭

[@ClapHurts]

I wonder how much of Ava character is based on Wendy Williams.

[@chanelinlouboutin]

She’s hilarious obviously but also she’s looking soooo good. Hair laid, face beat, body tea, and the outfits. Her work philosophy is so me 😩 ya’ll just be glad I showed up. You’re welcome!

[@eduardocaceres7421]

“Well he fine, can i have your fake brother real number, I’ll like to climb that family tree” took me out

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Her thinking the girl's mom is the Babadook SENT me! The kids have great delivery as well, like that little girl ("That's my mom!"), the "I'm a girl" girl, the "Sir, you are bald" girl, the smart boy who called out Ava on her job, the "You're not good at this" girl, the mini Ava girl, etc.