Abbott Elementary
Wednesdays 9:00 PM on ABCAbbott Elementary Season 2 Episode 21: "Mom" Quotes
Ava: Damn! America does have talent!
Jacob: Well, this is light work compared to the real Alchemy -- Black Girl Magic.
Ava: Boo! Shut up and do another trick.
Is that all you got? The cheap hand gimmicks? I've seen better at the boardwalk. I've seen a lot at the boardwalk.
Melissa
Janine: I, for one, can't wait because I'm going on a girl trip.
Melissa: You mean, Girl's Trip?
Janine: No, girl trip -- singular.
Janine: How did you even get in? You don't have a visitor's badge.
Mom: Oh VIPs don't need badges, baby, we need refreshments -- I'm thirsty.
The key to never getting your ass beat? Knowing when someone can beat your ass.
Ava
I just figured out where I know Janine's mom from -- the club. We have danced on the same tables. Cool people should have cool babies. It's just not right what happened to that woman.
Ava
Barbara: I don't like this one bit; dropping in out of the blue, dancing on the same furniture as Ava. I got a bad feeling. And then her mother wants to drop that little tidbit about being late on her phone bill -- a convenient time to visit.
Melissa: Well, I smelled swindler the minute she walked in, that and a spicy citrusy aroma. She smelled really good actually.
Barbara: I think her mother is here to get that money!
Ava: Damn, that's cold.
Barbara: Thank you, Ava.
Ava: Note to self: New way to manipulate. Step 1: Have a daughter. Step 2: play the long game.
Vanetta: Barbara, this is a family matter. I don't remember seeing you at any of the cookouts. You don't know me.
Barbara: You're right. I don't know you, but I know your daughter, and she will help you out at her own expense.
Vanetta: Yeah, well, I'm her mother, and I brought her into this world -- at mine.
