The brand new comedy is set locally in a Philadelphia public school.
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It's the brainchild of Quinta Brunson, a West Philadelphia native who created the show and stars in it too.
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Brunson said she is a huge fan of Jim's and was giddy he agreed to be in the episode.
"He's fantastic. It was so sweet. I almost passed out I was so star-struck," she said.
In the episode, a group of teachers discuss how they can't get through their day without watching Action News.
One teacher even seems to have a crush on Jim.
"I'm a proud, married, Christian woman, and I love my husband, but there is something about that Jim Gardner, that non-region diction," she said.
Brunson says she's a product of the Philadelphia public school system, where her mother taught for four decades.
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While the show is comical, it also teaches some tough lessons about the state of education.
"Abbott Elementary" returns with an all-new episode on Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. on 6abc.