Abbott Elementary Season 1, Episode 8 Work Family Comedy IMDB 7.5 Country United States Duration 22 min Air Date 2022-02-15 Actors Quinta Brunson (Janine Teagues) Tyler James Williams (Gregory Eddie) Lisa Ann Walter (Melissa Schemmenti) Sheryl Lee Ralph (Barbara Howard) Chris Perfetti (Jacob Hill) Janelle James (Ava Coleman) William Stanford Davis (Mr. Johnson) Overview After Jacob reveals a detail about his personal life, Janine realizes she doesn't know the other teachers as well as she thought; Gregory's stern teaching approach is causing his whole class to underperform.