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[[caption-width-right:1000:''[[{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}} You know what I see? I see a strong, confident, beautiful young lady … Oh look, you’re here too!”]]'']]
[[caption-width-right:1000:''[[{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}} You know what I see? I see a strong, confident, beautiful young lady … Oh look, you’re here too!”]]'']]
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* AbusiveParents: Vanetta uses emotional manipulation to trick her daughter into paying her six hundred dollar phone bill. She also doesn't seem too bothered by how she raised Aeysha.
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* AbusiveParents: Vanetta uses emotional manipulation in an attempt to trick her daughter into paying her six hundred dollar phone bill. She also doesn't seem too bothered by how she raised Aeysha.
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* BittersweetEnding: Heavily sweet with only a dash of bitterness. Janine succeeds in not giving all her money to her mom and instead proposes a payment plan that'll force Vanetta to be independent later on. Though she does give some money for the plan meaning that she won't get the massage she always wanted. That and there's no telling whether her relationship with Vanetta will change for the better. Though at the very least, she has Barbara's support who even treats her to a shopping venture.
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* BittersweetEnding: Heavily sweet with only a dash of bitterness. Janine succeeds in not giving all her money to her mom and instead proposes a payment plan that'll force Vanetta to be independent later on. Though she does give some money for the plan meaning that she won't get the massage she always wanted. That and there's no telling whether her relationship with Vanetta will change for the better. Though at the very least, she has Barbara's support who even treats her to a shopping venture.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: After Ava makes a joke about how the children's Styrofoam projects could be dangerous to the environment, [[SoapboxSadie Jacob]] reacts in silent horror.
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* LikeParentUnlikeChild: Ava is surprised to see how dorky and unappealing Janine is the daughter of a cool, hardcore woman like Vanetta. She even
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** Filling in as her work mom, Barbara politely stands up to Vanetta to convince her to leave Janine alone.
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** Filling in as her [[ParentalSubstitute work mom, mom]], Barbara politely stands up to Vanetta to convince her to leave Janine alone.
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* BittersweetEnding: Heavily sweet with only a dash of bitterness. Janine succeeds in not giving all her money to her mom and sets up a payment plan that'll force Vanetta to be independent later on.
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* BeYourself: Accepting that he can't do small talk like the others, Gregory decides to be himself and make casual talk. It ends up working and creates a spark of friendship between him and Shanae.
* BittersweetEnding: Heavily sweet with only a dash of bitterness. Janine succeeds in not giving all her money to her mom andsets up instead proposes a payment plan that'll force Vanetta to be independent later on.on. Though she does give some money for the plan meaning that she won't get the massage she always wanted. That and there's no telling whether her relationship with Vanetta will change for the better. Though at the very least, she has Barbara's support who even treats her to a shopping venture.
* BittersweetEnding: Heavily sweet with only a dash of bitterness. Janine succeeds in not giving all her money to her mom and
* BookEnds: The story ends with Jacob pulling off magic tricks in front of his coworkers.
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** Jacob references his boyfriend Zach's shoe collection which has overrun their apartment.
** Janine brings up the light bulb she fixed to her mom.
** She also almost brings up the parent who made her cry.
** Vanetta never knew that Janine and Tariq broke up months ago.
** Janine brings up the light bulb she fixed to her mom.
** She also almost brings up the parent who made her cry.
** Vanetta never knew that Janine and Tariq broke up months ago.
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** Jacob references [[Recap/AbbottElementaryS1E11Desking his boyfriend Zach's shoe collection collection]] which has overrun their apartment.
** Janine brings up [[Recap/AbbottElementaryS1E02LightBulb the lightbulb bulb]] she fixed to her mom.
** She also almost brings up [[Recap/AbbottElementaryS2E20EducatorofTheYear the parent who made hercry.
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** Vanetta never knew that [[Recap/AbbottElementaryS1E13ZooBalloon Janine and Tariq broke up monthsago.ago]].
** Janine brings up [[Recap/AbbottElementaryS1E02LightBulb the light
** She also almost brings up [[Recap/AbbottElementaryS2E20EducatorofTheYear the parent who made her
** Vanetta never knew that [[Recap/AbbottElementaryS1E13ZooBalloon Janine and Tariq broke up months
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Shanae the Lunch Lady is given more screentime as she's revealed to be a close friend to Jacob.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Shanae the Lunch Lady is given more screentime as she's revealed to be a close friend to Jacob.Gregory is tasked with making small talk with her.
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* TheStinger: In the end of the day, Janine and Greg catch up with each other about their respective adventures. They do this while ignoring Jacob using his esper powers on a spoon that Melissa serves witness to.
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* TheStinger: In At the end of the day, Janine and Greg catch up with each other about their respective adventures. They do this while ignoring Jacob using his esper powers on a spoon that Melissa serves witness to.
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* BlatantLies: After getting caught by Janine trying to shake down Barbara for money, Vanetta actually tries to claim that Barbara threatened her. Janine doesn't buy this for a second, because she knows Barbara well enough to know that Barbara would never do such a thing.
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* BlatantLies: BittersweetEnding: Heavily sweet with only a dash of bitterness. Janine succeeds in not giving all her money to her mom and sets up a payment plan that'll force Vanetta to be independent later on.
* BlatantLies:
** Vanetta frequently mentions how she never got any calls or messages from Janine. The look from her daughter tells that she's used to this.
** After getting caught by Janine trying to shake down Barbara for money, Vanetta actually tries to claim that Barbara threatened her. Janine doesn't buy this for a second, because she knows Barbara well enough to know that Barbara would never do such a thing.
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** Vanetta frequently mentions how she never got any calls or messages from Janine. The look from her daughter tells that she's used to this.
** After getting caught by Janine trying to shake down Barbara for money, Vanetta actually tries to claim that Barbara threatened her. Janine doesn't buy this for a second, because she knows Barbara well enough to know that Barbara would never do such a thing.
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* MamaBear: Despite their difficult relationship, Vanetta is protective of Janine and shoots Ava the DeathGlare for making fun of her.
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** Despite their difficult relationship, Vanetta is protective of Janine and shoots Ava the DeathGlare for making fun ofher.her.
** Barbara politely stands up to Vanetta to convince her to leave Janine alone.
** Despite their difficult relationship, Vanetta is protective of Janine and shoots Ava the DeathGlare for making fun of
** Barbara politely stands up to Vanetta to convince her to leave Janine alone.
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* TheStinger: In the end of the day, Janine and Greg catch up with each other about their respective adventures. They do this while ignoring Jacob using his esper powers on a spoon that Melissa serves witness to.
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* AbusiveParents: Vanetta uses emotional manipulation to trick her daughter into paying her six hundred dollar phone bill. She also doesn't seem too bothered by how she raised Aeysha.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Ava comments on how Vanetta coming by to swindle money from her daughter is plain cold. Barbara aft first thinks she agrees with her, only for Ava to pull out a phone telling herself to get her own daughter to "play the long game".
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** Vanetta never knew that Janine and Tariq broke up months ago.
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* FiveFingerDiscount: While alone in the teacher's lounge, Vanetta tries to steal whatever her cheap painted nails can grab.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Ava considers having her own daughter so can emotionally manipulate her into giving her money, just like what Vanetta is trying to do to Janine.
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* CallBack: Jacob references his boyfriend Zach's shoe collection which has overrun their apartment.
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** Jacob references his boyfriend Zach's shoe collection which has overrun theirapartment.apartment.
** Janine brings up the light bulb she fixed to her mom.
** She also almost brings up the parent who made her cry.
** Jacob references his boyfriend Zach's shoe collection which has overrun their
** Janine brings up the light bulb she fixed to her mom.
** She also almost brings up the parent who made her cry.
-->'''Ava:''' The key to not getting your ass beat? ''Knowing'' when someone can beat your ass.
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* SoProudOfYou: Barbara expresses pride towards Janine for her upcoming solo trip and how she plan to properly treat herself.
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** Barbara expresses pride towards Janine for her upcoming solo trip and how she plan to properly treatherself.herself.
** Vanetta says this in order to lower Janine's defenses about her phone bill.
** Barbara expresses pride towards Janine for her upcoming solo trip and how she plan to properly treat
** Vanetta says this in order to lower Janine's defenses about her phone bill.
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* AgeAppropriateAngst: Janine's mother takes offense to one of the students calling her ''Grandma'' Teagues.
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* ShoutOut: Melissa pays homage to [[Film/MeanGirls Regina George]] when "complimenting" a teacher's sweater.
-->'''Melissa:''' Hey! Teal sweater! Yeah! ''(to Greg)'' You see I'm lying, that sweater's hideous.
-->'''Melissa:''' Hey! Teal sweater! Yeah! ''(to Greg)'' You see I'm lying, that sweater's hideous.
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* CallBack: Jacob references his boyfriend Zach's shoe collection which has overrun their apartment.
* ColdOpen: The Amazing Jacob mystifies his class and boss with regular magic tricks. Melissa passes by and isn't impressed with his standard gimmicks.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Shanae the Lunch Lady is given more screentime as she's revealed to be a close friend to Jacob.
* EasilyImprssed: Ava is genuinely floored by The Amazing Jacob's sorcery tricks.
* ColdOpen: The Amazing Jacob mystifies his class and boss with regular magic tricks. Melissa passes by and isn't impressed with his standard gimmicks.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Shanae the Lunch Lady is given more screentime as she's revealed to be a close friend to Jacob.
* EasilyImprssed: Ava is genuinely floored by The Amazing Jacob's sorcery tricks.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to leave her mother with no phone service, but also not wanting to give up all the money she'd saved for her trip, Janine makes a deal with her mother: she'll help Vanetta set up a payment plan with the phone company and also front her the first two payments, but after that, Vanetta is on her own.
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* SoProudOfYou: Barbara expresses pride towards Janine for her upcoming solo trip and how she plan to properly treat herself.
* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to leave her mother with no phone service, but also not wanting to give up all the money she'd saved for her trip, Janine makes a deal with her mother: she'll help Vanetta set up a payment plan with the phone company and also front her the first two payments, but after that, Vanetta is on herown.own.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Shanae says this word for word after Gregory misinterprets her refusal to give him almonds.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to leave her mother with no phone service, but also not wanting to give up all the money she'd saved for her trip, Janine makes a deal with her mother: she'll help Vanetta set up a payment plan with the phone company and also front her the first two payments, but after that, Vanetta is on her
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Shanae says this word for word after Gregory misinterprets her refusal to give him almonds.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Ava recognizes she can't take Vanetta in a fight, and quickly vacates the premises.
* MamaBear: Despite their difficult relationship, Vanetta is protective of Janine and shoots Ava the DeathGlare for making fun of her.
* MamaBear: Despite their difficult relationship, Vanetta is protective of Janine and shoots Ava the DeathGlare for making fun of her.
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"Mom" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of Abbott Elementary.
Janine's plans to go on a solo trip are threatened when her mother suddenly shows up at the school seeking money to pay off her phone bill. Meanwhile, Gregory tries to improve his small-talk abilities.
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* BlatantLies: After getting caught by Janine trying to shake down Barbara for money, Vanetta actually tries to claim that Barbara threatened her. Janine doesn't buy this for a second, because she knows Barbara well enough to know that Barbara would never do such a thing.
* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to leave her mother with no phone service, but also not wanting to give up all the money she'd saved for her trip, Janine makes a deal with her mother: she'll help Vanetta set up a payment plan with the phone company and also front her the first two payments, but after that, Vanetta is on her own.
Janine's plans to go on a solo trip are threatened when her mother suddenly shows up at the school seeking money to pay off her phone bill. Meanwhile, Gregory tries to improve his small-talk abilities.
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* BlatantLies: After getting caught by Janine trying to shake down Barbara for money, Vanetta actually tries to claim that Barbara threatened her. Janine doesn't buy this for a second, because she knows Barbara well enough to know that Barbara would never do such a thing.
* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to leave her mother with no phone service, but also not wanting to give up all the money she'd saved for her trip, Janine makes a deal with her mother: she'll help Vanetta set up a payment plan with the phone company and also front her the first two payments, but after that, Vanetta is on her own.
