History Series / Abbys

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Abby (Morales), an [[TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan War]] combat veteran, has returned home to [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} San Diego]] and, not happy with the work opportunities she saw available, has opened an unlicensed outdoor bar in the back yard of her house. This happy routine is upset when her landlord[[note]]Female, but they don't use the word "landlady".[[/note]] dies, and the landlord's nephew inherits the property. He dislikes the idea of being responsible for a possibly hazardous drinking establishment and his first instinct is to shut everything down. Abby's pride almost prevents her from coming to an understanding with him. Her loyal customers, though, help to work things out between them.

* BiTheWay: Abby mentions being bisexual to Bill. He responds with “Congratulations!”, then does an awkward apology for it.

* DiggingYourselfDeeper: After the weird incident of congratulating Abby on being BiTheWay, Bill talks to her ex Dani and find's out Dani isn't bisexual but gay. He says "Sorry" and just can't extricate himself.

''Abby's'' is an American WorkCom airing on Creator/{{NBC}}, first broadcast on March 28, 2019. The show was created by Josh Malmuth, a former writer on ''Series/NewGirl'' and ''Series/{{Superstore}}''. The cast is led by Natalie Morales, Nelson Franklin, and Neil Flynn.

* SkeweredPriorities: Among the things Bill lost in the divorce are season tickets to the San Diego Padres. When the others try to get Bill to ask for them back for his own self-esteem, Fred can barely hide his desire for the tickets.

* TheDreaded: There's a mute and passive elderly patron named Chip who everyone seems to live in fear of.

Abby (Morales), an [[TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan War]] combat veteran, has returned home to [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} SanDiego]] and, not happy with the work opportunities she saw available, has opened an unlicensed outdoor bar in the back yard of her house. This happy routine is upset when her landlord[[note]]Female, but they don't use the word "landlady".[[/note]] dies, and the landlord's nephew inherits the property. He dislikes the idea of being responsible for a possibly hazardous drinking establishment and his first instinct is to shut everything down. Abby's pride almost prevents her from coming to an understanding with him. Her loyal customers, though, help to work things out between them.

* BrickJoke: Bill at one point says that he needs stability, and Abby fixing Mai Tais on his aunt's lawn doesn't provide that. Fred [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne objects]], saying that Abby would never serve a Mai Tai. At the end when Abby and Bill are coming to an understanding, he insists that she seal the deal by fixing him a Mai Tai. Which she does, fuming all the way.

''Abby's'' is an American WorkCom airing on Creator/{{NBC}}'', first broadcast on March 28, 2019. The show was created by Josh Malmuth, a former writer on ''Series/NewGirl'' and ''Series/{{Superstore}}''. The cast is led by Natalie Morales, Nelson Franklin, and Neil Flynn.

* ImplausibleDenial: Abby and her regulars cook up a cover story that the bar isn't actually a business. When a guy comes up to the bar, orders a beer, and gives her $3 for it, she lamely pretends she doesn't know why he's doing that.

Abby (Morales), an [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan War]] combat veteran, has returned home to UsefulNotes/SanDiego and, not happy with the work opportunities she saw available, has opened an unlicensed outdoor bar in the back yard of her house. This happy routine is upset when her landlord[[note]]Female, but they don't use the word "landlady".[[/note]] dies, and the landlord's nephew inherits the property. He dislikes the idea of being responsible for a possibly hazardous drinking establishment and his first instinct is to shut everything down. Abby's pride almost prevents her from coming to an understanding with him. Her loyal customers, though, help to work things out between them.

''Abby's'' is shot in an unusual format. It's a ThreeCamera sitcom, common to "traditional" sitcoms with studio audiences. A live audience is present at the shootings, but filming actually does take place outdoors. The audience can be seen briefly in establishing shots.