The trailer for the crossover episode between Abbott Elementary and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia has been released – check it out below.
News of the unconventional shared episode between the two Philly-based sitcoms was announced back in October when It’s Always Sunny star and co-creator Rob McElhenney posted a photo of himself, co-star Charlie Day and Abbott star/creator Quinta Brunson.
The one-off show will air on ABC – the home network of Abbott – on January 8, and now the first trailer for the episode has been shared. It briefly teases interactions between the two shows’ respective casts, set to Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock’s ‘80s hip-hop classic ‘It Takes Two’.
Watch the 30-second trailer here:
The episode will be the ninth instalment of Abbott Elementary’s fourth season, and in October, the show’s executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker explained that the crossover will include all of the cast of both shows. “We got the whole gang, the ‘A’ story, ‘B’ story, ‘C,’ ‘D,’ it’s all them,” Schumacker said.
“Charlie Day’s character has a pretty significant storyline in our episode,” he added. “It was kind of a joke at first, that the two shows should cross over. On paper, it feels like they’d be a real tonal mishmash. But then Rob and Charlie came to our writers’ room and we hashed out some real broad stroke ideas.”
“From there, we emailed back and forth beat sheets and then an outline. They were super game for everything. All those concerns that we had about the tones of the shows butting against each other were alleviated the second we started filming with Charlie.”
He added that Abbot fans who aren’t familiar with It’s Always Sunny won’t feel left out. “It just kind of works in a vacuum,” he said. “They just feel like other guest stars on the show. Obviously, it’s going to have a much deeper meaning for Sunny fans.”
The idea for the crossover came about in February, when McElhenney waded into the discussion about the infamously disastrous Willy’s Chocolate Experience event in Glasgow. “A lot of you are saying this feels like an episode of Sunny, but to me it feels more like an @alwayssunny @AbbotElemABC crossover episode,” he wrote on X.
Later, on Instagram, Brunson took a screenshot of McElhenney’s post and added: “Just say the word @robmcelhenney. I love you guys.”
At this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, Brunson outright confirmed that a crossover of some description was in the works, but didn’t name Sunny as the other show.
“I’m not gonna tell you with who, or with what, or where, or when,” she said, as the crowd cheered. “But it’s really exciting and I think it’ll change television as we know it.”
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