Abbott Elementary S02e12: M4b _top_

Mya immediately interrupts: “Why does he sound like a robot from a cowboy movie?”

When Janine (Quinta Brunson) asks to see the curriculum, Gregory proudly pulls out his phone. “It’s right here,” he says. “M4B. It’s higher quality than MP3. You get chapters.” abbott elementary s02e12 m4b

Gregory shushes them. Then, thirty seconds later, the audio stops. A robotic voice says: “This file is not authorized for playback on this device. Please connect to iTunes to authorize this computer.” Mya immediately interrupts: “Why does he sound like

For the joke alone of Gregory whispering, “But the chapter markers, Janine. The chapter markers ,” as the fire alarm goes off. It’s higher quality than MP3

The actual attempt to use the file is a masterwork of comedic pacing. Gregory sits Mya and Carter on the “buddy bench” (a bench literally painted with the word “BUDDY”) and presses play. The audiobook’s narrator—a gravely voiced man with a fake Native American spirit-guide affectation—booms: “Chapter Four: The Apology. When you feel anger rising like the morning sun over the Mesa of Resentment…”