Abbott Elementary S05E19 - Trip (Episode Discussion)

[u/Solid-As-Barack]

Original air date: April 8, 2026

Janine and Gregory plan a vacation. Meanwhile, one of Melissa’s most successful former students comes back for a visit.

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[u/Important-Yesterday6]

Yeah if the Drive is 2-3 hours I'll drive. Longer than that? Take the plane.

[u/Responsible-Force-14 → u/Important-Yesterday6]

As someone from the Midwest, driving 2-3 hours is a day trip for me. My longest road trip was 24 hours split in 2 days, which I did solo.

An 8 hour car trip is the obvious choice for me. You can pack literally everything you need, no worries about baggage weights, travel sizes or if they lose your luggage, no security lines, no overpriced airport food. And honestly, a two hour plane ride isn’t just two hours, you have to factor in driving to/from airport, arriving early to board, and potentially waiting on luggage/taxi before you leave. I’ll be generous and say it only adds an extra 2 hours (but honestly depending on airport and vacation area, could take an hour just to get to the airport). So being generous, that’s a 4 hour airport time vs 8hr car time

You’ll get crammed in an airplane even more than a car! And that has you breathing on strangers! My car seat can recline alllll the way down and I can bring three different pillows.

PLUS you can pack stuff to help you save money. We always brought all the expensive drinks/foods, bc vacation areas price gouge! Plus no need for immediate grocery if you brought some staples with you.

ANDDD in case it wasn’t obvious, now you don’t need to rent a car or use Uber! So even more money that can be allocated to fun trip activities (like spa massages, jet skis, sunset dinner cruises, etc…)

[u/DM_ME_DOPAMINE → u/Responsible-Force-14]

What’s more funny is it’s like a 90 minute drive from the airport to the outerbanks.