She’s sporting the whole chambray button-up/army green tank ensemble, the perfect fall-fashion inspo as the weather gets chillier. Fans loved the reference, chiming in on social media to celebrate Melissa’s Chessy-themed wardrobe as well. She drops off a tupperware full of Melissa’s gnocchi with a note from “Melissa” at Kristin Marie’s school, hoping the pair will reunite and mend their relationship once and for all.ĭoesn’t this sound a little like a prank Hallie and Annie (Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan) played in The Parent Trap? It’s awfully similar. Though Janine doesn’t have a twin sister to scheme with (in fact, she mentions being somewhat estranged from her own sister as well), she plots a “parent trap” with Kristin Marie and Melissa. ‘Abbott Elementary’ Taught an Important Lesson on Corny Allyship 26, 2023, 5:10 PM PST / Source: TODAY By Ariana Brockington Lisa Ann Walter arrived at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Feb. ![]() And it all traces back to gnocchi made with instant potatoes. Lisa Ann Walter thinks a remake of The Parent Trap would be 'possible'. Chessy and Meredith Blake are together again Feb. This takes us back to the second episode of this Abbott Elementary season, in which Kristin and Melissa face off at a neighboring elementary school. In a risky move, she invites Janine and Jacob ( Chris Perfetti) over to cook, teaching them the Schemmenti family classics: gnocchi, spaghetti with tomato sauce, all the good Italian staplesĪs Melissa walks through her family’s deep connection to food, she briefly mentions a rift between her and her sister Kristin Marie (Lauren Weedman). We got to peek behind the curtain at Melissa’s house, with furniture wrapped in plastic covering and brimming with family photos-exactly what you’d expect from the no-nonsense Philly native. ![]() Not only did we get to see Walter back in her Chessy gear in this week’s episode, “The Principal’s Office,” but we got a whole Parent Trap-themed half hour. But Wednesday’s episode threw us in the time machine for one big, glorious callback.īefore she entered the Abbott Elementary hall of fame, Lisa Ann Walter (who plays wise-cracking, tough teacher Melissa Schemmenti in the series) was beloved for her role as Chessy in Nancy Meyers’ adaptation of The Parent Trap. ![]() The show is great at throwing in Easter eggs: For example, the framed photo of Ava (Janelle James) and Gritty with Janine photoshopped out that harkened back to the season premiere. Abbott Elementary fans are always quick to notice a small detail.
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