‘Abbott Elementary’ Enlists TikTok Fave JaBria McCullum For Cameo: ‘I Really Paused The TV’

JaBria McCullum, the adorable 7-year-old who rose to prominence on TikTok for her “Are You Smarter Than A…” videos with her godbrother LaRon Hines, made a cameo on Wednesday night’s episode of Abbott Elementary. Portraying one of Gregory Eddie’s (Tyler James Williams) first-grade students, the internet couldn’t get enough of McCullum’s performance.

Hines shared behind-the-scenes snaps and footage from the episode on Instagram, thanking Abbott creator Quinta Brunson for including them in the ABC phenomenon.

“Thank you @quintab for your amazing hospitality and kind words that you extended to both JaBria and I. being an actor since i was her age, i was a little nervous about her first onset experience but everyone on set of Abbott made this experience every bit of amazing and i can’t thank everyone enough,” he wrote.

Many X, formerly Twitter, users were thrilled to see the internet personality get a well-deserved TV credit.

Others praised Brunson’s creative casting.

McCullum also took to social media to commemorate her Abbott cameo.

“Just in case y’all missed me on @abbottelemabc tonight, yall can go watch it on Hulu! I had so much fun on set and I got to meet @quintab . She was so nice. #abcabbottelementary #abbottelementary #school #abc,” she captioned a carousel post.

New episodes of Abbott Elementary premiere on Wednesdays on ABC.