‘Abbott Elementary’ Enlists TikTok Fave JaBria McCullum For Cameo: ‘I Really Paused The TV’
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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.
Jabria is an ACTRESS, okay! #AbbottElementary pic.twitter.com/CEquNyQoir
— 🐝 (@beydisciple) April 11, 2024
Not our TikTok niece Jabria is on abbott elementary 🥺😭😭😭😭 #AbbottElementary
pic.twitter.com/a9NOEIK7fX— “⃝iтѕ ριмριѕн“⃝ 🅖 (@g_gabbo23) April 11, 2024
No because I really paused the tv and then rewound it to make sure that was JABRIA!! #AbbottElementary pic.twitter.com/UYOkZF1gch
— Stop Cop City (@luvthispayne) April 11, 2024
Jabria are you paid and busy? https://t.co/WIizelJz9i pic.twitter.com/liiOSgH6jF
— as told by eden (@edensrebirth) April 11, 2024
I love this for Jabria! Our internet niece been a ⭐️ https://t.co/S5DFrg5iz1
— TT. (@topshelftia) April 11, 2024
OMG JABRIA?? WE MADE IT #AbbottElementary pic.twitter.com/sP8xncXN4m
— 🫶🏾🤠 (@_eastafricanbih) April 11, 2024
Others praised Brunson’s creative casting.
Yes, JABRIA!!!
I desperately want to work with more people like Quinta, who live on the same internet I live on. https://t.co/dRTDRhX1iy— Jasmyn (@JasmynBeKnowing) April 11, 2024
that lil girl Jabria is on the newest Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson is so mother for that
— SAI ✰ (@sairusbliss1) April 11, 2024
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.