“There’s no rhyme or reason,” Brunson tells EW of her wild idea.
Abbott Elementaryalmost became a school for witchcraft and wizardry.
“I love Daniel Radcliffe,” she explains.

Daniel Radcliffe; William Stanford Davis on ‘Abbott Elementary’.Bruce Glikas/WireImage; Gilles Mingasson/ABC via Getty
“He’s a very good, sweet guy, and a friend of mine.
For some reason in the room we were like, what if Daniel Radcliffe was Mr. Johnson’s son?
And there’s no rhyme or reason.
It’s so dumb.
On the Golden Globes red carpet, he admitted he’dlove to star in a rom-comwith her.
“We were like, ‘What if his mom wasNiecy Nash?’
Clearly she’s younger but we’re just not going to talk about it.
We really have to reel it in [in the writers' room].”
“We love them,” says Brunson.
“They love us.
They’re both very busy people now.
We have definitely have plans to bring them back.
For Janine, it’s really helpful to see her family.
It really helps paint the picture of who she is.”
“So, if it works.
But these are very good problems to have.
And same thing with Ayo.”
“That she does.