We get it in our heads that some flavors could never, ever work together — only for their collision to yield something wonderful. Kids make these discoveries all the time. Inebriated people do too. Separately, we hope.
Placing ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” and FXX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” into the same lunch tray compartments feels higher risk than, say, mixing red gelatin into your tater tots instead of ketchup. But that’s probably why anybody who watches both shows will appreciate what their respective creators Quinta Brunson and Rob McElhenney have pulled off with "Volunteers," its midseason return.
