Series
Recess
AnimationKidsComedy
Join a group of six fourth-grade best friends at Third Street Elementary School on their fun-filled adventures in their school playground. Through the ups-and-downs of adolescence, they must wrestle with authority, avoid the school snitch, and try their best to win at kick-ball.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 26 epS2 · 25 epS3 · 16 epS4 · 44 epS5 · 11 epS6 · 5 ep
1The Break In13 Sept 1997 · 11mThe main kids try to get all the other kids to help rescue T.J. when Miss Finster punishes him by making him miss recess.
2The New Kid13 Sept 1997 · 11mNew kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
3The Experiment20 Sept 1997 · 11mThe kids carry out a crucial experiment to see if it's really true that kissing each other is an inevitable part of their future.
4The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off20 Sept 1997 · 11mThe kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
5Jinxed27 Sept 1997 · 11mThe Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
6Officer Mikey27 Sept 1997 · 11mThe others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
7First Name Ashley4 Oct 1997 · 11mThe Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
8To Finster with Love4 Oct 1997 · 11mThe kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
9King Gus11 Oct 1997 · 11mBob installs Gus as a substitute king while he has a tonsilectomy, figuring Gus will be easy to control - but Gus turns into a despot instead.
10Big Brother Chad11 Oct 1997 · 11mThe kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
11My Fair Gretchen18 Oct 1997 · 11mThe kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
12Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye18 Oct 1997 · 11mThe kids stage an elaborate funeral for the 4th grade class's beloved hamster, wherein they learn about how many lives the hamster has touched.
13I Will Kick No More Forever25 Oct 1997 · 11mVince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
14The Kid Came Back25 Oct 1997 · 11mA weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
15The Pest1 Nov 1997 · 11mJeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
16The Legend of Big Kid1 Nov 1997 · 11mWhat do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
17The Box8 Nov 1997 · 11mMiss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
18The Trial8 Nov 1997 · 11mRandall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
19Teachers Lounge15 Nov 1997 · 11mThe kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
20Randall's Reform15 Nov 1997 · 11mLoneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
21Rainy Days22 Nov 1997 · 11mThe kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
22The Great Can Drive22 Nov 1997 · 11mAt first only Mikey wants to participate in the Thanksgiving can drive competition against the unbeatable Ashleys. But then the other kids join in to beat the Ashleys.
23The Voice10 Jan 1998 · 11mPrincipal Prickly needs Mikey to sing the National Anthem at the PTA Spring Fling, but Mikey only sings well in the bathroom. So he brings in a music teacher to bring the Robert Goulet out of Mikey.
24Kids in the Mist10 Jan 1998 · 11mThe kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
25Parents' Night17 Jan 1998 · 11mSpinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
26Swing on Thru to the Other Side17 Jan 1998 · 11mSpinelli is inspired to form a cult based on the Swinger Girl when she thinks she's seen her swing over the top into another dimension.
Details
- Created by
- Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere
- First aired
- 13 Sept 1997
- Last aired
- 4 Nov 2001
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABC, UPN
- Episodes
- 127
- Votes
- 543 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Andrew LawrenceTJ Detweiler (voice)
Rickey D'Shon CollinsVince LaSalle (voice)
Pamela AdlonAshley Spinelli (voice)
Ashley JohnsonGretchen Grundler (voice)
Jason DavisMikey Blumberg (voice)
Courtland MeadGus Griswald (voice)
