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Recess
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere
Network
ABC, UPN
Seasons & Episodes
Season 4
Episodes
The First Picture Show
Señor Fusion: the Movie finally opens and T.J. vows to be there at its first screening.
The Big Prank
The kids rope T.J. into a challenge to play a prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.
Hustler's Apprentice
Gus winds up working for the Hustler Kid to pay off a debt, and soon he himself becomes the biggest hustler in the playground.
The Spy Who Came In from the Playground
The main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.
Gus' Fortune
The kids find a paper fortune teller on the ground that predicts doom for Gus.
Rumor Mill
The kids want to find out who started a rumor that a boy knocked over Mikey's popcorn at the movies and Mikey then threw the boy into the girl's bathroom.
Recess is Cancelled
Secretary of Schools Garrison chooses 3rd Street School as the place to test his program to bring test scores up by cancelling recess.
Tattletale Heart
The kids warn Gus not to break the code by telling Miss Finster who started a food fight.
The Madness of King Bob
King Bob abandons his throne in his obsessive pursuit of pulling a prank on T.J. in this sequel to The Big Prank
Call Me Guy
Gus takes a new identity when he discovers that people think he's a different cool kid when he doesn't wear them. Too bad "Guy" can't see a thing.
Prickly is Leaving
Prickly finally gets his appointment to Spiro T. Agnew Middle School. But the kids try to make him stay after they meet the new Principal Slicer.
Randall's Friends
Randall gets the main kids to pretend that they're his friends when his father, Leonard, visits the school on Randall's birthday.
The Biggest Trouble Ever
The gang gets busted when they accidentally break a statue of a famous hero.
The Rules
The original 1935 edition of The Rules of the Playground is discovered in the library.
Gus and Misdemeanors
The bad kids from The Girl was Trouble trick Gus into shoplifting candy from Kelso's.
A Science Fair to Remember
Second grade prodigy Becky Benson befriends Gretchen to get help for her science fair project. But she has an ulterior motive.
Mikey's Pants
The gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.
Here Comes Mr. Perfect
Jared, the new student, appears to be perfect, making the rest of the school very jealous.
Good Luck Charm
Spinelli gets too attached to the lucky marble that Vince loans her.
Diggers Split Up
Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.
Schoolworld
The school gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.
Bachelor Gus
Thinking his family is moving away again, Gus moves under the jungle gym to avoid leaving his friends and school
The Dude
T.J. and the gang meet Mr. Dudicoff, a student teacher who was a legend at 3rd Street School back in the day.
Partners in Crime
Menlo and Randall team up to manipulate the entire playground.
The Candidates
Gretchen and Vince both run for president.
This Brain for Hire
People start paying Gretchen for doing their homework so she can buy herself a new bike
Spinelli's Masterpiece
Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.
Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
T.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.
Yope from Norway
When a new kid from Norway comes to 3rd Street School, Gus befriends the kid by making him think that Gus is the hottest kid in the school.
Bonky Fever
Scared of turning 10 on his soon-to-be bithday, Mikey develops an obssession of becoming a little kid again so he won't have to grow up.
Don't Ask Me
Spinelli becomes popular as an advice giver when she sits in for Guru Kid.
The Secret Life of Grotke
Ms. Grotke's strange behavior makes the kids think that she's a spy.
The Fuss Over Finster
Miss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.
Soccer Boy
Mikey makes the other kids regret not letting them play on their team for the playground's soccer tourney.
Fort Tender
The bored main kids build their own fort. But then Lawson takes it over.
Germ Warfare
Gus starts an obsessive crusade to kill all the germs in the world, while Mikey will do anything to save them.
More Like Gretchen
Spinelli gets peeved with her parents heap so much praise for Gretchen at her expense.
Prince Randall
Randall uses an embarrassing photo to blackmail King Bob into making him Playground Prince.
Me No Know
Vince feels like an outsider after he misses the must-see movie of the weekend.
Good Ole T.J.
Gretchen is worried when she's partnered with T.J. on a class project.
Chez Vince
Disgusted by the horrible cafeteria food, Vince becomes the new school cook when the other kids try his cooking.
Tucked In Mikey
Needing to prepare himself for a poet laureate ceremony, Mikey decides to listen to Menlo to learn how to organize himself.
Old Folks Home
Mikey badgers the gang into a trip to senior citizens home.
Some Friend
T.J. has a mysterious new friend.
Top Cast
Andrew Lawrence
TJ Detweiler (voice)
Rickey D'Shon Collins
Vince LaSalle (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Ashley Spinelli (voice)
Ashley Johnson
Gretchen Grundler (voice)
Jason Davis
Mikey Blumberg (voice)
Courtland Mead
Gus Griswald (voice)
