Recess

★ 7.7 · 1997 · Animation · Kids · Comedy

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.

Episodes

1. The Break In11m · The main kids try to get all the other kids to help rescue T.J. when Miss Finster punishes him by making him miss recess.

2. The New Kid11m · New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.

3. The Experiment11m · The kids carry out a crucial experiment to see if it's really true that kissing each other is an inevitable part of their future.

4. The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off11m · The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.

5. Jinxed11m · The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.

6. Officer Mikey11m · The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.

7. First Name Ashley11m · The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.

8. To Finster with Love11m · The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.

9. King Gus11m · Bob 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.

10. Big Brother Chad11m · The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.

11. My Fair Gretchen11m · The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.

12. Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye11m · The kids stage an elaborate funeral for the 4th grade class's beloved hamster, wherein they learn about how many lives the hamster has touched.

13. I Will Kick No More Forever11m · Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.

14. The Kid Came Back11m · A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.

15. The Pest11m · Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.

16. The Legend of Big Kid11m · What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?

17. The Box11m · Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.

18. The Trial11m · Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.

19. Teachers Lounge11m · The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.

20. Randall's Reform11m · Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.

21. Rainy Days11m · The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.

22. The Great Can Drive11m · At 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.

23. The Voice11m · Principal 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.

24. Kids in the Mist11m · The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.

25. Parents' Night11m · Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.

26. Swing on Thru to the Other Side11m · Spinelli 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.

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