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Recess
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.
- Created by:
- Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere
- Cast:
- Andrew Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Adlon, Ashley Johnson
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC, UPN
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
The Break In
1997-09-13 · 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.
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E02
Episode 2
The New Kid
1997-09-13 · 11mNew kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
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E03
Episode 3
The Experiment
1997-09-20 · 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.
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E04
Episode 4
The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
1997-09-20 · 11mThe kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
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E05
Episode 5
Jinxed
1997-09-27 · 11mThe Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
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E06
Episode 6
Officer Mikey
1997-09-27 · 11mThe others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
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E07
Episode 7
First Name Ashley
1997-10-04 · 11mThe Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
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E08
Episode 8
To Finster with Love
1997-10-04 · 11mThe kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
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E09
Episode 9
King Gus
1997-10-11 · 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.
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E10
Episode 10
Big Brother Chad
1997-10-11 · 11mThe kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
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E11
Episode 11
My Fair Gretchen
1997-10-18 · 11mThe kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
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E12
Episode 12
Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
1997-10-18 · 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.
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E13
Episode 13
I Will Kick No More Forever
1997-10-25 · 11mVince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
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E14
Episode 14
The Kid Came Back
1997-10-25 · 11mA weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
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E15
Episode 15
The Pest
1997-11-01 · 11mJeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
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E16
Episode 16
The Legend of Big Kid
1997-11-01 · 11mWhat do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
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E17
Episode 17
The Box
1997-11-08 · 11mMiss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
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E18
Episode 18
The Trial
1997-11-08 · 11mRandall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
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E19
Episode 19
Teachers Lounge
1997-11-15 · 11mThe kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
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E20
Episode 20
Randall's Reform
1997-11-15 · 11mLoneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
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E21
Episode 21
Rainy Days
1997-11-22 · 11mThe kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
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E22
Episode 22
The Great Can Drive
1997-11-22 · 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.
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E23
Episode 23
The Voice
1998-01-10 · 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.
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E24
Episode 24
Kids in the Mist
1998-01-10 · 11mThe kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
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E25
Episode 25
Parents' Night
1998-01-17 · 11mSpinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
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E26
Episode 26
Swing on Thru to the Other Side
1998-01-17 · 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.
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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)
