Recess
Follow six best friends at Third Street Elementary School as they navigate everyday playground adventures in fourth grade. Between authority battles, avoiding a school snitch, and trying to win kick-ball, they face the ups and downs of growing up while sticking together.
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E1
The Break In
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.
Sep 13, 1997 -
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E2
The New Kid
New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
Sep 13, 1997 -
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E3
The Experiment
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.
Sep 20, 1997 -
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E4
The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
Sep 20, 1997 -
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E5
Jinxed
The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
Sep 27, 1997 -
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E6
Officer Mikey
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
Sep 27, 1997 -
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E7
First Name Ashley
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
Oct 4, 1997 -
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E8
To Finster with Love
The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
Oct 4, 1997 -
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E9
King Gus
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.
Oct 11, 1997 -
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E10
Big Brother Chad
The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
Oct 11, 1997 -
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E11
My Fair Gretchen
The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
Oct 18, 1997 -
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E12
Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
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.
Oct 18, 1997 -
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E13
I Will Kick No More Forever
Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
Oct 25, 1997 -
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E14
The Kid Came Back
A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
Oct 25, 1997 -
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E15
The Pest
Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
Nov 1, 1997 -
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E16
The Legend of Big Kid
What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
Nov 1, 1997 -
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E17
The Box
Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
Nov 8, 1997 -
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E18
The Trial
Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
Nov 8, 1997 -
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E19
Teachers Lounge
The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
Nov 15, 1997 -
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E20
Randall's Reform
Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
Nov 15, 1997 -
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E21
Rainy Days
The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
Nov 22, 1997 -
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E22
The Great Can Drive
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.
Nov 22, 1997 -
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E23
The Voice
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.
Jan 10, 1998 -
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E24
Kids in the Mist
The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
Jan 10, 1998 -
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E25
Parents' Night
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
Jan 17, 1998 · 30m -
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E26
Swing on Thru to the Other Side
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.
Jan 17, 1998