Recess (1997)
Six brave fourth-graders at Third Street School make it their mission to protect the other kids on the playground. Despite the rule of King Bob and his minions, who enforce his unwritten laws, T.J, Ashley, Vince, Gus, Gretchen and Mikey seek a rational balance between conformity and individuality.
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Episode 1 - The Break In
Release Date: 1997-09-13The main kids try to get all the other kids to help rescue T.J. when Miss Finster punishes him by making him have no recess.
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Episode 2 - The New Kid
Release Date: 1997-09-13New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
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Episode 3 - Parents' Night
Release Date: 1997-09-27Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
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Episode 4 - Swing on Thru to the Other Side
Release Date: 1997-09-27Spinelli is inspired to form a cult based on the Swinger Girl then she thinks she's seen her swing over the top into another dimension.
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Episode 5 - First Name Ashley
Release Date: 1997-10-04The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
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Episode 6 - To Finster with Love
Release Date: 1997-10-04The kids bring Miss Finster together with Hank when they find out she has a crush on him.
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Episode 7 - King Gus
Release Date: 1997-10-11Bob 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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Episode 8 - Big Brother Chad
Release Date: 1997-10-11The 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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Episode 9 - My Fair Gretchen
Release Date: 1997-10-18The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
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Episode 10 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
Release Date: 1997-10-18The 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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Episode 11 - I Will Kick No More Forever
Release Date: 1997-10-25Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
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Episode 12 - The Kid Came Back
Release Date: 1997-10-25A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
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Episode 13 - The Pest
Release Date: 1997-11-01Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
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Episode 14 - The Legend of Big Kid
Release Date: 1997-11-01What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
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Episode 15 - The Box
Release Date: 1997-11-08Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
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Episode 16 - The Trial
Release Date: 1997-11-08Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
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Episode 17 - Teachers Lounge
Release Date: 1997-11-15The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
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Episode 18 - Randall's Reform
Release Date: 1997-11-15Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
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Episode 19 - Rainy Days
Release Date: 1997-11-22The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess for days.
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Episode 20 - The Great Can Drive
Release Date: 1997-11-22At 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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Episode 21 - The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
Release Date: 1997-12-13The kids stage a protest when Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
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Episode 22 - Jinxed
Release Date: 1997-12-13The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
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Episode 23 - The Experiment
Release Date: 1998-11-28The kids carry out a crucial experiment to see if it's really true that their future will be boys kissing girls and girls kissing boys.
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Episode 24 - Officer Mikey
Release Date: 1997-12-20The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
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Episode 25 - The Voice
Release Date: 1998-01-10Principal 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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Episode 26 - Kids in the Mist
Release Date: 1998-01-10The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.