List of ''Recess'' episodes

Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (credited as "Paul and Joe") and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. Recess first aired on ABC from 1997 through to 2001, and reruns aired on Disney Channel in the United States.

The show premiered on August 31, 1997 with the first season spanning 26 episodes. The second season premiered on Saturday, September 12, 1998. Disney brought the show back for a third season of 8 episodes which began on September 11, 1999 premiering on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning while the fourth season premiered at the same time, but airing on UPN as part of Disney's One Too. Season three was notably shorter than the previous ABC seasons. This was because the staff were busy with Recess: School's Out. Outside of the U.S., the individual 11 minute episodes of season three and season four were weaved together to create one long season. Season five premiered on September 9, 2000 while season six premiered on October 31, 2001 concluding the series with the last episode airing in November 2001.^[1]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		Network
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	26	August 31, 1997 (1997-08-31)	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)	ABC
	2	25	September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
	3	16	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)	January 22, 2000 (2000-01-22)
	4	46	September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)	July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17)	UPN
	5	9	September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)	January 6, 2001 (2001-01-06)	ABC
	6	5	October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)	November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05)	UPN

Episodes

Season 1 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Break In"	Chuck Sheetz	Paul Germain & Joe Ansolabehere	August 31, 1997 (1997-08-31)
T.J. Dettweiler is punished with no recess after an unsuccessful attempt of the gang to raid the kitchen's "good food"; seeing how deranged he has become, the rest of his friends (the sporty Vince LaSalle, the intellectual Gretchen Grundler, the rough-and-tumble Ashley Spinelli [referred to by her last name], and the sweet, yet naive Mikey Blumberg) try to break him out by enlisting the help of the other students on the playground.
2	2	"The New Kid"	Chuck Sheetz	Joe Ansolabehere & Paul Germain	August 31, 1997 (1997-08-31)
A military brat named Gustav Griswold (referred to as "Gus") arrives at school to no fanfare during a plan done by the gang. After giving him a brief tour around the school, King Bob declares Gus as the "new kid", being the newest student on the playground, which means nobody is supposed to talk to him and refer to him only as the "new kid"
3	3	"The Experiment"	Chuck Sheetz	Lesa Kite	September 20, 1997 (1997-09-20)
Butch (a paranoid kid who tells horror stories and urban legends about kid life) scares the playground with a story of seeing his older brother kiss his girlfriend and warning the kids that there will come a day where boys kiss girls and girls kiss boys and they will like it. To disprove this, the gang picks two people who will go through with the experiment -- and things get worse when the two people turn out to be T.J. and Spinelli.
4	4	"The Great Jungle Gym Standoff"	Chuck Sheetz	Joseph Purdy	September 20, 1997 (1997-09-20)
Principal Prickly wants to replace the school jungle gym, Ol' Rusty, but not if T.J. and the whole school can stop him.
5	5	"Jinxed"	Chuck Sheetz	Scott Shelley	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)
Gus is unable to speak after being jinxed by the Ashleys; he can only talk again if someone says his name, which the Ashleys try to prevent.
6	6	"Officer Mikey"	Chuck Sheetz	Lesa Kite	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)
Mikey wants to become a safety ranger, which causes the gang to get help from others.
7	7	"First Name Ashley"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins	October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)
After Randall reveals that Spinelli's first name is Ashley, she is forced to join The Ashleys (a group of snobby, shallow girls).
8	8	"To Finster with Love"	Chuck Sheetz	Jeffrey Wright From an Idea by: Nahnatchka Khan	October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)
Miss Finster is attracted to Hank the janitor and begins dating him. This distraction affects their usual job performance, which in turn causes imbalance in the schoolyard.
9	9	"King Gus"	Chuck Sheetz	Peter Gaffney	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
When King Bob comes down with tonsilitis, he appoints Gus as the new King Of The Playground. Soon, the power goes to Gus's head, and he starts ordering students about.
10	10	"Big Brother Chad"	Chuck Sheetz	Jon Greenberg	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
Vince is concerned about whether his big brother Chad (who is a nerd) is as cool as he thinks.
11	11	"My Fair Gretchen"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
Principal Prickly plans to move Gretchen to a school for the gifted (after scoring exceptionally well on a test), but she worries she might not see her friends again and decides to play dumb on her evaluation.
12	12	"Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye"	Chuck Sheetz	Bruce Rubin	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
Speedy, the class hamster, dies, so the kids decide to throw a funeral, which doesn't go as expected when each of the classes revealed that the Speedy who died isn't the same Speedy they had as a class pet.
13	13	"I Will Kick No More Forever"	Chuck Sheetz	Michael Kramer	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
After getting outplayed in a kickball game by Ashley Q., Vince's spirit is broken and decides to never play kickball again. NOTE: Some versions of this episode (specifically those in other countries) replace the part where Ashley Q kicks the kickball all the way to China with a recycled shot of Vince's kickball landing in a Dumpster to make it look like Ashley Q kicked it there.
14	14	"The Kid Came Back"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins Based on a Story by: Rachel Lipman	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
A stranger called the Peanut Butter Kid tries to follow the gang everywhere, and it drives them crazy after being convinced he brings bad luck.
15	15	"The Pest"	Chuck Sheetz	Rachel Lipman	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
Gretchen becomes increasingly bothered by Geoffrey, who has fallen in love with her.
16	16	"The Legend of Big Kid"	Chuck Sheetz	Peter Gaffney	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
After T.J. is kidnapped by the Kindergarteners, he lives among them and adapts to their ways; it is then up to the rest of the gang to rescue him before he forgets how to be a 9-year-old.
17	17	"The Box"	Susie Dietter	Jeff Wright	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
After getting tired of everyone disobeying playground rules, Miss Finster plans to put anyone who breaks playground rules into "The Box", starting with T.J.; he goes crazy and becomes terrified of doing anything, forcing the others to resort to drastic measures to get him back to normal.
18	18	"The Trial"	Chuck Sheetz	Scott Shelley	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
Spinelli and Randall battle it out in a trial after Randall accuses her of throwing a rock at him during a dirt-clod war.
19	19	"Teacher's Lounge"	Chuck Sheetz	Jon Greenberg	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
Intrigued by its secrecy, the kids try to find out what the teacher's lounge looks like.
20	20	"Randall's Reform"	Chuck Sheetz	Rachel Lipman	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
T.J. and the gang finally accept Randall into their group, but could it be a trap?
21	21	"Rainy Days"	Chuck Sheetz	Lane Raichert	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
It's a rainy day and recess is canceled; when the rain won't seem to stop after day three, the kids start to turn on each other... will the kids survive five days of indoor recess?
22	22	"The Great Can Drive"	Chuck Sheetz	Michael Kramer Based on Idea by: Gary Glasberg	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
Mikey is the only one in Mrs. Grotke's class who decides to collect cans for the annual Can Drive after the other kids drop out, not wanting to lose against the Ashleys again; this eventually results in a massive rivalry escalating between the classes over who collects the most cans.
23	23	"The Voice"	Chuck Sheetz & Susie Dietter	Jon Greenberg	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)
When Principal Prickly discovers that Mikey sings like Robert Goulet (who portrays Mikey's singing voice), he appoints a beautiful, young music teacher, Ms. Salamone (voiced by Glenne Headly), to help him prepare for the school concert.
24	24	"Kids in the Mist"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins & Joe Ansolabehere Based on Idea by: Yule E. Caise	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)
A researcher named Dr. Quilty wants to research by video about recess. When she first tries it, she fails, and T.J. and the gang decide to help her out.
25	25	"Parents' Night"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)
Spinelli is apprehensive about her parents attending Parent's Night and the gang must find out why. Guest Star: Katey Sagal as Spinelli's mom.
26	26	"Swing on Thru to the Other Side"	Chuck Sheetz	Joe Ansolabehere Story by: Rachel Lipman	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)
Spinelli creates a pseudo-religious philosophy after she comes to the belief that fourth grader Swinger Girl (aka Laura Jameson) swung over the top and never came back down.

Season 2 (1998–99)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"The Break-Up"	Chuck Sheetz	Michael Kramer	September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)
The gang breaks up when T.J. can't decide whom he should write about in a school report about best friends.
28	2	"The Hypnotist"	Susie Dietter	David Shane	September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)
Principal Prickly is hypnotized into thinking he's a kid again and hangs out with the gang.
29	3	"Mama's Girl"	Chuck Sheetz	Mark Drop Based on an Idea by: C.D. Payne	September 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)
Spinelli is humilated when she accidentally calls Miss Grotke "Mama" and the other kids mock her.
30	4	"Outcast Ashley"	Chuck Sheetz	Doria Biddle	September 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)
Ashley A. is kicked out of The Ashleys for forgetting the tradition of Purple Day; she befriends Gretchen, with disastrous results from T.J. and the gang.
31	5	"The Game"	Chuck Sheetz	Peter Gaffney	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
A new craze called 'Ajimbo' sweeps across the playground, brainwashing all the kids at recess. Can T.J. resist and bring back his friends, or will he be swept in as well?
32	6	"The Lost Ball"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
A kickball falls into the mysterious back garden of a mansion and it's up to Gus to retrieve it.
33	7	"Gus' Last Stand"	Chuck Sheetz	Jonathan Rosenthal	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)
Gus stands up to Gelman the bully.
34	8	"Operation Field Trip"	Chuck Sheetz	Michael Kramer	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)
The school is going on a field trip, but when T.J.'s class's bus breaks down in the middle of nowehre, T.J. and the rest of the kids on the bus must find a way to fix it.
35	9	"The Challenge"	Chuck Sheetz	Jon Greenberg	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)
Principal Prickly's brother (voiced by Martin Mull) is principal of a rival elementary school. The siblings square off over a bet based on a game of kickball with the gang playing off against their doubles.
36	10	"Wild Child"	Chuck Sheetz	Mark Drop	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)
In the "Pee Wee Pals" program, the main kids each have to take care of a kindergartener during recess.
37	11	"The Substitute"	Susie Dietter	Phil Walsh	October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
A mysterious substitute by the name of Mr. E takes over Miss Grotke's class while she is away. While everyone is impressed with the way he handles the class, T.J. wants everyone else to remember how great Miss Grotke is.
38	12	"Gretchen and the Secret of Yo"	Chuck Sheetz	Doria Biddle Based on an Idea by: Julie Forte	October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
Gretchen discovers a new talent in yo-yos.
39	13	"The Girl Was Trouble"	Chuck Sheetz	Mark Drop	November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)
In this send-up of film noir crime movies (and shown in black-and-white just like one), Gretchen is called into Principal Prickley's office for a string of offenses she committed in order to get back her missing handheld computer.
40	14	"Copycat Kid"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins	November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)
Mikey starts to copy Vince after Vince saves his life.
41	15	"Operation Stuart"	Chuck Sheetz	Katy Ballard	November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)
Mikey rescues Stuart, a stray cat, who wreaks havoc at 3rd Street School. When the gang loses Stuart, he is found by the Ashleys, thus starting a fight between the two groups over ownership of the cat.
42	16	"Pharaoh Bob"	Chuck Sheetz	Jonathan Rosenthal	November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)
King Bob orders the Kids of the Playground to make a monument in his name when he fears he will not be remembered after he leaves.
43	17	"The Story of Whomps"	Chuck Sheetz	Mark Drop	November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
A scandal erupts at Third Street Elementary when "whomps" (a word T.J. uses to mean something that's unfair or unpleasant, similar to the slang meanings for "suck," "blow," "stink," and "bite") is accused by the school faculty and the administration for being a swear word.
44	18	"Weekend at Muriel's"	Chuck Sheetz	Michael Kramer & Phil Walsh	November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
Spinelli is forced to spend a weekend with Miss Finster while her parents are away.
45	19	"Economics of Recess"	Howy Parkins	Rick Gittleson, Mark Drop, & Phil Walsh	December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)
T.J. discovers that while he was out sick, the school has undergone a currency implementation, Monster Stickers. At first, T.J. is broke, but through hard work and investments, he becomes the richest kid in school and grows mad with power.
46	20	"Omega Kids"	Chuck Sheetz	Steve Bannos	December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)
All the kids at 3rd Street School have fallen ill after eating tuna fish tacos, leaving T.J. and the gang as the only students in school.
47	21	"Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave"	Susie Dietter	Mark Drop, Holly Huckins, & Phil Walsh	December 26, 1998 (1998-12-26)
Mikey is ridiculed when it is discovered he still believes in Santa Claus. So, he tries to prove to his friends that he is real. But will he still play Santa in the school's Christmas pageant?
48	22	"Bad Hair Day"	Chuck Sheetz	Jeff Haber, Phil Walsh, & Mark Drop	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)
Mikey is given a bad haircut after getting gum stuck in it, and Vince and T.J. lie and say it's a trendy new cut, leading every kid on the playground to want their hair styled the same way.
49	23	"Dance Lessons"	Chuck Sheetz	Phil Walsh	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)
After getting in trouble for fighting at school, Spinelli is forced to take ballet lessons – and finds Mikey in the same class.
50	24	"Principal for a Day"	Chuck Sheetz	Steve Bannos	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
T.J. is made principal for a day, and the students are afraid that the power will change him.
51	25	"The Beauty Contest"	Chuck Sheetz	Libby Bideau & Sandy Adomaitis	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
Spinelli is entered into a beauty contest by the Ashleys as a joke, but sticks around so she can beat them.

Season 3 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
52	1	"One Stayed Clean"	Chuck Sheetz	Bart Jennett & Gregg Taylor	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)
The gang helps Gus (who has never had a picture day because of his constantly changing schools) stay clean so he can have a great school photo.
53	2	"A Genius Among Us"	Chuck Sheetz	Brian Hamill	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)
In this homage to Good Will Hunting, Gretchen discovers that Hank the janitor is a math genius.
54	3	"Dodgeball City"	Howy Parkins	Gil Evans, Mark Drop, & Phil Walsh	September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
T.J. and the gang discover something shocking from Gus's past when dodgeball season hits the playground.
55	4	"A Career to Remember"	Brenda Piluso	Leslie Wolff, Mark Drop, & Phil Walsh	September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
The Gang ponder on what they want to be when they grow up, and Spinelli fears she may not have a future.
56	5	"Kindergarten Derby"	Chuck Sheetz	Jonathan Rosenthal & Steve Viksten	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)
The Kindergarteners compete in a race to win a wish from King Bob, which Mikey objects to because of how it exploits them.
57	6	"The Bet"	Chuck Sheetz	David Pitlik	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)
T.J bets Vince that he cannot go without winning every game he plays for one day.
58	7	"Space Cadet"	Chuck Sheetz & Howy Parkins	David Pitlik	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
Gretchen gets a letter from NASA, telling her that she will be involved in the next space shuttle mission, which makes T.J. jealous because he wants to go into space. Buzz Aldrin voices himself.
59	8	"Stand Up Randall"	Chuck Sheetz	Libby Bideau, Sandy Adomaitis, Mark Drop, & Phil Walsh	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
Randall becomes popular as the playground comedian, but the gang isn't laughing when they find that all the jokes are about Mikey.
60	9	"The Shiner"	Chuck Sheetz	Steve Bannos	November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)
T.J. comes in to school with a black eye and lies that he got it for doing something heroic.
61	10	"Lord of the Nerds"	Chuck Sheetz & Howy Parkins	Story by: David Stone Screenplay by: Ford Riley	November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)
When T.J. breaks his collarbone during a football game, he's forced to stay in a room full of nerds who don't go outside for recess.
62	11	"That Stinking Feeling"	Howy Parkins	Chad Einbinder	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)
Johnny "Baby Tooth" V. leaves an imprint on Spinelli's heart.
63	12	"My Funny Valentines"	Howy Parkins	Gregg Taylor	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)
It's Valentine's Day and T.J. (who hates the holiday) creates joke Valentines that everyone on the playground takes seriously.
64	13	"The Barnaby Boys"	Howy Parkins & Chuck Sheetz	Rocket Rabinowitz & Phil Walsh	January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)
T.J. and Vince become fans of "The Barnaby Boys", a series of children's novels that follow the adventures of two teenage sleuths -- and get in over their heads when they try to uncover the mystery of the temporary janitor.
65	14	"Buried Treasure"	Chuck Sheetz	Peter Gaffney & Jonathan Rosenthal	January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)
The gang find a treasure map of the playground and go on a quest to find what's buried.
66	15	"The Library Kid"	Howy Parkins & Chuck Sheetz	Doria Biddle & Holly Huckins	January 22, 2000 (2000-01-22)
The gang investigates an urban legend of a kid who stays in the library for recess. When they discover the girl, they introduce her to the playground. However, she soon becomes out of control, leading to danger.
67	16	"The Ratings Game"	Howy Parkins	Ilana Wernick & Holly Huckins	January 22, 2000 (2000-01-22)
The Ashleys instigate a ratings system to crush the self-esteem of the kids on the playground, leading to chaos.

Season 4 (1999-2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
68	1	"The First Picture Show"	Chuck Sheetz	Richard Whitley	September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)
T.J. finds out about the first Señor Fusion movie and vows to see the first show, but Principal Prickly (who's a fan of Señor Fusion) challenges T.J. to a trivia contest where Prickly will let the school go see the movie if T.J. wins.
69	2	"The Big Prank"	Chuck Sheetz	Gregg Taylor	September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)
T.J. tries to prank King Bob so he can win the King's old title of Prankster Prince.
70	3	"Hustler's Apprentice"	Chuck Sheetz	Katy Cooper & Ned Teitelbaum	September 13, 1999 (1999-09-13)
Gus joins the Hustler Kid but causes trouble.
71	4	"The Spy Who Came in from the Playground"	Chuck Sheetz	Michael Kramer	September 13, 1999 (1999-09-13)
The gang make a friend of new kid James Stone (voiced by Jason Marsden) and show him all of their tricks. However, he is revealed to be a spy.
72	5	"Gus' Fortune"	Howy Parkins	Ron Birnbach & Phil Walsh	September 19, 1999 (1999-09-19)
After playing with a paper fortune teller, Gus is told the next day will be his last one.
73	6	"Rumor Mill"	Chuck Sheetz	David Pitlik	September 19, 1999 (1999-09-19)
Mikey is the subject of a vicious rumor that terrifies the whole school, so the gang go on the hunt for the person who started it all.
74	7	"Recess is Canceled"	Chuck Sheetz	Jeff Haber, Mark Drop, & Phil Walsh	September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)
The government officially cancels recess as part of an experiment, but things go wrong when the kids become slow-minded and depressed as a result.
75	8	"Tattletale Heart"	Brenda Piluso	Matt Rosenberg	September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)
After a savage food fight occurs in the cafeteria, the entire student body is interrogated by Miss Finster as a way to find the culprit. Gus knows who started it, but refuses to tell Miss Finster, out of fear he will be labeled a tattletale.
76	9	"The Madness of King Bob"	Chuck Sheetz	Gregg Taylor	September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)
Continuing from "The Big Prank". King Bob becomes obsessed with getting revenge on T.J..
77	10	"Call Me Guy"	Brenda Piluso	Ford Riley	September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)
Gus loses his glasses and becomes cool as a swingin' boy named "Guy".
78	11	"Prickly is Leaving"	Chuck Sheetz	Julie Ann Sipos & Bart Jennett	October 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)
Principal Prickly gets his wish of being a middle school principal but his replacements, an evil man named Dr. Slicer and his assistant Gilda, are even worse. Tim Curry is the voice of Dr. Slicer.
79	12	"Randall's Friends"	Howy Parkins	Milton Chassman	October 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)
Randall gets the gang to act as his friends after lying to his father about having friends.
80	13	"The Biggest Trouble Ever"	Howy Parkins	Steve Bannos, Mark Drop, & Phil Walsh	November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)
T.J. and the gang are branded criminals after they accidentally break the statue of the town's founder, which leads to a court case where, if found guilty, the gang will be sent to different schools.
81	14	"The Rules"	Howy Parkins	Etan Cohen & Bart Jennett	November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)
The old King Morty's rules are reinstated after Vince and Lawson have a disagreement regarding a kickball landing in a dumpster.
82	15	"Gus and Misdemeanors"	Chuck Sheetz	Holly Huckins	November 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)
The bad kids from "The Girl Was Trouble" trick Gus into shoplifting candy from Kelso's.
83	16	"A Science Fair to Remember"	Howy Parkins	Libby Bideau, Sandy Adomaitis, & Bart Jennett	November 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)
Little Becky Benson idolizes Gretchen...or does she?
84	17	"Mikey's Pants"	Chuck Sheetz & Howy Parkins	Scott Redman & Phil Walsh	November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)
Mikey's pants split, but will the gang be able to help him avoid Finster and her needle?
85	18	"Here Comes Mr. Perfect"	Chuck Sheetz	Ron Birnbach & Phil Walsh	November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)
Jared Smith, a new kid, comes to Third Street and isn't as average as the gang hopes when he is better than all the students at the things they are good at.
86	19	"Good Luck Charm"	Chuck Sheetz	David Pitlik	November 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)
Spinelli borrows Vince's lucky marble to pass a math test on the day Vince needs it most.
87	20	"Diggers Split Up"	Chuck Sheetz	Cary Okmin	November 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)
The Diggers have a fight and split up; the gang tries to get them back together.
88	21	"SchoolWorld"	Howy Parkins	Scott Shelley	November 21, 1999 (1999-11-21)
The school gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.
89	22	"Bachelor Gus"	Chuck Sheetz	Sandy Adomaitis & Libby Bideau	November 21, 1999 (1999-11-21)
Gus moves into 'Ol Rusty at school after overhearing his parents' unfortunate plans to move again.
90	23	"The Dude"	Howy Parkins	Richard Whitley	November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28)
A school legend, T.J.'s idol comes back as a teacher.
91	24	"Partners in Crime"	Chuck Sheetz	Written by: Bart Jennett Story by: Phil Walsh	November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28)
Menlo and Randall plan to take over the school after everyone ignores them.
92	25	"The Candidates"	Chuck Sheetz & Howy Parkins	Etan Cohen & Mark Drop	November 29, 1999 (1999-11-29)
Vince and Gretchen run against each other for class president.
93	26	"This Brain for Hire"	Chuck Sheetz	Nancylee Myatt & Phil Walsh	November 29, 1999 (1999-11-29)
Gretchen does other people's homework to get the money for a new bike.
94	27	"Spinelli's Masterpiece"	Brenda Piluso	Story by : Brian Hamill Teleplay by : Ford Riley	February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)
Spinelli lets off some steam by creating a chalk drawing and T.J. does everything he can to keep Miss Finster from erasing it.
95	28	"Nobody Doesn't Like T.J."	Howy Parkins	Milton Chassman & Phil Walsh	February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)
T.J. finds out that Gordy is the only kid on the playground who doesn't like him, and sets out to make him his friend.
96	29	"A Great State Fair"	Howy Parkins	Gail Glaze & Bart Jennett	February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)
Gus gets left behind, along with Gelman and Finster when Gus's dad forgets to give him his permission slip to his first great state fair.
97	30	"The A.V. Kid"	Howy Parkins	Mark Archuleta	February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)
A.V. Kid must choose a successor because he's leaving Third Street for Portugal. T.J. and Vince would both like the position.
98	31	"Yope from Norway"	Howy Parkins	Bob Illes	February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)
Gus becomes jealous of Yope, a Norwegian transfer student.
99	32	"Bonky Fever"	Chuck Sheetz	Bart Jennett	February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)
Worried over growing older, Mikey decides to regress by becoming obsessed with Bonky the Dinosaur.
100	33	"Don't Ask Me"	Howy Parkins	Sandy Adomaitis & Libby Bideau	February 21, 2000 (2000-02-21)
Spinelli takes the place of the Guru Kid. However, her advice to the playground begins to backfire.
101	34	"The Secret Life of Grotke"	Howy Parkins	Ford Riley	February 21, 2000 (2000-02-21)
The gang believe that Miss Grotke is a spy. But is she spying for or against America?
102	35	"The Fuss Over Finster"	Howy Parkins	Milton Chassman	February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)
Miss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.
103	36	"Soccer Boy"	Howy Parkins	Scott Redman & Bart Jennett	February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)
Vince refuses to let Mikey join his five-a-side soccer team for the King Bob Classic, so Mikey becomes the goalkeeper for Lawson's team.
104	37	"Fort Tender"	Howy Parkins	Nick Dubois	February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29)
T.J. and the gang build a makeshift fort called "Fort Tender", only to have Lawson and his gang ruin their plans and steal it from them.
105	38	"Germ Warfare"	Howy Parkins	David Pitlik & Phil Walsh	February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29)
Gus and Mikey are at war after Gretchen catches a cold.
106	39	"More Like Gretchen"	Howy Parkins	Bart Jennett	March 1, 2000 (2000-03-01)
After a visit to a beauty museum with Gretchen, Spinelli's parents seem to be a little "unsatisfied" with their daughter.
107	40	"Prince Randall"	Howy Parkins	Bob Illes & Phil Walsh	March 1, 2000 (2000-03-01)
Randall blackmails King Bob into giving him the throne.
108	41	"Me No Know"	Howy Parkins	Gail Glaze & Ford Riley	April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)
Vince feels left out of the loop when everyone on the playground begins quoting lines from the latest screwball comedy, Me No Know and sets out to see the film, despite Vince's parents forbidding him because of how crude and immature it is.
109	42	"Good Ole T.J."	Howy Parkins	Libby Bideau & Sandy Adomaitis	April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)
T.J. and Gretchen are finally partners for a project. Will it work?
110	43	"Chez Vince"	Howy Parkins	Milton Chassman	May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)
Vince becomes one of the greatest chefs in the history of the playground and making 'Chez Vince' and possibly even the world.
111	44	"Tucked in Mikey"	Howy Parkins	Jack Monaco	May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)
Menlo teaches Mikey to be more "organized", and Mikey starts changing
112	45	"Old Folks Home"	Howy Parkins	Ford Riley	July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17)
The gang take a visit to the Old Folks' Home, only to be surprised.
113	46	"Some Friend"	Howy Parkins	Mark Archuleta	July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17)
T.J. has a mysterious friend that appears to be Menlo.

Season 5 (2000–01)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
114	1	"The Coolest Heatwave Ever"	Howy Parkins	Jack Monaco	September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)
The gang try to find the school's back-up water valve on the hottest day of the year.
115	2	"No Strings Attached"	Howy Parkins	Milton Chassman	September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)
The gang is suspicious when The Ashleys give Spinelli six wrestling tickets.
116	3	"Beyond a Reasonable Scout"	Howy Parkins	Catherine Lieuwen & Bart Jennett	September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16)
Mikey and Gus want to join the Woodchuck Scouts.
117	4	"The C Note"	Howy Parkins	Steve Ochs	September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16)
When T.J. finds a $100 bill, the gang wants to spend it, but T.J. wants to give it back to the rightful owner.
118	5	"The Army Navy Game"	Howy Parkins	Ford Riley	September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)
When Gus's father finds out that Cornchip Girl's father is his archenemy who worked for the Navy, Gus and Cornchip Girl aren't allowed to see each other anymore, but they decide to share a secret friendship that their fathers won't know about.
119	6	"Big Ol' Mikey"	Howy Parkins	Bart Jennett & David Pitlik	September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)
Gretchen and Galileo conduct a test to find out how tall everyone will be when they are older—Vince will be 6'2, T.J will be 5'9, Spinelli will be 5'6, and Gus will be 6'4 and Galileo says that Mikey will be 50 feet, which causes Mikey to worry that he will be taller than he is now.
120	7	"The Principals of Golf"	Howy Parkins	Ford Riley	November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)
The kids think Vince is getting special treatment when he becomes Prickly's golf partner.
121	8	"All the Principal's Men"	Howy Parkins	Jack Monaco	November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)
The gang tries to find out who removed all the balls from the playground.
122	9	"Lawson and his Crew"	Howy Parkins	Phil Walsh	January 6, 2001 (2001-01-06)
Tired of TJ and his friends getting all the glory from King Bob, Lawson decides to get a new gang of his own together. 20 minute special

Season 6 (2001)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
123	1	"Terrifying Tales of Recess"	Howy Parkins	Children of the Cornchip: Mark Archuleta When Bikes Attack!: Jack Monaco Night of the Living Finsters: Bart Jennett	October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)
In this episode, Butch tells viewers three terrifying tales of Recess. "Children of the Cornchip": Cornchip Girl eats some untested chips, and turns into a werewolf-like creature. Gus then leads the gang on a hunt for the creature. "When Bikes Attack!": On a stormy day, Mikey's bike comes to life after being struck by lightning. "Night of the Living Finsters": Lawson dares Vince to spend the night beneath the Diggers' hole and later with his friends they discover the secret grave of Finster's ancestors.
124	2	"Kurst the Not So Bad"	Howy Parkins	Catherine Lieuwen	November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
Mikey's new friendship with Kurst the Worst doesn't sit well with their friends.
125	3	"League of Randalls"	Howy Parkins	Mark Archuleta	November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
Randall recruits the Tylers, the Ashleys' little brothers, to help him snitch.
126	4	"Mundy, Mundy"	Howy Parkins	Mark Archuleta	November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05)
Bad-guy Mundy becomes very popular after he prevents a ball from hitting a little kid.
127	5	"Lost Leader"	Howy Parkins	Bart Jennett & Randy Fechtor	November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05)
TJ loses his confidence after a series of failed plans and refuses to lead the group.

Films

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Recess: School's Out"	Chuck Sheetz	Story by: Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere, & Jonathan Greenberg Screenplay by: Jonathan Greenberg	February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16)
It's the end of the school year, and the kids are on summer vacation. But boredom quickly sets in T.J. as his friends are headed for various summer camps. However, when T.J. discovers ex-principal Phillium Benedict's (James Woods) plans to get rid of summer vacation, he assembles his friends in an effort to defeat Benedict, find Principal Prickly, and save their summer holidays. Note: This was the only film in the franchise that received a theatrical release.
2	"Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street"	Chuck Sheetz Susie Dietter	Paul Germain & Joe Ansolabehere	November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)
When Prickly, Grotke and Finster get stuck in a snowbank during a snowstorm, they tell stories about their experiences with T.J. and the gang.
3	"Recess: All Growed Down"	Howy Parkins Brenda Piluso	Paul Germain & Joe Ansolabehere	December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)
When the gang are kidnapped by the kindergarteners, they discover their new leader, Chief Stinky. In order to escape, they tell the kindergarteners stories of how they used to get along with each other.
4	"Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade"	Howy Parkins	Paul Germain & Joe Ansolabehere	December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)
In the series finale, T.J. and the gang enter fifth grade. The film is divided into three different sections. In the first part, T.J. goes up against the Board of Education after they implement new changes to the school. The second part follows the gang being introduced to the fifth and sixth graders' club. The third and final part deals with Spinelli, who thinks she is getting too old for trick 'r treating on Halloween with the gang.

References

↑ http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/series/recess/seasons-episodes/AA46eAF

Recess on IMDb
Recess Trilogy

External links

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