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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 4
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
The First Picture Show
1999-09-12 · 11mSeñor Fusion: the Movie finally opens and T.J. vows to be there at its first screening.
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E02
Episode 2
The Big Prank
1999-09-12 · 11mThe kids rope T.J. into a challenge to play a prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0Hustler's Apprentice
1999-09-13 · 11mGus winds up working for the Hustler Kid to pay off a debt, and soon he himself becomes the biggest hustler in the playground.
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E04
Episode 4
The Spy Who Came In from the Playground
1999-09-13 · 11mThe main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.0Gus' Fortune
1999-09-19 · 11mThe kids find a paper fortune teller on the ground that predicts doom for Gus.
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E06
Episode 6
Rumor Mill
1999-09-19 · 11mThe kids want to find out who started a rumor that a boy knocked over Mikey's popcorn at the movies and Mikey then threw the boy into the girl's bathroom.
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E07
Episode 7
Recess is Cancelled
1999-09-22 · 11mSecretary of Schools Garrison chooses 3rd Street School as the place to test his program to bring test scores up by cancelling recess.
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E08
Episode 8
Tattletale Heart
1999-09-22 · 11mThe kids warn Gus not to break the code by telling Miss Finster who started a food fight.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.0The Madness of King Bob
1999-09-26 · 11mKing Bob abandons his throne in his obsessive pursuit of pulling a prank on T.J. in this sequel to The Big Prank
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E10
Episode 10
Call Me Guy
1999-09-26 · 11mGus takes a new identity when he discovers that people think he's a different cool kid when he doesn't wear them. Too bad "Guy" can't see a thing.
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E11
Episode 11
Prickly is Leaving
1999-10-03 · 11mPrickly finally gets his appointment to Spiro T. Agnew Middle School. But the kids try to make him stay after they meet the new Principal Slicer.
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E12
Episode 12
Randall's Friends
1999-10-03 · 11mRandall gets the main kids to pretend that they're his friends when his father, Leonard, visits the school on Randall's birthday.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.0The Biggest Trouble Ever
1999-11-07 · 11mThe gang gets busted when they accidentally break a statue of a famous hero.
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E14
Episode 14
The Rules
1999-11-07 · 11mThe original 1935 edition of The Rules of the Playground is discovered in the library.
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E15
Episode 15
Gus and Misdemeanors
1999-11-08 · 11mThe bad kids from The Girl was Trouble trick Gus into shoplifting candy from Kelso's.
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E16
Episode 16
A Science Fair to Remember
1999-11-08 · 11mSecond grade prodigy Becky Benson befriends Gretchen to get help for her science fair project. But she has an ulterior motive.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 8.0Mikey's Pants
1999-11-14 · 11mThe gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.
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E18
Episode 18
Here Comes Mr. Perfect
1999-11-14 · 11mJared, the new student, appears to be perfect, making the rest of the school very jealous.
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E19
Episode 19
Good Luck Charm
1999-11-19 · 11mSpinelli gets too attached to the lucky marble that Vince loans her.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.0Diggers Split Up
1999-11-19 · 11mDigger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.
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E21
Episode 21
Schoolworld
1999-11-21 · 11mThe school gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.
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E22
Episode 22
Bachelor Gus
1999-11-21 · 11mThinking his family is moving away again, Gus moves under the jungle gym to avoid leaving his friends and school
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E23
Episode 23
The Dude
1999-11-28 · 11mT.J. and the gang meet Mr. Dudicoff, a student teacher who was a legend at 3rd Street School back in the day.
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E24
Episode 24
Partners in Crime
1999-11-28 · 11mMenlo and Randall team up to manipulate the entire playground.
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E25
Episode 25
★ 7.0The Candidates
1999-11-29 · 11mGretchen and Vince both run for president.
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Episode 26
★ 7.0This Brain for Hire
1999-11-29 · 11mPeople start paying Gretchen for doing their homework so she can buy herself a new bike
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Episode 27
★ 7.0Spinelli's Masterpiece
2000-02-06 · 11mSpinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.
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E28
Episode 28
★ 8.0Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
2000-02-06 · 11mT.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.
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Episode 29
Yope from Norway
2000-02-20 · 11mWhen a new kid from Norway comes to 3rd Street School, Gus befriends the kid by making him think that Gus is the hottest kid in the school.
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E30
Episode 30
★ 8.0Bonky Fever
2000-02-20 · 11mScared of turning 10 on his soon-to-be bithday, Mikey develops an obssession of becoming a little kid again so he won't have to grow up.
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Episode 31
★ 7.0Don't Ask Me
2000-02-21 · 11mSpinelli becomes popular as an advice giver when she sits in for Guru Kid.
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Episode 32
The Secret Life of Grotke
2000-02-21 · 11mMs. Grotke's strange behavior makes the kids think that she's a spy.
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Episode 33
★ 7.0The Fuss Over Finster
2000-02-27 · 11mMiss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.
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Episode 34
Soccer Boy
2000-02-27 · 11mMikey makes the other kids regret not letting them play on their team for the playground's soccer tourney.
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Episode 35
Fort Tender
2000-02-29 · 11mThe bored main kids build their own fort. But then Lawson takes it over.
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Episode 36
Germ Warfare
2000-02-29 · 11mGus starts an obsessive crusade to kill all the germs in the world, while Mikey will do anything to save them.
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Episode 37
More Like Gretchen
2000-03-01 · 11mSpinelli gets peeved with her parents heap so much praise for Gretchen at her expense.
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Episode 38
Prince Randall
2000-03-01 · 11mRandall uses an embarrassing photo to blackmail King Bob into making him Playground Prince.
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Episode 39
Me No Know
2000-04-30 · 11mVince feels like an outsider after he misses the must-see movie of the weekend.
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Episode 40
Good Ole T.J.
2000-04-30 · 11mGretchen is worried when she's partnered with T.J. on a class project.
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E41
Episode 41
Chez Vince
2000-05-07 · 11mDisgusted by the horrible cafeteria food, Vince becomes the new school cook when the other kids try his cooking.
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Episode 42
Tucked In Mikey
2000-05-07 · 11mNeeding to prepare himself for a poet laureate ceremony, Mikey decides to listen to Menlo to learn how to organize himself.
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Episode 43
Old Folks Home
2000-07-17 · 11mMikey badgers the gang into a trip to senior citizens home.
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E44
Episode 44
Some Friend
2000-07-17 · 11mT.J. has a mysterious new friend.
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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)