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Recess

  • TV-Y7
  • 1997–2001
  • 6 seasons
  • Animation, Kids
  • 7.7

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.

Episodes

44 episodes
  1. 1The First Picture Show

    11 minSep 12, 1999

    Señor Fusion: the Movie finally opens and T.J. vows to be there at its first screening.

  2. 2The Big Prank

    11 minSep 12, 1999

    The kids rope T.J. into a challenge to play a prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.

  3. 3Hustler's Apprentice

    11 minSep 13, 1999

    Gus winds up working for the Hustler Kid to pay off a debt, and soon he himself becomes the biggest hustler in the playground.

  4. 4The Spy Who Came In from the Playground

    11 minSep 13, 1999

    The main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.

  5. 5Gus' Fortune

    11 minSep 19, 1999

    The kids find a paper fortune teller on the ground that predicts doom for Gus.

  6. 6Rumor Mill

    11 minSep 19, 1999

    The 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.

  7. 7Recess is Cancelled

    11 minSep 22, 1999

    Secretary of Schools Garrison chooses 3rd Street School as the place to test his program to bring test scores up by cancelling recess.

  8. 8Tattletale Heart

    11 minSep 22, 1999

    The kids warn Gus not to break the code by telling Miss Finster who started a food fight.

  9. 9The Madness of King Bob

    11 minSep 26, 1999

    King Bob abandons his throne in his obsessive pursuit of pulling a prank on T.J. in this sequel to The Big Prank

  10. 10Call Me Guy

    11 minSep 26, 1999

    Gus 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.

  11. 11Prickly is Leaving

    11 minOct 3, 1999

    Prickly 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.

  12. 12Randall's Friends

    11 minOct 3, 1999

    Randall gets the main kids to pretend that they're his friends when his father, Leonard, visits the school on Randall's birthday.

  13. 13The Biggest Trouble Ever

    11 minNov 7, 1999

    The gang gets busted when they accidentally break a statue of a famous hero.

  14. 14The Rules

    11 minNov 7, 1999

    The original 1935 edition of The Rules of the Playground is discovered in the library.

  15. 15Gus and Misdemeanors

    11 minNov 8, 1999

    The bad kids from The Girl was Trouble trick Gus into shoplifting candy from Kelso's.

  16. 16A Science Fair to Remember

    11 minNov 8, 1999

    Second grade prodigy Becky Benson befriends Gretchen to get help for her science fair project. But she has an ulterior motive.

  17. 17Mikey's Pants

    11 minNov 14, 1999

    The gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.

  18. 18Here Comes Mr. Perfect

    11 minNov 14, 1999

    Jared, the new student, appears to be perfect, making the rest of the school very jealous.

  19. 19Good Luck Charm

    11 minNov 19, 1999

    Spinelli gets too attached to the lucky marble that Vince loans her.

  20. 20Diggers Split Up

    11 minNov 19, 1999

    Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.

  21. 21Schoolworld

    11 minNov 21, 1999

    The school gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.

  22. 22Bachelor Gus

    11 minNov 21, 1999

    Thinking his family is moving away again, Gus moves under the jungle gym to avoid leaving his friends and school

  23. 23The Dude

    11 minNov 28, 1999

    T.J. and the gang meet Mr. Dudicoff, a student teacher who was a legend at 3rd Street School back in the day.

  24. 24Partners in Crime

    11 minNov 28, 1999

    Menlo and Randall team up to manipulate the entire playground.

  25. 25The Candidates

    11 minNov 29, 1999

    Gretchen and Vince both run for president.

  26. 26This Brain for Hire

    11 minNov 29, 1999

    People start paying Gretchen for doing their homework so she can buy herself a new bike

  27. 27Spinelli's Masterpiece

    11 minFeb 6, 2000

    Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.

  28. 28Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.

    11 minFeb 6, 2000

    T.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.

  29. 29Yope from Norway

    11 minFeb 20, 2000

    When 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.

  30. 30Bonky Fever

    11 minFeb 20, 2000

    Scared 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.

  31. 31Don't Ask Me

    11 minFeb 21, 2000

    Spinelli becomes popular as an advice giver when she sits in for Guru Kid.

  32. 32The Secret Life of Grotke

    11 minFeb 21, 2000

    Ms. Grotke's strange behavior makes the kids think that she's a spy.

  33. 33The Fuss Over Finster

    11 minFeb 27, 2000

    Miss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.

  34. 34Soccer Boy

    11 minFeb 27, 2000

    Mikey makes the other kids regret not letting them play on their team for the playground's soccer tourney.

  35. 35Fort Tender

    11 minFeb 29, 2000

    The bored main kids build their own fort. But then Lawson takes it over.

  36. 36Germ Warfare

    11 minFeb 29, 2000

    Gus starts an obsessive crusade to kill all the germs in the world, while Mikey will do anything to save them.

  37. 37More Like Gretchen

    11 minMar 1, 2000

    Spinelli gets peeved with her parents heap so much praise for Gretchen at her expense.

  38. 38Prince Randall

    11 minMar 1, 2000

    Randall uses an embarrassing photo to blackmail King Bob into making him Playground Prince.

  39. 39Me No Know

    11 minApr 30, 2000

    Vince feels like an outsider after he misses the must-see movie of the weekend.

  40. 40Good Ole T.J.

    11 minApr 30, 2000

    Gretchen is worried when she's partnered with T.J. on a class project.

  41. 41Chez Vince

    11 minMay 7, 2000

    Disgusted by the horrible cafeteria food, Vince becomes the new school cook when the other kids try his cooking.

  42. 42Tucked In Mikey

    11 minMay 7, 2000

    Needing to prepare himself for a poet laureate ceremony, Mikey decides to listen to Menlo to learn how to organize himself.

  43. 43Old Folks Home

    11 minJul 17, 2000

    Mikey badgers the gang into a trip to senior citizens home.

  44. 44Some Friend

    11 minJul 17, 2000

    T.J. has a mysterious new friend.

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Series cast

Rickey D'Shon CollinsVince LaSalle (voice)127 episodes
Pamela AdlonAshley Spinelli (voice)127 episodes
Ashley JohnsonGretchen Grundler (voice)127 episodes
Jason DavisMikey Blumberg (voice)127 episodes
Courtland MeadGus Griswald (voice)127 episodes
Andrew LawrenceTJ Detweiler (voice)101 episodes
Ross MalingerTJ Detweiler (voice)26 episodes
Lane ToranKing Bob (voice)11 episodes
Anndi McAfeeAshley 'Ashley A' Armbruster (voice)10 episodes
Ryan O'DonohueRandall Weems (voice)9 episodes
April WinchellMiss Muriel P Finster (voice)9 episodes
Allyce BeasleyMiss Alordayne Grotkey (voice)7 episodes
Katey SagalFlo Spinelli (voice)5 episodes
Dabney ColemanPrincipal Peter Prickly (voice)5 episodes
Francesca Marie SmithAshley 'Ashley B' Boulet / Upside-Down Girl / Swinger Girl (voice)5 episodes
Rachel CraneAshley 'Ashley Q' Quinlan (voice)5 episodes
Sam McMurrayBob Spinelli (voice)4 episodes
Erik von DettenErwin Lawson (voice)4 episodes

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