Recess
Recess: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 13, 1997

Episodes

26 episodes

Recess

Season 1

Episodes

The Break In

1. The Break In

September 13, 1997
11 min

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.

The New Kid

2. The New Kid

September 13, 1997
11 min

New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.

The Experiment

3. The Experiment

September 20, 1997
11 min

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.

The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

4. The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

September 20, 1997
11 min

The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.

Jinxed

5. Jinxed

September 27, 1997
11 min

The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.

Officer Mikey

6. Officer Mikey

September 27, 1997
11 min

The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.

First Name Ashley

7. First Name Ashley

October 4, 1997
11 min

The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.

To Finster with Love

8. To Finster with Love

October 4, 1997
11 min

The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.

King Gus

9. King Gus

October 11, 1997
11 min

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.

Big Brother Chad

10. Big Brother Chad

October 11, 1997
11 min

The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.

My Fair Gretchen

11. My Fair Gretchen

October 18, 1997
11 min

The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.

Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

12. Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

October 18, 1997
11 min

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.

I Will Kick No More Forever

13. I Will Kick No More Forever

October 25, 1997
11 min

Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.

The Kid Came Back

14. The Kid Came Back

October 25, 1997
11 min

A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.

The Pest

15. The Pest

November 1, 1997
11 min

Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.

The Legend of Big Kid

16. The Legend of Big Kid

November 1, 1997
11 min

What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?

The Box

17. The Box

November 8, 1997
11 min

Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.

The Trial

18. The Trial

November 8, 1997
11 min

Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.

Teachers Lounge

19. Teachers Lounge

November 15, 1997
11 min

The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.

Randall's Reform

20. Randall's Reform

November 15, 1997
11 min

Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.

Rainy Days

21. Rainy Days

November 22, 1997
11 min

The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.

The Great Can Drive

22. The Great Can Drive

November 22, 1997
11 min

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.

The Voice

23. The Voice

January 10, 1998
11 min

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.

Kids in the Mist

24. Kids in the Mist

January 10, 1998
11 min

The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.

Parents' Night

25. Parents' Night

January 17, 1998
11 min

Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.

Swing on Thru to the Other Side

26. Swing on Thru to the Other Side

January 17, 1998
11 min

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.