Recess
Recess: Season 4

Air Date

September 12, 1999

Episodes

44 episodes

Recess

Season 4

Episodes

The First Picture Show

1. The First Picture Show

September 12, 1999
11 min

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

The Big Prank

2. The Big Prank

September 12, 1999
11 min

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

Hustler's Apprentice

3. Hustler's Apprentice

7.0
September 13, 1999
11 min

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

The Spy Who Came In from the Playground

4. The Spy Who Came In from the Playground

September 13, 1999
11 min

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

Gus' Fortune

5. Gus' Fortune

7.0
September 19, 1999
11 min

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

Rumor Mill

6. Rumor Mill

September 19, 1999
11 min

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.

Recess is Cancelled

7. Recess is Cancelled

September 22, 1999
11 min

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

Tattletale Heart

8. Tattletale Heart

September 22, 1999
11 min

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

The Madness of King Bob

9. The Madness of King Bob

7.0
September 26, 1999
11 min

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

Call Me Guy

10. Call Me Guy

September 26, 1999
11 min

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.

Prickly is Leaving

11. Prickly is Leaving

October 3, 1999
11 min

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.

Randall's Friends

12. Randall's Friends

October 3, 1999
11 min

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

The Biggest Trouble Ever

13. The Biggest Trouble Ever

7.0
November 7, 1999
11 min

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

The Rules

14. The Rules

November 7, 1999
11 min

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

Gus and Misdemeanors

15. Gus and Misdemeanors

November 8, 1999
11 min

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

A Science Fair to Remember

16. A Science Fair to Remember

November 8, 1999
11 min

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

Mikey's Pants

17. Mikey's Pants

8.0
November 14, 1999
11 min

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

Here Comes Mr. Perfect

18. Here Comes Mr. Perfect

November 14, 1999
11 min

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

Good Luck Charm

19. Good Luck Charm

November 19, 1999
11 min

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

Diggers Split Up

20. Diggers Split Up

7.0
November 19, 1999
11 min

Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.

Schoolworld

21. Schoolworld

November 21, 1999
11 min

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

Bachelor Gus

22. Bachelor Gus

November 21, 1999
11 min

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

The Dude

23. The Dude

November 28, 1999
11 min

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

Partners in Crime

24. Partners in Crime

November 28, 1999
11 min

Menlo and Randall team up to manipulate the entire playground.

The Candidates

25. The Candidates

7.0
November 29, 1999
11 min

Gretchen and Vince both run for president.

This Brain for Hire

26. This Brain for Hire

7.0
November 29, 1999
11 min

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

Spinelli's Masterpiece

27. Spinelli's Masterpiece

7.0
February 6, 2000
11 min

Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.

Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.

28. Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.

8.0
February 6, 2000
11 min

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

Yope from Norway

29. Yope from Norway

February 20, 2000
11 min

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.

Bonky Fever

30. Bonky Fever

8.0
February 20, 2000
11 min

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.

Don't Ask Me

31. Don't Ask Me

7.0
February 21, 2000
11 min

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

The Secret Life of Grotke

32. The Secret Life of Grotke

February 21, 2000
11 min

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

The Fuss Over Finster

33. The Fuss Over Finster

7.0
February 27, 2000
11 min

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

Soccer Boy

34. Soccer Boy

February 27, 2000
11 min

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

Fort Tender

35. Fort Tender

February 29, 2000
11 min

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

Germ Warfare

36. Germ Warfare

February 29, 2000
11 min

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

More Like Gretchen

37. More Like Gretchen

March 1, 2000
11 min

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

Prince Randall

38. Prince Randall

March 1, 2000
11 min

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

Me No Know

39. Me No Know

April 30, 2000
11 min

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

Good Ole T.J.

40. Good Ole T.J.

April 30, 2000
11 min

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

Chez Vince

41. Chez Vince

May 7, 2000
11 min

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

Tucked In Mikey

42. Tucked In Mikey

May 7, 2000
11 min

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

Old Folks Home

43. Old Folks Home

July 17, 2000
11 min

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

Some Friend

44. Some Friend

July 17, 2000
11 min

T.J. has a mysterious new friend.