Joe Ansolabehere
Director
Recess (1997)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 13, 1997
Episode 11 min
7+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
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Watch Providers: Disney Plus
Production Companies: Walt Disney Television, Paul & Joe Productions, Disney Television Animation
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Break In
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.
Sept. 13, 1997, midnight
S1E2 - The New Kid
New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
Sept. 13, 1997, midnight
S1E25 - Parents' Night
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
Jan. 17, 1998, midnight
S1E26 - Swing on Thru to the Other Side
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.
Jan. 17, 1998, midnight
S1E7 - First Name Ashley
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
Oct. 4, 1997, midnight
S1E8 - To Finster with Love
The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
Oct. 4, 1997, midnight
S1E9 - King Gus
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.
Oct. 11, 1997, midnight
S1E10 - Big Brother Chad
The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
Oct. 11, 1997, midnight
S1E11 - My Fair Gretchen
The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
Oct. 18, 1997, midnight
S1E12 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
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.
Oct. 18, 1997, midnight
S1E13 - I Will Kick No More Forever
Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
Oct. 25, 1997, midnight
S1E14 - The Kid Came Back
A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
Oct. 25, 1997, midnight
S1E15 - The Pest
Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
Nov. 1, 1997, midnight
S1E16 - The Legend of Big Kid
What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
Nov. 1, 1997, midnight
S1E17 - The Box
Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
Nov. 8, 1997, midnight
S1E18 - The Trial
Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
Nov. 8, 1997, midnight
S1E19 - Teachers Lounge
The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
Nov. 15, 1997, midnight
S1E20 - Randall's Reform
Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
Nov. 15, 1997, midnight
S1E21 - Rainy Days
The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
Nov. 22, 1997, midnight
S1E22 - The Great Can Drive
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.
Nov. 22, 1997, midnight
S1E3 - The Experiment
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.
Sept. 20, 1997, midnight
S1E4 - The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
Sept. 20, 1997, midnight
S1E5 - Jinxed
The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
Sept. 27, 1997, midnight
S1E6 - Officer Mikey
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
Sept. 27, 1997, midnight
S1E23 - The Voice
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.
Jan. 10, 1998, midnight
S1E24 - Kids in the Mist
The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
Jan. 10, 1998, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 11 min.
Season Runtime: 1430 min.
Released: Sept. 13, 1997
Last Air Date: Nov. 4, 2001, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y7
Common sense age: 7+
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