Recess — Season 1
01 The Break In
Sep 13, 199711m
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.
02 The New Kid
Sep 13, 199711m
New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
03 The Experiment
Sep 20, 199711m
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.
04 The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
Sep 20, 199711m
The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
05 Jinxed
Sep 27, 199711m
The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
06 Officer Mikey
Sep 27, 199711m
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
07 First Name Ashley
Oct 4, 199711m
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
08 To Finster with Love
Oct 4, 199711m
The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
09 King Gus
Oct 11, 199711m
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.
10 Big Brother Chad
Oct 11, 199711m
The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
11 My Fair Gretchen
Oct 18, 199711m
The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
12 Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
Oct 18, 199711m
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.
13 I Will Kick No More Forever
Oct 25, 199711m
Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
14 The Kid Came Back
Oct 25, 199711m
A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
15 The Pest
Nov 1, 199711m
Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
16 The Legend of Big Kid
Nov 1, 199711m
What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
17 The Box
Nov 8, 199711m
Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
18 The Trial
Nov 8, 199711m
Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
19 Teachers Lounge
Nov 15, 199711m
The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
20 Randall's Reform
Nov 15, 199711m
Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
21 Rainy Days
Nov 22, 199711m
The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
22 The Great Can Drive
Nov 22, 199711m
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.
23 The Voice
Jan 10, 199811m
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.
24 Kids in the Mist
Jan 10, 199811m
The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
25 Parents' Night
Jan 17, 199811m
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
26 Swing on Thru to the Other Side
Jan 17, 199811m
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.