Recess — Season 1

Sept 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.

Sept 199711m

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

Sept 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.

Sept 199711m

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

Sept 199711m

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

Sept 199711m

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

Oct 199711m

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

Oct 199711m

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

Oct 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.

Oct 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.

Oct 199711m

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

Oct 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.

Oct 199711m

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

Oct 199711m

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

Nov 199711m

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

Nov 199711m

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

Nov 199711m

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

Nov 199711m

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

Nov 199711m

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

Nov 199711m

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

Nov 199711m

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

Nov 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.

Jan 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.

Jan 199811m

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

Jan 199811m

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

Jan 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.