Recess: Season 1

Episode 1: The Break In 1997-09-13 | 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. Episode 2: The New Kid 1997-09-13 | 11 min New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo. Episode 3: The Experiment 1997-09-20 | 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. Episode 4: The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off 1997-09-20 | 11 min The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym. Episode 5: Jinxed 1997-09-27 | 11 min The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name. Episode 6: Officer Mikey 1997-09-27 | 11 min The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger. Episode 7: First Name Ashley 1997-10-04 | 11 min The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed. Episode 8: To Finster with Love 1997-10-04 | 11 min The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him. Episode 9: King Gus 1997-10-11 | 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. Episode 10: Big Brother Chad 1997-10-11 | 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. Episode 11: My Fair Gretchen 1997-10-18 | 11 min The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted. Episode 12: Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye 1997-10-18 | 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. Episode 13: I Will Kick No More Forever 1997-10-25 | 11 min Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game. Episode 14: The Kid Came Back 1997-10-25 | 11 min A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck. Episode 15: The Pest 1997-11-01 | 11 min Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend. Episode 16: The Legend of Big Kid 1997-11-01 | 11 min What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him? Episode 17: The Box 1997-11-08 | 11 min Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable. Episode 18: The Trial 1997-11-08 | 11 min Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial. Episode 19: Teachers Lounge 1997-11-15 | 11 min The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like. Episode 20: Randall's Reform 1997-11-15 | 11 min Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids. Episode 21: Rainy Days 1997-11-22 | 11 min The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end. Episode 22: The Great Can Drive 1997-11-22 | 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. Episode 23: The Voice 1998-01-10 | 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. Episode 24: Kids in the Mist 1998-01-10 | 11 min The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play. Episode 25: Parents' Night 1998-01-17 | 11 min Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others. Episode 26: Swing on Thru to the Other Side 1998-01-17 | 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.