Episode guide
Recess: Season 1
26 episodes · premiered Sep 13, 1997
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- Episode 1: The Break In Sep 13, 1997 · 11m 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 Sep 13, 1997 · 11m New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
- Episode 3: The Experiment Sep 20, 1997 · 11m 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 Sep 20, 1997 · 11m 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 Sep 27, 1997 · 11m 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 Sep 27, 1997 · 11m The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
- Episode 7: First Name Ashley Oct 4, 1997 · 11m The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
- Episode 8: To Finster with Love Oct 4, 1997 · 11m 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 Oct 11, 1997 · 11m 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 Oct 11, 1997 · 11m 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 Oct 18, 1997 · 11m 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 Oct 18, 1997 · 11m 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 Oct 25, 1997 · 11m Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
- Episode 14: The Kid Came Back Oct 25, 1997 · 11m A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
- Episode 15: The Pest Nov 1, 1997 · 11m Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
- Episode 16: The Legend of Big Kid Nov 1, 1997 · 11m What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
- Episode 17: The Box Nov 8, 1997 · 11m Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
- Episode 18: The Trial Nov 8, 1997 · 11m 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 Nov 15, 1997 · 11m The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
- Episode 20: Randall's Reform Nov 15, 1997 · 11m Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
- Episode 21: Rainy Days Nov 22, 1997 · 11m The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
- Episode 22: The Great Can Drive Nov 22, 1997 · 11m 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 Jan 10, 1998 · 11m 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…
- Episode 24: Kids in the Mist Jan 10, 1998 · 11m The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
- Episode 25: Parents' Night Jan 17, 1998 · 11m 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 Jan 17, 1998 · 11m 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.