Recess (1997–2001)

1. S01E01The Break InSeptember 13, 1997—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.
2. S01E02The New KidSeptember 13, 1997—New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
3. S01E03The ExperimentSeptember 20, 1997—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.
4. S01E04The Great Jungle Gym Stand OffSeptember 20, 1997—The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
5. S01E05JinxedSeptember 27, 1997—The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
6. S01E06Officer MikeySeptember 27, 1997—The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
7. S01E07First Name AshleyOctober 4, 1997—The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
8. S01E08To Finster with LoveOctober 4, 1997—The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
9. S01E09King GusOctober 11, 1997—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 instea
10. S01E10Big Brother ChadOctober 11, 1997—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. S01E11My Fair GretchenOctober 18, 1997—The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
12. S01E12Speedy, We Hardly Knew YeOctober 18, 1997—The kids stage an elaborate funeral for the 4th grade class's beloved hamster, wherein they learn about how many lives the hamster has touch
13. S01E13I Will Kick No More ForeverOctober 25, 1997—Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
14. S01E14The Kid Came BackOctober 25, 1997—A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
15. S01E15The PestNovember 1, 1997—Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
16. S01E16The Legend of Big KidNovember 1, 1997—What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
17. S01E17The BoxNovember 8, 1997—Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
18. S01E18The TrialNovember 8, 1997—Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
19. S01E19Teachers LoungeNovember 15, 1997—The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
20. S01E20Randall's ReformNovember 15, 1997—Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
21. S01E21Rainy DaysNovember 22, 1997—The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
22. S01E22The Great Can DriveNovember 22, 1997—At first only Mikey wants to participate in the Thanksgiving can drive competition against the unbeatable Ashleys. But then the other kids
23. S01E23The VoiceJanuary 10, 1998—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
24. S01E24Kids in the MistJanuary 10, 1998—The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
25. S01E25Parents' NightJanuary 17, 1998—Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
26. S01E26Swing on Thru to the Other SideJanuary 17, 1998—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.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Break-UpSeptember 12, 1998—The gang breaks up when they are forced to choose a best friend to write about.
2. S02E02The HypnotistSeptember 12, 1998—A hypnotist performing for the kids inadvertantly hypnotizes Principal Prickly into thinking he's six years old.
3. S02E03Mama's GirlSeptember 19, 1998—Spinelli gets labelled a mama's girl when she inadvertantly calls Ms. Grotke ""Mama.""
4. S02E04Outcast AshleySeptember 19, 1998—Ashley A. hooks up with Gretchen when she sins against the clique so gravely as to get thrown out.
5. S02E05The GameSeptember 26, 1998—Gus finds a tile from the game Ajimbo and soon the entire student body gets caught in its evil grasp.
6. S02E06The Lost BallSeptember 26, 1998—Gus has to go to the Yard of No Return when he kicks a good kickball over the fence.
7. S02E07Gus' Last StandOctober 3, 1998—Gus winds up the new target of the school bully's wrath.
8. S02E08Operation Field TripOctober 3, 1998—All the kids go on a big field trip to MISOOE (The Museum of Industry, Science, Oceanography, Oddities and Energy). But Ol' Smokey, the bel
9. S02E09The ChallengeOctober 10, 1998—A visit from Principal Prickly's brother Paul leads to a challenge between 3rd Street and 98th Street kickball teams.
10. S02E10Wild ChildOctober 10, 1998—In the "Pee Wee Pals" program, the main kids each have to take care of a kindergartner during recess.
11. S02E11The SubstituteOctober 31, 1998—Substitute teacher Mr. E. captivates all the kids with his command of authority, except T.J.
12. S02E12Gretchen and the Secret of YoOctober 31, 1998—Gretchen turns to former yo-yo champ Tommy Tate to learn how to master the yo-yo.
13. S02E13The Girl Was TroubleNovember 7, 1998—Gretchen's search for her stolen laptop leads her on a journey among the school's delinquents that ultimately brings about her downfall.
14. S02E14Copycat KidNovember 7, 1998—Mikey wants to be exactly like Vince when Vince saves his life.
15. S02E15Operation StuartNovember 14, 1998—The kids take in a really ratty stray cat that they find near the dumpster, naming it Stuart.
16. S02E16Pharaoh BobNovember 14, 1998—King Bob orders the kids to build him a pyramid so that all future classes will remember him.
17. S02E17The Story of WhompsJanuary 9, 1999—Principal Prickly and Miss Finster deem T.J.'s word "whomps" as a cuss and punish him for it, starting a scandal that leads all the way to t
18. S02E18Weekend at Muriel'sJanuary 9, 1999—Miss Finster agrees to babysit Spinelli for the weekend while her parents are away.
19. S02E19Economics of RecessDecember 12, 1998—When the playground goes on the monsticker standard T.J. goes down the path from poverty to wealth.
20. S02E20Omega KidsDecember 12, 1998—The main kids wish they could have the overcrowded school to themselves, then surprisingly get their wish.
21. S02E21Yes, Mikey, Santa Does ShaveDecember 26, 1998—Mikey is the only fourth grader who still believes in Santa Claus. He tries to convince the others Santa exists.
22. S02E22Bad Hair DayJanuary 16, 1999—T.J. and Vince manage to convince everyone that the bad haircut they gave Mikey is actually cool.
23. S02E23Dance LessonsJanuary 16, 1999—Spinelli's parents put her in Mlle. Povlova's dance school, where she teams up with Mikey.
24. S02E24Principal for a DayFebruary 27, 1999 7.0Principal Prickly and Miss Finster plot to turn T.J. over to their own side by making him principal for a day.
25. S02E25The Beauty ContestFebruary 27, 1999—The Ashleys get back at Spinelli by entering her into the Kiddie Cosmetics Little Miss Blush Beauty Pageant. But her friends talk Spinelli i

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01One Stayed CleanSeptember 11, 1999 7.0On class picture day, the kids vow to keep Gus clean as he's never had a class picture of him taken.
2. S03E02A Genius Among UsSeptember 11, 1999 7.0Someone else besides Gretchen is a math genius, and through math, Gretchen starts a close relationship with this person.
3. S03E03Dodgeball CitySeptember 18, 1999—The main kids discover that Gus was once a notorious dodgeball player who went by the name of El Diablo.
4. S03E04A Career to RememberSeptember 18, 1999 7.0A career day assembly gets all the kids to decide their future careers. That is all except Spinelli.
5. S03E05Kindergarten DerbySeptember 25, 1999 7.0Every year the older kids pick kindergarteners to race in the Kindergarten Derby. This year an eager Tubby gets an unwilling Mikey to sponso
6. S03E06The BetSeptember 25, 1999 7.0Fed up with Vince's ego, the kids bet Vince that he can't go one whole day without beating someone in a sport.
7. S03E07Space CadetOctober 2, 1999—T.J. takes charge when Gretchen seems to achieve a dream that T.J.'s always had, to be an astronaut on the space shuttle.
8. S03E08Season's bestStand Up RandallOctober 2, 1999 8.0Randall becomes popular when he uses a joke book to make himself a standup comedian.
9. S03E09The ShinerNovember 6, 1999—T.J. shows up in school with a black eye. Everyone makes up wild stories about the heroic acts T.J. must have done to get the shiner.
10. S03E10Lord of the NerdsNovember 6, 1999—T.J. breaks his clavicle and now has to spend recess with the ""pale kids"" in Room 51.
11. S03E11That Stinking FeelingNovember 13, 1999—Spinelli gets a crush on a fifth grader and has to get over it to save her reputation.
12. S03E12My Funny ValentinesNovember 13, 1999—In his hatred of Valentine's Day, T.J. sends a ""funny"" valentine to every single girl on the playground to show them how stupid Valentine'
13. S03E13The Barnaby BoysJanuary 15, 2000—T.J. and Vince are so into the "Barnaby Boys" books that they dress up like the Barnaby Boys and try to solve the mystery of the suspicious
14. S03E14Buried TreasureJanuary 15, 2000 8.0TJ receives an old history textbook with a treasure map that leads the gang, Randall, and the Ashleys out to get the treasure. But as they g
15. S03E15The Library KidJanuary 22, 2000—When the gang catches the mysterious ""Libray Kid"", they take her out to recess where she becomes obssessed with the playground.
16. S03E16The Ratings GameJanuary 22, 2000 7.0Everyone is segregrated once the Ashley's start giving ratings to everyone on the playground.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The First Picture ShowSeptember 12, 1999—Señor Fusion: the Movie finally opens and T.J. vows to be there at its first screening.
2. S04E02The Big PrankSeptember 12, 1999—The kids rope T.J. into a challenge to play a prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.
3. S04E03Hustler's ApprenticeSeptember 13, 1999 7.0Gus winds up working for the Hustler Kid to pay off a debt, and soon he himself becomes the biggest hustler in the playground.
4. S04E04The Spy Who Came In from the PlaygroundSeptember 13, 1999—The main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.
5. S04E05Gus' FortuneSeptember 19, 1999 7.0The kids find a paper fortune teller on the ground that predicts doom for Gus.
6. S04E06Rumor MillSeptember 19, 1999—The kids want to find out who started a rumor that a boy knocked over Mikey's popcorn at the movies and Mikey then threw the boy into the gi
7. S04E07Recess is CancelledSeptember 22, 1999—Secretary of Schools Garrison chooses 3rd Street School as the place to test his program to bring test scores up by cancelling recess.
8. S04E08Tattletale HeartSeptember 22, 1999—The kids warn Gus not to break the code by telling Miss Finster who started a food fight.
9. S04E09The Madness of King BobSeptember 26, 1999 7.0King Bob abandons his throne in his obsessive pursuit of pulling a prank on T.J. in this sequel to The Big Prank
10. S04E10Call Me GuySeptember 26, 1999—Gus takes a new identity when he discovers that people think he's a different cool kid when he doesn't wear them. Too bad "Guy" can't see a
11. S04E11Prickly is LeavingOctober 3, 1999—Prickly finally gets his appointment to Spiro T. Agnew Middle School. But the kids try to make him stay after they meet the new Principal Sl
12. S04E12Randall's FriendsOctober 3, 1999—Randall gets the main kids to pretend that they're his friends when his father, Leonard, visits the school on Randall's birthday.
13. S04E13The Biggest Trouble EverNovember 7, 1999 7.0The gang gets busted when they accidentally break a statue of a famous hero.
14. S04E14The RulesNovember 7, 1999—The original 1935 edition of The Rules of the Playground is discovered in the library.
15. S04E15Gus and MisdemeanorsNovember 8, 1999—The bad kids from The Girl was Trouble trick Gus into shoplifting candy from Kelso's.
16. S04E16A Science Fair to RememberNovember 8, 1999—Second grade prodigy Becky Benson befriends Gretchen to get help for her science fair project. But she has an ulterior motive.
17. S04E17Season's bestMikey's PantsNovember 14, 1999 8.0The gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.
18. S04E18Here Comes Mr. PerfectNovember 14, 1999—Jared, the new student, appears to be perfect, making the rest of the school very jealous.
19. S04E19Good Luck CharmNovember 19, 1999—Spinelli gets too attached to the lucky marble that Vince loans her.
20. S04E20Diggers Split UpNovember 19, 1999 7.0Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.
21. S04E21SchoolworldNovember 21, 1999—The school gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.
22. S04E22Bachelor GusNovember 21, 1999—Thinking his family is moving away again, Gus moves under the jungle gym to avoid leaving his friends and school
23. S04E23The DudeNovember 28, 1999—T.J. and the gang meet Mr. Dudicoff, a student teacher who was a legend at 3rd Street School back in the day.
24. S04E24Partners in CrimeNovember 28, 1999—Menlo and Randall team up to manipulate the entire playground.
25. S04E25The CandidatesNovember 29, 1999 7.0Gretchen and Vince both run for president.
26. S04E26This Brain for HireNovember 29, 1999 7.0People start paying Gretchen for doing their homework so she can buy herself a new bike
27. S04E27Spinelli's MasterpieceFebruary 6, 2000 7.0Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.
28. S04E28Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.February 6, 2000 8.0T.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.
29. S04E29Yope from NorwayFebruary 20, 2000—When a new kid from Norway comes to 3rd Street School, Gus befriends the kid by making him think that Gus is the hottest kid in the school.
30. S04E30Bonky FeverFebruary 20, 2000 8.0Scared of turning 10 on his soon-to-be bithday, Mikey develops an obssession of becoming a little kid again so he won't have to grow up.
31. S04E31Don't Ask MeFebruary 21, 2000 7.0Spinelli becomes popular as an advice giver when she sits in for Guru Kid.
32. S04E32The Secret Life of GrotkeFebruary 21, 2000—Ms. Grotke's strange behavior makes the kids think that she's a spy.
33. S04E33The Fuss Over FinsterFebruary 27, 2000 7.0Miss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.
34. S04E34Soccer BoyFebruary 27, 2000—Mikey makes the other kids regret not letting them play on their team for the playground's soccer tourney.
35. S04E35Fort TenderFebruary 29, 2000—The bored main kids build their own fort. But then Lawson takes it over.
36. S04E36Germ WarfareFebruary 29, 2000—Gus starts an obsessive crusade to kill all the germs in the world, while Mikey will do anything to save them.
37. S04E37More Like GretchenMarch 1, 2000—Spinelli gets peeved with her parents heap so much praise for Gretchen at her expense.
38. S04E38Prince RandallMarch 1, 2000—Randall uses an embarrassing photo to blackmail King Bob into making him Playground Prince.
39. S04E39Me No KnowApril 30, 2000—Vince feels like an outsider after he misses the must-see movie of the weekend.
40. S04E40Good Ole T.J.April 30, 2000—Gretchen is worried when she's partnered with T.J. on a class project.
41. S04E41Chez VinceMay 7, 2000—Disgusted by the horrible cafeteria food, Vince becomes the new school cook when the other kids try his cooking.
42. S04E42Tucked In MikeyMay 7, 2000—Needing to prepare himself for a poet laureate ceremony, Mikey decides to listen to Menlo to learn how to organize himself.
43. S04E43Old Folks HomeJuly 17, 2000—Mikey badgers the gang into a trip to senior citizens home.
44. S04E44Some FriendJuly 17, 2000—T.J. has a mysterious new friend.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The Coolest Heatwave EverSeptember 9, 2000—During a burning hot day, the gang attempts to make it across the playground to the otherside where there is a water pump.
2. S05E02No Strings AttachedSeptember 9, 2000—The gang is suspicious when the Ashleys give Spinelli six wrestling tickets.
3. S05E03Beyond a Reasonable ScoutSeptember 16, 2000—Mikey and Gus want to join the Woodchuck Scouts.
4. S05E04The C NoteSeptember 16, 2000—T.J. finds a $100 bill and along with the gang try to find out who lost it.
5. S05E05The Army Navy GameSeptember 23, 2000—Gus and Theresa (Cornchip Girl) have a hard time becoming friends due to their rivaling fathers.
6. S05E06Big Ol' MikeySeptember 23, 2000—After Mikey helps Cornchip Girl off the climbing frame after she gets stuck, the gang wonder how big he will be. Gretchen and Galileo conduc
7. S05E07A Great State FairOctober 14, 2000—Gus must stay behind from the fair because he forgot his permission slip, while the rest of the gang try to figure out a way to get Gus to t
8. S05E08The A.V. KidOctober 14, 2000—Vince and T.J. compete for the job as A.V. Kid, but their competition leads to a broken-up friendship between them.
9. S05E09The Principals of GolfNovember 4, 2000—The kids think Vince is getting special treatment when he becomes Prickly's golf partner.
10. S05E10All the Principal's MenNovember 4, 2000—The gang tries to find out who removed all the balls from the playground.
11. S05E11Lawson and His CrewJanuary 6, 2001—Tired of TJ and his friends getting all the glory from King Bob, Lawson decides to get a gang of his own together. He recruits Randall, Menl

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Terrifying Tales of RecessAugust 21, 2001 8.0In this Hallowe'en episode, Butch tells us three terrifying tales of Recess. Children of the Cornchip: Cornchip Girl eats some untested corn
2. S06E02Kurst the Not So BadNovember 4, 2001—Mikey's new friendship with Kurst the Worst doesn't sit well with their friends.
3. S06E03League of RandallsNovember 4, 2001—Randal recruits the Tylers, the Ashleys' little brothers, to help him snitch.
4. S06E04Mundy, MundyNovember 4, 2001—Bad-guy Mundy becomes very poular after he prevents a ball from hitting a little kid.
5. S06E05Lost LeaderNovember 4, 2001—When one of T.J.s plans goes wrong and Gus breaks his leg he won't make another plan. It's up to the others to get T.J. back to his old sel

Season 6 ranked & reviewed