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Recess Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1997 - 1998
Episode 1
The Break-In
Sun, Aug 31, 1997
T.J. gets detention during recess. His friends must enlist the help of the rest of the playground to rescue him.
Episode 2
The New Kid
Sat, Sep 13, 1997
A new kid comes to 3rd Street School. He, as all new kids are, is only referred to as "New Kid". Can he get his name back?
Episode 3
Parents' Night
Sat, Sep 27, 1997
Parents Night comes to Third Street School and all the kids are excited...except Spinelli. When she says her parents can't come, the gang realizes that none of them has ever seen Mr. or Mrs. Spinelli.
Episode 4
Swing on Thru to the Other Side
Sat, Sep 27, 1997
After believing to see her swinging over the top of the swing-set, Spinelli starts a cult devoted to Swinger Girl.
Episode 5
First Name, Ashley
Sat, Oct 4, 1997
The title becomes an embarrassing revelation about Spinelli.
Episode 6
To Finster, with Love
Sat, Oct 4, 1997
Miss Finster is attracted to Hank the Janitor; she and Hank begin dating. The student body is concerned when she begins being nice to everyone
Episode 7
King Gus
Sat, Oct 11, 1997
Gus is appointed the new temporary king when King Bob has to leave for a week to have his tonsils taken out.
Episode 8
Big Brother Chad
Sat, Oct 11, 1997
Vince's big brother Chad is coming to pick him up after school. All the other kids reminisce about how cool he was. But how cool is he, really?
Episode 9
My Fair Gretchen
Sat, Oct 18, 1997
Gretchen has been selected for placement in a school for the gifted, and her friends try to change her, hoping the school will turn her down.
Episode 10
Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
Sat, Oct 18, 1997
A beloved hamster in Miss Grotke's class dies, leading generations of students and somehow former students to 3rd Street School to mourn his passing.
Episode 11
I Will Kick No More Forever
Sat, Oct 25, 1997
When Vince looses his self confidence in playing kick-ball, it's up to TJ and friends to get him back on track.
Episode 12
The Kid Came Back
Sat, Oct 25, 1997
When a series of bad luck fall upon the 3rd street elementary, TJ and friends try to get rid of the mysterious kindergartener who just might be behind all this.
Episode 13
The Pest
Sat, Nov 1, 1997
A boy named Jeffery admits to harboring an enormous crush on Gretchen, and insists that she should be his girlfriend.
Episode 14
The Legend of Big Kid
Sat, Nov 1, 1997
When TJ accidentally gets caught by the kindergärtners, he starts to become one of them. It's up to his friends to get him back to the world of the big kids.
Episode 15
The Box
Sat, Nov 8, 1997
Finster creates 'the box' as a new punishment for kids and puts T.J. in it to try out its effects.
Episode 16
The Trial
Sat, Nov 8, 1997
Spinelli is put on trial for hitting Randall with a rock during a dirt clod war; and though she proclaims her innocence, she refuses to take the stand in her defense.
Episode 17
Teacher's Lounge
Sat, Nov 15, 1997
Students start speculating what is in teachers lounge. They come to know that teachers lounge is a totally different world where every teacher has his hobbies and passions.
Episode 18
Randall's Reform
Sat, Nov 15, 1997
After one snitch too many Randall grows tired of being Finster's lap dog. He then seeks the friendship of the gang who is not so eager to accept him. For their friendship he gives the kids of the playground the use of the secret ball stash.
Episode 19
Rainy Days
Sat, Nov 22, 1997
The gang is stuck inside for days on end, on account of the rain and begin to lose it. Luckily TJ comes up with a plan.
Episode 20
The Great Can Drive
Sat, Nov 22, 1997
The holiday can drive starts up once again, only this time, while Mikey is only doing this to help out the less-fortunate, the rest of the gang is sure to beat The Ashleys.
Episode 21
The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
Sat, Dec 13, 1997
The kids organize a protest when Principal Prickley arranges for the jungle gym, Old Rusty, to be torn down.
Episode 22
Jinxed
Sat, Dec 13, 1997
The Ashleys team up to jinx Gus and the squad must race against the adults to say his name and free him.
Episode 23
The Experiment
Sat, Dec 20, 1997
T.J. and his friends hear of a bleak near future where boys and girls like to kiss, and conduct an experiment to determine if there's any truth to it.
Episode 24
Officer Mikey
Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Mikey dreams of joining the school's safety officers so the squad assists him in learning the handbook to achieve it.
Episode 25
The Voice
Sat, Jan 10, 199830 mins
When Principal Prickly discovers that Mikey can sing exactly like the real Robert Goulet he hires a beautiful, young music teacher named, Miss Salamone, to nurture his talent and to help him prepare for the school concert.
Episode 26
Kids in the Mist
Sat, Jan 10, 1998
A child psychologist gets the Recess gang to help her film a documentary about life on the playground, then they find out her video has been edited to get recess banned.