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Recess Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
44 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
The First Picture Show
Sun, Sep 12, 1999
T.J. vows to attend the first screening of a movie based on his favorite cartoon character.
Episode 2
The Big Prank
Sun, Sep 12, 1999
T.J. is goaded by the other kids into playing the ultimate prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.
Episode 3
Hustler's Apprentice
Mon, Sep 13, 1999
Gus sneaks his father's extremely rare WWII toy plane out of the house to play with at recess and destroys it. After making a deal with Hustler Kid for a new one he becomes a hustler in training. Gus begins to enjoy his new profession.
Episode 4
The Spy Who Came in from the Playground
Mon, Sep 13, 1999
The main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.
Episode 5
Gus' Fortune
Sun, Sep 19, 1999
After playing with a paper fortune teller, Gus is told the next day will be his last one.
Episode 6
Rumor Mill
Sun, Sep 19, 1999
The Gang notices that Mikey is frequently taken advantage of on the playground, but he shrugs off the abuse as part of his daily routine. The next day, though, all of the kids treat Mikey with deference.
Episode 7
Recess Is Cancelled
Wed, Sep 22, 1999
The government officially cancels recess as part of an experiment, but things go wrong when the kids become slow-minded and depressed as a result.
Episode 8
Tattletale Heart
Wed, Sep 22, 1999
A huge food fight breaks out in the cafeteria, and Gus is the only eyewitness to the person who started the mess.
Episode 9
The Madness of King Bob
Sun, Sep 26, 1999
King Bob becomes obsessed with pulling a prank on T.J.
Episode 10
Call Me Guy
Sun, Sep 26, 1999
Gus loses his glasses and becomes cool as a swingin' boy named "Guy".
Episode 11
Prickly Is Leaving
Sun, Oct 3, 1999
Principal Prickly's wish of being a middle school principal comes true, but his replacements are an evil man named Dr. Slicer and his assistant Gilda, who are even worse.
Episode 12
Randall's Friends
Sun, Oct 3, 1999
Randall gets the gang to pretend to be his friends on his birthday after lying to his father about having friends.
Episode 13
The Biggest Trouble Ever
Sun, Nov 7, 1999
A statue of Thaddeus the Third, is to be installed on the front lawn of the building, but the Gang inadvertently destroys it while using it as a new climbing structure after one of the workers fails to secure it.
Episode 14
The Rules
Sun, Nov 7, 1999
A depression-era school rule book is discovered by the kids at the school library.
Episode 15
Gus and Misdemeanors
Mon, Nov 8, 1999
Some bad kids from school trick Gus into shoplifting candy from Kelso's.
Episode 16
A Science Fair to Remember
Mon, Nov 8, 1999
After letting a fellow student in on her 'top secret' science fair project, Gretchen has to come to terms that the student steals the project as her own.
Episode 17
Mikey's Pants
Sun, Nov 14, 1999
While trying to pick up a ball that rolled under a bench, Mikey rips his pants and his friends try to help him cover up the rip while they hide from Miss Finster who'll stop at nothing to find him and sew his pants.
Episode 18
Here Comes Mr. Perfect
Sun, Nov 14, 1999
Jared Smith, a new kid, comes to Third Street and isn't as average as the gang hopes when he's better than all the students at the things they are good at.
Episode 19
Good Luck Charm
Fri, Nov 19, 1999
Spinelli borrows Vince's lucky marble to pass a math test on the day Vince needs it most.
Episode 20
Diggers Split Up
Fri, Nov 19, 1999
The Diggers have a fight and split up; the gang tries to get them back together.
Episode 21
Schoolworld
Sun, Nov 21, 1999
Third Street School gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.
Episode 22
Bachelor Gus
Sun, Nov 21, 1999
Gus moves into Old Rusty at school after overhearing his parents' unfortunate plans to move again.
Episode 23
The Dude
Sun, Nov 28, 1999
Legendary prankster and T.J.'s idol Franklin "The Dude" Dudikoff returns to Third Street School, only this time around as a student teacher. The gang is instantly star struck, until they realize that The Dude is struggling in his transformation from hooligan to authority figure. To make matters worse, Ms. Finster is bent on sending her old nemesis out of Third Street School forever. As The Dude contemplates giving up his dream of being a teacher, a conversation with T.J. sparks an idea to blend fun with learning that saves his career.
Episode 24
Partners in Crime
Sun, Nov 28, 1999
After being ignored by the student body, Menlo and Randall join forces and start blackmailing the kids to do them favors and it's up to T.J. and his friends to put a stop to the duo.
Episode 25
The Candidates
Mon, Nov 29, 1999
Vince and Gretchen run against each other for class president.
Episode 26
This Brain for Hire
Mon, Nov 29, 1999
Gretchen does other people's homework in order to get the money for a new bike.
Episode 27
Spinelli's Masterpiece
Sun, Feb 6, 2000
Spinelli make a huge impression with an elaborate chalk drawing on the school playground.
Episode 28
Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
Sun, Feb 6, 2000
T.J. finds out that Gordy is the only kid on the playground who doesn't like him, and sets out to make him his friend.
Episode 29
Yope from Norway
Sun, Feb 20, 2000
Gus is in charge of showing Yope, a Norwegian transfer student, around the school but begins hiding him from everyone when he realizes Yope doesn't know Gus is actually seen as a loser.
Episode 30
Bonky Fever
Sun, Feb 20, 2000
Mikey is about to turn ten years old, and he's scared. So scared, in fact that he reverts to his old childhood fan-dom for Bonky... the kind of show that nobody over the age of five should be into.
Episode 31
Don't Ask Me
Mon, Feb 21, 2000
Spinelli takes the place of the Guru Kid. However, her advice to the playground begins to backfire.
Episode 32
The Secret Life of Grotke
Mon, Feb 21, 2000
The gang believe that Miss Grotke is a spy. But is she spying for or against America?
Episode 33
The Fuss Over Finster
Sun, Feb 27, 2000
Miss Finster sprains her ankle and can't keep up with the kids during recess., T.J. is thrilled, as he knows that he can finally get away with all of his biggest schemes.
Episode 34
Soccer Boy
Sun, Feb 27, 2000
Vince doesn't let Mikey join his five-a-side soccer team for the King Bob Classic, so Mikey becomes the goalie for Lawson's team.
Episode 35
Fort Tender
Tue, Feb 29, 2000
T.J. and the gang build a makeshift fort called "Fort Tender", only to have Lawson and his gang ruin their plans and steal it from them.
Episode 36
Germ Warfare
Tue, Feb 29, 2000
Gus and Mikey are at war after Gretchen catches a cold.
Episode 37
More Like Gretchen
Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Spinelli asks Gretchen to accompany her and her mother on a trip to a cosmetics museum so she can avoid boredom.
Episode 38
Prince Randall
Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Randall blackmails King Bob into making him Prince of the Playground.
Episode 39
Me Know No
Sun, Apr 30, 2000
Nitwit Kid 3 is out and Vince wants to see it but his parents forbid him to so he decides to come up with a way to see it without them knowing.
Episode 40
Good Ole T.J.
Sun, Apr 30, 2000
T.J. and Gretchen are finally partners for a project. Will it work?
Episode 41
Chez Vince
Sun, May 7, 2000
Vince becomes one of the greatest chefs in the history of the playground with his newfound restaurant Chez Vince.
Episode 42
Tucked in Mikey
Sun, May 7, 2000
Mikey is declared the first-ever poet laureate of Third Street School, and is chosen to recite an original composition at a special ceremony honoring him. Determined to write his best work ever, Mikey turns to Menlo.
Episode 43
Old Folks Home
Mon, Jul 17, 2000
Mikey signs the kids up to visit a retirement home on the same day as "Señor Fusion Fest," and the Gang reluctantly agrees to the plan, hoping to leave early to go to the festival.
Episode 44
Some Friend
Mon, Jul 17, 2000
T.J. has a mysterious friend that appears to be Menlo.
