Recess

1 - The Break In

Air Date: September 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 - The New Kid

Air Date: September 13, 1997

New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.

3 - The Experiment

Air Date: September 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 - The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

Air Date: September 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 - Jinxed

Air Date: September 27, 1997

The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.

6 - Officer Mikey

Air Date: September 27, 1997

The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.

7 - First Name Ashley

Air Date: October 4, 1997

The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.

8 - To Finster with Love

Air Date: October 4, 1997

The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.

9 - King Gus

Air Date: October 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 instead.

10 - Big Brother Chad

Air Date: October 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 - My Fair Gretchen

Air Date: October 18, 1997

The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.

12 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

Air Date: October 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 touched.

13 - I Will Kick No More Forever

Air Date: October 25, 1997

Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.

14 - The Kid Came Back

Air Date: October 25, 1997

A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.

15 - The Pest

Air Date: November 1, 1997

Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.

16 - The Legend of Big Kid

Air Date: November 1, 1997

What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?

17 - The Box

Air Date: November 8, 1997

Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.

18 - The Trial

Air Date: November 8, 1997

Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.

19 - Teachers Lounge

Air Date: November 15, 1997

The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.

20 - Randall's Reform

Air Date: November 15, 1997

Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.

21 - Rainy Days

Air Date: November 22, 1997

The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.

22 - The Great Can Drive

Air Date: November 22, 1997

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.

23 - The Voice

Air Date: January 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 in a music teacher to bring the Robert Goulet out of Mikey.

24 - Kids in the Mist