• Air date: 13 Sep '97 26 episodes
      Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. The title refers to the period of time during the school day in which children are not in lessons and are outside in the schoolyard, in North American society. One of the main features of the series is how the children form their own society, complete with government and a class structure, set against the backdrop of a regular school. Recess first aired on ABC from 1997 through to 2001, and reruns aired on Disney Channel in the United States. The success of the series saw it being distributed to numerous countries around the world, notably the United Kingdom, where it aired on multiple channels including Toon Disney and Disney Channel UK. In 2001, Walt Disney Pictures released the first of two films based on the series, Recess: School's Out,...
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. The Break In

      13 Sep '97
      The main kids try to get all the other kids to help rescue T.J. when Miss Finster punishes him by making him have no recess.
    • 2. The New Kid

      13 Sep '97
      New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
    • 3. Parents' Night

      27 Sep '97
      Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
    • 4. Swing on Thru to the Other Side

      27 Sep '97
      Spinelli is inspired to form a cult based on the Swinger Girl then she thinks she's seen her swing over the top into another dimension.
    • 5. First Name Ashley

      04 Oct '97
      The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
    • 6. To Finster with Love

      04 Oct '97
      The kids bring Miss Finster together with Hank when they find out she has a crush on him.
    • 7. King Gus

      11 Oct '97
      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.
    • 8. Big Brother Chad

      11 Oct '97
      The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
    • 9. My Fair Gretchen

      18 Oct '97
      The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
    • 10. Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

      18 Oct '97
      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.
    • 11. I Will Kick No More Forever

      25 Oct '97
      Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
    • 12. The Kid Came Back

      25 Oct '97
      A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
    • 13. The Pest

      01 Nov '97
      Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
    • 14. The Legend of Big Kid

      01 Nov '97
      What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
    • 15. The Box

      08 Nov '97
      Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
    • 16. The Trial

      08 Nov '97
      Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
    • 17. Teachers Lounge

      15 Nov '97
      The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
    • 18. Randall's Reform

      15 Nov '97
      Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
    • 19. Rainy Days

      22 Nov '97
      The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess for days.
    • 20. The Great Can Drive

      22 Nov '97
      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.
    • 21. The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

      13 Dec '97
      The kids stage a protest when Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
    • 22. Jinxed

      13 Dec '97
      The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
    • 23. The Experiment

      20 Dec '97
      The kids carry out a crucial experiment to see if it's really true that their future will be boys kissing girls and girls kissing boys.
    • 24. Officer Mikey

      20 Dec '97
      The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
    • 25. The Voice

      10 Jan '98
      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.