Seasons & Episodes
The Break In
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
The New Kid
New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
The Experiment
The kids carry out a crucial experiment to see if it's really true that kissing each other is an inevitable part of thei
The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
Jinxed
The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
Officer Mikey
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
First Name Ashley
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
To Finster with Love
The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
King Gus
Bob installs Gus as a substitute king while he has a tonsilectomy, figuring Gus will be easy to control - but Gus turns
Big Brother Chad
The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up int
My Fair Gretchen
The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extrem
Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
The kids stage an elaborate funeral for the 4th grade class's beloved hamster, wherein they learn about how many lives t
I Will Kick No More Forever
Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
The Kid Came Back
A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
The Pest
Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
The Legend of Big Kid
What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
The Box
Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
The Trial
Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
Teachers Lounge
The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
Randall's Reform
Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
Rainy Days
The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
The Great Can Drive
At first only Mikey wants to participate in the Thanksgiving can drive competition against the unbeatable Ashleys. But
The Voice
Principal Prickly needs Mikey to sing the National Anthem at the PTA Spring Fling, but Mikey only sings well in the bath
Kids in the Mist
The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
Parents' Night
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
Swing on Thru to the Other Side
Spinelli is inspired to form a cult based on the Swinger Girl when she thinks she's seen her swing over the top into ano
The Break-Up
The gang breaks up when they are forced to choose a best friend to write about.
The Hypnotist
A hypnotist performing for the kids inadvertantly hypnotizes Principal Prickly into thinking he's six years old.
Mama's Girl
Spinelli gets labelled a mama's girl when she inadvertantly calls Ms. Grotke ""Mama.""
Outcast Ashley
Ashley A. hooks up with Gretchen when she sins against the clique so gravely as to get thrown out.
The Game
Gus finds a tile from the game Ajimbo and soon the entire student body gets caught in its evil grasp.
The Lost Ball
Gus has to go to the Yard of No Return when he kicks a good kickball over the fence.
Gus' Last Stand
Gus winds up the new target of the school bully's wrath.
Operation Field Trip
All the kids go on a big field trip to MISOOE (The Museum of Industry, Science, Oceanography, Oddities and Energy). But
The Challenge
A visit from Principal Prickly's brother Paul leads to a challenge between 3rd Street and 98th Street kickball teams.
Wild Child
In the "Pee Wee Pals" program, the main kids each have to take care of a kindergartner during recess.
The Substitute
Substitute teacher Mr. E. captivates all the kids with his command of authority, except T.J.
Gretchen and the Secret of Yo
Gretchen turns to former yo-yo champ Tommy Tate to learn how to master the yo-yo.
The Girl Was Trouble
Gretchen's search for her stolen laptop leads her on a journey among the school's delinquents that ultimately brings abo
Copycat Kid
Mikey wants to be exactly like Vince when Vince saves his life.
Operation Stuart
The kids take in a really ratty stray cat that they find near the dumpster, naming it Stuart.
Pharaoh Bob
King Bob orders the kids to build him a pyramid so that all future classes will remember him.
The Story of Whomps
Principal Prickly and Miss Finster deem T.J.'s word "whomps" as a cuss and punish him for it, starting a scandal that le
Weekend at Muriel's
Miss Finster agrees to babysit Spinelli for the weekend while her parents are away.
Economics of Recess
When the playground goes on the monsticker standard T.J. goes down the path from poverty to wealth.
Omega Kids
The main kids wish they could have the overcrowded school to themselves, then surprisingly get their wish.
Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave
Mikey is the only fourth grader who still believes in Santa Claus. He tries to convince the others Santa exists.
Bad Hair Day
T.J. and Vince manage to convince everyone that the bad haircut they gave Mikey is actually cool.
Dance Lessons
Spinelli's parents put her in Mlle. Povlova's dance school, where she teams up with Mikey.
Principal for a Day
Principal Prickly and Miss Finster plot to turn T.J. over to their own side by making him principal for a day.
The Beauty Contest
The Ashleys get back at Spinelli by entering her into the Kiddie Cosmetics Little Miss Blush Beauty Pageant. But her fri
One Stayed Clean
On class picture day, the kids vow to keep Gus clean as he's never had a class picture of him taken.
A Genius Among Us
Someone else besides Gretchen is a math genius, and through math, Gretchen starts a close relationship with this person.
Dodgeball City
The main kids discover that Gus was once a notorious dodgeball player who went by the name of El Diablo.
A Career to Remember
A career day assembly gets all the kids to decide their future careers. That is all except Spinelli.
Kindergarten Derby
Every year the older kids pick kindergarteners to race in the Kindergarten Derby. This year an eager Tubby gets an unwil
The Bet
Fed up with Vince's ego, the kids bet Vince that he can't go one whole day without beating someone in a sport.
Space Cadet
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
Stand Up Randall
Randall becomes popular when he uses a joke book to make himself a standup comedian.
The Shiner
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 ge
Lord of the Nerds
T.J. breaks his clavicle and now has to spend recess with the ""pale kids"" in Room 51.
That Stinking Feeling
Spinelli gets a crush on a fifth grader and has to get over it to save her reputation.
My Funny Valentines
In his hatred of Valentine's Day, T.J. sends a ""funny"" valentine to every single girl on the playground to show them h
The Barnaby Boys
T.J. and Vince are so into the "Barnaby Boys" books that they dress up like the Barnaby Boys and try to solve the myster
Buried Treasure
TJ receives an old history textbook with a treasure map that leads the gang, Randall, and the Ashleys out to get the tre
The Library Kid
When the gang catches the mysterious ""Libray Kid"", they take her out to recess where she becomes obssessed with the pl
The Ratings Game
Everyone is segregrated once the Ashley's start giving ratings to everyone on the playground.
The First Picture Show
Señor Fusion: the Movie finally opens and T.J. vows to be there at its first screening.
The Big Prank
The kids rope T.J. into a challenge to play a prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.
Hustler's Apprentice
Gus winds up working for the Hustler Kid to pay off a debt, and soon he himself becomes the biggest hustler in the playg
The Spy Who Came In from the Playground
The main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.
Gus' Fortune
The kids find a paper fortune teller on the ground that predicts doom for Gus.
Rumor Mill
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
Recess is Cancelled
Secretary of Schools Garrison chooses 3rd Street School as the place to test his program to bring test scores up by canc
Tattletale Heart
The kids warn Gus not to break the code by telling Miss Finster who started a food fight.
The Madness of King Bob
King Bob abandons his throne in his obsessive pursuit of pulling a prank on T.J. in this sequel to The Big Prank
Call Me Guy
Gus takes a new identity when he discovers that people think he's a different cool kid when he doesn't wear them. Too ba
Prickly is Leaving
Prickly finally gets his appointment to Spiro T. Agnew Middle School. But the kids try to make him stay after they meet
Randall's Friends
Randall gets the main kids to pretend that they're his friends when his father, Leonard, visits the school on Randall's
The Biggest Trouble Ever
The gang gets busted when they accidentally break a statue of a famous hero.
The Rules
The original 1935 edition of The Rules of the Playground is discovered in the library.
Gus and Misdemeanors
The bad kids from The Girl was Trouble trick Gus into shoplifting candy from Kelso's.
A Science Fair to Remember
Second grade prodigy Becky Benson befriends Gretchen to get help for her science fair project. But she has an ulterior m
Mikey's Pants
The gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.
Here Comes Mr. Perfect
Jared, the new student, appears to be perfect, making the rest of the school very jealous.
Good Luck Charm
Spinelli gets too attached to the lucky marble that Vince loans her.
Diggers Split Up
Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.
Schoolworld
The school gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.
Bachelor Gus
Thinking his family is moving away again, Gus moves under the jungle gym to avoid leaving his friends and school
The Dude
T.J. and the gang meet Mr. Dudicoff, a student teacher who was a legend at 3rd Street School back in the day.
Partners in Crime
Menlo and Randall team up to manipulate the entire playground.
The Candidates
Gretchen and Vince both run for president.
This Brain for Hire
People start paying Gretchen for doing their homework so she can buy herself a new bike
Spinelli's Masterpiece
Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.
Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
T.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.
Yope from Norway
When a new kid from Norway comes to 3rd Street School, Gus befriends the kid by making him think that Gus is the hottest
Bonky Fever
Scared of turning 10 on his soon-to-be bithday, Mikey develops an obssession of becoming a little kid again so he won't
Don't Ask Me
Spinelli becomes popular as an advice giver when she sits in for Guru Kid.
The Secret Life of Grotke
Ms. Grotke's strange behavior makes the kids think that she's a spy.
The Fuss Over Finster
Miss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.
Soccer Boy
Mikey makes the other kids regret not letting them play on their team for the playground's soccer tourney.
Fort Tender
The bored main kids build their own fort. But then Lawson takes it over.
Germ Warfare
Gus starts an obsessive crusade to kill all the germs in the world, while Mikey will do anything to save them.
More Like Gretchen
Spinelli gets peeved with her parents heap so much praise for Gretchen at her expense.
Prince Randall
Randall uses an embarrassing photo to blackmail King Bob into making him Playground Prince.
Me No Know
Vince feels like an outsider after he misses the must-see movie of the weekend.
Good Ole T.J.
Gretchen is worried when she's partnered with T.J. on a class project.
Chez Vince
Disgusted by the horrible cafeteria food, Vince becomes the new school cook when the other kids try his cooking.
Tucked In Mikey
Needing to prepare himself for a poet laureate ceremony, Mikey decides to listen to Menlo to learn how to organize himse
Old Folks Home
Mikey badgers the gang into a trip to senior citizens home.
Some Friend
T.J. has a mysterious new friend.
The Coolest Heatwave Ever
During a burning hot day, the gang attempts to make it across the playground to the otherside where there is a water pum
No Strings Attached
The gang is suspicious when the Ashleys give Spinelli six wrestling tickets.
Beyond a Reasonable Scout
Mikey and Gus want to join the Woodchuck Scouts.
The C Note
T.J. finds a $100 bill and along with the gang try to find out who lost it.
The Army Navy Game
Gus and Theresa (Cornchip Girl) have a hard time becoming friends due to their rivaling fathers.
Big Ol' Mikey
After Mikey helps Cornchip Girl off the climbing frame after she gets stuck, the gang wonder how big he will be. Gretche
A Great State Fair
Gus must stay behind from the fair because he forgot his permission slip, while the rest of the gang try to figure out a
The A.V. Kid
Vince and T.J. compete for the job as A.V. Kid, but their competition leads to a broken-up friendship between them.
The Principals of Golf
The kids think Vince is getting special treatment when he becomes Prickly's golf partner.
All the Principal's Men
The gang tries to find out who removed all the balls from the playground.
Lawson and His Crew
Tired of TJ and his friends getting all the glory from King Bob, Lawson decides to get a gang of his own together. He re
Terrifying Tales of Recess
In this Hallowe'en episode, Butch tells us three terrifying tales of Recess. Children of the Cornchip: Cornchip Girl eat
Kurst the Not So Bad
Mikey's new friendship with Kurst the Worst doesn't sit well with their friends.
League of Randalls
Randal recruits the Tylers, the Ashleys' little brothers, to help him snitch.
Mundy, Mundy
Bad-guy Mundy becomes very poular after he prevents a ball from hitting a little kid.
Lost Leader
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.
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