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The Best Episodes of Recess

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Every episode of Recess ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Recess!

The Best Episodes of Recess

Join a group of six fourth-grade best friends at Third Street Elementary School on their fun-filled adventures in their school playground. Through the ups-and-downs of...

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  1. Background image for Stand Up Randall
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Stand Up Randall

    S3:E8

    Randall becomes popular when he uses a joke book to make himself a standup comedian.

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  2. Background image for Buried Treasure
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Buried Treasure

    S3:E14

    TJ receives an old history textbook with a treasure map that leads the gang, Randall, and the Ashleys out to get the treasure. But as they get closer, greed arises and the 4th graders fight for the treasure.

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  3. Background image for Mikey's Pants
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Mikey's Pants

    S4:E17

    The gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.

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  4. Background image for Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.

    S4:E28

    T.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.

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  5. Background image for Bonky Fever
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Bonky Fever

    S4:E30

    Scared of turning 10 on his soon-to-be bithday, Mikey develops an obssession of becoming a little kid again so he won't have to grow up.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  6. Background image for Terrifying Tales of Recess
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Terrifying Tales of Recess

    S6:E1

    In this Hallowe'en episode, Butch tells us three terrifying tales of Recess. Children of the Cornchip: Cornchip Girl eats some untested cornchips and turns into a werekid! The gang have to save her. When Bikes Attack!: The bikes that the kids ride to school everyday become alive and turn against their riders. Night of the Living Finsters: Lawson challenges Vince to spend the night in the graveyard, only for the gang to discover that the school is built on the Finster family graveyard.

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  8. Background image for Principal for a Day
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Principal for a Day

    S2:E24

    Principal Prickly and Miss Finster plot to turn T.J. over to their own side by making him principal for a day.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  9. Background image for One Stayed Clean
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - One Stayed Clean

    S3:E1

    On class picture day, the kids vow to keep Gus clean as he's never had a class picture of him taken.

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  10. Background image for A Genius Among Us
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - A Genius Among Us

    S3:E2

    Someone else besides Gretchen is a math genius, and through math, Gretchen starts a close relationship with this person.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  11. Background image for A Career to Remember
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A Career to Remember

    S3:E4

    A career day assembly gets all the kids to decide their future careers. That is all except Spinelli.

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  12. Background image for Kindergarten Derby
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Kindergarten Derby

    S3:E5

    Every year the older kids pick kindergarteners to race in the Kindergarten Derby. This year an eager Tubby gets an unwilling Mikey to sponsor him in the race.

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  13. Background image for The Bet
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Bet

    S3:E6

    Fed up with Vince's ego, the kids bet Vince that he can't go one whole day without beating someone in a sport.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  14. Background image for The Ratings Game
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Ratings Game

    S3:E16

    Everyone is segregrated once the Ashley's start giving ratings to everyone on the playground.

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  15. Background image for Hustler's Apprentice
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Hustler's Apprentice

    S4:E3

    Gus winds up working for the Hustler Kid to pay off a debt, and soon he himself becomes the biggest hustler in the playground.

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  16. Background image for Gus' Fortune
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Gus' Fortune

    S4:E5

    The kids find a paper fortune teller on the ground that predicts doom for Gus.

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  17. Background image for The Madness of King Bob
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Madness of King Bob

    S4:E9

    King Bob abandons his throne in his obsessive pursuit of pulling a prank on T.J. in this sequel to The Big Prank

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  18. Background image for The Biggest Trouble Ever
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Biggest Trouble Ever

    S4:E13

    The gang gets busted when they accidentally break a statue of a famous hero.

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  19. Background image for Diggers Split Up
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Diggers Split Up

    S4:E20

    Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Cary Okmin
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  20. Background image for The Candidates
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Candidates

    S4:E25

    Gretchen and Vince both run for president.

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  21. Background image for This Brain for Hire
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - This Brain for Hire

    S4:E26

    People start paying Gretchen for doing their homework so she can buy herself a new bike

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  22. Background image for Spinelli's Masterpiece
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Spinelli's Masterpiece

    S4:E27

    Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.

    Director:Brenda Piluso
    Writer:Ford Riley
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  23. Background image for Don't Ask Me
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Don't Ask Me

    S4:E31

    Spinelli becomes popular as an advice giver when she sits in for Guru Kid.

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  24. Background image for The Fuss Over Finster
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Fuss Over Finster

    S4:E33

    Miss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.

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  25. Background image for The Break In
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Break In

    S1:E1

    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.

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  26. Background image for The New Kid
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    #25 - The New Kid

    S1:E2

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Stand Up Randall" is the best rated episode of "Recess". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Mark Drop, Sandy Adomaitis, Phil Walsh, Libby Bideau, it aired on 10/2/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Buried Treasure".