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The Best Episodes of Recess

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 Operation Stuart
    8.4/10(185 votes)

    #1 - Operation Stuart

    S2:E15

    The kids take in a really ratty stray cat that they find near the dumpster, naming it Stuart.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  2. Background image for Dodgeball City
    8.4/10(176 votes)

    #2 - Dodgeball City

    S3:E3

    The main kids discover that Gus was once a notorious dodgeball player who went by the name of El Diablo.

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  3. Background image for Gus' Last Stand
    8.1/10(153 votes)

    #3 - Gus' Last Stand

    S2:E7

    Gus winds up the new target of the school bully's wrath.

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  4. Background image for Omega Kids
    8.0/10(161 votes)

    #4 - Omega Kids

    S2:E20

    The main kids wish they could have the overcrowded school to themselves, then surprisingly get their wish.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  5. Background image for The Rules
    8.0/10(135 votes)

    #5 - The Rules

    S4:E14

    The original 1935 edition of The Rules of the Playground is discovered in the library.

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  6. Background image for Parents' Night
    7.9/10(183 votes)

    #6 - Parents' Night

    S1:E25

    Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.

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  8. Background image for Outcast Ashley
    7.9/10(154 votes)

    #7 - Outcast Ashley

    S2:E4

    Ashley A. hooks up with Gretchen when she sins against the clique so gravely as to get thrown out.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  9. Background image for Operation Field Trip
    7.9/10(156 votes)

    #8 - Operation Field Trip

    S2:E8

    All the kids go on a big field trip to MISOOE (The Museum of Industry, Science, Oceanography, Oddities and Energy). But Ol' Smokey, the beloved school bus, breaks down in the middle of nowhere.

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  10. Background image for Gretchen and the Secret of Yo
    7.9/10(152 votes)

    #9 - Gretchen and the Secret of Yo

    S2:E12

    Gretchen turns to former yo-yo champ Tommy Tate to learn how to master the yo-yo.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  11. Background image for Lost Leader
    7.9/10(139 votes)

    #10 - Lost Leader

    S6:E5

    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. back to his old self

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  12. Background image for The Experiment
    7.8/10(205 votes)

    #11 - The Experiment

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Lesa Kite
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  13. Background image for The Break-Up
    7.8/10(165 votes)

    #12 - The Break-Up

    S2:E1

    The gang breaks up when they are forced to choose a best friend to write about.

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  14. Background image for The Challenge
    7.8/10(150 votes)

    #13 - The Challenge

    S2:E9

    A visit from Principal Prickly's brother Paul leads to a challenge between 3rd Street and 98th Street kickball teams.

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  15. Background image for Weekend at Muriel's
    7.8/10(157 votes)

    #14 - Weekend at Muriel's

    S2:E18

    Miss Finster agrees to babysit Spinelli for the weekend while her parents are away.

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  16. Background image for Economics of Recess
    7.8/10(159 votes)

    #15 - Economics of Recess

    S2:E19

    When the playground goes on the monsticker standard T.J. goes down the path from poverty to wealth.

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  17. Background image for Lord of the Nerds
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #16 - Lord of the Nerds

    S3:E10

    T.J. breaks his clavicle and now has to spend recess with the ""pale kids"" in Room 51.

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  18. Background image for The First Picture Show
    7.8/10(133 votes)

    #17 - The First Picture Show

    S4:E1

    Señor Fusion: the Movie finally opens and T.J. vows to be there at its first screening.

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  19. Background image for The Big Prank
    7.8/10(134 votes)

    #18 - The Big Prank

    S4:E2

    The kids rope T.J. into a challenge to play a prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
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  20. Background image for The Dude
    7.8/10(136 votes)

    #19 - The Dude

    S4:E23

    T.J. and the gang meet Mr. Dudicoff, a student teacher who was a legend at 3rd Street School back in the day.

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  21. Background image for Jinxed
    7.7/10(200 votes)

    #20 - Jinxed

    S1:E5

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

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  22. Background image for Mama's Girl
    7.7/10(151 votes)

    #21 - Mama's Girl

    S2:E3

    Spinelli gets labelled a mama's girl when she inadvertantly calls Ms. Grotke ""Mama.""

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Mark Drop
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  23. Background image for The Game
    7.7/10(142 votes)

    #22 - The Game

    S2:E5

    Gus finds a tile from the game Ajimbo and soon the entire student body gets caught in its evil grasp.

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  24. Background image for The Story of Whomps
    7.7/10(167 votes)

    #23 - The Story of Whomps

    S2:E17

    Principal Prickly and Miss Finster deem T.J.'s word "whomps" as a cuss and punish him for it, starting a scandal that leads all the way to the board of education.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Mark Drop
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  25. Background image for The Ratings Game
    7.7/10(150 votes)

    #24 - The Ratings Game

    S3:E16

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

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  26. Background image for The Spy Who Came In from the Playground
    7.7/10(136 votes)

    #25 - The Spy Who Came In from the Playground

    S4:E4

    The main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Operation Stuart" is the best rated episode of "Recess". It scored 8.4/10 based on 185 votes. Directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Katy Ballard, it aired on 11/14/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dodgeball City".