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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 adolescence, they must wrestle with authority, avoid the school snitch,

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Season 1

7.5/10298 votes
The Break In
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1997
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.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere
7.4/10257 votes
The New Kid
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1997
New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere
7.9/10191 votes
The Experiment
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1997
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.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Lesa Kite
7.3/10167 votes
The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/1997
The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Joe Purdy
7.6/10186 votes
Jinxed
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/1997
The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Scott Shelley
7.2/10172 votes
Officer Mikey
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/1997
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Lesa Kite
7.3/10171 votes
First Name Ashley
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/1997
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins
7.2/10168 votes
To Finster with Love
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/4/1997
The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Jeff Wright
7.1/10166 votes
King Gus
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/1997
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.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.5/10170 votes
Big Brother Chad
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/11/1997
The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
7.2/10158 votes
My Fair Gretchen
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/18/1997
The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins
7.1/10161 votes
Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/18/1997
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.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Bruce Rubin
7.0/10151 votes
I Will Kick No More Forever
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/25/1997
Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Michael L. Kramer
7.3/10157 votes
The Kid Came Back
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/25/1997
A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins
7.4/10168 votes
The Pest
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/1/1997
Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Rachel Lipman
7.5/10154 votes
The Legend of Big Kid
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/1/1997
What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.5/10153 votes
The Box
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/8/1997
Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
Director: Susie Dietter
Writer: Jeff Wright
7.2/10151 votes
The Trial
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/8/1997
Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Scott Shelley
7.2/10148 votes
Teachers Lounge
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/1997
The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
7.3/10145 votes
Randall's Reform
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/15/1997
Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Rachel Lipman
7.7/10180 votes
Rainy Days
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/22/1997
The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Lane Raichert
7.4/10172 votes
The Great Can Drive
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/22/1997
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.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Michael L. Kramer
7.6/10182 votes
The Voice
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1/10/1998
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.
Director: Susie Dietter, Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
7.3/10165 votes
Kids in the Mist
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/10/1998
The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins, Joe Ansolabehere
7.9/10164 votes
Parents' Night
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/17/1998
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins
7.5/10151 votes
Swing on Thru to the Other Side
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 1/17/1998
Spinelli is inspired to form a cult based on the Swinger Girl when she thinks she's seen her swing over the top into another dimension.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere