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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...
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Season 1

  • The Break In
    7.5/10274 votes
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    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

  • The New Kid
    7.5/10241 votes
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    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

  • The Experiment
    7.8/10194 votes
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    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

  • The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
    7.4/10173 votes
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    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

  • Jinxed
    7.7/10187 votes
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    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

  • Officer Mikey
    7.2/10171 votes
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    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

  • First Name Ashley
    7.3/10175 votes
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    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

  • To Finster with Love
    7.2/10167 votes
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    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

  • King Gus
    7.1/10168 votes
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    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

  • Big Brother Chad
    7.4/10170 votes
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    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

  • My Fair Gretchen
    7.1/10161 votes
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    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

  • Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
    7.1/10164 votes
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    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

  • I Will Kick No More Forever
    7.0/10156 votes
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    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

  • The Kid Came Back
    7.4/10158 votes
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    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

  • The Pest
    7.4/10174 votes
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    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

  • The Legend of Big Kid
    7.5/10160 votes
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    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

  • The Box
    7.5/10160 votes
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    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

  • The Trial
    7.3/10156 votes
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    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

  • Teachers Lounge
    7.3/10155 votes
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    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

  • Randall's Reform
    7.3/10156 votes
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    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

  • Rainy Days
    7.6/10173 votes
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    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

  • The Great Can Drive
    7.4/10171 votes
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    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

  • The Voice
    7.6/10176 votes
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    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

  • Kids in the Mist
    7.3/10166 votes
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    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: Joe Ansolabehere, Holly Huckins

  • Parents' Night
    7.9/10170 votes
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    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

  • Swing on Thru to the Other Side
    7.6/10159 votes
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    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