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The Best Episodes of Recess Season 1

Every episode of Recess Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Recess Season 1!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Recess Season 1 Episode 1 - The Break In
    7.5/10(294 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere

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  2. Recess Season 1 Episode 2 - The New Kid
    7.5/10(261 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere

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  3. Recess Season 1 Episode 3 - The Experiment
    7.9/10(207 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Recess Season 1 Episode 4 - The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
    7.4/10(187 votes)

    #4 - The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

    S1:E4

    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

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  5. Recess Season 1 Episode 5 - Jinxed
    7.7/10(200 votes)

    #5 - Jinxed

    S1:E5

    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

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  6. Recess Season 1 Episode 6 - Officer Mikey
    7.2/10(186 votes)

    #6 - Officer Mikey

    S1:E6

    The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Lesa Kite

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  7. Recess Season 1 Episode 7 - First Name Ashley
    7.3/10(189 votes)

    #7 - First Name Ashley

    S1:E7

    The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Holly Huckins

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  8. Recess Season 1 Episode 8 - To Finster with Love
    7.2/10(183 votes)

    #8 - To Finster with Love

    S1:E8

    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

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  9. Recess Season 1 Episode 9 - King Gus
    7.1/10(180 votes)

    #9 - King Gus

    S1:E9

    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

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  10. Recess Season 1 Episode 10 - Big Brother Chad
    7.5/10(184 votes)

    #10 - Big Brother Chad

    S1:E10

    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

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  11. Recess Season 1 Episode 11 - My Fair Gretchen
    7.1/10(174 votes)

    #11 - My Fair Gretchen

    S1:E11

    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

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  12. Recess Season 1 Episode 12 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
    7.1/10(177 votes)

    #12 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

    S1:E12

    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

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  13. Recess Season 1 Episode 13 - I Will Kick No More Forever
    7.0/10(170 votes)

    #13 - I Will Kick No More Forever

    S1:E13

    Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Michael L. Kramer

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  14. Recess Season 1 Episode 14 - The Kid Came Back
    7.4/10(172 votes)

    #14 - The Kid Came Back

    S1:E14

    A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Holly Huckins

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  15. Recess Season 1 Episode 15 - The Pest
    7.4/10(188 votes)

    #15 - The Pest

    S1:E15

    Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Rachel Lipman

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  16. Recess Season 1 Episode 16 - The Legend of Big Kid
    7.5/10(173 votes)

    #16 - The Legend of Big Kid

    S1:E16

    What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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  17. Recess Season 1 Episode 17 - The Box
    7.5/10(173 votes)

    #17 - The Box

    S1:E17

    Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.

    Director:Susie Dietter
    Writer:Jeff Wright

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  18. Recess Season 1 Episode 18 - The Trial
    7.2/10(169 votes)

    #18 - The Trial

    S1:E18

    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

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  19. Recess Season 1 Episode 19 - Teachers Lounge
    7.2/10(167 votes)

    #19 - Teachers Lounge

    S1:E19

    The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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  20. Recess Season 1 Episode 20 - Randall's Reform
    7.3/10(168 votes)

    #20 - Randall's Reform

    S1:E20

    Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Rachel Lipman

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  21. Recess Season 1 Episode 21 - Rainy Days
    7.6/10(192 votes)

    #21 - Rainy Days

    S1:E21

    The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Lane Raichert

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  22. Recess Season 1 Episode 22 - The Great Can Drive
    7.4/10(190 votes)

    #22 - The Great Can Drive

    S1:E22

    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

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  23. Recess Season 1 Episode 23 - The Voice
    7.6/10(195 votes)

    #23 - The Voice

    S1:E23

    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.

    Directors:Susie Dietter, Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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  24. Recess Season 1 Episode 24 - Kids in the Mist
    7.3/10(184 votes)

    #24 - Kids in the Mist

    S1:E24

    The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Holly Huckins, Joe Ansolabehere

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  25. Recess Season 1 Episode 25 - Parents' Night
    7.9/10(185 votes)

    #25 - Parents' Night

    S1:E25

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

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Holly Huckins

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Break In" is the best rated episode of "Recess" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 294 votes. Directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere, it aired on 9/13/1997. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The New Kid".