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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!

The Best Episodes of Recess Season 1

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. 7.9/10(178 votes)

    #1 - Parents' Night

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    S1:E25

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

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  2. 7.8/10(201 votes)

    #2 - The Experiment

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    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.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Lesa Kite
  3. 7.7/10(192 votes)

    #3 - Jinxed

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    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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  4. 7.6/10(181 votes)

    #4 - Rainy Days

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    S1:E21

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

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  5. 7.6/10(184 votes)

    #5 - The Voice

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    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.

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  6. 7.6/10(165 votes)

    #6 - Swing on Thru to the Other Side

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    S1:E26

    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.

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  8. 7.5/10(281 votes)

    #7 - The Break In

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    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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  9. 7.5/10(249 votes)

    #8 - The New Kid

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    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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  10. 7.5/10(167 votes)

    #9 - The Legend of Big Kid

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    S1:E16

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

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  11. 7.5/10(166 votes)

    #10 - The Box

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    S1:E17

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

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    Director:Susie Dietter
  12. 7.4/10(180 votes)

    #11 - The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

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    S1:E4

    The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Joe Purdy
  13. 7.4/10(176 votes)

    #12 - Big Brother Chad

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    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.

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  14. 7.4/10(166 votes)

    #13 - The Kid Came Back

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    S1:E14

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

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  15. 7.4/10(180 votes)

    #14 - The Pest

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    S1:E15

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

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  16. 7.4/10(178 votes)

    #15 - The Great Can Drive

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    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.

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  17. 7.3/10(182 votes)

    #16 - First Name Ashley

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    S1:E7

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

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  18. 7.3/10(161 votes)

    #17 - Randall's Reform

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    S1:E20

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

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  19. 7.3/10(174 votes)

    #18 - Kids in the Mist

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    S1:E24

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

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  20. 7.2/10(176 votes)

    #19 - Officer Mikey

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    S1:E6

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

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Lesa Kite
  21. 7.2/10(176 votes)

    #20 - To Finster with Love

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    S1:E8

    The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
  22. 7.2/10(161 votes)

    #21 - The Trial

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    S1:E18

    Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.

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  23. 7.2/10(160 votes)

    #22 - Teachers Lounge

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    S1:E19

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

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  24. 7.1/10(173 votes)

    #23 - King Gus

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    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.

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  25. 7.1/10(168 votes)

    #24 - My Fair Gretchen

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    S1:E11

    The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.

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  26. 7.1/10(172 votes)

    #25 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

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    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.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Parents' Night" is the best rated episode of "Recess" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 178 votes. Directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Holly Huckins, it aired on 1/17/1998. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Experiment".