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, and try their best to win at kick-ball.
The best episode of "Recess" season 1 is "The Break In", rated 7.5/10 from 273 user votes. It was directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere. "The Break In" aired on 9/13/1997 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The New Kid".
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
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 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 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
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
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Lesa Kite
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins
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
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
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
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
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
Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Michael L. Kramer
A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins
Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Rachel Lipman
What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Peter Gaffney
Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
Director: Susie Dietter
Writer: Jeff Wright
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
The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Rachel Lipman
The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Lane Raichert
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
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
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
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins