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The Best Episodes of Recess Season 2

Every episode of Recess Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Recess Season 2!

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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 2 Episode 1 - The Break-Up
    7.8/10(167 votes)

    #1 - The Break-Up

    S2:E1

    The gang breaks up when they are forced to choose a best friend to write about.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Michael L. Kramer

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  2. Recess Season 2 Episode 2 - The Hypnotist
    7.5/10(148 votes)

    #2 - The Hypnotist

    S2:E2

    A hypnotist performing for the kids inadvertantly hypnotizes Principal Prickly into thinking he's six years old.

    Director:Susie Dietter
    Writer:David Shayne

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  3. Recess Season 2 Episode 3 - Mama's Girl
    7.7/10(155 votes)

    #3 - Mama's Girl

    S2:E3

    Spinelli gets labelled a mama's girl when she inadvertantly calls Ms. Grotke ""Mama.""

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Mark Drop

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  4. Recess Season 2 Episode 4 - Outcast Ashley
    7.9/10(156 votes)

    #4 - Outcast Ashley

    S2:E4

    Ashley A. hooks up with Gretchen when she sins against the clique so gravely as to get thrown out.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Doria Biddle

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  5. Recess Season 2 Episode 5 - The Game
    7.7/10(145 votes)

    #5 - The Game

    S2:E5

    Gus finds a tile from the game Ajimbo and soon the entire student body gets caught in its evil grasp.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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  6. Recess Season 2 Episode 6 - The Lost Ball
    7.4/10(150 votes)

    #6 - The Lost Ball

    S2:E6

    Gus has to go to the Yard of No Return when he kicks a good kickball over the fence.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Holly Huckins

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  7. Recess Season 2 Episode 7 - Gus' Last Stand
    8.1/10(157 votes)

    #7 - Gus' Last Stand

    S2:E7

    Gus winds up the new target of the school bully's wrath.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Jonathan Rosenthal

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  8. Recess Season 2 Episode 8 - Operation Field Trip
    7.9/10(159 votes)

    #8 - Operation Field Trip

    S2:E8

    All the kids go on a big field trip to MISOOE (The Museum of Industry, Science, Oceanography, Oddities and Energy). But Ol' Smokey, the beloved school bus, breaks down in the middle of nowhere.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Michael L. Kramer

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  9. Recess Season 2 Episode 9 - The Challenge
    7.8/10(152 votes)

    #9 - The Challenge

    S2:E9

    A visit from Principal Prickly's brother Paul leads to a challenge between 3rd Street and 98th Street kickball teams.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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  10. Recess Season 2 Episode 10 - Wild Child
    7.4/10(152 votes)

    #10 - Wild Child

    S2:E10

    In the "Pee Wee Pals" program, the main kids each have to take care of a kindergartner during recess.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Mark Drop

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  11. Recess Season 2 Episode 11 - The Substitute
    7.4/10(142 votes)

    #11 - The Substitute

    S2:E11

    Substitute teacher Mr. E. captivates all the kids with his command of authority, except T.J.

    Director:Susie Dietter
    Writer:Phil Walsh

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  12. Recess Season 2 Episode 12 - Gretchen and the Secret of Yo
    7.8/10(156 votes)

    #12 - Gretchen and the Secret of Yo

    S2:E12

    Gretchen turns to former yo-yo champ Tommy Tate to learn how to master the yo-yo.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Doria Biddle

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  13. Recess Season 2 Episode 13 - The Girl Was Trouble
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    #13 - The Girl Was Trouble

    S2:E13

    Gretchen's search for her stolen laptop leads her on a journey among the school's delinquents that ultimately brings about her downfall.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Mark Drop

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  14. Recess Season 2 Episode 14 - Copycat Kid
    7.5/10(156 votes)

    #14 - Copycat Kid

    S2:E14

    Mikey wants to be exactly like Vince when Vince saves his life.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Holly Huckins

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  15. Recess Season 2 Episode 15 - Operation Stuart
    8.4/10(188 votes)

    #15 - Operation Stuart

    S2:E15

    The kids take in a really ratty stray cat that they find near the dumpster, naming it Stuart.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Katy Ballard

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  16. Recess Season 2 Episode 16 - Pharaoh Bob
    7.5/10(147 votes)

    #16 - Pharaoh Bob

    S2:E16

    King Bob orders the kids to build him a pyramid so that all future classes will remember him.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Jonathan Rosenthal

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  17. Recess Season 2 Episode 17 - The Story of Whomps
    7.7/10(169 votes)

    #17 - The Story of Whomps

    S2:E17

    Principal Prickly and Miss Finster deem T.J.'s word "whomps" as a cuss and punish him for it, starting a scandal that leads all the way to the board of education.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Mark Drop

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  18. Recess Season 2 Episode 18 - Weekend at Muriel's
    7.8/10(160 votes)

    #18 - Weekend at Muriel's

    S2:E18

    Miss Finster agrees to babysit Spinelli for the weekend while her parents are away.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Michael L. Kramer, Phil Walsh

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  19. Recess Season 2 Episode 19 - Economics of Recess
    7.8/10(161 votes)

    #19 - Economics of Recess

    S2:E19

    When the playground goes on the monsticker standard T.J. goes down the path from poverty to wealth.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Mark Drop, Rick Gitelson, Phil Walsh

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  20. Recess Season 2 Episode 20 - Omega Kids
    8.0/10(162 votes)

    #20 - Omega Kids

    S2:E20

    The main kids wish they could have the overcrowded school to themselves, then surprisingly get their wish.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Steve Bannos

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  21. Recess Season 2 Episode 21 - Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave
    7.1/10(145 votes)

    #21 - Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave

    S2:E21

    Mikey is the only fourth grader who still believes in Santa Claus. He tries to convince the others Santa exists.

    Director:Susie Dietter
    Writers:Mark Drop, Holly Huckins, Phil Walsh

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  22. Recess Season 2 Episode 22 - Bad Hair Day
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    #22 - Bad Hair Day

    S2:E22

    T.J. and Vince manage to convince everyone that the bad haircut they gave Mikey is actually cool.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Mark Drop, Phil Walsh, Jeff Haber

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  23. Recess Season 2 Episode 23 - Dance Lessons
    7.4/10(147 votes)

    #23 - Dance Lessons

    S2:E23

    Spinelli's parents put her in Mlle. Povlova's dance school, where she teams up with Mikey.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Phil Walsh

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  24. Recess Season 2 Episode 24 - Principal for a Day
    7.6/10(144 votes)

    #24 - Principal for a Day

    S2:E24

    Principal Prickly and Miss Finster plot to turn T.J. over to their own side by making him principal for a day.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Steve Bannos

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  25. Recess Season 2 Episode 25 - The Beauty Contest
    7.4/10(150 votes)

    #25 - The Beauty Contest

    S2:E25

    The Ashleys get back at Spinelli by entering her into the Kiddie Cosmetics Little Miss Blush Beauty Pageant. But her friends talk Spinelli into trying to beat the Ashleys in the pageant.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Sandy Adomaitis, Libby Bideau

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Break-Up" is the best rated episode of "Recess" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 167 votes. Directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Michael L. Kramer, it aired on 9/12/1998. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Hypnotist".