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 2 is "The Break-Up", rated 7.9/10 from 150 user votes. It was directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Michael L. Kramer. "The Break-Up" aired on 9/12/1998 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Mama's Girl".
The gang breaks up when they are forced to choose a best friend to write about.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Michael L. Kramer
Spinelli gets labelled a mama's girl when she inadvertantly calls Ms. Grotke ""Mama.""
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Mark Drop
When the playground goes on the monsticker standard T.J. goes down the path from poverty to wealth.
Director: Howy Parkins
Writer: Mark Drop, Phil Walsh, Rick Gitelson
The main kids wish they could have the overcrowded school to themselves, then surprisingly get their wish.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Steve Bannos
Mikey is the only fourth grader who still believes in Santa Claus. He tries to convince the others Santa exists.
Director: Susie Dietter
Writer: Mark Drop, Holly Huckins, Phil Walsh
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
Miss Finster agrees to babysit Spinelli for the weekend while her parents are away.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Michael L. Kramer, Phil Walsh
T.J. and Vince manage to convince everyone that the bad haircut they gave Mikey is actually cool.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Mark Drop, Phil Walsh, Jeff Haber
Spinelli's parents put her in Mlle. Povlova's dance school, where she teams up with Mikey.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Phil Walsh
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
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
Writer: Libby Bideau, Sandy Adomaitis
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
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
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
Gus winds up the new target of the school bully's wrath.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Jonathan Rosenthal
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
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
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
Substitute teacher Mr. E. captivates all the kids with his command of authority, except T.J.
Director: Susie Dietter
Writer: Phil Walsh
Gretchen turns to former yo-yo champ Tommy Tate to learn how to master the yo-yo.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Doria Biddle
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
Mikey wants to be exactly like Vince when Vince saves his life.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Holly Huckins
The kids take in a really ratty stray cat that they find near the dumpster, naming it Stuart.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Katy Ballard
King Bob orders the kids to build him a pyramid so that all future classes will remember him.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Jonathan Rosenthal
A hypnotist performing for the kids inadvertantly hypnotizes Principal Prickly into thinking he's six years old.
Director: Susie Dietter
Writer: David Shayne