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The Best Episodes of Recess Season 4

Every episode of Recess Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Recess Season 4!

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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 4 Episode 14 - The Rules
    8.0/10(115 votes)

    S4:E14

    The original 1935 edition of The Rules of the Playground is discovered in the library.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Etan Cohen, Bart Jennett

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  2. Recess Season 4 Episode 1 - The First Picture Show
    7.8/10(112 votes)

    S4:E1

    Señor Fusion: the Movie finally opens and T.J. vows to be there at its first screening.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Richard Whitley

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  3. Recess Season 4 Episode 2 - The Big Prank
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    S4:E2

    The kids rope T.J. into a challenge to play a prank on King Bob before the end of the school day.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Gregg Taylor

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  4. Recess Season 4 Episode 21 - Schoolworld
    7.8/10(113 votes)

    S4:E21

    The school gets a new technology system installed called the SAL 3000 which controls everything.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Scott Shelley

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  5. Recess Season 4 Episode 23 - The Dude
    7.8/10(118 votes)

    S4:E23

    T.J. and the gang meet Mr. Dudicoff, a student teacher who was a legend at 3rd Street School back in the day.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Richard Whitley

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  6. Recess Season 4 Episode 34 - Soccer Boy
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    S4:E34

    Mikey makes the other kids regret not letting them play on their team for the playground's soccer tourney.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Scott Redman, Bart Jennett

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  7. Recess Season 4 Episode 4 - The Spy Who Came In from the Playground
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    S4:E4

    The main kids make a friend of new kid James Stone and show him all their little schemes, but soon regret that.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Michael L. Kramer

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  8. Recess Season 4 Episode 31 - Don't Ask Me
    7.7/10(113 votes)

    S4:E31

    Spinelli becomes popular as an advice giver when she sits in for Guru Kid.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Sandy Adomaitis, Libby Bideau

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  9. Recess Season 4 Episode 32 - The Secret Life of Grotke
    7.7/10(104 votes)

    S4:E32

    Ms. Grotke's strange behavior makes the kids think that she's a spy.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Ford Riley

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  10. Recess Season 4 Episode 35 - Fort Tender
    7.7/10(101 votes)

    S4:E35

    The bored main kids build their own fort. But then Lawson takes it over.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Nick DuBois

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  11. Recess Season 4 Episode 27 - Spinelli's Masterpiece
    7.6/10(114 votes)

    S4:E27

    Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.

    Director:Brenda Piluso
    Writer:Ford Riley

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  12. Recess Season 4 Episode 3 - Hustler's Apprentice
    7.5/10(109 votes)

    S4:E3

    Gus winds up working for the Hustler Kid to pay off a debt, and soon he himself becomes the biggest hustler in the playground.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Katy Cooper, Ned Teitelbaum

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  13. Recess Season 4 Episode 33 - The Fuss Over Finster
    7.5/10(114 votes)

    S4:E33

    Miss Finster hurts her leg and can't keep up with the kids during recess.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Milton Chassman

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  14. Recess Season 4 Episode 5 - Gus' Fortune
    7.4/10(112 votes)

    S4:E5

    The kids find a paper fortune teller on the ground that predicts doom for Gus.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Ron Birnbach, Phil Walsh

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  15. Recess Season 4 Episode 11 - Prickly is Leaving
    7.4/10(106 votes)

    S4:E11

    Prickly finally gets his appointment to Spiro T. Agnew Middle School. But the kids try to make him stay after they meet the new Principal Slicer.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Julie Ann Sipos, Bart Jennett

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  16. Recess Season 4 Episode 12 - Randall's Friends
    7.4/10(106 votes)

    S4:E12

    Randall gets the main kids to pretend that they're his friends when his father, Leonard, visits the school on Randall's birthday.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Milton Chassman

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  17. Recess Season 4 Episode 22 - Bachelor Gus
    7.4/10(107 votes)

    S4:E22

    Thinking his family is moving away again, Gus moves under the jungle gym to avoid leaving his friends and school

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Sandy Adomaitis, Libby Bideau

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  18. Recess Season 4 Episode 6 - Rumor Mill
    7.3/10(108 votes)

    S4:E6

    The kids want to find out who started a rumor that a boy knocked over Mikey's popcorn at the movies and Mikey then threw the boy into the girl's bathroom.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:David Pitlik

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  19. Recess Season 4 Episode 17 - Mikey's Pants
    7.3/10(106 votes)

    S4:E17

    The gang tries to cover up Mikey's ripped pants so Finster won't catch him.

    Directors:Chuck Sheetz, Howy Parkins
    Writers:Scott Redman, Phil Walsh

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  20. Recess Season 4 Episode 19 - Good Luck Charm
    7.3/10(102 votes)

    S4:E19

    Spinelli gets too attached to the lucky marble that Vince loans her.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:David Pitlik

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  21. Recess Season 4 Episode 24 - Partners in Crime
    7.3/10(105 votes)

    S4:E24

    Menlo and Randall team up to manipulate the entire playground.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Bart Jennett

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  22. Recess Season 4 Episode 25 - The Candidates
    7.3/10(105 votes)

    S4:E25

    Gretchen and Vince both run for president.

    Directors:Chuck Sheetz, Howy Parkins
    Writers:Mark Drop, Etan Cohen

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  23. Recess Season 4 Episode 30 - Bonky Fever
    7.3/10(117 votes)

    S4:E30

    Scared of turning 10 on his soon-to-be bithday, Mikey develops an obssession of becoming a little kid again so he won't have to grow up.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Bart Jennett

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  24. Recess Season 4 Episode 38 - Prince Randall
    7.3/10(102 votes)

    S4:E38

    Randall uses an embarrassing photo to blackmail King Bob into making him Playground Prince.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Bob Illes, Phil Walsh

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  25. Recess Season 4 Episode 41 - Chez Vince
    7.3/10(103 votes)

    S4:E41

    Disgusted by the horrible cafeteria food, Vince becomes the new school cook when the other kids try his cooking.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Milton Chassman

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Rules" is the best rated episode of "Recess" season 4. It scored 8/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by Howy Parkins and written by Etan Cohen, Bart Jennett, it aired on 11/7/1999. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The First Picture Show".