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The Worst Episodes of Recess

Every episode of Recess ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Recess!

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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 Worst Episode
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    Recess Season 4 Episode 16 - A Science Fair to Remember
    6.8/10(107 votes)

    S4:E16

    Second grade prodigy Becky Benson befriends Gretchen to get help for her science fair project. But she has an ulterior motive.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Sandy Adomaitis, Libby Bideau, Bart Jennett

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  2. Recess Season 4 Episode 29 - Yope from Norway
    6.8/10(108 votes)

    S4:E29

    When a new kid from Norway comes to 3rd Street School, Gus befriends the kid by making him think that Gus is the hottest kid in the school.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Bob Illes

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  3. Recess Season 3 Episode 6 - The Bet
    6.9/10(115 votes)

    S3:E6

    Fed up with Vince's ego, the kids bet Vince that he can't go one whole day without beating someone in a sport.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:David Pitlik

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  4. Recess Season 1 Episode 13 - I Will Kick No More Forever
    7.0/10(151 votes)

    S1:E13

    Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Michael L. Kramer

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  5. Recess Season 3 Episode 13 - The Barnaby Boys
    7.0/10(116 votes)

    S3:E13

    T.J. and Vince are so into the "Barnaby Boys" books that they dress up like the Barnaby Boys and try to solve the mystery of the suspicious substitute janitor, Earl Raymond.

    Directors:Chuck Sheetz, Howy Parkins
    Writers:Rocket Rabinowitz, Phil Walsh

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  6. Recess Season 4 Episode 20 - Diggers Split Up
    7.0/10(109 votes)

    S4:E20

    Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Cary Okmin

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  7. Recess Season 6 Episode 2 - Kurst the Not So Bad
    7.0/10(103 votes)

    S6:E2

    Mikey's new friendship with Kurst the Worst doesn't sit well with their friends.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Catherine Lieuwen

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  8. Recess Season 1 Episode 9 - King Gus
    7.1/10(166 votes)

    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.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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  9. Recess Season 1 Episode 12 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
    7.1/10(161 votes)

    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.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Bruce Rubin

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  10. Recess Season 2 Episode 21 - Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave
    7.1/10(126 votes)

    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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  11. Recess Season 3 Episode 7 - Space Cadet
    7.1/10(111 votes)

    S3:E7

    T.J. takes charge when Gretchen seems to achieve a dream that T.J.'s always had, to be an astronaut on the space shuttle.

    Directors:Chuck Sheetz, Howy Parkins
    Writer:David Pitlik

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  12. Recess Season 3 Episode 8 - Stand Up Randall
    7.1/10(118 votes)

    S3:E8

    Randall becomes popular when he uses a joke book to make himself a standup comedian.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Mark Drop, Sandy Adomaitis, Libby Bideau, Phil Walsh

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  13. Recess Season 3 Episode 9 - The Shiner
    7.1/10(120 votes)

    S3:E9

    T.J. shows up in school with a black eye. Everyone makes up wild stories about the heroic acts T.J. must have done to get the shiner.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Steve Bannos

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  14. Recess Season 3 Episode 11 - That Stinking Feeling
    7.1/10(114 votes)

    S3:E11

    Spinelli gets a crush on a fifth grader and has to get over it to save her reputation.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Chad Einbinder

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  15. Recess Season 4 Episode 7 - Recess is Cancelled
    7.1/10(109 votes)

    S4:E7

    Secretary of Schools Garrison chooses 3rd Street School as the place to test his program to bring test scores up by cancelling recess.

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

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  16. Recess Season 4 Episode 9 - The Madness of King Bob
    7.1/10(107 votes)

    S4:E9

    King Bob abandons his throne in his obsessive pursuit of pulling a prank on T.J. in this sequel to The Big Prank

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Gregg Taylor

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  17. Recess Season 4 Episode 10 - Call Me Guy
    7.1/10(110 votes)

    S4:E10

    Gus takes a new identity when he discovers that people think he's a different cool kid when he doesn't wear them. Too bad "Guy" can't see a thing.

    Director:Brenda Piluso
    Writer:Ford Riley

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  18. Recess Season 4 Episode 36 - Germ Warfare
    7.1/10(106 votes)

    S4:E36

    Gus starts an obsessive crusade to kill all the germs in the world, while Mikey will do anything to save them.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:David Pitlik, Phil Walsh

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  19. Recess Season 4 Episode 37 - More Like Gretchen
    7.1/10(100 votes)

    S4:E37

    Spinelli gets peeved with her parents heap so much praise for Gretchen at her expense.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Bart Jennett

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  20. Recess Season 4 Episode 39 - Me No Know
    7.1/10(105 votes)

    S4:E39

    Vince feels like an outsider after he misses the must-see movie of the weekend.

    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writers:Ford Riley, Gail Glaze

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  21. Recess Season 1 Episode 6 - Officer Mikey
    7.2/10(172 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Lesa Kite

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  22. Recess Season 1 Episode 8 - To Finster with Love
    7.2/10(168 votes)

    S1:E8

    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

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  23. Recess Season 1 Episode 11 - My Fair Gretchen
    7.2/10(158 votes)

    S1:E11

    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

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  24. Recess Season 1 Episode 18 - The Trial
    7.2/10(151 votes)

    S1:E18

    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

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  25. Recess Season 1 Episode 19 - Teachers Lounge
    7.2/10(148 votes)

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Science Fair to Remember" is the worst rated episode of "Recess". It scored 6.8/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by Howy Parkins and written by Sandy Adomaitis, Libby Bideau, Bart Jennett, it aired on 11/8/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Yope from Norway".