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The Worst Episodes of Recess

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...

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  1. Background image for A Science Fair to Remember
    6.9/10(126 votes)

    #1 - A Science Fair to Remember

    S4:E16

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

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  2. Background image for I Will Kick No More Forever
    7.0/10(165 votes)

    #2 - I Will Kick No More Forever

    S1:E13

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

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  3. Background image for The Bet
    7.0/10(134 votes)

    #3 - The Bet

    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.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
  4. Background image for Recess is Cancelled
    7.0/10(130 votes)

    #4 - Recess is Cancelled

    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.

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  5. Background image for Diggers Split Up
    7.0/10(132 votes)

    #5 - Diggers Split Up

    S4:E20

    Digger Dave quits digging and then bosses everyone around.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Cary Okmin
  6. Background image for Yope from Norway
    7.0/10(128 votes)

    #6 - Yope from Norway

    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.

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    Director:Howy Parkins
    Writer:Bob Illes
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  8. Background image for Kurst the Not So Bad
    7.0/10(125 votes)

    #7 - Kurst the Not So Bad

    S6:E2

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

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  9. Background image for My Fair Gretchen
    7.1/10(169 votes)

    #8 - My Fair Gretchen

    S1:E11

    The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.

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  10. Background image for Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
    7.1/10(173 votes)

    #9 - Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

    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.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
  11. Background image for The Shiner
    7.1/10(140 votes)

    #10 - The Shiner

    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.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
  12. Background image for The Madness of King Bob
    7.1/10(126 votes)

    #11 - The Madness of King Bob

    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

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
  13. Background image for Call Me Guy
    7.1/10(129 votes)

    #12 - Call Me Guy

    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.

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    Director:Brenda Piluso
    Writer:Ford Riley
  14. Background image for Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
    7.1/10(147 votes)

    #13 - Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.

    S4:E28

    T.J. can't figure out why Gordy doesn't like him.

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  15. Background image for Germ Warfare
    7.1/10(127 votes)

    #14 - Germ Warfare

    S4:E36

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

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  16. Background image for More Like Gretchen
    7.1/10(121 votes)

    #15 - More Like Gretchen

    S4:E37

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

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    Director:Howy Parkins
  17. Background image for Officer Mikey
    7.2/10(181 votes)

    #16 - Officer Mikey

    S1:E6

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

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Lesa Kite
  18. Background image for To Finster with Love
    7.2/10(178 votes)

    #17 - To Finster with Love

    S1:E8

    The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
  19. Background image for King Gus
    7.2/10(175 votes)

    #18 - King Gus

    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.

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  20. Background image for The Trial
    7.2/10(162 votes)

    #19 - The Trial

    S1:E18

    Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.

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  21. Background image for Teachers Lounge
    7.2/10(161 votes)

    #20 - Teachers Lounge

    S1:E19

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

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  22. Background image for Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave
    7.2/10(139 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.

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  23. Background image for Space Cadet
    7.2/10(130 votes)

    #22 - Space Cadet

    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.

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  24. Background image for Stand Up Randall
    7.2/10(137 votes)

    #23 - Stand Up Randall

    S3:E8

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

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  25. Background image for That Stinking Feeling
    7.2/10(134 votes)

    #24 - That Stinking Feeling

    S3:E11

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

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  26. Background image for The Barnaby Boys
    7.2/10(135 votes)

    #25 - The Barnaby Boys

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Science Fair to Remember" is the worst rated episode of "Recess". It scored 6.9/10 based on 126 votes. Directed by Howy Parkins and written by Sandy Adomaitis, Libby Bideau, Bart Jennett, it aired on 11/8/1999. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I Will Kick No More Forever".