The BEST episodes of Recess season 4

Every episode of Recess season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Recess season 4!

Six brave fourth-graders at Third Street School make it their mission to protect the other kids on the playground. Despite the rule of King Bob and his minions, who enforce his unwritten laws, T.J, Ashley, Vince, Gus, Gretchen and Mikey seek a rational balance between conformity and individuality.

Last Updated: 4/20/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Bachelor Gus
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8.41
17 votes

#1 - Bachelor Gus

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/7/1999

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

Call Me Guy
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8.14
14 votes

#2 - Call Me Guy

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/26/1999

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.

Writer: Ford Riley
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The First Picture Show
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8.04
24 votes

#3 - The First Picture Show

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1999

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

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The Secret Life of Grotke
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8.00
12 votes

#4 - The Secret Life of Grotke

Season 4 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/28/1999

The gang believe that Miss Grotke is a spy. But is she spying for or against America?

Old Folks Home
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8.00
1 votes

#5 - Old Folks Home

Season 4 - Episode 45 - Aired 2/27/2000

The Recess Gang take a visit to the Old Folks' Home, only to be surprised.

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Some Friend
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8.00
2 votes

#6 - Some Friend

Season 4 - Episode 46 - Aired 2/27/2000

T.J. has a mysterious friend who appears to be Menlo.

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The Spy Who Came in from the Playground
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7.86
21 votes

#7 - The Spy Who Came in from the Playground

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/1999

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

Directors: Chuck Sheetz
Mikey's Pants
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7.81
16 votes

#8 - Mikey's Pants

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/7/1999

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

Hustler's Apprentice
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7.73
26 votes

#9 - Hustler's Apprentice

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/1999

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

Randall's Friends
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7.67
18 votes

#10 - Randall's Friends

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/26/1999

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

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Prickly is Leaving
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7.67
15 votes

#11 - Prickly is Leaving

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/9/2000

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.

Chez Vince
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7.64
14 votes

#12 - Chez Vince

Season 4 - Episode 43 - Aired 2/21/2000

Vince becomes one of the greatest chefs in the history of the playground and making 'Chez Vince' and possibly even the world.

Writer: Ford Riley
A Science Fair to Remember
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7.60
20 votes

#13 - A Science Fair to Remember

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/3/1999

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

Directors: Howy Parkins
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Here Comes Mr. Perfect
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7.56
18 votes

#14 - Here Comes Mr. Perfect

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/23/2000

Jared, the new student, appears to be perfect, making the rest of the school very jealous.

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The Madness of King Bob
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7.56
18 votes

#15 - The Madness of King Bob

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/22/1999

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

Writer: Gregg Taylor
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Spinelli's Masterpiece
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7.56
18 votes

#16 - Spinelli's Masterpiece

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/14/1999

Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.

Writer: Ford Riley
The Biggest Trouble Ever
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7.55
22 votes

#17 - The Biggest Trouble Ever

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/16/2000

The gang gets busted when they accidentally break a statue of a famous hero.

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Soccer Boy
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7.55
11 votes

#18 - Soccer Boy

Season 4 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/29/1999

Vince refuses to let Mikey join his five-a-side soccer team for the King Bob Classic, so Mikey becomes the goalkeeper for Lawson's team.

Directors: Howy Parkins
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A Great State Fair
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7.53
17 votes

#19 - A Great State Fair

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/19/1999

Gus gets left behind, along with Gelman and Finster when Gus's dad forgets to give him his permission slip to his first great state fair.

Writer: Bob Illes
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Don't Ask Me
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7.50
18 votes

#20 - Don't Ask Me

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/28/1999

Spinelli takes the place of the Guru Kid.

Directors: Howy Parkins
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The Big Prank
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7.50
26 votes

#21 - The Big Prank

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1999

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

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The A.V. Kid
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7.50
14 votes

#22 - The A.V. Kid

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/21/1999

A.V. Kid must choose a successor because he's leaving Third Street for Portugal. T.J. and Vince would both like the position.

Writer: Bart Jennett
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Good Ole T.J.
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7.46
13 votes

#23 - Good Ole T.J.

Season 4 - Episode 42 - Aired 2/20/2000

T.J. and Gretchen are finally partners for a project. Will it work?

Writer: Jack Monaco
Gus' Fortune
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7.45
20 votes

#24 - Gus' Fortune

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/1999

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

Me No Know
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7.43
14 votes

#25 - Me No Know

Season 4 - Episode 41 - Aired 2/20/2000

Vince feels left out of the loop when everyone on the playground begins quoting lines from the latest screwball comedy, Me No Know and sets out to see the film.

Directors: Howy Parkins
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