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: 11/10/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Bachelor Gus
star
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

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Germ Warfare
star
8.25
12 votes

#2 - Germ Warfare

Season 4 - Episode 36 - Aired 2/6/2000

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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Call Me Guy
star
8.14
14 votes

#3 - 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
star
8.13
31 votes

#4 - 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 Spy Who Came in from the Playground
star
7.96
25 votes

#5 - 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
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Hustler's Apprentice
star
7.81
27 votes

#6 - 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.

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Prickly is Leaving
star
7.81
16 votes

#7 - 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.

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Mikey's Pants
star
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.

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Randall's Friends
star
7.79
19 votes

#9 - 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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More Like Gretchen
star
7.71
14 votes

#10 - More Like Gretchen

Season 4 - Episode 37 - Aired 2/13/2000

After a visit to a beauty museum with Gretchen, Spinelli's parents seem to be a little "unsatisfied" with their daughter.

Directors: Howy Parkins
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Soccer Boy
star
7.69
13 votes

#11 - Soccer Boy

Season 4 - Episode 34 - 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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Old Folks Home
star
7.67
15 votes

#12 - Old Folks Home

Season 4 - Episode 43 - Aired 2/27/2000

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

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The Fuss Over Finster
star
7.61
18 votes

#13 - The Fuss Over Finster

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/29/1999

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

Writer: Nick Dubois
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Gus' Fortune
star
7.60
25 votes

#14 - 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.

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Here Comes Mr. Perfect
star
7.56
18 votes

#15 - 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
star
7.56
18 votes

#16 - 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
star
7.56
18 votes

#17 - Spinelli's Masterpiece

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

Spinelli channels her anger into a playground chalk drawing.

Writer: Ford Riley
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The Biggest Trouble Ever
star
7.55
22 votes

#18 - 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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Yope from Norway
star
7.53
17 votes

#19 - Yope from Norway

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/21/1999

Gus becomes jealous of Yope, a Norwegian transfer student.

Directors: Howy Parkins
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Good Ole T.J.
star
7.53
17 votes

#20 - Good Ole T.J.

Season 4 - Episode 40 - Aired 2/20/2000

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

Writer: Jack Monaco
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A Science Fair to Remember
star
7.52
21 votes

#21 - 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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The Big Prank
star
7.50
26 votes

#22 - 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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Bonky Fever
star
7.50
14 votes

#23 - Bonky Fever

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 1/6/2001

Worried over growing older, Mikey decides to regress by becoming obsessed with Bonky the Dinosaur.

Writer: Ford Riley
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The Dude
star
7.50
16 votes

#24 - The Dude

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/8/1999

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

Directors: Howy Parkins
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Nobody Doesn't Like T.J.
star
7.42
19 votes

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

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/19/1999

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

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