The BEST episodes of The Kids from Room 402
Every episode of The Kids from Room 402 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Kids from Room 402!
They are The Kids from Room 402, they rule this elementary school. The challenge never ends for Miss Graves in this rollicking series about the horrors and highlights of school life. It's a warm and witty take on life in the classroom with a bunch of over-anxious kids that challenge teacher Miss Gracie Graves to the limit. These kids are Jessie your average school boy, Nancy the girl with the power of help, Penny the kind and rich, Vinnie the school bully, Freddie the nerd, Polly the obnoxious and annoying teacher's pet and Arthur the boy who only cares about himself and making money.
#1 - The Gazotski
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/15/2001
Relentless in her attempts to incorporate Lithuanian Studies into the curriculum, Polly insists that the school hold a traditional Gazotski folk dance and after much consideration chooses Sanjay to be her partner. Although Sanjay is initially apprehensive, he quickly becomes infatuated with Polly however she is disgusted by his poor dancing skills. Meanwhile the strain of being a teacher is growing too much for Miss Belanchof until Miss Graves helps her become more organised, until one of Miss Graves' lesson plans wins Miss Belanchof a plaque and a cheque for $5,000.
#2 - The Used Gum Chewer
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2000
During a special assembly Jessie gets hungry and buys a packet of chocolate raisins from Arthur, but by the time the pack reaches him there is only one raisin left. As the documentary film Chinook of the North starts, most of the kids fall asleep until Vinnie sees a scene where the Eskimos all strip their clothes off. The film is immediately stopped but everybody is talking about what would have happened in the rest of the film. Back in class Jessie gets so hungry that he ends up eating a used piece of gum from under his desk, but Freddie sees him and soon the whole school is laughing at him. While Jessie tries to make people forget that he is a ""used gum chewer"", Arthur organises a secret screening of Chinook, but the rest of the film turns out to be just as boring as the beginning was and all the kids demand their money back. The next day lunch is cancelled because of a fire in the kitchen and as Miss Graves leaves the room, Jessie teases the other kids by pretending to eat more of t
#3 - The Low Sodium, Adult Swim Only, Early Bird Summer Vacation
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/2001
Nancy is thrilled to be going to her grandparent's in Miami for summer vacation, but when she arrives she soon finds that things aren't as great as they seem. The other guests are boring, the restauraunt is horrible and no matter what Nancy tries she seems destined to be banned from using the pool. However when Polly arrives at the site she and Nancy manage to work together and have a great time, but as the two arrive back at school Nancy is still determined to stay away from Polly as much as possible.
#4 - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2001
Nancy persuades all of the other girls not to try out for a babysitting job so that she is sure to get it, but soon she and little Lara Johnston find out that they hate each other and Nancy gets the sack, but she is too embarrased to tell the others. Meanwhile Arthur sets up a ""personal"" babysitting service but hires the other kids to do the sitting for him.
#5 - Son of Einstein
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/2000
Jesse is tired of failing math. When it is time for the class to get new math books, instead of getting a student's text, he gets a teacher's edition with all the answers! Instead of reporting this, he uses this, only bringing his D minus average to an A average. When Jesse competes with Penny in math for an award at school for Monster Land tickets, he, of course, beats her by one point. When he finds out Penny's sick aunt died without Penny getting to say goodbye, he starts to feel guilty.......NOT FOR LONG! He says, ""I'm goin' to Monster Land!"" Just as Jesse is about to receive his award, Mister Besser decides to give him a tough math question to show everyone his ""genius,"" which Jesse couldn't figure out, he crashed and burned, forced to give the award to Penny.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Don't Know, Don't Care, Smells
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/12/2001
Miss Graves asks Nancy and Polly to perpare reports on the cultures of other kids in the class and while Nancy pairs up with Sanjay, Polly ends up choosing Jordan to do her report. While Polly quickly decides that China has no culture other than that stolen from Lithuania, Nancy is fascinated by Indian culture, especially when she finds out that in a past life she lived in an Indian palace, only to later discover that she lived there as a servant. Meanwhile Melanie Belanchof joins the school in Miss Graves class but pupil and teacher fail to see eye to eye until Melanie is by some stroke of luck transferred into the advanced class.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Chi Whiz
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/27/2001
The other kids are all amazed when Jordan's baseball skills suddenly start improving and she explains that it is due to Feng Shui and positive chi. Intrigued by the spiritual lifestyle, Nancy becomes obsessed with Feng Shui and soon Miss Graves is forced to humour her new lifestyle and splits the class in two to see whether Feng Shui really has any benefits. With Nancy and Vinnie heading the two sides, the rest of the kids keep switching their minds as to whether Feng Shui works or not, however Nancy's side seems to be having the more luck. However when the others find that Nancy has a pocket mirror in her bag, they accuse her of trying to steal their chi and turn on her, causing the class to revert back to normal.
#8 - Squirrel Girls and Boys
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/5/2001
The kids are all excited about going to Squirrel Camp until they learn that Miss Belanchof is covering for their normal Squirrel Girl leader. While Penny, Nancy and Polly try for their Wilderness Survival badge, Nancy finds herself face to face with a hungry bear but successfully secures her Bravery badge. Meanwhile Squirrel Boy Arthur is having troubles with his shy kidney and in his attempts to concel his problems ends up having to run the 15 miles to earn his Running badge.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Uncle Bonehead
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/29/2001
Vinnie is horrified when he finds out that Mr Besser has married his Aunt Cookie, especially when the two move in and the kids at school find out. However when Vinnie's aunt finds out that Mr Besser is broke she leaves him and relations between Vinnie and Mr Besser return back to normal. Meanwhile Polly forces Nancy, Jordan, Freddie and Miss Belanchof to attend her Fire Safety School, but when the class is tested by the local fire department it is discovered that Polly's teaching methods are not up to scratch as the class has learnt nothing about fire safety but everything about Lithuania.
#10 - The Sidewalk Boys
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/22/2001
Determined to get tickets for the Sidewalk Boys concert, Nancy turns to Arthur for help and the two weave a plan to get in by pretending to be members of the press. However once inside the two become worried that they will be found out and both leave before the concert has even started, fearing that they will be found out by the security guards.
#11 - The Clique
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/8/2001
In an attempt to become one of the popular girls, Nancy befriends one of the girls and quickly becomes part of the clique, much to the annoyance of her classmates. However the other girls soon turn on Nancy, forcing her out of the clique and leaving her with no friends. Meanwhile Jessie's mom tries to be more understanding towards her ""class G"" child, however her attempts to bond with him go horribly wrong when she has to present his class report on airplanes.
#12 - The Election Story
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/1/2001
As election fever hits the school, everybody seems to be running for class president except for Polly who is off ill. When Nancy is made to go round and see how Polly is, she lets slip about the elections and Polly forces herself well again in order to stand for president, forcing the rest of the competition out of the race and winning by default. However when the kids grow tired of Polly's forceful ways, they lead a revolt to force her out of power.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Mr Beeser the Liver Butcher
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/24/2001
Miss Graves is called to the doctors when it is believed that she has medical problems until it is revealed that it was just a mix-up, however rather than returning to school she decides to take the rest of the day off. Back at school, Mr Besser is forced to take over as the substitute teacher for the class and soon appoints Polly to take over his duties in order to get rid of her infuriating ways. When Vinnie writes an essay in which he calls Mr Besser a cold hearted liver butcher, he thinks that he is going to end up in permanent detention until he realises that he has misspelt Besser, saving himself from punishment.
#14 - A Very Nancy Christmas
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/17/2001
In order to not have to perform Mr Flop-Flop the Christmas Bunny at the school play, the kids band together to force Mr Besser to hand over control to them, however the ensuing arguing ends up with Nancy taking control of the play, much to the annoyance of the others. When the day of the performance arrives, Nancy and the others all end up stealing each others lines and although the play is a hit with the parents it turns out to be rather unconventional.
#15 - The Dumb Bunny
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/2001
Shocked by Jessie's consistently poor maths scores, Miss Graves recommends him for the remedial program, but rather than attending the lessons Jessie spends the time bowling and going to the cinema. However when he finds out that his improvement is going to be tested, he bribes Sanjay to take the test for him, but the miraculous increase in his scores ends up with Jessie being moved from remedial maths to advanced maths. Meanwhile Polly sets up a stall selling spoons in school but finds that interest amoungst the other kids is low.
#16 - Simon of London
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/3/2001
All of the girls get excited when they see the new Cleopatra hair-style by Simon of London and in an attempt to become more popular, Nancy tells the others that she is going to get her hair cut by Simon. After begging her mom and promising that she won't ask for anything ever again, Nancy finally manages to get to the hair salon, but the resulting style from Nigel the cleaner makes her look more like a poodle. Meanwhile Polly can't stand it when Freddie gets a better grade than her on a paper on butterflies and insists that Miss Graves remarks them, sparking a debate that eventually leads them to Mr Besser's office.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Spoons, Spiders And Space Beasts
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/12/2000
Jesse and Vinnie enter a science fair when they learn that the winners get to go to Space Camp, but they are caught cheating. Nancy and Penny do a project about bugs for the science fair. Polly chooses Freddie and they make a project about spoons, which Freddie sabotages.
#18 - Don't Put Your Fingers in the Light Socket
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/19/2001
After Jessie terrorises all of the local babysitters, his mom is forced to look for a new sitter and ends up hiring Polly to look after her baby boy. Jessie begs Polly not to tell the other kids, but when Vinnie sees Polly and Jessie together at home, Jessie lies and says that Polly is his girlfriend. The kids at school start to tease him about it, and Jessie is forced to admit that she is actually his sitter, which only leads to greater humiliation.
#19 - Squeezed Out
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/26/2001
Nancy is the best kid in the Gardening Club until she has to go to Miami while her grandma has an eye job to make her look younger. While Nancy finds Miami life more exciting than last time, Jordan and Gabrielle become closer friends and foget to look after Nancy's tomatoes. When Nancy returns, her crops have all shrivelled up and her friends are leaving her out of their conversations, but when neither of them wins the Gardening contest they both start to argue and Nancy takes control again.
#20 - By Invitation Only
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/3/2001
Fed up with her daughter's lack of respect, Miss Belanchof grounds Melanie and stops her from going out after school. In an attempt to get out of being grounded, Melanie starts sending herself fake party invitations, but when her mom catches on she is forced to sign up for cheerleading practices.
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - It Takes Your Breath Away
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/10/2001
Nancy is embarrassed to learn that she has asthma and tries to hide it from her classmates, but soon finds that she is worried about every little thing that could cause her problems. She goes to see an alternative doctor, Dr Dedorio, who gives her a supposed miracle cure and Nancy begins to believe that she is getting better until she has an asthma attack during a game of soccer. Deciding to start taking her medication again, Nancy quickly recovers and learns that she isn't the only kid in Room 402 with medical problems.
#22 - No Refunds, No Exchanges
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/17/2001
Jessie signs up for the Student Exchange program, hoping that he will be paired with a smart kid who he can copy off. But when Lars arrives from Outer Maledonia, Jessie realises that the echange isn't all that he hoped it would be when Lars takes over his room and turns out to be just as dumb as Jessie is. However things get even worse when Jessie learns that as part of the exchange he will have to spend time in the frozen wastelands of Outer Maledonia, where the only thing to eat is boiled fish and the sled dogs take an instant dislike to him. Meanwhile, Nancy, Penny and Sanjay sign up for Polly's Spoon School but soon find that they can't take the strain.
#23 - The Slam Book
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/24/2001
Fed up that the other kids don't like her, Melanie starts up a Slam Book where people can write comments about each other. To start with, the girls are only writing good things about each other, but soon they start to argue and begin to write nasty things, splitting the group of friends up. Shocked to see the close group of friends falling apart, Miss Graves forces the girls to work together on a class project and after a failed attempt at working alone, they work together and become friends once more.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Schnitzy R.I.P.
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/31/2001
Nancy finds Mrs. Graves grade book in her backpack and she is determined to find some way of sneaking it back. All Nancy can think about is finding the grade book and about going to the principal's office, but Mrs. Graves finds it and Nancy had her chart book.
#25 - HIQ
Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 8/21/2001
Jesse ends up losing a bet to Arthur and has to do anything Arthur says for a whole week, Jesse is at first miserable until he finds out Arthur cheated and Arthur becomes Jesse's slave.