I don't have any baity or culture war things to say about this show, I just want to make a recess thread because I think its the one of the best cartoons ever created. What's your favorite episode? Mine has to be the one where everyone discovers spinelli's name is Ashley.
I have baity and culture war stuff to say but I wont
I don't remember a lot of specifics but the Monstickers episode is burned into my brain forever.
>>144669805One of my all time favorites is when Spinelli is so overwhelmed by her desire to draw in chalk that everyone tries their best to keep her going - only for the drawing to wash away and for her to shrug her shoulders.
I like the episode where TJ and Spinelli kiss because I shipped them
>>144669805I’m glad Vince ended up impregnating Spinelli.
What I liked most about recess was how it tried to tackle complicated social themes that kids should learn in a manner that wasn't propaganda for the most part. The jokes were good, the characters were interesting and it could take a one dimensional archetype and make them endearing even if you disliked them before. The music was great as well, sounds like the music kids were forced to play in school for events but now it was geared for the kids and not for the adults.
Picture day where the gang try to keep Gus clean until the photo is taken, mainly for the ending with his dad seeing the class picture and being happy with the result
The Box > all Spinelli episodes > Gus just tries to survive the day episodes > TJ goes mad with power episodes > pre-Galileo Gretchen episodes > Vince episodes > other TJ episodes > Gus goes made with power episodes > post-Galileo Gretchen episodes >>> Mikey episodes
>>144669805The MC gets BLACKED
>>144670765Yeah in hindsight Mikey was kinda shit
>>144670683I'm not jerking off to Spinelli and Gretchen. There are limits to my degeneracy.
>>144670773He was a good support character but not many episodes they focused on him because there wasn't really a need for it.
>>144670765I forgot about that stupid fucking computer frog thing. Alright this show is 99.9% perfect.
>>144670793I remember Mikey episodes that had him act like an annoying asshole or hypocrite. And it isn't too crazy for the kid characters to act that way at times but it specifically stuck out as annoying for him because his whole character was him acting like he's the "philosophical" and "empathetic" one of the group.
>>144670773I don't think there's an episode worse than the one where Mikey regresses to the mind of a baby, becomes obsessed with a Barney the Dinosaur rip-off, and ends up hanging out with kindergarteners
1. the card game where gus becomes a high roller2. randall gets popular by telling jokes3. the ashleys rank every kid into a social hierarchyanything involving the side characters is usually a kino episode, except randall most of the time.
>>144670772Spinelli was MC?
>>144670826It's an episode that's hard to watch but clearly necessary for a lot of people.
the only two episodes i remember is the teacher lounge episode and the one where Vince became a baker
>>144669805The Episode where they cancelled recess.The Rumor episode where Mikey threw a guy into the girl's bathroom (This is going to cause the culture argument sorry)The Treasure map episode.Honestly I kind of want the reboot to happen, I like a lot of the ideas for the gang and The new kids would be fun to focus on.
>>144670909I remember when Vince’s older brother was coming to visit and the Ashley’s wanted to be blacked by him.
TJ becoming a sticker billionaire.
The ones that stick in my memory the most>Swinger Girl goes over the top of the bar and disappears, turning Spinelli into a cult leader>Finster looks after Spinelli as a favor to her parents, the rest of the gang peek in to see them both dancing in hula outfits>Spinelli is revealed to be an Ashley>the card game corrupts the school>TJ breaks his arm and befriends a D&D group>Gus kicks the good ball over the fence and has to go get it back>long streak of no rain slowly drives everyone insane much to Finster's delight>the gang try to get a look inside the Teachers Lounge>the Finster boxed TJ>the kiss
>>144670882Nah, her boyfriend was though. TJ now has to watch Spinelli live happily with her trophy black husband while playing with his virgin white micro cock. It's over.
>>144670773>Mikey wants to be a Crossing Guard>tons of red tape to do that>TJ and the others go on a giant fetch quest making deals and trades throughout the whole school>Mikey finally gets handed his dream of becoming a Crossing Guard thanks entirely to TJ and the others>literally after 1 minute on the job he decides its too hard and quitsI'm still seething
>>144671037The thing about the Next Bell pitch is that the five new kids are actually perfectly fine. Streetwise cool leader, friendly class clown, clumsy skater bro, egotistical drama kid, shy nerd. Would have been passable just as a Disney+ reboot of Recess with a new cast/generation.But they barely got any focus in the pitch at all as it was all more focussed on the original cast growing up to be super rich and successful but having lost contact with each other to the point that the other five didn't even know Mikey was fucking dead, but now they all need to reconnect to take down some evil season long big bad.The pitch had two different ideas and it was trying to force both of them into working.
>>144669805>black guy>brown girl>girlIT'S WOKE! THE GODDAMNED LEFTIST BUILT A TIME MACHINE!
>>144670683I know this is pears but what's the sauce on the image? Can't find it anywhere.
>>144671159No wonder it didn't get picked up.
>>144671159TJ got cucked and BLACKED. He will end the series riding the sewerslide.
>>144671222We got the concept art of adult TJ, Spinelli, Vince and even Randall, but they never did share any pictures of their proposals for Supermodel Gretchen and trans Gus
>>144669805Weekend at Muriel'sThe Experiment
>Start with bait>500 replies>Look for genuine discussion >Get this threadThis place whomps hard.
>>144671307This thread has been alright as far as discussion goes
>>144671159Recess just doesn't work if the adults aren't antagonistic/clueless. Having the OG cast be primary players was always going to be a mistake.
>>144669805Pic related, just for being able to make this a memeOr the Ajimbo one. Man did that one perfectly replicate how the yugioh hype went.
The episode where everything on the playground costs stamps and TJ goes from broke to the richest kid on the playground.I'll remember that episode for my entire life.
>>144669805>What's your favorite episode?>Season 1"Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye""Rainy Days""The Great Can Drive""Kids in the Mist">Season 2"The Game""Operation Field Trip""Gretchen and the Secret of Yo""The Story of Whomps""Economics of Recess""Omega Kids""Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave""Dance Lessons">Season 3"Lord of the Nerds""The Barnaby Boys""Buried Treasure">Season 4"The First Picture Show""Hustler's Apprentice""The Dude""Spinelli's Masterpiece""A Great State Fair""The A.V. Kid""Me No Know""Chez Vince""The Coolest Heatwave Ever">Season 5"Gus and Misdemeanors""Bonky Fever">Season 6"Terrifying Tales of Recess">Season 7"Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade"
>Mine has to be the one where everyone discovers spinelli's name is Ashley.Same
>>144671031I don't know the name of the episode, but the one where Gretchen learns yo-yo. My memory kind of fuzzy but I think ut was because Gretchen was tired of being a one note character and wanted to learn something nothing to do with math. I remember the ending being very pleasant to watch, because animation the yo-yo moves are visually pleasing. I remember it was very cool seeing Gretchen do the invisible man. (Taking off her shoes and hitting them with the yo-yo, thus giving the appearance of an invisible man walking)
>>144671055>>144670819>>144670773I remember an episode where he wants volunteers the kids to help old folks home. Off the bat you kinda hate Mikey, specifically because he didn't ask them and just sort of did it without the gang's consent. Each kids goes to a specific old person at first they don't like them, but each old person has stories specific to each kid. On a side note the one that really got me was the old guy TJ hing out with the original creator of his favorite comic book. I remember thinking it was fucked up he ended up with no money, now that I'm older I wonder if it was a Steve Ditko reference. Anyways it's Mikey who wants to leave, but the kids are having none of it. Turns out Mikey sang tk them but jever asked what they wanted to hear. The episode ends okay when Mikey starts doing requests
>>144669805On a side note I really like Histler kid. Such a fun concept, and very context sensitive for the episode. Kids need blank, just buy it from Hustler kid. He inspired me as a kid to buy candy from the ice cream man and sell ot at school to other kids.
>>144670848The Game First Name AshleyThe SubstituteThe Kindergarden DerbyNo More SchoolA Recess Halloween The Legend of Big KidThe Economics o RecessKurst the Not So BadTerrifying Tales of ReccessChez VinceDance LessonsBeauty PageantJust to name a few.
>>144672048Tofu Crunchy Creams are kidlicious.
>>144672811>tfw you actually wanted to try them
>>144671307This series is fucked. Or at least threads of it are because of that leaked cancelled pitch. Even then this isn't as bad as it could be.
>>144671031These are the ones I remember too, though I actually couldn't remember most just off the top of my head. Makes me want to rewatch the series, I really remember enjoying it. Especially the whole setting of the school as this bizarre, almost KND-esque society with its own childlike rules and institutions.
>>144672048My mum did this as a kid. She would tag along to Bulk Barn, buy the most popular candies and sell them at school for ¢10 which was a pretty wide profit margin in the late 1980s.
>>144672922Part of me is sad that childhood is no longer this Wonderland-esque secret society full of lore passed in schoolyard whispers and giggles. Its and experience iPad kids just can't have anymore especially with how little time kids spend unsupervised these days.
>>144671037This just doesn't make sense how they ended up together and the excuse just felt out of character.Spinelli was loyal and would have likely have tried to work with TJ and after making it her problem she wouldn't give up out of stubbornness
>>144671037>TJ now has to watch Spinelli live happily with her trophy black husband while playing with his virgin white micro cockHe's already moved on to smaller and better thingshttps://files.catbox.moe/wikerb.png
>>144669805I forget the name of the episode, but one of my favorites is the one where the moral is essentially "Some people in life just won't like you no matter what you do, it is what it is, so quit stressing about it and move on"
>>144674005that was an episode of weekenders
>>144669805I think what this show actually does better is the adults. I likd of like that the movie Prickly explains that eventually kids becomes adults. That he was essentially TJ villain simply because he was a man who went to work that day.
>>144674005>>144674061Nobody Doesn’t Like TJ
>>144674354That's what he was trying to prove.
>>144671313According to the next bell, Randall became the new school principal as an adult. He won at the end
>>144675493>Hello police>I'd like to report a 30 yr old T. J Detweiler had been seen hanging out with one of my elementary students. Yes I can hold.
>>144671037If it makes you feel better TJ is Jewish
>>144671031>long streak of no rain slowly drives everyone insane much to Finster's delightpretty sure it was the opposite, a long streak of rainy days(and thus being forced to have Recess inside) slowly driving people nutsoddly enough not the only time the show did an episode of that nature, also was the time Recess got abolished to fit more standardized testing into the schedule
>>144669805The one that had a substitute that was based on Dirty Harry. When we learn Gus was a bad ass dodge ball player (Dollars trilogy homage)When they make fun of Pokémon. “I had a system…..I HAD A SYSTEM!!!)
>>144669805>>144674183If you count it as an episode, I really liked the movie. Having TJ and Prickly work together was fun.Also the movie got me into Three Dog Night.
>>144671037He gets Prime Gretchen so, it's not all bad.
>>144669805The one where TJ becomes a millionaire by selling Pokemon cards.
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>>144676986>When we learn Gus was a bad ass dodge ball player (Dollars trilogy homage)I don't get it.
>>144677548I love that style. It reminds me of the '90s or at the very least the design the main character had in the PS1 Digimon game.
>>144669805Recess was great. I rewatched a few episodes with a friend and they still hold up well. The inherent comedy of taking these meaningless things that were so important to us as kids and blowing them up into massively over the top and exaggerated parodies is still funny to this day.My favourite episode is probably the one where everyone gets obsessed with trading cards or whatever and TJ goes full Wall Street building an empire with them purely because it's so relatable and because it best encapulates the show's ability to take these childhood interests, obsessions and pastimes and turn them into rather sophisticated parodies of more adult media, stories and ideas without ever alienating their audience.
>>144669805I just discovered this show THIS year on YouTube and I really enjoyed it. I didn't grow up with it, but it felt nostalgic without any of the modern media bullshit... just some interesting kids having fun in school. My favorite episode was First Name Ashley too. And I love the Ashleys.>>144671037>>144671313I didn't know there was a cancelled reboot. Ruby and adult Spinelli both look very cute. I'm glad she passed down the tomboy genes.
>>144671340and the few times they aren't clueless or antagonistic, they should intentionally act clueless out of not wanting to be involved (the sgt. schultz to the others' colonel klink)
>>144673922lol.You never saw the character in middle school, high school, college and young adulthood.You assume everyone stays the same as how they were in elementary school?
>>144671159mikey vaxx status?doesn't gus troon out too lol
>>144669805Mine is where Solid Snake was the substitute teacher for the Recess gang and their classmates
>there's a society of literal savages on the playground that are a danger to the other students>king bob does nothing about them
As early as September 13th, while other stations were continuing wall-to-wall coverage on the attacks, Boston UPN affiliate WSBK resumed regular programming, which included Recesshttps://archive.org/details/WSBK_20010913_110000_Recess
>>144671159>the other five didn't even know Mikey was fucking deadThey killed off Mikey in the pitch for the sequel?
>>144679099>trading cardsspecifically based on pokemon
>>144680871The kid who played Mikey died of a diabetic stroke or some shit
>>144670683>>144671217The fact that I can't find it myself is pissing me off.
>>144680960Never mind he overdosed on Fentanyl I can't even make a joke it's fucked up how many people they've killedHow much longer until we turn China into a parking lot?
It is great and unlike most many Disney cartoons has an actual finale
>>144670683sauce
>>144673922it's weird any of them are still together but also somehow successfulanyone who's still in touch with anyone from their elementary school is either born into some kind of rich dynasty and met them due to that, or they're poor as fuck and never left their hometown. especially the time the recess characters would be growing up
>>144680425Plot twist, Chief Sticky is Bob's little brother.
>>144670683I too would like to see this
>>144670765This is pretty correct
Collection of comics here https://mega.nz/folder/q8l3kLrS#Tk910tlRgJUYPmTQPcOxVQ
>>144672856Yes.
>>144679099You’re mixing up and combining two episodes, and I was doing the same before seeing some comments in this thread to be fair.There’s an episode where everyone gets obsessed with trading cards with TJ being the last to crumble, and there’s another where stickers become the main source of currency where TJ builds his empire starting from nothing.
>>144681513Thanks anon
>>144679099>The inherent comedy of taking these meaningless things that were so important to us as kids and blowing them up into massively over the top and exaggerated parodies is still funny to this day.Also reminds me I really liked Fillmore, though it takes a much different tact to the inherently zanny and exaggerated imagination of elementary schoolers. That is, by making things overly serious like a police drama, though the effect, of heightening the importance of goofy school things, is largely the same.
>>144675766He's a Fischer type, though.
