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 adolescence, they must wrestle with authority, avoid the school snitch, and try their best to win at kick-ball.
Showing Season 1 of 7
Season 1
1997
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01. The Break In
1997-09-13
The main kids try to get all the other kids to help rescue T.J. when Miss Finster punishes him by making him miss recess.
02. The New Kid
1997-09-13
New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
03. The Experiment
1997-09-20
The kids carry out a crucial experiment to see if it's really true that kissing each other is an inevitable part of their future.
04. The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
1997-09-20
The kids stage a protest when Principal Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
05. Jinxed
1997-09-27
The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can't talk until his friends say his name.
06. Officer Mikey
1997-09-27
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
07. First Name Ashley
1997-10-04
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.
08. To Finster with Love
1997-10-04
The kids help bring Miss Finster together with Hank the janitor when they find out she has a crush on him.
09. King Gus
1997-10-11
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.
10. Big Brother Chad
1997-10-11
The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.
11. My Fair Gretchen
1997-10-18
The kids come up with a plan to keep Gretchen from being transferred to Oppenheimer Elementary for the Incredibly Extremely Gifted.
12. Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye
1997-10-18
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.
13. I Will Kick No More Forever
1997-10-25
Vince completely loses his confidence at playing kickball when Ashley Q. beats him in a game.
14. The Kid Came Back
1997-10-25
A weird little boy keeps tagging along behind the kids, apparently causing a streak of bad luck.
15. The Pest
1997-11-01
Jeffrey, an annoying jerk of a boy, insists that Gretchen will be his girlfriend.
16. The Legend of Big Kid
1997-11-01
What do the kindergarteners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
17. The Box
1997-11-08
Miss Finster comes up with a new punishment that reduces T.J. to a vegetable.
18. The Trial
1997-11-08
Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.
19. Teachers Lounge
1997-11-15
The kids dream about what the teachers' lounge must be like.
20. Randall's Reform
1997-11-15
Loneliness compels Randall to want to make friends with the other kids.
21. Rainy Days
1997-11-22
The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess days on end.
22. The Great Can Drive
1997-11-22
At first only Mikey wants to participate in the Thanksgiving can drive competition against the unbeatable Ashleys. But then the other kids join in to beat the Ashleys.
23. The Voice
1998-01-10
Principal Prickly needs Mikey to sing the National Anthem at the PTA Spring Fling, but Mikey only sings well in the bathroom. So he brings in a music teacher to bring the Robert Goulet out of Mikey.
24. Kids in the Mist
1998-01-10
The kids deal with a pompous expert on child research who wants to study them as they play.
25. Parents' Night
1998-01-17
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.
26. Swing on Thru to the Other Side
1998-01-17
Spinelli is inspired to form a cult based on the Swinger Girl when she thinks she's seen her swing over the top into another dimension.
