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Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (credited on marketing materials and late-series title cards as "Paul and Joe") and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, with animation done by Grimsaem, Anivision, Plus One Animation, Sunwoo Animation, and Toon City.
Recess: Created by Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere. With Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Pamela Adlon. Comic tales of a group of good friends, four boys and two girls, during breaks in primary school, as they grow up, relate to each other, and have brushes with authority.
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- 1997-08-31
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- 23
- Premise
- Cast and Characters
- Production
- Scrapped Sequel
- Reruns
- Feature Film
- Popularity
- References to Other Disney Media
- External Links
The show portrays the life of six elementary school students: popular and confident T.J. Detweiler, athletic Vince LaSalle, tough girl Ashley Spinelli, gentle giant Mikey Blumberg, smart Gretchen Grundler, and shy new kid Gus Griswald. The students of Third Street School sat up a microcosm of traditional human society complete with its own governme...
Ross Malinger as T.J. Detweiler (Season 1 – "Outcast Ashley")Andrew Lawrence as T.J. Detweiler ("The Game" – Season 6)Rickey D'Shon Collins as Vince LaSalleJason Davis as Mikey BlumbergThe show began production in early 1996 after Disney bought ABC and the creators had left Nickelodeon. A pilot of the series was created in 1996, which got the show greenlit. The pilot became the first episode of the series, albeit with different character designs. The pilot was never released to the general public, but clips of it were shown on th...
In May 2024, a pitch bible for a scrapped sequel series titled Recess: Next Bell was leaked online. The sequel would have focused on a new group of kids led by Ruby, the daughter of Vince and Spinelli. Randall Boggs would have been the new principal at Third Street School. The original characters would have appear in the sequel. It also would have ...
Recess reran on ABC from 2001 to late 2004 when ABC Kids (the block that took over One Saturday Morning after it ended in 2002) converted into an all-Disney Channel lineup. It was reran on Disney Channel from 2003 to 2005, and was reran again from 2008 to 2010. It was also reran on Toon Disney from 2003 to 2009 when the channel ceased operations, a...
While the second season of the show was airing in 1998, the creators began to develop a feature film based on the series. It was finished in February 2000 during the show's fourth season. At the end of the fifth season, Recess: School's Out was released by Walt Disney Pictures on February 16, 2001, and was a success with both critics and box office...
During its airtime, Recess was one of the most popular shows on One Saturday Morning, being popular with children, teenagers, and adults. It was the only show from One Saturday Morning to air for the entirety of the block's run on the air, with Doug removed in 2000 and Pepper Annin early 2002, as well as the only show on the block to go into the fi...
The gang frequently refer to T.J. as "Teej", similar to how Max refers to P.J. as "Peej" in Goof Troop and A Goofy Movie.During T.J.'s nightmare about the never-ending rain causing a flood in "Rainy Days", Plutoappears.In "One Stayed Clean", Gretchen's outfit for her school picture is similar to one of the more famous outfits worn by Minnie Mouse: a large pink hair bow and a light blue dress with a pink sash.In "Bachelor Gus", Owlmakes a cameo appearance when Gus is all alone in the playground at night.Recess is a 1997 animated comedy created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning block from 1997 to 2001, with reruns lasting on the network until 2004. The series focuses on six elementary school students...
Welcome user, to the Recess Wiki, database of information all about Disney's hit '90s animated television series Recess, which has been made for the fans, by the fans. The television show ran for six seasons, 127 episodes, between August 31 st, 1997 – November 5 th, 2001.
Aug 7, 2001 · Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (credited as "Paul and Joe") and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers.
Popular animated playground adventures of a group of fourth-graders, including their leader, T.J.; the poet, Mikey; the athlete, Vince; the brain, Gretchen; and the enforcer, Spinelli.
