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Recess'' is an American animated television series created by
Paul Germain
Paul Lazarus Germain (born June 6, 1959) is an American writer, director, and producer. Among the shows Germain has written, produced or directed are ''Rugrats'', '' Recess'', "The Big Splash" from ''Even Stevens'', ''Lloyd in Space'', and ''The ...
and
Joe Ansolabehere
Joseph Michael Ansolabehere (born June 18, 1959) is an American writer and producer. He is the co-creator of '' Recess'' and ''Lloyd in Space'' with partner and friend Paul Germain; they form the team Paul & Joe Productions. He also served as a s ...
(credited as "Paul and Joe") and produced by
Walt Disney Television Animation
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. The series focuses on six
elementary
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001
* ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007
* ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977
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school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. ''Recess'' first aired on
ABC
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from 1997 through to 2001, and reruns aired on
Disney Channel
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in the United States.
The show premiered on September 13, 1997, on ABC as part of
Disney's One Saturday Morning
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, with the first season spanning 26 episodes. The second season premiered on September 12, 1998. Disney brought the show back for a third season of 16 episodes which began on September 11, 1999, while the fourth season premiered at the same time, but airing on
UPN
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as part of ''
Disney's One Too
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''. Season five was notably shorter than the previous ABC seasons. This was because the staff were busy with ''
Recess: School's Out''. Outside of the U.S., the individual 11 minute episodes of season three and season four were weaved together to create one long season. Season five premiered on September 9, 2000 while season six premiered on October 31, 2001 concluding the series with the last episode airing on November 5, 2001.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1997–98)
Season 2 (1998–99)
Season 3 (1999–2000)
Season 4 (1999–2000)
Season 5 (2000–01)
Season 6 (2001)
Films
Crossover special
References
External links
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* ''Recess'' Trilogy
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Episodes
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Lists of American children's animated television series episodes
Lists of Disney television series episodes