Recess (TV series)

Recess was a Saturday morning cartoon, created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (both part of the Rugrats creative team), and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It centered around six elementary school aged best friends, who have various adventures during recess at their school.

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Saturday morning cartoon - Paul Germain - Joe Ansolabehere - Rugrats - Walt Disney Television Animation - Elementary school - Recess

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The show premiered on ABC's One Saturday Morning programming block on September 13 1997; its final first-run episode aired on November 4 2001. Along with Pepper Ann and Doug, Recess was one of One Saturday Morning's founding members. Recess was a popular and successful show, and spun-off three direct-to-video films (one in 2001, two more in 2003) and an animated feature, ', in 2001. Reruns of the original show continue to air on Toon Disney, as well as The Family Channel.

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ABC - One Saturday Morning - September 13 - 1997 - November 4 - 2001 - Pepper Ann - Doug - Direct-to-video - Film - 2003 - Animated feature - Toon Disney - The Family Channel

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The show is very popular in the UK and Ireland.

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UK - Ireland

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While some episodes involved realistic scenarios (such as the government canceling recess to get better test scores), some involved far-out situations (in one episode, Principal Prickly installed a Sal 3000 computer system, a spoof of ).

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