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Six brave fourth-graders at Third Street School make it their mission to protect the other kids on the playground. Despite the rule of King Bob and his minions, who enforce his unwritten laws, T.J, Ashley, Vince, Gus, Gretchen and Mikey seek a rational balance between conformity and individuality.

Animation · 1997 · 24 min

Starring Andrew Lawrence , Jason Davis , Rickey D'Shon Collins

EPISODE 1

The Break In / The New Kid

The main kids try to get all the other kids to help rescue T.J. when Miss Finster punishes him by making him have no recess / New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.

21 min · 31 Dec 1996
EPISODE 2

The Experiment / The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

The kids carry out a crucial experiment to see if it's really true that their future will be boys kissing girls and girls kissing boys / The kids stage a protest when Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.

21 min · 31 Dec 1996
EPISODE 3

Jinxed / Officer Mikey

In this two-part episode, Gus is unable to speak after being jinxed by the Ashleys. He can only talk again if someone says his name, which the Ashleys try to prevent. Mikey wants to become a safety ranger, which causes the gang to get help from others.

21 min · 31 Dec 1996
EPISODE 4

First Name Ashley; To Finster With Love

Randall finds out Spinelli's first name is Ashley, so she's forced to join The Ashleys, until TJ rescues her; Miss Finster is acting weird, and the gang thinks she's in love.

21 min · 31 Dec 1996
EPISODE 5

King Gus; Big Brother Chad

King Bob chooses Gus to hold the fort for him while he's away, but the power goes to his head; Vince is Mr Cool, so everyone's shocked when they discover his brother is a nerd.

21 min · 31 Dec 1996
EPISODE 6

My Fair Gretchen; Speedy We Hardly Knew Ye

Gretchen does well on an IQ test so the principal wants to send her to a special school; Speedy, the school hamster, dies and the gang arranges a funeral.

21 min · 31 Dec 1996