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Characters from ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:
== The Main Six ==
== The Main Six ==
=== T.J. Detweiler ===
=== T.J. Detweiler ===
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Ross Malinger (Season one and first two episodes of season two), Andrew Lawrence (Season two to the end of the series), Myles Jeffrey (Direct-to-video movies), Axel Alba (''Lilo & Stitch'' crossover), Randy Crenshaw (Singing (Credits of movie only))}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Ross Malinger (Season one and first two episodes of season two), Andrew Lawrence (Season two to the end of the series), Myles Jeffrey (Direct-to-video movies), Axel Alba (''Lilo & Stitch'' crossover), Randy Crenshaw (Singing (Credits of movie only))}}
* [[Accidental Hero]]: In the episode "The Shiner", T.J. gets a black eye and everyone thinks he did a heroic act to get it. However, he told everyone at the end of the episode why he got it, and that he was too embaressed to tell: {{spoiler|His parents put him in a youth group, and they had a square-dancing class, and during that, a girl accidentally punched him in the eye}}
* [[Accidental Hero]]: In the episode "The Shiner", T.J. gets a black eye and everyone thinks he did a heroic act to get it. However, he told everyone at the end of the episode why he got it, and that he was too embarrassed to tell: {{spoiler|His parents put him in a youth group, and they had a square-dancing class, and during that, a girl accidentally punched him in the eye}}
* [[Acrofatic]]: He's a more subtle example. While he's not "huge", he's definitly chubby, yet can pull off some awesome stunts.
* [[Acrofatic]]: He's a more subtle example. While he's not "huge", he's definitely chubby, yet can pull off some awesome stunts.
* [[Adorkable]]: While not as much as Gretchen or Gus, his optimistic nature mixed with his ditzy moments and sweetness comes out as this. And in kindergarten, he was a [[Shrinking Violet]].
* [[Adorkable]]: While not as much as Gretchen or Gus, his optimistic nature mixed with his ditzy moments and sweetness comes out as this. And in kindergarten, he was a [[Shrinking Violet]].
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: TJ has a nebbishy father and an overprotective mother, and once played "Harvey Hanukkah" in the school holiday pageant.
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: TJ has a nebbishy father and an overprotective mother, and once played "Harvey Hanukkah" in the school holiday pageant.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: He's this to Principal Prickly. He doesn't actually hate him, he just likes making fun of him.
* [[Art Evolution]]: In season one, he was a lot chubbier (and moreso in the more [[Off-Model]] episodes of the season) and had highlights in his eyes, which were gone by season two for unknown reasons (either because he was the only character that had them and it looked weird, or because the artists forgot to draw them 50% of the time anyway so they were removed)
* [[Art Evolution]]: In season one, he was a lot chubbier (and moreso in the more [[Off-Model]] episodes of the season) and had highlights in his eyes, which were gone by season two for unknown reasons (either because he was the only character that had them and it looked weird, or because the artists forgot to draw them 50% of the time anyway so they were removed)
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
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* [[Big Man on Campus]]: Oh, yes. He's cool, street-smart, somewhat athletic, and rather cute.
* [[Big Man on Campus]]: Oh, yes. He's cool, street-smart, somewhat athletic, and rather cute.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: He has bright baby-blue eyes according to [[Word of God]].
* [[Blue Eyes]]: He has bright baby-blue eyes according to [[Word of God]].
* [[Book Dumb]]: He got a C- on a book report because he used the book's cover blurb, thinks "spy" is spelled S-P-I, gets a 10.1% on a test, however, on the playground, he can pull of elaborate schemes (literaly) under his hat.
* [[Book Dumb]]: He got a C- on a book report because he used the book's cover blurb, thinks "spy" is spelled S-P-I, gets a 10.1% on a test, however, on the playground, he can pull of elaborate schemes (literally) under his hat.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Happens after seeing one of his plans go wrong, hurting Gus in the process.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Happens after seeing one of his plans go wrong, hurting Gus in the process.
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]
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* [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death]]: In "Lost Leader" (the final episode aired before the DTV movies)
* [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death]]: In "Lost Leader" (the final episode aired before the DTV movies)
* [[High School Hustler|Elementary School Hustler]]
* [[High School Hustler|Elementary School Hustler]]
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Though again, his idiocy comes out of laziness instead of actual stupidity
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Though again, his idiocy comes out of laziness instead of actual stupidity.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Subverted, as it wasn't intended, but he does look a lot like his second voice actor, Andy Lawrence. [[Ashley Johnson]] lampshades this in the bonus features on the DVD of [[The Movie]].
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Subverted, as it wasn't intended, but he does look a lot like his second voice actor, Andy Lawrence. [[Ashley Johnson]] lampshades this in the bonus features on the DVD of [[The Movie]].
* [[It's Personal]]: He decides it's personal when he discovers that Dr. Phillium Benedict wishes to abolish recess. Even more so when he discovers that Benedict plans to destroy summer vacation.
* [[Keet]]: He has some shades of this.
* [[Keet]]: He has some shades of this.
* [[Kindhearted Simpleton]]: He may be a bit ditzy, but he's got a huge heart
* [[Kindhearted Simpleton]]: He may be a bit ditzy, but he's got a huge heart
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* [[The Messiah]]
* [[The Messiah]]
* [[Moe Stare]]: He's able to give this to Gretchen to urge her to help him with his plan in "A Great State Fair".
* [[Moe Stare]]: He's able to give this to Gretchen to urge her to help him with his plan in "A Great State Fair".
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: He's hardly ever seen without it.
* [[Nice Jewish Boy]]: While slightly ambiguous given the events of the [[Christmas Episode]], he's a sweetie
* [[Nice Jewish Boy]]: While slightly ambiguous given the events of the [[Christmas Episode]], he's a sweetie
* [[Only Known by Initials]]
* [[Only Known by Initials]]
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* [[The Slacker]]
* [[The Slacker]]
* [[Snooping Little Kid]]: In [[The Movie]]
* [[Snooping Little Kid]]: In [[The Movie]]
* [[Sweet Tooth]]
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: He enjoys candy.
* [[Tareme Eyes]]
* [[Tareme Eyes]]
* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: He went from being slightly [[Book Dumb]] to ditzy in the later episodes.
* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: He went from being slightly [[Book Dumb]] to ditzy in the later episodes.
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Pamela Segall-Aldon}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Pamela Segall-Aldon}}
* [[Action Girl]]: She's very strong.
* [[Action Girl]]: She's very strong.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Spinelli's ethnic background has been called into question. Since she has almond-shaped eyes found on Asian girls in cartoons and light brown skin, many viewers have assumed that Spinelli was originally from somewhere in South Asia and was adopted by Caucasian parents. On the other hand, Spinelli's skin tone is also found on Southern Italians (Silicians, specifically) and [[That Other Wiki]] has established that Spinelli's family (possibly her father's side, as he has really dark hair and almost the same skin tone as his daughter, and her mother looks like she could be white European) is Italian (right down to Spinelli's penchant for fighting, which comes from the stereotype of the hot-blooded Italian) so either Spinelli's mom isn't really her mom, Spinelli's mom being a redhead is an [[Actor Allusion]] to Katey Sagal [who played Peggy Bundy -- a redheaded housewife who wore tacky 1960s housewife clothes and has a big bouffant, like Spinelli's mom does -- on ''[[Married... with Children]]''], Spinelli's mom dyes her hair, or Spinelli takes after her father more than her mother (which further reinforces Spinelli's aversion to all things she thinks are for girly-girls).
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Spinelli's ethnic background has been called into question. Since she has almond-shaped eyes found on Asian girls in cartoons and light brown skin, many viewers have assumed that Spinelli was originally from somewhere in South Asia and was adopted by Caucasian parents. On the other hand, Spinelli's skin tone is also found on Southern Italians (Sicilians, specifically) and [[That Other Wiki]] has established that Spinelli's family (possibly her father's side, as he has really dark hair and almost the same skin tone as his daughter, and her mother looks like she could be white European) is Italian (right down to Spinelli's penchant for fighting, which comes from the stereotype of the hot-blooded Italian) so either Spinelli's mom isn't really her mom, Spinelli's mom being a redhead is an [[Actor Allusion]] to Katey Sagal [who played Peggy Bundy -- a redheaded housewife who wore tacky 1960s housewife clothes and has a big bouffant, like Spinelli's mom does -- on ''[[Married... with Children]]''], Spinelli's mom dyes her hair, or Spinelli takes after her father more than her mother (which further reinforces Spinelli's aversion to all things she thinks are for girly-girls).
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]: She may look cute...but she shouldn't be underestimated because of that.
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't EVER refer to her by her first name.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't ''ever'' refer to her by her first name.
** Don’t do what Prickly did and MESS WITH HER HAT, even if you was temporary hypnotizes into the mind of a child. Prickly got lucky because he’s the principal and Gretchen happened to be there.
** Don't do what Prickly did and ''mess with her hat'', even if you was temporary hypnotizes into the mind of a child. Prickly got lucky because he’s the principal and Gretchen happened to be there.
* [[The Big Guy|The Big]] [[The Chick|Chick]] : Not in terms of size, but in terms of character, yes.
* [[The Big Guy|The Big]] [[The Chick|Chick]] : Not in terms of size, but in terms of character, yes.
* [[Brown Eyes]]: According to [[Word of God]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]: According to [[Word of God]]
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* [[The Cutie]]: Rather redundant to point out, but it's true!
* [[The Cutie]]: Rather redundant to point out, but it's true!
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Do Not Call Me Paul|Do Not Call Me Ashley]]: She refers to herself by her last name, as her first name is Ashley...like the mean girls at school.
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"|Do Not Call Me Ashley]]: She refers to herself by her last name, as her first name is Ashley...like the mean girls at school.
** [[Embarrassing First Name]]
** [[Embarrassing First Name]]
** [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: Ashley ''Funicello''... hence why she goes by [[Last-Name Basis| Spinelli]]
** [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: Ashley ''Funicello''... hence why she goes by [[Last-Name Basis| Spinelli]]
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Patricia" in the Portuguese dub.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Patricia" in the Portuguese dub.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: She wears two red bands (sometimes bows for special occasions) in her hair to keep her pigtails up.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: She wears two red bands (sometimes bows for special occasions) in her hair to keep her pigtails up.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Occasionally, such as the episode that reveals her first name is Ashley.
** Though she's not the most feminine girl in the world, she's actually a ''good'' artist.
** Her personality traits (as well as the boots that she wears, since they protect her feet) make her an ideal partner for Mikey in ballet. For example, she enjoys spinning.
* [[Gasshole]]: At times.
* [[Gasshole]]: At times.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Subverted, as when it comes to "girlish", she's anything but.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Subverted, as when it comes to "girlish", she's anything but.
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* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: According to the other kids.
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: According to the other kids.
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Miss Grotke
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Miss Grotke
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Despite being quick tempered and violent, she's always rooting for the underdog and protecting her friends
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Despite being quick tempered and violent, she's always rooting for the underdog and protecting her friends.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Justified in that her first name carries a stigma on the playground.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Justified in that her first name carries a stigma on the playground.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: The toughest kid at her school.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: The toughest kid at her school.
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]
* [[Masculine Girl Feminine Boy]]: Definitely more masculine than Mikey. She's also manlier than TJ, though TTJ himself isn't terribly girly.
* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Definitely more masculine than Mikey. She's also manlier than TJ, though TTJ himself isn't terribly girly.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: In the pilot, as she looked like she never left kindergarten.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: In the pilot, as she looked like she never left kindergarten...which is ironic considering that she does act a bit like the kindergartners do in this series.
* [[One of the Boys]]: One of her friends IS a girl though.
* [[One of the Boys]]: One of her friends IS a girl though.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Gretchen's blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Gretchen's blue.
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: As seen in "The Beauty Contest".
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: As seen in "The Beauty Contest".
* [[Star-Making Role]]: Along with [[King of the Hill|Bobby Hill]], Spinelli was this for Pamela Segall-Aldon (in terms of voice acting).
* [[Star-Making Role]]: Along with [[King of the Hill|Bobby Hill]], Spinelli was this for Pamela Segall-Aldon (in terms of voice acting).
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy to Gretchen's Girly Girl.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy to Gretchen's (relative) Girly Girl.
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsurime Eyes]]
* [[Tsurime Eyes]]
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* [[Hair Decorations]]: She wears two pink baubles in her hair to keep her pigtails up.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: She wears two pink baubles in her hair to keep her pigtails up.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Geek Physiques]]: Of the really skinny variaty.
* [[Geek Physiques]]: Of the really skinny variety.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Type A
* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Type A
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* [[Specs of Awesome]]
* [[Specs of Awesome]]
* [[Team Mom]]: At times, especially towards T.J. and Gus.
* [[Team Mom]]: At times, especially towards T.J. and Gus.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly Girl to Spinelli's Tomboy, even if Gretchen isn't ''that'' girly. (She was considerably moreso in the unaired pilot; as she's shown wearing some jewelry and lipstick)
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly Girl to Spinelli's Tomboy, even if Gretchen isn't ''that'' girly. (She was considerably more so in the unaired pilot; as she's shown wearing some jewelry and lipstick)
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: "Pharaoh Bob" shows this too well.
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: "Pharaoh Bob" shows this too well.
* [[True-Blue Femininity]]: Her signature baby-blue dress.
* [[True-Blue Femininity]]: Her signature baby-blue dress.
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* [[Accidental Athlete]]: In "Soccer Boy"
* [[Accidental Athlete]]: In "Soccer Boy"
* [[Acrofatic]]
* [[Acrofatic]]
* [[Adorkable]]: When the plot calls for it
* [[Adorkable]]: When the plot calls for it.
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Pacifist]]: With some help from the diggers, he successfully lures several of Benedict's men into a trap.
* [[Badass Pacifist]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: Believe it or not, Mikey has one -- don't ever mistake his kindness for weakness (as seen in the episode in which he becomes a goalie for Lawson and his soccer team).
* [[Berserk Button]]: Believe it or not, Mikey has one -- don't ever mistake his kindness for weakness (as seen in the episode in which he becomes a goalie for Lawson and his soccer team).
** [[Beware of the Nice Ones]]
** [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Big Eater]]: In the opening credits, he eats a Dagwood sandwich in one bite.
* [[Big Eater]]: In the opening credits, he eats a Dagwood sandwich in one bite.
* [[Big Fun]]
* [[Big Fun]]:
* [[Big Guy, Little Guy]]: The big to Gus' little.
* [[Big Guy, Little Guy]]: The big to Gus' little.
* [[The Big Guy|The Big]] [[The Heart|Heart]]
* [[The Big Guy|The Big]] [[The Heart|Heart]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Has shades of this
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Has shades of this
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: At times, though it's more "naive" than "dumb"
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: At times, though it's more "naive" than "dumb"
* [[Foil]]: To Spinelli in appearance and behavior.
* [[Gentle Giant]]
* [[Gentle Giant]]: He's one of the most likable members of the cast.
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Probably the nicest kid on the playground, followed by Gretchen. (Though Gretchen ''has'' gotten in trouble at school before.)
* [[Kindhearted Simpleton]]
* [[Kindhearted Simpleton]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Almost all the time. Comes with the fact that he's into poetry and art.
* [[Large Ham]]: Almost all the time. Comes with the fact that he's into poetry and art.
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* [[Cowardly Lion]]
* [[Cowardly Lion]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: He's a one-kid army at dodgeball.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: He's a one-kid army at dodgeball.
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: His broken base aside, Gus is probably one of the most adorable characters in the show. Doesn't hurt that his voice actor, Courtland Mead was one.
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: His broken base aside, Gus is probably one of the most adorable characters in the show. Doesn't hurt that his voice actor, Courtland Mead, was one.
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: He's not really "dumb", just ''very'' gullible.
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: He's not really "dumb", just ''very'' gullible.
* [[Friendless Background]]: Having moved from town to town all the time, not to mention being shy and somewhat dweeby, poor Gus hardly had any friends before moving to town, and meeting the main five.
* [[Friendless Background]]: Having moved from town to town all the time, not to mention being shy and somewhat dweeby, poor Gus hardly had any friends before moving to town, and meeting the main five.
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Moist"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Moist"
* [[The Dragon]]: To Miss Finster.
* [[The Dragon]]: To Miss Finster.
* [[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome]]: As a kindergartener
* [[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome]]: As a kindergartner.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards| Even Randall Has Standards]]: He may be a snitch, but he won't do so to any student at a higher grade level than him, such as King Bob because he feels that's just naughty. In the film, he calls out on one of Benedict's henchmen for snitching.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards| Even Randall Has Standards]]: He may be a snitch, but he won't do so to any student at a higher grade level than him, such as King Bob because he feels that's just naughty. In the film, he calls out on one of Benedict's henchmen for snitching.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: When the plot calls for it
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: When the plot calls for it.
* [[Gonk]]: He pretty much resembles a human/lizard hybrid
* [[Gonk]]: He pretty much resembles a human/lizard hybrid..which is probably intentional.
* [[Hate Sink]]: He's not exactly the favorite kid on the playground. This makes him the opposite of TJ, since (almost) everyone likes him.
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: In the episode "Randall's Reform"
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: In the episode "Randall's Reform"
* [[Insult Comic]]: In "Stand-Up Randall"
* [[Insult Comic]]: In "Stand-Up Randall"
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]] part is debatable, because a lot of times he was shown as [[Friendly Enemy]] of Reccess Gang, genuinly wanted to be friends with them and especially TJ in "Randall's Reform" and genuinly respected Ms. Finster and looked up to her and had some [[Even Evil Has Standards]] moments. While he may be jerk and snitch, but deep down he is not that bad.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]] part is debatable, because a lot of times he was shown as [[Friendly Enemy]] of Recess Gang, genuinely wanted to be friends with them and especially TJ in "Randall's Reform" and genuinely respected Ms. Finster and looked up to her and had some [[Even Evil Has Standards]] moments. While he may be jerk and snitch, but deep down he is not that bad.
* [[Redheaded Bully]]: Though not in the normal way, as he has authority figures do his bullying work for him as he's too weak to do it himself.
* [[Redheaded Bully]]: Though not in the normal way, as he has authority figures do his bullying work for him as he's too weak to do it himself.
* [[The Stool Pigeon]]: He's even called this in one episode.
* [[The Stool Pigeon]]: He's even called this in one episode.
* [[Teacher's Pet]]
* [[Teacher's Pet]]: Mrs. Finster's pet.


=== Menlo ===
=== Menlo ===
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* [[No Indoor Voice]]: At times.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: At times.
* [[The Psycho Rangers]]: In the episode "Lawson and his Crew" (the last episode before the movie was released), he forms his own gang similar to the main six.
* [[The Psycho Rangers]]: In the episode "Lawson and his Crew" (the last episode before the movie was released), he forms his own gang similar to the main six.
** In fact, he pretty much contrasts T.J. in appearence and personality. Unlike T.J., Lawson is tall, lanky, wears his baseball hat with the visor in the front, and is mean.
** In fact, he pretty much contrasts T.J. in appearance and personality. Unlike T.J., Lawson is tall, lanky, wears his baseball hat with the visor in the front, and is mean.
* [[Rica Matsumoto]]: In the Japanese dub.
* [[Rica Matsumoto]]: In the Japanese dub.
* [[The Rival]]: To both T.J. and Vince.
* [[The Rival]]: To both T.J. and Vince.
* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]
* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]


=== The Kindergarteners ===
=== The Kindergartners ===
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' E.G. Daily (Captain Sticky, Spencer, and Hector (In "Dodgeball City" and "Call Me Guy")), [[Kath Soucie]] (Hector ("Wild Child" and direct-to-video movies, Cindy, and Gilbert), Jason Davis (Tubby), Francesca Smith (Emma), Pamela Segall-Aldon, and Christine Cavanaugh}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' E.G. Daily (Captain Sticky, Spencer, and Hector (In "Dodgeball City" and "Call Me Guy")), [[Kath Soucie]] (Hector ("Wild Child" and direct-to-video movies, Cindy, and Gilbert), Jason Davis (Tubby), Francesca Smith (Emma), Pamela Segall-Aldon, and Christine Cavanaugh}}
* [[Acrofatic]]: Tubby
* [[Acrofatic]]: Tubby
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* [[Competence Zone]]: They usually act like wild savages.
* [[Competence Zone]]: They usually act like wild savages.
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Hector
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Hector
* [[Expy]]: In-universe, Captain Sticky is the kindergartener's expy of King Bob
* [[Expy]]: In-universe, Captain Sticky is the kindergartners' Expy of King Bob
* [[Fan of Underdog]]: Hector looks up to [[Unlucky Everydude|Gus]] like a big brother, even calling him "Safety Man"
* [[Fan of Underdog]]: Hector looks up to [[Unlucky Everydude|Gus]] like a big brother, even calling him "Safety Man"
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Captain Sticky, Spencer, Emma, Zedd, Jake, Tubby, Hector, and Cindy are all on good terms with the other kids (for a good 75% of the time)
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Captain Sticky, Spencer, Emma, Zedd, Jake, Tubby, Hector, and Cindy are all on good terms with the other kids (for a good 75% of the time)
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** Hector was voiced by Kath Soucie in "Wild Child", then he was played by E.G. Daily after that, until ''Recess: All Growed Down'', when he was played by Kath Soucie again.
** Hector was voiced by Kath Soucie in "Wild Child", then he was played by E.G. Daily after that, until ''Recess: All Growed Down'', when he was played by Kath Soucie again.
* [[Talking to Himself]]: Tubby with Mikey in "Kindergarten Derby", as both were voiced by Jason Davis.
* [[Talking to Himself]]: Tubby with Mikey in "Kindergarten Derby", as both were voiced by Jason Davis.
** All of the other kindergarteners are voiced by E.G. Daily, Pamela Segal, [[Ashley Johnson]] (sometimes), Francesca Smith (sometimes), and [[Kath Soucie]], which leads to this trope.
** All of the other kindergartners are voiced by E.G. Daily, Pamela Segal-Aldon, [[Ashley Johnson]] (sometimes), Francesca Smith (sometimes), and [[Kath Soucie]], which leads to this trope.
* [[Tribal Face Paint]]
* [[Tribal Face Paint]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Gilbert has blue hair while Zedd has pink hair.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Gilbert has blue hair while Zedd has pink hair.
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* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]
* [[Identical Twin ID Tag|Identical Friend ID Tag]]: Sam wears a red bandana around his neck, while Dave wears a white mouth cover around his neck.
* [[Identical Twin ID Tag|Identical Friend ID Tag]]: Sam wears a red bandanna around his neck, while Dave wears a white mouth cover around his neck.
* [[Jerkass]]: Dave turns out to be one if Sam isn't around to balance him out.
* [[Jerkass]]: Dave turns out to be one if Sam isn't around to balance him out.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Dave is the red oni to Sam's blue oni.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Dave is the red oni to Sam's blue oni.
* [[Talking to Himself]]: Dave and Randall in any scene together, as both are voiced by Ryan O`Donohue
* [[Talking to Himself]]: Dave and Randall in any scene together, as both are voiced by Ryan O`Donohue
** Sam ends up getting Dave's voice actor in ''Taking the Fifth Grade'' as well, due to his originaly voice actor, Klee Bragger, going through puberty. He does return to voice him at the end of the movie, [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] his voice change.
** Sam ends up getting Dave's voice actor in ''Taking the Fifth Grade'' as well, due to his original voice actor, Klee Bragger, going through puberty. He does return to voice him at the end of the movie, [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] his voice change.
* [[Those Two Guys]]
* [[Those Two Guys]]
* [[Tunnel King|Tunnel Kings]]
* [[Tunnel King]]s


=== The Ashleys ===
=== The Ashleys ===
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** [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: Ashley A. shows hints of this sometimes, and on occasion they all can be this (like "The Great Can Drive" and "League of Randalls").
** [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: Ashley A. shows hints of this sometimes, and on occasion they all can be this (like "The Great Can Drive" and "League of Randalls").
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Ashley A. (blonde), Ashley B. and Ashley T. (brunette), and Ashley Q. (redhead)
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Ashley A. (blonde), Ashley B. and Ashley T. (brunette), and Ashley Q. (redhead)
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "SCANDALOUS!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "''Scandalous!''"
* [[Color Coded For Your Convinience]]: Ashley A. (Pink), Ashley B. (Yellow), Ashley Q. (Blue), and Ashley T. (Green)
* [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience]]: Ashley A. (Pink), Ashley B. (Yellow), Ashley Q. (Blue), and Ashley T. (Green)
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Ashey Q. is surprisingly ''really'' good at kickball.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Ashey Q. is surprisingly ''really'' good at kickball.
* [[The Danza]]: Ashley Johnson as Ashley T. is a bit of a subversion, as she [[The Other Darrin|replaced Rachel Crane]] as her voice actress.
* [[The Danza]]: Ashley Johnson as Ashley T. is a bit of a subversion, as she [[The Other Darrin|replaced Rachel Crane]] as her voice actress.
* [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]]
* [[Dub Name Change]]: Their first names are changed to Patricia in the Portuguese dub. Their last names remain the same.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: Their first names are changed to Patricia in the Portuguese dub. Their last names remain the same.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Ashley A. wears a pink headband and Ashley B. wears two yellow barrets.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Ashley A. wears a pink headband and Ashley B. wears two yellow barrettes.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: They're all named Ashley.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: They're all named Ashley.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards| Even The Ashleys Has Standards]]: Each of the Ashleys has a brother named Tyler. When each Tyler learned how to snitch and King Bob was among the targets, it was too scandalous, even for them since they were fair game.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards| Even The Ashleys Have Standards]]: Each of the Ashleys has a brother named Tyler. When each Tyler learned how to snitch and King Bob was among the targets, it was too scandalous, even for them since they were fair game.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Ashley Q.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Ashley Q.
* [[Five-Man Band|Four Girl Band]]: All of them are [[The Chick|Chicks]].
* [[Five-Man Band|Four-Girl Band]]: All of them are [[The Chick|Chicks]].
** [[The Hero|The Heroine]]: Ashley A
** [[The Hero|The Heroine]]: Ashley A
** [[The Lancer]]: Ashley B
** [[The Lancer]]: Ashley B
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* [[Hair of Gold]]: Ashley A.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Ashley A.
* [[Jerkass]]: Pretty much all of them, but Ashley Q. is by far one of the meaner Ashleys.
* [[Jerkass]]: Pretty much all of them, but Ashley Q. is by far one of the meaner Ashleys.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Completely averted (and Spinelli's also named Ashley, but she wants no association with them), as well as each one having a younger brother named Tyler ''and'' a little sister named Britney.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Completely averted (and Spinelli is also named Ashley, but she wants no association with them), as well as each one having a younger brother named Tyler ''and'' a little sister named Britney.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Ashley Johnson played Ashley T. from season two onwards, replacing Rachel Crane (who would conitune to do Ashley Q., however).
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Ashley Johnson played Ashley T. from season two onward, replacing Rachel Crane (who would continue to do Ashley Q., however).
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Ashley A.'s signature color is pink.
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Ashley A.'s signature color is pink.
* [[The Quiet One]]: Ashley T. hardly gets any speaking lines on her own.
* [[The Quiet One]]: Ashley T. hardly gets any speaking lines on her own.
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* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: His real name is Francis.
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: His real name is Francis.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone Calls Him Hustler Kid]]
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone Calls Him Hustler Kid]]
** [[Do Not Call Me Paul| Do Not Call Me Francis]]: He prefers to called Hustler Kid.
** [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"| Do Not Call Me Francis]]: He prefers to called Hustler Kid.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: What do you think he does?
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: What do you think he does?
* [[Friend in the Black Market]]
* [[Friend in the Black Market]]
* [[Everyone Has Standards| Hustler Kid Has Standards]]: Don't except him to sell anything that could get a kid in trouble despite being a cheapsake.
* [[Everyone Has Standards| Hustler Kid Has Standards]]: Don't except him to sell anything that could get a kid in trouble despite being a cheapskate.
* [[High School Hustler|Elementary School Hustler]]
* [[High School Hustler|Elementary School Hustler]]
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Kath Soucie]]}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Kath Soucie]]}}
* [[Bearer of Bad News]]
* [[Bearer of Bad News]]
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: He's one of the few boys in the show done by a girl
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: He's one of the few boys in the show voiced by a woman.
* [[Disease Bleach]]: Said to get the white streak in his hair after seeing his brother make out with his girlfriend.
* [[Disease Bleach]]: Said to get the white streak in his hair after seeing his brother make out with his girlfriend.
* [[The Eeyore]]
* [[The Eeyore]]
* [[Kath Soucie]]
* [[Locked Into Strangeness]]: See [[Disease Bleach]].
* [[Locked Into Strangeness]]: See [[Disease Bleach]].
* [[Only One Name]]: His last name is never given in the show
* [[Only One Name]]: His last name is never given in the show
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Mayim Bialik}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Mayim Bialik}}
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Broken Bird]]: She actually doens't take much pride into her mean acts and dislikes her nickname.
* [[Broken Bird]]: She actually doesn't take much pride into her mean acts and dislikes her nickname.
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
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=== Upside-Down Girl ===
=== Upside-Down Girl ===
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Francesca Smith}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Francesca Smith}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't make her go rightside-up.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't make her go right side-up.
* [[Expy]]: Of [[Hey Arnold!|Helga Pataki]]
* [[Expy]]: Of [[Hey Arnold!|Helga Pataki]]
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Take a guess on why she's called that.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Take a guess on why she's called that.
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=== Guru Kid ===
=== Guru Kid ===
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Klee Bragger, Ryan O'Donohue (''Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade'')}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Klee Bragger, Ryan O'Donohue (''Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade'')}}

* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: In "Don't Ask Me", the kids find it unusual that he IS wearing shoes.
* [[Hermit Guru]]: Parodied.
* [[Hermit Guru]]: Parodied.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Lampshaded in "Don't Ask Me" when the kids realize how unusual it is for him to be wearing a shirt...much like he doesn't normally wear shoes.


=== Gordy ===
=== Gordy ===
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{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Klee Bragger}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Klee Bragger}}
* [[Scout Out]]: He's a member of the Woodchuck Scouts
* [[Scout Out]]: He's a member of the Woodchuck Scouts
** [[Shout-Out]]: Which is most likely a refrence to the [[Carl Barks]] ''[[Donald Duck]]'' comics, featuring the Juior Woodchucks.
** [[Shout-Out]]: Which is most likely a reference to the [[Carl Barks]] ''[[Donald Duck]]'' comics, featuring the Junior Woodchucks.



== Facuilty members ==
== Facuilty members ==
=== Miss Finster ===
=== Miss Finster ===
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' April Winchell}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' April Winchell}}
* [[Badass Teacher]]: She proves herself to be one in Recess: School's Out, though strangely enough Miss Grotke can apparently still hold her own against her.
* [[Badass Teacher]]
* [[Breakout Character]]
* [[Breakout Character]]
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: In the first season, she actually enjoyed punishing kids. From the second season and onward, while still a [[Sadist Teacher]], she became a [[Sugar and Ice Personality]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] and never went to the extremes she used to.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: In the first season, she actually enjoyed punishing kids. From the second season and onward, while still a [[Sadist Teacher]], she became a [[Sugar and Ice Personality]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] and never went to the extremes she used to.
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* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: She was a redhead when she was younger, but still very fiery.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: She was a redhead when she was younger, but still very fiery.
* [[The Dragon]]/ [[The Lancer]]: to Principal Prickly.
* [[The Dragon]]/ [[The Lancer]]: to Principal Prickly, though Prickly doesn't exactly share her sadistic streak.
* [[Hate Sink]]: Zigzagged...sometimes she's unlikable, but sometimes she shows that she has a better side. Weekend At Muriel's is a good example of this.
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: In ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'', she's proven to be this in the `60s (she has the same voice, however due to her voice actress using her "normal" voice for T.J.'s mom)
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: In ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'', she's proven to be this in the `60s (she has the same voice, however due to her voice actress using her "normal" voice for T.J.'s mom)
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: She's not always a sadist, believe it or not.
* [[Kujira]]: In the Japanese dub.
* [[Kujira]]: In the Japanese dub.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Justified… she’s a teacher, so it makes sense for students to call her Finster rather than Muriel, her first name.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Justified… she’s a teacher, so it makes sense for students to call her Finster rather than Muriel, her first name.
* [[Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold]]: She HAS been portrayed this way, as hard as it is to believe.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Finster would only punish students at the school if she has a valid reason and evidence, like a rule violation. If you got done nothing wrong, she won’t bother.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Finster would only punish students at the school if she has a valid reason and evidence, like a rule violation. If you got done nothing wrong, she won’t bother.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Miss Grotke's blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Miss Grotke's blue.
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=== Miss Grotke ===
=== Miss Grotke ===
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Allyce Beasley}}
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Allyce Beasley}}
* [[Adorkable]]: She's overly enthusiastic about almost everything she does, plus she's rather adorable physicaly.
* [[Adorkable]]: She's overly enthusiastic about almost everything she does, plus she's rather adorable physically.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Only appeared in a few episodes of season one, and then appeared in just about every season two episode.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Only appeared in a few episodes of season one, and then appeared in just about every season two episode.
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* [[Foil]]: She's as affable as Ms. Finster is not.
* [[Foil]]: She's as affable as Ms. Finster is not.
* [[Foot Focus]]: She's usually shown wearing sandals
* [[Foot Focus]]: She's usually shown wearing sandals
* [[Friend to All Children]]
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Even the kindergartners.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Sometimes
* [[Genki Girl]]: Sometimes
* [[Granola Girl]]
* [[Granola Girl]]
* [[Hippie Teacher]]
* [[Hippie Teacher]]: Unlike Principal Prickly, she's still a hippie ''after'' the 60s.
* [[Hot Teacher]]: Arguably. She's more "cute" than "sexy".
* [[Hot Teacher]]: Arguably. She's more "cute" than "sexy". She's definitely better-looking than Miss Finster though.
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Spinelli
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Spinelli
* [[Masako Katsuki]]: In the Japanese dub
* [[Masako Katsuki]]: In the Japanese dub
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* [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher]]: She has the voice, but otherwise averts this. Granted, that's her voice actress' natural voice.
* [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher]]: She has the voice, but otherwise averts this. Granted, that's her voice actress' natural voice.
* [[No Name Given]]: Aside from numerous [[Fanon]] attempts (which have been going on since as long as the show premiered), she never got a first name.
* [[No Name Given]]: Aside from numerous [[Fanon]] attempts (which have been going on since as long as the show premiered), she never got a first name.
** According to [http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Disneys-Recess/ Behind the Voice Actors: Disney's Recess] her first name is Alordayne.
** According to ''[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Disneys-Recess/ Behind the Voice Actors: Disney's Recess]'' her first name is Alordayne.
* [[Out of Focus]]: In the later episodes
* [[Out of Focus]]: In the later episodes
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]
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* [[Sensei-chan]]: Has some hints of this (a rare example in western animation as well)
* [[Sensei-chan]]: Has some hints of this (a rare example in western animation as well)
* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: In some of her lectures
* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: In some of her lectures
* [[Token Good Teammate]]: Out of the four named facuilty, she's the only one who's not an [[Apathetic Teacher]] or [[Sadistic Teacher]].
* [[Token Good Teammate]]: Out of the four named faculty, she's the only one who's not an [[Apathetic Teacher]] or [[Sadistic Teacher]].
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: In ''[[Recess: School's Out]]''
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: In ''[[Recess: School's Out]]''
* [[Totally Radical]]: She like, totally speaks this way sometimes, cuz you know, it's way cool and far out!
* [[Totally Radical]]: She like, totally speaks this way sometimes, cuz you know, it's way cool and far out!
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=== Dr. Slicer ===
=== Dr. Slicer ===
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: His episode is one of the darkest episodes of the series and every scene he appears in takes a darker turn. Not to mention, that unlike all other antagonists, his actions are played seriously and he is downright cruel (calling TJ sappy boy, just because he showed emotion and humilliated him in front of the school) and every other characters fear him, even TJ, who normally stands up to evils of adults.
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: His episode is one of the darkest episodes of the series and every scene he appears in takes a darker turn. Not to mention, that unlike all other antagonists, his actions are played seriously and he is downright cruel (calling TJ sappy boy, just because he showed emotion and humiliated him in front of the school) and every other characters fear him, even TJ, who normally stands up to evils of adults.
* [[A Nazi by Any Other Name]]
* [[A Nazi by Any Other Name]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Despite appearing in one episode, he is the cruelest character in the entire series and is one of few antagonists of the series that can be called truly evil.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Despite appearing in one episode, he is the cruelest character in the entire series and is one of few antagonists of the series that can be called truly evil.
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Put emphasis on [[Complete Monster|sadist]] part.
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Put emphasis on [[Complete Monster|sadist]] part.

=== Dr. Phillium Benedict ===

The Big Bad of the movie.

* [[Arch-Enemy]]: To Principal Prickly.
* [[Bad Boss]]: When he finds that his head scientist keeps failing to move the moon out of orbit, he decides to give him detention...which is implied to be solitary confinement.
* [[Big Bad]]: He's the main villain of Recess: School's Out.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He mentions that he dislikes violence, though he seems to get a kick out of humiliating Principal Prickly and hires the violent Kojak to do his dirty work.
* [[Evil Teacher]]: He gives his lackeys detention when they make him angry, as one particular scientist does.
* [[From Bad to Worse]]: He attempted to abolish recess and was fired for it. He then became secretary of education and attempted to abolish it nation-wide, but the president found out what he was up to and put a stop to it - you guessed it, by firing him. Then he decided that instead of just getting rid of recess, he would get rid of summer vacation instead, because it's basically the biggest recess there is.
* [[The Fundamentalist]]: His motivation for destroying summer vacation is to prove Principal Prickly wrong.
* [[Non-Action Big Bad]]: He's not a fighter, that would be his lackey Kojak. He manipulates others to do his dirty work instead. He DOES arm himself with a gun that sedates his victims, however.
* [[Never My Fault]]: The plot of the movie (which was started by his animosity towards Principal Prickly) could be avoided if Dr. Phillium Benedict would face responsibility for his own actions.
* [[Talking the Monster to Death]]: Gretchen attempts to do this, but he's too far gone to be reasoned with.
* [[Vile Villain, Saccharine Show]]: It's jarring that there's a villain in this series that wants to put Earth in perpetual winter.
* [[We used to be Friends]]: He used to be friends with Principal Prickly. This all changed when Prickly discovered that he planned to get rid of Recess.


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Characters from Recess include:

The Main Six

T.J. Detweiler

Voiced by: Ross Malinger (Season one and first two episodes of season two), Andrew Lawrence (Season two to the end of the series), Myles Jeffrey (Direct-to-video movies), Axel Alba (Lilo & Stitch crossover), Randy Crenshaw (Singing (Credits of movie only))

  • Accidental Hero: In the episode "The Shiner", T.J. gets a black eye and everyone thinks he did a heroic act to get it. However, he told everyone at the end of the episode why he got it, and that he was too embarrassed to tell: His parents put him in a youth group, and they had a square-dancing class, and during that, a girl accidentally punched him in the eye
  • Acrofatic: He's a more subtle example. While he's not "huge", he's definitely chubby, yet can pull off some awesome stunts.
  • Adorkable: While not as much as Gretchen or Gus, his optimistic nature mixed with his ditzy moments and sweetness comes out as this. And in kindergarten, he was a Shrinking Violet.
  • Ambiguously Jewish: TJ has a nebbishy father and an overprotective mother, and once played "Harvey Hanukkah" in the school holiday pageant.
  • Arch Enemy: He's this to Principal Prickly. He doesn't actually hate him, he just likes making fun of him.
  • Art Evolution: In season one, he was a lot chubbier (and moreso in the more Off-Model episodes of the season) and had highlights in his eyes, which were gone by season two for unknown reasons (either because he was the only character that had them and it looked weird, or because the artists forgot to draw them 50% of the time anyway so they were removed)
  • Badass Adorable
  • Badass Normal
  • Badbutt
  • Berserk Button: Four words: Don't. Mess. With. Recess.
  • Big Cute Boy: He's more heavy-set than the other main six (not to Mikey's levels), and he has the most fangirls within the fandom.
  • Big Eater: While it isn't shown on-screen, "The Great State Fair" and "Omega Kids" hints that he can be one, and this was also hinted in some print material.
  • Big Fun: He's not "huge", but he's a bit plump. As for "fun", you'd best believe it
  • Big Man on Campus: Oh, yes. He's cool, street-smart, somewhat athletic, and rather cute.
  • Blue Eyes: He has bright baby-blue eyes according to Word of God.
  • Book Dumb: He got a C- on a book report because he used the book's cover blurb, thinks "spy" is spelled S-P-I, gets a 10.1% on a test, however, on the playground, he can pull of elaborate schemes (literally) under his hat.
  • Break the Cutie: Happens after seeing one of his plans go wrong, hurting Gus in the process.
  • Brilliant but Lazy
  • Catch Phrase: "Ten-der!", as well as any use of the word "whomp" (meaning, "to be unfair" [used in the context of ""This stinks" or "This sucks"])
  • The Charmer
  • Cheerful Child
  • Cute Shotaro Boy
  • The Danza: His first name is changed to Tobias in the Swedish dub, and his voice actor is Tobias Sward.
  • Deadpan Snarker: At times. This is more evident in the earlier episodes.
  • Determinator: He doesn't give up that easy when on a mission.
  • The Ditz: A subtle example at times in some of the later episodes. He gets a 10.1% on a test (out of 100%), and says that it's one of his better grades.
  • Dub Name Change: His first name is changed to "Tobias" in the Swedish dub.
    • His named is shortened to "Jay" in the Greek dub.
  • Dumb Is Good
  • Embarrassing First Name: His first name is Theodore.
  • Embarrassing Middle Name: His middle name is Jasper. No wonder he goes by his initials "T.J."
  • Estrogen Brigade Bait: While unintentional, he apparently has more fangirls than any other male character.
  • Fat Idiot: He's pudgy, though his dumb side comes out of laziness instead of actual stupidity. He's very street smart, just not book smart.
  • Flanderization: At least his Book Dumb side. He starts off being a "C" student in school, but drops down to a "D" and even "F" student later on. "The Secret Life of Grotke" was an offender of this.
  • Fun Personified
  • Green Eyes: In the pilot
  • Green Eyed Red Head: In the pilot
  • The Hero
  • Heroic Blue Screen of Death: In "Lost Leader" (the final episode aired before the DTV movies)
  • Elementary School Hustler
  • Idiot Hero: Though again, his idiocy comes out of laziness instead of actual stupidity.
  • Ink Suit Actor: Subverted, as it wasn't intended, but he does look a lot like his second voice actor, Andy Lawrence. Ashley Johnson lampshades this in the bonus features on the DVD of The Movie.
  • It's Personal: He decides it's personal when he discovers that Dr. Phillium Benedict wishes to abolish recess. Even more so when he discovers that Benedict plans to destroy summer vacation.
  • Keet: He has some shades of this.
  • Kindhearted Simpleton: He may be a bit ditzy, but he's got a huge heart
  • Kouki Uchiyama: In the Japanese dub, though Wasabi Mizuta voiced him in the first few episodes.
  • The Leader
  • The Messiah
  • Moe Stare: He's able to give this to Gretchen to urge her to help him with his plan in "A Great State Fair".
  • Nice Hat: He's hardly ever seen without it.
  • Nice Jewish Boy: While slightly ambiguous given the events of the Christmas Episode, he's a sweetie
  • Only Known by Initials
  • The Other Darrin: He was replaced a number of times in the series. Ross Malinger played him in season one, Andrew Lawrence (who's considered the best of all the kids who did his voice) played him for the rest of the series and movie, and Myles Jeffrey played him in the direct-to-video movies released after the show ended. Axel Alba played him in the Lilo & Stitch: The Series crossover episode.
  • The Pete Best: There aren't many fans who remember that Ross Malinger was the voice of T.J. in season one, and only remember him being voiced by Andrew Lawrence from the second season until the end of the series.
  • Puppy Dog Eyes: Arguably his default set of eyes in season one.
  • Rousing Speech
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Vince's blue.
  • Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Mikey and Gus' Sensitive Guy. (One of two)
  • Shrinking Violet: When he was in kindergarten (until Gus came).
  • The Slacker
  • Snooping Little Kid: In The Movie
  • Sweet Tooth: He enjoys candy.
  • Tareme Eyes
  • Took a Level In Dumbass: He went from being slightly Book Dumb to ditzy in the later episodes.
  • Wide-Eyed Idealist
  • Youthful Freckles

Vince LaSalle

Voiced by: Ricky D'Shon Colins

Ashley Spinelli

Voiced by: Pamela Segall-Aldon

  • Action Girl: She's very strong.
  • Ambiguously Brown: Spinelli's ethnic background has been called into question. Since she has almond-shaped eyes found on Asian girls in cartoons and light brown skin, many viewers have assumed that Spinelli was originally from somewhere in South Asia and was adopted by Caucasian parents. On the other hand, Spinelli's skin tone is also found on Southern Italians (Sicilians, specifically) and That Other Wiki has established that Spinelli's family (possibly her father's side, as he has really dark hair and almost the same skin tone as his daughter, and her mother looks like she could be white European) is Italian (right down to Spinelli's penchant for fighting, which comes from the stereotype of the hot-blooded Italian) so either Spinelli's mom isn't really her mom, Spinelli's mom being a redhead is an Actor Allusion to Katey Sagal [who played Peggy Bundy -- a redheaded housewife who wore tacky 1960s housewife clothes and has a big bouffant, like Spinelli's mom does -- on Married... with Children], Spinelli's mom dyes her hair, or Spinelli takes after her father more than her mother (which further reinforces Spinelli's aversion to all things she thinks are for girly-girls).
  • Badass Adorable: She may look cute...but she shouldn't be underestimated because of that.
  • Badass Normal
  • Berserk Button: Don't ever refer to her by her first name.
    • Don't do what Prickly did and mess with her hat, even if you was temporary hypnotizes into the mind of a child. Prickly got lucky because he’s the principal and Gretchen happened to be there.
  • The Big Chick : Not in terms of size, but in terms of character, yes.
  • Brown Eyes: According to Word of God
  • Bruiser with a Soft Center
  • Brutal Honesty: This is why she wins at a beauty pageant...while she follows what Vince tells at her at first (and actually agrees with what the things he says), she eventually reveals what a tomboy she is.
  • Cute Bruiser: She may be cute, but she's far from weak.
  • The Cutie: Rather redundant to point out, but it's true!
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Do Not Call Me Ashley: She refers to herself by her last name, as her first name is Ashley...like the mean girls at school.
  • Dub Name Change: "Patricia" in the Portuguese dub.
  • Hair Decorations: She wears two red bands (sometimes bows for special occasions) in her hair to keep her pigtails up.
  • Hidden Depths: Occasionally, such as the episode that reveals her first name is Ashley.
    • Though she's not the most feminine girl in the world, she's actually a good artist.
    • Her personality traits (as well as the boots that she wears, since they protect her feet) make her an ideal partner for Mikey in ballet. For example, she enjoys spinning.
  • Gasshole: At times.
  • Girlish Pigtails: Subverted, as when it comes to "girlish", she's anything but.
  • Grumpy Bear
  • Hollywood Tone Deaf: According to the other kids.
  • Intergenerational Friendship: With Miss Grotke
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite being quick tempered and violent, she's always rooting for the underdog and protecting her friends.
  • Last-Name Basis: Justified in that her first name carries a stigma on the playground.
  • Little Miss Badass: The toughest kid at her school.
  • Little Miss Snarker
  • Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Definitely more masculine than Mikey. She's also manlier than TJ, though TTJ himself isn't terribly girly.
  • Older Than They Look: In the pilot, as she looked like she never left kindergarten...which is ironic considering that she does act a bit like the kindergartners do in this series.
  • One of the Boys: One of her friends IS a girl though.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Gretchen's blue.
  • She Cleans Up Nicely: As seen in "The Beauty Contest".
  • Star-Making Role: Along with Bobby Hill, Spinelli was this for Pamela Segall-Aldon (in terms of voice acting).
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Gretchen's (relative) Girly Girl.
  • Tsundere
  • Tsurime Eyes
  • Waif Fu

Gretchen Grundler

Voiced by: Ashley Johnson, Anndi McAffee (Singing (Credits of movie only))

Mikey Blumberg

Voiced by: Jason Davis (Speaking), Robert Goulet (Singing), Zach Shada (Lilo & Stitch crossover)

Gus Griswald

Voiced by: Ryan O'Donohue (First episode), Courtland Mead, Zach Ewing (Lilo & Stitch crossover), Blake Ewing (Singing (Credits of movie only))


Other Students

Randall Weems

Voiced by: Ryan O'Donohue

Menlo

Voiced by: Blake Ewing

King Bob

Voiced by: Toran Caudell

Erwin Lawson

Voiced by: Erik von Detten

The Kindergartners

Voiced by: E.G. Daily (Captain Sticky, Spencer, and Hector (In "Dodgeball City" and "Call Me Guy")), Kath Soucie (Hector ("Wild Child" and direct-to-video movies, Cindy, and Gilbert), Jason Davis (Tubby), Francesca Smith (Emma), Pamela Segall-Aldon, and Christine Cavanaugh

  • Acrofatic: Tubby
  • Blinding Bangs: Zedd
  • Bratty Half-Pint: Almost all of them, though Tubby and Hector aren't as much
  • Competence Zone: They usually act like wild savages.
  • Cute Shotaro Boy: Hector
  • Expy: In-universe, Captain Sticky is the kindergartners' Expy of King Bob
  • Fan of Underdog: Hector looks up to Gus like a big brother, even calling him "Safety Man"
  • Friendly Enemy: Captain Sticky, Spencer, Emma, Zedd, Jake, Tubby, Hector, and Cindy are all on good terms with the other kids (for a good 75% of the time)
  • Hair of Gold: Brittany A. and Cindy
  • Kath Soucie: The voice of Cindy, Hector, and Gilbert, among others.
  • Kawaiiko: Cindy
  • Keet: Spencer and Hector
  • Motor Mouth: Gilbert
  • The Other Darrin: A few cases:
    • Captain Sticky was voiced by Ryan O`Donahue in "To Finster with Love" (his first speaking appearance), and then E.G. Daily for the rest of the series.
    • Emma was voiced by E.G. Daily in "Wild Child" and then by Franchesca Smith in Recess: All Growed Down
    • Hector was voiced by Kath Soucie in "Wild Child", then he was played by E.G. Daily after that, until Recess: All Growed Down, when he was played by Kath Soucie again.
  • Talking to Himself: Tubby with Mikey in "Kindergarten Derby", as both were voiced by Jason Davis.
    • All of the other kindergartners are voiced by E.G. Daily, Pamela Segal-Aldon, Ashley Johnson (sometimes), Francesca Smith (sometimes), and Kath Soucie, which leads to this trope.
  • Tribal Face Paint
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Gilbert has blue hair while Zedd has pink hair.
  • You No Take Candle: Often speak like this

The Diggers (Sam and Dave)

Voiced by: Klee Bragger (Sam) and Ryan O'Donohue (Dave)

The Ashleys

Voiced by: Anndi McAffee (Ashley A.), Francesca Smith (Ashley B.), Rachel Crane (Ashley Q. and Ashley T. (First few episodes)), and Ashley Johnson (Ashley T.)

Hustler Kid

Voiced by: Michael Shulman

Cornchip Girl

Voiced by: Francesca Smith (First few appearances), Ashley Johnson ("Weekend at Muriel's"), Aria Noel Curzon

Butch

Voiced by: Kath Soucie

Gelman

Voiced by: Justin Shenkarow

Kristen Kurst (Kurst The Worst)

Voiced by: Mayim Bialik

The Pale Kids

Voiced by: Eddie Deezen (Knarf), Pamela Hayden (Rodney), Kenny Blank (Steve), and Kath Soucie (Carl)

Swinger Girl

Voiced by: Francesca Smith

Upside-Down Girl

Voiced by: Francesca Smith

Guru Kid

Voiced by: Klee Bragger, Ryan O'Donohue (Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade)

  • Does Not Like Shoes: In "Don't Ask Me", the kids find it unusual that he IS wearing shoes.
  • Hermit Guru: Parodied.
  • Walking Shirtless Scene: Lampshaded in "Don't Ask Me" when the kids realize how unusual it is for him to be wearing a shirt...much like he doesn't normally wear shoes.

Gordy

Voiced by: Malachi Pearson ("The New Kid"), Erik von Detten ("I Will Kick No More Forever"), Klee Bragger ("Bad Hair Day"), Sam Gifaldi (Most episodes)

Phil

Voiced by: Klee Bragger

Facuilty members

Miss Finster

Voiced by: April Winchell

Principal Prickly

Voiced by: Dabney Coleman

Miss Grotke

Voiced by: Allyce Beasley

Miss Lemon

Voiced By: Tress MacNeille


Other Characters

Aaron Kelso

Voiced by: Sam MacMurray

Becky Detweiler

Voiced by: Melissa Joan Hart (Recess: School's Out), Tara Strong (Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade)

Chad LaSalle

Voiced by: Kenny Blank

Dr. Slicer

  • Knight of Cerebus: His episode is one of the darkest episodes of the series and every scene he appears in takes a darker turn. Not to mention, that unlike all other antagonists, his actions are played seriously and he is downright cruel (calling TJ sappy boy, just because he showed emotion and humiliated him in front of the school) and every other characters fear him, even TJ, who normally stands up to evils of adults.
  • A Nazi by Any Other Name
  • One-Scene Wonder: Despite appearing in one episode, he is the cruelest character in the entire series and is one of few antagonists of the series that can be called truly evil.
  • Sadist Teacher: Put emphasis on sadist part.

Dr. Phillium Benedict

The Big Bad of the movie.

  • Arch-Enemy: To Principal Prickly.
  • Bad Boss: When he finds that his head scientist keeps failing to move the moon out of orbit, he decides to give him detention...which is implied to be solitary confinement.
  • Big Bad: He's the main villain of Recess: School's Out.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: He mentions that he dislikes violence, though he seems to get a kick out of humiliating Principal Prickly and hires the violent Kojak to do his dirty work.
  • Evil Teacher: He gives his lackeys detention when they make him angry, as one particular scientist does.
  • From Bad to Worse: He attempted to abolish recess and was fired for it. He then became secretary of education and attempted to abolish it nation-wide, but the president found out what he was up to and put a stop to it - you guessed it, by firing him. Then he decided that instead of just getting rid of recess, he would get rid of summer vacation instead, because it's basically the biggest recess there is.
  • The Fundamentalist: His motivation for destroying summer vacation is to prove Principal Prickly wrong.
  • Non-Action Big Bad: He's not a fighter, that would be his lackey Kojak. He manipulates others to do his dirty work instead. He DOES arm himself with a gun that sedates his victims, however.
  • Never My Fault: The plot of the movie (which was started by his animosity towards Principal Prickly) could be avoided if Dr. Phillium Benedict would face responsibility for his own actions.
  • Talking the Monster to Death: Gretchen attempts to do this, but he's too far gone to be reasoned with.
  • Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: It's jarring that there's a villain in this series that wants to put Earth in perpetual winter.
  • We used to be Friends: He used to be friends with Principal Prickly. This all changed when Prickly discovered that he planned to get rid of Recess.
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