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The Recess Gang as they appear in this episode.
"Lawson and his Crew" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of Recess, which was first broadcast on January 6th, 2001.
Plot[]
Spoiler Warning: Plot twists, ending details, etc. are included in the plot. You have been warned.Summary[]
Erwin Lawson becomes jealous because The Recess Gang keeps getting Glory. To make The Recess Gang feel useless, Lawson organizes his own gang.
Main Story[]
The episode begins with the gang being awarded medals by King Bob for defeating the Superintendent's Plans to make them wear school uniforms. Angered and jealous, Lawson 'fires' Jocko and Chewy to organize a new crew. The clip changes to The Recess Gang discussing how the place would be without them, kids would be playing by King Morty's Depressionary rules, Randall would be the prince, The Ashleys would have gotten away with rating kids and the Library Kid would have wrecked the playground and herself. Cornchip Girl arrives and informs them that the second and Third Graders were going to war. The gang decides to stop it. When they reach the place, they are stopped by Greg Skeens, who shows them that Lawson and his friends have stopped the war. The gang is astounded. Lawson interrupts and Menlo introduces the group.
Goofs[]
Episode[]
- Animation/continuity error: When Cornchip Girl mentions that the second and third graders are having a dodgeball war, Gordy, Willy, Megan, and Phil, all fourth graders, can be seen amongst the second and third graders.
- Animation/continuity error: While Lawson and Menlo are presenting the boys hugging peacefully after the war was over, the arms and shoulders of the boy on the background disappear for the last frames.
- Animation/continuity error: When Gus accidentally insults Miss Finster and gets detention, the rest of the gang wait outside for him. However, one of the close-ups has Gus' sleeve in view.
Other[]
- Naming error: On Disney+, the title is known as "Lawson and His Crew", with the letter "H" capitalized.
Trivia[]
Regular[]
- This was the final episode to premiere first on ABC; following the release of film in theaters, the remaining episode from Season 4 would be aired on UPN. in October/November 2001
- This was the final episode to premiere before "Recess: School's Out" was released into theaters.
- This is the only episode to feature the shortened Recess intro used for UPN and ABC airings in reruns outside of those channels, as it is interrupted and consequentially reanimated to feature Lawson and his crew.
Allusions[]
- This is the second 20-minute episode of the series.
- This episode marks the final appearances of The Pale Kids, Library Kid, Mr. E, Miss Salamone, and Paul Prickly.
- This was the final episode written by Phil Walsh.
Continuity[]
- There are many past references to other episodes. In order of reference:
- The Rules: Gretchen mentions that kids would still be playing by King Morty's rules if they hadn't stopped them.
- Prince Randall: Gus says that Randall might've continued to be the prince if they didn't stop him.
- The Ratings Game: Spinelli says that the Ashleys would keep rating kids if they didn't stop them.
- The Library Kid: TJ says they stopped the Library Kid from destroying the playground and herself. This episode is referenced again later on when Lawson and his crew take the Library Kid away from going crazy before The Recess Gang show up and say they know how to deal with her.
- Diggers Split Up: This episode is referenced when Lawson and his crew manage to solve their argument.
- Dance Lessons: Kurst and Randall put on a dance routine that the crowd loves, referencing when Mikey and Spinelli did the same.
- The Substitute: Mr. E is seen in the audience.
- The Voice: Miss Salamone is also seen in the audience.
- Lord of the Nerds: The Pale Kids appear, waving to Lawson and his crew.
- The Barnaby Boys: The temporary janitor is seen being arrested yet again, this time because of Lawson and his crew.
- The Challenge: Principal Prickly and his brother Paul Prickly are seen making up for fighting, referencing this episode.
- Fort Tender: Gus suggests the gang play in Fort Tender, but TJ says that Lawson and his crew took it over again.
- The New Kid: Gus says he's been an underdog six times, referring to the number of schools he's gone to since kindergarten.
- The Break-Up: Mikey says they are all special because they each have five best friends, alluding to TJ's report in this episode.
Parodies[]
- The second part of this episode parodies the theme song at the beginning, with Lawson's gang taking the place of T.J.'s gang.
- Lawson's catchphrases are introduced here: "Now hang on just a minute", "I just got an idea", and "Now that's more like it" and are used to parody the opening of the second part of the episode ("Soccer Boy" and "Fort Tender (Episode)").
International Information[]
- In the French dub, the Ashleys give out lice shots instead of cootie shots; that was due to the concept of cooties not existing in France.
- In the Latin American dub, The Ashleys give out vulgarity shots inset cootie or lice shots.
Cast[]
- T.J. Detweiler - Andrew Lawrence
- Vince LaSalle - Rickey D'Shon Collins
- Ashley Spinelli - Pamela Segall-Adlon
- Gretchen Grundler/Ashley Tomassian - Ashley Johnson
- Mikey Blumberg/Tubby - Jason Davis
- Gus Griswold - Courtland Mead
- Miss Finster - April Winchell
- Miss Grotke - Allyce Beasley
- Principal Prickly - Dabney Coleman
- Randall Weems - Ryan O'Donohue
- Swinger Girl/Ashley Boulet - Francesca Smith
- Captain Sticky - E.G. Daily
- King Bob - Toran Caudell
- Cornchip Girl - Aria Noelle Curzon
- Ashley Armbruster - Anndi McAfee
- Ashley Quinlan - Rachel Crane
- Menlo - Blake Ewing
- Cryer Kid/Phil/Kid #1 - Justin Jon Ross
- Greg Skeens - Danny Cooksey
- Kurst the Worst - Mayim Bialik
- Erwin Lawson/Lazy Kid - Erik von Detten
- Jocko - Michael Shulman
- Chewy - Kenny Blank
Videos[]
Disney's Recess, Lawson's Version of the Theme Song
Lawson's version of the series' intro.
Transcript[]
Lawson and his Crew/Transcript
Gallery[]
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