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Outcast Ashley

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"Outcast Ashley" is the fourth episode of the second season of Recess, which was broadcast on September 19th, 1998.

Plot[]

Summary[]

Ashley A. is kicked out of The Ashleys for forgetting the tradition of Purple Day, a sin against the clique so gravely as to get thrown out and hooks up with Gretchen.

Main Story[]

On their way to school, TJ and company encounter Gretchen whose head and body is covered up with a box. The reason is she’s using it as a means of safely viewing the upcoming solar eclipse. While chauffeuring her to campus, Vince notices The Ashleys are partaking in Purple Day, an annual occasion where the quartet only wears purple clothing. As they wait for Ashley A, the other three lampoon other students’ attire, including Gretchen. A arrives late, and the others appear shocked at her. What caused this reaction to happen? Poor A wound up wearing yellow instead of purple unlike the rest.

As Ashley B reprimands A for her fashion flaw, a flashback sequence shows her and the others meeting each other in kindergarten for the first time after A tried to recover her hat that the wind blew off her head. Ignoring the hat, the quartet, all wearing purple (hence “Purple Day”), introduce themselves and immediately become friends. Back in the present, B punishes A by revoking her status as a member of the clique and kicking her out. Now on her own, Ashley A tries to find a new clique to take part in, but it’s no use for peers like Upside-Down Girl and the diggers. Meanwhile with the six, Gretchen continues working on her pinhole projector, but is left alone when Vince invites the rest for dodgeball. For A, as a last resort, she goes to Gretchen and asks for assistance with the projector. The following day, Gus rings the news about Gretchen and A’s bond and they grow surprised about the ex-Ashleys member’s new friendship. A montage with the two goes by leaving the other members of the six’s (now five) curiosities peaked, and the Ashleys too. The quartet-turned-trio approach the new pair of friends and discuss about astrology for a bit, including their birth signs, which leads into a quarrel between the Ashleys and ex-member A. With the six, they encounter Gretchen who tells them about her new partnership with A and walks away from the gang for a bit to continue the projector.

The next day, Gretchen presents the Ashleys her finished projector, but Ashley A intervenes by fighting over who gets to watch the eclipse with her and B doing the talking. The five watch the quarrel, but Gretchen goes flying crushing the projector. The Ashleys bicker about the box and its appearance, but upon B and A simultaneously saying “shoes”, Q is surprised that A’s personality and style taste has been restored and she and the other Ashleys reinstate A into their club. For Gretchen, she’s still devastated about her projector and sad that her “popular student” status was shunned, but she wants to become friends with TJ and company again. The reconciliation is interrupted by the eclipse, but Gretchen’s hopes of seeing it is still down the drain. That is, until Mikey reminds her of another pinhole projector they made for all of them to use and see. The six (now with Gretchen back in the pack) take turns viewing the stellar spectacle and are all amazed by it.

Goofs[]

Episode[]

  • Consistency error: Ashley A. should not get kicked out of The Ashleys because she is the leader.
  • Animation/continuity error: After Gus rushes to tell the gang that he has seen Ashley A. and Gretchen walking together to school, he is initially in front of Spinelli. After the perspective changes, Gus is beside Mikey. Ashley A. was talking during the perspective change, implying there was no time for Gus to move so fast.
  • Dialogue error: When Ashley A. is leaving the Ashleys' clubhouse, she says, "I got the three words to say to you." However, when she says, "I'm like, so sure", her dialogue has four words, though this could just be a comedic effect.
  • Animation/continuity error: When the gang are watching Gretchen and Ashley A. going out together during sunset, Spinelli's nostrils are drawn; this error also happens when Spinelli says, "It's an Ashley epidemic!".
  • Animation/continuity error: When the Ashleys agree to never fight again, they place their hands together. After perspective changes, they are still with their hands together but in a different order.
  • Animation/continuity error: While Gretchen is sitting on the destroyed pinhole projector and confesses to the gang that she got carried away with the impression of being popular, the outline of her hair partially disappears for a frame.
  • Animation/consistency error: After Gretchen's confession, T.J. places his hand on her shoulder. In this moment, Gretchen's moves her lips and her head without any voice. It is possible that her line has been cut.
  • Animation/continuity error: When Spinelli asks a question to Gretchen, her eyebrows are thicker than usual.
  • Animation/continuity error: When the Ashleys laugh at a black-haired girl, Ashley T. has thin eyebrows. This also happens when the Ashleys run to get Ashley A. out of the van for Purple Day. However, the second time it happens only occur during the first several frames of the scene.

Other[]

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A couple frames were zoomed in by accident on Disney+.

  • Editing error: In the flashback, shortly after the Ashleys accidentally bump together and stand out to introduce themselves, a couple frames zoom in from one to one until it zooms back to the original format; this error occurred on Disney+.

Trivia[]

Regular[]

  • Gretchen's birthday is mentioned in this episode as March 23rd, 1988. She is the only member of The Recess Gang to have a birthday mentioned.
    • This indicates that she is born during the Waxing Crescent phase of the moon.
  • This episode mentions that Gretchen is an Aries (her birthday indicates that it is the 3rd day of the Aries' sun phase), Ashley Q. is a Leo, and Ashley A. is a Gemini.
  • At the beginning of Ashley B.'s flashback of how the Ashleys met, a younger version of T.J. can be seen running by Ashley A.
  • T.J.'s voice is noticeably much deeper in this episode and as a result, does not have many lines. The reason for this is likely because by the time the episode was made, Ross Malinger's voice got too low and did not sound like T.J. that much anymore.
  • After Ashley A. befriends Gretchen, at least one day has passed. However, the rest of the Ashleys are still wearing their purple outfits from Purple Day. This could be from a rush on Plus One's animators.
  • A clip of this episode was included in Toon Disney's "We see them every day" promo from 2004.

Continuity[]

  • This is the last episode where Ross Malinger voices T.J.
  • This episode marks the first time Gretchen is shown with her hair down.
  • This is the only episode where Ashley A. and Upside-Down Girl interact together.
  • This is the only episode where a member of the Ashleys gets kicked out.

Similarities[]

  • The scene where Ashley A. gets kicked out of the Ashleys is similar to a 2004 movie called Mean Girls, in which Regina George was the leader of her troupe, but was kicked out when she wore sweatpants to school.

International Information[]

  • Clips of this episode were included in Disney Channel Middle East's "Power, Strength, Brains, Gum Ball" promo.

Cast[]

Gallery[]

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