"The Legend of Big Kid" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of Recess, which was first broadcast on November 1st, 1997.
Plot[]
Spoiler Warning: Plot twists, ending details, etc. are included in the plot. You have been warned.Summary[]
What do the Kindergartners have planned for T.J. when they capture him?
Main Story[]
T.J. and Vince are walking and arguing about baseball players when they suddenly find themselves in a wooded area of the playground they have never been to before. Realizing that they are in the older forgotten recess grounds, they are too late as T.J. is suddenly caught up in a netted trap. Vince hides and discovers that the trap was set up by the Kindergartners who come and chase Vince away until he is found by Spinelli. Vince suffers from heavy remorse over leaving T.J. behind who has been taken away. They spend the recess trying to find T.J. and pick up clues on where he and the kids could have gone.
Meanwhile, T.J. is forced to live like the Kindergartners such as finger painting, taking midday naps and other infantile activities that he finds himself enjoying. The Gang eventually find T.J., but he has completely converted into a Kindergartner. Vince eventually reaches through to him with his baseball card and he breaks down sobbing while the Kindergartners leave dejectedly. Back to his old self, T.J. admits that he had fun with the Kindergartners. Gretchen informs him that they too will eventually grow out of their ways and become first graders. T.J. is left to reflect on this as King Sticky wistfully waves goodbye to him.
Goofs[]
- Animation/continuity error: When T.J. shouts "Oh no! The Kindergartners!", his highlights on his eyes are missing.
- Coloring/continuity error: Before the Kindergartners chase Vince, the color of green on his basketball jersey is lighter than usual.
- Animation/continuity error: When Spinelli says "We're with you, Vince," her lash lines are thicker than usual, looking like she is wearing eyeliner.
- Animation/continuity error: Spinelli's has nostrils three times in this episode.
- When Gretchen smells the chocolate while the gang are trying to find T.J.
- When the gang is about to see T.J. in his kindergarten form.
- When T.J. is crying.
- Animation/continuity error: When the gang's upsetting reaction is shown after they find out that Timmy would not hold out much hope if there was a fourth grader with them, Vince's eyebrows are thinner than usual.
- Animation/continuity/consistency error: When the gang sneaks out in a secretive place where the Kindergartners play, Spinelli's height is smaller than usual.
- Animation/continuity error: When the gang is finally captured in a net from a Winger Dinger trick the Kindergartners made, Gus' eyebrows disappear. This also happens when they find out that kid that just came to them is T.J. in his kindergarten form.
- Animation/coloring error: When Vince showed his friends to the kindergarten version of T.J., Spinelli's skin color is darker than usual.
- Coloring/continuity error: When T.J. joins the kindergartners, he has blue face paint under his eyes. However, during the scene where Vince and the others are trying to convince him to come back, his face paint turns red.
Trivia[]
Regular[]
- This episode is part of the direct-to-video movie, Recess: All Growed Down.
- This episode has the least amount of cast members in the series, and only two of them are not part of the regular cast.
Continuity[]
- The old, abandoned playground is seen for the first time. It returns in Recess: All Growed Down.
- Captain Sticky is referred to by name for the first time, and this is the first episode where he is voiced by E.G. Daily.
- This episode marks the first time the kindergartners have a key role.
- This is the second episode where Timmy has a speaking role; the first being "The New Kid".
Cast[]
- T.J. Detweiler - Ross Malinger
- Vince LaSalle - Rickey D'Shon Collins
- Ashely Spinelli/Kindergartner #2 - Pamela Segall-Adlon
- Gretchen Grundler - Ashley Johnson
- Mikey Blumberg - Jason Davis
- Gus Griswald - Courtland Mead
- Captain Sticky - E.G. Daily
- Kindergartner #1/Timmy - Kath Soucie
Transcript[]
The Legend of Big Kid/Transcript
Gallery[]
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