Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)

Directed by

Howy Parkins

Genre

children's film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 02m

Rated

G

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 96 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of sixth grade friends face their final year of elementary school. They deal with changes in their friendships and the school's social rules while preparing to move on to middle school.

lightheartednostalgicplayfulbittersweetwarmbreezygentlewhimsical

What happens

Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (credited on marketing materials and late-series title cards as "Paul & Joe") and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, with animation done by Grimsaem, Anivision, Plus One Animation, Sunwoo Animation, and Toon City. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. The title refers to the recess period during the daily schedule, in the North American tradition of educational schooling, when students are not in lessons and are outside in the schoolyard. During recess, the children form their own society, complete with government and a class structure, set against the backdrop of a regular school. Recess premiered on September 13, 1997, on ABC, as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning block (later known as ABC Kids). The series ended on November 5, 2001, with 65 half-hour episodes and four seasons in total. The success and lasting appeal of the series saw it being syndicated to numerous channels, including ABC's sister channels Disney Channel and Toon Disney (which later became Disney XD). In 2001, Walt Disney Pictures released a theatrical film based on the series, Recess: School's Out. It was followed by a direct-to-video second film entitled Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street that same year. In 2003, two more direct-to-video films were released: Recess: All Growed Down and Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade. The characters made their final appearance in a crossover episode for Lilo & Stitch: The Series until Vince returned in an episode of Chibiverse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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