Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Wow ... fifth grade! But what good is practically being a grown-up when the teacher's a big sourpuss?

G 2003 · 62 min · ★ 6.6 · Family, Comedy, Animation

Everyone's favorite fourth graders have graduated! It's an all-new school year for the kids — and the gang hits the fifth grade running! But they're stopped in their tracks when they discover some unwelcome changes — no pizza, no playground... no lockers! And to make things worse, their teacher turns out to be the cantankerous Miss Finster! It's all too much for T.J., who is determined to find a way to stand up for what the gang believes in and improve the school they love! The fifth grade brings out the best in everyone... even Miss Finster and Principal Prickly!

Directed by Howy Parkins · Written by Elijah Aron

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Rickey D'Shon Collins Vince (voice)
Jason Davis Mikey Blumberg (voice)
Myles Jeffrey T.J. Detweiler (voice)
Ashley Johnson Gretchen (voice)
Courtland Mead Gus (voice)
Pamela Adlon Spinelli (voice)
Allyce Beasley Miss Grotke (voice)
April Winchell Miss Finster / Mrs. Detweiler (voice)
Dabney Coleman Principal Prickly (voice)
Gregg Berger BoE Agent #4 (voice)
Mayim Bialik Kurst the Worst (voice)
Klee Bragger Digger Sam (voice)

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