History TearJerker / RecessSchoolsOut

* When TJ is riding his bike through town while his friends are all at camp. But what makes sad is the fact that the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu37sBrxOsQ "One" by Three Dog Night]] is played, and the lyrics are not cheerful.

* The flashback scene shows the end of Benedict's friendship with Prickly and Finster. Yes, Benedict brought it on himself but it's a bit sad seeing him so utterly distraught back before he was fully crazy, as well as Prickly and Finster's sadness at seeing their friend go that far and getting him into worse trouble than they meant to initially.
** Despite what Benedict accused him of, Prickly genuinely had no intention of getting Benedict fired. He got the Superintendent in a plan to overrule the "no recess" edict. The Superintendent, however, was an ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter; he saw that Benedict was DrunkWithPower (since Benedict still refused to obliged to the Superitendent's orders to back down) and that it was in the district's interest to fire him for the students' benefit.
** There is also showing how Benedict sabotaged his relationship with Muriel aka Miss Finster. Miss Finster was a sweet young lady with a gravelly voice who loved her job as recess referee. Then her boyfriend launches a campaign against recess, putting her career and their future on the line. He attempts to make her walk out with him in righteous fury when the superintendent fires Benedict; Miss Finster angrily pulls away. She asked him WhatWereYouThinking because she is a recess ''teacher'' and she can't be with someone that hates kids having fun.

** There is also the scene of how Benedict actually received his chronic limp: after ranting out against Finster for dumping him, he attempts to leave, but falls on the stairs. A shocked Finster and Prickly attempted to help him back on his knees, but Benedict furiously tells them to back off before weakly going back up himself and swearing revenge on Prickly.

** Despite what Benedict accused him of, Prickly genuinely had no intention of getting Benedict fired. He got the Superintendent in a plan to overrule the "no recess" edict. The Superintendent, however, was an ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter; he saw that Benedict was DrunkWithPower and that it was in the district's interest to fire him for the students' benefit.

** There is also the scene of how Benedict actually received his chronic limp: after ranting out against Finster for dumping him, he attempts to leave, but falls on the stairs. A shocked Finster and Prickly attempted to help him back on his knees, but Benedict furiously tells them to back off before weakly going back up himself.

'''Muriel:''' No, Phil! It's over. I could never be with a man who doesn't love recess.

* The flashback scene shows the end of Benedict and Prickly's friendship. Yes, Benedict brought it on himself but it's a bit sad seeing him so utterly distraught back before he was fully crazy, as well as Prickly's sadness at seeing his friend go that far and getting him into worse trouble than he'd meant to initially.

--->'''Phil:''' Come on, Muriel baby, lets blow this scene.\\

-->'''Prickly''': I'll let you in on a little secret, Detweiler. Every adult you've ever known was a kid at sometime in his life. You think we don't remember summer vacation? Riding bikes down by the creek, catching polliwogs in a jar, camping out under the stars? Well, you're wrong! Some days I sit there in my office, looking out at you kids on the playground and I think, "They don't know how good they got it. In a few years, they're all going to be grownups like me and all those good times will just be memories for them, too". So go ahead. Put a whoopie-cushion in my chair. Cover my carpet with fake vomit. Make fun of my "big, saggy butt". But don't you ever say I don't care about summer vacation, (voice breaking) 'cause those memories are the last part of childhood I got left.

** Despite what Benedict accused him of, Prickly genuinely had no intention of getting Benedict fired. He got the Superintendent in a plan to overrule the "no recess" edict. The Superintendent, however, was an ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter; he saw that Benedict was DrunkWithPower and that it was in his the district's interest to fire him for the students' benefit.

* The flashback scene showing the end of Benedict and Prickly's friendship. Yes, Benedict brought it on himself but it's a bit sad seeing him so utterly distraught back before he was fully crazy, as well as Prickly's sadness at seeing his friend go that far and getting him into worse trouble than he'd meant to.

* [[spoiler:The very last shot in the movie, of the gang relaxing by the pond after all the events of the film. It might not seem much, but the film was also supposed to be the "official" ending of the series[[note]]Although it was renewed for another season, season six was actually made up of leftover episodes of season five that hadn't aired yet[[/note]], and pretty much a "goodbye" to the gang (until ''WesternAnimation/RecessTakingTheFifthGrade'' was released).]]

* Principal Prickly's [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The Reason You Whomp Speech]] to TJ, when he reveals that he genuinely ''does'' care about TJ and his friends, since they're his only link to his memories of his lost childhood innocence.

* The flashback scene showing the end of Benedict and Pricklys friendship. Yes, Benedict brought it on himself but it's a bit sad seeing him so utter your distraught back before he was fully crazy, as well as Prciklys sadness at seeing his friend go that far and getting him into worse trouble than he'd meant to.

--> '''Spinelli:''' What's the matter with you? You just moved here!
--> '''Gus:''' I know! And now I'll never share any of these memories!

-->'''Prickly''': I'll let you in on a little secret, Detweiler. Every adult you've ever known was a kid at sometime in his life. You think we don't remember summer vacation? Riding our bikes down the creek. Catching polliwogs in a jar. Camping out under the stars. Well you're wrong! Sometimes I sit there in my office, looking out at you kids in the playground and I think, "They don't know how good they got it. In a few years, they'll be grownups like me and all those good times will be memories for them, too". So go ahead. Put a whoopie-cushion in my chair. Put fake vomit on my carpet. Make fun of my "big, saggy butt". But don't ever say I don't care about summer vacation,(voice breaking) 'cause those memories are the last part of childhood I got left.

** This really shows Principal Prickly off for who he really is. Rather than a generic kids show villain like most cartoons with a school setting will make the Principal, Prickly is a human being like everyone else, who had to learn to grow up and deal with the responsibilities and complexities of adulthood, something T.J. and company don't have to worry about yet. Its even more powerful when you find out Prickly's background, that he was an idealistic teacher during the Summer of Love in the 60s, but all that idealism was eventually ground away as he aged, as he was forced to combat the mind-numbing bureaucracy of the educational system and the realities of the world. Prickly isn't a villain, he never was one at all, it just seemed that way to the main characters, who are children, too young to understand just what adulthood can do to you. Thankfully, he's set back down the right path by the end of the movie.

-->'''Prickly''': I'll let you in on a little secret, Detweiller. Every adult you've ever known was a kid at sometime in his life. You think we don't remember summer vacation? Riding our bikes down the creek. Catching polliwogs in a jar. Camping out under the stars. Well you're wrong! Sometimes I sit there in my office, looking out at you kids in the playground and I think, "They don't know how good they got it. In a few years, they'll be grownups like me and all those good times will be memories for them, too". So go ahead. Put a whoopie-cushion in my chair. Put fake vomit on my carpet. Make fun of my "big, saggy butt". But don't ever say I don't care about summer vacation,(voice breaking) 'cause those memories are the last part of childhood I got left.

** This really shows Principal Prickly off for who he really is. Rather than a generic kids show villain like most cartoons with a school setting will make the Principal, Prickly is a human being like everyone else, who had to learn to grow up and deal with the responsibilities and complexities of adulthood, something T.J. and company don't have to worry about yet. Its even more powerful when you find out Prickly's background, that he was an idealists teacher during the Summer of Love in the 60s, but all that idealism was eventually ground away as he aged, as he was forced to combat the mind-numbing bureaucracy of the educational system and the realities of the world. Prickly isn't a villain, he never was one at all, it just seemed that way to the main characters, who are children, too young to understand just what adulthood can do to you. Thankfully, he's set back down the right path by the end of the movie.

* [[spoiler:The very last shot in the movie, of the gang relaxing by the pond after all the events of the film. It might not seem much, but the film was also suppossed to be the "official" ending of the series[[note]]Although it was renewed for another season, season six was actually made up of leftover episodes of season five that hadn't aired yet[[/note]], and pretty much a "goodbye" to the gang (until ''WesternAnimation/RecessTakingTheFifthGrade'' was released).]]

-->'''Prickly''': I'll let you in on a little secret, Detweiller. Every adult you've ever known was a kid at sometime in his life. You think we don't remember summer vacation? Riding our bikes down the creek. Catching polliwogs in a jar. Camping out under the stars. Well you're wrong! Sometimes I sit there in my office, looking out at you kids in the playground and I think, "They don't know how good they got it. In a few years, they'll be grownups like me and all those good times will be memories for them, too". So go ahead. Put a whoopie-cushion in my chair. Put fake vomit on my carpet. Make fun of my "big, saggy butt". But don't ever say I don't care about summer vacation, 'cause those memories are the last part of childhood I got left.

** This really shows Principal Prickly off for who he really is. Rather than a generic kids show villain like most cartoons with a school setting will make the Principal, Prickly is a human being like everyone else, who had to learn to grow up and deal with the responsibilities and complexities of adulthood, something T.J and CO don't have to worry about yet. Its even more powerful when you find out Prickly's background, that he was an idealists teacher during the Summer Of Love in the 60s, but all that idealism was eventually ground away as he aged, as he was forced to combat the mind-numbing bureaucracy of the educational system and the realities of the world. Prickly isn't a villain, he never was one at all, it just seemed that way to the main characters, who are children, too young to understand just what adulthood can do to you. Thankfully, he's set back down the right path by the end of the movie.

** This really shows Principal Prickly off for who he really is. Rather than a generic kids show villain like most cartoons with a school setting will make the Principal, Prickly is a human being like everyone else, who had to learn to grow up and deal with the responsibilities and complexities of adulthood, something T.J and CO dont have to worry about yet. Its even more powerful when you find out Prickleys background, that he was an idealistis teacher during the Summer Of Love in the 60s, but all that idealism was eventually ground away as he aged, as he was forced to combat the mindnumbing buerocracy of the educational system and the realities of the world. Prickley isn't a villain, he never was one at all, it just seemed that way to the main characters, who are children, too young to understand just what adulthood can do to you. Thankfully, he's set back down the right path by the end of the movie.

* Principal Prickly's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to TJ, when he reveals that he genuinely ''does'' care about TJ and his friends, since they're his only link to his memories of his lost childhood innocence.

** This really shows Principal Prickly off for who he really is. Rather than a generic kids show villain like most cartoons with a school setting will make the Principal, Prickly is a human being like everyone else, who had to learn to grow up and deal with the responsibilities and complexities of adulthood, something T.J and CO dont have to worry about yet. Its even more powerful when you find out Prickleys background, that he was an idealistis teacher during the Summer Of Love in the 60s, but all that idealism was eventually ground away as he aged, as he was forced to combat the mindnumbing buerocracy of the educational system and the realities of the world. Prickley isnt a villain, he never was one at all, it just seemed that way to the main characters, who are children, too young to understand just what adulthood can do to you. Thankfully, he's set back down the right path by the end of the movie.

* When TJ is riding his bike through town while his friends are all at camp. What makes even sadder is the fact that the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu37sBrxOsQ "One" by Three Dog Night]] is played, and the lyrics are not cheerful.