I loved this show because I found all of the main characters except for Vince and TJ very relatable. It's my favorite Disney show from that era and my second favorite overall.
I used to see this every Saturday morning too. 
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Gus revealing himself as a secret dodge-ball Bad Ass who can wipe out whole armies of Dodge ball players will never not be the best thing ever.
Why aren't you laughing?
Still just awesome like that
That movie is a legitimately good movie, with an excellent soundtrack.
(Personally, I prefer this version of the song over the original by the Lemon Pipers. Maybe it's not fair to compare, since the original is just a bunch of kids while this is an arrangement and performance by a group of professional studio musicians, but I really love this arrangement, especially those strings and the tone on the rhythm guitar part.)
(EDIT: You know what, I just went back and relistened to the original
for the sake of comparison. They're actually pretty on par with one another. Some things I prefer in one version, some I prefer in the other. So...well, nevermind the negative comparison then)
edited 7th Sep '15 12:00:57 AM by Odd1
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I like the movie, too. It's naturally not a masterpiece, but for a movie based on a TV show, it is really great.
Though the last movie didn't really feel like a proper conclusion.
Still just awesome like that
Anything produced after Recess: School's Out can safely be considered a cheap cash-in.
Though I know the Taking the Fifth (Grade)note DVD was just a compilation of a couple episodes of a proposed new season of the show, rather than an actual movie (kinda like the Atlantis "sequel").
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This show was good, but that 65-Episode Rule kept it from going on longer.
Anyway, Menlo and Randal seemed to teem up a lot. One has Menlo working for Randal near the end of an episode, one has them using Menlo's access of information to blackmail people, and both of them were members of Lawson's Crew. (As the evil versions of Gretchen and Gus)
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so who was you guys' favorite character out of the main 6? mine was TJ. quick-thinking, resilient, a little mischievous, but stood up for what he believed in despite overwhelming odds.
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
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T.J was who I wanted to become growing up mentally.
"We be we baby!"
That all you got?
I also liked TJ, though I also liked Gretchen because she reminded me of myself (bookish, shy, somewhat nerdy).
Really what I remember from it the most was the kazoo version of the Colonel Bogey March XD
edited 5th Jul '16 9:18:01 PM by theLibrarian
That is the face of a man who just ate a kitten. Raw.
Mikey and Spinelli are my favorites because Mikey is a "heart as big as his belly" character and also a poet and a sensitive guy in general and Spinelli is unapologetically tomboyish.
edited 5th Jul '16 9:33:16 PM by PPPSSC
TJ was my favorite, but I was most like Spinelli, a huge tomboy with an attitude.
"That's a to-go order. See! It's already gone!!"
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I always had a thing for tomboys like her.
"We be we baby!"
Still just awesome like that
I think I just liked Spinelli because she was Italian-American, like me.
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that and her parents were actually secret agents.
i just realized something hilariously awesome: if we count all the crossovers and cameos, then this show, Lilo and Stitch, Fillmore, Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, and the Proud Family are all in the same continuity. that makes me feel good.
edited 6th Jul '16 6:55:45 AM by crimsonstorm15
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
The Absolute Madman
Since when did Fillmore crossover with anybody?
edited 6th Jul '16 9:19:50 AM by NegaKingKix
"We be we baby!"
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nothing official, but Spinelli does make a small cameo
◊ in one of the episodes of Fillmore, so i'm counting it. 
edited 6th Jul '16 9:25:52 AM by crimsonstorm15
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
What was up with that 65 episodes limit anyways? It seems like an arbitrary way to end a show with high viewership.
It gives you three months of weekdays as an easy "season" to sell off into syndication, I think.
I don't know about favorite character but I probably related to Gus and Gretchen the most.
Also, Andy Lawrence is the best TJ. The others are ok but he does it best.
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i didn't expect so many people here also had TJ as one of their favorites. i guess we all wanted to grow up to be like him when watching the show.
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
Man, who didn't love this show as a kid? I watched it to death in 03-04!
I never saw the last season, though, cause it was never re-aired for some reason. From what I heard, it was really bad.