1. Recess
Following the lives of fourth graders Spinelli, Gus, Vince, TJ, Gretchen and Mikey (L-R, above), Recess aired for six seasons between 1997 and 2001. The show revolves around the period in the day known as "recess" in the American educational system, whereby children get a break from class in the playground. Each of the school children have their own quirk - T.J is notorious for his pranks, Mikey is the gentle giant, Gus comes from a military family and travels from school to school, Spinelli is a tom-boy, Gretchen is an unpopular genius whilst Vince is the jock of the group. Recess spawned three movies which were released after the show had ended.