Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)
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Wow ... fifth grade! But what good is practically being a grown-up when the teacher's a big sourpuss?
Themes:Overcoming AdversityPersonal GrowthFriendshipStanding Up For What's RightEducationDiscover Similar ThemesMood:HeartwarmingHumorousWhimsicalNostalgicYouthfulDiscover Similar Mood
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!
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Directed by: Howy Parkins
Written by: Bart Jennett, Elijah Aron
Produced by: Bart Jennett
Cast

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)
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