Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

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!

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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)

Details

Director

Howy Parkins

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Disney Television Animation, Paul & Joe Productions

Reviews

R

r96sk

July 12, 2020

★ 5/10

Thankfully better than <em>'Recess: All Growed Down'</em>, but <em>'Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade'</em> is still a bit of a chore to watch. This again features a couple of different stories, though to be fair their integration into the film is much improved if still a bit messy. The cast are as they've always been, solid but not exactly memorable. Animation-wise it's decent. This is more on...