Recess Principal for a Day (Season 2, Episode 23)
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TV Episode | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Recess

Principal for a Day (Season 2, Episode 23)

TV-Y

TV Episode | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Once a year a student is randomly selected to be principal for day of third street school. Finster and Principle Prickley get the bright idea to convert TJ to their disciplinarian ways by making him the unlikely victor.

Director

Chuck Sheetz

Writers

Joe Ansolabehere (creator) | Steve Bannos | Paul Germain (creator)

Producers

Mark Drop | Chuck Sheetz

Composer

Denis M. Hannigan

Editor

Susan Murphy

Casting Director

Allyson Bosch

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 27, 1999

Release date

Feb 27, 1999 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 13 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Andrew Lawrence Theodore J. 'T.J.' Detweiler (voice) Theodore J. 'T.J.' Detweiler (voice) See fewer	United States of Tara (2009)
Pamela Adlon Spinelli (voice) (as Pamela Segall) Spinelli (voice) (as Pamela Segall) See fewer	Better Things (2016)
Allyce Beasley Miss Alordayne Grotkey (voice) Miss Alordayne Grotkey (voice) See fewer	Moonlighting (1985)
Klee Bragger Digger Sam (voice) Digger Sam (voice) See fewer	A Goofy Movie (1995)
Toran Caudell King Bob (voice) King Bob (voice) See fewer	Recess: School's Out (2001)
Dabney Coleman Principal Peter Prickly (voice) Principal Peter Prickly (voice) See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Rickey D'Shon Collins Vince LaSalle (voice) Vince LaSalle (voice) See fewer	Jack (1996)
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Justin Jon Ross Phil the Scout (voice) Phil the Scout (voice) See fewer	Little Giants (1994)
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