if you were a kid in the 90s then you probably watched the Disney animated
series recess The Adventures of TJ and his friends at 3rd Street School were
rebellious and exciting and also brought some great lessons for kids watching
many of us look back at recess with lots of nostalgia and we decided to ask
ourselves which characters were the most good and which ones were the most evil
and where does everybody else stand the playground demands answers I'm Kyle with
wicked binge and this is good too evil recess as usual we'll be starting with
the good ones and who better represents innocent than Mikey Bloomberg he's a
peaceful polite and kind kid although his appearance can resemble that of a
bully being so big it's only proof not to judge a book by its cover as Mikey is
a sweet and loving artist he's a baritone singer and one of the best
poets of 3rd Street school mikey may be the oldest member of the gang but that
doesn't mean that he isn't the most naive of them all at times likely
because he always does his best to see the good in people he won't stand
arguments or violence or especially being called fat
but he's also the most forgiving of the group demonstrating levels of both
maturity and goodness that many adults don't even have don't be frightened
you're safe now he rarely gets angry Plus as TJ would
say and I quote he wouldn't hurt a fly next up is corn chip girl she's nice
sweet and somehow quite caring for a child despite being young and very shy
she has a big crush on Gus and she's very close to the rest of the gang we
can see her most of the time throwing corn chips behind King Bob as his
servant hence the name just an innocent and good person plus she hates mayhem
and havoc on the playground are about to go to war next up we have miss grouchy
she's a warm and kind teacher and a bit of a hippie with quite the eccentric
personality she loves doing yoga and she stands for environmental issues in
preserving the earth oh yes often times it seems like she's the only teacher in
the whole school who really care about her students she seems like the perfect
teacher for young kids given how compassionate she is and fun fact she
knows some martial arts techniques but she only uses them as a self-defense
resource
she even meditates and even performs magic tricks so she's pretty amazing
coming up next is the smartest of the mane gang Gretchen Grund ler she's one
of the brain masters of the whole school and the nerd of the group Gretchen is
also very friendly sweet and helpful but she can be a bit naive sometimes which
frequently puts her into misunderstandings she loves her friends
studying of course and coming up with plans to help the gang in their
adventures she stated that her main goal in life is to find a cure for all
diseases I mean that's obviously a good person but that's not all she also wants
to clone herself and help solve world conflicts with the UN
every student someone may have to tell her that she's only a kid the few times
that we saw her angry was when she was called dumb or when she saw her friends
in danger which is actually commendable moving on to the next member of the main
group we have Gus Griswold he's a good-hearted boy very shy and naive
although we've already seen him acting bravely in some occasions he loves
animals recess sands military stuff he also likes to dress like a soldier
likely because he has a military family however he doesn't have the skills or
the personality of a soldier his most notable skills are that of a fire ball
player one thing's for sure though he hates to be bullied and he's always
afraid of that happening poor Gus his main problem is that sometimes he can be
a little paranoid and he also occasionally gets blinded with power
other than that Gus is a really good kid coming up next we have the coolest kid
in the gang Vince he's athletic and competitive and sometimes is seen with a
kind of superior and arrogant attitude but his idol is Michael Jordan so it's
understandable all that aside he's friendly and has a good heart a very
loyal friend to have to say the least
and also one of the most positive people on the show however he doesn't like to
lose at all and sometimes he can push it a little too far just the wind but we'll
just strike that up as having a bit of a competitive edge what happened I feel
much like playing next up is the main character of the show TJ the leader of
the gang TJ is a funny charismatic and happy kid the first business is to give
the people what they want he has a good heart and he cares about all the kids in
school but he also has a rebellious side to be more specific he is a bit of a
troublemaker isn't he that was the best prank he really was genius wasn't he
loves to pull pranks and yes he likes to solve problems on the playground but
these problems are oftentimes problems that he created in the first place he
can't live without recess or hanging out with his friends he hates detention as
well being lonely and he especially hates
Randall since he's always stitching on them - miss Finster at the end of the
day he does pride himself on causing a ruckus but although he pulls a lot of
pranks and makes a lot of trouble he cares about every kid including his own
enemies he and Spinelli are very similar and maybe that's the reason why they
seem to have a crush on each other
speaking of whom up next is Ashley Spinelli in fact she
is more than likely the toughest kid in the whole playground and despite being a
tomboy beneath all that there's a sweet and caring friend as we just mentioned
she also has a big crush on TJ and being his right-hand assistant makes it
difficult for her she too loves to pull pranks and she doesn't care much for
girly stuff and she hates the Ashley's and especially Randall in fact she's got
a bit of an anger problem so much so that Spinelli often uses violence and
threats when something is troubling her
with that said despite her anger problem she will stand up for someone when
they're in need and she's more of a heroine and protector despite her
occasional angry outbursts and that's why she's a good person
up next is Menlo he's a decent kid after all
do you remember Miss lemons he is her assistant or her aid as he likes to call
himself he likes to live life within order and he always makes sure the rules
are being followed he doesn't like disorganized people and
rarely goes to recess as he's too busy in the office disarray he's friends with
TJ and Randall Weems although they don't hang out much according to you one
episode he's also a laser tag player which might be the only fun thing that
he does next up is hustler kid and he's not as bad as he may seem his name says
it all he's the hustler of the playground anything he likes to smuggle
forbidden things into school and his business means the world to him no
wonder he has a knack for making good deals out of his smuggled items despite
all that he does have morals as he refuses to sell stuff that would get
kids in trouble the hustler kid code we never hustle
anything that could get kid in trouble he's probably one of the smartest kids
in 3rd Street school what kid makes a living like that in 4th
grade not many that's for sure now we can't forget to mention principal
prickly who yes is one of the series main antagonists why do you do this to
me Detweiler his gruff appearance is unmistakable and he's a strict and
serious man pretty much everywhere that he goes sometimes we see him being
benevolent with the kids and especially TJ's gang but the truth is there is
usually some kind of positive interest behind it transformation Indians he's as
authoritarian as any school principal usually is but remember this is all
through the lens of the kids truthfully he likely often has the best interest of
the kids in mind even if he comes off as cruel at times and in the recess movie
we actually see some cracks in his armor and that he's not that bad of a guy
I suppose it takes growing up a bit to see him in a more positive way see I
didn't get into teaching for the promotions or the pension plans er I did
it cuz I wanted to help you kids we couldn't miss the popular group the
Ashley's the typical and cliche group of four spoiled and snobby girls they're
very popular and they seem to dislike the show's main gang they are known to
cause damage in the playground to their own benefit
they're also cruel and mean to other unpopular kids like Gus for example they
only bully the weak kids just to feel superior themselves so no wonder they're
hated by much of the school especially Spinelli coming up next is Lawson's crew
they like to pull pranks and maintain the order in the playground however they
don't really succeed at this perhaps because they're not only bullies but
also kind of dumb as a box of rocks most of the time they want to be better than
TJ and his crew and get all the glory and rewards that King Bob gives to
himself next up we have the monarch of 3rd Street School the glorious King Bob
he is as demanding as a terrible boss overbearing and impatience he's that
kind of kid you don't want to deal with when you're growing up however he has an
honest side and he's a fair ruler at times so things aren't as bad as they
seem he's friendly with PJ in the gang despite the fact that he's at least two
years older than them the truth is although there may be a decent kid
underneath the crown King Bob is definitely someone who is corrupt with
power and his cruelty is known across the playground as we've seen him deal
with his opposition through force on the regular Oh Randall Weems
the snitch of the show he often gets caught spying and he's called snitch or
weasel by everyone since he spends all of his time getting other students in
trouble once he even managed to take over the playground he's miss Finster's
pet and he's loyal as a dog to her which is a bit bizarre given the fact that
he's one of the most disloyal and untrustworthy characters on the show
however if he does wrong I'm sure she would punish him like she does the other
kids since he's always spying on his classmates he's often attacked and
beaten by bullies so one could argue that we should feel bad for him as a
victim but he chose to build a dishonest reputation and it makes sense why nobody
likes him get my cookie right I'm afraid not
Randall snacks are for snitches she's right I am off my game next up we have
the horrible Muriel or miss Finster someone's up to something I can feel it
in my corns the authoritarian woman who hates fun and kids behaving like kids
she has a gruff voice in a gruff personality basically she has gruff
written all over she's cold strict and cranky but I suppose deep
inside she's well-intentioned still it's hard to notice that when she's so mean
and terrible at times since she has the help of Randall she knows everything
that's going on in the school and the reason why we don't give her the benefit
of the doubt that we give principal prickly is because she's especially
cruel and really seems to enjoy berating children to summarize her pretty well
take a look at her surname Finster and realized that it means sinister and
German I'm very disappointed in you Randall my own little weasel gone bad
next up is a bully of the school Irwin Lawson he's a bully jock type character
and arch-nemesis of the gang especially TJ and Vince he's mean he's rude he's
competitive and ruthless he's really bad period he hates losing and he's a
jealous and frustrated kid who needs to be the best at everything scheduled
moving on we have Gelman he is one of the most feared bullies in
the shell and he uses his physical strength and intimidation skills to
harass other students especially Gus
technically he's committed crimes such as harassment assault and battery that's
quite the rap sheet for someone in elementary school he doesn't have any
friends although sometimes he hangs out with Lawson and his crew surprisingly
however in the later episodes of the show he does grow for the better
proof that people can change but at his worst he definitely deserves his high
ranking like father like son as they say the perfect example for this sang is
Leonard Weems and there's no need to say he's Randall's father because they're so
much alike and not just an appearance Thank You mr. Weems
here's a cookie he's the reason why Randall is the way he is he taught him
everything he knows about the snitch life and he even taught him not to make
friends because it would distract him from snitch
honestly there's not really much that's redeemable about Leonard Weems he's
untrustworthy totally pathetic and an awful parent now we're gonna reveal the
top two on the list and I can assure you that this was a really close call
between these two characters in second place pretty close to the top a true and
authentic pure evil character of the series dr. slicer a cruel and strict
teacher he treats the students as if they were soldiers he is a kind of
person who thinks emotions make people weak
there will be no sappiness sappiness makes you soft plus he hates any sort of
feelings in general and many fans have pointed out that he has a strong
resemblance to heinrich himmler a high-ranking leader in the Nazi Party
which may have been intentional to showcase how awful he is he's a true
villain who is pure evil and unlike principal prickly for example he only
truly wants power and control and for the number one spot the most evil of
them all we present you the cruel and selfish doctor phillium benedict this
operation will be executed as planned from right here he is an authentic
criminal mastermind he's so insane that he wants to
eliminate recess and even summer vacations truly it's madness in fact one
could argue that he's an absolute lunatic insane do you want evidence okay
he has committed crimes such as kidnapping theft of government property
and even terrorism we're talking about a major evil here he's crazy
vengeful and delusional villain although his several attempts to conquer the
school have failed his plans were still beyond evil I mean he wanted to move the
moon into a different orbit in order to create a permanent winter on earth just
to destroy summer vacation this man belongs in prison or a mental hospital
my hopes and dreams
ruined but yeah dr. Benedict has proven himself to be the worst character in
recess but what do you think do you agree with the list who do you think is
the best and worst in recess let us know in the comments section below but don't
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