
Six brave fourth-graders at Third Street School make it their mission to protect the other kids on the playground. Despite the rule of King Bob and his minions, who enforce his unwritten laws, T.J, Ashley, Vince, Gus, Gretchen and Mikey seek a rational balance between conformity and individuality.

Everyone is excited about the school's new high-tech computerized clock -- until it starts to turn evil and take over the school; Gus is horrified to hear that he might be changing schools again and lose his new friends.

Friends gather at the playground during school recess.

Vince is dubbed principal's pet after he's paired with Prickly for the annual golf day; the gang isn't happy when Mikey befriends the unpopular Kurst.

The president cancels recess, but when he sees the results he institutes a new program that looks very similar; Gus knows who started the food fight, and Finster will stop at nothing to get him to tell.