Recess is an American

United States

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 animated television

Cartoon

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 series created by Paul Germain

Paul Germain

Paul Germain is an American animation screenwriter and producer. Among the shows Germain has written and/or produced for are Rugrats, All Grown Up!, The Simpsons, Recess, Even Stevens, Lloyd in Space, The Tracey Ullman Show, and Beethoven: The Animated Series...

 and Joe Ansolabehere

Joe Ansolabehere

Joe Ansolabehere is an American animation screenwriter and producer of Basque descent. He is the creator of Recess and Lloyd in Space with partner and friend Paul Germain....

 and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation

Walt Disney Television Animation

Disney Television Animation is an American animation studio that is the TV animation production arm of the Disney-ABC Television Group, owned by The Walt Disney Company, dedicated to creating, developing and producing animated television series, films, specials and other projects.Established in...

. The series focuses on six elementary

Elementary school

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 school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. The title refers to the period of time during the school day in which children are not in lessons and can spend time outside with friends, known as recess in the United States. One of the main features of the series is how the children form their own society, complete with government

Government

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 and a class structure, set against the backdrop of a regular school.

Recess first aired on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 from 1997 through to 2001, and reruns aired on Disney Channel

Disney Channel

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 in the United States.