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"Stand Up Randall" is the second segment of the thirtieth episode of Recess.

Synopsis[]

Randall becomes popular as the playground comedian, but the gang isn't laughing when they find that all the jokes are about Mikey.

Plot[]

As TJ and the gang are resting on the grass, Gus uses a cardboard cylinder as a telescope and calls out goings-on around the playground. King Bob is bossing his staff around as usual, Guru Kid's legs had fallen asleep again, forcing him to wake them up, and Artie Kid is drawing a masterpiece on the blacktop pavement. Unfortunately for Artie Kid, he is caught by Randall, who proceeds to tattle on him to Miss Finster. As he is send to the Principal's Office to fetch the hose, he is promised a reward from the lost and found. However, as he makes his way, kids along his path jeer at him for being a snitch, even throwing fruit at him.

Upon arriving at the Principal's Office, Randall begins to complain about how miserable he is to Menlo who cares very little for him as well. As he sorts through the lost and found, Randall finds "The Big Book of Jokes" and begins to read some of them through the night. When he goes out to the playground, he is caught by Cornchip Girl and makes a joke from the book, causing her to laugh as she calls him "Funny Man". Randall proceeds to tell more jokes as everyone begins to stop and listen to him. Randall suddenly becomes popular, much to the Recess Gang's confusion, while at the same time, Miss Finster finds catching miscreants becoming dull without him. But soon, he begins to run out of jokes, causing his fans to leave him, though Cornchip Girl remains supportive. Desperate to maintain his fame, Randall spots Mikey tries to catch a butterfly only to get his head caught in his own net, and decides to make jokes about Mikey.

Randall's Mikey jokes become a hit, and despite the Gang's complaints, Mikey is okay with it. That is until Randall begins to make fat jokes which finally makes him feel bad. Cornchip Girl even voices her dislike towards Randall's shift in humor, but he turns her away. The Recess Gang soon confront him, demanding he lay off Mikey, but he refuses because the student body can't get enough of it. Spinelli attempts to grab him but is restrained by her friends, shortly before King Bob shows up, ordering Randall put on a comedy show next recess.

As the Recess Gang wonder aloud how Randall got so funny to begin with, Menlo passes by and explains that Randall has been getting his jokes from a joke book. Deciding to beat Randall at his own game, T.J has the Gang buys copies of the same joke book from Kelso's. During Randall's performance, as Randall begins to tell his jokes again, the Gang, along with Cornchip Girl, begin to shout out the punchline before he can, causing everyone to walk away. With Randall's comedian life ruined, he runs off to complain to Miss Finster; T.J. declares that funny as the episode ends.

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • On Disney+, this episode is second next to "The Shiner".
  • This episode has the most writers out of all of the episodes of the show, with four writers.

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Media
Recess (Videography) • Recess: School's Out (Soundtrack) • Recess: All Growed Down • Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade • Recess: Miracle on Third Street • "Lax" (Lilo & Stitch: The Series crossover episode) • "Codename: Electric Haircut" (Fillmore! crossover episode)
Characters
T.J. Detweiler • Vince LaSalle • Ashley Spinelli • Mikey Blumberg • Gretchen Grundler • Gus Griswald • Captain Bradley • Cornchip Girl • The Kindergartners • The Diggers • Hustler Kid • Erwin Lawson • Miss Grotke • Muriel Finster • Becky Detweiler • Dr. Phillium Benedict • Menlo • Brock • Peter Prickly • Kojak • Miss Salamone • Butch • Ashley Armbruster • Ashley Boulet • Ashley Quinlan • Ashley Tomassian • Fenwick • Brandon the Singer • Gelman • King Bob • Chucko • Jocko • Randall Weems • King Freddie II • Cheay • Spencer • The Megans • The Brittanys • The Tylers • Bob and Flo Spinelli
Episodes
Season One: "The Break In/The New Kid" • "The Experiment/The Great Jungle Gym Standoff" • "Jinxed/Officer Mikey" • "First Name Ashley/To Finster with Love" • "King Gus/Big Brother Chad" • "My Fair Gretchen/Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye" • "I Will Kick No More Forever/The Kid Came Back" • "The Pest/The Legend of Big Kid" • "The Box/The Trial" • "Teacher's Lounge/Randall's Reform" • "Rainy Days/The Great Can Drive" • "The Voice/Kids in the Mist" • "Parents' Night/Swing on Thru to the Other Side"

Season Two: "The Break-up/The Hypnotist" • "Mama's Girl/Outcast Ashley" • "The Game/The Lost Ball" • "Gus' Last Stand/Operation Field Trip" • "The Challenge/Wild Child" • "The Substitute/Gretchen and the Secret of Yo" • "The Girl Was Trouble/Copycat Kid" • "Operation Stuart/Pharaoh Bob" • "The Story of Whomps/Weekend at Muriel's" • "Economics of Recess/Omega Kids" • "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" • "Bad Hair Day/Dance Lessons" • "Principal for a Day/The Beauty Contest"
Season Three: "One Stayed Clean/A Genius Among Us" • "Dodgeball City/A Career to Remember" • "Kindergarten Derby/The Bet" • "Space Cadet/Stand Up Randall" • "The Shiner/Lord of the Nerds" • "That Stinking Feeling/My Funny Valentines" • "The Barnaby Boys/Buried Treasure" • "The Library Kid/The Ratings Game"
Season Four: "The First Picture Show/The Big Prank" • "Hustler's Apprentice/The Spy Who Came in from the Playground" • "Gus' Fortune/Rumor Mill" • "Recess is Cancelled/Tattletale Heart" • "The Madness of King Bob/Call Me Guy" • "Prickly is Leaving/Randall's Friends" • "The Biggest Trouble Ever/The Rules" • "Gus and Misdemeanors/A Science Fair to Remember" • "Mikey's Pants/Here Comes Mr. Perfect" • "Good Luck Charm/Diggers Split Up" • "Schoolworld/Bachelor Gus" • "The Dude/Partners in Crime" • "The Candidates/This Brain for Hire" • "Spinelli's Masterpiece/Nobody Doesn't Like T.J." • "A Great State Fair/The A.V. Kid" • "Yope from Norway/Bonky Fever" • "Don't Ask Me/The Secret Life of Grotke" • "The Fuss Over Finster/Soccer Boy" • "Fort Tender/Germ Warfare" • "More Like Gretchen/Prince Randall" • "Me No Know/Good Ole T.J." • "Chez Vince/Tucked in Mikey" • "Old Folks Home/Some Friend"
Season Five: "The Coolest Heatwave Ever/No Strings Attached" • "Beyond a Reasonable Scout/The C Note" • "The Army Navy Game/Big Ol' Mikey" • "The Principals of Golf/All the Principal's Men" • "Lawson and his Crew"
Season Six: "Terrifying Tales of Recess" • "Kurst the Not So Bad/League of Randalls" • "Mundy, Mundy/Lost Leader"

Locations
Third Street School • Old Rusty • Fifth and Sixth Grader Club • Ashley's Clubhouse • King's Jungle Gym
Songs
We Shall Not Be Moved • Born to Be Wild • Green Tambourine • Dancing in the Street
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