Disney’s Recess very well may be the last great Saturday morning cartoon.  Something about it, the multi-ethnic cast with mysterious pasts on a playground with a strangely accurate class system, really resonates.¹  Rarely has a show about children had such a simple but brilliant mythology.  A quality live-action version of the show’s playground-panning open was recently posted to YouTube, one that even Safety-Man would be pleased with.

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¹  A few years ago, I played episodes of the show before summer school started each morning.  It had an unexpectedly nice draw.