"Gus' Fortune" is the first segment of the thirty-seventh episode of Recess.
Synopsis[]
After playing with a paper fortune teller, Gus is told he will die the next day.
Plot[]
A paper fortune teller gets blown off a docked boat by the wind and is carried all the way to Third Street School where it is found by the Recess Gang. Butch stops them from using it and tells them about Stinky Peterson who used a paper fortune teller and his fortune resulted in something indescribable to happen to him. The Gang ignores him and proceed to use it. T.J.'s says that he will pass a test with "flying colors", Spinelli will find riches, Gretchen will go to "an exotic land", but Gus' says that "tomorrow will be his last". The rest of the Gang laugh it off as they do not think any of the fortunes will come true.
Later, T.J. discovers that he got an A on his test, Spinelli finds a $50 bill on her boot and Gretchen is told via letter that she won a contest and will be traveling overseas. While everyone is excited, Gus realizes that his fortune will come true and that tomorrow will indeed be his last. He decides to build a trap that will capture school bully Gelman once and for all. However, shortly before that happens, T.J. learns that Miss Grotke mislabeled his test, the $50 turns out to belong to Ashley A., and Gretchen is denied her trip due to her age. They go to stop Gus, but his trap ends up capturing Miss Finster instead. Nevertheless, Gelman is frightened by the fact that Gus even dared to make one and promises to leave the other small kids alone.
Cast[]
- Andrew Lawrence as T.J. Detweiler
- Rickey D'Shon Collins as Vince LaSalle
- Pamela Adlon as Ashley Spinelli
- Ashley Johnson as Gretchen Grundler
- Jason Davis as Mikey Blumberg
- Courtland Mead as Gus Griswald
- April Winchell as Muriel Finster
- Allyce Beasley as Miss Grotke
- Dabney Coleman as Peter Prickly
- Klee Bragger as Guru Kid
- Kath Soucie as Butch
- Anndi McAfee as Ashley Armbruster
- Justin Shenkarow as Gelman
- Sam Gifaldi as Stinky Peterson, Kid #1
Trivia[]
- On Disney+ and outside the U.S., this episode is second next to "The First Picture Show".
- According to this episode, T.J. is supposedly failing in class. When Miss Grotke gives him his test back with a 10.1% score (out of 100%), he mentions that it is one of his better grades, hinting that he does even worse. Vince also says to everyone that it is impossible for T.J. to ace a test.
External links[]
- Gus' Fortune at the Recess Wiki
