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"Outcast Ashley" is the second segment of the fifteenth episode of Recess.

Synopsis[]

When Ashley A. is kicked out of the Ashleys for forgetting the tradition of Purple Day, she befriends Gretchen, with disastrous results from T.J. and the gang.

Plot[]

Gretchen comes to school covered with a box which is supposed to be a pinhole viewer for the upcoming eclipse. The Gang try to get her past the Ashleys who are dressed in purple and waiting for Ashley A. to show up. After the girls mock Gretchen, they see Ashley A. arrive in her car, only to see that she has forgotten to wear purple that day. The girls worship Purple Day as it was the day where all four of them met, but seeing that Ashley A. forgot about it, she is kicked out of the Ashleys group and forced to go elsewhere. She attempts to befriend other students, until she runs into Gretchen, who was recently dropped by the rest of the Gang for not understanding her project.

Gretchen and Ashley A. end up becoming friends with one another and work together to complete the pinhole viewer. Soon Gretchen and Ashley A. combine their styles together. The Gang try to talk Gretchen out of hanging out with Ashley A. but she rebuffs them after pointing out that none of them had showed the slightest bit of interest in her work or cared. Meanwhile, the rest of the Ashleys begin to spy on them and approach Gretchen and try to talk her away from Ashley A. by pointing out of the similarities they have with one another. Despite Ashley A.'s attempts to get rid of them, Gretchen seems taken by the Ashleys.

Gretchen completes her pinhole viewer, but is caught in the middle of a fight between Ashley A. and the rest of the Ashleys, resulting in her pinhole viewer getting destroyed. The Ashleys collectively balk at it and realize that they still have a lot in common and re-recruit Ashley A. back into their club. Gretchen tells the Gang that she was sorry for ditching them and that she was caught up in Ashley A.'s habits that she loved the idea of being popular for once. Just then, the eclipse happens. As Gretchen sulks over her destroyed pinhole viewer, the Gang reveal that they built another one for her and they all enjoy seeing the eclipse together.

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • Gretchen's birthday is mentioned as being March 23, making her an Aries. Ashley Q. is a Leo and Ashley A. is a Gemini.
  • The last episode to feature Ross Malinger as T.J. before getting replaced by Andrew Lawrence.
  • Gretchen claims that she has to wait 122 years for the next eclipse. An unusual claim as eclipses happen every 18 months.

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Media
Recess (Videography) • Recess: School's Out (Soundtrack) • Recess: All Growed DownRecess: Taking the Fifth GradeRecess: Miracle on Third Street"Lax" (Lilo & Stitch: The Series crossover episode)"Codename: Electric Haircut" (Fillmore! crossover episode)
Characters
T.J. DetweilerVince LaSalleAshley SpinelliMikey BlumbergGretchen GrundlerGus GriswaldCaptain BradleyCornchip GirlThe KindergartnersThe DiggersHustler KidErwin LawsonMiss GrotkeMuriel FinsterBecky DetweilerDr. Phillium BenedictMenloBrockPeter PricklyKojakMiss SalamoneButchAshley ArmbrusterAshley BouletAshley QuinlanAshley TomassianFenwickBrandon the SingerGelmanKing BobChuckoJockoRandall WeemsKing Freddie IICheaySpencerThe MegansThe BrittanysThe TylersBob 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: "The Big Prank/Hustler's Apprentice" • "Kindergarten Derby/A Career to Remember" • "A Genius Among Us/The Spy Who Came in from the Playground" • "Partners in Crime/The Bet" • "The First Picture Show/Gus' Fortune" • "Recess is Cancelled/Tattletale Heart" • "One Stayed Clean/Rumor Mill" • "The Madness of King Bob/Call Me Guy" • "Prickly is Leaving/Randall's Friends" • "Dodgeball City/Space Cadet" • "The Shiner/Stand Up Randall" • "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" • "That Stinking Feeling/Lord of the Nerds" • "Schoolworld/Bachelor Gus" • "The Dude/Bonky Fever" • "The Candidates/This Brain for Hire" • "The Barnaby Boys/Buried Treasure" • "My Funny Valentines/The Ratings Game" • "Yope from Norway/The Library Kid" • "Spinelli's Masterpiece/Nobody Doesn't Like T.J." • "A Great State Fair/The A.V. Kid" • "Don't Ask Me/The Secret Life of Grotke" • "The Fuss Over Finster/Soccer Boy"
Season Four: "Fort Tender/Germ Warfare" • "More Like Gretchen/Prince Randall" • "Me No Know/Good Ole T.J." • "Old Folks Home/Some Friend" • "Chez Vince/Tucked in Mikey" • "Beyond a Reasonable Scout/The Army/Navy Game" • "The C Note/Big Ol' Mikey" • "The Coolest Heatwave Ever/Mundy, Mundy" • "Lawson and his Crew" • "All the Principal's Men/No Strings Attached" • "The Principals of Golf/Kurst the Not So Bad" • "Lost Leader/League of Randalls" • "Terrifying Tales of Recess"

Locations
Third Street SchoolOld RustyFifth and Sixth Grader ClubAshley's ClubhouseKing's Jungle Gym
Songs
We Shall Not Be MovedBorn to Be WildGreen TambourineDancing in the Street