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"Pharaoh Bob" is the second segment of the twenty-first episode of Recess.

Synopsis[]

King Bob orders the Kids of the Playground to make a monument in his name when he fears he will not be remembered after he leaves.

Plot[]

The kids are watching two other kids fighting when one of them pulls a fake out. King Bob is offended by this and mentions King Wally had banned such a thing. None of the kids know who that is and when he further tries to remind them of King Al and King Chuck, no one can remember them either. His guards assure him that he is great, but he becomes bothered that no one will remember him. In class, King Bob's teacher gives a lesson on the Egyptians and the pyramids which they had built as idols. Inspired, King Bob decides to recreate a pyramid for the playground and hires Gretchen to help lead the construction, settling on mud as a means to build it.

All the children on the playground are forced to work for King Bob and build the pyramid, but when T.J. suggests to the other kids that they should take a break and play, King Bob catches them and forces them to work even harder. He further insists that he be called Pharaoh Bob and that everyone unquestionably do what he says. This apparently extends to Gretchen who chastises the Gang for not following along with Pharaoh Bob's plan and insists that they are against him.

After Gus is threatened by a sixth grader, T.J. finally takes a stand and convinces all the kids to finally stand up to Pharaoh Bob. A mud fight breaks out with Gretchen switching sides to help her friends. Just then, it begins to rain and the pyramid begins to melt, something that Gretchen had warned Pharaoh Bob about, leaving him devastated. Back to being King Bob, he feels remorse for his actions, but fears that no one will listen to him again. Gretchen gives him words of encouragement and he makes a heartfelt apology to all the kids, winning them over after promising to repeal the gum tax.

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • Moral: Being remembered isn't accomplished with monuments, but by action and how you treat the people around you.
  • This is the only time King Bob is seen in his sixth grade classroom.
  • This is the last episode where Ashley T. has a solo speaking role.
  • King Bob quotes The Ten Commandments with "So shall it be written, so shall it be done."
  • Once again, King Bob refers to Gretchen as the smartest kid in the school, though unlike in "The Trial", he could not remember her name.

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