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"Yope from Norway" is the first segment of the fiftieth episode of Recess.

Synopsis[]

Gus becomes jealous of Yope, a Norwegian transfer student.

Plot[]

The school learns that a new kid from Norway is coming. This means that Gus is no longer the designated "new kid" of the school. While happy to have this stigma removed from him, he suddenly begins wondering what that means for him in the long run. His friends tell him that it means that he is just "Gus" and nothing more, concerning him. Gus attempts to try and create a new image for himself, only for Spinelli to point out that he has toilet paper stuck to his foot. The new student is named Yope Halberson and is paired with Gus to be shown around the school. Yope is fascinated by Third Street, especially by Gus who he thinks is a "cool kid" and Gus decides to play this up.

Gus tries to instill in Yope that he is considered cool by the school while also trying to avoid his friends and bullies who would most likely out him as a regular kid. Eventually, they run into Lawson and his crew who challenge Yope to tetherball. To everyone's surprise, Yope is an expert in the game and swiftly beats Lawson before revealing that he thinks that Gus is the "cool kid" causing everyone to laugh for thinking such a thing. Gus is humiliated and Yope finds himself being surrounded by the rest of the kids at Third Street who begin referring to him as the "cool kid" of the school.

After a week, Yope is set to take a group photo before he leaves, but Gus is not there. Realizing why he lied about his status at the school, Yope goes to search for Gus and finds him hiding in the cheese block at recess. He tells Gus that he does not care that he is not a cool kid as he has a friend back home in Norway who also just so happens to be named Gus and also was just a regular kid like him. Realizing that Yope likes him for just being him, they renew their friendship and promise to stay in touch with one another. The class takes a group photo with Yope and Gus palling with each other.

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • On Disney+ and outside the U.S., this episode is first next to "The Library Kid". This change is perplexing, but not too radical as it depicts the first appearance of Bonky who appears in its aired pairing episode "Bonky Fever".
  • There was originally going to be a scene where Miss Grotke is attempting to speak Norwegian to Yope, but the scene was cut due to time constraints.

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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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