The Candidates

"The Candidates" is the first segment of the forty-seventh episode of Recess.
==Synopsis==
Vince and Gretchen run against each other for class president.
==Plot==
Miss Grotke is holding the annual school president election. Every year since kindergarten, Vince has won and with T.J.'s help he is once again nominated to run. Spinelli suggests to Gretchen that she also try to run for the position and despite some reluctance, agrees to do so. Vince charismatically manages to win over the entire school with his quick speeches and fun promises. When Gretchen tries to voice her incredibly long and dull answers to issues, she loses all support. However, Spinelli helps launch a campaign with "Girls for Gretchen" and manages to talk Ashley A. out of splitting the vote. Gretchen begins to question the logistics of the campaign. Meanwhile, Mikey convinces Gus to abandon showing support for either side.
Vince and Gretchen proceed to use various tactics to support their sides and discover that Mikey and Gus have decided to dress up as and pretend to be kindergartners to avoid voting for the election. They once again give a final speech for the votes are in with Gretchen asking that everyone simply vote for the one they know will be the best. The final votes are in and Gretchen wins by one vote. Saddened that she beat her friend, Vince reveals that he was the one vote that decided the election as he realized that she truly cared about making changes to the school and knew she would do a better job than him. They decide to go play ball together while Mikey and Gus wonder if it is okay to come out of hiding and remove their makeup.
==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
* Allyce Beasley as Miss Grotke
* Anndi McAfee as Ashley Armbruster, Megan
* Justin Jon Ross as Cryer Kid
* Kelsey Mulrooney as Kid #1
* Ryan O'Donohue as Kid #2
==Trivia==
*Despite the fact that they were only counting the votes within their classroom, Vince and Gretchen were campaigning the entire playground.
*Gretchen being class president is never brought up again in the series.
==External links==
*The Candidates at the Recess Wiki
Category:Recess episodes