Rewind·Posted on Feb 26, 201521 Times "Recess" Was Basically The Most Progressive Cartoon EverKeeping it real on the playground and off.by Adam DavisBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. When Miss Grotke put a spin on some classic lit. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. When Gretchen was having none of this "nice guy" bullshit and called out her would-be suitor. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. When Miss Grotke gave students the real scoop on Thanksgiving. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. When Vince basically just decided to say "fuck you" to gender norms. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. And when Mikey wasn't going to let notions of "conventional masculinity" keep him from expressing his feelings. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. When Miss Grotke didn't fuck around pretending that common historical narratives are actually pure and objective. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. When TJ angrily decried subjective systems that place more social value on some people than others. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. When Miss Grotke wasn't afraid to call out the leaders of the American Revolution... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. ...and was NOT here for the misogyny of the Founding Fathers. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. When Mikey called out the exploitation of people based on subjective categorizations that claim to represent a person's worth. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. When the admissions counselor from a school Gretchen almost attended basically shut down narrow-minded understandings of learning and education. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. When Miss Grotke explained the best ways to use satire. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. When none of the guys in the gang gave a fuck about gendered naming conventions. 14. When Miss Grotke taught her students about the beauty of humanity. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. When the school superintendent was all about supporting freedom of expression rather than controlling young people. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. When everyone learned the power of non-violent political protest. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. When TJ made known his feelings about the commercialization of such an intimate thing as love. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. When Miss Grotke worked to give her class feminist heroes to look up to. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. When Gretchen spread the truth about real leadership to King Bob. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. When Spinelli said a big "fuck you" to the way that gender norms affect kids. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. And when Miss Grokte reminded her students of what's always most important. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF