High School Principal Reacts - Disney's Recess S2E13a - "Principal For a Day" Reaction Video

[@geraldsinger9954]

Rest in Peace Dabney Coleman, the voice actor for Principal Prickly.

[@tylerdenaro3365]

Rest in peace Dabney 💔 😔 🙏

[@thelordoflemonz]

Seeing these older episodes where Prickly and Finster are very antagonistic is interesting, considering how much we learn about these two in later episodes regarding their personal lives and relationships (especially in the movie). Also, to answer your question regarding Menlow serving a mint to Prickly. It's not shown here, but in later episodes, it's revealed Menlow is the Student Aid for Miss Lemon (Principal Prickly's secretary). He spends his Recess time in the Office helping her. The mint thing was something he did by choice since he's also a pretty active Brown Noser.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Interesting

[@RyanG144Videos]

RIP Dabney Coleman. January 1932 - 16th May 2024. Honestly, nice to rewatch this one and remember.

[@ChrissaTodd]

Fun fact this menlow flashback makes sense cause in another ep its revealed him and tj used to be friends

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Ah okay 👍

[@JonasRoxoxox]

Rip Mr dabney Coleman voice of principal prickly

[@michaeldillon8217]

6:27 awnser by giving him a taste of the good life and using mental manipulation to make him tough

[@Ansible1000]

The reason the faculty is ‘mean’ is because this show is partially based on Hogan’s Heroes. As such, Principal Prickly and Ms. Finster are the elementary school version of Col. Klink and Sgt. Schultz, with Ms. Grotke taking Schultz’s nice aspects.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes! 😎👍

[@kaylagaymon4873]

I love Recess as a kid. I'm still sad that Dabney Coleman as Principal Prickly is gone. RIP legend 😢😢😢🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

I agree it is sad RIP Dabney Coleman

[@haydenstock21]

Recess is one of my all time favourite cartoons, absolute classic, RIP Dabney Coleman who played Principal Prickley who passed away the other day

[@ashrencher2658]

Imagine actually having a day like this. The school would be in total chaos.

[@blankblankness2971]

6:46 I’d like to think more logically that Menlo became an intern, but that’s still screwed up.

[@klaibornelorenzo6397]

2:08 Ahh the dome fence....that takes me back too I always forget how devious the faculty in this show acted. Even so good episode

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks for watching! A lot of people asked for this one!

[@legends4003]

If I recall Prickly in some episodes he wants to become a middle school principal

[@1994tran]

2:03 I remember seeing these domes in the playgrounds back during my elementary times in the 2000s. Nostalgia hits for real! 3:23 never saw her as a teacher but more like a para since she haven’t taught a class at least when I watched this tv show awhile back.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Cool! Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@JonasRoxoxox]

The episode the box is perfect it cuz it was made from a suggestion of a kid who had that in their school. Most of these episodes are made from interviews they did to kids at the time.

[@dangerdave96]

Yes excellent idea. Would love to see his reaction

[@annawehmeyer]

The Box is a good one. We definitely have to get that one seen. Would make for a good reaction.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I’ll look into it. 👍

[@moneylover318]

​@@SchoolPrincipalReactsIt's pretty much a commentary on solitary confinement in prisons.

[@JonasRoxoxox]

The Great Jungle Gym Standoff", "The Trial, "Teacher's Lounge, "The Voice , "The Substitute" "and "The Hypnotist are episodes of recess that I recommend. Mostly with principal, teachers

[@JonasRoxoxox]

Prickly is leaving is another good one.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

It took a while, but I jotted all these down! 😎👍

[@kamccomb16]

Gus’s Last Stand, Schoolworld, The Great Jungle Gym Standoff, Rainy Days, Recess Is Cancelled and Prickly Is Leaving for sure. This is one of my favorite shows period. May not be entirely school system realistic but applicable in society as a whole

[@kamccomb16]

Also The Dude and The Substitute. If I keep going I’m just going to list the entire episode guide 😅

[@kelsey1467]

@@kamccomb16 im curious have you seen llyod in space its made by the same people

[@kamccomb16]

@@kelsey1467 as a kid yes but I only remember the main character. Been meaning to revisit

[@kelsey1467]

@@kamccomb16 well let me ask this question would recess have been any better or worse if each segment had 22 minutes instead 11 minutes each cause llyod in space the episodes are 22 minutes long im just curious

[@kamccomb16]

@@kelsey1467 I don’t think the length matters. I think about the episode Economics of Recess and how the writers were able to condense capitalism into a nugget that’s digestible for kids but something the adults can look deeper at and both can still follow the story well. Then the Christmas episode which is a 22 min special, but the crisis of knowing if Santa is real is monumental for kids. It depends on the stories and again the fact that they can get into some real effective commentary in 11 mins is impressive

[@bigpauly2703]

6:46 menlow voluntered to act as sort of an assistant for the school secretary ( miss lemon) two possibilities i see to why he either tries to suck up to the teachers and principal or he does it for extra credit

[@jdng86]

I wonder how you would react to "Doug", that didn't have a principal character, but it had a vice-principal character who filled the same role.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I remember this show!

[@xcmet]

21:31 good question. My thinking is that the police vehicles were requested to escort traffic for the ice cream van and pizza delivery vehicle to make it to school as quick as possible to avoid delay by traffic.

[@yolohernadez2991]

I remember from this series their was a disturbing episode called the box, which lets just say wad very disturbing to me when i was really young.

[@Mathews-YouTube]

King Gus. and The Hustlers Apprentice are two very good episodes 👌

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite Disney's Recess episode!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@epicsamurai5]

This episode doesn't show it, but episodes that others have recommended show that Prickly really does care about the kids and have their best interests at heart.

[@Bloodbro4life]

Absolutely agree. Even Ms Finster became a favorite character of mine when she hanged out with Spinelli for one episode. They’re just misunderstood adults

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Interesting

[@moneylover318]

​@friendshipcreed I think one episode that's underrated from those two is The one where spinelli developed a crush and miss finster is able to help her better than anyone.

[@raidpirate4190]

I can't remember the name of the episode, but there was one where TJ and the gang talk the faculty into getting a field trip approved to the movie theater and they have to go through Prickly that I think would be interesting to watch you review.

[@blankblankness2971]

I remember having something kind of like the wire mesh dome at one of my old schools. The only thing is, it wasn’t actually a dome; it was actually a really tall fence. And we did, in fact, use it for kickball.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Cool!

[@majormadbomber]

I do remember my school assemblies being at the cafeteria. Some of the future episodes in this series go coo coo 4 coo coo puffs. I hope you'll be able to enjoy them once you're finished with Ned's!

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks!

[@jasonrandom372]

Another mostly school related Cartoon you have to see is As Told By Ginger.

[@SpacklerStudios]

Now that I think about it, the schools I went to never had playgrounds that close to the school. Same goes for the ones I see while I'm out driving. They were a moderate walking distance away from the building, and were often separated by either a small road used by the school buses and/or had fencing around the playground. I never gave much thought to it at the time, but I presume it's to prevent potential damages to the buildings if any students are using sports equipment.

[@michaeldillon8217]

1:48 yes they will but only when they want to change a wild kid that stuffy teachers aid student Menlo was one of those kids

[@moneylover318]

You have to remember that a lot of those bad principles are usually in teenager movies And they also make sure the principles are over the top and crazy Bad not just a kid rebelling and saying they're evil.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes lol 😂

[@evanrosman9226]

Rest in Peace, Dabney Coleman, Principal Prickly's voice actor.

[@annawehmeyer]

The movie "Recess School's Out" would make for a really good reaction. It's very school and Principal Prickly related. Otherwise I recommend season 4, episode 11: "Prickly is Leaving" or the episode "No More School" which is the 1st part of the "Taking the 5th Grade" compilation. He's actually pretty cool. Can't wait for more Hey Arnold too. I recommend the episodes "Spelling Bee", "The Aptitude Test", or "Helga on the Couch"

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Got all your suggestions on this list. Thanks Anna! 👍

[@thehomiemanny7488]

Like always amazing content. I recommend this Disney show called ANT farm. it's about kids who have special talents and a lot of the episodes take place in the school. The principal is really funny.

[@JohnSmith-jh6ey]

Not to mention the sheer amount of time organizing pizza and chocolate for the entire school would take irl….(in real life) 😂

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Lol 😂

[@reneflores5976]

You should watch the episode "Doof 101" from Phineas and Ferb, the whole show takes place during summer so this is the only episode that takes place during the schoolyear

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊

[@ryugaknight]

I do remember some later episodes to portray the teachers and principal in more positive light, though I don’t know the names of the episodes by heart.

[@cjg8763]

This isn't one I watched much of growing up so I have no recommendation for you however I do enjoy watching it here and hearing your commentary on it as usual. I look forward to more in the future. Cheers!

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@officertom6751]

Oh yes! This is also a nice episode to react to! :D

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊

[@foxfanAly2005]

Good thing ive never broken anything in school

[@zoa1-99.......]

I'd also reccomend the episode "weekend at Murial's"

[@annawehmeyer]

That one is a classic. Probably one of the best episode. I recommend it too.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Got it! 👍

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊

[@NinjaKingAce]

If you are taking suggestions, I'd like to see you react to the episode: "The Story of Whomps"

[@Nintendotron64]

Regarding why principals tend to get portrayed like Prickly, I think I might have some insight. Recess (and many shows like it) was produced in the 90's. As someone who grew up during that period, I and most of my peers saw the principal as an iron-fisted authority figure whose role was to keep the status quo. At the time, the "status quo" was an authoritarian educational environment in which every apsect of a student's life was dictated for them, and the golden rule of the classroom was, "Sit down, shut up, and do as you're told." An artifact of the past, which, to be honest, has taken some time to completely neutralize. While I am aware that education today has begun to move past this image, the stereotype is, unfortunately, still alive and well in society.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Right! 👍

[@moneylover318]

The way to help them without embarrassing them is to pretty much. Do what they did on neds declassified. Mr. Wright will tell them the correct answer, but at least likes them for trying to answer it.

[@theredpriest]

I dont know if it was ever legal or not. Maybe it was just not enforced? But I remember seeing misbehaving children at school get yanked by their ears by teachers all the time. Granted this was nearly 40 years ago.

[@isaacbluestone1462]

There’s some season 2 episodes that ether has some focus on the principal or others. Ep 1: Hypnotist Ep 11: The Story Of Whomps Also Prickly is leaving is pretty good

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊

[@teacherverina]

5:54 I heard that yyh shout-out ❤ still waiting for the next episode

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

😎👍

[@Flyingcar100]

If you do more Hey Arnold you should do the episode Hookey.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Got it! Thanks!

[@michaeldillon8217]

3:38 to 3:42 And she is a horrible recess monitor when you think about it she shuts down petty things like no candy or toys but when the kids go to war, the entire student body hunts down another kid to give him a swirly let's the older kids block the front door water fountains and basic freedoms like the playground stuff that is free by federal law and let's them charge other kids or when the older kids lock others in cages or pelt them with dodgeballs till they have a black eye or can't physically walk she is horrible

[@grt1769]

To be fair, prickly's window really should have a grate, it's in quite a hazardous area.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes!

[@michaeldillon8217]

10:19 to 10:25 nothing like kids can be bullied and attack teachers kid friendly stuff like you don't have to answer questions on the grounds you don't know the answer pizza and chocolate chip cookies for dessert no sharing gum and recess all day

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

I can never remember whether the show was capped off by the movie or the movie was the pilot for the show.

[@RyanG144Videos]

Also, since you taught music. Would definitely recommend you watch the episode The Voice.

[@JohnSmith-jh6ey]

I was principal for a day at my elementary school once

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Cool! 😎

[@midnightdimensions13]

This episode makes me wonder how many principals really do have that selfish power hungry mindset. Thankfully, I've had mostly great principals. Just two bad eggs at some point in my school life.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Great!👍

[@BennSimonn]

Do you still have plans to review Hey Arnold’s Principal Simmons?

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes 👍

[@michaeldillon8217]

8:25 snitch weasel tattle tale tattle loser but snitch mostly

[@rachelgibson2113]

So would TJ get in trouble for accidentally breaking the window? If what kind?

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes he probably would. Either ISS or suspension probably.

[@ReyLujan-v4b]

I would like to make a suggestion for your next recess video if you can operation field trip.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊

[@jasonjayrulezgonzalez8485]

When I was in High school our Physical Education/P.E. Class, Gym etc was 1 hour & a half is yours a different amount of time? 🤔

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Same 👍

[@Maynards_so_blue]

Can you do more Recess? There's an episode when Principal P is moving to a high school and a very scary principle Dr Slicer takes over. Could you react to that?

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I actually made this video about three weeks ago, but it is still in copyright dispute. I hope to release it soon. 👍

[@foxfanAly2005]

dont forget about reacting to the substitute episode. because one of my former ones passed away

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks.

[@foxfanAly2005]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts your welcome!

[@MattHall05]

If you ever do a reaction on Wayside School, react to My Biggest Fan. The Principal is probably the best character in Wayside School

[@dylankremm6715]

My school never did this did your school do this

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

No, I’ve never seen it in real life.

[@MerSorax2007]

Would you mind reviewing the following episodes: Doug Can't Dance (Doug) Doug Gets Busted (Doug) Doug Graduates (Doug) Doug's Big Nose (Doug) Schoolhouse Rocked (The Powerpuff Girls) Doug Can't Dig It (Doug) Doug, Mayor for a Day (Doug) Doug's No Dummy (Doug) Doug Didn't Do It (Doug) Doug to the Rescue (Doug) Doug's Doodle (Doug) Doug's Cookin' (Doug) Doug is Quailman (Doug) Doug Takes the Case (Doug) Jimmy (Static Shock) Doug's Secret Admirer (Doug) Doug's New School (Doug) Doug Meets Fentruck (Doug) Little Dude (Rugrats) Educating Angelica (Rugrats) Doug Battles the Rulemeister (Doug) Doug Saves Roger (Doug) Doug's Big News (Doug) Doug Meets RoboBone (Doug) Doug's Lucky Hat (Doug) Doug's Career Anxiety (Doug) Doug's Big Brawl (Doug) Doug and the Weird Kids (Doug) Dexter Detention (Dexter's Laboratory) Doug's New Teacher (Doug) Doug's Cartoon (Doug) Doug's Shock Therapy (Doug) Doug's Math Problem (Doug) Doug's Bum Rap (Doug) Doug's Treasue Hunt (Doug) Doug's Brainy Buddy (Doug) Doug's Best Buddy (Doug) Doug's Chubby Buddy (Doug)

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Wow! I will save this in case I ever do this series! 👍

[@BennSimonn]

Jeez, don’t overwhelm him lol

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

@@BennSimonn It’s okay 😊😂

[@Kingmationproductionz]

Great video! I would love for you to watch Miraculous Ladybug Collusion being the particular episode which deals with the topic of bullying and abusing power

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks! I actually filmed a great video of the bullying from this show in the episode “Deision,” but the French company that owns the copyright would not allow me to use it. I had to delete the video. I will let you know if this changes. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Kingmationproductionz]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts hopefully it does honestly I would pay for a Patreon to see it 😆 but anyway love the channel and I hope you’re having a great day

[@BlueBerryBoyBBB]

Why aren't you doing them in order

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Because this one was recommended by viewers.

[@jackmclarnon9628]

Do you think the idea of "principal for a day" could possibly benefit a student in any way? If so how?

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

It would, especially if they are interested in education. It would also help anyone who is in a student leadership position like student council, etc.

[@danielmay2904]

You should watch the first guy to ever open a school by one of my favorite youtubers ryan George

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Interesting - do you know if he curses in his videos?

[@danielmay2904]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts no

[@FatalCashew88033]

You should react to young Sheldon😊

[@rickyrackz]

Can you react to the school episodes from SML Movie

[@gigiloveyeah]

You should react to save be the bell episode where a zack is president

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Let me know if you find the name of the episode! 😎👍

[@emilnordlund5708]

Wow many episodes you missed

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I did this one next because it was recommended the most. 👍

[@kamccomb16]

Luckily the continuity of the show is fairly loose apart from Gus’s introduction

[@emilnordlund5708]

I have episodes recomeds parents night weekend at muriels piano lessons whoomps pharoh bob first name ashly raining days 😊