T.J. Detweiler — Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade Character Profile

About T.J. Detweiler

Central protagonist and de facto leader of the Recess Gang. Consistently drives the narrative by uncovering threats to the school's culture, rallying his friends, and forging temporary alliances with adult authority figures to protect childhood freedom.

Character Facts

Played by

Myles Jeffrey

Appears in

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (7)

• T.J. Detweiler — alliance — Spinelli (Pamela Adlon)
• T.J. Detweiler — alliance — Vince (Rickey D'Shon Collins)
• T.J. Detweiler — alliance — Gus (Courtland Mead)
• T.J. Detweiler — alliance — Gretchen (Ashley Johnson)
• T.J. Detweiler — alliance — Principal Prickly (Dabney Coleman)
• T.J. Detweiler — conflict — Miss Finster / Mrs. Detweiler (April Winchell)
• T.J. Detweiler — Alliance Teammate — Mikey Blumberg (Jason Davis)

  Fellow student and friend who joins the collective effort to restore school privileges.

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More characters from Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

• Vince (Rickey D'Shon Collins)
• Mikey Blumberg (Jason Davis)
• Gretchen (Ashley Johnson)
• Kurst the Worst (voice) (Mayim Bialik)
• Gus (Courtland Mead)
• BoE Agent #2 (voice) (Dan Castellaneta)
• Greg Skeens (voice) (Danny Cooksey)
• BoE Agent #1 (voice) (Clancy Brown)
• Digger Sam (voice) (Klee Bragger)
• Menlo (voice) (Blake McIver Ewing)
• Cap'n Sticky (voice) (E. G. Daily)
• Spinelli (Pamela Adlon)