Series synopsis
The Kids from Room 402 is an American animation comedy family television series that premiered on Teletoon on August 29, 2000. It ended on December 22, 2001. It was created by Betty Paraskevas, Michael Paraskevas. It stars April Winchell, Mindy Cohn, Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Spencer Klein.
The Kids from Room 402 is a television program that originally aired on Fox Family in the USA starting in 1999, previously aired on Teletoon, and currently airs in the UK.
The show is focused primarily on the students from Room 402, as the title implies. Miss Graves, the teacher, is usually shown as an interlocutor in the problems and injustices that are inflicted upon the students, whether the dilemmas be internal or external. Each show usually ends with a substantiated moral or lesson, result ...
Premise
The Kids from Room 402 is a television program that originally aired on Fox Family in the USA starting in 1999, previously aired on Teletoon, and currently airs in the UK.
The show is focused primarily on the students from Room 402, as the title implies. Miss Graves, the teacher, is usually shown as an interlocutor in the problems and injustices that are inflicted upon the students, whether the dilemmas be internal or external. Each show usually ends with a substantiated moral or lesson, resulting from such aforementioned situations.
The show is based on the children's book, The Kids from Room 402, by Betty Paraskevas and Michael Paraskevas. It was developed for television by Cindy Begel and Lesa Kite, who wrote all 52 episodes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- April Winchell as Miss Graves
- Mindy Cohn as Nancy Francis
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Polly McShane / Mary Ellen
- Spencer Klein as Jesse McCoy
- Christopher Rodriguez Marquette as Arthur
- Andrew Lawrence as Vinnie Nasta
- Tara Strong as Penny Grant / Sanjay
- Edie McClurg as Roberta McCoy
Supporting cast
- Lori Alan as Nurse Pitts
- Bryton James as Freddie
- Olivia Hack as Gabrielle
- Lauren Tom as Jordan
- Rodger Bumpass as Mr. Besser
- Crystal Scales as Charlie
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | August 29, 2000 | October 17, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 30 | October 21, 2000 | December 22, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Son of Einstein Jesse gets the math book with the answers to the tests by mistake and it helps him become "smart". Because of this, he wins a prize at the math competition, but finds out that he has to answer the math questions in front of the whole school. Meanwhile, Nancy pretends that she has difficulty listening so she can sit up front with Penny, but instead she is sent to see the school nurse. |
August 29, 2000 |
| 2 |
Welcome to Safety Corner Nancy returns from her trip to Mexico ready to show off her tan and her new charm bracelet, but when class starts the kids are more interested in the choosing of the new crossing guards. When Miss Graves selects Polly and Arthur as the new guards, the kids soon discover that both her choices are a nightmare to have helping you cross the road. While Polly insists that every student learns the seven safety tips, Arthur begins charging people to cross at his corner. When Polly is almost hit by an ice-cream truck, Miss Graves learns that Arthur has been charging and forces him to use the money to buy Polly a get well present and when Arthur gets to the crossing the next day, he learns that crossing lights have been installed. Meanwhile Nancy's good luck bracelet goes missing and she tries to find out who has stolen it, only to discover that it was never stolen in the first place, it just got misplaced in her coat. |
September 2, 2000 |
| 3 |
The Used Gum Chewer Jesse becomes an outcast after Freddie tells everyone that Jesse ate a piece of chewed gum that he found under his desk. Meanwhile, the kids try to watch a part of a documentary named "Chinook from the North." |
September 3, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Nancy persuades all of the other girls not to try out for a babysitting job so that she is sure to get it, but soon she and little Lara Johnston find out that they hate each other and Nancy gets the sack, but she is too embarrased to tell the others. Meanwhile Arthur sets up a ""personal"" babysitting service but hires the other kids to do the sitting for him. |
October 21, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Low Sodium, Adult Swim Only, Early Bird Summer Vacation Nancy is thrilled to be going to her grandparent's in Miami for summer vacation, but when she arrives she soon finds that things aren't as great as they seem. The other guests are boring, the restauraunt is horrible and no matter what Nancy tries she seems destined to be banned from using the pool. However when Polly arrives at the site she and Nancy manage to work together and have a great time, but as the two arrive back at school Nancy is still determined to stay away from Polly as much as possible. |
October 22, 2000 |
| 3 |
Jessie Magoo Jessie is worried about failing the eye-test, but his attempts to cheat end up with him having to wear glasses, making it hard for him to see anything. Meanwhile, Nancy and Charlie are competing to be voted best athlete in the class and Nancy thinks she has worked it so that they will tie, but when Jessie is unable to see the ballot paper he accidentally votes for Charlie, winning him the vote. |
January 17, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Teletoon |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 29, 2000 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2001 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |