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The Bronx Zoo
GenreDrama
StarringEdward Asner
Kathleen Beller
Kathryn Harrold
Jerry Levine
Nicholas Pryor
Mykelti Williamson
David Wilson (actor)
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21 (1 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 min
Production companiesUbu Productions
Paramount Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) –
June 29, 1988 (1988-06-29)

The Bronx Zoo is an American drama television series was directed by Allan Arkush and Paul Lynch that aired on NBC from March 19, 1987 to June 29, 1988. It lasted two seasons before cancelation.

Plot

Benjamin Harrison High School is set in the impoverished, unruly inner-city Bronx. Principal Joe Danzig (Edward Asner) does his best to maintain optimism, while dealing with the lack of motivation and direction of his staff.[1]

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1987)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Signs of Life"Allan ArkushTeleplay by: Bruce Helford & Elia Katz
Story by: Johnny Dawkins
March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19)
22"Changes"Win PhelpsKathy McCormickMarch 25, 1987 (1987-03-25)
33"Small Victories"Allan ArkushPatricia Jones & Donald ReikerApril 1, 1987 (1987-04-01)
44"Conspicuous by Their Abstinence"Donald ReikerElia Katz & Bruce HelfordApril 8, 1987 (1987-04-08)
55"The Moral Equation"Alexander SingerJohnny DawkinsApril 16, 1987 (1987-04-16)
66"Runaway Hearts"Allan ArkushTeleplay by: Daniel Freudenberger
Story by: Bruce Helford & Elia Katz
April 22, 1987 (1987-04-22)
77"The Power of a Lie"Win PhelpsKathy McCormickApril 29, 1987 (1987-04-29)
88"Lost and Found"Debbie AllenBruce HelfordMay 6, 1987 (1987-05-06)

Season 2 (1987–88)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
91"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"Donald ReikerTeleplay by: Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker & Stuart Rosenberg
Story by: Bruce Helford & Frederick Rappaport
December 9, 1987 (1987-12-09)
102"The Long Grey Line"Win PhelpsUnknownJanuary 20, 1988 (1988-01-20)
113"Truancy Blues"Paul LynchUnknownMarch 24, 1988 (1988-03-24)
124"Behind Closed Doors"Paul LynchUnknownMarch 30, 1988 (1988-03-30)
135"Career Day"Win PhelpsUnknownApril 6, 1988 (1988-04-06)
146"Ties That Bind"Michael Ray RhodesUnknownApril 13, 1988 (1988-04-13)
157"The Gospel Truth"James QuinnUnknownApril 20, 1988 (1988-04-20)
168"If All the World's a Stage, Where's My Dressing Room?"Victor LobiUnknownJune 1, 1988 (1988-06-01)
179"When I Paint My Masterpiece"Michael VejarUnknownJune 8, 1988 (1988-06-08)
1810"Crossroads"Robert BeckerUnknownJune 15, 1988 (1988-06-15)
1911"On the Land, on the Sea and in the Halls"Mimi LederUnknownJune 22, 1988 (1988-06-22)
2012"A Day in the Life"Win PhelpsUnknownJune 29, 1988 (1988-06-29)
2113"Unnatural Selection"Robert BeckerTBDUNaired

References

  1. ^ HOWARD ROSENBERG (1987-03-19). "New Series: School Days, Fairy Tales - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

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