The Bronx Zoo(TV series)
Appearance
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The Bronx Zoo | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Gary David Goldberg |
Developed by | Patricia Jones Donald Reiker |
Starring | Edward Asner Kathleen Beller Kathryn Harrold Jerry Levine Nicholas Pryor Mykelti Williamson David Wilson (actor) |
Composer | Gary Scott |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No.of seasons | 2 |
No.of episodes | 21 (1 unaired)(list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Ubu Productions Paramount Television |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | March 19, 1987 June 29, 1988 | –
The Bronx Zoois an Americandramatelevision series that was directed byAllan ArkushandPaul Lynchthat aired onNBCfrom March 19, 1987, to June 29, 1988. It lasted two seasons before cancelation; although at 21 episodes, the number of episodes is roughly equivalent to one season on network television.
Plot
[edit]Benjamin Harrison High School is set in theBronx.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
[edit]- Edward Asneras Principal Joe Danzig
- Kathleen Belleras Mary Caitlin Callahan
- Jerry Levineas Matthew Littman
- Nicholas Pryoras Jack Feldspar
- Mykelti Williamsonas Gus Butterfield
- David Wilson as Harry Barnes
- Kathryn Harroldas Sara Newhouse
Episodes
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Season 1 (1987)
[edit]No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Signs of Life" | Allan Arkush | Story by : Johnny Dawkins Teleplay by :Bruce Helford& Elia Katz | March 19, 1987 |
2 | 2 | "Changes" | Win Phelps | Kathy McCormick | March 25, 1987 |
3 | 3 | "Small Victories" | Allan Arkush | Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | April 1, 1987 |
4 | 4 | "Conspicuous by Their Abstinence" | Donald Reiker | Elia Katz & Bruce Helford | April 8, 1987 |
5 | 5 | "The Moral Equation" | Alexander Singer | Johnny Dawkins | April 16, 1987 |
6 | 6 | "Runaway Hearts" | Allan Arkush | Story by : Bruce Helford & Elia Katz Teleplay by : Daniel Freudenberger | April 22, 1987 |
7 | 7 | "The Power of a Lie" | Win Phelps | Kathy McCormick | April 29, 1987 |
8 | 8 | "Lost and Found" | Debbie Allen | Bruce Helford | May 6, 1987 |
Season 2 (1987–88)
[edit]No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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9 | 1 | "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" | Donald Reiker | Story by :Bruce Helford& Frederick Rappaport Teleplay by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker & Stuart Rosenberg | December 9, 1987 |
10 | 2 | "The Long Grey Line" | Win Phelps | Story by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker Teleplay by : Kathy McCormick | January 20, 1988 |
11 | 3 | "Truancy Blues" | Paul Lynch | Story by : Frederick Rappaport Teleplay by : Steve Katz | March 24, 1988 |
12 | 4 | "Behind Closed Doors" | Paul Lynch | Story by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker Teleplay by : Joanne Pagliaro | March 30, 1988 |
13 | 5 | "Career Day" | Win Phelps | Story by : Bruce Helford Teleplay by : Steve Johnson | April 6, 1988 |
14 | 6 | "Ties That Bind" | Michael Ray Rhodes | Story by : Frederick Rappaport Teleplay by : Stephen Katz & Stuart Rosenberg | April 13, 1988 |
15 | 7 | "The Gospel Truth" | James Quinn | Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | April 20, 1988 |
16 | 8 | "If All the World's a Stage, Where's My Dressing Room?" | Victor Lobi | Story by : Bruce Helford & Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker Teleplay by : Frederick Rappaport &Ira Steven Behr | June 1, 1988 |
17 | 9 | "When I Paint My Masterpiece" | Michael Vejar | Story by : Bruce Helford Teleplay by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | June 8, 1988 |
18 | 10 | "Crossroads" | Robert Becker | Frederick Rappaport | June 15, 1988 |
19 | 11 | "On the Land, on the Sea and in the Halls" | Mimi Leder | Story by : Frederick Rappaport & Ira Steven Behr Teleplay by : Bruce Helford & Frederick Rappaport | June 22, 1988 |
20 | 12 | "A Day in the Life" | Win Phelps | Story by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker & Bruce Helford Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Frederick Rappaport | June 29, 1988 |
21 | 13 | "Unnatural Selection" | Robert Becker | Story by : Ira Steven Behr & Frederick Rappaport and Josephine Cummings & Richard Yalem Teleplay by : Bruce Helford & Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | Unaired |
References
[edit]- ^HOWARD ROSENBERG (1987-03-19)."New Series: School Days, Fairy Tales - Los Angeles Times".Articles.latimes.com.Retrieved2012-08-23.
External links
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Categories:
- 1987 American television series debuts
- 1988 American television series endings
- 1980s American drama television series
- 1980s American high school television series
- Television series by CBS Studios
- Television shows set in the Bronx
- The Bronx
- Television series created by Gary David Goldberg
- NBC television dramas
- United States drama television series stubs