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The Bronx Zoo Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

8 Episodes 1987 - 1987

Episode 1

Signs of Life

Thu, Mar 19, 1987 60 mins

In the series opener, new high-school principal Joe Danzig vows he won't "allow kids to leave here as illiterates"---and then invites "inferior" teachers to transfer. Harry: David Wilson. Carol: Janet Carroll. Sara: Kathryn Harrold. Roz: Gail Boggs. Jack: Nicholas Pryor. Dr. Messina: Peter Michael Goetz.

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Episode 2

Changes

Wed, Mar 25, 1987 60 mins

Teachers are upset over the disruptive influence of babies in the classroom; Harry fears he's losing the students' trust after he takes over as dean of boys. Kathleen Beller. Victor Gianelli: Peter Hobbs. Donna: Annie Oringer. Danzig: Edward Asner.

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Episode 3

Small Victories

Wed, Apr 1, 1987 60 mins

Sara bemoans the supply shortage; Harry encourages a gang leader to enter college; Danzig faces bureaucratic threats to close the day-care center; a preppy newcomer experiences his first failure as a teacher. Anton Zemekis: Martin Ferrero. Julio Gespare: Jesse Borrego.

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Episode 4

Conspicuous by Their Abstinence

Wed, Apr 8, 1987 60 mins

As a priest and parents protest the dispensing of birth-control devices, personal dramas unfold for Sarah, Callahan and the parents of a baby in the day-care center. Kathryn Harrold, Kathleen Beller. Donna: Annie Oringer. Watkins: Bradley Gregg.

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Episode 5

The Moral Equation

Thu, Apr 16, 1987 60 mins

Danzig hopes a mandatory competency test will weed out one bad teacher in particular, while a particularly good teacher wilts under the pressure of taking the test. Charlie: Richard Cox. Harry: David Wilson. Kazmaric: Macon McCalman.

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Episode 6

Runaway Hearts

Wed, Apr 22, 1987 60 mins

A cocky student mistakenly assumes that Sara is interested in him; Callahan tutors runaways; and the Danzigs (Edward Asner, Janet Carroll) cope with a change in their marriage. Johnny: Patrick O'Bryan.

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Episode 7

The Power of a Lie

Wed, Apr 29, 1987 60 mins

Harry is suspended for hitting a student; Matthew accepts a challenge to a student debate from a teacher friend at a prep school; his wife's pregnancy gives Danzig cause for reflection. Matthew: Jerry Levine. Johnny Reese: Patrick O'Bryan. Charlie: Richard Cox. Dodd: Corey Parker.

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Episode 8

Lost and Found

Wed, May 6, 1987 60 mins

Depressed over her sister's suicide, Roz could be next after Charlie rejects her efforts to help him regain his job; Gus sticks his neck out for the basketball team; Callahan feels like odd man out in her apartment. Richard Cox, Mykel T. Williamson, Kathleen Beller.

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