# The Bronx Zoo (TV series)

The Bronx Zoo is an American drama television series that 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 cancellation.

## Plot

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

## Cast

* Edward Asner as Principal Joe Danzig
* Kathleen Beller as Mary Caitlin Callahan
* Jerry Levine as Matthew Littman
* Nicholas Pryor as Jack Feldspar
* Mykelti Williamson as Gus Butterfield
* David Wilson as Harry Barnes
* Kathryn Harrold as Sara Newhouse

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1987)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Signs of Life" | Allan Arkush | Story by : Johnny Dawkins Teleplay by : Bruce Helford & Elia Katz | March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) |
| 2 | 2 | "Changes" | Win Phelps | Kathy McCormick | March 25, 1987 (1987-03-25) |
| 3 | 3 | "Small Victories" | Allan Arkush | Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | April 1, 1987 (1987-04-01) |
| 4 | 4 | "Conspicuous by Their Abstinence" | Donald Reiker | Elia Katz & Bruce Helford | April 8, 1987 (1987-04-08) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Moral Equation" | Alexander Singer | Johnny Dawkins | April 16, 1987 (1987-04-16) |
| 6 | 6 | "Runaway Hearts" | Allan Arkush | Story by : Bruce Helford & Elia Katz Teleplay by : Daniel Freudenberger | April 22, 1987 (1987-04-22) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Power of a Lie" | Win Phelps | Kathy McCormick | April 29, 1987 (1987-04-29) |
| 8 | 8 | "Lost and Found" | Debbie Allen | Bruce Helford | May 6, 1987 (1987-05-06) |

### Season 2 (1987–88)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 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 (1987-12-09) |
| 10 | 2 | "The Long Grey Line" | Win Phelps | Story by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker Teleplay by : Kathy McCormick | January 20, 1988 (1988-01-20) |
| 11 | 3 | "Truancy Blues" | Paul Lynch | Story by : Frederick Rappaport Teleplay by : Steve Katz | March 24, 1988 (1988-03-24) |
| 12 | 4 | "Behind Closed Doors" | Paul Lynch | Story by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker Teleplay by : Joanne Pagliaro | March 30, 1988 (1988-03-30) |
| 13 | 5 | "Career Day" | Win Phelps | Story by : Bruce Helford Teleplay by : Steve Johnson | April 6, 1988 (1988-04-06) |
| 14 | 6 | "Ties That Bind" | Michael Ray Rhodes | Story by : Frederick Rappaport Teleplay by : Stephen Katz & Stuart Rosenberg | April 13, 1988 (1988-04-13) |
| 15 | 7 | "The Gospel Truth" | James Quinn | Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | April 20, 1988 (1988-04-20) |
| 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 (1988-06-01) |
| 17 | 9 | "When I Paint My Masterpiece" | Michael Vejar | Story by : Bruce Helford Teleplay by : Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | June 8, 1988 (1988-06-08) |
| 18 | 10 | "Crossroads" | Robert Becker | Frederick Rappaport | June 15, 1988 (1988-06-15) |
| 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 (1988-06-22) |
| 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 (1988-06-29) |
| 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 |