The Bronx Zoo (1987–1988)

1. S01E01Signs of LifeMarch 19, 1987 10.0Joe prepares for his first day as the new principal of Benjamin Harrison High School, but not before agreeing to undergo marriage counseling
2. S01E02ChangesMarch 25, 1987 10.0Mary Caitlin's conscience is weighed upon after a professor, Mr. Gianelli, confesses a secret to her shortly before he dies of a heart attac
3. S01E03Small VictoriesApril 1, 1987—Matthew arrives at Benjamin Harrison as a sub, inexperienced and unaware of what he's in for. Fed up with a lack of chalk and erasers, Sara
4. S01E04Conspicuous by Their AbstinenceApril 8, 1987—Benjamin Harrison's decision to hand out free condoms causes a media uproar to the already tense situations -- one that puts Mary Caitlin at
5. S01E05The Moral EquationApril 16, 1987—Joe makes faculty members take aptitude tests that they must pass in order to continue teaching -- and makes no secret of the fact that he h
6. S01E06Runaway HeartsApril 22, 1987—Jack has a physical for his wife's insurance policy, and is told he's in poor health. Harry unloads a troublemaker, Johnny, in Sara's class,
7. S01E07The Power of a LieApril 29, 1987—Harry faces the impending consequences of Johnny's untruthful complaint against him, which the other students believe. A former friend of Ma
8. S01E08Lost and FoundMay 6, 1987—A flu epidemic slims down the teacher population, including the basketball coach, so Joe puts Gus back in charge of the team. When Jack pest

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1. S02E01It's Hard to Be a Saint in the CityDecember 9, 1987—It's the first day back at Benjamin Harrison, the first day there period for smart alec transfer student Snyder. Joe tries to break up a fig
2. S02E02The Long Grey LineJanuary 20, 1988—Most of the faculty decide to strike, leaving Joe scrambling for substitutes when he refuses to shut the school down, while Sara's and Harry
3. S02E03Truancy BluesMarch 24, 1988—An angry Joe holds a parent/teacher meeting, because 30% of the students are terminal truants. Unfortunately, most of the parents take after
4. S02E04Behind Closed DoorsMarch 30, 1988—A female student accuses a male professor of rape, Sara and Harry break up, Matthew mourns the loss of his Uncle Louie, and Roz is mocked by
5. S02E05Career DayApril 6, 1988—An illiterate student carrying a bomb takes Jack hostage, and Carol gives birth.
6. S02E06Ties That BindApril 13, 1988—Mary Caitlin witnesses a drug deal in the girls' bathroom and pushes Joe to punish the buyer -- unaware that the drugs were for the girls' p
7. S02E07The Gospel TruthApril 20, 1988—Benjamin Harrison is under attack over a science teacher inflicting his religious beliefs into the theory of evolution, Mary Caitlin asks Ma
8. S02E08If All the World's a Stage, Where's My Dressing RoomJune 1, 1988—Joe discovers that homelessness is the cause of a girl's sudden behavioral change at school.
9. S02E09When I Paint My MasterpieceJune 8, 1988—A Hasidic Jewish student wants Mary Caitlin to teach him how to paint -- despite the fact that painting is against his religion. Meanwhile,
10. S02E10CrossroadsJune 15, 1988—When Harry learns that an engaged student is gay, he plans to do the courteous thing -- out him to his fiance.
11. S02E11On the Land, on the Sea, and in the HallsJune 22, 1988—Reminded of the war-torn '60s, Sara becomes outraged after learning that one of her star pupils is planning to drop out of high school to jo
12. S02E12A Day in the LifeJune 29, 1988—
13. S02E13Unnatural Selection—

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