Children's Zoo

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired
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A little girl's parents are always fighting and screaming at each other. She takes them to the Children's Zoo with a special invitation and she gets something very special, something her parents could not even imagine.
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  • Child with not so good parents (like most of us) dumps them and find new ones.

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    By twilightboy, Nov 24, 2006 Report Abuse
    I love and hate this episode at the same time. on the good side i love how such a magical place could exist, a place in which you can go and pick up people to replace those members of your family who might be not up to par with your expectations or what society calls "good". On the bad side i hate how the society in this episode has evolved into a no strings attached society, no burdens, (if you fail you are out). What happenned to "i will be by your side in good and bad". Seems like the direction in which our society is moving.

    The parents in this show realized too late that they were wrong and lost thier only daughter. I wonder if the felt bad about it afterwards since they didnt care much for the girl, atually i think they were release from a load on thir backs.

    Hurt people hurting people.moreless

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  • Child trades in her neglecting parents for better ones.

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    By mikegarrigan, Dec 26, 2005 Report Abuse
    I remember this episode from my childhood. This one is a classic.

    I'm sure there was something like this one on the original Twilight Zone series. In this episode, a child trades her bickering parents in for a better set. The show is called "Children's Zoo" because the child gets to see other sets of parents on showcase, as one would in a zoo if you were to see a lion or a bear.

    I found it particularly entertaining that director Wes Craven makes a cameo appearence as one of two trapped sets of parents.

    This particular episode is very short, being under 10 minutes. Perhaps that's why I consider it a classic. It goes on as long as it needs to in order to make its point.moreless

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    • Wes Craven, who directed the premiere episode "Shatterday," has a cameo as one of the prisoners. Edit
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    • Mother: How about I teach you a new word. You ready? Here's your new word: comb. As in comb you hair. Try it sometime. Father: Do you expect me to look like James Bond or somebody. I'm in construction, for crying out loud! Mother: I'm not asking for James Bond, just something closer to the human race. Father: Burp! How's that? Mother: You're grotesque! Edit
    • Father: If you don't want to be a couple of legs dangling from the ceiling, you'd better plug that tv back in right now. Edit
    • Mother: How do you expect me to keep nice nails with all the work I have to do around here? Father: For the work you do your nails should be perfect. Edit

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