Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent, a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine, a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian.
Beauty and the Beast (Season 1)
Once Upon a Time in the City of New York 9.0
Air date: 1987-09-25
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Catherine Chandler comes from a rich family and works for her father’s law firm. After leaving a party early, she’s mistaken for someone else and is pulled into a van full of thugs. They slash her face and beat her up, then push her out of the van, leaving her for dead. A shadowy figure appears and carries her to secret set of forgotten tunnels below the city.
Terrible Savior 8.0
Air date: 1987-10-02
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: A subway slasher that kills with claws and leaves the victims looking as if they were mauled by a bear is on the prowl. When Catherine finds out about the case she starts to suspect Vincent, as she remembers how he rescued her from the attackers in the safe house.
Siege 8.0
Air date: 1987-10-09
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Catherine falls for megabucks developer, Elliot Birch. Elderly people are being thrown out of their homes.
No Way Down 8.0
Air date: 1987-10-16
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Vincent is blinded after an explosion and must escape a street gang that is holding him hostage. Once he is free he must find his way home.
Masques 8.0
Air date: 1987-10-30
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Halloween night Vincent goes above to meet an Irish writer named Brigit O' Donnell. Halloween is the only night that Vincent is safe above. Catherine is at the same party. Eventually they wind up spending the evening together as Catherine shows Vincent her world.
Beast Within 8.0
Air date: 1987-11-06
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Catherine has a nearly fatal confrontation with an ex-tunnel dweller, named Mitch Denton.
Nor Iron Bars a Cage 9.0
Air date: 1987-11-13
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Vincent is captured and held hostages by two scientists who stick him in a cage. Catherine considers a new job in Providence.
Song of Orpheus 9.0
Air date: 1987-11-20
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Father's past is revealed when he goes above for the first time in over thirty years to see a friend. When he gets to his friends office he finds his friend is dead. Father is then charged with murder.
Dark Spirit 9.0
Air date: 1987-11-27
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: An investigation into the mysterious death of a wealthy business man leads Catherine into the world of voodoo. After her apartment is vandalized and she is terrorized, Vincent seeks the aid of Narcissa in an attempt to understand what is happening to Catherine. When the voodoo priest attempts to sacrifice Catherine, Vincent comes to her rescue, starting a fire when he pushes over the altar table. Mistaking Vincent for his god, the priest walks into the fire and is destroyed.
A Children's Story 9.0
Air date: 1987-12-04
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Vincent alerts Catherine to possible wrong-doing at a well-known, renowned orphanage. Her investigation leads to the discovery of a child-selling scheme operated by the orphanage's owner and a thief who uses the children to steal for him. Catherine rescues a brother and sister (Eric and Ellie) and takes them to live in the tunnel world.
An Impossible Silence 9.0
Air date: 1987-12-18
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed. She goes above with Catherine, but is kidnapped by the real murderers, who are also police officers. Cuffed to a pipe in the basement of the murderer's house, Laura taps out an SOS, which is heard by Pascal and Vincent rescues her. She decides to return Above to live.
Shades of Gray 9.0
Air date: 1988-01-08
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Attempting to aid an injured child (Eric) in the Maze, a cave-in traps Vincent and Father. Catherine, after facing Elliott Burch, who has agreed to be a witness against an extortionist, senses something is wrong and rushes to the tunnels. When her attempts to contact someone fail, she wanders the tunnels, tripping a trapdoor which sends her tumbling down to Mouse's quarters. He leads her to the others. Mouse can save Vincent and Father, but needs demolition supplies. Catherine goes back to Elliott Burch, who gives them to her, no questions asked. Mouse succeeds; Vincent and Father are freed. Father is much more understanding of Vincent and Catherine's relationship. Catherine tells Vincent she loves him and he watches her as she returns to her world.
China Moon 9.0
Air date: 1988-01-15
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: SYNOPSIS: ""Romeo and Juliet"" are in Chinatown. An angry Tong invades the tunnels with his army.
The Alchemist 9.0
Air date: 1988-01-22
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Paracelsus, a former friend of Father's, sells an hallucinatory drug in the world above.
Temptation 8.0
Air date: 1988-02-05
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Vincent and Catherine prepare gifts for the celebration of the anniversary of the day they met. Joes is distracted by a beautiful woman named, Erica Salvin.
Promises of Someday 9.0
Air date: 1988-02-12
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Vincent's foster brother, who is also Father's son, Devin, returns to the tunnels after a 20 year absence.
Down to a Sunless Sea 9.0
Air date: 1988-02-19
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Steven Bass, Catherine's ex-fiance resurfaces. He has all ready been in a mental institute and is very strange. Vincent has dreams of disaster connected to Catherine. He warns her but she thinks that he is paranoid or jealous. When trouble does come to her Vincent is right there.
Fever 8.0
Air date: 1988-02-26
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: While exploring a section of the tunnels Mouse discovers a treasure ship. Cullen's greed brings strife.
Everything is Everything 9.0
Air date: 1988-03-04
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: After faking that Catherine hit him young Tony Ramos winds up living with Catherine. She tries to help him by talking to Vincent. Vincent tries to help as well. But it is Tony who winds up trying to reverse unjust banishment of his family before a Gypsy court.
To Reign in Hell 9.0
Air date: 1988-03-18
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Paracelsus kidnaps Catherine, which causes Vincent to begin a quest to rescue her.
Ozymandias 9.0
Air date: 1988-04-01
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Construction of the Birch tower is causing many problems in the tunnels. To help the problems stop Catherine agrees to marry Elliot Birch. This should halt the construction of his tower and also leave the tunnels as a safe place once again.
A Happy Life 10.0
Air date: 1988-04-08
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Catherine's pain about her fragmented life almost causes her to end her relationship with Vincent.
Seasons
Episodes 22
Episodes 22
Episodes 12