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The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963 - 1964

Lion on Fire

17th September 1963
Episode 1
No overview available.

Silent Love, Secret Love

24th September 1963
Episode 2
No overview available.

No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle

1st October 1963
Episode 3
No overview available.

Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back

8th October 1963
Episode 4
No overview available.

Garve

15th October 1963
Episode 5
No overview available.

The Loser

22nd October 1963
Episode 6
No overview available.

Uncaged

29th October 1963
Episode 7
A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.

The Circus Never Came to Town

5th November 1963
Episode 8
Mentally retarded Willie Simple still harbors his childlike daydream of becoming a clown. Slate takes pity on him, giving the boy a job although he has been warned that he might cause problems.

An Echo of Faded Velvet

12th November 1963
Episode 9
No overview available.

The Hanging Man

19th November 1963
Episode 10
No overview available.

Leaves in the Wind

26th November 1963
Episode 11
No overview available.

The Wrecker

3rd December 1963
Episode 12
No overview available.

Lady in Limbo

10th December 1963
Episode 13
Johnny Slate (Jack Palance) is trying to decide which act to send to Russia for a cultural exchange program with the Moscow Circus. Horse trainer Kate Reynolds (Lucille Ball) wants the coveted spot. Menagerie feeder Charles is mauled by one of Kirov's trained bears and dies, leaving his young son Jeff alone in the circus. Coldy ambitious Kate takes care of the boy until Slate locates his Aunt Agatha, a spinster living near Washington DC. Jeff wants to stay with Kate and their separation is surprisingly difficult for her. Kate reveals to Slate that she was a 17 year-old widow with a child on the way, but that she lost the baby. Unhappy, Jeff runs away from his Aunt and returns to the circus in hides with the help of Kirov. Kate and Agatha agree that Jeff belongs with the circus and Kate will be his guardian.

A Black Dress for Gina

17th December 1963
Episode 14
No overview available.

Where the Wire Ends

7th January 1964
Episode 15
No overview available.

Corsicans Don't Cry

14th January 1964
Episode 16
No overview available.

Big Man from Nairobi

21st January 1964
Episode 17
No overview available.

The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City

28th January 1964
Episode 18
No overview available.

A Place to Belong

11th February 1964
Episode 19
No overview available.

Man in a Hole

18th February 1964
Episode 20
No overview available.

Clancy

25th February 1964
Episode 21
No overview available.

The Last of the Strongmen

3rd March 1964
Episode 22
No overview available.

The Night the Monkey Died

10th March 1964
Episode 23
No overview available.

Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears

17th March 1964
Episode 24
No overview available.

Rosetta

24th March 1964
Episode 25
No overview available.

The Glorious Days of the Used to Be

31st March 1964
Episode 26
No overview available.

Love the Giver

7th April 1964
Episode 27
No overview available.

This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There

14th April 1964
Episode 28
No overview available.

There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities

21st April 1964
Episode 29
No overview available.

You're All Right, Ivy

28th April 1964
Episode 30
Joan Blondell, Buster Keaton and Joe E. Brown portray a trio of veteran performers, now reduced to handling menial chores around the circus. Slate's most pressing problem, however, is an uninterested young man who's been turned over to him to ""learn the business."" Over this barrier of gloom climbs spirited and ambitious Ivy Hatch, who has run away from home to join the circus. Ivy has one drawback: She doesn't have any special talent.
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Drama

Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.

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