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The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

September. 17,1963

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The Greatest Show on Earth

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

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The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

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

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1963

30 Episode

Episode 1 - Lion on Fire

September. 17,1963

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Slow Horses

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Episode 2 - Silent Love, Secret Love

September. 24,1963

Episode 3 - No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle

October. 01,1963

Episode 4 - Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back

October. 08,1963

Episode 5 - Garve

October. 15,1963

Episode 6 - The Loser

October. 22,1963

Episode 7 - Uncaged

October. 29,1963

A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.

Episode 8 - The Circus Never Came to Town

November. 05,1963

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.

Episode 9 - An Echo of Faded Velvet

November. 12,1963

Episode 10 - The Hanging Man

November. 19,1963

Episode 11 - Leaves in the Wind

November. 26,1963

Episode 12 - The Wrecker

December. 03,1963

Episode 13 - Lady in Limbo

December. 10,1963

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.

Episode 14 - A Black Dress for Gina

December. 17,1963

Episode 15 - Where the Wire Ends

January. 07,1964

Episode 16 - Corsicans Don't Cry

January. 14,1964

Episode 17 - Big Man from Nairobi

January. 21,1964

Episode 18 - The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City

January. 28,1964

Episode 19 - A Place to Belong

February. 11,1964

Episode 20 - Man in a Hole

February. 18,1964

Episode 21 - Clancy

February. 25,1964

Episode 22 - The Last of the Strongmen

March. 03,1964

Episode 23 - The Night the Monkey Died

March. 10,1964

Episode 24 - Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears

March. 17,1964

Episode 25 - Rosetta

March. 24,1964

Episode 26 - The Glorious Days of the Used to Be

March. 31,1964

Episode 27 - Love the Giver

April. 07,1964

Episode 28 - This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There

April. 14,1964

Episode 29 - There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities

April. 21,1964

Episode 30 - You're All Right, Ivy

April. 28,1964

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.

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