External Rating45%
195630 Min.Beendet

Circus Boy

Sender:ABC

Vorherige Episode

S02E13 - "The Return of Buffalo Bill"

Ausgestrahlt am Dec 13, 1957, 12:30 AM

Nächste Episode

Serie beendet

Beschreibung

Set in the late 1890s, the title of the series refers to a boy named Corky. After his parents, "The Flying Falcons", were killed in a trapeze accident, young Corky was adopted by Joey the Clown, and the whole Burke and Walsh Circus family.The young boy quickly found a role with the circus as water boy to Bimbo, a baby elephant whom Corky would come to consider his pet. Riding Bimbo's back, Corky dealt with adolescent problems, and helped the show's adults including Joey, owner/promoter Big Tim Champion. and head canvasman Pete, keep the circus successful as the traveling show moved from town to town each week.

Details

Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
30 min
Erstausstrahlung
September 23, 1956
Beendet
December 12, 1957
Sendeplan
Thursday um 19:30

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Episoden (2 Staffeln · 49 Episoden)

Elmer, the Rainmaker

The circus' balloon man, Elmer Purdy, is convinced that he can make it rain and stop the drought that has laid waste to the surrounding area.

Sep 19, 1957

30 Min.

Royal Roustabout

The circus takes in a young vagabond, unaware that he's a crown prince of Europe looking for freedom in the States.

Sep 26, 1957

30 Min.

Bimbo, Jr.

Colonel Jack brings the circus a baby elephant, and a jealous Bimbo soon goes on a rampage.

Oct 3, 1957

30 Min.

Alex the Great

Alex, the trapeze catcher who was working for Corky's parents the night that they died, returns to the circus. An aspiring young trapeze asks Alex to train him.

Oct 10, 1957

30 Min.

Return of Casey Perkins

Railway engineer Casey Perkins returns, trying to beat a competing rail line by getting into a city first. The circus agrees to help him, but Indians attack believing that the train brings evil spirits with it.

Oct 17, 1957

30 Min.

Major Buffington

Two con men join the circus, but one of them has a change of heart when he meets the orphans who are receiving the benefit money they plan to steal.

Oct 24, 1957

30 Min.

The Clemens Boys

Mountain folk Lem and Jody Clemens decide to join the circus, even though they don't have any acts.

Oct 31, 1957

30 Min.

The Magic Lantern

Inventor Elmer Purdy returns, with a "magic lantern" that he claims will show moving pictures. His first showing fails and Corky convinces Joey to bail Elmer out of jail... putting the circus in jeopardy.

Nov 7, 1957

30 Min.

The Dancing Bear

Nov 14, 1957

30 Min.

The Marvelous Manellis

Tim signs on the Manelli trapeze family, but younger brother Pierre warns that his brother Jean was injured in a fall and the act may not be the one that Tim was expecting.

Nov 21, 1957

30 Min.

Uncle Cyrus

When Pete's Uncle Cyrus pays the circus a visit, Pete admits to his friends that he told the old man that he owns the circus. Tim agrees to play along, and Pete soon gets in his over his head.

Nov 28, 1957

30 Min.

The Judge's Boy

A judge running for Congress is too busy to spend time with his young son, who runs off to join the circus.

Dec 5, 1957

30 Min.

The Return of Buffalo Bill

The circus is suffering for business and needs a new act, and stumbles across Buffalo Bill. Bill has retired and blames himself and his show business career because he wasn't there when his son Kit died.

Dec 12, 1957

30 Min.

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