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    TV Series

    The Greatest Show on Earth

    IMDb7.8/10
    1963 - 1964
    1h 0m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 30

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

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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Lion on Fire

    No description available.

    9/17/1963

    2. Silent Love, Secret Love

    No description available.

    9/24/1963

    3. No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle

    No description available.

    10/1/1963

    4. Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back

    No description available.

    10/8/1963

    5. Garve

    No description available.

    10/15/1963

    6. The Loser

    No description available.

    10/22/1963

    7. Uncaged

    A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.

    10/29/1963

    8. The Circus Never Came to Town

    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.

    11/5/1963

    9. An Echo of Faded Velvet

    No description available.

    11/12/1963

    10. The Hanging Man

    No description available.

    11/19/1963

    11. Leaves in the Wind

    No description available.

    11/26/1963

    12. The Wrecker

    No description available.

    12/3/1963

    13. Lady in Limbo

    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.

    12/10/1963

    14. A Black Dress for Gina

    No description available.

    12/17/1963

    15. Where the Wire Ends

    No description available.

    1/7/1964

    16. Corsicans Don't Cry

    No description available.

    1/14/1964

    17. Big Man from Nairobi

    No description available.

    1/21/1964

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

    No description available.

    1/28/1964
    A Place to Belong

    19. A Place to Belong

    No description available.

    2/11/1964

    20. Man in a Hole

    No description available.

    2/18/1964

    21. Clancy

    No description available.

    2/25/1964

    22. The Last of the Strongmen

    No description available.

    3/3/1964

    23. The Night the Monkey Died

    No description available.

    3/10/1964

    24. Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears

    No description available.

    3/17/1964

    25. Rosetta

    No description available.

    3/24/1964

    26. The Glorious Days of the Used to Be

    No description available.

    3/31/1964

    27. Love the Giver

    No description available.

    4/7/1964

    28. This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There

    No description available.

    4/14/1964

    29. There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities

    No description available.

    4/21/1964

    30. You're All Right, Ivy

    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.

    4/28/1964

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