Synopsis
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.
Episodes
Season 11E1Lion on Fire2E2Silent Love, Secret Love3E3No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle4E4Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back5E5Garve6E6The Loser7E7UncagedA circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.8E8The Circus Never Came to TownMentally 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.9E9An Echo of Faded Velvet10E10The Hanging Man11E11Leaves in the Wind12E12The Wrecker13E13Lady in LimboJohnny 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.14E14A Black Dress for Gina15E15Where the Wire Ends16E16Corsicans Don't Cry17E17Big Man from Nairobi18E18The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City19
A Place to Belong20E20Man in a Hole21E21Clancy22E22The Last of the Strongmen23E23The Night the Monkey Died24E24Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears25E25Rosetta26E26The Glorious Days of the Used to Be27E27Love the Giver28E28This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There29E29There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities30E30You're All Right, IvyJoan 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.
A Place to Belong20E20Man in a Hole21E21Clancy22E22The Last of the Strongmen23E23The Night the Monkey Died24E24Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears25E25Rosetta26E26The Glorious Days of the Used to Be27E27Love the Giver28E28This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There29E29There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities30E30You're All Right, IvyJoan 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.Cast
