1. Lion on Fire
17th Sep 1963
Episodes
Cast
Season 1
2. Silent Love, Secret Love
24th Sep 1963
3. No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle
1st Oct 1963
4. Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back
8th Oct 1963
5. Garve
15th Oct 1963
6. The Loser
22nd Oct 1963
7. Uncaged
29th Oct 1963
A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.
8. The Circus Never Came to Town
5th Nov 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.
9. An Echo of Faded Velvet
12th Nov 1963
10. The Hanging Man
19th Nov 1963
11. Leaves in the Wind
26th Nov 1963
12. The Wrecker
3rd Dec 1963
13. Lady in Limbo
10th Dec 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.
14. A Black Dress for Gina
17th Dec 1963
15. Where the Wire Ends
7th Jan 1964
16. Corsicans Don't Cry
14th Jan 1964
17. Big Man from Nairobi
21st Jan 1964
18. The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City
28th Jan 1964
19. A Place to Belong
11th Feb 1964
20. Man in a Hole
18th Feb 1964
21. Clancy
25th Feb 1964
22. The Last of the Strongmen
3rd Mar 1964
23. The Night the Monkey Died
10th Mar 1964
24. Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears
17th Mar 1964
25. Rosetta
24th Mar 1964
26. The Glorious Days of the Used to Be
31st Mar 1964
27. Love the Giver
7th Apr 1964
28. This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There
14th Apr 1964
29. There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities
21st Apr 1964
30. You're All Right, Ivy
28th Apr 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.
First air date
17th Sep 1963
Last air date
28th Apr 1964
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Original language
en