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Circus Boy

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First Aired:September 23, 1956
Seasons:2 seasons
Episodes:49
Status:Ended

Circus Boy is an American action/adventure/drama series that aired in prime time on NBC, and then on ABC, from 1956 to 1958. It was then rerun by NBC on Saturday mornings, from 1958 to 1960. The series currently airs Saturday mornings on Antenna TV.

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Cast

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Leo Gordon

Leo Gordon

Seasons

E1Meet Circus Boy

30m

Sep 23, 1956

E2The Fabulous Colonel Jack

30m

Sep 30, 1956

When disaster strikes the show, the circus people brand the yarn-spinning Colonel Jack a jinx. Big Tim reluctantly decides he must sell up, but Colonel Jack says he will get the money to save the circus. Can he do it, or is it just another tall story?

E3The Great Gambino

30m

Oct 7, 1956

E4The Amazing Mr. Sinbad

30m

Oct 14, 1956

The star attraction of the circus is horseback rider Ben Ali. But Ali is temperamental, and he threatens to quit if Corky stays with the circus.

E5Corky And The Circus Doctor

30m

Oct 21, 1956

E6Casey Rides Again

30m

Nov 4, 1956

E7The Little Fugitive

30m

Nov 11, 1956

E8The Proud Pagliacci

30m

Nov 18, 1956

E9White Eagle

30m

Nov 25, 1956

Corky intervenes when Chief Spotted Horse and his tribe are unjustly accused of horse stealing.

E10The Little Gypsy

30m

Dec 2, 1956

E11The Masked Marvel

30m

Dec 9, 1956

The circus marksman, who always wears a mask, is drawn into a robbery plot by his outlaw brother. His circus friends Corky and Big Tim are horrified when they learn the circus was robbed by a masked man.

E12The Good Samaritans

30m

Dec 23, 1956

E13Daring Young Men

30m

Dec 30, 1956

E14Farewell To The Circus

30m

Jan 6, 1957

E15Elmer The Aeronaut

30m

Jan 13, 1957

E16The Remarkable Ricardo

30m

Jan 20, 1957

Ricardo, an escape artist, is suspected of being a thief. Corky follows the performer one night to see if the story is true.

E17Big Top Angel

30m

Jan 27, 1957

E18The Return Of Colonel Jack

30m

Feb 10, 1957

The Knife Thrower

E19The Knife Thrower

30m

Feb 17, 1957

E20Joey's Wedding Day

30m

Feb 24, 1957

E21Man From Cimarron

30m

Mar 3, 1957

E22The Great Gambino's Son

30m

Mar 10, 1957

E23Corky's Big Parade

30m

Mar 24, 1957

E24The Lady And The Circus

30m

Mar 31, 1957

E25Counterfeit Clown

30m

Apr 7, 1957

E26The Pawnee Strip

30m

Apr 14, 1957

E27The Cub Reporter

30m

Apr 21, 1957

E28General Pete

30m

Apr 28, 1957

E29The Tumbling Clown

30m

May 5, 1957

E30Death Defying Dozetti

30m

May 12, 1957

E31Colonel Jack's Brother

30m

May 19, 1957

E32The Swamp Man

30m

May 26, 1957

E33Hortense The Hippo

30m

Jun 2, 1957

E34The Fortune Teller

30m

Jun 9, 1957

E35The Gentle Giant

30m

Jun 16, 1957

E36Little Vagabond

30m

Jun 23, 1957

E1Elmer, Rainmaker

30m

Sep 19, 1957

E2Royal Roustabout

30m

Sep 26, 1957

E3Bimbo Jr.

30m

Oct 3, 1957

E4Alex, The Great

30m

Oct 10, 1957

Aerialist Alex Conrad felt partly responsible for the accidental deaths of the Flying Falcons, Corky's parents. Years later, Joey spots Alex in the audience and persuades him to rejoin the circus.

E5Return Of Casey Perkins

30m

Oct 17, 1957

The circus comes to the aid of old friend Casey Perkins, who is competing against another company to bring a railroad to a cattle town. Since the rival concern has collared all the available labor, the circus people agree to help lay the tracks.

E6Major Buffington

30m

Oct 24, 1957

Before they can be run out of town, con man Major Buffington and his partner Spike take refuge in a circus boxcar, only to discover they are sharing it with a tiger. They agree join the circus, plotting to steal the receipts.

E7The Clemens Boys

30m

Oct 31, 1957

After seeing the circus, Lem Clemens decides that this is the life for him; but he is pursued by his younger brother Jody.

E8The Magic Lantern

30m

Nov 7, 1957

When Big Tim gives Joey and Corky money to buy supplies in town, they use it as bail for their friend Elmer Purdy, considered a con man because he claims to have invented a machine that shows moving pictures.

E9The Dancing Bear

30m

Nov 14, 1957

Big Tim refuses to hire Karl Hofer and Mitzi, his dancing bear, because of a run-in years earlier.

E10The Marvelous Manellis

30m

Nov 21, 1957

Big Tim hires a new high wire act, The Marvelous Manellis. But their big debut is threatened when Corky is trapped in a forest fire with Marie Manelli.

E11Uncle Cyrus

30m

Nov 28, 1957

Roustabout Pete is aghast to learn that his Uncle Cyrus is about to visit him—because he has boasted to Cyrus that he owns the circus.

E12The Judge's Boy

30m

Dec 5, 1957

Judge Sheldon's son Carlton runs away to join the circus.

E13The Return Of Buffalo Bill

30m

Dec 12, 1957

Corky persuades tries to persuade Buffalo Bill Cody to come out of retirement to help the show, unaware that the famous man holds the circus responsible for the death of his son.

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Circus Boy is an American action/adventure/drama series that aired in prime time on NBC, and then on ABC, from 1956 to 1958. It was then rerun by NBC on Saturday mornings, from 1958 to 1960. The series currently airs Saturday mornings on Antenna TV.

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