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Circus Boy
Adventure, Family, Western · 1956
Last aired: S2 E13, The Return of Buffalo Bill · 1957-12-12
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.
Season 2
E1
Elmer, the Rainmaker
1957-09-19 · 30 min
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.
E2
Royal Roustabout
1957-09-26 · 30 min
The circus takes in a young vagabond, unaware that he's a crown prince of Europe looking for freedom in the States.
E3
Bimbo, Jr.
1957-10-03 · 30 min
Colonel Jack brings the circus a baby elephant, and a jealous Bimbo soon goes on a rampage.
E4
Alex the Great
1957-10-10 · 30 min
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.
E5
Return of Casey Perkins
1957-10-17 · 30 min
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.
E6
Major Buffington
1957-10-24 · 30 min
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.
E7
The Clemens Boys
1957-10-31 · 30 min
Mountain folk Lem and Jody Clemens decide to join the circus, even though they don't have any acts.
E8
The Magic Lantern
1957-11-07 · 30 min
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.
E9
The Dancing Bear
1957-11-14 · 30 min
E10
The Marvelous Manellis
1957-11-21 · 30 min
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.
E11
Uncle Cyrus
1957-11-28 · 30 min
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.
E12
The Judge's Boy
1957-12-05 · 30 min
A judge running for Congress is too busy to spend time with his young son, who runs off to join the circus.
E13
The Return of Buffalo Bill
1957-12-12 · 30 min
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.
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Micky Dolenz
Corky
