Jack Palance
Director
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
Season 1
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.
Released Sept. 17, 1963
Episode 48 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.circus, imdb.1960s, imdb.accountant, imdb.circus, imdb.traveling-circus, imdb.walking-stick, imdb.circus-animal + 10 more, imdb.female-assistant, imdb.circus-clown, imdb.circus-monkey, imdb.circus-tiger, imdb.circus-elephant, imdb.circus-lion, imdb.circus-troupe, imdb.animal-trainer, imdb.circus-owner, imdb.tv-sequel-to-best-picture-winner
Production Companies: Desilu Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Lion on Fire
Sept. 17, 1963, midnight
S1E2 - Silent Love, Secret Love
Sept. 24, 1963, midnight
S1E3 - No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle
Oct. 1, 1963, midnight
S1E4 - Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back
Oct. 8, 1963, midnight
S1E5 - Garve
Oct. 15, 1963, midnight
S1E6 - The Loser
Oct. 22, 1963, midnight
S1E7 - Uncaged
A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.
Oct. 29, 1963, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
Nov. 5, 1963, midnight
S1E9 - An Echo of Faded Velvet
Nov. 12, 1963, midnight
S1E10 - The Hanging Man
Nov. 19, 1963, midnight
S1E11 - Leaves in the Wind
Nov. 26, 1963, midnight
S1E12 - The Wrecker
Dec. 3, 1963, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
Dec. 10, 1963, midnight
S1E14 - A Black Dress for Gina
Dec. 17, 1963, midnight
S1E15 - Where the Wire Ends
Jan. 7, 1964, midnight
S1E16 - Corsicans Don't Cry
Jan. 14, 1964, midnight
S1E17 - Big Man from Nairobi
Jan. 21, 1964, midnight
S1E18 - The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City
Jan. 28, 1964, midnight
S1E19 - A Place to Belong
Feb. 11, 1964, midnight
S1E20 - Man in a Hole
Feb. 18, 1964, midnight
S1E21 - Clancy
Feb. 25, 1964, midnight
S1E22 - The Last of the Strongmen
March 3, 1964, midnight
S1E23 - The Night the Monkey Died
March 10, 1964, midnight
S1E24 - Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears
March 17, 1964, midnight
S1E25 - Rosetta
March 24, 1964, midnight
S1E26 - The Glorious Days of the Used to Be
March 31, 1964, midnight
S1E27 - Love the Giver
April 7, 1964, midnight
S1E28 - This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There
April 14, 1964, midnight
S1E29 - There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities
April 21, 1964, midnight
S1E30 - 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.
April 28, 1964, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 48 min.
Season Runtime: 1440 min.
Released: Sept. 17, 1963
Last Air Date: April 28, 1964, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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