The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.

Drama

Seasons

1. Lion on Fire

Air Date: 1963-09-17

2. Silent Love, Secret Love

Air Date: 1963-09-24

3. No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle

Air Date: 1963-10-01

4. Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back

Air Date: 1963-10-08

5. Garve

Air Date: 1963-10-15

6. The Loser

Air Date: 1963-10-22

7. Uncaged

Air Date: 1963-10-29

A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.

8. The Circus Never Came to Town

Air Date: 1963-11-05

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.

An Echo of Faded Velvet

9. An Echo of Faded Velvet

Air Date: 1963-11-12

10. The Hanging Man

Air Date: 1963-11-19

11. Leaves in the Wind

Air Date: 1963-11-26

12. The Wrecker

Air Date: 1963-12-03

13. Lady in Limbo

Air Date: 1963-12-10

14. A Black Dress for Gina

Air Date: 1963-12-17

15. Where the Wire Ends

Air Date: 1964-01-07

16. Corsicans Don't Cry

Air Date: 1964-01-14

17. Big Man from Nairobi

Air Date: 1964-01-21

18. The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City

Air Date: 1964-01-28

A Place to Belong

19. A Place to Belong

Air Date: 1964-02-11

20. Man in a Hole

Air Date: 1964-02-18

21. Clancy

Air Date: 1964-02-25

22. The Last of the Strongmen

Air Date: 1964-03-03

23. The Night the Monkey Died

Air Date: 1964-03-10

24. Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears

Air Date: 1964-03-17

25. Rosetta

Air Date: 1964-03-24

26. The Glorious Days of the Used to Be

Air Date: 1964-03-31

27. Love the Giver

Air Date: 1964-04-07

28. This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There

Air Date: 1964-04-14

29. There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities

Air Date: 1964-04-21

30. You're All Right, Ivy

Air Date: 1964-04-28

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.

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Rating

5.0/10

Release Date

1963-09-17

Episodes

30 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Desilu Productions

Desilu Productions