Season 1

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Lion on Fire

   17 Sept 1963

2. 2

   2. Silent Love, Secret Love

   24 Sept 1963

3. 3

   3. No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle

   1 Oct 1963

4. 4

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

   8 Oct 1963

5. 5

   5. Garve

   15 Oct 1963

6. 6

   6. The Loser

   22 Oct 1963

7. 7

   7. Uncaged

   29 Oct 1963

   A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.

8. 8

   8. The Circus Never Came to Town

   5 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. 9

   9. An Echo of Faded Velvet

   12 Nov 1963

10. 10

    10. The Hanging Man

    19 Nov 1963

11. 11

    11. Leaves in the Wind

    26 Nov 1963

12. 12

    12. The Wrecker

    3 Dec 1963

13. 13

    13. Lady in Limbo

    10 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. 14

    14. A Black Dress for Gina

    17 Dec 1963

15. 15

    15. Where the Wire Ends

    7 Jan 1964

16. 16

    16. Corsicans Don't Cry

    14 Jan 1964

17. 17

    17. Big Man from Nairobi

    21 Jan 1964

18. 18

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

    28 Jan 1964

19. 

    19. A Place to Belong

    11 Feb 1964

20. 20

    20. Man in a Hole

    18 Feb 1964

21. 21

    21. Clancy

    25 Feb 1964

22. 22

    22. The Last of the Strongmen

    3 Mar 1964

23. 23

    23. The Night the Monkey Died

    10 Mar 1964

24. 24

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

    17 Mar 1964

25. 25

    25. Rosetta

    24 Mar 1964

26. 26

    26. The Glorious Days of the Used to Be

    31 Mar 1964

27. 27

    27. Love the Giver

    7 Apr 1964

28. 28

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

    14 Apr 1964

29. 29

    29. There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities

    21 Apr 1964

30. 30

    30. You're All Right, Ivy

    28 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.