Season 1

1. Lion on Fire

1963-09-17

2. Silent Love, Secret Love

1963-09-24

3. No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle

1963-10-01

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

1963-10-08

5. Garve

1963-10-15

6. The Loser

1963-10-22

7. Uncaged

1963-10-29

A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.

8. The Circus Never Came to Town

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.

9. An Echo of Faded Velvet

1963-11-12

10. The Hanging Man

1963-11-19

11. Leaves in the Wind

1963-11-26

12. The Wrecker

1963-12-03

13. Lady in Limbo

1963-12-10

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. A Black Dress for Gina

1963-12-17

15. Where the Wire Ends

1964-01-07

16. Corsicans Don't Cry

1964-01-14

17. Big Man from Nairobi

1964-01-21

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

1964-01-28

19. A Place to Belong

1964-02-11

20. Man in a Hole

1964-02-18

21. Clancy

1964-02-25

22. The Last of the Strongmen

1964-03-03

23. The Night the Monkey Died

1964-03-10

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

1964-03-17

25. Rosetta

1964-03-24

26. The Glorious Days of the Used to Be

1964-03-31

27. Love the Giver

1964-04-07

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

1964-04-14

29. There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities

1964-04-21

30. You're All Right, Ivy

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.