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The Greatest Show on Earth

Season 1 · Episode 8

The Circus Never Came to Town

0.0November 5, 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.

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Episode 1Lion on Fire
Episode 2Silent Love, Secret Love
Episode 3No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle
Episode 4Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back
Episode 5Garve
Episode 6The Loser
Episode 7Uncaged
Episode 8The Circus Never Came to Town
Episode 9An Echo of Faded Velvet
Episode 10The Hanging Man
Episode 11Leaves in the Wind
Episode 12The Wrecker
Episode 13Lady in Limbo
Episode 14A Black Dress for Gina
Episode 15Where the Wire Ends
Episode 16Corsicans Don't Cry
Episode 17Big Man from Nairobi
Episode 18The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City
Episode 19A Place to Belong
Episode 20Man in a Hole
Episode 21Clancy
Episode 22The Last of the Strongmen
Episode 23The Night the Monkey Died
Episode 24Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears
Episode 25Rosetta
Episode 26The Glorious Days of the Used to Be
Episode 27Love the Giver
Episode 28This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There
Episode 29There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities
Episode 30You're All Right, Ivy