Episodes
1. Lion on Fire
September 17, 1963
Guest Stars:
Joan Freeman, Alfred Ryder, Harry Guardino, Dale Van Sickel
2. Silent Love, Secret Love
September 24, 1963
Guest Stars:
Russ Tamblyn, Tuesday Weld, Ruth Roman, Robert Webber
3. No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle
October 1, 1963
Guest Stars:
Robert J. Wilke, Buddy Lewis, Joseph V. Perry, Martha Scott, Joseph Walsh
4. Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back
October 8, 1963
Guest Stars:
Brenda Vaccaro, Gilbert Roland, Bradford Dillman
6. The Loser
October 22, 1963
Guest Stars:
Eddie Albert, Joby Baker, Sal Mineo, Diane Sayer, Helen Westcott
7. Uncaged
October 29, 1963
A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and murder.
Guest Stars:
Zeme North, Fabian, James Coburn, Douglas Henderson, Marian McCargo
8. The Circus Never Came to Town
November 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.
Guest Stars:
Frank Sutton, David Winters, Billy Curtis
9. An Echo of Faded Velvet
November 12, 1963
Guest Stars:
John Astin, John Baer, Felicia Farr, Edward Faulkner, Anthony Franciosa
11. Leaves in the Wind
November 26, 1963
Guest Stars:
Paul Hartman, Nina Foch, Paul Comi, Marlyn Mason, Berkeley Harris
12. The Wrecker
December 3, 1963
Guest Stars:
Luana Anders, Karl Swenson, Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell
13. Lady in Limbo
December 10, 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.
Guest Stars:
Irene Tedrow, Bill Mumy, Bill Erwin, Ralph Manza, Dabbs Greer
14. A Black Dress for Gina
December 17, 1963
Guest Stars:
Geraldine Brooks, Chris Alcaide, Michael Constantine
16. Corsicans Don't Cry
January 14, 1964
Guest Stars:
Patricia Breslin, Steven Hill, Frank De Kova, Billy Gray
17. Big Man from Nairobi
January 21, 1964
Guest Stars:
Ellen Burstyn, Cornel Wilde, Billy Curtis, Miranda Jones
18. The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City
January 28, 1964
Guest Stars:
Ruby Keeler, Ken Murray, Alan Carney, Danielle De Metz, Martha Hyer
19. A Place to Belong
February 11, 1964
Guest Stars:
Louis Jourdan, Jeremy Slate, Francine York, Buddy Lewis
20. Man in a Hole
February 18, 1964
Guest Stars:
Ed Peck, Phyllis Avery, Arte Johnson, Russell Johnson, Jack Lord
21. Clancy
February 25, 1964
Guest Stars:
Jody McCrea, Marta Kristen, Maggie McNamara, Larry Storch, Edmond O'Brien
22. The Last of the Strongmen
March 3, 1964
Guest Stars:
Walter Brooke, Bernie Hamilton, Marianna Hill, Billy Curtis, Red Buttons
23. The Night the Monkey Died
March 10, 1964
Guest Stars:
Yvonne De Carlo, Paul Picerni, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau
24. Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears
March 17, 1964
Guest Stars:
Alan Baxter, Arthur O'Connell, Henry Beckman, Al Ruscio, Doris Dowling
25. Rosetta
March 24, 1964
Guest Stars:
William Demarest, Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Cecil Kellaway
26. The Glorious Days of the Used to Be
March 31, 1964
Guest Stars:
Betty Hutton, Don Ameche, Gene Roth
28. This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There
April 14, 1964
Guest Stars:
Sheree North, Spring Byington, Agnes Moorehead, Rory Calhoun, Deborah Walley
29. There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities
April 21, 1964
Guest Stars:
Antony Carbone, Joanna Moore, Bernard Kates, Frank Maxwell, Edgar Bergen
30. You're All Right, Ivy
April 28, 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.
Guest Stars:
Ted Bessell, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Buster Keaton, Lawrence Montaigne, Barbara Pepper