Circus Boy

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Circus Boy

Circus Boy is an Action

Action genre

The word action has more than one meaning in fiction. Action is one of the Fiction-writing modes authors use to present fiction. The term is also used to describe a subset of creative works emphasizing action rather than other aspects of storytelling....
/adventure/drama series

Dramatic programming

Dramatic programming is television content that is scripted and fictional. This excludes, for example, sports, news, reality show and game shows, stand-up comedy and variety shows....
that aired in prime time

Prime time

Prime time or primetime is the block of television program during the middle of the evening.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period, for example, from 8:00 p.m....
on both NBC and ABC from 1956 to 1958. It was then syndicated

Television syndication

In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple individual stations, without going through a broadcast network....
on Saturday mornings. NBC aired the Screen Gems

Screen Gems

Screen Gems is an United States subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
series during the 1956-57 season, before it moved to ABC for the following season.

r his parents, "The Flying Falcons", were killed in a high-wire accident, young Corky (Micky Braddock, later known as Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

George Michael Dolenz, Jr. is an United States actor, musician, television director and theatre direction; he is best known for his role as the drummer/vocalist in the 1960s made-for-television band, The Monkees....
) was adopted by Uncle Joey the Clown (Noah Beery, Jr.

Noah Beery, Jr.

Noah Lindsey Beery , known professionally as Noah Beery, Jr. or just Noah Beery, was an United States actor specializing in warm, friendly character parts similar to the ones played by his legendary uncle Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery, Jr., unlike his uncle, seldom broke away from playing supporting roles....
), and the whole Burke and Walsh Circus family.

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Circus Boy is an Action

Action genre

Dramatic programming

Prime time

Television syndication

Screen Gems

Summary

After his parents, "The Flying Falcons", were killed in a high-wire accident, young Corky (Micky Braddock, later known as Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

Noah Beery, Jr.

Circus

File:Faroe stamp 416 circus.jpgA circus is commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobatics, clowns, trained animals, trapeze acts, hoopers, tightrope walkers, juggling, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists....
as water boy

Water boy

In the USA, a water boy is someone who works on the sidelines and provides water or other drinks to athletes....
to Bimbo, a baby elephant whom Corky would come to consider his pet. Riding Bimbo's back, Corky dealt with adolescent problems, and helped the show's adults, including Big Tim Champion (Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery (actor)

Robert Lowery , born Robert Larkin Hanks, was a motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up on Wayne Avenue near the long-demolished Electric Park....
), the always-energetic Pete, and Little Tom, keep the circus in the black as the show moved from town to town each week. The show was set in the late 19th century, at the height of the steam era.

Dolenz would later go on to fame as one of The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
. Beery Jr., would later go on to gain fame on The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files is an American detective television drama originally aired on the NBC television network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980; it has remained in constant television syndication to the present day, making it a cult classic....
.

Cast

Actor	Role
Micky Braddock Micky Dolenz George Michael Dolenz, Jr. is an United States actor, musician, television director and theatre direction; he is best known for his role as the drummer/vocalist in the 1960s made-for-television band, The Monkees....	Corky
Noah Beery, Jr. Noah Beery, Jr. Noah Lindsey Beery , known professionally as Noah Beery, Jr. or just Noah Beery, was an United States actor specializing in warm, friendly character parts similar to the ones played by his legendary uncle Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery, Jr., unlike his uncle, seldom broke away from playing supporting roles....	Uncle Joey the Clown
Robert Lowery Robert Lowery (actor) Robert Lowery , born Robert Larkin Hanks, was a motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up on Wayne Avenue near the long-demolished Electric Park....	Big Tim Champion
Guinn Williams Guinn Williams (actor) Guinn "Big Boy" Williams was an United States actor who appeared in memorable western s such as Dodge City , Santa Fe Trail , and The Comancheros ....	Pete
Billy Barty Billy Barty Billy Barty , born William John Bertanzetti, was an American film actor, and one of the most famous 20th century people with dwarfism....	Little Tom
Leo Gordon Leo Gordon Leo Vincent Gordon was an United States movie and television character actor as well as a screenplay writer. He specialized in playing brutish bad guys during more than forty years in film and television....	Hank Miller
Eddie Marr	Barker
Olin Howlin	Swifty

Circus Boy

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