12-year-old Corky has been adopted by a traveling circus owned by Big Tim Champion. He is water boy to baby elephant Bimbo and otherwise participates in the behind-the-scenes life of the circus.
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Convinced that Corky needs a mother, Uncle Joey sets out to find a wife. Pete tries to help by inviting his sister to visit the circus.
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An evil sollicitor and his boys vows revenge on Big Tim Champion after a brawl. Champion want to send Corky to a school, however his uncle Joey want to take care of him. On the road, they received a ...
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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Micky Dolenz | ... | Corky 49 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Noah Beery Jr. | ... | Joey, the Clown 49 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Robert Lowery | ... | Big Tim Champion 49 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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Bimbo the Elephant | ... | Bimbo 48 episodes, 1956-1957 |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... | Pete, the Canvasman / ... 35 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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12-year-old Corky has been adopted by a traveling circus owned by Big Time Champion. He is water boy to baby elephant Bimbo and otherwise participates in the behind-the-scenes life of the circus. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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During the show's run, the producers decided to send Micky Dolenz on a promotional tour (together with the show's baby elephant), and that an added attraction would be to have him play guitar and sing. Dolenz was sent for a round of guitar lessons, and alternated between music and tricks with the elephant for the tour. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
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23 September 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Corky und der Zirkus See more »Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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I watched one of these out of curiosity and thought it was the worst thing I had ever seen, but it must have been the pilot or something, because the other episodes were all much, much better. Glad I gave it a 2nd chance because it became a source of fun, something to watch while eating my grapefruit on Sat. mornings. Especially nice to see Noah Beery, who played "Rocky," Jim Rockford's dad, on "Rockford Files." He made a superb clown and key character in "Circus Boy." It took me a few weeks to recognize the main character as Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees. He was billed with a different name in the credits. I kept thinking he was familiar and one day "got" who he was and went and looked up the show online and sure enough, I was right. Most of these, of course, are a trip through time but they also have some interesting stories, not badly produced. I give it a high rating overall. The only negative was in the first few episodes where they obviously were painting freckles on young Mickey's face to make him look more "gawsh, golly gee" boyish. He looked ridiculous, like Howdy Doody.