Circus Boy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the late 1890s, the title of the series refers to a boy named Corky. After his parents, "The Flying Falcons", were killed in a trapeze accident, young Corky was adopted by Joey the Clown, and the whole Burke and Walsh Circus family.

The young boy quickly found a role with the circus as water boy 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 Joey, owner/promoter Big Tim Champion. and head canvasman Pete, keep the circus successful as the traveling show moved from town to town each week.

Series details

• Title: Circus Boy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Family, Western
• Premiere date: 1956-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1957-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4267

Cast and credited roles

• Micky Dolenz — Corky
• Noah Beery, Jr. — Joey the Clown
• Robert Lowery — Big Tim Champion
• Guinn Williams — Pete Williams

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1956-09-23; final listed air date 1957-06-23; episode order: 36.
• Season 2: premiered 1957-09-19; final listed air date 1957-12-12; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Circus Boy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.