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Season 1
1 :01x01 - Lion on Fire (Sep/17/1963)
One-legged James Paleski, once a great lion tamer, asks Slate for a job.
Guest Stars: Harry Guardino as James Paleski, Joan Freeman as Nina Henderson, Alfred Ryder as Count Von Scherling, Dale Van Sickle as Ed Gallo, Ollie O'Toole as Watchman
Writer: William Wood (1)
 
2 :01x02 - Silent Love, Secret Love (Sep/24/1963)
A girl wants to join the flying trapeze act of her sister and brother-in-law.
Guest Stars: Russ Tamblyn as Tom Tittle, Robert Webber (1) as Rudy, Ruth Roman as Inge Johansen, Tuesday Weld as Louisa Johansen
 
3 :01x03 - No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle (Oct/01/1963)
Slate tries to convince a once famous escape artist, now a carnival swami, to return to the Big Top.
Guest Stars: Dell Graham as Acrobat, Joseph V. Perry as Anton, Aaron Saxon as Pete Hanley, Buddy Lewis (2) as Guido, Robert J. Wilke as Lou Sirotta, Joey Walsh as Ted Kyle, Martha Scott as Claire Kyle, José Ferrer as Harry Kyle
 
4 :01x04 - Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back (Oct/08/1963)
A man wants to quit his family's high-wire act but his father threatens to disown him if he does so.
Guest Stars: Buck Taylor as Joe, Theodore Marcuse as Bill Morris, Bradford Dillman as Vito Fortunato, Brenda Vaccaro as Felicia, Gilbert Roland as Cesare Fortunato
 
5 :01x05 - Garve (Oct/15/1963)
Slate is faced with a choice of either firing a bareback rider or having to close his show.
Guest Stars: Ted Stanhope as Doc, Booth Colman as Boykin, Maggie Pierce as Betty, Peggy McCay as Anne, Harold Stone as Greenwood, Hugh O'Brian as Garve
 
6 :01x06 - The Loser (Oct/22/1963)
An actor hires a former trapeze star to coach him for his latest role unaware that the man caused his wife's death.
Guest Stars: Rudy Dolan as Policeman, Diane Sayer as Cynthia, Helen Westcott as Veda Devine, Joby Baker as Rick Andover, Eddie Albert (1) as Frank Land, Sal Mineo as Billy Archer
 
7 :01x07 - Uncaged (Oct/29/1963)
A circus aerialist is charged with robbery and an overzealous prosecutor wants to add murder to the list of charges.
Guest Stars: Douglas Henderson as Lempeck, Marian McCargo as Mrs. Kelly, Joseph V. Perry as Clown, Robert Doyle (1) as Eddy, James Coburn as Kelly, Fabian as Mac, Zeme North as Eloise
Writer: Meyer Dolinsky
 
8 :01x08 - The Circus Never Came to Town (Nov/05/1963)
Slate gives a mentally retarded man a job as a circus clown despite warnings against doing so.
Guest Stars: Michael Hinn as guest star, Dal McKennon as guest star, David Winters as Tig, Billy Curtis (2) as Danny, Frank Sutton as Uncle Marko, Monica Tenner as Cindy, Cliff Robertson as Willie Simple
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: Bob Rafelson, Calvin Clements Sr.
 
9 :01x09 - An Echo of Faded Velvet (Nov/12/1963)
Slate unwittingly becomes the target of a revenge plot when he purchases five horses from the scion of a once great family empire.
Guest Stars: Edward Faulkner as Dowling, John Baer (1) as Crony, John Astin (1) as Bartley, Felicia Farr as Isabel Duval, Anthony Franciosa as Warren Duval
 
10 :01x10 - The Hanging Man (Nov/19/1963)
An aerialist refuses to let his son bask in the spotlight so the lad begins flirting with the father's galpal.
Guest Stars: Robert Ball (2) as Clerk, Charles De Vries as Lederman, Fay Spain as Alicia, Michael Parks as Cristos, Ricardo Montalban as Gus Trikonis
 
11 :01x11 - Leaves in the Wind (Nov/26/1963)
As a favor to a dying performer, Slate gathers some of her old pals together for a final visit.
Guest Stars: Ila Britton as Nurse, Rudy Solari as Guy Duchamps, Berkeley Harris as Rod Nichols, Sandra Gale Bettin as Doris, Paul Comi as Mike Wilkins, Marlyn Mason as Terry Carnahan, Paul Hartman as Eric Porter, Nina Foch as Angelica Cellini
 
12 :01x12 - The Wrecker (Dec/03/1963)
Two no talent assclowns steal an elephant from the circus.
Guest Stars: Howard Caine as Bartender, Karl Swenson as Louis, Luana Anders as Margaret, Dennis Hopper as Rhymer, Dean Stockwell as Harley Brydell
 
13 :01x13 - Lady in Limbo (Dec/10/1963)
Kate Reynolds is a performer with no real friends until she becomes foster mother to the orphaned son of an animal handler.
Guest Stars: Dabbs Greer as Pops, Robert F. Simon (3) as Greenwalt, Irene Tedrow as Agatha Potter, Roger C. Carmel as Kirov, Bill Mumy as Jeff, Lucille Ball as Kate Reynolds
Writers: Frank Waldman, Tom Waldman
 
14 :01x14 - A Black Dress for Gina (Dec/17/1963)
Gangsters pursue a high-wire artist they think can lead them to the location of a valuable pawn ticket.
Guest Stars: Chris Alcaide as Hodges, Michael Constantine as Verducci, Steve Harris (3) as Joey Gennaro, Geraldine Brooks as Gina
 
15 :01x15 - Where the Wire Ends (Jan/07/1964)
A tightwire artist is resentful of the newcomer whom Slade has added to her act.
Guest Stars: Carol Sandifer as Norma, Neil Nephew as Pancho, Erin Leigh as Sandra, John Dehner as Aubrey, Alejandro Rey as Chico, Dorothy Malone as Jeannie Gilbert
 
16 :01x16 - Corsicans Don't Cry (Jan/14/1964)
Slate gets a knife thrower to return to the circus in order to resume his act but the man must heal a breach with his wife whom he deserted years before.
Guest Stars: Frank DeKova as Joseph, Patricia Breslin as Lisa, Billy Gray (2) as Nick, Steven Hill (1) as Frankie Sartene
Director: Vincent McEveety
Story: Anthony Spinner | Teleplay: Paul Mason (1)
 
17 :01x17 - Big Man from Nairobi (Jan/21/1964)
Slate tries to keep an animal trainer from returning to Africa with his animals that he brought over.
Guest Stars: Duane Grey as Pitchman, Sarah Selby as Josephia, Miranda Jones as Louise, Tim Graham (1) as Finney, William Sargent as Jack Spangler, Billy Curtis (2) as Danny, Ellen Burstyn as Susan Mason, Cornel Wilde as Gil McMasters
 
18 :01x18 - The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City (Jan/28/1964)
Slate battles with a socialite who has booked an arena and refuses to let his circus use the place.
Guest Stars: Charles Knox Robinson (1) as Ollie Forest, Alan Carney as Sam, Danielle de Metz as Maggie Valois, Tony Dow (1) as Billy Rusher, Martha Hyer as Lucy Carroll, Ken Murray as Sean Rusher, Ruby Keeler as Peggy Rusher
 
19 :01x19 - A Place to Belong (Feb/11/1964)
Slate hires a former circus boss to whip the show into shape and soon finds his authority being usurped.
Guest Stars: Francine York as Deedee, Susan Wedell as Marnie, Jon Silo as Pete Maas, Francoise Ruggieri as Margot, Joseph V. Perry as Charles, Buddy Lewis (2) as Usher, Charles H. Radilak as Unger, Del Graham as Alex, Sally Carter-Ihnat as Jeannie, Jeremy Slate as Tommy Jackson, Leslie Wales as Kitty Brady, Louis Jourdan as Kurt Von Hecht
 
20 :01x20 - Man in a Hole (Feb/18/1964)
A former circus performer crawls into an abandoned mine shaft after being refused a job by Slate.
Guest Stars: Jack Lord (1) as Wally Walker, Bill Zuckert as Anderson, Jennifer Billingsley as Marie, Ed Peck as Sanders, Arte Johnson as Mario, Russell Johnson as Dr. Arnold Andrews, Phyllis Avery as Anne
 
21 :01x21 - Clancy (Feb/25/1964)
The head of an equestrian act refuses to replace an aging horse that has become dangerous.
Guest Stars: Marta Kristen as Billie Jo, Maggie McNamara as Moira O'Kelley, Edmond O'Brien (1) as Mike O'Kelley, Jody McCrea as Patrick O'Kelley, Skip Ward as Sean O'Kelley, Larry Storch as Bob Eagle
 
22 :01x22 - The Last of the Strongmen (Mar/03/1964)
Slate hires a husband and wife team from bankrupt carnival only to have them begin causing all sorts of problems stemming from their marital woes.
Guest Stars: Nick Wolcuff as Manager, Bernie Hamilton as J. J., John Dennis (1) as Charlie, Walter Brooke as Ralph Mack, Billy Curtis (2) as Danny, Marianna Hill as Edie, Bruce Dern as Vernon, Red Buttons as Walter Wallace
 
23 :01x23 - The Night the Monkey Died (Mar/10/1964)
Fear runs rampant in the circus when a Gypsy wardrobe mistress predicts that one of the performers will die.
Guest Stars: Buck Taylor as Tony, Paul Picerni as Marco the Magnificent, Suzi Carnell as Rachel, Barbara Bain as Betty, Martin Landau as Mario de Mona, Yvonne DeCarlo as Magda Kolday
 
24 :01x24 - Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears (Mar/17/1964)
Slate's father asks him to turn his own small circus into a money making proposition.
Guest Stars: Alan Baxter as Richards, Al Ruscio as Julio, Doris Dowling as Minnie, Henry Beckman as Spike Samson, Julie Newmar as Willa Harper, Arthur O'Connell as Pop Slate
 
25 :01x25 - Rosetta (Mar/24/1964)
A young veterinarian offers the only hope of saving an ailing elephant.
Guest Stars: William Demarest as Paul Keller, Cecil Kellaway as Doc Browne, Annette Funicello as Melanie Keller, Dwayne Hickman as Dr. Greg Blakeley
 
26 :01x26 - The Glorious Days of the Used to Be (Mar/31/1964)
A former circus star tries to recapture her glorious past in the spotlight.
Guest Stars: K. L. Smith as Sanford, Gene Roth as Russell Phillips, Michael Panaieff as Art Stevens, Elaine Martone as Freda, Monique Lemaire as Prudence, Betty Hutton as Julia Dana, Don Ameche as Collie McCullough
 
27 :01x27 - Love the Giver (Apr/07/1964)
A young man plots revenge on the father who deserted him and his family years ago.
Guest Stars: William Woodson as Ringmaster, John Brinkley as Ron Silver, Susan Silo as Susan Silver, Brandon de Wilde as Vic Hawkins, James Whitmore as Marsh
 
28 :01x28 - This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (Apr/14/1964)
On his circus train, Slate must contend with both Federal agents and thieves.
Guest Stars: Deborah Walley as Anne, Sally Kellerman as Judith, Sheree North as Gloria, J. Pat O'Malley as Ross, Agnes Moorehead as Millie, Rory Calhoun as Roger, Spring Byington as Louise, Andrew Duggan as McHenry
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: Paul Mason (1), Fenton Hobart, Jr.
 
29 :01x29 - There are No Problems, Only Opportunities (Apr/21/1964)
A stockholder thinks his shares give him the right to tell Slate how to run things in regards to the circus.
Guest Stars: Antony Carbone as Abbott, Bernard Kates as Fenton, Frank Maxwell as Markham, Edgar Bergen as McTavish, Joanna Moore (1) as Denny Greenleaf, Barry Nelson as Clay Kelfer
 
30 :01x30 - You're All Right, Ivy (Apr/28/1964)
Slate must deal with a girl who left home to join the circus only to discover that she has no real talent.
Guest Stars: Barbara Pepper as Fat Lady, Betsy Jones-Moreland as Louella Grant, Joan Blondell as T. T. Hill, Joe E. Brown as Diamond Dimey Vine, Buster Keaton as Pippo, Ted Bessell as Loring Wagner, Lynn Loring as Ivy Hatch, Lawrence Montaigne as Felix
 
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