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Circus Hocus Pocus

Circus Hocus Pocus poster
Country
Belgium

How it feels

Four animal performers put on shows in a circus. The series mixes animation with live action footage that includes children with disabilities.

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What happens

Circus Hocus Pocus is a Belgian animated television series created by Brigitte Minne that originally aired on Ketnet from 2004 to 2006. The show also aired on BabyFirst in the United States from June to October 2006. The series is a parody of JoJo's Circus. The show is about four animals named Sax the Elephant, Bom the Bear, Oeps the Rabbit and Kwekkwek the Duck who perform in a circus. The show combines animation and live action in different segments. It also features real children, even some with intellectual or physical disabilities. Each episode is five minutes long. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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