Circus Time

Country

United States

How it feels

A weekly variety show with a circus theme, hosted by ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his dummies. It mixed circus acts with mainstream musical performances from the 1950s.

nostalgiclight-heartedvarietyquaintlive-performancewhimsicalfamily-friendlydated

What happens

Circus Time is a variety program presented in the United States by television network ABC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956, to June 27, 1957. Circus Time was not an actual circus broadcast but rather a circus-themed program, in which both traditional circus acts and more traditional mainstream forms of entertainment were presented. The host, or "ringmaster" in the show's parlance, was ventriloquist Paul Winchell, who was "assisted" by his dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff. Mainstream musical guests appearing on the program at times included; The Diamonds, Mickey and Sylvia,the Dell Vikings and Charlie Gracie. Martin Stone Associates produced the program. Hartz Mountain Products and Bauer & Black were sponsors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• The Walter Winchell Show
• Garroway at Large
• The Monte Carlo Show
• Holiday Hotel
• Big Top (1950)
• Kraft Music Hall (1958)
• Le Cirque Alphonsino (1956)
• The Banana Splits (1968)