Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The first time I ever saw a photo of the Sixties pop band The Monkees, I just knew that Micky Dolenz had to be that kid Corky from "Circus Boy". Dolenz has the kind of face that didn't change appearance drastically as he aged, and even today at the age of seventy two (as I write this), it's easy to see the resemblance between present day Dolenz and his early TV character. The main difference is the blond hair as a kid, and of course, the use of the stage name Micky Braddock when he appeared in the series."Circus Boy" had an interesting broadcast history. It aired on the NBC television network from September, 1956 to September 1957 with a full run of thirty six episodes, and then the series closed out with thirteen more programs on ABC the following season through September, 1958. As a kid, I caught these shows on a Saturday morning lineup that included a whole host of kid shows and TV Westerns. This one had all the ingredients I would have looked for in a program, wild animals to be sure, and a principal character who would have been close to my own age. That's why I always tuned in for stuff like 'Lassie, 'Rin Tin Tin', 'My Friend Flicka', 'Fury', and of course, 'Circus Boy'.The young boy Corky was introduced in the series as the adopted son of the Burke and Walsh traveling circus owned by Big Tim Champion (Robert Lowery). His job with the circus was a water boy for Bimbo the Elephant who he rode into town in the show's opening sequence, along with Noah Beery Jr.'s Joey the Clown. All three appeared in every episode of the show, while another regular, Big Boy Guinn Williams, appeared in thirty five stories as the principal circus roustabout and jack-of-all trades. The show took place around an undefined turn of the century, and even though you might not consider the show a Western, it does merit inclusion in the 'Television Westerns Episode Guide, 1949 - 1996' by Harris Lentz III. In fact, virtually all the guest stars that showed up were B Western regulars like Andy Clyde (3x's), Ray Hatton, Kenne Duncan, Stanley Andrews, Slim Pickens, Ray Teal and Leo Gordon. A notable exception would have been Russell Johnson, the future Professor on 'Gilligan's Island', who appeared in the story 'Corky and The Circus Doctor' as a veterinarian hired to replace the regular vet (Stanley Andrews), but that didn't work out as the story proceeded.With an admission price to the circus of twenty five cents for adults and one thin dime for kids, it's hard to imagine today how the traveling circus could ever have stayed in business. The late 1890's was a simpler time of course and money went a whole lot further back then. Heck, even in the Fifties you could get into a circus for less than a buck, which goes to show you how long this reviewer has been around. I like to take in these kinds of shows every now and then as a memory of a less hectic time and a return to old fashioned values that don't ever really go out of style. It's just that in the modern era, you have to look a lot farther for them.

Maybe now Circus Boy is not viewed as a good show, but I love it just the way it is. You cannot get programming like this anymore. Where the people on the series were nice and pleasant to each other. They even pray on the old shows. Something we don't do much of now days. I think there should be more up lifting shows on TV like Circus Boy, Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, etc. They are great. Keep it up Antenna TV. You got my vote. I wish they'd get all the reruns they could and run them at Antenna TV. That is pretty much all I watch now. To many nut jobs on TV now. Cable is way too expensive!!! I buy DVD's with old programs on them and I watch all these great shows. There was a time when actors really acted and were talented. Now days someone is an actor because they made a sex tape.

Loved this program as a youngster. Once had a book based on it too. Had not realized "Corky" went on to star with the Monkees(a vastly underrated group IMO). Good, wholesome entertainment from the "Leave it to Beaver" era. Would love to see it come out on DVD. It was never dull-there were often tense moments. It was drama , not comedy."Big Tim" was the most memorable of the other characters. And then there was a lady who played Corky's real mother, and wanted him to leave the circus in some episodes. And of course there was the circus animals.Are there other "Circus Boy" fans out there? Maybe we can get something going on the Message Board.

I watched this when I was 16 years old never knowing this little boy would grow up to be later on the monkeys a musical program.I also remember Noah Berry Jr. in this show who later would be James Garners father in Rockford files.I learned to know him on this show and saw him a lot more shows in years to come to always enjoy his acting. I remember this show Circus Boy and wondered who this little boy was. If I remember correctly this was on Saturday morning I'm not sure tho.It was a good show as I remember I always enjoyed it I watched it every week faithfully.It is good to have these websites to enjoy these old shows over again and to find out thing about them. Thanks a lot for the info.