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Circus Freaks and Sideshows

A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly American form of entertainment--the circus sideshow. From the 1840s when P.T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb to the last remaining shows struggling to survive at New York's Coney Island, we learn the truth behind the sideshow adage that freaks are not born, but rather created, as performers share their memories of the magical midway.

Top Cast

  • David Ackroyd

    David Ackroyd

    Narrator

  • Arthur Kent

    Arthur Kent

    Host

  • Grady Stiles Jr.

    Grady Stiles Jr.

  • Robert Wadlow

    Robert Wadlow

  • Dick Zigun

    Dick Zigun

  • Robert Bogdan

    Robert Bogdan

  • Kathy Maher

    Kathy Maher

Overview

A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly American form of entertainment--the circus sideshow. From the 1840s when P.T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb to the last remaining shows struggling to survive at New York's Coney Island, we learn the truth behind the sideshow adage that freaks are not born, but rather created, as performers share their memories of the magical midway.

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