Dumbo's Circus


Dumbo's Circus is a live action/puppet television series that aired on The Disney Channel beginning on May 6, 1985, and featured the character of Dumbo from the original film. Reruns continued to air until February 28, 1997.
The cast members are human-sized anthropomorphic animals played by people in puppet suits using technology developed by Ken Forsse, the creator of Teddy Ruxpin. The same production technique was used for Welcome to Pooh Corner. Unlike Pooh Corner, the show never had NTSC VHS releases.
Many of the show's cast went on to star in the Christian radio series, Adventures in Odyssey. The wagon used in the show was seen in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the vehicle boneyard lot of the Studio Backlot Tour at Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. When the series first started, Sebastian is seen wearing only his hat, vest and short pants. After a few episodes, he is given a white T-shirt to go with it. Some of the puppets that were used for audience members in the circus were used for Mother Goose's Treasury.

Background

In the show, Dumbo has grown up, is able to speak, and has struck out on his own to begin his own circus. He and a cast of characters fly from town to town, in a wagon pulled through the air by Dumbo, performing their "greatest little show on earth". Other than Dumbo, none of the characters from the original film appeared in the show. Each character would perform a particular talent, which ranged from dancing and singing to telling knock knock jokes.

Characters

Main

Lionel introduces all of the side-show acts.

Cast

Puppeteers

  1. "Yippi-Ki-Bow-Wow"
  2. "Elephant"
  3. "A Taste of Medicine"
  4. "Scratch, Scratch"
  5. "Ragweed Rag"
  6. "Tiny Town"
  7. "All In a Day's Play"
  8. "The Perfect Peanut"
  9. "Strong Man Contest"
  10. "40 Winks for Dinks"
  11. "Hide and Seek"
  12. "Horsin' Around"
  13. "All Bout Hats"
  14. "The Big Switch"
  15. "Barnaby's Magic Coat"
  16. "Sports Town"
  17. "Dumbolina"
  18. "Never Trust a Stranger"
  19. "Going Bananas"
  20. "The Long Walk"
  21. "Barnaby Cries Uncle"
  22. "Sebastian's Little Helper"
  23. "Dink's Double"
  24. "Copycat"
  25. "The Magical Musical Machine"
  26. "If I Ran the Circus"
  27. "Calliope Calamity"
  28. "Lionel's Bubble Machine"
  29. "Barnaby's Trek"
  30. "Sticky Fingers"
  31. "The Race"
  32. "Over the Rainbow"
  33. "Whoops-A-Daisy"
  34. "Dink's New Job"
  35. "Who's Got the Feather?"
  36. "Luckville"
  37. "Circus Sweeties"
  38. "Magic B-day Cake"
  39. "Lionel's Weather Machine"
  40. "The Treasure"
  41. "Everyone Should Have a Song"
  42. "The Five Wishes"
  43. "Lionel's Singing Lesson"
  44. "Sandwich Hero"
  45. "Bye Bye Birdie"
  46. "Lilli's Hat Dance"
  47. "Kite Day"
  48. "One Size Fits All"
  49. "A Present for Lionel"
  50. "A Better Bet"
  51. "Lionel Goes to Town"
  52. "Tricky Sebastian"
  53. "Home Sweet Home"
  54. "Eat Trouble"
  55. "Barnaby Takes a Hike"
  56. "Quarter for Five"
  57. "The Nine Lucks of Sebastian"
  58. "Dear Diary"
  59. "Bluegrass Contest"
  60. "Rinkum's Return"
  61. "Concertina for Two"
  62. "Circus Derby"
  63. "Invisible Box"
  64. "Uncle Latimer Says Merci"
  65. "Ring Around the Circus"
  66. "Masquerade"
  67. "Perfect Weather"
  68. "Friend Times Three"
  69. "Out of Sight Circus"
  70. "Quiet Please"
  71. "Sebastian's Treasure"
  72. "Meet Me At the Fair"
  73. "Eyeglasses"
  74. "Everybody's Doing It"
  75. "A Day At the Circus"
  76. "Make Believe Circus"
  77. "Budgadumbo"
  78. "A Very Special Place"
  79. "Christmas At the Circus"
  80. "Here's Matty"
  81. "All Abroad"
  82. "Birthday, Birthday"
  83. "Helo's Dink"
  84. "Circus Trainer"
  85. "Help Wanted"
  86. "Dancing Matilda"
  87. "Mount Frosty"
  88. "Clowning Around"
  89. "My Fair Everybody"
  90. "Stormy Night"
  91. "Catchy Tune"
  92. "Matty's Beautiful Doll"
  93. "Tell Me a Story"
  94. "Adventures Through Reading"
  95. "Goldie"
  96. "Matty's Magical Mystery Tour"
  97. "Music, Maestro Please"
  98. "The Gang's All Here"
  99. "Adventure, Adventure"
  100. "Think of All the Times"
  101. "Teaching a Bird to Fly"
  102. "Farmer's Circus"
  103. "Lilli's Surprise Party"
  104. "Finding the Perfect Gift"
  105. "Lilli Comes Home"
  106. "The Annual Summer Parade"
  107. "Welcome to Melody Land"
  108. "A Lion Needs a Mane"
  109. "She's Really Something Special"
  110. "That Darn Trike"
  111. "Snookie and the Coodies"
  112. "Forest Full of Friends"
  113. "The Big Parade"
  114. "Solo Circus"
  115. ???

    Songs