SUPER CIRCUS Volume 5
(approx 60 min)
After Mary Hartline opens the first show leadimng the band in "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee," a new cast member is added in the form of the Jinks the Chimp.
A trained mule and the aerial team the Two Lubas are the guests in this program.
The second show includes a pair of trained seals, a visit to Bernard Hoffman's Super-Menagerie, where he mostly talks about fish, and a performance by the wire-walking team of Ebers and Delores.
Kelloggs is the sponsor of both shows, and on-air plugs and ads include spots for Sugar Smacks and Frosted Flakes.
SUPER CIRCUS Volume 6
(approx 60 min)
Guests for the first show include a pair of dancing seals; Senor Donald, a bicycle acrobatic act, and Cliffy the Clown filling in for Mary Hartline.
In the second show,
Mary Hartline leads the band; guest performers include Miss Loraine, a trapeze artist; and a five-man acrobatic act.
And Cliffy the Clown and his partner Nicky get into a Laurel and Hardy-type predicament when they try to burglarize a house on clown alley. Sponsors include Canada Dry and Dixie Cups.
SUPER CIRCUS Volume 7
(approx 60 min)
Guests on the first show includes acrobats Vivian Nelson and Miss Christine, Jinks the Chimp, the Super-Menagerie of Bernie Hoffman, including coyotes, rabbits, prairie dogs, and a leopard, and a parade of dancing elephants.
The second show is highlighted by Gail Davis, TV's Annie Oakley, in a plug for U.S. Savings Stamps, Joe Frisco's trained seal acts, and three children flying in balloons.
Sponsors include Kelloggs, and the commercials feature a plug for the SUPER CIRCUS trampoline.
SUPER CIRCUS Volume 8
(approx 60 min)
A special SUPER CIRCUS show done live at Christmas from the "S.S. Santa Claus" in Chicago, featuring the State Street Christmas Parade and a special appearance by Bob Hope.
The second program is highlighted by the Aerial Chapmans, a trapeze act, and Kelloggs commercials featuring Cliffy the Clown and Mary Hartline.
The sound on the second half of this show is defective, but it is the only way that the program is available.
SUPER CIRCUS Volume 9
(approx 60 min)
This show features magician Eddie Burnette and his partner Yvonne doing the woman-in-the-trunk trick, and a demonstration of the SUPER CIRCUS trampoline.
The second show includes guests magician Jack Gwynne, from whom the clowns try to steal the secret of his tricks, and the Super-Menagerie (including turtles, fish, racoons, and a black bear).
Snickers is the sponsor of the second show, and, additionally, the first features a spot for the Boy Scouts of America.
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SUPER CIRCUS Volume 6
(approx 60 min)
Guests for the first show include a pair of dancing seals; Senor Donald, a bicycle acrobatic act, and Cliffy the Clown filling in for Mary Hartline.
SUPER CIRCUS Volume 7
(approx 60 min)
Guests on the first show includes acrobats Vivian Nelson and Miss Christine, Jinks the Chimp, the Super-Menagerie of Bernie Hoffman, including coyotes, rabbits, prairie dogs, and a leopard, and a parade of dancing elephants.
SUPER CIRCUS Volume 8
(approx 60 min)
A special SUPER CIRCUS show done live at Christmas from the "S.S. Santa Claus" in Chicago, featuring the State Street Christmas Parade and a special appearance by Bob Hope.
SUPER CIRCUS Volume 9
(approx 60 min)
This show features magician Eddie Burnette and his partner Yvonne doing the woman-in-the-trunk trick, and a demonstration of the SUPER CIRCUS trampoline.