Chief: "There have been four mysterious deaths in the circus in the past six months . . . Each . . . a violent death during an actual performance."
Max: "Hmm. No wonder they draw such big crowds."
Get Smart Episode #40, Season Two #10
Plot[]
Max and 99 pose as magazine reporters to investigate a circus suspected of being a diamond smuggling operation.
Synopsis[]
Characters[]
CONTROL[]
- Maxwell Smart - Don Adams
- Agent 99 - Barbara Feldon
- The Chief - Edward Platt
- Carlson - Stacy Keach
- Agent 51 - Gordon Jump (uncredited)
KAOS[]
- Pepper Hanlon - Paul Dooley
- Gertrude-Gerald - Mickey Manners
- Raymond the Magnificent - Victor Lundin
Others[]
- Hondo - Harry Varteresian
- Tiny Allen - Billy Curtis (uncredited)
- Rudolph (uncredited)
Gadgets[]
Locations[]
Reality Check[]
The title refers to "The Greatest Show on Earth", the slogan of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, whose name is also parodied in the episode as Farnum and Daley Circus. A film with this name set at that circus was released in 1952.