Circus Freaks and Sideshows

The story

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.

Cast & crew

David AckroydNarrator

Arthur KentHost

Grady Stiles Jr.

Grady Stiles Jr.Cast

Robert WadlowCast

Dick Zigun

Dick ZigunCast

Robert Bogdan

Robert BogdanCast

Kathy Maher

Kathy MaherCast