132     April 20, 1955
Bill, Jayne, Henry, Faye

Another circus special [See E81 ].  Ringmaster Bev Kelley and clown Emmett Kelly perform throughout the program.  Francis Beverly Kelley (who is male) is not typically associated with the ringmaster role.  He was better known as the publicity manager for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.  He served the organization from 1930 into the 1970s.  Emmett Kelly’s autobiography, called simply Clown (Prentice-Hall 1954), was cowritten by Kelley.

Special guest George Gobel: “I’ve got a dirty bird backstage”
Lonesome George opens the show for some reason.  One of Gobel’s catchphrases on his television program was “Well, I’ll be a dirty bird,” and the show decided to build a secret around it.  Gobel's "dirty bird" is a live flamingo.

Circus tumbling act The Whirlwinds: "One of us will marry Emmett Kelly tomorrow"   
The Whirlwinds are a quartet of young German women, who perform here.  Tomorrow, the 56-year-old Kelly will marry 22-year-old Elvira Gebhardt.  This is the third marriage for Kelly, and the most successful.  It would last until his death in 1979.   

Snake charmer Josephine: "I'm putting a live python around Garry Moore's neck"   
Senorita Josephine Martinez Rosal of Mexico, known professionally by the single name, has been with the circus since at least 1940.  The python's name is Sally.

Special guest George Gobel returns: “​My dirty bird is still backstage, and getting dirtier”
The original plan was for the flamingo to join Gobel on stage at this point.  In the studio, however, the flamingo couldn’t stand upright for more than a few seconds, so it was decided to leave him in the wings.  Gobel instead brings out a stuffed toy duck.  Whether the flamingo is ever even mentioned to the home audience is something we don't know. 

Clowns Paul Jung, Emmett Kelly, Otto Griebling and Charlie Bell: "Henry Morgan is being made up as a clown"               
One source credits only Jung for this segment.  Jung was known as a “producing clown”, which meant he was responsible for creating the acts and routines done by the other clowns in the circus.  Bell, the oldest of the quartet (he's nearly 70 here), would retire in 1956. 

This episode has not been reviewed.  Details come from multiple alternate sources, including thumbnail descriptions of the episodes in GSN documentation and Gil Fates' handwritten notes.  Quoted secrets are based on the Fates notes and believed to be accurate.