What happens
Circus manager Mr. Randall and his right-hand man Jim Bennett discover that the town of Allendale has been flooded with counterfeit ten-dollar bills, all passed on the day the circus played there. Police operative Hadley arrives to investigate and suspects someone inside the circus. Randall agrees to let Hadley join the show undercover as a clown, and Jerry, a young performer, welcomes him to the troupe. Meanwhile, a crisis with a stray cat and an animal in the show is being handled behind the scenes. This episode is part of the Jerry of the Circus series and first aired on October 22, 1937.
A traveling circus in the town of Allendale, during a day of performances and a convention in town.
Characters: Mr. Randall, Jim Bennett, Hadley, Jerry, Kelly, Bumps, Joe Hatton
Listen for: The discovery of counterfeit ten-dollar bills and Hadley's decision to join the circus undercover as a clown.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.