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* CreepyCircusMusic: Carnival music distorted, slowed down, or played in minor key to be creepy--or it's normal, but in circumstance, it's really, really creepy.
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* CreepyCircusMusic: Carnival music distorted, slowed down, or played in minor key [[{{Scales}} key]] to be creepy--or it's normal, but in circumstance, it's really, really creepy.
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* ConjoinedTwins: A common sight at "freak shows", twins joined at the hip or elsewhere.
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* ConjoinedTwins: A common sight at "freak shows", twins joined at the hip or elsewhere.
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* ClownSchool: an academy or program where students learn how to become a circus Clown, including developing a character, costume and makeup, physical humor and comedy.
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* OpportunisticVendors: When something dramatic happens in public, vendors selling merchandise appear out of nowhere to take advantage of the sudden crowd. Sometimes involves a gag with a an entire carnival being built around the event.
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* BallBalancingSeal: When a seal balances a ball on its nose, a famous act in traditional circuses.
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SerkisFolk is a pun on "circus folk", but is not related to circuses.
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* StageMagician: Fake practitioners of "magic". Nine times out of ten, they were a tuxedo and top hat.
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* StageMagician: Fake practitioners of "magic". Nine times out of ten, they were wear a tuxedo and top hat.
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* EscapeArtist: A performer who escapes from traps and restraints.
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* LovelyAssistant: A beautiful woman who assists with the act of a performer, often a StageMagician or KnifeThrowingAct.
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* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil: Not a trope, but a RealLife famous contemporary circus company.
** CirqueDuSoleilIndex: A list of productions from said company.
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* NonIronicClown: A type of clown who is a good guy in every sense of the word, intending to entertain children in circus.
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* CrappyCarnival: A cheap, decrepit carnival more likely than not run to scam people.
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* CrappyCarnival: A cheap, decrepit carnival more likely than not run to scam people. More than likely to have a one-ring, far-past-its-prime, no-more-than-six-act circus as an extra-albeit-pointless attraction.
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* HumanCannonball: Though not restricted to circuses, "firing" someone out of a cannon is a usual stage act in them.
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* HappyCircusMusic: Traditional-style, upbeat circus music that sets a cheerful mood.
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* CircusOfMagic: A supernatural or magical circus.
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* AmusementParkOfDoom: A deadly NightmareFuel-powered amusement park.
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* AmusementParkOfDoom: Come one, come all, to the deadliest A deadly NightmareFuel-powered amusement park in the world!park.
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* FerrisWheelDateMoment: A couple have a cute moment on the ferris wheel.
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* TunnelOfLove: A carnival ride for couples.
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* CircusSynths: When electronic music is associated with circuses or clowns.
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* TheFreakshow: A sideshow act featuring people with physical oddities.
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* TheStrongman: People who show off their incredible strength for the entertainment of others.
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AmusementParkOfDoom: Come one, come all, to the deadliest amusement park in the world!
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CarouselKidnapping: Child is abducted on or near a carousel.
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CartoonJuggling: How juggling is portrayed in cartoons.
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CircusBrat: Someone raised in a circus since childhood.
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CircusEpisode: Episode of a series focused on characters going to the circus.
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CircusOfFear: A circus powered by NightmareFuel.
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ClownCar: A tiny vehicle holds way more people than you'd give it credit for.
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ConjoinedTwins: A common sight at "freak shows", twins joined at the hip or elsewhere.
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CrappyCarnival: A cheap, decrepit carnival more likely than not run to scam people.
*CreepyCircusMusic
CreepyCircusMusic: Carnival music distorted, slowed down, or played in minor key to be creepy--or it's normal, but in circumstance, it's really, really creepy.
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EnemyMime: A villain or threat who happens to be a mime.
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FerrisWheelOfDoom: A Ferris Wheel breaks away and rolls like a tire.
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GirlsWithMoustaches: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, though included here as another common "freak show" attraction.
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HumanCannonball: Though not restricted to circuses, "firing" someone out of a cannon is a usual stage act in them.
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KnifeThrowingAct: Someone either stands still or is spun on a wheel as another person throws knives at them.
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RepulsiveRingmaster: A creepy or downright villainous ringmaster.
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StageMagician: Fake practitioners of "magic". Nine times out of ten, they were a tuxedo and top hat.
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TestYourStrengthGame: A carnival game wherein someone strikes a button with a mallet or similar object to ring a bell at the top.
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TightropeWalking: A performer walks across a tightrope with or without a balancing tool--and hopefully WITH a safety net.
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WinHerAPrize: Love interests go to a carnival, and the guy wants to get his date a prize. He may or may not succeed.
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WorldsStrongestMan: A circus staple, a man who is stronger than any other, weaker to nothing!
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->''"Where it's covered in all the colored lights\\
Where the runaways are runnin' the night\\
Impossible comes true, intoxicatin' you\\
Oh, this is the greatest show!"''
-->-- ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'', "The Greatest Show"
->''"Where it's covered in all the colored lights\\
Where the runaways are runnin' the night\\
Impossible comes true, intoxicatin' you\\
Oh, this is the greatest show!"''
-->-- ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'', "The Greatest Show"
