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3	->''"Where it's covered in all the colored lights\
4	Where the runaways are runnin' the night\
5	Impossible comes true, intoxicatin' you\
6	Oh, this is the greatest show!"''
7	-->-- ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'', "The Greatest Show"
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9	This is the index of all things relating to the circus.
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11	SerkisFolk is a pun on "circus folk", but is not related to circuses.
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15	!!Tropes:
16	[[index]]
17	[floatboxright:
18	Categories:
19	+ ClownTropes
20	+ TheFreakshow
21	+ HocusTropus
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23	* AmusementParkOfDoom: Come one, come all, to the deadliest amusement park in the world!
24	* BallBalancingSeal: When a seal balances a ball on its nose, a famous act in traditional circuses.
25	* CarouselKidnapping: Child is abducted on or near a carousel.
26	* CartoonJuggling: How juggling is portrayed in cartoons.
27	* CircusBrat: Someone raised in a circus since childhood.
28	* CircusEpisode: Episode of a series focused on characters going to the circus.
29	* CircusOfFear: A circus powered by NightmareFuel.
30	* CircusOfMagic: A supernatural or magical circus.
31	* CircusSynths: When electronic music is associated with circuses or clowns.
32	* ClownCar: A tiny vehicle holds way more people than you'd give it credit for.
33	* 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.
34	* ConjoinedTwins: A common sight at "freak shows", twins joined at the hip or elsewhere.
35	* {{Contortionist}}: A performer with extreme flexibility.
36	* 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.
37	* CreepyCircusMusic: Carnival music distorted, slowed down, or played in minor [[{{Scales}} key]] to be creepy--or it's normal, but in circumstance, it's really, really creepy.
38	* EnemyMime: A villain or threat who happens to be a mime or exhibit mime-like qualities.
39	* EscapeArtist: A performer who escapes from traps and restraints.
40	* FerrisWheelOfDoom: A Ferris Wheel breaks away and rolls like a tire.
41	* FerrisWheelDateMoment: A couple have a cute moment on the ferris wheel.
42	* TheFreakshow: A sideshow act featuring people with strange or dangerous talents, and people with odd physical deformities or features.
43	* GirlsWithMoustaches: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, though included here as another common "freak show" attraction.
44	* HappyCircusMusic: Traditional-style, upbeat circus music that sets a cheerful mood.
45	* HumanCannonball: Though not restricted to circuses, "firing" someone out of a cannon is a textbook act in them.
46	* KnifeThrowingAct: Someone either stands still or is spun on a wheel as another person throws knives at them.
47	* LovelyAssistant: A beautiful woman who assists with the act of a performer, often a StageMagician or KnifeThrowingAct.
48	* NonIronicClown: A type of clown who is a good guy in every sense of the word, intending to entertain children in circus.
49	* 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.
50	* OverTheTopRollerCoaster: Roller coasters that are BeyondTheImpossible.
51	* RepulsiveRingmaster: A creepy or downright villainous ringmaster.
52	* StageMagician: Fake practitioners of "magic". Nine times out of ten, they wear a tuxedo and top hat.
53	* TheStrongman: People who show off their incredible strength for the entertainment of others.
54	* TestYourStrengthGame: A carnival game wherein someone strikes a button with a mallet or similar object to ring a bell at the top.
55	* TightropeWalking: A performer walks across a tightrope with or without a balancing tool--and hopefully WITH a safety net.
56	* TunnelOfLove: A carnival ride for couples.
57	* WinHerAPrize: Love interests go to a carnival, and the guy wants to get his date a prize. He may or may not succeed.
58	* WorldsStrongestMan: A circus staple, a man who is stronger than any other, weaker to nothing!
59	* YouMustBeThisTallToRide: Height requirements for certain rides prove to be a thorn in a character's side.
60	[[/index]]
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