1 | [[quoteright:350:[[Film/WaterForElephants https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/waterforelephants.png]]]] |
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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" |
8 | |
9 | This is the index of all things relating to the circus. |
10 | |
11 | SerkisFolk is a pun on "circus folk", but is not related to circuses. |
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14 | |
15 | !!Tropes: |
16 | [[index]] |
17 | [floatboxright: |
18 | Categories: |
19 | + ClownTropes |
20 | + TheFreakshow |
21 | + HocusTropus |
22 | ] |
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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