Frontier Circus

Starring: Chill Wills, Pat O’Malley, Richard Jaeckel
First Aired: October 5, 1961
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $225,000 per episode*
Frontier Circus was a part of the Western genre, although it featured a traveling circus. The show’s plot revolved around a circus in the West in the 1880s. It aired on CBS for a solitary 4 weeks in the fall of 1962. It was produced by Revue Productions and was written by Frank Price and Sam Peeples.  Despite high hopes,  Frontier Circus ran for just one season, and it had twenty-six episodes. In attempts to make the show more popular, they relied on calling in guest stars weekly.

Frontier Circus

Operation Petticoat

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, John Astin
First Aired: September 17, 1977
Number of Seasons: 2
Estimated Production Cost: $400,000 per episode* This series was actually inspired by a movie of the same name, with the adapted series airing from 1977 to 1979. The show unfortunately stunted after two seasons as a result of a large portion of the cast being replaced. This hasty action led to lower ratings and an eventual cancellation from the network. The show lasted only thirty-two episodes but features a young Jamie Lee Curtis.

Operation Petticoat