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Remember Circus of the Stars?


It was a big annual TV event when I was a kid, right up there with the airing of The Wizard of Oz (1939).

The one I remember the most was from 1987 when I was almost 13, for one reason:

https://i.imgur.com/SjJWTPB.png

I was mesmerized by her glorious cleavage, plus I thought she was gorgeous in general (I didn't know it at the time, but she was Miss Florida, 1974). I started watching Designing Women after that just to see more of her. It wasn't long before she started getting fat though, and then fired from the show.

Over the years, from time to time, I looked online for a complete video of Circus of the Stars '87 and could never find one, but last night I found out that it had been posted to YouTube about a year ago. The quality sucks (old VHS recording, plus whatever compression was used in the transfer to digital video, plus YouTube's compression on top of that), but I'm watching it on one of my CRT TVs so that helps some.

WTF aren't they officially available on DVD? So many celebrities doing stuff you'd never see them doing anywhere else; you'd think someone would want to capitalize on that. The DVDs would be easy and cheap to make too. Unlike transferring shot-on-film movies to DVD or BD, which is a laborious task that requires extremely expensive equipment, all you'd need for this is a Betacam player, the master tapes, and a PC with a component video capture device.

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WOW!
She has a really sexy pair of eyes!!

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It wasn't her sexy pair of eyes I was looking at. Did you see that sexy curtain in the back?

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I wonder if the carpet matches the drapes, I'm really into interior decorating.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMaV2dN7YpM&ab_channel=SharkBait

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Dude, are you secretly filming me???

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I didn't know it was a secret. I even hired a boom operator and cinematographer to get the lighting perfect.

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Eh, as long as all of the ladies are purring carry on.

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Your "Circus of the Stars" is called here "Stars in der Manege" (1959-2008).

A year ago they restarted the show and of course the new records are better.
I still prefer the old circus though...nostalgia! ♥

Bruce Darnell with his "Pure Magic" (2023) 🧙‍♂️​ 💃🏿​💃🏿​💃🏿​
https://www.joyn.de/play/highlight/serien/stars-in-der-manege/pure-magie-bruce-darnell-verbluefft-alle?from=/serien/stars-in-der-manege#clips

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I preferred "Battle Of The Network Stars"

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What does Jimmie Walker (J.J. from Good Times, Dyn-O-Mite!) say is his proudest career achievement?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt83Rs5uOc4&list=PLJP_M59vk2Fo4YkwuTpa4F6Cr6ztOR2ZI&index=21

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I don't. I'll have to check out some clips on YouTube.

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