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Ephemeral film · 8 min

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Running time
8 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★★★ · Jump through the hoop! · Spuzz · 2013-02-07

This wonderful reel starts of with stoic garden shots, nothing really eventful, and then it cuts to.. what is that? Oh, it's.. an elephant? A kid dressed in an elephant costume? Oh, there's a number of them.. OMG IT'S A KID'S CIRCUS! This was TOTALLY AWESOME. Kids are dressed up as circus acts.. Tight rope walkers, clowns, seals, lions, and yes, even turtles! This must have taken a lot of money to do (and not, you know, an idea the kids had earlier that afternoon). It's quite elaborately done, and was a joy to watch. After THAT, it's OMG, a COSTUMED PITCH AND PUTT GOLF PARTY! This is a…