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  • The Optimist Kid's Stuff (Season 1, Episode 5)
  • TV Episode | Comedy

The Optimist

Kid's Stuff (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Comedy

Employed by a Mother (Patrika Darbo) to babysit her 'perfect' son, the Kid (Mathew J Connors), the Optimist (Enn Reitel) finds the spoiled 10-year old is a real problem. Trying to keep the Kid amused, they visit the local circus, where the...See moreEmployed by a Mother (Patrika Darbo) to babysit her 'perfect' son, the Kid (Mathew J Connors), the Optimist (Enn Reitel) finds the spoiled 10-year old is a real problem. Trying to keep the Kid amused, they visit the local circus, where the Optimist immediately falls in love with the circus trapeze artist Girl (Christine Garner) and faces a rival, strongman the Bulk (Dennis Brekner). After fantasising he's part of the high wire act, he also finds himself forced into performing with acrobats, clowns, and a knife thrower, before being fired from a cannon by the cunning Kid. Written by AS See less
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Peter Ellis (additional material) | Enn Reitel (additional material) | Robert Sidaway (additional material) | Richard Sparks
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Updated May 12, 1983

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May 12, 1983 (United Kingdom)

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