DefunctTV: The History of Dumbo’s Circus
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In this episode of DefunctTV, Kevin looks at The Disney Channel’s Welcome to Pooh Corner spin-off, Dumbo’s Circus.
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@Defunctland
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed this episode. The topic was actually picked by this year’s Charityland auction winner Craig Jessup! Hope everyone is well and have a great day!
@siriuslyconfused1
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
…my mom had an entire episode of this on VHS somewhere, I'll have to see if she's hung onto it
@bryceneedham1860
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
The first thing you do when trapped in an elevator is establish a Pooh Corner.
@NaneelQueenOfDarknes
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
This show stuck in my mind like a splinter for some reason.
Especially the theme song of dumbos circus.
@j.d.837
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
I remember watching this when I was a kid. Sadly I didn't record anything.
@necrotroma
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Maybe it was just me but this show had a shady, dark undercurrent to it I could never quite put my finger on. I watched it but always felt unsettled afterwards.
@Ihelpertricks
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
In the years since it looks like 40 episodes have been found!
@JeffTheFutureJaros
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
I remember staying home from School when I would be sick and watch this all morning.
@uefamikep
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Oh man, i used to watch this when I was young
@scale-feathers
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
I have forgotten so many things in my life. Names. Phone numbers. Addresses. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Appointments. The laundry in the washer. The pot on the stove. Where I put my keys. Where I put my phone. What I was doing five minutes ago. I even forgot that this show had anything to do with Dumbo at all. But goddamn if "WE'RE PACKING THE WAGON, WE'RE SAYING GOOD-BYE, WE'VE GOOOOOOOOOT TOOOO FLYYYYYYYYYYYYY' doesn't still live rent-free in my head after 30-odd years. (Along with the fact that for the longest time I thought they were singing "WE'VE GOOOOONE TOOOOOOO FAAAAAAR" but never once questioned it.)
@ChrisWesterberg-yh3pm
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
What I find Fascinating about Dumbo's Circus is how Dumbo had a Speaking Role on the Show where in the Original Animated Film from 1941 and the Live Action Version from 2019, Dumbo didn't Speak at all
@junekramer1
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Will Ryan and Phil Baron also voiced Teddy Ruxpin and Grubby
@Shinji_Dai
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
5:34 oh no, a gorilla and a calliope–at least there's no mannequins
@josefcreatescontent3573
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
I’m surprised they never made Dumbo 2
@kileyfitzgerald6792
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
This show had a grip on my life!!!!!!
@EbenezerScroogeMcDuck
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
5:14 quest for glory 2 comes to mind…
@redactedwatkins
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
“dumbo never speaks, an issue that would need dealing with in any sort of long form show” tell that to sooty and sweep!
@patchschannel4059
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
When I was four, one of the things I remember saying was "Ladies and gentlemen!!! Boys and girls!!!" while pretending to be a circus announcer. I never actually went to the circus at that age, so I would stage my own circus shows (at four!) with the help of my family members at my grandma's house in the driveway where their basketball net was, but the next year I did go to the circus when I was five.
@SuperDavidBrothers
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Also, I have never once heard of this show before but now I have and I think I will enjoy it for sure!! Also, luckily, now more and more people are uploading episodes of this show here on YouTube moreso than Pooh Corner and I have some playlists of both this show and Pooh Corner saved. Lastly, I wish that both Dumbo's Circus and Welcome to Pooh Corner (along with Mousercise, Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, Sing Me a Story with Belle, The Wiggles, Buzz Light-year of Star Command, Mr. Moose's Fun Time, All New Captain Kangaroo, and Breakfast with Bear) were all released on Disney+ for us to stream and watch digitally in today's day and age for sure both dudes and dudettes!!
@evapunk522
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Well damn, this was such a nostalgia bomb to me lol. I watched this as a kid soo often and kinda forgot about it but now I'm remembering all the characters…
@gantz22ify
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Ironically enough, Dumbo’s Circus was where most of the Adventures in Odyssey cast met up.
@Hikuro2pnt0
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
hm I probably have a few episodes of Dumbo's Circus somewhere on VHS….right there with Pooh Corner. But man I dunno which episodes or where they're kept.
@kdup-hp6zm
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
i saw this when was a kid only thing i remember was him flying in and the cat on the tightrope
@GhostieMostly
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
it’s weird how allot of these voice actors went on to voice characters in that christian radio program “Adventures In Odyssey” lol
@MrGconstantine1972
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
As much as i loved DUMBO'S CIRCUS, the high part for me was LILY THE CAT!! Very attractive & acrobatic, she made the show for me. But the antics of all the characters,were very entettaining. Sorry the show is,not available in its,full.length.
@DesignByKirk
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
omg … i haven't thought about this show in 30 years.
@UrLocalAmerican
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Defuncts Circus
@LIRCB
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
I remember watching this as a kid and liked it.
@Clifford2000Fan
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
That dog character Barnaby sounds a lot like modern day Goofy. Is that Bill Farmer doing the voice?
@RatelHBadger
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
I was waiting for an appearance by Michael Eisner, that dastardly scoundrel.
I bet he was the one witholding the videos from VHS or DVD releases.
@pinkerhero
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
So CUTE, I wish I could see it~!!
@knight4linux
March 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
I'm 39 now. I watched many of these episodes as a kid & enjoyed them quite a bit.
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