Carnivàle - Season 1

2003

Drama, Suspense/Thriller

TV Season

Season 1 - During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell. (imdb)

Carnivàle - Season 1

2003

Drama, Suspense/Thriller

TV Season

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Ratings & Reviews

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Milfay (2003) - S1E1

Oklahoma Dust Bowl, 1934. 18-year-old Ben Hawkins is a young man who lives with his physically sick, God-fearing mother. After his mother dies from a long illness, Ben unceremoniously buries her in the back yard of his home which is then repossessed for outstanding late payments. (imdb)

After the Ball Is Over (2003) - S1E2

A practical joke which has him clean an old dirty trailer leads Ben to a piece of the puzzle of his past -- a tuxedo-clad man named Henry Scudder who Ben keeps seeing in his dreams and who may be his long-lost father. (imdb)

Tipton (2003) - S1E3

When the authorities of the cash-poor Oklahoma town of Tipton refuses to let the carnival set up show, Samson takes Jones' advice and temporally reinvents the troupe as a religious-revival show with Ben as the center act of a healer. (imdb)

Black Blizzard (2003) - S1E4

On the road to Babylon, Texas, the carnival encounters a horrific dust storm, called a 'black blizzard.' Intrigued with clues about his past, Ben follows Lodz into an abandoned house where the seer tests Ben's powers. (imdb)

Babylon (2003) - S1E5

The carnival finally arrives in Babylon, a tapped-out silver mining town in rural Texas with few inhabitants. (imdb)

Pick a Number (2003) - S1E6

Thirsty for payback after the murder of Dora Mae Dreifuss, one of the chooch dancers, Samson and the rest of the carnies, including Stumpy Dreifuss and Rita Sue, get caught up in an obscure, but fascinating phenomenon called "Carnival Justice" to root out the person responsible. (imdb)

The River (2003) - S1E7

While Brother Justin rediscovers his "birthright" on the banks of a river, Iris gets some unexpected support from an attentive radio reporter, named Tommy Dolan, whom offers to spread the word about Brother Justin's parish. (imdb)

Lonnigan, Texas (2003) - S1E8

Samson sends Ben on a road trip to enlist a new attraction, where Ben encounters a longtime carnival rival named Phineas Boffo. Meanwhile, back at the carnival, Sofie debates whether to defy her mother and join Libby on the bally of the chooch tent. (imdb)

Insomnia (2003) - S1E9

Ben tries to stave off the torments of his dreams by staying awake, but the lack of sleep is taking its toll. Meanwhile, Samson looks to drum up new business by resurrecting several tried-and-true scams, including "turtle boy" and "man eating chicken". (imdb)

Hot and Bothered (2003) - S1E10

Brother Justin returns to Mintern from his stay in the asylum to chart out a new direction for his ministry. (imdb)

Day of the Dead (2003) - S1E11

With Management's blessing, Lodz hatches a devious plan to "reach" Ben, who is vulnerable after letting his guard down after his night of seduction with Ruthie. Rita Sue upstages Catalina's debut routine in the Gay Paree tent. (imdb)

The Day That Was the Day (2003) - S1E12

Faced with a crisis of life-and-death proportions of whether or not to cure Ruthie from a snake bite, Ben turns to Lodz for advice, and he ends up talking with the mysterious and unseen entity, Management, for the first time. (imdb)

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