when i was 4 my parents rented this for me from the local library, i watched it and rented it so many times they library finally gave it to me. It was from this video that i learned my true meaning was to be a performer and make people laugh. I am now 20 years old and still have the original vhs of this, and i'm a full time performer doing what i learned in this video...making people laugh and smile
It makes me sad that clowning is quickly becoming a lost art in America. I remember as a young boy, all I ever wanted to be was a hobo clown after watching Red Skelton on my grandmother's VHS recordings. I was shy at school, but when I got home I would spend hours testing various clown makeups, costumes, stunts, and props. I probably drove my parents crazy, but I wanted to be in the traveling circus so bad. That dream was slowly diminished through a lack of support from parents, teachers, and the few friends I had. Now, watching this film, I am overwhelmed with nostalgia, and my heart breaks when I learn that Ringling Bros. have shut their doors for good. To all those clowns out there who work, and have worked to bring joy to millions, thank you!
@@Pyasa.shaitan The fact that you took the time to respond to a 10 month old post on such a niche video for the sole purpose of being a troll makes me smile. Keep up the important work you do.
Thanks for sharing this. I was actually in a clown group, that was trained by a lady that came from Ringling Bros. College. She was an amazing teacher. I loved being a clown and still have my costume, my papers, all my clowning gear, and makeup (although it's a bit dried out) lol. I still feel like part of her still lives inside me. Love to the clowns! EDIT: Just noticed this was from 1987, I got my training in 1985, in WV. If the lady who came to a small little town in WV, in '85 sees this...You changed a lot of lives, especially mine.
Thanks for this. I was taking my 4 year old grandson to see the Ringling Bros circus and he was afraid of the clowns he said. So we watched this before we went and it helped him to see the clowns were not scary. Thank you for posting.
I went to the Ringling Brothers Circus in 1988 when it was the 20 year anniversary of Clown College. They did a special recognition and the man who was head of the college at the time spoke and expressed his appreciation for everyone who supported it. Sadly, Clown College closed in 1997. There will never be another place like it.
When I was a kid, my dad and his friends made my sister and I dress as clowns and crash the local Easter parade. We were given a broom that could be used as an air guitar or as a prop to fake out people. There was horse shit in the street and we would act like we were going to sweep it on people. I remember one year I got separated from my dad and saw a group of pipers in kilts marching, some of them carrying rifles. I immediately put my broom on my shoulder and began marching alongside them. I cherish that memory .
Actually its because of it after that click bait youtubers kept on making video after video of creepy clowns and little kids would watch those videos and get scared so in a way its dumb parents letting their kids watch dumb videos on youtube and being uncultured swines
I'm really impressed by the amount of technique and details within the skills it takes to be a clown. Like how important it is to not make a giant mouth since that is scary. These bozo's know what they're talking about:)
I rented this video a number of times as a child, from my local grocery store of all places. I was always into the ideal of entertainment like this. This video is how I learned to juggle, which I can still do pretty well to this day. This is so nostalgic.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video! I almost quit school while working on a masters degree to join the clown college in the early 70s. I regret not following that dream, but now, I live in Venice, Fl, original home of the Clown College, started doing stand-up comedy at age 65 (and still can juggle a little) so now I'm kind of a clown. I firmly believe a world with clowns and circuses is a better planet, indeed.
+Xavier Driscoll and I still make my living by being a professional clown, and in the last year and a half, I have been catching tourists on the flying trapeze too!
+CharlieThe Clown I bought a copy of this on VHS in 1988, and a few years ago stumbled onto some more current photos of you..."Gotta be the same guy" I said. A tiny bit of research revealed it to be so. You were very good in this and I still use your part of it as a reference on occasion. Thank you for your involvement!
This brought back memories... I had watched this video when it first came out because I had always wanted to go to Clown College. My parents first took me to see the Ringling Bros. circus in 1970, and we went just about every year since throughout the 1970s. I never did make it to clown college, but as a kid, I did work as a clown for many backyard carnivals and used to busk as a Mime (and perform as a Magician!) It's sad that today, Clowns aren't appreciated as much as they used to be.
When I was at a clown camp in Minnesota, we watched this and took some great notes for what gags I’d want to perform as well as makeup tips! Highly recommended for individuals who are interested in clowning around
3:01 “I can’t stand to see anybody unhappy!” I’m the same way! I feel like I focus on other people’s happiness that it’s hard for me to focus on my own happiness.
OMGoodness! I would have loved to see this as a kid. I was graduating from HS the year this came out. Now I'm working with my scouts. I really want them to understand that clowns are not all bad like our recent day media is teaching them.
Hey, thanks for this. I shared it to my Facebook because I think people need to be reminded that clowns were an innocent thing before all the horror stuff, which I love, but for kids it's making the idea of a clown terrifying and that's just not fair to the performers that work so hard to entertain. There was a time when clowns were such innocent comedy.
I've always loved clowns! the earliest memory of Halloween that i have is dressing up as a clown and i never wanted to take the costume off! I already have a name for my clown self, it's an amazing way to express yourself i love it!! I'm being a clown for Halloween this year, i hope nobody hurts me though because of the scary clown craze last year :o(
ratlad oh my god i just came from your reply from another comment and aHHHHH WOW LEGIT ANOTHER PERSON LIKE MEEE,, i love clowns and jesters sm and ive honestly always loved them,,,.,,, i wish there was less scary clown videos on yt because it’s making more people afraid of clowns :•(
This video got me started balloon twisting when I was like 10, and now over 20 years later I'm still twisting up a storm :) I had to have watched it at least 20x.
I've been playing this video every night as I go to sleep for the last 18 years. I also have not taken off my clown shoes in that time. My therapist says I need to stop. I mean used to say.
I LOVE CLOWNS! Why do people think they're so scary? Because the media portrays them that way, that's why. I mean, I was " The Joker " female rendition last year. Nobody's afraid of JOKER.. and he's a CLOWN! Please enlighten me people. Also I have seen " IT " and Gacy.. They don't scare me.. Please use other examples.. Thanks.
Jani Taylor OMG she's so pretty I didn't know she was a boy but you can'tpoop OMG she's so pretty I didn't know she was a boy but you can't even telljckc.cco
Frosty little and lou Jacob were the best at clowing around always learning something new each day from them thanks for a good laugh after all these years you learn from the best no question about it. Joe
I've always loved clowns since I was a kid. I remember I would always beg my parents to get me a clown nose whenever we went to the circus. I remember one time my aunt got me a wig for my clown costume . When I was 8 I would use fake plastic grapes from fake fruit decor as clown noses I remember when i took the grapes off my nose, I would have a tiny hickey on my nose 😂. I really don't know why people are afraid of them
Americans sounded so different back then.. with the accents, like old Hollywood actors/actresses it just might sound weird only cause I'm Canadian lmao.
I don't think it sounds weird. We'll get those accents sounding like old Hollywood actors and actresses back into the mainstream. I'm planning to put together a Retro Decade Revival Project. Our goal is to bring real entertainment, true talent, pure originality and diversity, old school and more back into the public mainstream, starting with the 1980s. Soon there will be more and more Americans sounding the way they were back in the day.
@@wildwoodwonder I can use your help. I'll start designing the campaign posters, but you can also help by spreading the word to everybody, listing down the things you'd like to bring back throughout the project, and make videos of the Retro Decade Revival Project to inspire people to join and make major contributions.
@@reneastle8447 as someone who is interested in phonetics, I might be able to help people start speaking the way they did in the old days again. As of now, I am a complete amateur in the field of phonetics and I'm just learning. However, I'm sure that, in time, I will become obsessed.
Clowns are classic comedy! Funny, cute, and colorful. I was lucky I got to go to the Ringling Bros. Circus when I was a little kid. It was so exciting! I also liked Bozo and Ronald McDonald. Watching clowns that are funny and not scary brings back memories of a simpler, kinder time where things were happier.
Thank you for posting this. I got this VHF when I was 4 and I remembered the makeup tutorial when I was doing my Harley Quinn face for Halloween this fall. Im not sure why it popped up in my home screen today but Im glad it did
This pooped up on my recommendations a moment of silence for the ones who came here and is looking for their purpose... I think i found it... I was alwyays the class clown growing up .. or so they say sometimes.... Just a goof of they said... But i love making people laugh...
Amazing tips! I wich I could have that book! And maybe someday I will become a clown! I'm the class clown! Many people say that I'm so funny! And that is the truth! I love all clown skills!, the make-up and that gags! Omfg so funny! Love this! Thanks for the tips! Hugs!
No Joke I Legit Wanted to be taught by Ringling Bros. Circus as a Clown as I Love, and I Mean LOVED Clowns as a Kid and wanted to be one, and one year in Jr.High I Tried to be a Clown for Halloween jokey an all, in the end I was beaten up at lunch and After school for it and since then I never let it get to me as I wished They never went under before I was almost 30, as Now being a Clown is hard thanks to Shit heads ruining it for the Horror stuff... I'll never give up on being a Clown as imo Clowns Are Fun! My Dream and Passion of being a Clown will never die out!
You learn from the best to be the best clowns lou Jacob's and frosty little and tammy parish did a excellent job at clowing around at the circus you guys rock thanks keep the laughs coming appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe
I loved this video when I was a kid! I grew up and did improv/stand-up as a hobby in my teens and 20s, so in a way I did follow little kid me's dreams of being a funny entertainer. Not quite a clown though!
Ukuboi57 Yes you can, you were able to see the Ringling Brother’s Circus up until 2017, when animal rights activists shut them down. It’s was so stupid and annoying, they made a big deal over nothing. I’m 21 and I remember seeing them perform when I was 6 in 2003.
So lucky. I think I saw them maybe once when I was really little. By the time I suddenly really was interested in it all, the greatest show on earth had been cancelled for a few years :(
E X C E L L E N T !!! THANK YOU !!! I subbed (It upsets me to no end, that the movies did scary clowns! I've met grown kids, that are deathly afraid of clowns...they are expecting the SCARY to pop out at an unknown second. That is the MAIN reason clowning is fading away. I have just rejoined my Shriner's Clown Unit, to be ME, but to LOOK like a clown is supposed to.
