Gibtown
GibtownGibsonton, Florida is the retirement and off-season home for hundreds of carnival and circus show people. Called "Gibtown" by many of its residents, the town was at one time considered the oddest place in America. You could walk into any restaurant and find The World's Only Living Half Girl sipping coffee with her 8 foot 4 inch husband, Giant Al. They, along with The Lobster Man, Alligator Skin Man, and the Monkey Girl, among others, made their living touring with carnival sideshows. The sideshows are mostly gone. Producer Joe Richman takes a look back at sideshows through the lens of Gibtown.
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