The game area is rather small, only 47 locations (14 (!) of which are "Standing Room Only", that is, inside the Big Top during the hypnotism sequence). This walkthrough has been divided into paragraphs, but not by location, since you weave back and forth between the few locations quite a bit.
Go south. Help the midget. Go west. Take the mask. Go south
and west. Hide behind the cardboard cutout of William Howard Taft. Listen
to the conversation twice. Go east twice. Take the pole. Go north three times.
Drop the mask. Go up and then east six times. Take the balloon. Go west six
times. Go down twice. Take everything. Go south twice, west, and south. Untie
the balloon and inhale the helium. Harry,
hello. Go south and west. Wear the clown mask. Knock on the door. Go
south. Close the door. Search the ashes in the ashtray. Take the scrap of
newspaper. Wait one turn and Chuckles will realize you're not Malcom and throw
you out. Go under the wall. (Ignore the wood for now; it's a mousetrap.) Go
east, north, east, north, and northeast. Search the garbage. Take the ticket.
Punch out the blue dot to play as male, or pink to play as female. Go southwest
and south. Put the ticket in the slot. Go east.
For Your Amusement:
At In the Wings, wait.
Watch Comrade Thumb try to get a drink, but don't help him.
Diagnose both before and after
overhearing that Chelsea's been kidnapped.
Walk the tightrope without the pole. Try again after the roustabout has removed
the net.
Take Harry's dark glasses. Attack him. Kiss him (when playing as female).
Ask him about Chelsea. (The way out of this is to also say "did not".)
In Clown Alley, look in the mirror. Also get
into the lower bunk and then get
into the upper bunk.
Punch out both dots on the ticket.
Go south and southeast. Look into the cage. Take the keys with the pole. Unlock the door and open it. Go north. Take the bucket and headphones. Go south, northwest, north, west twice, south, west, south, and east. Examine the trailer. Unlock the baggage compartment and open it. Take the whip. Go north, east, and north. Put the ticket in the slot. Go east three times, north, and northeast. Take the stool. Go northwest, south, west three times, and north twice. Unlock the cage and open it. Go west. Whip the smooth lion three times. Lift the grate. Throw the meat in the passage. Go east, then return west. Lower the grate. Search the stand. Go east, south three times, and west. Give the case to Harry. Go north and east. Put the ticket in the slot. Go east twice and then south. Show the case to Jenny, then give it to her.
For Your Amusement:
Ask the pitchman (Billy Monday) about the flask.
Examine the detective, then look at the monkey.
In Menagerie Nook, take the straw. Answer yes.
Go north twice. Give the ticket to Rimshaw. Rimshaw, hypnotize me. Wait four times. Buy candy from the hawker. Give $1.85 to the hawker. Stand up. Go east, up, east, down, east, up, east, down, and south. Stand in line. Wait two times. Get out of the long line and stand in the short line. Wait twice. Get out of the long line. Answer yes. Stand in the long line. Bite the banana and then drop it. Go north. Ask the hawker about candy. Go up, west, down, west, up, west, down, and west. Stand up and go south and west. Go under the wall. Search the garbage. Take the granola bar. Go south, east twice, north, and northeast. Show the bar to Tina. Tina, hello. Shake hands. Go northwest. Take the radio. Go south, west twice, south, and southeast. Drop everything except the radio and headphones. Go up. Set the radio to 1170. Turn the radio off. Rewind the tape. Wait. Play the tape. Wait until you hear Rimshaw. Rewind the tape. Turn the radio on. Record. Wait four or five times. Stop the tape and rewind it. Turn the radio off. Go down. Take everything. Go northwest.
For Your Amusement:
Diagnose while hypnotized.
Have Rimshaw read your palm and your head.
Get out of line rather than
specifying the long or short lines.
Eat the banana twice.
Take Tina's hand when she's not offering it to you.
Listen to the tape when it is playing Jimi Hendrix.
Unlock the cage and open it. Go west. Play the tape. Search the straw. Open the trap door. Take the ribbon. Go east. Close the cage and lock it. Go north, west twice, south, and west. Touch the wood with the pole. Take the mousetrap and drop it. Get the cheese and put it on the trap, but don't set the trap. Go east, west, east, west. Catch the mouse with the bucket. Take the mouse. Go east, north, and east. Put the ticket in the slot. Go east and south. Show the mouse to the elephant twice. Wait. Go southwest and drop everything. Go up. Turn the crank. Look into the wagon. Knock on the door and go in. Lock the door. Search the desk. Take the spreadsheet. Move the desk and go up. Read the spreadsheet. Go down. Take everything. Go west. Ask Harry about Eddie Smaldone. Go east, northeast, and southeast.
For Your Amusement:
Wear the gorilla suit (from the Prop Tent) into Mahler's cage.
Turn on the radio and give it to Mahler.
Feed the cheese to the mouse.
Eat the cheese.
Set the trap and give it to Mahler, to Harry, and to the elephant (Hannibal).
Slide the ticket under the sideshow front. Go east. Take the ticket. Play a few hands of blackjack by typing bet 25 cents for each hand. When you're bored, open the panel. The taps on your foot are the value of the dealer's down card, supplied by our own Comrade Thumb! You can stop after this hand if you like. Open the panel again. Go west, northwest, north, and west. Examine Comrade Thumb. Go south, northeast, and southeast. Slide the ticket under the front again. Go east and look under the table. Take the suitcase. Wait. Go west. Drop everything. Go up twice. Wait. Go east. Wait. Take the shaft and pull it. Go down twice. Take everything but the key, whip, and stool. Go northwest, north, and west. Fill the bucket with water. Go south, northeast, and north. Pour the water on the detective. Ask him about Chelsea. Drop the bucket. Take the note and card. Read the note. Go east, south, and up. Take everything. Go up, north, west three times, south, west, south and east.
For Your Amusement:
Play poker.
Kick the detective.
Address Chuckles as Eddie. Show him the ribbon, scrap, note, spreadsheet, and card. Search the jacket pocket. Take the veil and wear it. Wear the dress and jacket. Knock on the door. Go east. Close the door. Take the crowbar. Move the moose. Open the door. Go west twice. Open the door with the crowbar. Go south. Take Thumb. Go north and then east twice. Put Thumb in the hole. Wait. Take Chelsea. Go west, north, east, northeast, north, west, and north twice. Clap your hands. Roustabout, get the net. Take off the veil, jacket, and dress. Drop everything. Go west. Take the stand, return east, and drop it. Take the radio and climb the stand. Go up. Turn the radio on and drop it. Go down. Take the pole, climb the stand, and go up. Take the radio. Go east three times, then west four times. Drop the radio and pole. Go down, south three times, and east. Call WPDL. Go west, then north three times. Climb the stand. Go up. Take everything. Go east five times. Wait three times.
For Your Amusement:
Examine the roustabout both before and after clapping your hands.
In the Office, take a memo
and phone home.
For Your Amusement at various times:
Applaud someone.
Read your own palm.
Wear the headphones.
Pole-vault over the fence.