"Leaping In
Without A Net"
Cut Scenes:

In a draft script (unknown version), a number of changes are evident:

- Sam's internal monologue at the start shares more about his "illusion" of fear moving "away from my head to the rest of my body".
- He hopes the mirror he sees is a trick one and observes the different things it does to his and Big Moe's bodies (almost insulting Moe in the process).
-Big Moe shares his dreams that Eva's triple will bring the whole circus success.

Al reminds Sam of the rule of leaping and hopes that this adventure's goal has something to do with "gypsy Rose Lee over there".

Sam remembers that Tom thought the Tarzan incident was funny and that the fire department had to be called.

Sam seems unhappy with Big Moe after the brief scuffle.

Al's instructions on how to get into position for swinging and then to begin pumping are all – most oddly - at the start of Sam's second practice.

For the first practice, they just go for it - so it's not surprising Sam doesn't do so well, although in the script Al doesn't yell "don't let go!", so the drop loses some drama.

The stage directions during the climax quote from George Leybourne's song The Flying Trapeze followed by Thompson's comment in parentheses, "(Sorry, I couldn't help myself)".

Syndication edits:

The Journey to Denver - "Leaping Without a Net"

Long distance shot of the two cabs plus caravans driving along a winding road with the " Tequila" song in the background. Close up of Sam then the camera zooms out so that you can see Al from waist up through the roof of the cab jiggling to the music.

Al: I like this song.
Sam sees Al and does a double take.
Al: I first heard it in Pensicola when I was a cadet. Me and Dave Healy we knew these girls who were animals.
Shot of vans going round a bend in the road with Al obviously leaning on the cab roof.
Sam: Al.
Al: What?
Sam: Would you pretend, just pretend to sit next to me?
Al looks puzzled and does a slow sink down with handlink.
Al: If it will make you feel any better.
Sam: It does! Where have you been?
Al: I was riding in the other truck with Eva and Lazlo they did not care where I was.
Sam: They couldn’t see you.
Al: I was watching him drive, he’s got something wrong with his right arm.
Sam: Torn rotator cuff.
Al: You suppose that’s why he drops her tonight?
Sam: No doubt. You know I don’t know how he’s been managing even the simple catches, he must be relying on his good arm.
Al: What are you going to do?
Sam: What do you mean " what an I going to do". I can’t catch her.
Al: Yes, you can.
Sam: I can not, you saw me this morning, you saw me I dropped her-
Al: You missed her this morning because you made one mistake.
Sam: Yeah, climbing up there.
Al: No, you reached. You can’t reach, you have gotta wait for her to come to you and then you grab her. If you had done that you would have caught her just like on the double.
Sam: You really think so?!
Al: Of course! Am I ever wrong? Marriages don’t count!