This tribe traveled from town to town in their caravan recruiting people to join their group of circus freaks.
It just so happened that Great Uncle Cooper became a member just when they were in need of a new trapeze artist. Something fatal had happened to their last trapeze artist, Alejandro Sanpredro McDougal.
Although Great Uncle Cooper was getting up there in age he was still quite limber and a prime candidate for the open position. The fact that he fit into Alejandro's old spandex trapezing gear was a nice coincident as well.
Soon he fit right in with the crew and fell in love with his soon-to-be bride and the circus' own Bearded Lady, Marybeth.