Famous 5: On the Case

Famous 5: On The Case is a British/French animated television series which was broadcast in the United Kingdom, on the Disney Channel, and in the United States, on Qubo. It is a British and French television co-production, loosely based on The Famous Five series of books created by Enid Blyton.

The central characters are Jo Misra, Max Kirrin, Allie Campbell and Dylan Kirrin children of the original Famous Five, they embark on a new series of adventures. During these adventures the new Famous Five are able to make use of newer technology such as laptop computers and mobile phones which had not been invented in their parents' day.

The Case of the Guy Who Makes You Act Like A Chicken (Episode 13)
A circus comes to the town where the five are living and shortly after there is a series of mysterious thefts, the police succeed in capturing the thief, revealed to be Jo's mother, who doesn't remember stealing anything. The five investigate and discover that the circus hypnotist is the one responsible. He hypnotizes Max and Allie and tries to get rid of them by making walk into a bear's cage. Fortunately their friends managed to snap them out of their trances.