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Big Jon And Sparky

(4,667 Sterne; 9 Bewertungen)

Old Time Radio Childrens Series from the 40's and 50's.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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bigj Ep 0OTheMayorsWeddingDay

11:46

bigj Ep 0a Over The Falls In An Airplane

12:25

bigj Ep 0b The Begining Of A Long Voyage Home

11:26

bigj Ep 0c The Long Voyage Home

11:08

bigj Ep 0d A Mysterious Speck On The Far Horizon

11:40

bigj Ep 0e A Surprise Awaits The Mayor

12:14

bigj Ep 0f A Surprise Awaits The Mayor

11:54

bigj Ep 0g Daffodil Dilly Strikes Again

11:10

bigj Ep 0h Prisoners Of Love

13:03

bigj Ep 0i Yukie Shows Us How

13:22

bigj Ep 0j Yukie Butcha To The Rescue

10:40

bigj Ep 0k Sparkie In Control

10:53

bigj Ep 0l The Mayor Tells Of His Wedding Plans

12:00

bigj Ep 0m Yukie Gets Ready For The Wedding

12:19

bigj Ep 0n Yukie Unvails An Invention

12:57

bigj Ep 0p An Interruption In The Mayors Wedding

10:47

bigj Ep 0q Miss Dilly Kidnapped From The Church

10:29

bigj Ep 0r The Great Kidnap Mystery

12:02

bigj Ep 0s A Telephone Mix Up

10:39

bigj Ep 0t The Detectives

12:41

bigj Ep 0u The Stakeout

12:22

bigj Ep 0v Detectives Sparky And Yukie Go To Work

11:35

bigj Ep 0w Detective Sparky Gets An Idea

11:29

bigj Ep 0x The Kidnappers Double Back Triple Back

11:45

bigj Ep 0y Even Detectives Make Mistakes

10:24

bigj Ep 0z Jailed

13:04

bigj Ep Aa The Kidnapping Case Continues

11:08

bigj Ep Ab The Kidnapping Case Continues

10:35

bigj Ep Ac Whos Who

10:58

bigj Ep Ad Whos Who Continued

11:12

bigj Ep Ae The Kidnapped Car Is Sighted Short

4:51

bigj Ep Af Sparky Tracks Down A Clue

10:39

bigj Ep Ag Sparkys Private Detective Agency

11:33

bigj Ep Ah Back To Normal - I Hope

11:41

bigj Ep Ai A Surprise For All Concerned

11:33

bigj Ep Aj The Kidnappers Escape Again

9:10

bigj Ep Ak Wheres Yukie Now

10:50

bigj Ep Al Old Cloths Is Good Clues

11:22

bigj Ep Am So Close To The Forest To See The Trees

10:17

bigj Ep An The Prodigal Returns

9:46

bigj Ep Ao The Return Of Yukie Butcher

11:35

bigj Ep Ap Yukie Looks For A Lawyer

11:24

bigj Ep Aq Yukie Sues The City

9:51

bigj Ep Ar Look Whos A Lawyer

10:44

bigj Ep As Peace And Quiet Again Almost

12:15

bigj Ep At Sparky Has Plans For Yukie

11:12

bigj Ep Au A Sudden Change In Climate

12:49

bigj Ep Av Not Even A Team Of Horses

11:49

bigj Ep Aw Goodbye My Dilly

11:34

bigj Ep Ax A Letter From Yukie

10:36

bigj Ep Ay A Mystreious Man In The Shack

11:10

bigj Ep Az A Mystreious Man In The Shack

10:10

bigj Ep Ba A Mystreious Man In The Shack Part 2

11:20

bigj Ep Bb Whos Fooling Whom

11:42

bigj Ep Bc Trouble In The Ranks

10:18

bigj Ep Bd Sparkys Telephone Troubles

10:36

bigj Ep Be A Proposed Solution To A Serious Problem

11:34

bigj Ep Bf Twelve Down Two To Go

10:08

bigj Ep Bg Not Much Doing

12:21

bigj Ep Bh The Pane In Mrs Two Hills Window

11:45

bigj Ep Bi Tickets Tickets Whos Got The Tickets

11:53

bigj Ep Bj Opening Day 1953

11:50

bigj Ep Bk Canine Mutiny

12:33

bigj Ep Bl Whats Wrong With Bunny

11:41

bigj Ep Bm Where Oh Where Have Our Little Dogs Gone

9:36

bigj Ep Bn The Dogs Get Organized

8:32

bigj Ep Bo The Dogs Get Together

10:44

bigj Ep Bp Someone Make Up His Mind

12:00

bigj Ep Bq Want Ads Get Results

10:59

bigj Ep Br The Mayors Plan Begins To Work

10:05

bigj Ep Bs Almost Captured

10:37

bigj Ep Bt The Dognappers Get Caught

9:47

bigj Ep Bu The Mayor Shows Them How

11:00

bigj Ep Bv The Return Of Yukie Butcha

11:24

bigj Ep Bw Yukie Makes A Decision

10:28

bigj Ep Bx The Surprise In The Barn On Yukies Farm

9:55

bigj Ep By The Surprise In The Yukies Barn

11:18

bigj Ep Bz Sparky Drives A Racing Car

10:23

bigj Ep Ca More Then One Way To Catch A Fish

9:50

bigj Ep Cb A Quiet Day On Yukies Farm

10:29

bigj Ep Cc Yukie Hits The Jackpot

9:56

bigj Ep Cd Yukies Radio Station

13:39

bigj Ep Ce The Big Broadcast

12:34

bigj Ep Cf The Ratings Are In

11:06

bigj Ep Cg Sparky Finds A Bug

10:32

bigj Ep Ch Sparkys Mysterious Butterfly

10:09

bigj Ep Ci The Professor Speaks

11:17

bigj Ep Cj T He Day The Butterfly Flew

10:22

bigj Ep Ck Off To The Races

11:54

bigj Ep Cl Yukie Tries Out His Racing Machine

11:34

bigj Ep Cm Yukie Cracks Up

11:31

bigj Ep Cn The Big Little Race

10:03

bigj Ep Co Big Jon Gets A Screen Job

12:27

bigj Ep Cp Big Jon Recuperates

12:05

bigj Ep Cq Cheer Up The Sick Boy

13:33

bigj Ep Cr Big Jon Takes The Plunge

10:04

bigj Ep Cs Big Jon Gets Company Again

11:35

bigj Little Red Caboose

2:59

Bewertungen

Actually Very Funny

(4 Sterne)

I was wondering what to expect from this based on the descriptions, and the first two episodes drag on a bit, but Sparky is actually very funny and gets in a lot of great lines. He's a typical girl-hating young boy, but the cast of other grown-up guys have their own interesting problems and observations. Occasionally Sparky has some genuinely bright and optimistic views of the world which are just the way I recall seeing things as a child as well. The sound scapes are pretty nice, too - you can get lost in the little world they create. Definitely worth a listen, many of the jokes had me laughing, which is pretty good for a kids' puppet show.

I remember!

(5 Sterne)

I've told my children and grandchildren about this show for many years! My older sister and brother didn't remember it but I sure do! I was 2 yrs old when this show began and I remember loving it ! I even remember the words too the song and can still hear in my old noggin hearing the beginning on Saturday saying "There's no school today"! I asked so many people my age about this show and nobody remembers it but me...lol! So glad I'm not the only one who remembers this show I so loved starting at age 2. My memory is crystal clear from my 2 yrs. Old brain but don't remember yesterday...lol! Thanks for the memory!

big jon and sparky weekday show

(5 Sterne)

big jon and sparky was both a weekday and Saturday show over ABC radio. The weekday show was 30 min 5-5:30 and is probably the show that you feature on the internet. The Saturday show, probably better remember, was about a hour and a half. It featured records of songs and stories with Sparky telling about Captain Jupiter, his movie serial hero. It was sponsored by Rubels Rye Bread and Barques Root Beer, both Cincinnati home grown products. The show itself was broadcast from Cincinnati and was also a television show over Channel 9. Jon Arthur later hosted a radio teen show called Juvenile Jury.

Big John and Sparky a childhood mainstay

(5 Sterne)

My brother and I listened to this show on Family Radio all through our childhood (80's). It is incredible how much of Jon Arthur's characterizations made it into our family lexicon permanently. My brother and my silly "old man" voice is basically an impression of Mayor Plumpfront, we still say "fine" sometimes in the style of Eukey Butcher, and I just realized having re-listened that my mother sometimes says "whaaaaaaat?" just like Sparky. My favorite episodes were those that surrounded the mysterious neighbors whom Sparky is convinced are Martians, and the visit to the Tangly Tower.

A SECOND THOUGHT

(4 Sterne)

My first comment was not too positive but after listening to several replays I have changed my mind. It is very enjoyable and you have to listen to the program as a nine year old kid, This was my favorite program back in the late 40's. I sent a buddy of mine the web page and he is getting a kick out of Big John and Sparkie. Funny How a show I listen to in 1947 is bringing a smile to my friend in 2011.

Trivia.

(5 Sterne)

It seems to be a little known fact that this program was broadcast as late as the early 1990's over a Christian radio network known as Family Radio. I was living in New Jersey at the time, and would sometimes tune in to radio station WFME out of Newark and listen to it out of curiosity on Saturday mornings.

Here's the missing show

(5 Sterne)

There is a show missing after bigj_Ep_Ar_Look_Whos_A_Lawyer.mp3 The missing episode is AR2_Yukie_Takes_The_Stand.mp3 and it can be found on this site at this <a href="http://archive.org/details/Big_Jon_and_Sparkie_rare" rel="nofollow">link.</a>

Pseudo Valium for Adults

(4 Sterne)

I find them relaxing. My mind is thoroughly switched to quiet blankness and my troubles vanish. Caution: This is a powerful drug!