15 minute kids' show
Jon Arthur was the professional name of Jon Arthur Goerss. As Big Jon Arthur he was the host of the Saturday morning children's radio series, Big Jon and Sparkie. Sparkie, "the little elf from the land of make-believe, who wants more than anything else in the world to be a real boy.” This program started as a half hour program, but then was switched in 1951 to 15 minute serialized adventures.
Big Jon and Sparkie featured a normal adult (Big Jon, and a cast of wacky characters he interacted with. The voice of Sparkie was actually Jon Arthur's voice played at a high speed. Jon did nearly all of the voices for the show, his daughter also did one. By 1956 Arthur had played over 200 roles for the show.
Episodes consisted of stories, songs, and the theme “Teddy Bears' Picnic” - sung by Ann Stephens. Jon stated that all of the stories were either based on his life experiences or from letters coming in. The characters were your basic small town denizens, including a cab driver, the mayor, and of course talking dogs (hopefully not based on Jon's real life). At one point he asked his children listeners to write to him to tell him what they thought Sparkie looked like. This led to over 25,000 pieces of mail, and eventually resulted in a comic book series.
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Episode List
bigj_Ep_0OTheMayorsWeddingDay.mp3
bigj_Ep_0a_Over_The_Falls_In_An_Airplane.mp3
bigj_Ep_0b_The_Begining_Of_A_Long_Voyage_Home.mp3
bigj_Ep_0c_The_Long_Voyage_Home.mp3
bigj_Ep_0d_A_Mysterious_Speck_On_The_Far_Horizon.mp3
bigj_Ep_0e_A_Surprise_Awaits_The_Mayor.mp3
bigj_Ep_0f_A_Surprise_Awaits_The_Mayor.mp3
bigj_Ep_0g_Daffodil_Dilly_Strikes_Again.mp3
bigj_Ep_0h_Prisoners_Of_Love.mp3
bigj_Ep_0i_Yukie_Shows_Us_How.mp3
bigj_Ep_0j_Yukie_Butcha_To_The_Rescue.mp3
bigj_Ep_0k_Sparkie_In_Control.mp3
bigj_Ep_0l_The_Mayor_Tells_Of_His_Wedding_Plans.mp3
bigj_Ep_0m_Yukie_Gets_Ready_For_The_Wedding.mp3
bigj_Ep_0n_Yukie_Unvails_An_Invention.mp3
bigj_Ep_0p_An_Interruption_In_The_Mayors_Wedding.mp3
bigj_Ep_0q_Miss_Dilly_Kidnapped_From_The_Church.mp3
bigj_Ep_0r_The_Great_Kidnap_Mystery.mp3
bigj_Ep_0s_A_Telephone_Mix_Up.mp3
bigj_Ep_0t_The_Detectives.mp3
bigj_Ep_0u_The_Stakeout.mp3
bigj_Ep_0v_Detectives_Sparky_And_Yukie_Go_To_Work.mp3
bigj_Ep_0w_Detective_Sparky_Gets_An_Idea.mp3
bigj_Ep_0x_The_Kidnappers_Double_Back_Triple_Back.mp3
bigj_Ep_0y_Even_Detectives_Make_Mistakes.mp3
bigj_Ep_0z_Jailed.mp3
bigj_Ep_Aa_The_Kidnapping_Case_Continues.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ab_The_Kidnapping_Case_Continues.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ac_Whos_Who.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ad_Whos_Who_Continued.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ae_The_Kidnapped_Car_Is_Sighted_Short.mp3
bigj_Ep_Af_Sparky_Tracks_Down_A_Clue.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ag_Sparkys_Private_Detective_Agency.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ah_Back_To_Normal_-_I_Hope.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ai_A_Surprise_For_All_Concerned.mp3
bigj_Ep_Aj_The_Kidnappers_Escape_Again.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ak_Wheres_Yukie_Now.mp3
bigj_Ep_Al_Old_Cloths_Is_Good_Clues.mp3
bigj_Ep_Am_So_Close_To_The_Forest_To_See_The_Trees.mp3
bigj_Ep_An_The_Prodigal_Returns.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ao_The_Return_Of_Yukie_Butcher.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ap_Yukie_Looks_For_A_Lawyer.mp3
bigj_Ep_Aq_Yukie_Sues_The_City.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ar_Look_Whos_A_Lawyer.mp3
bigj_Ep_As_Peace_And_Quiet_Again_Almost.mp3
bigj_Ep_At_Sparky_Has_Plans_For_Yukie.mp3
bigj_Ep_Au_A_Sudden_Change_In_Climate.mp3
bigj_Ep_Av_Not_Even_A_Team_Of_Horses.mp3
bigj_Ep_Aw_Goodbye_My_Dilly.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ax_A_Letter_From_Yukie.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ay_A_Mystreious_Man_In_The_Shack.mp3
bigj_Ep_Az_A_Mystreious_Man_In_The_Shack.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ba_A_Mystreious_Man_In_The_Shack_Part_2.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bb_Whos_Fooling_Whom.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bc_Trouble_In_The_Ranks.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bd_Sparkys_Telephone_Troubles.mp3
bigj_Ep_Be_A_Proposed_Solution_To_A_Serious_Problem.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bf_Twelve_Down_Two_To_Go.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bg_Not_Much_Doing.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bh_The_Pane_In_Mrs_Two_Hills_Window.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bi_Tickets_Tickets_Whos_Got_The_Tickets.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bj_Opening_Day_1953.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bk_Canine_Mutiny.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bl_Whats_Wrong_With_Bunny.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bm_Where_Oh_Where_Have_Our_Little_Dogs_Gone.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bn_The_Dogs_Get_Organized.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bo_The_Dogs_Get_Together.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bp_Someone_Make_Up_His_Mind.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bq_Want_Ads_Get_Results.mp3
bigj_Ep_Br_The_Mayors_Plan_Begins_To_Work.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bs_Almost_Captured.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bt_The_Dognappers_Get_Caught.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bu_The_Mayor_Shows_Them_How.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bv_The_Return_Of_Yukie_Butcha.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bw_Yukie_Makes_A_Decision.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bx_The_Surprise_In_The_Barn_On_Yukies_Farm.mp3
bigj_Ep_By_The_Surprise_In_The_Yukies_Barn.mp3
bigj_Ep_Bz_Sparky_Drives_A_Racing_Car.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ca_More_Then_One_Way_To_Catch_A_Fish.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cb_A_Quiet_Day_On_Yukies_Farm.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cc_Yukie_Hits_The_Jackpot.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cd_Yukies_Radio_Station.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ce_The_Big_Broadcast.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cf_The_Ratings_Are_In.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cg_Sparky_Finds_A_Bug.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ch_Sparkys_Mysterious_Butterfly.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ci_The_Professor_Speaks.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cj_T_He_Day_The_Butterfly_Flew.mp3
bigj_Ep_Ck_Off_To_The_Races.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cl_Yukie_Tries_Out_His_Racing_Machine.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cm_Yukie_Cracks_Up.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cn_The_Big_Little_Race.mp3
bigj_Ep_Co_Big_Jon_Gets_A_Screen_Job.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cp_Big_Jon_Recuperates.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cq_Cheer_Up_The_Sick_Boy.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cr_Big_Jon_Takes_The_Plunge.mp3
bigj_Ep_Cs_Big_Jon_Gets_Company_Again.mp3
bigj_Little_Red_Caboose.mp3
bigj_Little_Red_Caboose_64kb.mp3