BIG JON & SPARKIE

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     The series originated in Cincinnati and was titled No School Today in 1947.  First broadcast 02/01/50 as a ABC 30 minute program, five days a week, the program was renamed Big Jon & Sparkie.  Big Jon, played by Jon Arthur, was heard at 5:00 p.m.  In 1951 it was reduced to a 15 minute program.  At the same time, you could tuned in Big Jon on Saturdays and listen to a full two hours beginning on 02/18/51.  Around 1951 the show was shortened to 90 minutes.  This weekend edition was called No School Today.  No permanent sponsor was heard, but a variety of sponsorships paid the bills.

 

C07649 Little Orly, Story Of Tchaikovsky

 

C07650 Popeye's Story Of Bach

 

C07651 Story Of Mozart

 

C07652 Little Orly & The Engine

 

C07653 Celeste - Little Orly

 

C07654 Mighty Mouse - Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves

 

C07655 Trip Through Space

 

C07656 The Wizard Of Oz - The Wright Brothers

 

C07657 Little House - Story Of Beethoven

 

C07658 Hubert - Told By Uncle Lumpy

 

C07659 Lambert - By Tom & Jerry

 

C07660 Johnny Appleseed - Story Of Chopin

 

C14537 Over the Falls In Airplane

              Beginning Voyage Home

              Voyage Home

              Mysterious Speck On Horizon

 

C14538 Surprise Awaits Mayor

              Surprise Awaits Mayor

              Daffodil Dillie Strikes Again

              Prisoners Of Love

 

C14539 Ukie Shows Us How

              Ukie Betcha To Rescue

              Sparkie In Control

              Mayor Tells of His Wedding

 

C14540 Ukie Gets Ready For Wedding

              Unveils Invention

              Mayor's Wedding Day

              Interruption Of Wedding

 

C14541 Sparkie's Newspaper

              Great Kidnap Mystery

              Telephone Mix-up

              The Detectives

 

C14542 Stake Out

              Det. Sparkie & Ukie Go To Work

              Gets Idea

              Kidnappers Double Back

 

C14560 Almost Peace & Quiet

              Plans For Ukie

              Sudden Climate Change

              Not Even Team Of Horses

 

C14557 Back To Normal

              Surprise For All Concerned

              Kidnappers Escape Again

              Where's Ukie Again

 

C14575 Big Let Down

              Big Jon Disappears

              Ukie's Moment Of Truth

              Bachelor Party (No Open)

 

C14561 Canine Mutiny

              What's Wrong?

              Almost Captured

              Dognapper Caught

 

C14580 Castle

              Up A Tree

              I Knew Him

              Much Ado About Something

 

C14570 Changes His Mind

              Sparkie Keeps His Word

              Where Has Sparkie Gone

              Sparkie Almost Found

 

C14583 E Kantankerous For Real

              Ukie Rustwall

              Wart

              Back

              Home

              Mayor Gray

              Back To School

 

C14555 Even Detectives Make Mistakes

              Jailed

              Kidnapping Case Continued

              Kidnapping Case Continued

 

C14569 Gets Company Again

              Big Decision

              Big Decision #2

              Too Many Cooks Spoil The Cake

 

C14577 Long Lost Mother

              Number In Mayor's Blue Book

              Who's Little Boy Are You

              Ukie Mystery Continues

 

C14559 Looks For Lawyer

              Ukie To Sue City

              Look Who's A Lawyer

              Ukie Takes The Stand

 

C14562 Mayor Shows Them How

              Return Of Ukie

              Ukie Makes Decision

              Surprise In Barn

 

C14582 Mystery Solved

              Lost & Found

              Last Day Of Vacation

              Trip To E Kantankerous

 

C14578 Off To Lake Michigan

              Adventure On Lake Michigan

              Ukie Mystery Continues

              John Paul Jones Rescue

 

C14566 Off To Races

              Racing Machine Tried

              Ukie Cracks Up

              Big Little Race

 

C14558 Old Clothes Are Good Clues

              Close To the Forest

              Prodigal Returns

              Return Of Ukie Betcha

 

C14576 Out Of Pan, Into Fire

              Shock In Ukie's Head

              Shock In Head #2

              Shock In Head #3

 

C14568 Puts Up Screens

              Big Jon Recuperates

              Cheer Up Sick Boy

              Takes The Plunge

 

C14579 Rescued From Storm

              Not So Welcomed Guest

              What A Sandwich

              Back Home Again

 

C14574 Rivalry Gets Serious

              Swords Or Pistols

              Duel Fought

              End Of Romance

 

C14571 Search Continues

              Magic Travel Machine

              Magic Travel Machine #2

              Machine Works

 

C14565 Sparkie Finds Bug

              Mysterious Butterfly

              Professor Speaks

              Day Butterfly Flew

 

C14581 Strange Goings On

              Plans To Catch Ghost

              Secret Passage

              Some Light On Mystery

 

C14563 Surprise In Ukie's Barn

              Drives Racing Car

              More Than One Way To Catch A Fish

              Quiet Day

 

C14572 Tell It To The Judge

              Ukie Meets The Boss

              Wants To Be Taxi Driver

              Taxi Driver #2

 

C14564 Ukie Hits Jackpot

              Ukie's Radio Station

              Big Broadcast

              Ratings Are In

 

C14573 Ukie's Supreme Sacrifice

              Throws Down Gauntlet

              Ukie & Big Jon's Rivalry

              Ukie & Big Jon's Rivalry #2

 

C14556 Who's Who

              Who's Who Cont

              Tracks Down Clue

              Private Eye Agency