Sparky
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Sparky is a common nickname
for people and animals.
It may also refer to:
People nicknamed Sparky:
In fictional characters:
In other uses:
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
for people and animals.
It may also refer to:
People nicknamed Sparky:
- Sparky AdamsSparky AdamsEarl John "Sparky" Adams was a professional Major League Baseball player who played with the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.-Chicago Cubs:...
(Earl John Adams, 1894-1989), American Major League Baseball player - Sparky AndersonSparky AndersonGeorge Lee "Sparky" Anderson was an American Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both...
(George Lee Anderson, 1934-2010), American Major League Baseball manager - Sparky LyleSparky LyleAlbert Walter "Sparky" Lyle is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball . He was a closer from 1969 to 1977, first for the Boston Red Sox and then the New York Yankees. A three-time All-Star, he won the American League Cy Young Award in 1977...
(Albert Walter Lyle, born 1944), American Major League Baseball pitcher - Mark HughesMark HughesLeslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
(born 1963), former Welsh international football player and manager - Charles M. SchulzCharles M. SchulzCharles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
(1922-2000), American cartoonist, creator of the Peanuts comic strip - Ronald SpeirsRonald SpeirsLieutenant Colonel Ronald C. Speirs was a United States Army officer who served in the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially a platoon leader in Company either "C" or "B" of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment...
(1920-2007), United States Army officer - Sasha (DJ)Sasha (DJ)Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
(Alexander Paul Coe, born 1969), Welsh DJ and record producer - Mark Phillips, vocalist of British band Demented Are GoDemented Are GoDemented Are Go are a Welsh psychobilly band that was formed around 1982 in Cardiff. They were one of the earliest in the initial wave of bands to mix punk rock with rockabilly, and as a result, are considered to be highly influential to the psychobilly scene....
In fictional characters:
- Sparky the Fire Dog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association
- Sparky, Richie's PikachuPikachuis one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. As do all Pokémon, Pikachu fight other Pokémon in battles central to the anime, manga, and games of the series...
in the Pokémon series - Sparky, one of the nicknames given to Rygel XVI by John Crichton in the science fiction television series Farscape
- Sparky, gay dog on the animated television series South Park
- Sparky, nickname for radio operator Sgt. Pryor on the television series M*A*S*H
- Sparky, mechanic in the animated television series Speed RacerSpeed RacerSpeed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...
- Sparky, mechanic in the adventure game Flight of the Amazon QueenFlight of the Amazon QueenFlight of the Amazon Queen is a graphical point-and-click adventure game by Interactive Binary Illusions originally released in 1995 for Amiga and DOS and re-released as free software in 2004 for use with ScummVM...
- Sparky, enemy type encountered in Super Mario WorldSuper Mario World, subtitled Super Mario Bros. 4 for its original Japanese release, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pack-in launch title for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System , and is the fourth game in the Super Mario series...
- Sparky the Wonder Penguin, character from the comic strip This Modern WorldThis Modern WorldThis Modern World is a weekly satirical comic strip by cartoonist and political commentator Tom Tomorrow that covers current events from a liberal point of view. Tomorrow also runs a weblog that informs readers about stories of interest, often presented as a follow up to his cartoons...
- Sparky, nickname for Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr. in the National Lampoon's VacationNational Lampoon's VacationVacation, sometimes referred as National Lampoon's Vacation, is a 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall...
movies - Sparky, protagonist of the children's audio story Sparky's Magic PianoSparky's Magic PianoSparky's Magic Piano is the second in a series of children’s audio stories featuring Sparky, an original character created for Capitol Records in 1947. Sparky is a little boy with an overactive imagination...
- Sparky, alien starship pilot on the animated television series Atomic Betty
- Sparky, name of the dog in the Tim Burton movie Frankenweenie
- Sparky, alien experiment (number 221) from the Lilo & Stitch television series
- Sparky, a young huskyHuskyHusky is a general name for a type of dog originally used to pull sleds in northern regions, differentiated from other sled dog types by their fast hard pulling style...
that made a major appearance in the Totally Spies! episode Arnold the Great. - Sparky, the original cover star of the British comic of the same nameSparky (comic)Sparky was a British comic published weekly by DC Thomson, that ran from 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977 when it merged with The Topper after 652 issues. From 1965-1980 the comic published an annual entitled The Sparky Book...
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In other uses:
- Sparky, a common slang term in AustralasiaAustralasiaAustralasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
for an ElectricianElectricianAn electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure. Electricians may also...
. Also occasionally used in engineering as slang for an electrical engineerElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical... - Old SparkyOld SparkyOld Sparky is the nickname of the electric chairs in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New York, Texas, and Virginia. It was the nickname of the long-retired electric chair at the now-closed West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, West...
, nickname for the electric chair in several U.S. states - Sparky (Mascot), Liberty University's team mascot, an eagle
- Sparky the Sun Devil, Arizona State University mascot
- Sparky (comic)Sparky (comic)Sparky was a British comic published weekly by DC Thomson, that ran from 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977 when it merged with The Topper after 652 issues. From 1965-1980 the comic published an annual entitled The Sparky Book...
, British comic book - Sparky, super hero from the cartoon Static Shock
- "Sparky", song from Images (Brotherhood of Man album)Images (Brotherhood of Man album)Images is the fourth album by pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released in 1977 and featured the UK No.1 hit, "Angelo".-Background:This was the group's second album release in 1977 and was led by the single, "Angelo"...
(1977) - Sparky, performing sea lion at the Como Zoo