Sparky

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Sparky is a common nickname for people and animals.

It is often used as a slang term (including military slang) for a radio operator, mechanic, or electrician. It may also reflect a particularly clever person, a sparkling personality, a personal anecdote involving electronic equipment, or other concepts related to the idea of sparks. In aviation a sparky is a pilot that has done a gear-up landing.

[edit] People

• Earl John "Sparky" Adams, a Major League Baseball player
• George Lee "Sparky" Anderson, a Major League Baseball manager
• Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle, a Major League Baseball pitcher
• Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip
• Mark "Sparky" Hughes, a Welsh football (soccer) player, now manager of Manchester City FC.
• Jack "Sparky" Davenport, an actor.
• Alexander Coe aka DJ Sasha aka "Sparky", one of the world's best known djs.
• Ronald "Sparky" Speirs, 1st Lieutenant, Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division.
• Sparky, WrestleZone Forum Emperor.

[edit] Fictional characters

• Sparky the Fire Dog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association
• Sparky, the name of Richie's Pikachu in the Pokémon series
• Sparky, one of the nicknames given to Rygel XVI by John Crichton in the science fiction television series Farscape
• Sparky, the gay dog on the animated television series South Park
• Sparky, the radio operator (Sgt. Pryor) on the television series M*A*S*H
• Sparky, the mechanic in the animated television series Speed Racer
• Sparky, the mechanic in the adventure game Flight of the Amazon Queen
• Sparky, an enemy in Super Mario World
• Sparky the Wonder Penguin, a character from the comic strip This Modern World
• Sparky, the nickname of the character Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr. in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies
• Sparky, the protagonist of the children’s audio story Sparky's Magic Piano
• Sparky, the alien starship pilot on the animated television series Atomic Betty
• Sparky, the name of the dog in the Tim Burton movie Frankenweenie
• Sparky, the alien experiment (number 221) from the Lilo & Stitch television series, who can create massive electrical charges
• Sparky, Liberty University's team Mascot, an Eagle

[edit] Other

• Old Sparky, a nickname for the electric chair in several U.S. states
• Sparky (Arizona State Mascot), the Arizona State University mascot
• Sparky (comic), a British comic book
• Sparky, a super hero from the cartoon Static Shock, the partner of Soul Power
• "Sparky", a song from Images (Brotherhood of Man album) (1977)

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