An amazing 63 episodes of Sparkletack have floated out into the digital ether so far — 64 if you count the infamous “Trolls” episode. That’s well over two years of storytelling, and though I’ve read some fantastic individual comments, I don’t have a good sense of which stories you like the best.

The style of Sparkletack has changed significantly over the years, with the depth of the research and (I hope!) the quality of the storytelling gradually improving. I could just guess which ones have really made an impression on you, but why speculate when I can just ask?

For me it’s a “which is your favourite child” kind of question — impossible to say! I have no doubt that you have an opinion, though… and I can’t wait to find out. Cast your vote below…

Vote for your favourite THREE episodes!

  • emperor norton (7%)
  • lefty o'doul - the man in the green suit (7%)
  • the columbarium and the caretaker (5%)
  • the great diamond hoax (5%)
  • luisa tetrazzini and christmas eve (5%)
  • the crocker spite fence (4%)
  • streets of san francisco #1 (4%)
  • moving the dead - san francisco cemeteries (4%)
  • the notorious lola montez (3%)
  • carville - a lost neighborhood (3%)
  • legend of black bart (3%)
  • caruso, the palace, and the 1906 earthquake (3%)
  • the san francisco twins (3%)
  • the golden gate bridge, a modest proposal (3%)
  • mark twain and the great earthquake of 1865 (3%)
  • the golden gate bridge and suicide (3%)
  • streets of san francisco #2 (3%)
  • starr king and the california civil war (parts 1&2) (2%)
  • birth of san francisco #1, 2 & 3 (2%)
  • san francisco motorcycle club - since 1904 (2%)
  • the mission burrito (2%)
  • lotta crabtree - the san francisco favourite (2%)
  • the china clipper (2%)
  • fog city (2%)
  • firebelle lil - elizabeth "lillie" coit (2%)
  • patty hearst, revolutionary sweetheart (2%)
  • robert louis stevenson - chinatown treasure (2%)
  • golden fire hydrant of san francisco (2%)
  • wild parrots of telegraph hill (2%)
  • andrew smith hallidie - father of the cable car (2%)
  • frank chu just shows up (1%)
  • san francisco fortune cookie (1%)
  • adolph sutro, the populist millionaire (1%)
  • the bella union and the barbary coast (1%)
  • the story of treasure island (parts 1&2) (1%)
  • dogs in the pharoah (1%)
  • philo t. farnsworth (1%)
  • letter from the goldrush, 1850 (1%)
  • rudyard kipling in san francisco (1%)
  • alcatraz (1%)
  • san francisco blue jeans (1%)
  • samuel holladay, pioneer squatter of lafayette park (1%)
  • steam beer - the authentic san francisco style (1%)
  • the reber plan for san francisco bay (1%)
  • where's the food? (1%)
  • the trolls of san francisco (1%)
  • the ruination of fatty arbuckle (1%)
  • sam clemens and the celebrated jumping frog (1%)
  • the wave organ (1%)
  • alexander leidesdorff - the black millionaire (1%)
  • the balclutha and the chantey sing (0%)
  • straight razor morning (0%)
  • san francisco pyramid (0%)
  • schadenfreude and san francisco high society (0%)
  • corpseflower at san francisco conservatory (0%)
  • san francisco shanghai (0%)
  • the san francisco "conversation" (0%)
  • san francisco fireworks (0%)
  • charles cora and the second vigilance committee (0%)
  • street flowers (0%)
  • sparkletack #1 (0%)

Total Votes: 199

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