THE BIG NEW STUFF
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Games, puzzles, crafts, a walk-around cardboard studio, party games and tools for making your own show. Everything is free, runs right in your browser and nothing you make leaves your device.
Studio SettingsWatch TWJ 24/7Walk the 3D Studio
New Ways to Watch →
#1TWJ 24/7: The Always-On ChannelA clock-synced Talking With Jon channel. Everyone who tunes in sees the same clip at the s#2Got 20 Minutes? Watch PlannerTell the planner how much time you have and it builds a Talking With Jon watch list that f#3Studio SettingsTurn on Talking With Jon site-wide extras: First-Timer Mode notes, read-aloud, voice comma#4Offline Suitcase PacksPick some Talking With Jon episodes and pack them into your suitcase so their pages and pi#5Be the Director: Camera SwitcherA paper control room. Cut between Camera 1, 2 and 3 on the Talking With Jon set while the #6The Audio-Reactive SetPlay the Talking With Jon theme and watch the paper set react: marquee bulbs pulse with th#7Episode Color BarcodesEvery Talking With Jon episode as a color barcode: one stripe per moment in that moment’s #8Cast Appearance ChartA big construction-paper grid of who shows up in which Talking With Jon episode, with gold#9Goodnight Studio: Bedtime ModeA calm wind-down: the studio lights dim one by one, the potatoes fall asleep, a paper moon#10TWJ Start PageA Talking With Jon browser home page: a big paper clock, the frame of the day, a one-line
Step Inside the Studio →
#11Walk-Around 3D Cardboard StudioWalk around a 3D Talking With Jon set made of flat cardboard cutouts: the desk, the couch,#12Walk-Around 3D Cardboard StudioWalk around a 3D Talking With Jon set made of flat cardboard cutouts: the desk, the couch,#13Put the TV in Your Room (AR)Place a life-size cardboard Talking With Jon TV or the host desk on your floor through you#143D Glasses NightTurn on red and blue 3D mode across the Talking With Jon site and print your own cut-out p#15Hidden-Picture StereogramsStare until it appears! Magic-eye posters with a hidden 3D microphone, carrot or water gla#16Window-Hopping PotatoesOpen the Talking With Jon site in two windows side by side and a paper potato walks out of
Brand-New Games →
#17Egg Band Rhythm TapA rhythm game set to the Talking With Jon theme song. Paper notes slide toward the egg ban#18Cue-Card Typing RaceType the Talking With Jon cue cards before the host reads them out. Get faster and the pot#19Studio PinballA construction-paper pinball table: TV bumpers, carrot flippers and a marquee bonus lane. #20Marquee Bulb BreakerKnock out the light bulbs of the TALKING WITH JON marquee, letter by letter, with a paper #21Load-In DayA box-pushing puzzle game: shove cardboard set pieces onto their marked spots on the Talki#22Seat the PotatoesGuide a stream of wandering potatoes to their audience seats by placing paper ramps, stair#23Cardboard Car RallyA top-down racing game around a marker-drawn track on a cardboard floor, with a ghost car #24Escape the Studio After HoursA point-and-click escape room. You are locked in the Talking With Jon studio after taping:#25Desk Mini-GolfNine holes of mini-golf across the host desk, the couch cushions and the band riser, with #26Potato BowlingRoll a ball down a cardboard lane at ten potato pins. Proper bowling scoring, and strikes #27Adopt-a-PotatoYour own virtual pet potato. Give it water, put a hat on it and take it to the show. It re#28Paper Airplane LabFold your own paper plane (nose, wings, paperclip weight) and throw it across the studio f#29Chain-Reaction BuilderBuild a silly contraption from cardboard tubes, dominoes, marbles and tape so the marble r#30Easter-Egg SpeedrunHow fast can you find the Talking With Jon site secrets? Start the stopwatch, hunt the egg#31Couch Co-op and Challenge LinksTwo players, one screen: pass-and-play scoring for every Talking With Jon game, plus chall#32Couch Co-op and Challenge LinksTwo players, one screen: pass-and-play scoring for every Talking With Jon game, plus chall
The Puzzle Page →
#33Five-Letter FridayA daily guess-the-word puzzle using five-letter Talking With Jon words, with paper tile fl#34Weekly Show CrosswordA new Talking With Jon crossword every week with clues about episodes, characters and runn#35Word Search GeneratorPick a theme (props, cast or studio words) and get a fresh paper word search to play or pr#36Picture SudokuSudoku with Talking With Jon icons (mic, carrot, glass, TV) instead of numbers, in kid (4x#37"Who Sat Where?" Logic PuzzlesGrid logic puzzles: work out which guest sat in which chair, brought which prop and arrive#38Fill-in-the-Blank MonologuesFill in a noun, a food and a silly verb, and get a ridiculous Talking With Jon opening mon
Make Your Own Show →
#39Free TeleprompterA real working teleprompter for kids hosting their own talk show at home. Paste a script, #40Rundown MakerPlan your own talk-show episode: drag segments into order, set times, and print a professi#41Talk-Show SchoolShort illustrated lessons on how a talk show works: cue cards, cameras, the countdown, the#42Foley StudioWatch a silent Talking With Jon clip and add the sound effects yourself (footsteps, a door#43Dub BoothRecord your own voice over a short Talking With Jon clip and play it back. Your recording #44Stop-Motion StudioUse your camera to shoot frame-by-frame animations of your own paper cutouts, with onion-s#45Paper Music BoxTurn the paper crank and a music-box version of the Talking With Jon theme plays. Crank sl#46Pitch-Shift Sampler PianoA paper keyboard where every key plays a Talking With Jon studio sound at a different pitc#47Sketch Idea DiceRoll three big paper dice (a character, a place and a problem) to get a prompt for making
Crafts & Printables →
#48Fold-Your-Own Studio DioramaA printable cut-and-fold kit for the whole Talking With Jon set: desk, couch, TV wall, ban#49Show OrigamiStep-by-step folding guides for Talking With Jon things: a paper fortune teller, a paper T#50Cross-Stitch & Bead PatternsPixel-grid patterns of the Talking With Jon TV, mic, potato and marquee for cross-stitch, #51Dot-to-Dot PrintablesNumbered dot puzzles that reveal Talking With Jon props when you connect them. Play on scr#52Optical Toy WorkshopZoetrope strips and spinning two-sided cards that make a potato jump or put a bird in a ca#53Paper Snowflake CutterFold virtual paper, cut shapes with your finger or mouse, then unfold to reveal your snowf#54Paper Name Banner MakerType a name or message and get a printable cut-paper letter banner in Talking With Jon col#55Snack Bar Recipe CardsSimple family snack recipes themed on show foods: carrot sticks and dip, clam-less chowder#56QR Scavenger Hunt KitPrintable clue cards with QR codes to hide around the house. Each scan opens the next clue#57Paper-Chain Countdown PrintablesPrintable paper-chain strips to count down to a birthday, a holiday or a new episode, with
Play with the Browser →
#58Voice CommandsSay "Play episode twelve," "Applause!" or "Show me Chester" and the Talking With Jon site #59Clap and BlowClap to light the applause sign, or blow into the microphone to flutter the paper streamer#60Floating SoundboardPop the Talking With Jon soundboard out into a tiny always-on-top window you can use while#61Game Controller SupportPlug in any game controller: the D-pad moves around the site and the TV wall, A picks, B g#62Studio Command PalettePress / or Ctrl+K on any page for a paper cue card: type "ep 21", "theme" or "games" and j#63Talking With Jon: The Text AdventureThe whole Talking With Jon site as an old-school text adventure. Explore the lobby, the gr#64App Shortcuts & New-Episode BadgeInstall the app and long-press its icon for Games, Theme or the newest episode. The icon s
Everyone Can Enjoy It →
#65Read-Aloud NarratorA "Read this page to me" button with a choice of voices that highlights each sentence as i#66Audio-Described ClipsTalking With Jon clips with an optional spoken description track that tells blind and low-#67One-Button ModeFor single-switch users: choices light up one at a time and one press picks. Works on ever#68TV Remote ModeArrow keys on a TV remote move a big gold highlight with giant couch-size text. Turns on b#69Pre-Reader Picture ModeFor little kids: buttons get big pictures and tapping them speaks the word out loud.#70Grown-Ups' GuideA friendly guide for parents and teachers: a short note on every Talking With Jon episode