PBS Kids
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| Type | Kids program block Channel aired from 1998 to 2005 |
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| Branding | PBS KIDS |
| First air date | October 1998 (channel) |
| Launch date | 1993 (block) 26 September 2005 (Sprout) |
| Website Official Website |
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PBS Kids (often styled all-caps as PBS KIDS) is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial.
PBS Kids was a separate television network founded in 1998, and was targeted to children aged 2-7 years. The PBS Kids Channel ran for seven years and was largely funded by DirecTV, which decided not to renew its licensing deal. The channel ceased operation on October 1, 2005, in favor of a new commercial joint venture, PBS Sprout, which is a partnership owned in part by Comcast (40%).[citation needed] Some TV stations (such as WNET, WHRO, UNC-TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting and Wisconsin Public Television) still program a PBS Kids channel themselves.
Most television programs aired on PBS Kids are usually produced from Canada and the United Kingdom.
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[edit] List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids
(Note: Not all shows are aired on all PBS stations.)
- 3-2-1 Contact
- Angelina Ballerina
- Arthur
- Barney & Friends
- The Berenstain Bears
- Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures
- Between the Lions
- Big Comfy Couch
- Bob the Builder
- Boohbah
- Caillou
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Clifford's Puppy Days
- Corduroy
- Curious George
- Cyberchase
- Kidsongs
- Sitting Ducks
- Davey and Goliath
- Design Squad
- DragonflyTV
- Dragon Tales
- Elliot Moose
- The Electric Company (2009 TV series)
- FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
- Franny's Feet
- George Shrinks
- It's a Big Big World
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- Kino's Storytime
- Kratts' Creatures
- Liberty's Kids
- Little Amadeus
- Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
- Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
- Martha Speaks
- Maya & Miguel
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Make Way for Noddy
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
- PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch
- The Puzzle Place
- Postcards from Buster
- Reading Rainbow
- Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
- Sesame Street (Since Season 31)
- Sitting Ducks
- Seven Little Monsters
- Shining Time Station
- Sid the Science Kid
- Super Why!
- Teletubbies
- The Shapies
- Thomas and Friends
- Wishbone
- WordGirl
- WordWorld
- Zoboomafoo
- ZOOM
[edit] References
[edit] Logos
Originally From its launch in 1993, the original mascots for PBS Kids were the P-Pals, which is most memorible to PBS viewers of the 90's. The "P-Pals" are designed as a cartoon, animated drawing of the PBS logo(only 3, instead of the standard PBS logo), who change colors, and sing in the logo, "This is PBS! Whoo-hoo!". As this happens, one of the "P-Pals"'s hat flies off its head, but flies back on its head. Then, a "P-dog" comes from lower-left off-screen, and barks(like "Woof!"), and heads off the screen again, however, to the right. At least two variants were used for this logo, during this era. Even though this logo was finally retired in September of 1999, it was surprisingly last seen on a Teletubbies VHS release from 2000. This logo can be seen on shows such as Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow, Lamb Chop's Play Along, Ghostwriter, The Puzzle Place, Wishbone, Barney & Friends, The Charlie Horse Music Pizza, Bill Nye The Science Guy, Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?, early episodes of Zoboomafoo, Arthur, Sesame Street, Teletubbies, among other shows. It is possible that very early episodes of Dragon Tales could have this logo as well.
In September of 1999, PBS Kids revamped their format, and block, with a new logo, and new mascots. Either with a boy named Dash, or a girl named Dot, commercials, idents, and promos were now used with these mascots. There are many variations of these idents. It either shows Dot running up to the screen, eventually coming to a stop when she does, and goes "DOINK!", and her head is then surrounded by a bubble circle which says "PBS" at the top. The address for PBS Kids is on the lower-left hand screen. Another variation is Dash, which he is(at first), seen from his eye. He then backs up, and thinks for a second, and then says, "DOINK!", and the same animation as Dot's variant plays as usual. The music for these two idents are different, but both end up with a variety of children yelling, "PBS Kids!". In 2002, more idents with Dash or Dot(or in some cases, even both in the same ident) debuted, along the original two idents. Both mascots do not really "talk" until 2007, with the introduction of Mrs. Lori and Hooper. These idents can be seen on former and present shows such as Caillou, Clifford the Big Red Dog, ZOOM, The Berenstain Bears, Timothy Goes To School, Cyberchase, Between The Lions, Boohbah, Postcards from Buster, Clifford's Puppy Days, Fetch with Ruff Ruffman, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, It's a Big Big World, Dragon Tales, WordWorld, Maya and Miguel, including later episodes of shows on during the "P-Pals" era, such as 1999-2001 episodes of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Barney & Friends, 1999-2006 episodes of Reading Rainbow, Arthur, Sesame Street(1999-present/ongoing episodes), and Teletubbies.
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