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| 10 | ->''"This is PBS! (Hoo-hoo-hoo!)"'' |
| 11 | -->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2QEMnrp7wI First PBS Kids logo (1993)]]''' |
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| 13 | [[https://pbskids.org PBS Kids]] is a [[KidsBlock children's]] [[UsefulNotes/BlockProgramming television programming block]] of {{Edutainment Show}}s on the American public broadcasting network Creator/{{PBS}} that launched in 1993. It has aired on many, if not all, PBS stations. While most shows on the block are distributed to stations by PBS themselves, at times shows from American Public Television (which distributes shows to public TV stations outside of the PBS system) have been on the block; in some cases, local stations have broadcast APT-sourced shows under the PBS Kids branding (or a localized variant thereof), even if they were never a part of the national PBS schedule. |
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| 15 | The block started under the name PTV, which was used as a way to gather all children's programming on PBS under one centralized branding (known as "Ready to Learn"). Interstitials aimed at younger children featured the P-Pals, or anthropomorphized PBS logos as the mascots (voiced by such names as Oscar J. Castillo, Levar Burton, Fran Drescher, and Jerry Nelson, among others), in the fictional setting of "PTV Park". There were also live-action and music video interstitials aimed at older children, which did not feature the P-Pals and typically aired in the afternoon. However, in order to create a further distinction between programming for the younger and older demographics, another block was created in 1996 aimed at the latter group, known as The Game. It featured interstitials with a stop-motion animated board game set, and included such programming as ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''. |
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| 17 | Beginning in 1999, ''PTV'' and ''The Game'' were both retired and the block was rebranded into the PBS Kids that we all know today. The P-Pals were replaced with two new mascots, a boy named Dash and his little sister Dot, with a completely different theme. In what seems like a case of history repeating itself, another block called ''PBS Kids Go!'' was created in 2004 to again separate the shows aimed at older demographics. In 2006, the block's early hours shifted to aim at preschool children with the addition of the Ms. Lori and Hooper segments. Both the Ms. Lori & Hooper segments and the PBS Kids Go! brand were dropped in 2013 when the PBS Kids block underwent a rebrand, though still keeping much of the same interstitial themes that started in 1999. |
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| 19 | Up until November 2013, it also ran [[Creator/{{Sprout}} PBS Kids Sprout]] (later branded as Sprout from 2009 to 2017), a cable channel aimed at preschoolers, alongside Creator/SesameWorkshop, Creator/NBCUniversal (previously Comcast, but became a part of NBCU as result of the former's purchase of it), and Apax Partners (former owners of Creator/HiTEntertainment); it had replaced the little-known 24/7 PBS Kids Channel (which ran from 1999 to 2005, mostly seen on [=DirecTV=]). A number of the listed programs no longer airing regularly on most PBS stations (and even shows that never aired on PBS anywhere in the first place) could be seen on Sprout. About two years after NBCU bought its stake, the company bought the network outright. Until September 2016, Sprout itself ran a Saturday morning block on semi-sister station Creator/{{NBC}} called NBC Kids, with another block on NBCU's Spanish network Creator/{{Telemundo}} called [=MiTelemundo=]. In September 2017, Sprout was rebranded as Creator/UniversalKids, and had dropped most of the PBS shows that were still on the channel at that point in favor of original programming and other acquired shows. |
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| 21 | In January 2017, [[http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-and-stations-launch-247-pbs-kids-channel-expanding-access-to-the-1-childrens-educational-media-brand-on-tv-and-digital-platforms/ PBS launched a new 24/7 PBS Kids channel]], which, in addition to being available as a subchannel through most PBS stations, can also be streamed live for free through their website and video app, [[NoExportForYou but only if you live in the United States]]. |
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| 24 | ---- |
| 25 | !!Shows that ran on PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go!: |
| 26 | [[index]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[folder:1990s]] |
| 31 | [[AC:1993[[note]]Most of these shows previously aired under the regular PBS banner before this year.[[/note]]]] |
| 32 | * ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' (presented by American Public Television) |
| 33 | * ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' |
| 34 | * ''Series/{{Ghostwriter}}'' (never officially on the block, but syndicated by PBS itself on many stations) |
| 35 | * ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong''[[/index]] |
| 36 | * ''Long Ago and Far Away'' (only on the block for one year before being replaced by ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'')[[index]] |
| 37 | * ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' |
| 38 | * ''Newton's Apple'' (one of few new[[note]]At least airing new episodes[[/note]] programs since the block's inception to never use a PBS Kids logo at any point) |
| 39 | * ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' |
| 40 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' ([[LongRunners By far the longest running show on the block, predating PBS by a year.]] First-run episodes to 2016, repeats thereafter, with new episodes appearing 8 months after their Creator/{{HBO}}/Creator/HBOMax premieres) |
| 41 | * ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'' |
| 42 | * ''Series/SquareOneTV'' (only on the block for one year before being replaced by ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'') |
| 43 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (Originally segments of the aforementioned ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'', before being broadcast as standalone episodes.) (moved to Creator/NickJr in 2018 until 2020, rights now owned by Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Cartoonito}}) |
| 44 | * ''Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego'' (a game show, PBS Kids' first) |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[AC:1994]] |
| 47 | * ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'' (Originally aired in Canada in 1992 on Creator/{{YTV}}, presented by American Public Television) |
| 48 | * ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' (Originally aired in syndication the year before, produced by Creator/{{Disney}} in association with the National Science Foundation, Rabbit Ears Productions, and KCTS Seattle) |
| 49 | * ''[=FutureQuest=]'' (one of few new projects since the block's inception to never use a PBS Kids logo at any point) |
| 50 | * ''In the Mix'' (a newsmagazine aimed at a teenage audience, never officially on the block, but syndicated by PBS itself on many stations; it is, to date, the only PBS Kids program to have a rating higher than TV-G) |
| 51 | * ''Series/{{Kidsongs}}'' (presented by American Public Television) |
| 52 | * ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'' (first new national PBS Kids program since the P-Pals debuted, would later ChannelHop to Creator/FoxKids, [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily Discovery Kids]]/TLC, and Qubo for reruns) |
| 53 | * ''Series/ThePuzzlePlace'' |
| 54 | * ''Creator/RabbitEarsProductions'' (Only Storybook Classics showed up on PBS, while the rest of the series showed up on Creator/{{Showtime}}) |
| 55 | * ''Storytime'' (Originally a locally-produced program broadcast on KCET since October 1992) |
| 56 | |
| 57 | [[AC:1995]] |
| 58 | * ''Square One TV Math Talk'' (an educational 15-minute version of ''Series/SquareOneTV'' which served a similar purpose to ''[[Series/ThreeTwoOneContact 3-2-1 Classroom Contact]]''; most of its episodes were the only ones in the ''Square One TV'' franchise to end with the P-Pals logo, with the first two ending with the regular 1992 PBS logo in use at the time) |
| 59 | * ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'' |
| 60 | |
| 61 | [[AC:1996]] |
| 62 | * ''WesternAnimation/KatieAndOrbie'' (originally made two years before, in Canada) |
| 63 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' ([[LongRunners The longest running animated show on the block, and the second longest running show on the block in general]]) |
| 64 | * ''Series/KrattsCreatures'' (the first of three series by the Kratt Brothers) |
| 65 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'' |
| 66 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'' |
| 67 | * ''Series/TotsTV'' (originally made three years before, in the U.K. only) |
| 68 | * ''Series/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego'' |
| 69 | |
| 70 | [[AC:1997]] |
| 71 | * ''Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle'' (originally made one year before, in Canada only, presented by American Public Television) |
| 72 | * ''Series/WimziesHouse'' (Originally made two years before, but was only airing in Canada. Currently airing in repeats in syndication.) |
| 73 | |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[AC:1998]] |
| 76 | * ''Series/CharlieHorseMusicPizza'' (Follow-up series to ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong'', originally made one year before, in Canada only) |
| 77 | * ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' (the [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Noddy segments]] of this show were originally made 6 years before in Britain. The CGI reboot ''Make Way For Noddy'' also aired on PBS in 2005.) |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'' (simultaneously airing on Creator/{{TLC}} at the same time; presented by American Public Television) |
| 79 | * ''Someday School'' (anthology series including, among other things, an American version of ''Series/HeresHumphrey''; presented by American Public Television) |
| 80 | * ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'' (originally made one year before, in the UK only; rights now owned by Creator/NickJr) |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[AC:1999]] |
| 83 | * ''Series/{{ZOOM}}'' - the revival[[/index]] |
| 84 | * ''Series/{{Zoboomafoo}}'' (the second of three series by the Kratt Brothers; last show to premiere on PTV) |
| 85 | * ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' (one of the very first shows to premiere on PBS Kids; presented by American Public Television, notable for being one of the very few non-educational children's series to air on PBS) |
| 86 | * ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' (one of the very first shows to premiere on PBS Kids; one of the few shows to be co-produced by a major Hollywood studio- in this case Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision with Creator/SesameWorkshop) |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:2000s]] |
| 90 | [[AC:2000]] |
| 91 | * ''Series/BetweenTheLions'' |
| 92 | * ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' (''Clifford's Puppy Days'' spinoff began in 2003) |
| 93 | * The ''PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch'' (programs, with the exception of ''Marvin'', based off of kids' books; a joint venture with Creator/{{Nelvana}} and various Canadian networks):[[index]] |
| 94 | ** ''Literature/{{Corduroy}}'' |
| 95 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'' (originally aired in 1999 in Canada, later seen on Creator/{{Qubo}}) |
| 96 | ** ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeShrinks'' (aired as a stand-alone when the block dissolved) |
| 97 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MarvinTheTapDancingHorse'' (moved to Creator/{{Qubo}}) |
| 98 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SevenLittleMonsters'' (aired as a stand-alone with ''WesternAnimation/TheBerenstainBears'' after the block dissolved) |
| 99 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'' (later seen on Discovery Kids and then Creator/{{Qubo}}) |
| 100 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' (originally aired in 1997 in Canada. Broadcast rights now owned by Creator/{{Cartoon Network}}) |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[AC:2001]] |
| 103 | * ''WesternAnimation/AnneOfGreenGablesTheAnimatedSeries'' (was later presented by American Public Television, later seen on Creator/{{Qubo}}) |
| 104 | * ''WesternAnimation/JayJayTheJetPlane'' |
| 105 | * ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'' |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[AC:2002]] |
| 108 | * ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina'' (Aired a year earlier in the UK only) (Later given an all-CGI revamp as ''Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'' in 2009) |
| 109 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'' ([[LongRunners Second longest-running animated show on the block]]) |
| 110 | * ''Dragonfly TV'' |
| 111 | * ''Website/ItsMyLifePBS'' |
| 112 | * ''WesternAnimation/LibertysKids'' |
| 113 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{VeggieTales}}'' (aired as a one-time special to premiere ''The Star of Christmas'' before its VHS release, presented not by PBS or American Public Television, but Big Idea themselves). |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[AC:2003]] |
| 116 | * ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' (2003 series) |
| 117 | * ''Series/{{Boohbah}}'' |
| 118 | * ''WesternAnimation/CliffordsPuppyDays'' |
| 119 | * ''WesternAnimation/JakersTheAdventuresOfPiggleyWinks'' |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[AC:2004]] |
| 122 | * ''WesternAnimation/PeepAndTheBigWideWorld'' (presented by American Public Television and also aired on Discovery Kids/TLC) |
| 123 | * ''WesternAnimation/MayaAndMiguel'' |
| 124 | * ''WesternAnimation/PostcardsFromBuster'' (SpinOff of ''Arthur'') |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[AC:2005]] |
| 127 | * ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' (After a ChannelHop from Creator/NickJr) |
| 128 | * ''Make Way for Noddy'' |
| 129 | * ''WesternAnimation/ZulaPatrol'' (presented by American Public Television and was also aired on Creator/{{Qubo}}) |
| 130 | |
| 131 | [[AC:2006]] |
| 132 | * ''PBS Kids Preschool Block'' |
| 133 | * ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge'' (another series to be co-produced with a major Hollywood studio, in this case Creator/{{Universal}} as they own the ''Curious George'' animation rights) |
| 134 | * ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'' |
| 135 | * ''Series/SeemoresPlayhouse'' |
| 136 | * ''WesternAnimation/FrannysFeet'' |
| 137 | * ''Series/ItsABigBigWorld'' |
| 138 | |
| 139 | [[AC:2007]] |
| 140 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Animalia}}'' |
| 141 | * ''WesternAnimation/MamaMirabellesHomeMovies'' |
| 142 | * ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'' |
| 143 | * ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' |
| 144 | * ''WesternAnimation/WordWorld'' |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[AC:2008]] |
| 147 | * ''Series/LomaxTheHoundOfMusic'' |
| 148 | * ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks'' |
| 149 | * ''WesternAnimation/SidTheScienceKid'' |
| 150 | * ''Series/{{Nanalan}}'' (initially premiered in 2003 after a series of shorts in 1998; presented by American Public Television) |
| 151 | * ''Raggs'' (presented by American Public Television) |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[AC:2009]] |
| 154 | * ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'' |
| 155 | * ''Series/TheElectricCompany2009'' |
| 156 | * ''Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'' |
| 157 | * ''WebAnimation/FizzysLunchLab'' (web-exclusive, removed from the site in February 2021) |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder:2010s]] |
| 161 | [[AC:2010]] |
| 162 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Bali}}'' (initially premiered in 2005 in Canada; presented by American Public Television and only aired on certain PBS stations) |
| 163 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHatKnowsALotAboutThat'' |
| 164 | * ''[=SciGirls=]'' |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[AC:2011]] |
| 167 | * ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' (the third of three series by the Kratt Brothers; currently the longest running out of the three series) |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[AC:2012]] |
| 170 | * ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' (animated spin-off of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'') |
| 171 | * ''Literature/TheGruffalo'' |
| 172 | * ''The Gruffalo's Child'' |
| 173 | |
| 174 | [[AC:2013]] |
| 175 | * ''WesternAnimation/PegPlusCat'' |
| 176 | * ''WesternAnimation/RoomOnTheBroom'' |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[AC:2014]] |
| 179 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpaceRacers'' (originally presented by American Public Television, previously a web series in 2011 as ''Space Race'') |
| 180 | * ''Series/OddSquad''[[/index]] |
| 181 | |
| 182 | [[AC:2015]] |
| 183 | * ''Bob the Builder (2015)'' (aired on Creator/{{Qubo}} for Season 3 only)[[index]] |
| 184 | * ''WesternAnimation/NatureCat'' |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[AC:2016]] |
| 187 | * ''WesternAnimation/MackAndMoxy'' (originally presented by American Public Television, only ran on certain PBS-affiliated stations) |
| 188 | * ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' |
| 189 | * ''Film/OddSquadTheMovie'' |
| 190 | * ''WesternAnimation/SplashAndBubbles'' |
| 191 | * ''Stick Man'' |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[AC:2017]] |
| 194 | * ''Wild Alaska Live'' |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[AC:2018]] |
| 197 | * ''Film/OddSquadWorldTurnedOdd'' |
| 198 | * ''WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific'' |
| 199 | * ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'' |
| 200 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheHighwayRat'' |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[AC:2019]] |
| 203 | * ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'' |
| 204 | * ''WesternAnimation/EsmeAndRoy'' (exclusive to the 24/7 channel and originally premiered one year before on HBO) |
| 205 | * ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'' |
| 206 | * ''Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019)'' |
| 207 | * ''Film/SesameStreets50thAnniversaryCelebration'' |
| 208 | [[/folder]] |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[folder:2020s]] |
| 211 | [[AC:2020]] |
| 212 | * ''Series/OddSquadMobileUnit'' |
| 213 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary'' |
| 214 | * ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'' |
| 215 | * ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownThanksgiving'' (by special arrangement with Apple and Peanuts Worldwide LLC) |
| 216 | * ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'' (by special arrangement with Apple and Peanuts Worldwide LLC) |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[AC:2021]] |
| 219 | * ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrainAdventureIsland'' |
| 220 | * ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' (second series based on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'') |
| 221 | * ''WesternAnimation/AlmasWay'' |
| 222 | * ''WesternAnimation/JellyBenAndPogo'' (series of animated shorts) |
| 223 | * ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' (by special arrangement with Apple and Peanuts Worldwide LLC) |
| 224 | |
| 225 | [[AC:2022]] |
| 226 | * ''WesternAnimation/MeteoHeroes'' (one-off special aired on a select few stations) |
| 227 | * ''WesternAnimation/RosiesRules'' |
| 228 | * ''WesternAnimation/CityIsland2022'' (series of animated shorts) |
| 229 | |
| 230 | [[AC:2023]] |
| 231 | * ''Series/TheNotTooLateShowWithElmo'' (premiered three years before on Creator/HBOMax) |
| 232 | * ''What Can You Become?'' (series of shorts) |
| 233 | * ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'' |
| 234 | * ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGoSpaceCamp'' |
| 235 | * ''Super Why's Comic Book Adventures'' (series of shorts that serves as a reboot of ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'') |
| 236 | * ''WesternAnimation/RocketSavesTheDay'' (TV movie) |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[AC:2024]] |
| 239 | * ''Carl the Collector'' |
| 240 | * ''Series/DonkeyHodie Bedtime Stories'' |
| 241 | * ''WesternAnimation/LylaInTheLoop'' |
| 242 | * ''WesternAnimation/Milo2021'' (acquired from [=DeAPlaneta=] Entertainment) |
| 243 | * ''Nature Chat with WesternAnimation/NatureCat'' |
| 244 | * ''Tiny Time Travel'' (short-form series) |
| 245 | * ''Together We Can'' (series of live-action shorts) |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[AC:2025]] |
| 248 | * ''Phoebe and Jay'' |
| 249 | * ''Weather Hunters'' |
| 250 | [[/folder]] |
| 251 | |
| 252 | [[/index]] |
| 253 | |
| 254 | ---- |
| 255 | !!Podcasts created by PBS Kids: |
| 256 | |
| 257 | * ''Keyshawn Solves It'' |
| 258 | * ''Jamming on the Job'' |
| 259 | ---- |
| 260 | !!Tropes commonly present across PBS Kids branding: |
| 261 | * ACappella: Almost all of the early Dot and Dash bumpers had their background music done in this. |
| 262 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Dot and Dash, as well as Dee and Del, are easily recognized by their green skin. |
| 263 | * AprilFoolsDay: On April 1, 2022, the website and video app both showcased Halloween theming in celebration of April Fools' Day. It happened again on April 1, 2023. |
| 264 | * ArtEvolution: The original six bumpers used a pretty standard thick line and simplistic animation style with predominantly solid colors. Starting in the mid 2000s, a more detailed construction paper style took place, though overall bearing the same basic look. In 2013, the theming was again reverted to a simplistic flat color design, but with a more lineless look and all the characters getting something of a design overhaul. |
| 265 | * TheArtifact: Despite the major facelift for the 2013 bumpers, Dash still retained the old design theme on the logo until 2022. |
| 266 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: This [[https://twitter.com/klru/status/1160972600891379712/photo/1 lunch table]] meme made by KLRU (the PBS station in Austin, Texas) is hilariously meta and groups the shows based on similarities they share (such as ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'' and ''WesternAnimation/LibertysKids'' both ending after one season). |
| 267 | * CommutingOnABus: Dash only appears on the logo proper in the 2013 bumpers, but otherwise is nowhere to be found. |
| 268 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The PTV era can be considered this if you're used to the current PBS Kids branding. Since the current brand began almost two decades ago, it can be a bit strange to see the original branding where Dot and Dash are nowhere in sight, and with a completely different art style to boot. The Game could be considered this even more so, with its unusual stop-motion style that has never been seen since. |
| 269 | * {{Fanfare}}: Dun dun dun dun...Doink, PBS Kids! Was later changed to be instrumental only. |
| 270 | * HalfIdenticalTwins: Del and his twin sister Dee are identical twins. |
| 271 | * TheInternetIsAnOcean: A bumper has D.W. from ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' show up in a swimsuit claiming that she's ready to surf the web. |
| 272 | * JumpRopeBlunders: In one bumper, Dot and Dee are holding onto both sides of a jump rope while Del is jumping in the middle. Del gets tangled up and the rope gets tied into different improbable shapes. |
| 273 | * LastOfHisKind: Following the shutdown of Creator/{{qubo}}, PBS Kids became the last over-the-air channel dedicated to children's programming. PBS is also the only over-the-air broadcast network to show programming aimed at children 2-12, as the others have resorted to teen-oriented {{edutainment show}}s, mainly from Litton Entertainment. |
| 274 | * LittleBitBeastly: Subverted with Del. He has a raccoon tail, but instead of being an actual appendage, it's just a mere accessory that he almost always wears on a regular basis. |
| 275 | * LongRunners: Nine shows on the block have run new episodes for a decade or more: |
| 276 | ** ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' ran for 30 years, predating both the block and Creator/{{PBS}} itself. |
| 277 | ** ''Series/SesameStreet'' is their longest-running show, as it has been making new episodes for half a century. |
| 278 | ** ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' ran from 1983 to 2009 (26 years). |
| 279 | ** ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'', which ran from 1992 to 2010 (18 years). |
| 280 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', the third longest-running animated series on American TV after ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. |
| 281 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' ran new episodes from 2000 to 2014 on PBS Kids (14 years). |
| 282 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'' began in 2002 and still runs new episodes to this day. |
| 283 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge'' began in 2006 and is still making episodes, although it went on hiatus for a while. |
| 284 | ** ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'' ran from 2008 to 2020 (12 years). |
| 285 | ** ''[=SciGirls=]'' has been airing new episodes since 2010. |
| 286 | ** ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' premiered in 2011 and is still going. |
| 287 | ** ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' premiered in 2012 and still runs new episodes to this day. |
| 288 | * MrImagination: Non-character example. The "Use Your Imagination" song bumper that ran in the early 2000s to signal the start of the block and also played on VHS tapes distributed by PBS pretty much is this trope, encouraging children to, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin use their imagination]]. It even says "if it's raining, you can make the sky blue" in the most cheerful manner possible. |
| 289 | * NeverTrustATrailer: This tends to happen to shows that have [[ContinuityReboot reboots]] that also air on PBS Kids like the original incarnation of the show, since PBS just tends to re-uses bumpers for the previous incarnation of the show no matter how different the two shows are. The first show to have this happen was ''[[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Make Way For Noddy]]'', which used [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXL0mCr5vS4 this coming up next promo]] for ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' that focused more on the puppets than Noddy. The second show to suffer this was the 2015 version of ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'', which had an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7m2TtI3gS8 up next bumper]] using footage from the previous installment that they had aired, which has vastly different character designs. |
| 290 | * NoNameGiven: From Labor Day 1999 until Labor Day 2006, Dash and Dot were simply referred to as the PBS Kids Boy and Girl. |
| 291 | * ParentalBonus: [[https://youtu.be/4PXLdA4yAFA This is Your Brain on Books]], an obvious take on the famous anti-drug PSA [[Advertising/PartnershipToEndAddiction "This is Your Brain on Drugs."]] The homage is extremely unlikely to be caught by the target audience of the average program on the block. |
| 292 | * PermanentlyMissableContent: This happens with some [=YouTube=] videos on the PBS Kids channel, especially the full episodes. Whenever they upload a new episode of a particular show, previous episodes of that show will be deleted or made private. For example, when the ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' episode "Piano Problem; Bongo-Lympics" premiered on the [=YouTube=] channel, "A Big Favor For Grampy; A Fair Way To Bounce" got deleted to make room for it. |
| 293 | * TheResolutionWillNotBeIdentified: Many of the block's shows have ended this way, to the point where they have their own section on the trope's page. |
| 294 | * RogerRabbitEffect: Happens once in a while in a few of the bumpers that combine live action footage with animated PBS shows. For instance, the "Action Pig" bumper features WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} in it with some live-action kids and a live-action pig. A rare 2005 PBS Kids ident with the Be More branding (which was used by PBS then) has Dot and Dash in it, Though most of it is live action. There is also Clifford from ''WesternAnimation/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' in the ident. |
| 295 | * SaturdayMorningCartoon: The ''Bookworm Bunch'' was PBS's first (and only) Saturday morning cartoon block.[[note]]Some stations chose to air the block on Sundays instead.[[/note]] Some stations continue to air PBS Kids shows on weekend mornings, while others air {{cooking|show}} and [[HomeAndGarden DIY]] shows. |
| 296 | * SesameStreetCred: During their PTV era, a series of shorts called "Another Pointer From Paula Poundstone" was run that focused on Paula Poundstone teaching kids lessons such as eating healthy food and sticking to their plans. |
| 297 | %% * StopMotion: "The Game" block in the late 90s used this. |
| 298 | %% * ThickLineAnimation: The first set of Dot and Dash branding used this. |
| 299 | * TimeSkip: Dot is grown up in the 2013 branding. |
| 300 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: Dot became nearly unrecognizable when she was redesigned in 2013. |
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