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*This was also used on seasons 2-5 of ''Barney and Friends'' and plasters over the 1989 PBS logo on reruns of Season 1 from 1993 until 1999.
**On [[Barney Home Video]] releases of episodes from Seasons 2-3 and Sprout (now Universal Kids) airngs of Seasons 1-5 from 2005-2011, this logo along with the 1990 and 1994 [[Connecticut Public Television|CPTV]] logos and the 1991/1993 [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting|CPB]]/Viewers Like You logos were removed.
*The "Surprise!" variants were only used as an ident for a year or two; however, the short variant was used on IPTV well into 1999 and UNC-TV until late 2001. It's unknown in particular if certain stations even aired it at all, such as WNET. According to a YouTube commenter, this variant was on a tape of ''The Huggabug Club'' called "A Cuddly Christmas"; this is disputed because the series was distributed by [[American Public Television]] instead of PBS.
*The logo made its first appearance on the ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' week "Mister Rogers Talks About Then and Now", and the E/I variant first appeared on ''The Magic School Bus'' episode "Meets Molly Cule".
*The 1993 variant appeared on Twitch.tv's prints of various ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' episodes from the era, as well as Episode #1643 from 1991 and the 1997 E/I variant appeared on Twitch.tv prints of many episodes that were created between 1997 and 1999.
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*The last known appearance of this logo on television was in 2005 on ETPTV after an episode of ''Square One TV Math Talk''. This logo was used on WIPR-TV well into 2002. The last known new program to use this logo was the ''In the Mix'' episode "Cliques: Behind the Labels", broadcast on November 15, 1999.
*On ''Adventures from the Book of Virtues'', the original version appeared on the three-part primetime premiere (it was plastered by the 1996 PBS logo on the individual rebroadcasts the next year, which additionally have an added funding credit for public television viewers that wasn't on the primetime premiere versions), and the later version appeared on all episodes of the second season; among those episodes featured in the three-part primetime premiere, it's been confirmed to appear on a Reader's Digest-branded videocassette of "Courage", where the opening PBS logo is replaced by an opening graphic for Reader's Digest.
*The standard 1993 variant is also retained on Amazon Video's print of ''Sesame Street Stays Up Late'' and also appeared on the VHS of ''Barney's First Adventures'' after the PolyGram Television logo, even
*Most master tapes of ''The Magic School Bus'' also have this logo, with the exceptions of "Gets Lost in Space", "Hops Home", and "In the Arctic." It doesn't appear on the KidVision or Warner Home Video releases, as they go straight from the closing funding credits to the book promo at the end of each episode.
*On ''Shining Time Station'', it plasters the 3rd and 4th PBS logos on "Things That Go Ga-Hooga in the Night" and "Is This the End?"
*On pledge programming, this appears on ''Barney Celebrates Children'' and ''Barney Live in New York City''. This does not, however, appear on ''Elmopalooza'', which uses the 1998 PBS logo instead.
*The PTV Park variant was retired with the "e/i" version of the normal logo being introduced in 1997. It was seen at the end of some broadcasts of ''Sesame Street'' and ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', but was otherwise only occasionally seen in-between shows like the "Surprise!" variant.
'''Legacy:''' Fondly remembered by many who grew up with this logo, especially ''Arthur'' fans. Others may have been scared or annoyed by the loud music and flashing effects, and (for the latter) its plastering of older logos. The "Surprise!" variant is known for startling many due to the quick zoom and even more rapid flashing colors, which may be why it was short-lived or even pulled from some stations.
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'''Visuals:''' Over footage of kids in {{color|red}} and {{color|blue}} uniforms swinging jump ropes around, the P-head zooms in, facing left as it did until 1984. Then a stylized "{{color|red|T}}", looking like three red}} dots across with three {{color|red}} dots below, zooms similarly, followed by a {{color|green}} square with a cutout "V".
'''Trivia:''' The drum break used in this logo is known as the Funky Drummer break, originating from the drum break performed by Clyde Stubblefield in the James Brown single "Funky Drummer" (1970). The sample also appears as the first sample on the first track of "Zero-G Datafile" (1990), volume one, and is well-known for being in the theme tune to ''The Powerpuff Girls''.
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'''Visuals:''' On a background with two halves of different colors, there is a kid's head and a thought bubble on the bottom and top halves. The background transforms from two different objects to another kid's head. The sponsors for the shows on which this bumper appeared on are next to the kids' heads. Throughout the bumper, the kids' heads smile at the viewer and look around.
* '''PBS Kids Ready To Learn:''' The top half is {{color|gold|yellow}} and the bottom half is {{color|blue}}. On the bottom left, there is a girl's head. The girl looks to the left as a flower appears in the thought bubble above, then she looks up when the flower changes to a pair of musical notes and smiles. Lastly, she looks at
* '''US Department of Education:''' The top half is {{color|orange}} and the bottom half is {{color|green}}. On the bottom left, there is a boy's head. The thought bubble has a truck, a kite, and another girl's head.
*'''Corporation for Public Broadcasting:''' The top half is {{color|red}}, the bottom half is {{color|gold|yellow}}, and another girl's head is seen on the bottom right. The objects appearing in the thought bubble above the girl's head are a monkey, a star, and a snow (or ice cream) cone.
'''Variants:'''
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'''Audio:''' A synth tune with beating drums, scatting, and a whoosh sound at the end, composed by Baron & Baron (who also composed other music used on PBS Kids IDs during this time).
''' Audio Trivia:''' The music in this logo originated from a ''Zoom''
'''Audio Variants:'''
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'''Voice-overs:'''
* '''Clifford the Big Red Dog:'''
**'''Seasons 1-2:''' Charlie (
**'''Season 2:''' Cleo (
* '''Clifford's Puppy Days:'''
** Evan Thomas Taylor (
*** On some ''CPD'' episodes, the "viewers like you" monologue is reused from the early ''CTBRD'' variant.
*** On at least a few airings of episodes that aired during season 1, such as on a 2004 airing of "Sing-a-Song Norville/Tell Me a Tale", Cree Summer reading the first part of the monologue is reused from the second season of ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'', alternating with Orlando Brown's voice-over.
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**'''2004-2005 episodes (opening):''' "This program was funded in part by a Ready To Learn television cooperative agreement from the US Department of Education through the Public Broadcasting Service."
**'''2005 episodes (closing) and reruns (2006-2009):''' "And by a Ready To Learn television cooperative agreement from the US Department of Education through the Public Broadcasting Service."
*'''Sesame Street:''' Gordon (
*'''Dragon Tales (Season 3):''' "This program was funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant from the US Department of Education though the Public Broadcasting Service, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you, thank you
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*All of these shows aside from ''Sesame Street'' are now gone from PBS stations, but the variants can be seen on certain ''Reading Rainbow'' and ''Dragon Tales'' VHS tapes and DVDs.
*Though most of these variants stopped being used regularly in 2006 after ''Reading Rainbow'' ended, ''Sesame Street'' continued to use the centered version of the CPB logo until season 44.
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'''Visuals:'''
* '''Dash / Boy:''' On a {{color|green}} background with spinning circles, there is Dash at first a caveman with an emotionless face, then he squashes himself to become a scuba diver, after which the background changes to {{color|blue}} and the circles float away. Finally, he squashes himself again to become a robot. He grabs a white oval with the letters "'''PBS'''" in it. He then squashes himself
* '''Dot / Girl:''' On the same {{color|green}} background, there is Dot at first a tiger with her hair covering her ears unlike in the Boy variant. When she squashes herself to become an octopus, she puffs her cheeks and then smiles. Finally, she squashes herself again to become an astronaut. After that, she squashes herself
* Also, like the previous logo at the lower-left corner of the screen, the URL address for PBS Kids will appear like before. In both variants, either Dash or Dot is on the top-right corner of the screen.
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*'''Animated Variant:''' It was first spotted on a Lee Hunt Associates reel featuring other PBS Kids bumpers made and introduced in 1999. Seen on 1999-2008 prints of PBS Kids programming from the era, though most of the shows that used it were either plastered with newer logos or removed from PBS stations entirely. International prints of PBS Kids programs have also cut this logo and funding credits and replaced them with the International variant. It also appears (for some reason) on certain Sony Wonder DVDs of ''Arthur'' following the funding credits. On ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', the Dot variant appeared on Twitch.tv's print of 'Episode #1526', and the Dash variant was retained on PBS airings of 'Episode #1482', including the 2018 remastered version up until October 2021, when the logo was plastered. The Dot variant was also used on Reading Rainbow DVDs dedicated to particular episodes originally broadcast in 2004. Again, whatever remaining appearances of this logo were likely ended when the channel rebranded its logo in July 2022.
*'''International Variant:''' Seen at the end of PBS Kids series at the time. It was preserved on [[Qubo IDs|Qubo]] airings of ''Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse'', and Columbia TriStar/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD and VHS prints of 2003's ''The Berenstain Bears''. Also appears on ''Timothy Goes to School'' on Tubi, Treehouse Direct and until 2017, when the channel lost the broadcast rights to the show, Tiny Pop airings in the UK.
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'''Visuals:'''
* '''Snow Globe:''' Dash ice skates on a pond, then suddenly feels the ground shaking and stops. After the camera shakes, it pans out to reveal that he is in a {{color|gold|yellow}} snow globe, which is held by Dot looking at the viewer(s) shaking it, which is making the snow globe start snowing
*'''Fishbowl:''' On a {{color|lime|lime green}} background, Dash looks at a goldfish in his fishbowl on a desk. Then it cuts to a close-up of the fishbowl as Dash comes to the fishbowl the goldfish is in. The goldfish then gets surprised when Dash looks at him before bubbles cover the screen to transition to Dash as an {{color|orange}} fish appearing then swimming in the water as Dash imagines. After a second, he gets swallowed by Dot as a {{color|green}} fish. Before Dot can look at the viewer(s), bubbles cover the screen to transition to the circular PBS Kids logo with Dot afterwards on an {{color|
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*This logo was first seen on a Primal Screen reel featuring other PBS Kids idents, most of which were produced and premiered between 2000 and 2001; its first introduction on TV was presumably on ''Arthur: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll''.
*Like before, the 2nd ident appears on a few ''Arthur'' DVDs by Sony Wonder (such as ''Arthur's Tooth'').
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*'''Sports.''' The first element shown is a soccer ball being kicked to the left by Dash, wearing a {{color|blue}} and black uniform. Then the soccer ball turns into a tennis ball, which Dot, wearing a white and {{colro|hotpink|pink}} tennis uniform, hits with a tennis racket. The ball turns into a baseball, which Dash, now in a {{color|blue}} uniform and helmet, hits with a bat. The ball then flies past a scoreboard with the circular PBS Kids logo on it and out of the stadium. In the end, there is a crowd cheering.
* '''Paper:''' The logo starts with Dot and Dash walking through what appears to be a factory. Then, there is a roll of polka-dotted wrapping paper, which the two roll up by its end. With it, the circular PBS Kids logo flies in.
*'''Sandcastles:''' On a bright sunny background in a beach-like setting, there is Dash in a bathing suit and sandals. To the right of him is a sandcastle that he built. He tries to show it off to Dot but then he is surprised as the camera zooms out to reveal Dot's sand structure, which is a sphinx with her head on it. She dusts off her hands as Dash looks in awe at her structure. Then the screen fades to the circular PBS Kids logo.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
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'''Visuals:''' They generally vary, but they typically feature the PBS Kids logo at the end.
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'''Audio:'''
'''Availability:''' Only seen on some pre-2009 PBS Kids Preschool block episodes from September 4, 2006 to September 4, 2009.
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Visuals: Over a white background, three crudely-drawn P-heads are seen. The first one is wearing a red cap and an earring. They sing "This is! P-B-SSSSSS!" (the "P-B-SSSSSS!" part of which is done by a female choir) while moving their arms and changing patterns (which are described below; the first two patterns are repeated before the third one):
Near the end, they raise their arms in the air and the first one ad-libs "Woo-hoo-hooooo!" a-la Michael Jackson as his cap flies off. The word "PBS" in the same font as the 3rd PBS logo fades in as the cap drops back on his head, and an orange P-head dog "P-Pet", runs across the screen, barks and walks away.
Trivia:
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Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A techno-pop tune with a synth-horn, drums (Performed by means of a drum machine) and a bass, as well as the P-Pals singing their lines and P-Pet barking. The drum machine was a Roland R-8. The tune sounds similar to "Verb: That's What's Happening" from Schoolhouse Rock! (which aired 29 years before this logo), as well as an old commercial for Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis.
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Legacy: Fondly remembered by many who grew up with this logo, especially Arthur fans. Others may have been scared or annoyed by the loud music and flashing effects, and (for the latter) its plastering of older logos. The "Surprise!" variant is known for startling many due to the quick zoom and even more rapid flashing colors, which may be why it was short-lived or even pulled from some stations.
Visuals: Over footage of kids in red and blue uniforms swinging jump ropes around, the P-head zooms in, facing left as it did until 1984. Then a stylized "T", looking like three red}} dots across with three red dots below, zooms similarly, followed by a green square with a cutout "V".
Trivia: The drum break used in this logo is known as the Funky Drummer break, originating from the drum break performed by Clyde Stubblefield in the James Brown single "Funky Drummer" (1970). The sample also appears as the first sample on the first track of "Zero-G Datafile" (1990), volume one, and is well-known for being in the theme tune to The Powerpuff Girls.
Technique: Live action and computer-generated animation.
Audios: A drum beat, with an announcer calling out each letter as they appear.
Availability: This logo and other similar spots appeared following shows aimed at older children during the era, such as Reading Rainbow and reruns of Square One TV.
Visuals:
Trivia:
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation (digitally colored and composited with USAnimation software) by Passion Pictures and King Camera for Lee Hunt Associates.
Audio: A tongue rolling sound, then a catchy four-note a cappella tune sung by a specific gender of kids, depending on each variant; the Dot variant has a chorus of young girls, and the Dash variant has a chorus of young boys. At the end of both (and other variants) idents, a "doink" sound is heard and they all end up eventually singing the company name. In both variants, a bubbling sound is heard when the thought bubble appears. Composed by David Wilson from music studio Baron & Baron. [1]
Audio Variants:
Availability:
Legacy: A very well-known logo and one that is fondly remembered by many for its art style and quirky, experimental music. It can be seen as annoying by some for how long it lasted and plastered older logos, though. It is also a common subject of "logo edits" on YouTube.
Visuals: On a background with two halves of different colors, there is a kid's head and a thought bubble on the bottom and top halves. The background transforms from two different objects to another kid's head. The sponsors for the shows on which this bumper appeared on are next to the kids' heads. Throughout the bumper, the kids' heads smile at the viewer and look around.
Variants:
Technique: Limited computer animation by Razorfish (the successor to Lee Hunt Associates).
Audio: A synth tune with beating drums, scatting, and a whoosh sound at the end, composed by Baron & Baron (who also composed other music used on PBS Kids IDs during this time).
Audio Trivia: The music in this logo originated from a Zoom ident (albeit extended) that debuted a year earlier (1999).
Audio Variants:
Voice-overs:
Availability: It can currently be seen on old PBS Kids DVDs or VHS tapes.
Legacy:
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Trivia: Coloring activity pages based on these system cues exist.
Variants:
Technique: Digital ink-and-paint animation done at Lee Hunt Associates.
Audio: A quirky, avant-garde synth-pop theme different from the one before, also composed by Baron & Baron. It starts off with some kids softly scatting the music from the 1999 logo, which is one octave higher, at first accompanied by a synthesizer, then a weird bubbling-up-like rocket ship sound effect (which can be heard echoing in the Dash variant), and then the kids singing the company name in a higher tone than the previous logo.
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Legacy: Same as the first logo.
Visuals: There is the PBS Kids logo (which has "KIDS" in white below) above in-credit. The text, "THIS PROGRAM [WAS] PARTIALLY FUNDED BY" is seen above the logo.
Technique: A still digital graphic.
Audio: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat and before the NBCUniversal logo on international prints of Curious George.
Visuals:
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Technique: 2D animation by Primal Screen in Atlanta, Georgia, who are also known for animating the Boomerang IDs from the same time period.
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Audio Variant: An error version of the Fishbowl ident uses the Snow Globe variant theme. This can be only heard on early PBS Kids airings of most episodes of WordWorld.
Audio Trivia: The music and sound design for the 2001 expansion branding (including this logo) was done by Stephen Mank, from Primal Screen themselves. [2]
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Legacy: Also a well-known and memorable logo from PBS.
Visuals:
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: Same as the 1st logo's Dot variant with additional sound effects.
Availability: These were only shown during the Big Big Friend Day special, which aired on PBS Kids on November 25, 2005.
Visuals: They generally vary, but they typically feature the PBS Kids logo at the end.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: The PBS Kids theme played in different tones and by different instruments, which vary depending on the variant.
Availability: Only seen on some pre-2009 PBS Kids Preschool block episodes from September 4, 2006 to September 4, 2009.
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Visuals: The logo shows Dot and Dash doing a certain activity before the PBS Kids circular logo is shown with the URL elsewhere on the screen.
Activities: Here are some of the variations of the activities included:
Variants:
Trivia: These IDs were animated and composed by Primal Screen, who previously made PBS Kids' 2001 branding elements (see the 5th logo). Stephen Mank, as with the 5th logo, handled this logo's music. [3]
Technique: 2D animation and CGI.
Music: The 1st ident's jingle once again, but much more conservative/conventional in nature and made with live instruments. The musical instruments also vary depending on the activity.
Sounds:
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Legacy: Several disliked the new art style, slower pacing, lack of quirkiness/surrealism and the more conservative/conventional jingle when they first came out. As with many other logos, however, these are still fondly remembered and well-liked by many.
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Visuals: In the same vein as the previous logo, the logo shows a redesigned Dot, along with two new characters, a girl with a biker helmet named Dee and a boy with a raccoon tail named Del, doing a certain activity. Then the PBS Kids circular logo is shown, with Dash using his 1999 design. Also, Dash's PBS Kids logo is seen on every variation (as Dot's version had been retired around this time).
Variants: Like the previous logo, here are some of the variations of the activities included:
A second set of system cues were created in 2015:
Trivia: This logo was designed by longtime PBS Kids creative director Chris Bishop, and animated by Primal Screen, previously responsible for PBS Kids' 2001 and 2008 branding elements.
Technique: 2D flat animation by Primal Screen.
Audio: The music from the 1st logo is used again, but without the kids chanting or the kid saying the company name at the end. Like the previous logo, the musical instruments these variants are played with vary depending on the activity, exactly like the 12th PBS ident. Also, the 1st logo's theme can be heard in different pitches. All themes were composed by Flavorlab. [4]
Audio Variant: On home media releases from 2016 to 2022, a female announcer says "PBS Kids opens worlds of possibilities for all children, thanks to PBS stations and viewers like you." for the Paint Flip variant, or "Help all kids grow and learn with PBS Kids. Thank you for supporting your PBS station." for the Frisbee Climb variant.
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Legacy: These logos are a lot more divisive among fans than the 8th logo. Some dislike the new art style, faster pacing, character designs, and removal of Dash. Other fans like the logos however, finding them cute and creative.
Visuals: There are some animals (or robots for the Clifford variant) doing an activity like dancing or playing a game while the funding credits are announced. The animation for these are usually recycled from existing station idents used by PBS stations.
Variants:
Technique: Animation that is recycled from existing station idents, as mentioned above.
Audio:
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Visuals: There is the PBS Kids logo either still or getting formed by objects.
Variants: Each vary by show:
Technique: 2D flat animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the TV series.
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Visuals: Reuses animation from the 2013 and 2015 system cues, but replaces the logo with the new version, which is a blue circle with "PBS KIDS", with "PBS" in green and "KIDS" in white.
Variants: Same as the 9th logo.
Technique: Same as the 9th logo.
Audio: Same as the 9th logo.
Availability:
Legacy: The design of the new logo is polarizing, with some considering it another example to the minimalization trend in logo design and others considering it a breath of fresh air.