Changes: List of Mascots

Revision as of 02:10, 13 November 2021

PBS Kids has used several groups of mascots over the years.

P-Pals

Main article: List of P-Pals

Dash and Dot

Main article: Dash

Main article: Dot

Dot & Dash, along with their friends

Dash and Dot are two green kids with black hair and similar clothes with white shoes. They were introduced on September 6, 1999, replacing the P-Pals and were dropped on October 6, 2013 after 14 years on PBS Kids and were replaced with a redesigned and older version of Dot along with two new mascots, Dee and Del. However, some idents, promos, and bumpers still aired until March 2014, most still air today. Prior to their names, they were originally named PBS Kids Boy and PBS Kids Girl before the Miss Lori and Hooper block on Labor Day 2006. Also the 3 kids, the girl in the yellow shirt with blue shorts (Kaleigh), the boy with curly hair, the blue long shirt and black long pants (Estuardo), and another girl with a pink/purple shirt and also wearing black pants (Demi) appeared in the PBS kids funding bumpers that were used from 2000-2006.

Hooper

Main article: Hooper

Hooper is the third mascot of PBS Kids, and the co-host of PBS Kids Preschool Block, he was introduced on September 6, 2006. He is a brown guinea pig with circular glasses (similar to the ones that Arthur wears). Like Dash and Dot, he is a popular mascot, however, during the re-brand, some of his interstitials were still intact.

Dee and Del

Main article: Dee

Main article: Del

Twins Dee and Del were introduced on October 7, 2013, during the re-brand. They are Dash and Dot's new younger siblings. Their big sister, Dot, now a teenager, is always taking care of and babysitting them and their big brother, Dash is absent from the bumpers likely since he was getting too old to be an official mascot. However, Dash, still appears in the familiar PBS Kids logo and he did make a surprising return in a Word of the Week promo.

The song Brothers and Sisters which they appear in reinforces that they are siblings.

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-This is a list of PBS Kids mascots over the years.
+PBS Kids has used several groups of ''mascots'' over the years.
 == P-Pals ==
+{{Main|List of P-Pals}}
-The P-Pals are similar to the PBS logo, they were introduced on PBS Kids first air date when it was called PTV on October 11, 1993 and were dropped on September 5, 1999 after nearly 6 years on PTV and were replaced with Dot and Dash when it was relaunched as PBS Kids.
 == Dash and Dot ==
+{{Main|Dash}}{{Main|Dot}}
-Dash and Dot are two green kids with black hair and both wear on similar clothes with white shoes. They were introduced on September 6, 1999, replacing the P-Pals and were dropped on October 6, 2013 after 15 years on PBS Kids and were replaced with a redesigned Dot along with a redesigned Dash, known as Dee and an new mascot named Del. However, some idents, promos, and bumpers still aired until March 2015, most still air today. Prior to there names, they were originally named PBS Kids Boy and PBS Kids Girl before the Miss Lori and Hooper block on Labor Day 2006.
+[[File:Dot, Dash, & Friends.png|thumb|Dot & Dash, along with their friends]]
+Dash and Dot are two green kids with black hair and similar clothes with white shoes. They were introduced on September 6, 1999, replacing the P-Pals and were dropped on October 6, 2013 after 14 years on PBS Kids and were replaced with a redesigned and older version of Dot along with two new mascots, Dee and Del. However, some idents, promos, and bumpers still aired until March 2014, most still air today. Prior to their names, they were originally named PBS Kids Boy and PBS Kids Girl before the [[Lori Holton Nash|Miss Lori]] and Hooper block on Labor Day 2006. Also the 3 kids, the girl in the yellow shirt with blue shorts (Kaleigh), the boy with curly hair, the blue long shirt and black long pants (Estuardo), and another girl with a pink/purple shirt and also wearing black pants (Demi) appeared in the PBS kids funding bumpers that were used from 2000-2006.
 == Hooper ==
+{{Main|Hooper}}
-Hooper is the third mascot of PBS Kids, he was introduced on September 6, 2006. He is a brown guinea pig with circular glasses (similar to the ones that Arthur Read wears). Like Dash and Dot, he is a popular mascot, however, during the re-brand, some of his interstitials was still intact.
+Hooper is the third mascot of PBS Kids, and the co-host of [[PBS Kids Preschool Block]], he was introduced on September 6, 2006. He is a brown guinea pig with circular glasses (similar to the ones that Arthur wears). Like Dash and Dot, he is a popular mascot, however, during the re-brand, some of his interstitials were still intact.
+== Dee and Del ==
+{{Main|Dee}} {{Main|Del}}
+Twins Dee and Del were introduced on October 7, 2013, during the re-brand. They are Dash and Dot's new younger siblings. Their big sister, Dot, now a teenager, is always taking care of and babysitting them and their big brother, Dash is absent from the bumpers likely since he was getting too old to be an official mascot. However, Dash, still appears in the familiar PBS Kids logo and he did make a surprising return in a Word of the Week promo.
+The song [[Brothers and Sisters]] which they appear in reinforces that they are siblings.
-== Dot, Dee, and Del ==
+[[Category:Mascots]]
-Twins Dee and Del were introduced on October 7, 2013, during the re-brand. They are Dash and Dot's new younger siblings. Their big sister, Dot is always taking care of and babysitting them and Dash is absent from the bumpers. However, Dash, still appears in the familiar PBS Kids logo and he did make a surprising return in a Word of the Week promo.