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This article is about the identifications that appear from 1999 to 2008. For a list of system cues, see List of PBS Kids System Cues (1999-2008).

Here is a list of station identifications made from 1999 to 2008.


Station List[]

NJN: Bubble Faces, Candy, Roller Coaster, Bugs, Leap Frog, Magician, Elephant, Space,

WGTE in Toledo: 007 Ident, Dot's Cat, Local

WKNO in Memphis: Bubble Faces, Road, Lab, Switcher, Local, Dot's Cat, Jack in the Box, Elephant, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap, Arthur Ident, Lion, Candy, Wishbone Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident,

GPB: Lion (local Version), Quadrilateral (local version), Bugs, Merry go Round, Weather, Roller Coaster, Science, Newspaper, Space, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap (local version), Dot’s Cat, Zoom Ident, Walking, Bubble Faces, Elephant, Candy,

LPB: Lion, Snow Quadrilateral, Candy, Merry Go Round, Transportation, Bugs, Science, Space, Magic Drawing, Magician, Music/Dancing, Holes, Newspaper, Walking, Weather, Clifford ID, Jack in the Box

WLAE in New Orleans (now independent): Bugs, Carousel, Dots, Music/Dancing, Switcher

MPT: Road, Roller Coaster, City, Bugs, Transportation, Weather, Leap Frog, Switcher, Music/Dancing, Science Lab, Shadow Play, Quadrilateral, Clifford Ident, Sesame Street Ident

WTTW in Chicago: Road, Switcher, Zoboomafoo Ident, Walking, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Snow Quadrilateral (Black Background Version), Racetrack, Pinball, Wheel, Arthur Ident, Clifford Ident, Barney Ident, Between The Lions Ident, Caillou Ident, Dragon Tales Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Jack in the Box, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap,

WFYI in Indianapolis: Road, Candy, Space, Walking, Sesame Street Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident,

KCET in Los Angeles: Road, Switcher, Local, Walking, Bubble Faces, Clifford Ident, Arthur Ident, Wishbone Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Underwater, Music/Dancing, Candy, Jack in the Box, Elephant,

KUHT in Houston: Arthur ID, Switcher, City, Racetrack, Jack-in-the-Box, Candy, Pinball, Barney ID, Clifford ID, Dragon Tales ID, Teletubbies ID, George Shrinks ID, Zoom ID, Sesame Street ID, Zoboomafoo ID

WNED in Buffalo: Quadrilateral, Racetrack, Magician, Rollercoaster, Switcher, Jack in the Box, Barney Ident, 007 Ident, Arthur Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Pinball,

WFSU/WFSG in Tallahassee/Panama City: Bubble Faces, Lion, Bugs, Music/Dancing, Candy, Merry Go Round, Transportation, Walking, Leap Frog, Holes, Dot's Cat, Weather, Switcher, Roller Coaster, Local

WFWA in Fort Wayne: Bugs, Merry Go Round, Holes, Leap Frog, Music, City, Ident, Transportation, Roller Coaster, Walking, Bubble Faces, Arthur ID, Barney ID, Caillou ID, Between the Lions ID, Dot’s Cat, Sesame Street ID, Race Track, Jack in the Box, Pinball, Ferris Wheel, Dot’s Balloon, Weather, Zoom Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Shadow Play, Underwater, Letters, Dash’s Ball

WIPB in Muncie: Bugs, Merry go Round, Holes, Music/Dancing, Sesame Street Ident, Barney Ident, Arthur Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident,

WBGU in Bowling Green (Ohio): Transportation, Ferris Wheel, Dot's Cat, City, Walking, Roller Coaster, Lab, Candy, Photobooth, Newspaper, Bubble Faces, Cake, Happy Birthday, Quadrilateral, Lion, Elephant, Sesame Street Ident, Clifford Ident, Dragon Tales Ident, Shadow Play,

KET: Transportation, Local, Bugs, Roller Coaster, Walking, Weather, Leap Frog, Dot's Cat, City, Music, Holes, Switcher, Road, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap, Wheel,

WVIZ in Cleveland: Transportation, Quadrilateral, Walking, Dot's Cat, Leap Frog, Music and Dancing, Road, Merry Go Round, Telescope, Squirrel, Arthur Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Dragon Tales Ident, Wishbone Ident, Barney Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Magic Drawing, Magician, Switcher.

MPB: Leap Frog, Transportation, Dot's Cat, Weather, Walking, City, Rollercoaster

Rhode Island Public Television: Music/Dancing, Weather, City, Transportation, Dot's Cat

KAET in Phoenix: Newspaper, Photos, Elephant, LeapFrog, Science Lab, Lion, Bubble Faces, Candy

APT: Ident, Snow Quadrilateral, Magic Drawing, Elephant, Quadrilateral, Zoboomafoo Ident, 007 Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Wishbone Ident, Arthur Ident

WLJT in Jackson (Tennessee): Arthur ID, Barney ID, Caillou ID, Zoboomafoo ID, Zoom ID, Sesame Street ID, Between the Lions ID, Clifford ID, Dragon Tales ID, Teletubbies ID, Wishbone ID, Shadow Play, Underwater, Reading,

OPT: Transportation, Elephant

KLVX in Las Vegas: Weather, Transportation, Ident, Lab

Lakeland Public Television in Bernidji: Dragon Tales ID, Teletubbies ID

WTVS in Detroit: Switcher, Bugs, Lion, Quadrilateral, Between the Lions ID, Local

WTVP in Peoria: Dot's Cat, Walking

NETV: Between the Lions Ident, Dot’s Balloon

WQPT in Moline: Science, City, Dots Cat

KTWU in Topeka: City, Weather, Leap Frog, 007 Ident

WTIU in Bloomington: Boombox, Leap frog, Rollercoaster, Ident

UNC-TV: Rollercoaster, Pinball, Everyone's A Winner, Newspaper, Space (local version)

IPTV: Switcher (Special Variant), Space, 007 Ident, Science Lab, Merry-Go-Round, Caillou Ident, Walking, Transportation, Lion, Candy, Elephant, Bubble Faces

Prairie Public Broadcasting: Dot's Balloon

WFUM in Flint: Dots Cat, Bugs

WNIN in Evanstown: Road, Ferris Wheel

WPSX/WPSU in Clearfield/University Park: Merry Go Round, Space

WTVI in Charlotte: Everyone's a Winner, Bubble Faces, Science Lab

WGBY in Springfield: Elephant, Transportation, Walking, Science, Candy, Bugs, Lion, Space, Weather, Leap Frog, City, Merry Go Round, Rollercoaster, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap,

WHYY in Philadelphia: Road, Local, Merry Go Round, Switcher, Arthur Ident, Barney Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident,

WEAO/WNEO in Akron and Kent: Lion, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap, Local, Music, Party, Underwater,

AETN: Leap Frog, Weather, 007 Ident, Elephant, Science, Barney Ident,

WLIW in Garden City: Local, Newspaper, Everyone’s a Winner, Science Lab, Lion, Candy, Between The Lions Ident, Road, Transportation, Walking, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap, Ferris Wheel

WPTD/WPTO in Dayton: Switcher, Wishbone ID, Space, Walking, Rube Goldberg Mouse trap, Lab, jack in the box, City, Dot's cat, Lion, Local, Bugs, Caillou ID, Zoboomafoo ID, Pinball, Barney and Friends ID, Leap Frog, Weather, Science, Roller Coaster, Arthur Ident, Between The Lions Ident, Clifford Ident, Dragon Tales Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident,

WQLN in Erie: Local 

West Virginia Public Broadcasting: Leap Frog

KVCR in San Bernardino: Roller Coaster, Walking, City

KQED in San Francisco: Roller Coaster, City

WYES in New Orleans: Magician, Walking, Candy, Science Lab, Elephant, Lion, City, Underwater, Pinball, Jack in the Box, Racetrack, Dot's Cat, Weather, Squirrel

WPT: Ferris Wheel, Bugs, Local, Dot's Cat, Switcher, Walking, Transportation

SCETV: Walking, Lab, Caillou ID, Local, Music/Dancing

WQED in Pittsburgh: Walking, Music, Bubble Faces, Lab, Share a Story, Switcher, Candy

CPTV: Transportation, Lab, Bugs, Road, Zoom Ident, Roller Coaster, Bubble Faces, Sesame Street Ident

KNPB in Reno: Barney Ident, Arthur Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoom Ident,

WITF in Harrisburg: Local, Quadrilateral, Race Track, Pinball, Jack in the Box, Switcher, Carousel, Holes,

WNIT in Elkhart: Bugs, Dot's Cat, Travel, Leap Frog, Space, Walking, Holes, Weather

KEDT in Corpus Christi: Merry Go Round

WGBH in Boston: Transportation, Arthur Ident, Roller Coaster, 007 Ident, Lab, Bugs, Dot’s Cat, City, Switcher, Holes, Space, Music/Dancing, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Jack in the Box, Barney Ident, Sesame Street Ident,

WNPT in Nashville: Switcher, Merry Go Round, Sesame Street Ident, Wishbone Ident, Clifford Ident, City, Music, Space, Walking, Transportation, Road, Leap Frog, Holes, Weather, Everyone’s a Winner, Bubble Faces (local version), Arthur Ident, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap, Barney Ident, Local, Caillou Ident, Dragon Tales Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Pinball, Racetrack, Jack in the Box, Quadrilateral

WXEL: Everyone’s a Winner, Barney Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident,

WMFE (Now WUCF) in Orlando: Walking, Dot's Cat

WVUT in Terra Haute: Local, Arthur Ident, Barney Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident,

WPTD/WPTO (Think TV) in Dayton: Wishbone ID, Jack in the Box, Zoboomafoo ID, Underwater ID, Lion, Computer, Thinking, City, Piano, Elevator, Local

KTEH in San Jose: Local

PBA 30 in Atlanta: Local

KETC in St. Louis: Local, Switcher, Space, Arthur Ident, Barney Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident,

WDCQ/WDCP in Bad Axe: Ferris Wheel

KSPS in Spokane: Elephant, Switcher, Merry Go Round, Candy, Lion, Science Lab, Bubble Faces

WCTE in Cookesville: Transportation, Dot's Cat, Walking, City, Weather, Roller Coaster, Leap Frog, Local

KERA in Dallas: Bugs, Local, Merry Go Round, Space, Leap Frog, Clifford Ident, Quadrilateral (Local Version), Ferris Wheel

WSKG/WSKA in Binghamton/Elmira: Local, Squirrel, Jack in the Box, Dot’s Cat, Caillou Ident, Everyone’s a Winner, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Barney Ident, Arthur Ident, Clifford Ident, Between The Lions Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Dragon Tales Ident, Underwater Ident, Reading Ident, Shadow Play Ident, Zoom Ident,

WSJK/WKOP in Sneedville/Knoxville: Local

WSRE in Pensacola: Local, Lion, Bubble Faces, Elephant, Candy, Science Lab

WPBT in Miami: Local

WTCI in Chattanooga: Local, Bubble Faces, Science Lab, Elephant, Lion, Candy,

WJCT in Jacksonville: Local

KAKM in Anchorage: Walking, Transportation, Local

WUFT in Gainesville: Local

PBS Hawaii: Teletubbies Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Barney Ident, Arthur Ident, Walking, Merry Go Round, City, Bugs, Switcher

MPBN: Walking, Weather, Barney Ident

WCNY in Syracuse/Utica: Local

KWSU/KNTW in Pullman/Richland: Local

WMTJ in Fajardo (Puerto Rico): Local

KAMU in College Station (Texas): Magic Drawing, Local

Rocky Mountain PBS: Happy Birthday (Birthday Clubs Only), Snow Quadrilateral, Transportation, Quadrilateral, Walking, Wishbone Ident, Rain, Squirrel,

KBDI in Denver/Broomfield: Bubble Faces, Lion, Science Lab

WPBS in Northern New York/Eastern Ontario: Local, Weather

TPT in Minneapolis: Local, Pinball, Switcher, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Quadrilateral, Snow Quadrilateral, Everyone’s a Winner, Bubble Faces

KLRU in Austin: Switcher, Bubble Faces, Road

Vermont Public Television: Walking, City

WCET in Cincinnati: Jack in the Box, Space, Science Lab, Bubble Faces, Lion, Candy, Elephant

WOSU in Columbus: Racetrack, Local, Pinball, Jack in the Box, Science Lab, Elephant, Lion, Bubble Faces, Candy, Bugs

WMHT in Schenectady: Elephant, Local, Pinball, Racetrack, Jack in the Box, Clifford Ident, Dot’s Cat, Walking, Holes, Dragon Tales Ident, Reading Rainbow Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Underwater, Candy, Lion, Science Lab, Bubble Faces,

WKAR in East Lansing: Local, Racetrack, Jack in the Box, Weather, Rollercoaster, Dot’s Cat, Walking, Cake

KMOS in Sedalia/Warrensburg: Bubble Faces, Candy, Science Lab, 007 Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Wishbone Ident, Local, Arthur Ident, Barney Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Switcher,

KCOS in El Paso: Local, Jack in the Box, Racetrack, Rollarcoaster

KTTZ in Lubbock: Local

WBRA in Roanoke: Local, Arthur Ident

WOUB/WOUC in Athens/Cambridge: Local, Walking, Dot’s Cat, Rollercoaster, Transportation, City

KVIE in Sacramento/Stockton: Switcher, Magician, Local

KPBS in San Diego: Switcher, Mouse Trap, Weather, Bubble Faces, Transportation, Everyone's a Winner, Leap Frog, Jack in the Box

KAKM in Anchorage: Local, Transportation, Walking

KNCT in Benton: Switcher, Quadrilateral, Candy, Elephant, Bubble Faces, Science Lab, Lion, Road, Dot’s Cat, Walking, Leap Frog, Weather, Rollercoaster, Transportation, Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap, Everyone’s a Winner, Pinball, Racetrack, Jack in the Box

WXXI in Rochester: Barney Ident, Arthur Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Bubble Faces, Dragon Tales Ident (Rare Purple Variant), Clifford Ident, Shadow Play,

WNET in New York City/Newark: Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap

SDPB: Elephant, Walking, Dot's cat, Lion, Local

KVPT in Fresno: Local

IPT: Dot’s Cat, Barney Ident, Arthur Ident, Clifford Ident, Between The Lions Ident, Caillou Ident, Dragon Tales Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Zoom Ident,

WYCC in Chicago: Local, Bubble Faces, Science Lab, Elephant, Lion, Candy,

KCPT in Kansas City: Arthur Ident, Barney Ident, Sesame Street Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Wishbone Ident, Zoboomafoo Ident, Switcher, City, Transportation, Lion, Candy

KLRN in San Antonio: Switcher, Barney Ident, Teletubbies Ident, Transportation

WGVU/WGVK in Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo: Local

WNMU in Marquette: Local

Alaska Public Television: Local

KRCB in Cotati: Local

KEET in Eureka: Local, Switcher, Road, Quadrilateral

KOCE in Huntington Beach: Local

KLCS in Los Angeles: Local

KIXE in Redding: Local

WETA/WHUT in Washington: Local

WGCU in Fort Meyers: Local

WLRN in Miami: Local

WEDQ/WEDU in Tampa: Local

WSIU in Carbondale: Local

WEIU in Charleston: Local

Network Knowledge PBS: Local

WILL in Urbana: Local

WYIN in Gary: Local

KPTS in Wichita: Weather

SHPT: Local

WKYU in Bowling Green, Kentucky: Local

KSMQ in Austin, Minnesota: Local

PBS North: Local

Montana PBS: Local

New Hampshire PBS: Local

New Mexico PBS: Local

KENW in Portales: Local

KRWG in Las Crcues: Local

WCFE in Plattsburgh: Local

PPT: Local,

OETA: Local

OPB: Local, Squirrel, Rain, Bees,

SOPT: Local

WLVT in Allentown: Local, City

WVIA in Scranton: Local

KACV in Amarillo: Lion

KPBT in Odessa: Local

KMBH in Harlingen: Local

KUED in Salt Lake City: Local

WHRO in Norfolk: Local

WCVE in Richmond: Local

WVPT in Staunton: Local

KCTS in Seattle: Local

KBTC in Tacoma: Local, Bubble Faces, Arthur Ident, Race Track, Jack in the Box, Pinball

WMVS in Milwuakee: Local

Wyoming PBS: Local

WIPR in San Juan, Puerto Rico: Switcher

WCEU in Daytona Beach: Walking, Jumping, Weather, Local

WCMU in Mount Pleasant: Barney Ident, Jack in the Box, Pinball, Racetrack, Leap Frog,

Station Idents[]

Bubble Faces (1999-2000?)[]

Many circular faces are seen, some of which scream next to Dot and Dash logos in a blue background. This bumper was mostly used as an up next bumper, and also a background for fundings.

Note: WKNO, WTCI, KMOS, WBGU, KBTC, KBDI, TPT, WNPT, KLRU, KNCT, KSPS, WYCC, WSRE, WMHT, Connecticut Public Television, New Jersey Network, KCET, Wisconsin Public Television, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Idaho Public Television, WVIZ, WQED, KAET, WFSU, WSRE, WTVI, WCET, and KPBS used this.

Doodle Bugs (2001-2008)[]

A few bugs move around on the screen while everything is moving up. Then, a spider in a tuxedo is seen next to the station logos.

Note: WFWA, WBGU, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, WNPT, KERA, PBS Hawaii, WGBH, WGBY, WIPB, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Maryland Public Television, Kentucky Educational Television, New Jersey Network, WFUM, WLAE, WFSU, WTVS, WNIT, and Connecticut Public Television used this.

Cake (2005)[]

Dash is seen at a birthday party with a cake. He blows it too hard and icing splatters on the screen. This was used as a schedule bumper, but some stations used it for local birthday clubs.

Note: WBGU and WKAR both used this.

Candy (1999-2008)[]

Two faces of a girl (which mark the reference of the vestige of "Dot", which is her face on the company logo) are seen blowing bubblegum next to a candy factory. A square pops up when the two girls are blowing bubblegum. The square has the station's logo. Sometimes, it was used as an up next bumper.

Note: WFYI, WBGU, WQED, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, WYES, WKNO, WFSU, KCET, WGBY, WTCI, KMOS, KCPT, Iowa Public Television, KUAT, KSPS, KNCT, WTTW, New Jersey Network, KHUT, WMHT, WYCC, WCET, WSRE, KAET, and WLIW used this.

City (2000-2004?)[]

A lot of people and animals are seen walking past the screen.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as WFWA, WNPT, WLVT, Rhode Island PBS, WGBY, WGBH, Kentucky Educational Television Network, KTWU, Maryland Public Television, WQPT, KCPT, Idaho Public Television, Vermont Public Television, WOUB, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WPTD, and PBS Hawaii all used this.

Dot Thinking (2000s)[]

Dot thinks about a cat. Dash's face briefly pops up to mock her, but Dot's imagination suddenly turns him into a flower.

Note: WFWA, WBGU, KUAT, WTVP, WMHT, Iowa Public Television, WGTE, Georgia Public Television, WFUM, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WNPT, WSKG, Wisconsin Public Television, Idaho Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Kentucky Educational Television, WKNO, WKAR, KNCT, WCTE, WGBH, Rhode Island PBS, WPTD, WVIZ, WFSU, and KPBS used this.

Note 2: Another name for this station identification is "Dot's Cat".

Dot's Magic Drawing (2004-2021)[]

Dot lets her imagination go wild with a piece of chalk.

Note: Alabama Public Televsion and Louisiana Public Broadcasting used this.

Elephant (1999-2005?)[]

A train with circus animals are shown. Among them is an elephant with a carpet on her back. On the carpet is the station logo. This was also used as a coming up next bumper.

Note: WGBY, WEDU, WKNO, KSPS, KCET, WMHT, WTCI, WYCC, WSRE, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Arkansas Education Televsion Network, WBGU, KAET, KCPT, Iowa Public Television, New Jersey Network, WYES, KNCT, and Ozarks Public Television used this.

Ferris Wheel (1999-2005)[]

A carnival is seen going left until the camera goes to a ferris wheel. Some kids(including Dot and Dash) hold up PBS Kids circle logos.

Note: WDCQ, WFYI, WFWA, WNIN, WBGU, and WLIW used this.

Happy Birthday (2000s)[]

A hand pull opens a present. When the present opens, a happy birthday sign appears and the PBS Kids logo fades in between "Happy" and "Birthday" respectively. This was used as a schedule bumper.

Note: WBGU, Rocky Mountain PBS, and KCET used this.

Holes (2001-2010s)[]

Dot and Dash go through many holes and end up in different holes before only one hole and Dash is left. Dash then dives into the hole. This was mostly used as a local funding bumper.

Note: WIPB, WFWA, WITF, WGBH, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, WMHT, WNPT, Kentucky Educational Television, Idaho Public Television, WLAE, and WFSU used this.

Jack in the Box (2000-2008)[]

Dot plays with a Jack-in-the-box toy by cranking it. A clown pops out and holds the sign, either with a station logo or the character on the PBS Kids program. Used as a coming up next bumper.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as Georgia Public Broadcasting, WCET, KCET, WKNO, WOSU, KCPT, WYES, WKAR, WBGU, WFWA, WSKG, WGBH, WPTD/WPTO, KNCT, WTTW, KHUT, WITF, WNPT, KBTC, WCMU, WNED, KPBS, PBS Hawaii, and Louisiana Public Broadcasting all used this. The PBS Kids Channel also used this.

Leap Frog (2001-2010s?)[]

Dot and Dash play leap frog and start imagining as frogs, beans, springs, a cow and a moon, and an Tic Tac Toe X and an Tic Tac Toe O. Was both used as an up next bumper and a local funding bumper.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as Arkansas Educational Television Network, WFWA, WCMU, WFSU, Maryland Public Television, WTIU, KERA, KTWU, Idaho Public Television, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WGBY, WNPT, WVIZ, WCTE, WCEU, Kentucky Educational Television, KNCT and KPBS all used this.

Lion (1999-2000s)[]

A lion, that seems to be in a circus, opens its mouth. The station logo is shown. This was also used as an coming up next and believed to be also a local funding bumper. 

Note: Several PBS stations, such as WBGU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WGBY, WFSU, WTCI, KACV, WMHT, KSPS, KCPT, WYCC, KBDI, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, WKNO, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, WYES, KNCT, Iowa Public Televsion, KUAT, WCET, WNEO/WEAO, KAET, WSRE, WLIW, and WPTD all used this.

Magician (2004-2017)[]

Dash pulls a lot of things out of a hat.

Note: WYES, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, WVIZ, New Jersey Network, WNED, and KVIE used this.

Merry-Go-Round (2001-2006)[]

A few kids (including Dot and Dash) go on a merry-go-round at the amusement park. The station's logo then shows up. 

Note: Several PBS stations, such as WFWA, WIPB, WNPT, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, KERA, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WITF, KSPS, WGBY, WGBH, KEDT, WVIZ, PBS Hawaii, WPSX, and WFSU all used this.

Music (2000-2010)[]

Dash starts dancing to Jazz. Soon after, Dot dances to classical music. Then, Dash dances to hip-hop music. Dash and Dot then dance off the screen and the station logo is seen.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as WFWA, WIPB, Kentucky Educational Television, Maryland Public Television, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, South Carolina Educational Television Network, Idaho Public Television, WNPT, WGBH, WNEO/WEAO, Rhode Island PBS, KCET, and WLAE all used this.

Note 2: Another name for this ID is "Dancing".

Note 3: There is a version from Primal Screen, where there are no music notes, and the child voices are removed. This is most likely considered a prototype version.

Newspaper (2000s)[]

Dash is seen in the city carrying newspaper and throwing them to houses as Dash's dog catches some. Then, Dash throws a newspaper to the screen that reads "Naughty Puppy Steals Newspaper" with the PBS Kids logo in it. This was used as a coming up next bumper.

Note: Some PBS stations like KAET, WVIZ, UNC-TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WBGU used this.


Party (1999-2002)[]

A party with Mexican fiesta music is seen.

Note: WNEO and WEAO both used this.

Photobooth (2004-Late 2000s)[]

Dash and Dot are in a photobooth taking pictures. They take pictures of funny faces, sad faces, loving, smiling, and the final picture they take is the PBS Kids logo in it. This was used as a Coming up next bumper.

Note: WBGU and KAET both used this.

Pinball (2000s?)[]

Dash plays with a pinball machine. Used as an up next bumper.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as Georgia Public Broadcasting, WTTW, WOSU, WNPT, WFWA, WBGU, WMHT, WNED, WSRE, TPT, WITF, WBGU, KNCT, KHUT, WPTD/WPTO, WYES, and WSKG all used this.

Quadrilateral (1999-2010)[]

An odd shaped quadrilateral on a background with multicolored stripes are seen. Used as an Up Next bumper, a station bumper and a local funding bumper.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as WITF, WNED, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Alabama Public Television, Maryland Public Televsion, WVIZ, Rocky Mountain PBS, WTTW, WGBH, WNPT, WQED, KNCT, and TPT all used this.

Race Car Donut (2000-2008)[]

The racecars are seen racing on a racetrack. Used as an coming up next bumper.

Road (1999-2005)[]

A big man is seen, with many other people thinking about stuff in thought bubbles. This goes on until the camera stops at the end of the road and see many thought bubbles fill the screen. One of these has the station's logo or the PBS Kids Dash logo in it.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as KCET, Maryland Public Television, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KAWE (Lakeland PBS), WFYI, Kentucky Educational Television, WNPT, Connecticut Public Television, KLRU, KUAT, WNIN, WKNO, WTTW, WVIZ, WHYY, KNCT, WPTD, WLIW, and KERA all used this.

Roller Coaster (2000-2008)[]

Many kids ride on a roller coaster in purple, green and blue rollercoaster cars. This was mostly used as a Coming up next bumper.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as University of North Carolina Television, WFWA, WBGU, WGBY, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Kentucky Educational Television, Connecticut Public Television, Idaho Public Television, New Jersey Network, WCTE, WTIU, WNED, Maryland Public Television, WFSU, KCOS, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WOUB, WGBH, and WPTD all used this.

Note 2: This was also used on Primal Screen, except the child voices are removed, only leaving the music.

Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap (2000-2010)[]

This was used as a Next Bumper and a Local Funding Bumper.

Note: WNPT, WKNO, WSKG, WNET, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Kentucky Educational Television, WTTW, WPTD/WPTO, WLIW, WNEO/WEAO, and WGBY used this.

Science Lab (1999-2004)[]

A science lab is seen. On a screen, it is the station logo.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as Arkansas Educational Television Network, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WGBY, WKNO, KUAT, KBDI, WTCI, Maryland Public Television, Iowa Public Television, Louisiana Public Television, South Carolina Educational Television, WYES, WBGU, WQPT, WCET, WFSU, WYCC, KMOS, KSPS, WGBH, KLVX, WMHT, KCET, KAET, KMOS, KNCT, WCET, and WSRE all used this.

Planet (2000s)[]

Dash turns an alien into Dot inside a crater. This was used as an up next bumper or station bumper.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as WFYI, WCET, WGBY, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, KERA, WNPT, WPSU, WGBH, Maryland Public Television, Idaho Public Television, Iowa Public Television, KETC, University of North Carolina Television, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New Jersey Network, and WPTD all used this. This was also going to be used on Primal Screen

Squirrel (Late 2000s)[]

A squirrel with glasses is seen climbing up a tree on a windy fall day.

Note: WSKG, WVIZ, WGBH, KPBS, and WYES used this.

Switcher (1999-2008)[]

Dot and Dash press buttons that turns the person on the other side's light off. There are shadows of animals, people, and objects. They do this so much that Dot turns into a bee and Dash turns into a bouncy ball.

Note: Several PBS stations, such as KCET, WNPT, WVIZ, Maryland Public Television, WHYY, WTTW, WQED, WKNO, KMOS, KVIE, WIPR, KNCT, KSPS, Iowa Public Television, KLRU, KCPT, WLAE, TPT, PBS Hawaii, Kentucky Educational Television, WITF, WGBH, KHUT, WFSU, WTVS, WPTD, Wisconsin Public Television, KLRN, and KPBS all used this.

Imagination/Telescope (2005)[]

Dash and Dot look through a telescope. Then, the camera goes to the inside of the telescope. Then the camera moves backwards, and Dash and Dot are in a spaceship with the sky being purple. This was used as a next bumper.

Note: WVIZ only used this.

Transportation (1999-2010s)[]

Kids (including Dot and Dash) ride on different forms of transportation (plane, boat,, car, train, horse, fire truck) while the station's logo is on the other side of the screen. This was mostly used as a Coming up next bumper.

Note: Many PBS stations like WFWA, WBGU, Wisconsin Public Television, WCTE, WNPT, WFSU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Idaho Public Television, WVIZ, KLVX, KCPT, Ozarks Public Television, WGBH, WGBY, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Kentucky Educational Televsion, Maryland Public Television, Rocky Mountain PBS, KUAT, WLIW, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KLRN, Connecticut Public Television, and WOUB, Iowa Public Television, KAKM, and KPBS all used this ident.

Calm Music (2007)[]

Scenes from Use Your Imagination are seen.

Note: WHYY only used this.

Walking (1999-2010)[]

Dash and Dot are walking together down the sidewalk. They then start imagining as a cat and a dog, a ladybug and a bee, a tomato and a corn, snowmen, balloons, skeletons, a tuba and a violin, flowers, and astronauts. This was used as a coming up next bumper and a station ID.

Note: Lots of PBS stations, such as WFWA, WVIZ, WMHT, WTVP, WYES, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WQED, PBS Hawaii, WGBY, WFYI, Maryland Public Television, WNPT, Idaho Public Television, Wisconsin Public Television, KCET, Vermont Public Television, Maine Public Television Network, Rocky Mountain PBS, WFSU, Kentucky Educational Television, South Carolina Educational Television, WKAR, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WOUB, KNCT, KVCR, WCEU, WLIW, KAKM, Iowa Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, and WPTD all used this ident.

Weather (2000-2015)[]

Dot walks in different types of weather (rain, sunny, winter, nighttime, fall) next to the station logo. 

Note: Most PBS stations, such as WFWA, WNPT, KTWU, Maryland Public Television, WKAR, KPTS, Rhode Island PBS, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WGBY, WPBS, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Idaho Public Television, Kentucky Educational Television, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, KLVX, WMFE, KPBS, and WCEU all used this. This was also on Primal Screen, except the music is different for the nighttime scene.

Everyone's a Winner (2000-2008)[]

The Everyone's a Winner game's wheel is seen spinning until it stops, and the station logo is shown. Also used as a up next ident.

Note: WNPT, TPT, WSKG, WXEL, WTTW, WTVI, KPBS, and KNCT used this.

Idents[]

007 (1999-2005)[]

The ending for the 007 ident is shown. Instead of the PBS Kids logo, the station logo is shown. The background is a similarity for the Barney ID.

Note: Some PBS stations like WGTE, WVIZ, WNED, Alabama Public Television, WGBH, Georgia Public Broadcasting, TPT, KCET, KMOS, KTWU, KUAT, and Iowa Public Television used this.

Arthur (1999-2008)[]

The camera pans through a town where everyone is wearing Arthur's glasses.

Note: Most PBS stations like WFWA, WSKG, WQED, WTTW, WLJT, WKNO, WNPT, WBRA, KCPT, KCET, WIPB, WVIZ, Wisconsin Public Television, WFYI, KHUT, Idaho Public Television, WPTD, PBS Hawaii, WGBH, KNPB, WHYY, WVUT, KETC, KNCT, WXXI, Alabama Public Television, KMOS, and PBS Hawaii all used this.

Barney (1999-2008)[]

The background used at the end of the Barney ident is seen with the stations logo on it. Sometimes, the whole ident is shown. The background in this ID is also a similarity for the 007 ID, except the circles are entirely purple, like the color of Barney.

Note: Some PBS stations like WGBH, WFWA, WNPT, WLJT, WEDU, WIPB, KHUT, WSKG, Arkansas Educational Television Network, WVIZ, KCET, WNED, Idaho Public Televsion, WXXI, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KNPB, WFYI, PBS Hawaii, WTTW, WXEL, WPTD, and KNCT used this.

Between the Lions (2000-2008)[]

Dash and Dot play hide-and-seek in a library, before Dash uncovers Theo behind a bookcase.

Two versions exist of this bumper. In the first one, Dash says "Hey, Theo! My mane lion!" when Theo is revealed, while in the other one, he simply says "Theo!" in a relieved voice.

Note: Some PBS stations like WFWA, WLJT, Nebraska Educational Television, KCET, WSKG, WXXI, WLIW, WPTD, WGBH, WNPT, Idaho Public Television, and WTTW, used this.

Caillou (2000-2008)[]

Dash flies a kite and an adult gives Dot a ride on a bicycle. The station logo is then shown.

Note: Some of the following PBS stations, such as: WFWA, WSKG, Iowa Public Television, WTTW, WLJT, WNPT, South Carolina Educational Television Network, WPTD, and Idaho Public Television, all used this ident.

Note 2: KAWE & KAWB (Lakeland PBS, Brainerd/Bemidji, Minnesota) utilized this intro well into the mid-2010s, but deleted the Caillou logo and replaced it with the Lakeland Kids logo.

Clifford (2000-2008)[]

A painter tries coming up with a new masterpiece, but angrily tears up his paper each time. Then he paints his canvas red, and it is revealed that he was trying to paint Clifford's fur. An alternate version made for airing on KCET involves Captain Infinity being drawn on an Etch-a-Sketch.

Note: Some PBS stations like WFWA, WNPT, KERA, KCET, WLJT, WTTW, KHUT, Maryland Public Television, and WPTD used this ident.

Dragon Tales (1999?-2013)[]

Cassie, Ord, and Zak and Wheezie make music with their tails. The station logo is then shown.

Note: A few PBS stations, including WFWA, WLJT, WNPT, WSKG, and Lakeland PBS all used this ident.


George Shrinks (200?)[]

A toy airplane flies through a house, and then the station logo is shown. This was used for PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch. Sometimes used as an coming up next bumper.

Letters[]

This ident was used for Reading Rainbow, The Adventures From The Book Of Virtues, and Clifford’s Puppy Days.

Note: Another name for this ID is "Reading".

Note 2: This was also going to be on Primal Screen, except the ident is short, and the character in the PBS Kids circle logo was replaced with the vestige of Dash.

Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse (2000-20??)[]

A clown performs various tricks at the circus. This was commonly used for PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch.

Sesame Street (1999-20??)[]

A dog uses his imagination and thinks about Elmo. The station logo is shown.

Note: WFWA, WIPB, WKNO, WLJT, WNPT, TPT, KCET, WVIZ, WNED, WSKG, WTTW, WXXI, KNPB, WFYI, Maryland Public Television, WGBH, WXEL, WBGU, WHYY, WPTD, Idaho Public Television, KMOS, KETC, KCPT, PBS Hawaii, Connecticut Public Television, and Alabama Public Television used this.

Seven Little Monsters (2000-20??)[]

Dash and Dot open various numbered doors, ending with a door that contains five of objects inside. This was only used for PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch.

Shadow Play (2000-2013?)[]

This ident was used for Cyberchase, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggly Winks, Boohbah, It’s a Big Big World, The Noddy Shop, Theodore Tugboat, Tots TV, and Liberty’s Kids. It features Dash making shadow puppets on the wall.

Teletubbies Ident[]

A bird gets caught in the Teletubbies' antennae.

Note: Most PBS stations, such as WFWA, WNPT, WGBH, WLJT, WTTW, WKNO, PBS Hawaii, Lakeland PBS, KHUT, KCET, WSKG, WIPB, WVUT, KNPB, WPTD, WNED, WVIZ, Idaho Public Television, WXEL, WHYY, TPT, WMHT, KETC, KLRN, WXXI, and KCPT all used this.

Note 2: KAWE & KAWB utilized this intro well into the mid-2010s, but deleted the Teletubbies logo and replaced it with the KAWE/KAWB logo. Also, they start it at the point where the bird gets stuck in Po's 'antenna', not at the beginning where the bird gets stuck in LaLa's 'antenna'.

Underwater (1999-2009)[]

This ident was used for Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, The Berenstain Bears, Jay Jay The Jet Plane, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat, and Thomas and Friends.

Note: WFWA, KCET, WLJT, WYES, WNEO/WEAO, WSKG, and Idaho Public Television used this.

Note 2: KAWE & KAWB utilized this intro well into the mid-2010s, but deleted the character logos and replaced them with the KAWE/KAWB logo.

Note 3: This is also on Primal Screen, except the character in the PBS Kids circle logo is replaced with the vestige of Dash.

Wishbone Ident[]

The Wishbone ident is seen. Sometimes, the whole ident is shown.

Note: Some PBS stations like WNPT, KMOS, WKNO, Alabama Public Television, WGBH, WSKG, KCET, WVIZ, Wisconsin Public Television, KPBS, and KHUT used this.

Zoboomafoo[]

The Zoboomafoo ident is seen.

Note: WFWA, WNPT, WKNO, WLJT, WVIZ, WTTW, WSKG, WGBH, KCET, KCPT, Alabama Public Television, WIPB, WFYI, KHUT, KMOS, WXXI, KETC, WPTD, WEDU, WHYY, WNED, KNPB, WVUT, and Idaho Public Television used this.

Note 2: KAWE & KAWB utilized this intro well into the mid-2010s, but deleted the Zoboomafoo logo and replaced it with the KAWE/KAWB logo. They also start it at the point where the elephant has the leaves and deletes the scene with the giraffe.

ZOOM[]

The ZOOM ident is seen. The children that are seen are Estuardo, Kaleigh, Caroline, Pablo, Matt, Mike, Alisa, Kenny, Buzz, and Francesco.

Note: A few PBS stations like WFWA, Connecticut Public Television, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WLJT used this.

Note 2: KAWE & KAWB utilized this intro well into the mid-2010s, but deleted the Zoom logo and replaced it with the KAWE/KAWB logo.

Note 3: The music from this ident is reused on some funding credits for PBS Kids programs, those being Reading Rainbow, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford's Puppy Days, Dragon Tales and Plaza Sesamo (Spanish-language version).

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