All PBS Kids System Cues (1999-2012)

Here, we see every single old school PBS Kids system cue that has aired during your childhood. Yes, EVERY, SINGLE, ONE!!! That I have found. Except for the P Pals (which were actually part of the regular PBS, not its kids block). The definition of a system cue (for PBS Kids in particular) is a 5 second ID that appears after the end or funding credits of a show, identifying the brand. By 2004, there were only SIX system cues (2 of them also had prototype versions airing back in 2003). Here is the list (and a description of each)!
Dash (1999) - This system cue starts off with an eye over a lime green background. It blinks, then a chorus of boys sings the iconic PBS Kids jingle. The camera zooms out to reveal Dash, a 7 year old boy, ready to think about something. Scratching his head with his left index finger for about 2 seconds, he thinks of an idea (by saying Doink). It is PBS Kids! He transitions into the iconic logo, set over a pink striped background.
Dot (1999) - This system cues start off with a girl in the distance over the same lime green background, but with white lines on the bottom. As a chorus of girls sings the iconic PBS Kids jingle, Dot runs up to the camera before smiling at the viewers, grasping the screen with her hands. She then transitions into the iconic logo over a multi colored striped background.
Dash Transformation (2000) - In this system cue, Dash is at first a caveman, then a scuba diver, and finally a robot! He grabs the letters before the logo is shown on a purple background.
Dot Transformation (2000) - In this system cue, Dot is at first a tiger, then an octopus, and lastly an astronaut. The logo appears behind beautiful star background!
Snowglobe (2002) - Dash is ice skating on a frozen pond. All of a sudden, the ground shakes and he stops. As the camera zooms out, it is revealed that he is in a snowglobe, held by Dot! She laughs before the logo is shown over snowing background.
Fishbowl (2002) - Dash observes his pet fish, before turning into the fish himself in his imagination! As he blubs in the water, Dot (as a fish too) EATS him up! The logo appears inside the fishbowl with bubbles behind it.
3 EXTREMELY rare system cues have aired during Big Big Friend Day, and here they were.
Sports (2005)
Wrapping Paper (2005)
Sandcastles (2005)
Then comes the preschool block system cues from 2006, and I have finally found the Beehive one (with sound) from a PBS Kids Program Break video. VERY rare! :O
And lastly, there were the Dash and Dot activities system cues from 2008 (as part of a MINOR rebrand). These ones have our beloved mascots do different activities, and the logo sometimes reacts to what's going on!
You ever think back to when PBS Kids was actually a GOOD block? In the 2000s?! Of course you do, because PBS Kids since about 2012 has been total crap (it's all thanks to stupid Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, a show I HATE so much because of the whiny main character)! The rebrand in 2013 (when Dee and Del were introduced for no reason, and Dot got older) has totally killed my childhood (and many others as well, I believe). The same thing applies to the ORIGINAL PBS Kids Channel, which has existed back in the early 2000s (2000-2004). So, why not you look at this video on the UA-cam TIME MACHINE and talk about these GREAT IDs that have once appeared on your TV screen!? I think about the golden era of PBS Kids all the time (which, was the early 2000s when I was just a little boy; I was born in 1999). Back in 2000-2004, you had QUALITY shows like classic Arthur, Dragon Tales, Between the Lions, Zoboomafoo, Thomas and Friends, Liberty's Kids, the original Teletubbies and Clifford the Big Red Dog. The original bumpers, station IDs and system cues for PBS Kids were totally awesome to watch! They actually transported me into a very strange but cartoonish world from the comfort of my own living room, or inside a waiting room at the children's hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Now I absolutely don't care (as PBS Kids has gone downhill big time since AT LEAST 2005, but 2012 was the year it really died), as a currently 24 year old depressed male.
Enjoy the nostalgia, and here's two petitions you can sign to RESTORE PBS Kids back to the 2000s/early 2010s.
Bring back the old PBS Kids logo (with Dash)!!!
www.change.org/p/bring-back-t...
This logo change happened back in 2022 and I am SO pissed off about it! The new PBS Kids logo is an atrocity, with bland color scheme and NO kid inside. The old one actually represented what PBS Kids WAS. A TV block for kids to learn, grow, and best of all, HAVE FUN. As well as a separate 24/7 TV channel (running from 1999-2005)! The new logo is on the new PBS Kids channel as well (2017-present).
Bring Back Classic PBS Kids Shows
www.change.org/p/pbs-bring-ba...
Your favorite shows are either gone or occasionally air. Sign THIS petition to restore them to your local PBS station for good!