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PBS Kids is a children's block of [[Edutainment Show|Edutainment Shows]] on [[PBS]] that launched in 1993. It has aired on many PBS affiliates.
PBS Kids is a children's block of [[Edutainment Show|Edutainment Shows]] on [[PBS]] that launched in 1993 (as a program block) or 2017 (in its later incarnation as a digital subchannel). It has aired on many PBS member stations.


They also aired another block called ''PBS Kids GO!'', which was aimed at older children. It was launched in 2004.
They also aired another block called ''PBS Kids GO!'', which was aimed at older children. It was launched in 2004.


It also ran PBS Kids Sprout, a cable channel aimed at preschoolers. A number of the listed programs no longer airing regularly on most PBS stations can currently be seen on Sprout.
From 2005-2017, PBS Kids Sprout ran a cable channel aimed at preschoolers as a joint venture (between PBS, Comcast, Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment). That network is now controlled exclusively by NBC/Comcast as "Universal Kids", after that company bought out the other partners in the venture. A number of listed programs no longer airing regularly on most PBS stations were later seen on Sprout.
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=== Shows that ran on PBS Kids and PBS Kids GO!: ===


PBS Kids Sprout did incur controversy for the parent network [[PBS]] for one incident; they sacked "[[wikipedia:Melanie Martinez (actress)|Melanie]]", host of the ''Good Night Show'' (PBS KIDS Sprout, 2005-06), because of her prior appearance in a [[Parody Commercial]] series mocking abstinence-only sex education. According to PBS ombudsman Michael Getler, "it would have been a greater bow to freedom of expression and against guilt by association for the program and PBS to stick by her ... it struck me as ironic that at the very time PBS is fighting against new [[Media Watchdog|Federal Communications Commission]] rulings about indecency that the network argues will inhibit documentary filmmakers and freedom of speech, it delivers a subjective punishment to a popular performer for something done seven years ago that was clearly a spoof."

There's also an over-the-air [[Digital Subchannel]] which runs preschool content 24/7 as "PBS Kids" on many PBS member stations. It tends to ignore the "[[watershed]]" presumption (that little kids won't be watching far into the night) and keeps running content like ''[[Sesame Street]]'' after 10PM ET.

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{{examples|Shows that ran on PBS Kids and PBS Kids GO!:}}
1993:<ref>Most of these shows previously aired under the regular PBS banner before this year.</ref>
1993:<ref>Most of these shows previously aired under the regular PBS banner before this year.</ref>
* ''[[Barney and Friends (TV)|Barney and Friends]]''
* ''[[Barney and Friends]]''
* ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''
* ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''
* ''[[Ghostwriter]]''
* ''[[Ghostwriter (TV series)|Ghostwriter]]''
* ''[[Lamb Chops Play Along (TV)|Lamb Chops Play Along]]''
* ''[[Lamb Chop's Play Along|Lamb Chops Play Along]]''
* ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV)|Mister Rogers Neighborhood]]''
* ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|Mister Rogers Neighborhood]]''
* ''[[Reading Rainbow]]''
* ''[[Reading Rainbow]]''
* ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]'' (The longest running show on the block, predating PBS by a year)
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (The longest running show on the block, predating PBS by a year)
* ''[[Shining Time Station]]''
* ''[[Shining Time Station]]''
* ''[[Square One TV]]''
* ''[[Square One TV]]''
* ''[[Where in The World Is Carmen San Diego]]?''
* ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]?''


1994:
1994:
* ''[[The Big Comfy Couch]]''
* ''[[The Big Comfy Couch]]''
* ''[[Kratts Creatures (TV)|Kratts Creatures]]''
* ''[[Kratts' Creatures]]''
* ''[[The Magic School Bus (Literature)|The Magic School Bus]]'' (Would later [[Channel Hop]] to [[Fox Kids]], Discovery Kids/TLC, and Qubo for reruns)
* ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'' (Would later [[Channel Hop]] to [[Fox Kids]], Discovery Kids/TLC, and Qubo for reruns)
* ''[[The Puzzle Place (TV)|The Puzzle Place]]''
* ''[[The Puzzle Place]]''


1995:
1995:
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1996:
1996:
* ''[[Adventures From the Book of Virtues (Animation)|Adventures From the Book of Virtues]]''
* ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''
* ''[[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]]''
* ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]''
* ''[[Theodore Tugboat (Animation)|Theodore Tugboat]]''
* ''[[Theodore Tugboat]]''
* ''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego]]?''
* ''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]?''


1997:
1997:
* ''[[Wimzies House (TV)|Wimzies House]]'' (Originally made two years before, but was only airing in Canada. Currently airing in repeats in syndication.)
* ''[[Wimzie's House|Wimzies House]]'' (Originally made two years before, but was only airing in Canada. Currently airing in repeats in syndication.)


1998:
1998:
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1999:
1999:
* ''[[Dragon Tales (Animation)|Dragon Tales]]''
* ''[[Dragon Tales]]''
* ''[[Redwall]]''
* ''[[Redwall]]''
* ''[[Zoboomafoo (TV)|Zoboomafoo]]''
* ''[[Zoboomafoo]]''
* ''[[Zoom (TV)|Zoom]]'' - The Revival
* ''[[Zoom (TV series)|Zoom]]'' - The Revival


2000:
2000:
* ''[[Between the Lions (TV)|Between the Lions]]''
* ''[[Between the Lions]]''
* ''[[Caillou (Animation)|Caillou]]'' (Originally aired in 1995 in Canada)
* ''[[Caillou]]'' (Originally aired in 1995 in Canada)
* ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (Literature)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' (''Clifford's Puppy Days'' spinoff began in 2003)
* ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' (''Clifford's Puppy Days'' spinoff began in 2003)
* ''[[Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse (Animation)|Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse]]'' (Currently on Qubo)
* ''[[Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse|Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse]]'' (Currently on Qubo)
* ''[[Seven Little Monsters (Animation)|Seven Little Monsters]]''
* ''[[Seven Little Monsters]]''
* ''[[Timothy Goes to School (Animation)|Timothy Goes to School]]'' (Later seen on Discovery Kids, no longer currently in repeats)
* ''[[Timothy Goes to School]]'' (Later seen on Discovery Kids, no longer currently in repeats)


2001:
2001:
* ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane (Animation)|Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]''
* ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]''
* ''[[Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat (Animation)|Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat]]''
* ''[[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]]''


2002:
2002:
* ''[[Cyberchase (Animation)|Cyberchase]]''
* ''[[Cyberchase]]''
* ''[[Liberty's Kids (Animation)|Liberty's Kids]]''
* ''[[Liberty's Kids]]''


2003:
2003:
* ''[[The Berenstain Bears]]'' (2003 series)
* ''[[The Berenstain Bears]]'' (2003 series)
* ''[[Jakers the Adventures of Piggley Winks (Animation)|Jakers the Adventures of Piggley Winks]]''
* ''[[Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks|Jakers the Adventures of Piggley Winks]]''


2004:
2004:
* ''[[Angelina Ballerina]]'' (Later given an all CGI revamp as ''Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'')
* ''[[Angelina Ballerina]]'' (Later given an all CGI revamp as ''Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'')
* ''[[Maya and Miguel (Animation)|Maya and Miguel]]''
* ''[[Maya and Miguel]]''
* ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine (Animation)|Thomas the Tank Engine]]''
* ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]''


2005:
2005:
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]'' (After a [[Channel Hop]] from [[Nick Jr]])
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]'' (After a [[Channel Hop]] from [[Nick Jr.]])


2006:
2006:
* ''[[Curious George (Literature)|Curious George]]''
* ''[[Curious George]]''
* ''[[Fetch With Ruff Ruffman]]''
* ''[[Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman]]''
* ''[[Frannys Feet (Animation)|Frannys Feet]]''
* ''[[Franny's Feet|Frannys Feet]]''
* ''[[Its a Big Big World (TV)|Its a Big Big World]]''
* ''[[It's a Big Big World]]''
* ''[[Mama Mirabelles Home Movies (Animation)|Mama Mirabelles Home Movies]]''
* ''[[Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies|Mama Mirabelles Home Movies]]''


2007:
2007:
* ''[[Animalia (Animation)|Animalia]]''
* ''[[Animalia]]''
* ''[[Super Why (Animation)|Super Why]]''
* ''[[Super Why!|Super Why]]''
* ''[[Word Girl (Animation)|Word Girl]]''
* ''[[Word Girl]]''
* ''[[Word World (Animation)|Word World]]''
* ''[[Word World]]''


2008:
2008:
* ''[[Martha Speaks (Animation)|Martha Speaks]]''
* ''[[Martha Speaks]]''
* ''[[Sid the Science Kid (Animation)|Sid the Science Kid]]''
* ''[[Sid the Science Kid]]''


2009:
2009:
* ''[[Dinosaur Train (Animation)|Dinosaur Train]]''
* ''[[Dinosaur Train]]''
* ''[[The Electric Company]]'' - The Revival
* ''[[The Electric Company]]'' - The Revival


2010:
2010:
* ''[[The Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That (Animation)|The Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That]]''
* ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!|The Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That]]''


2011:
2011:
* ''[[Wild Kratts (Animation)|Wild Kratts]]''
* ''[[Wild Kratts]]''


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Latest revision as of 19:58, 23 April 2020

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Doink! PBS Kids!

PBS Kids is a children's block of Edutainment Shows on PBS that launched in 1993 (as a program block) or 2017 (in its later incarnation as a digital subchannel). It has aired on many PBS member stations.

They also aired another block called PBS Kids GO!, which was aimed at older children. It was launched in 2004.

From 2005-2017, PBS Kids Sprout ran a cable channel aimed at preschoolers as a joint venture (between PBS, Comcast, Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment). That network is now controlled exclusively by NBC/Comcast as "Universal Kids", after that company bought out the other partners in the venture. A number of listed programs no longer airing regularly on most PBS stations were later seen on Sprout.

PBS Kids Sprout did incur controversy for the parent network PBS for one incident; they sacked "Melanie", host of the Good Night Show (PBS KIDS Sprout, 2005-06), because of her prior appearance in a Parody Commercial series mocking abstinence-only sex education. According to PBS ombudsman Michael Getler, "it would have been a greater bow to freedom of expression and against guilt by association for the program and PBS to stick by her ... it struck me as ironic that at the very time PBS is fighting against new Federal Communications Commission rulings about indecency that the network argues will inhibit documentary filmmakers and freedom of speech, it delivers a subjective punishment to a popular performer for something done seven years ago that was clearly a spoof."

There's also an over-the-air Digital Subchannel which runs preschool content 24/7 as "PBS Kids" on many PBS member stations. It tends to ignore the "watershed" presumption (that little kids won't be watching far into the night) and keeps running content like Sesame Street after 10PM ET.

Shows that ran on PBS Kids and PBS Kids GO!:

1993:[1]

1994:

1995:

1996:

1997:

  • Wimzies House (Originally made two years before, but was only airing in Canada. Currently airing in repeats in syndication.)

1998:

  • Teletubbies (originally made one year before, in the U.K. only)

1999:

2000:

2001:

2002:

2003:

2004:

2005:

2006:

2007:

2008:

2009:

2010:

2011:

  1. ↑ Most of these shows previously aired under the regular PBS banner before this year.
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