The P-Pals are similar in shape to the PBS logo; they were introduced on PBS Kids (at the time, PTV) starting in August 1993 — February 24th 2025 They were dropped on September 5, 1999 after nearly 6 years on PTV, as they were getting outdated, and …

The first P-head is actually named Pernell, one of PTV's mascots. In this logo he is differently colored, as he is brown in other PTV material (as well as green in merchandise). Collectively, the mascots are known as the "P-Pals". There was reportedly a promo where the P-Pals talked about their family, but it is lost media.

2013年1月21日 · Meet the P-Pals of PBS Kids and PTV Park!

PTV was a children's programming block on PBS. It went from 1994-1999. The entire PTV branding was gotten rid of on September 5, 1999 and became PBS Kids on September 6, 1999. The block had the P-Pals getting into sometimes silly antics, such as P-Pet running at a train and other wacky things...

2021年2月20日 · Sing along with the P-Pals, the fun characters from PBS Kids.

In 1993, PBS gave their children's block a brand. This was PTV Park which used mascots dubbed "P-Pals". They were people in the shape of the PBS logo. Despite being discontinued in 1999 for the PBS Kids brand some stations still used these IDs until 2010.

From "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" - 'Episode #1643'.

The P-Pals were the first mascots of the American preschool network PBS Kids. The P-Pals were replaced by Dot and Dash on September 5th, 1999, following the official launch of PBS Kids. The P-Pals, if continued today, would have celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2020.

Interstitials aimed at younger children featured the P-Pals, or anthropomorphized PBS logos as the mascots (voiced by such names as Oscar J. Castillo, Levar Burton, Fran Drescher, and Jerry Nelson, among others), in the fictional setting of "PTV Park".

The camera flies in under the sign so we get a good view of everything: lots of P-Pals doing their own activities, multicolored P-Pal-style drawings of the Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood sets, and carnival-themed structures.