- "Sprout supports your local PBS station."
- ―Female announcer at the end of most promos
PBS promos are short promotional spots, often promoting Sprout, which PBS co-owned in its early years. Similar to commercials on network television, they serve to advertise or raise awareness of the channel and other ventures - on-demand and online.
Video | Title | Date | Description |
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PBS Kids Sprout- Preschool TV Around the Clock (2005) |
Preschool TV Around the Clock | 2005 | A man on an airplane sits by a little girl, who tells him that "it's not that easy being green." The girl is then seen watching Oscar the Grouch's version of the Sesame Street song with her dad, and a female announcer says "When you share it with your kids, they'll share it with the world. PBS KIDS Sprout, preschool TV around the clock" as the Sprout logo is seen in between a sun and moon. |
PBS Kids Sprout The Place Where Little Stars Grow (2006) |
The Place Where Little Stars Grow | 2006 | A girl and her parents watch Sprout (complete with the Bedtime ident) and she plays piano and gets ready for bed by brushing her teeth and reading a story, as a male announcer explains that Sprout is on air both day and night. He then says "Proud support in partner with this PBS station" as a link to Sproutletsgrow.com is seen in a nighttime setting. |
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Come On, Let's Grow | 2007 | Two versions of this promo exist - one short, one long. See "Come On, Let's Grow." |
Sprout TV Commercial |
Heading South | 2007 | A family (with David Samartin as the dad) is at a restaurant. The son, Andrew Jackson, is tired, and his mother explains they've been on the trip heading south to grandmother's house for two days. A clip of Barney & Friends is shown on a purple television, |
Antonio Chavez - Sprout Commercial |
We Share Kindness | 2007 | A girl and her dad (John Chavez) scoop up some minnows and go fishing. A clip of either Angelina Ballerina or Caillou is shown on a purple television. Directed by Jeff Preiss.[1] Footage from this promo is reused in a "We Share" commercial seen on a Make Way for Noddy DVD. Shot in Long Beach, California in April 2007.[2] |
Rare Local PBS Station Promo (2008) |
Sprout Please | 2008 | A version of the Sprout Please promo with clips from Fifi and the Flowertots, The Good Night Show, and The Sunny Side Up Show set to Elizabeth Mitchell's cover of "Three Little Birds." |
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2009 | This promo utilizes clips of real kids and Sprout shows and blocks like Barney & Friends and The Sunny Side Up Show. Several scenes are re-used from the Sprout Please promo a year prior. Used as late as 2011. |