Dash

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**Dash** is one of the main hosts of the children's programming block PBS Kids up until his retirement in 2013. He is a 7-year old boy who is the older brother of Dot. He is also known for hosting *Picks of the Week* on the PBS Kids website as well as the matching game *Dash's Secret Treasure* and *Dash's Dance Party*.

He is also the main protagonist of Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment's 2009 animated film *Dash and Dot's Wild Ride*, as well as the 2010-2012 television series spun off from it, *The Adventures of Dash and Dot*. He was first voiced by Noah LaLonde in *Fun with Dash and Dot*, and was later voiced by Colin Ford in the film, while he was voiced by Jacob Hopkins in the spin-off series. He was later voiced by Collin Dean in *Dash and Dot Stories*, and is planned to be voiced by Nicolas Cantu in the upcoming CGI-animated film *Dash and Dot*.

## Appearance

Dash is a 7-year old boy with green skin and short, black, spiky hair who wears a white T-shirt, blue jeans (purple in 2008, though they were made blue again for *Dash and Dot's Wild Ride*) and white shoes.

## Personality

Dash is intelligent, versatile, friendly, energetic, well-behaved and kind. He loves to dance, swim and play soccer with his friends. Being the older, responsible sibling of Dot, he supports and helps her along the way; in return, Dot also considers Dash her best friend and looks up to him.

In spite of his usually pleasant and friendly demeanor, however, Dash can lose his temper if he is pushed beyond his limits, as shown in *Dash and Dot's Wild Ride*, where he gets mad at Dot for inadvertently getting them stranded in a forest after fighting over the wheel of their makeshift car, even going as far as to argue with her before finally disowning and leaving her behind. Despite this incident, however, he felt remorseful once he heard Dot's cries for help as she was being ambushed by a bear, realizing he was about to let Dot die and came back to rescue her, apologizing and reconciling with her once they succeeded in getting the bear off their backs.

## Voice portrayals in major media

His first voice in media was in the 2005 educational video game *Fun with Dash and Dot*, where he was voiced by Noah LaLonde,

In *Dash and Dot's Wild Ride*, Dash is voiced by Colin Ford, becoming his first major role in an animated motion picture. Ford later went on to star as the lead role in the fantasy comedy film *Jack and the Beanstalk*, and as Jake in the Disney animated television series *Jake and the Never Land Pirates*. Prior to voicing Dash in the film, Ford thought it was for a secret Disney project. Ford later reprised the role in the short film *Shot-to-Dot*, which was included in the bonus features on the film's DVD release in December 2009, and on the Blu-ray release in September 2019.

When Ford didn't return to voice Dash in the spin-off television series, *The Adventures of Dash and Dot*, he was replaced by Jacob Hopkins, becoming his first major role in animated television. Hopkins later went on to voice Gumball in the Cartoon Network television series *The Amazing World of Gumball*.

In the 2020 digital mini-series *Dash and Dot Stories*, Dash was voiced by Collin Dean. For the upcoming CGI-animated film *Dash and Dot*, he is planned to be voiced by Nicolas Cantu, who previously had a starring role in *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem*.