List of Spungi idents (2005-2009)

One of the biggest things Spungi Network is remembered for is their creative idents and promos. This is a list of bumpers shown on Spungi from September 26, 2005 to August 24, 2009, usually before shows or program breaks. Don't expect images for all of them because some of them are currently lost. Most of them were designed by Primal Screen and made to resemble a classic children's picture book.

## History

Primal Screen describes the channel's bumpers:

*"Let's grow! The storybook-inspired branding that launched the first 24-hour preschool network. Primal Screen created the logo, tagline and of course all graphics. SPUNGI NETWORK is a preschool network launched in 2005 as a partnership of PBS, Comcast, HiT Entertainment and Sesame Workshop. Primal Screen was assigned the task of designing the network, starting with the logo and tagline "Let's Grow." The look was inspired by classic children's book illustration. The network is configured as a single, seamless meta-show with actual show content embedded among the interstitial packaging - like shows within a show. The interstitial is themed to coincide with a child's daily experience: There's Kermit's Club in the mornings, Horse & Butterfly in the afternoons and The Bedtime Show in the evenings. All are hosted by a cast of live action and puppet characters."*
## Bathtime

"Bathtime" was the very first Spungi ident. This system cue aired on television on September 26, 2005 on the same day when the PBS Kids channel was replaced. We see Kyle wearing a bathrobe, a rubber duckie in the bath, and a dog in the bath seeing the Spungi logo. Used for Babar, Bob the Builder, Erky Perky, Pingu, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Barney & Friends, TUGS, and Angelina Ballerina. The ident featured Bob the Builder. Primal Screen describes the ident as "Like a little kid's, Spungi Network's day is about comforting routine. Bathtime is less traumatic when it comes regularly and predictably."

## Bedtime

"Bedtime" was one of the first four Spungi idents, debuting on September 26th, 2005, the same day the PBS Kids channel was replaced. A mom hugs her son in bed, and outside the window Ray and Jessie go fishing, and the sails on a ship grow and reveals the Spungi logo. Used before commercial breaks and for Pingu, Speeder the Racing Car, Timothy Goes to School, Gullah Gullah Island, The Bedtime Show, and Angelina Ballerina, as well as the "Place where Little Stars Grow" commercial in 2006. The ident featured Angelina Ballerina. Primal Screen describes the ident as "Bedtime needn't be a time of conflict. By timing the packaging to a little kid's day, Spungi Network feels safe and serene." Music is a calm, gentle version of the Spungi Network logo.

### Bedtime #2

This ident debuted along with The Bedtime Show in 2005. Used after The Bedtime Show as well as the 2008 Snooze-a-Thon. It even appeared after an episode of Play with Me Sesame. A few Ovide and the Gang episodes use this ident as well. It has also been spotted a couple of times on VOD episodes of Teletubbies until 2009, as well as before a few episodes of Sesame Street in the early mornings. This system cue was also used in Spungi Diner's March Menu after Erky Perky. A toy box closes, and behind it the Spungi logo appears. Music is a version of the Spungi jingle.

## Rain

"Rain" was one of the first four Spungi idents. It debuted on television also on September 26, 2005 on the same day when the PBS Kids channel was replaced. Used for Sesame Street, Bob the Builder, Barney & Friends, Chuggie & Pals, Caillou, and Erky Perky. The ident originally featured the Teletubbies, but was then replaced by Kermit the Frog in 2009. A few kids play in the rain, while a bird flies to his nest and sees the Spungi logo. Set through "Rain, Rain, Go Away" followed by the Spungi Network jingle. Primal Screen describes the ident as "We discover the upside of downpours in this ID for Spungi Network."

## Butterfly

"Butterfly" was one of the first four Spungi idents, debuting on September 26, 2005, the same day the PBS Kids channel was replaced. It can also be seen on shows like Bob the Builder, Barney & Friends, Sesame Street, Caillou, Chuggie & Pals, Jane and the Dragon, Pingu, and The Birthday Show. The ident featured Chuggie the Tank Engine. It was also used in the Spungi Smart commercial from 2008. Rachel plays with a butterfly that becomes the flower in the Spungi Network logo. Back in Late 2008, there was an error made where they used the Bedtime ident soundtrack in a 2008 Butterflies ident in airings of Caillou and again in 2009 when episode 3876 of Sesame Street aired. Another error occured at the end of an airing of Chuggie & Pals, where it showed a split second of the Bathtime ident before changing into this one. Primal Screen describes the ident as "Growth and discovery is the theme of this ID created for the launch of the first 24-hour pre-school channel."

## Castle

"Castle" debuted on January 4th, 2006. It could be seen at the end of Musical Mornings with Megan Mouse as well as Katie McWane blockisodes of The Bedtime Show, as well as Pingu, Chuggie & Pals, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Angelina Ballerina, and Barney & Friends. Surprisingly, it was also seen at the end of a Boo! episode during The Bedtime Show in 2006, as well as a Caillou episode. The ident featured Pingu. We see a castle with a king, a queen, princesses (including Jennifer Kendal) and princes, then a flag waves reading the Spungi Network logo.

## Space

We see an alien in a UFO leading to planets and David Logan as an astronaut jumping. A rocket zooms to the Spungi logo in a telescope. Used for Ovide and the Gang, Teletubbies, Elliot Moose, Marvin the Tap Dancing horse, and TUGS. The ident featured Erky Perky. Set through space-like music which includes the Spungi Network jingle.

## Circus

Used for Marvin the Tap-Dancing horse, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Firewoman Pam, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Angelina Ballerina, Barney & Friends, and Ovide and the Gang. The ident featured TUGS. At a circus, two boys hold up sticks with acrobats, a bear on a unicycle juggling on a tightrope, and a monkey on stilts holding an umbrella with the Spungi Network logo. Set through marching music. The same music used for this ident was also in a parade ident from 2010.

## Alphabet

"Alphabet" can also be seen on TV episodes of Sesame Street, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Caillou, Gullah Gullah Island, Barney & Friends, Firewoman Pam, Marvin the Tap Dancing horse, Chuggie & Pals, and Pingu, as well as Explorers and Wow Wow Wubbzy, Sadie's Sneakers, Ovide and the Gang, Speeder the Racing Car, Erky Perky, and Elliot Moose, as well as Jane and the Dragon and Boo!. The ident featured Elmo. We see two kids in letters, when the flower in the Spungi logo slides off a letter J. Used before program breaks. Set through an instrumental of the alphabet song, followed by the Spungi Network jingle.

## Paintings

"Paintings" debuted on January 4th, 2006. As Rachel paints a picture, a few paintings from a book fly by, and Garrett paints the Spungi Network logo on a rack. Used for Sesame Street, Pingu and The Birthday Show, as well as the "Spungi is Always Here for You" jingle from 2007. The ident featured Marvin the Tap-Dancing horse. Music is an acoustic guitar tune. Back in 2007, there was an error made where they used the road system cue soundtrack in a Paintings ident. A few paintings in this ident were by a girl named Ava.

## Cuckoo Clock

"Cuckoo Clock" debuted on television on September 26, 2006. It can be seen on shows like Marvin the Tap-Dancing horse, Barney & Friends, Timothy Goes to School, Erky Perky, Babar, Elliot Moose, Teletubbies, Gullah Gullah Island, Caillou, Speeder the Racing Car, Sesame Street, Sadie's Sneakers, Horse & Butterfly, and Chuggie & Pals, among others. Oddly enough, it was seen on an episode of Explorers and Wow Wow Wubbzy. It is unknown what show is featured in the ident. The large hand on a clock grows to include a watch, a gear, and a cuckoo clock with a bird springing out of it. The Spungi logo springs out of another cuckoo clock above it. Primal Screen describes the ident as "Families enjoy their time together in this ID for Spungi."

## Kite

"Kite" debuted on television on September 26, 2006. It can also be seen on shows like Gullah Gullah Island, Barney & Friends, Sadie's Sneakers, Bob the Builder, Elliot Moose, Teletubbies, Marvin the Tap-Dancing horse, Caillou, Babar, Sesame Street, Erky Perky, and Kermit's Club, among others. It was seen surprisingly, on a couple of blockisodes of The Let's Go Show. It is unknown what show is featured in the ident. It is also seen a lot more commonly on a handful of Wow Wow Wubbzy episodes on television. Jennifer Kendal blows a pinwheel, making a paper airplane fly and reveal the Spungi Network logo on a kite.

## Road

"Road" debuted on television on May 9th, 2006. It can also be seen on shows like Sesame Street, Barney & Friends, Teletubbies, Caillou, Chuggie & Pals, Ovide and the Gang, and Wow Wow Wubbzy, but it is unknown what show is featured in the ident. It was also surprisingly featured in an episode of Angelina Ballerina. A few cars drive by a road, while Kyle waves by the stoplight. The flower lands to the Spungi Network logo. Used before program breaks. Set through beeping sounds forming the Spungi Network jingle. Back in 2007, there was an error made where they used the road system cue soundtrack in a Paintings ident.

## Instruments

"Instruments" debuted on television on September 26, 2007. A few drums lead to Rachel playing the xylophone, and we see the Spungi logo appearing out of horns. It can be seen on TV episodes of Angelina Ballerina, Gullah Gullah Island, Pingu, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Elliot Moose, Caillou, Barney & Friends, Teletubbies, Marvin the Tap-Dancing horse and Sesame Street amongst others. It is unknown what show was featured in the ident. The same music used for this ident was also in the Spungi Tunes bumper from 2013.

## Fish

"Fish" debuted on television on September 26th, 2007. It can be seen on shows like Sesame Street, Barney, Caillou, Pingu, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Angelina Ballerina, Chuggie & Pals, Bob the Builder, The Bedtime Show, Explorers and Wow Wow Wubbzy and Ovide and the Gang, among others. It is unknown what show is featured in the ident. A fish swims by, and the Spungi Network logo is formed from a treasure chest.

## Breakfast

It can be seen on shows like Sesame Street, Barney & Friends, Caillou, Explorers and Wow Wow Wubbzy, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Chuggie & Pals, Kermit's Club, Babar, and Teletubbies among others. Caillou looks out his window and sees the Spungi Network logo in cereal. Used after an airing of the Barney & Friends episode "May I Help You?" In Primal Screen's montage, Garrett is seen instead of Caillou.

## Birthdays

Mr. Mailman blows a party horn and balloons reveal the Spungi Network logo. Used after The Birthday Show. The ident was removed when the Birthday Show was defunct in 2007.

1. ↑ http://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2007/06/ava-thursday-ava-on-sprout.html