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'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' This logo has no music, but one of the following voice-overs is heard:

* "This program was made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting."

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

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* On all ''Sesame Street'' episodes with this logo from 1991-1995, the announcer (Gordon [Roscoe Orman]) says "Funding for this program was provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting... and by public television stations and their contributors." In 1991-1992 only, the "Funky Chimes" played under the voiceover; starting in November 1992, the music was a rearrangement of the '90s closing theme.

* On 1995-1998 episodes of ''Sesame Street'', a kid (Gabi [Gabriela Rose Reagan]) says "Funding for ''Sesame Street'' was provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting... and by public television stations and their contributors." A brass-driven, jazzy rearrangement of the show's theme music played under the voiceover.

* Sometimes, for example, on 1989-1991 episodes of NOVA, 1989-1999 episodes of ''Frontline'', and 1989-1996 episodes of ''Nightly Business Report'' (the latter only at the end), the announcer says, "...the [annual] financial support of viewers like you", even though "Public Television Viewers" is shown on the screen.

* Starting on November 1, 1999, the "viewers like you" spiel is changed to "Contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you (or, in the case of such programs as ''Sesame Street'', ''Masterpiece'', and ''PBS Arts Fall Festival'', "...and viewers like you.") Thank you."

* It has been preserved on reruns of 1991-2000 PBS programs, even when the current PBS logo is plastered over a previous logo. Also preserved on PBS Home Video tapes and DVDs of the era.

* The byline variant, which first appeared on the ''Shining Time Station'' episode "''Becky Makes a Wish''", is much easier to find and can be spotted, for example, at the end of at least one or two episodes on a few of ''The Magic School Bus'' DVD releases, the [[KidVision]] VHS of ''The Magic School Bus'' episodes "''Butterfly and the Bog Beast''" (released as "''Butterflies!''") and "''Out of This World''" (this does ''not'' appear on the KidVision releases of "''Taking Flight''" and ''A Magic School Bus Halloween'', the latter which was made out to look like a simple double-episode videocassette of "''Going Batty''" and "''Inside the Haunted House''" per the slipcover), and on some [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]] tapes of ''Wishbone'' that end with the Big Feats! logo, including "''Salty Dog''" (on such ''Wishbone'' tapes, this will inevitably be followed by the 1993 [[PBS Kids]] logo). It also assists the plastering of the previous funding credits for post-1994 prints of David Macaulay's ''Castle'' and ''Cathedral''.

* On DVD, the standard animation of the 1993 logo can also be found with the Ken Burns' documentaries ''Baseball'' and ''Thomas Jefferson'', and the Rick Sebak documentary, ''An Ice Cream Show''.

* The solo "Viewers Like You" variant made a surprise appearance on ''Not Done: Women Remaking America'', broadcast on October 27, 2020.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

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'''Variants:'''  

* On ''Life 360'', the whole thing is on a black background.

* Some shows, like ''Nature'', just use "Viewers Like You."

* On ''American Experience'', the logo is in {{Font color|gold|gold}}.

* On ''Reading Rainbow'' and some prints of ''Dragon Tales'', the {{Font color|blue|blue}} dots bounce off the bottom of the screen, then onto the middle and form the CPB logo. The URL slides in to the top left of the screen. Then, the byline (which is now in a straight line, in {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and not all capitalized) fades in at the bottom and forms a smile. Sometimes, the text may not smile.

* On 2001-2007 episodes of ''Great Performances'', the logo looks more like a rectangle, apparently due to some sloppy digital manipulation.

* Some pledge drive specials, even a ''Sesame Street/Elmo's World'' special, use only the "Viewers Like You" half of the standard variant.

'''FX/SFX:''' The blue dots forming the CPB logo.

'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' The music consists of a futuristic synth tune as the dots appear, followed by a woodwind note as the CPB logo wipes in. This is followed by an updated version of the 1996 PBS logo's music, performed on brass. (This version is also used for the actual PBS logo on ''Beyond the Color Line''.) The voiceovers are the same as the 7th logo.

* The solo "Viewers Like You" variant is not known to have any music.

* The logo may also have no music.

'''Availability:'''

* May appear on PBS programs from 2000-2015 if your station has older prints. Also seen on a few PBS Home Video tapes of the era.

* While the superimposed variants are more common, the {{Font color|blue|blue}} dots version is close to being rare, only being known to appear on home video on ''America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero'', although the ''Reading Rainbow'' variant can be easily found on current DVD releases of the show.

'''Editor's Note:''' It should be said that despite the shape change, the "cpb" text looks even more like the Chuck Barris logo.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

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