PBS Animation

PBS Animation is the feature and television animation arm of public broadcaster and television program distributor PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). It was founded around May 1971 and its logo wasn't introduced until later that year in November.

Background
In October 4, 1970, PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) was created to be the successor to NET (National Educational Television). A year later, PBS founder Hartford N. Gunn Jr. had decided to make an animation division for feature films, television specials and television shows. The films would be produced independently or collaborating with others, such as Belvision Studios or Hanna-Barbera Productions. But the hardest he could search was some animators who would handle and supervise the new division.

Hiring animators
The division eventually helped launch the careers of several animators who became very promiented for other animation studios such as Shamus Culhane, Frank Endres, Nick Tafuri, Lou Zukor, John Gentilella, Al Eugster, Bill Littlejohn and Lester Kline.