PBS Cartoon Characters Names Trivia Quiz
Listen, I know we're all grown up now, but let's be honest: once a PBS kid, always a PBS kid. Maybe your go-to was catching Between the Lions after school. Or maybe, like me, you always wanted to be featured in Buster's video blogs during the Arthur commercials. Despite your level of PBS nostalgia, I think we can all agree that those characters were iconic. Let's see if you can name those, major and minor, characters today!
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