Discovery Kids (Island of Sally)/Screen Bugs

Discovery Kids in the Island of Sally has used a screen bug since its launch in 2003.

In 2003, the screen bug consisted of the Discovery Kids logo (originally purple) on the top-right corner of the screen.

The bug updated in 2005, moving it to the bottom-left side, making it blue and much larger. It faded in and out every 3 minutes.

The bug was made more “tame” in 2007, making it display for the entire length of the programme, making it smaller and moving it to the bottom-right side.

When Discovery Kids changed its logo in 2010, the bug was updated to feature the new logo. In November 2010, the bug was updated to have a white outline and be in a “14:9 safe area”, due to Discovery Kids airing 16:9 programmes and commercials in 14:9 rather than cropping them directly to 4:3 or letterboxing. The bug started displaying before programmes and before the endboard during promos. The animation, to coincide with Discovery Kids' “Squishy” rebrand, was the “Discovery Kids” text fading in, then the symbol fading in above it. The text stretched until it “popped” and disappeared and the symbol squishing until it stretched lower down on the screen and squished to its normal appearance. The animation appeared in reverse 5 seconds before a show's credits ended. The animation during trailers was simply the bug fading in and out, with the text wordmark not disappearing and staying on screen until the bug disappeared.

When Discovery Kids went widescreen in September 2017, the screen bug was moved to the top-left and permanently displays, leading to problems where the bug appears on Discovery Channel after the Discovery Kids block ends. This makes some people think inappropriate programmes, such as Humanity (which contains nudity) are being broadcast on Discovery Kids.