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PES's title sequence for Dutch TV show

David Pescovitz at 9:42 am Wed, Feb 6, 2013

Het Klokhuis (Dutch for "apple core") is an educational TV show for young people that's aired in the Netherlands for 25 years. They asked the amazing PES, whose "Fresh Guacamole" was nominated for a 2013 Oscar, to create a new title sequence.

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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Rob vanBrandenburg

Wicked – glad to see that the tune is still (almost) the same. Loved that show when I still lived in Holland.
gypsyspacemuffin

This is pretty awesome.
Jan_Willem

Het Klokhuis is a wonderful show, educational about a wide range of subjects, but not condescending to kids and quite interesting and entertaining for adults, as well. The witty and slightly absurd sketches and songs, written by some off Holland’s top-notch talent, are an added bonus. Too bad for most of you it’s all in Dutch. I think many Boing Boing readers would enjoy it.
- Frank W
  
  I second Jan Willem. The show is as classic as Sesame Street in the Netherlands.
DewiMorgan

Am curious about the etymology of klokhuis. Seems to be from “bell housing”: but how did that come to mean “core”? (Don’t think it does mean “apple core” so much as just core).
- Swartzkip
  
  I am having a hard time to come up with a different fruit that has its core Reverend to as a “klokhuis” in Dutch. Just a thought maybe the way the seeds are hidden in arches reminded someone way back then, of a new fancy bell tower, with all kinds of arches to hang the bells.