Dash is the former main host of PBS Kids. He is Dot's older brother. He was 7 years old in 1999-2008, and 9 years old in 2008-2013, up until his retirement in the Fall 2013 redesign. After the redesign, he is 14 years old. Dash was removed from the block in Fall 2013 and his two younger siblings,[1] Del and Dee, appeared in his place. In 2017, Dash made a cameo in a "Word of the Week" segment called "Community". He also appears with a younger version of Dot on some merchandise.