Liberty's Kids

Liberty's Kids
	Title card
Genre	Historical fiction
Created by	Kevin O'Donnell; Michael Maliani
Developed by	Andy Heyward; Michael Maliani; Kevin O'Donnell; Robby London
Written by	Doug McIntyre
Directed by	Judy Reilly; Marsha Goodman Einstein
Presented by	Walter Cronkite as the voice of Benjamin Franklin
Voices of	Kathleen Barr; Reo Jones; Chris Lundquist; D. Kevin Williams
Theme music composer	Matthew Gerrard
Opening theme	"Through My Own Eyes" performed by Aaron Carter and Kayla Hinkle
Ending theme	"Through My Own Eyes" performed by Aaron Carter and Kayla Hinkle
Composer(s)	Stephen C. Marston; Craig Marks
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer(s)	Andy Heyward; Michael Maliani; Robby London
Producer(s)	Kevin O'Donnell; Kaaren Brown
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	DIC Entertainment Corporation; Melusine Productions; Hong Ying Universe Company, Ltd.
Distributor	DIC Entertainment
Release
Original network	PBS (PBS Kids)
Original release	September 2, 2002 –; April 4, 2003

Liberty's Kids (stylized on-screen as Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776) is an American animated historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment Corporation, originally broadcast by PBS on its PBS Kids block from September 2, 2002 to April 4, 2003, with reruns airing on most PBS stations until October 2004.[1] It was the first and only DiC-produced series to air on PBS.

The series was based on an idea by Kevin O'Donnell and developed for television by Kevin O'Donnell, Robby London, Mike Maliani, and Andy Heyward. It received two Daytime Emmy nominations, in 2003 and 2004, both for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (Walter Cronkite, playing Benjamin Franklin).[2] Its purpose is to teach its audience about the origins of the United States of America. Like the CBS cartoon mini-series This Is America, Charlie Brown years before, Liberty's Kids tells of young people in dramas surrounding the major events in the Revolutionary War days.

Celebrity voices such as Walter Cronkite (as Benjamin Franklin), Sylvester Stallone (as Paul Revere), Ben Stiller (as Thomas Jefferson), Billy Crystal (as John Adams), Annette Bening (as Abigail Adams), Dustin Hoffman (as Benedict Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Baron von Steuben), Liam Neeson (as John Paul Jones), Whoopi Goldberg (as Deborah Sampson), and Don Francisco (as Bernardo de Gálvez) lend credence to characters critical to the forming of a free country, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.

The episodes run a half-hour, including commercials. During PBS airings, these are replaced by segments that include "The Liberty News Network" or LNN (a newscast delivered by Cronkite summarizing the events of the episode, with each including his signature sign-off "that's the way it is"), "Mystery Guest" (a guessing game where the kids guess a historical figure, who often is a character in the episode), "Now and Then" (a segment comparing life in the Revolutionary Era and today), and "Continental Cartoons" (a rebus word guessing game). The LNN segments were produced and art directed by designer Mike Bundlie.[3]

Plot

Benjamin Franklin and four fictional associates of his in their experiences during the American Revolution. Although the series spans 16 years from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789, no main characters appear to age much, except for Dr. Franklin.

Characters

Fictional characters

Sarah Phillips (voiced by Reo Jones) – A bright-eyed girl from England, Sarah travels to the Thirteen Colonies in 1773 at age fifteen in search of her father, Major Phillips, who was last heard exploring the region of Ohio; upon her arrival, she is warmly welcomed by and lives as a guest of Benjamin Franklin. Her mother, Lady Phillips, remains in England and is a good friend to Dr. Franklin. However, with the possibility of a war between the American colonists and the English mother country, she decides that she will become a reporter for Franklin's newspaper in order to offer a more balanced perspective to the press. Sarah believes firmly in the power of words and equal rights for all, and is never afraid to speak her mind. At the start of the series, she is a firm loyalist, which sparks many arguments between her and James. Later in the series, Sarah has a change of heart and realizes how much she has come to understand the people of the colonies and ends up supporting the Revolution. Some men know the way to her heart – good manners; when this happens, James can seem almost jealous, although near the end of the series she appears to feel "more than friendship" for James. Throughout the series, Sarah and James grow closer. At the end of the series, her mother, Lady Phillips, joins Sarah and her father in the United States and Sarah hopes to explore more of her adopted country.
James Hiller (voiced by Chris Lundquist) – A young American colonist who works as an apprentice journalist for Franklin's newspaper. James holds a great deal of respect and admiration for Dr. Franklin and his works, particularly his invention of the lightning rod, as when he was an infant both his parents died in a fire caused by a lightning strike. Street-smart and impulsive, James pursues the revolution from a slightly one-sided perspective – something that prompts Sarah to counter his views. An apprentice in Franklin's Print Shop, James believes firmly in the American cause and will do almost anything to ensure that the people receive an honest view of what is happening. In the process, he also faces the less positive aspects of the political conflict that eventually forces his patriotic fervor into a new maturity. He highly values his friends, Sarah and Henri. He can be a little protective of Sarah while he attempts to keep Henri out of trouble, acting somewhat like an older brother figure to Henri. He is very laid-back and is constantly reminded of his bad etiquette and poor table manners by Sarah, toward whom he shows feelings of what might be "more than friendship". At the end of the series, James intends to start his own newspaper, following in the steps of his mentor.
Henri Richard Maurice Dutoit LeFevbre (voiced by Kathleen Barr) – An energetic, rambunctious French boy, Henri shares a similar tragic story as James. Several years earlier, when he was six years old and still living in France, his parents made an agreement with a merchant for seven years of labor in exchange for passage to North America. However, during the voyage an illness broke out aboard the ship, killing half of those onboard, including both Henri's parents. The merchant decided to make Henri his cabin boy and treated him very cruelly, until James and Moses discovered him locked in a cage while collecting a new printer from the merchant. Together they smuggled Henri off the ship and the boy found a home in Benjamin Franklin's workshop. While he speaks French fluently, Dr. Franklin has insisted that Henri learn to speak, read, and write in both English and French. Henri's small size has proved more than useful to Sarah and James, though he has a tendency to land himself in all sorts of trouble while not fully understanding the dangers of the war. His lookout on life is that of a "huge party for his benefit" and he has been labeled a "magnet for trouble." In later episodes, he serves on the drum and bugle corps of the Continental Army. Curious and fearless, the only thing Henri values more than his freedom is finding a family of his own. At the end of the series he returns to France with Marquis de Lafayette, whom he had become close to during the series almost as a son. It is implied that Lafayette adopts Henri as his foster-son.
Moses (voiced by D. Kevin Williams) – Born in Africa, Moses was brought in chains to North America as a slave and sold on the block in Charleston, South Carolina. Because of his ingenuity, Moses learned to read, forge metal, and buy his freedom from his master, thus freeing himself from the slavery of the American south. To keep from being confused for a runaway slave, Moses is required to carry papers proving that he is a free man. He eventually moved to Philadelphia and found work at Dr. Franklin's Print Shop. His brother, Cato, had not been so fortunate but later escaped, joining the British troops as a soldier to earn his freedom. Cato appears again at the end of the series when he does not tell on an African American Patriot spy, James Armistead, whose spying was crucial to the American victory at Yorktown, which ends the war for American independence. Moses looks out for Dr. Franklin's young wards, especially Henri. Like Henri, he values his freedom more than anything. Iron-willed Moses will never allow anyone to strip him of his dignity, despite his or her feelings on race. By working at the Print Shop, Moses hopes to educate children of all colors in the ideals of America so that everyone may one day be free. At the end of the series, Moses reveals a plan to set up a school for free black children, both boys and girls, but only to Dr. Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette. Cato goes to Canada with Mrs. Radcliffe, a British loyalist and friend of Sarah and her mother.

Historical characters depicted

Continental Army, Navy, and American militia

George Washington (voiced by Cork Ramer)
Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling
Colonel Ethan Allen
Brigadier General George Rogers Clark (voiced by Norman Schwarzkopf)
Major General Thomas Conway
Margaret "Molly" Corbin
Major General Horatio Gates
Major General Nathanael Greene (voiced by John Michael Lee)
Nathan Hale
Alexander Hamilton (voiced by Andrew Rannells)
Charles Lee
Colonel John Jameson – Appears in "Benedict Arnold
John Paul Jones (voiced by Liam Neeson)
Tadeusz Kościuszko – A Pole in Continental Army
Colonel James Livingston
Colonel John Laurens
Captain John Parker
John Paulding – Appears in "Benedict Arnold"
Joseph Plumb Martin (voiced by Aaron Carter)
Israel Putnam – He appeared in the "Bunker Hill" and "The Turtle" episodes.
Colonel Joseph Reed
Deborah Samson aka Robert Shurtleff (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg)
John Sullivan
Benjamin Tallmadge – Appears in "Benedict Arnold"
Isaac Van Wart – Appears in "Benedict Arnold", no lines
Baron Friedrich von Steuben (voiced by Arnold Schwarzenegger) – A Prussian officer in the Continental army.
David Williams – Appears in "Benedict Arnold", no lines
Anthony Wayne
Udeny Wolf-Hutchinson (voiced by Carl Beck)

British Army and Navy

John André
John Burgoyne
Guy Carleton
Henry Clinton
General Lord Charles Cornwallis (voiced by Ralph Fiennes)
Admiral Lord Richard Howe (voiced by Michael York)
General William Howe
Richard Pearson
Johann Rall – A Hessian Officer in British service.

French officers

Marquis de Lafayette (voiced by Ben Beck)
Comte de Rochambeau
Johann De Kalb
Admiral Comte de Grasse

Spanish Army

Bernardo de Galvez (voiced by Don Francisco)

Native Americans

Joseph Brant (voiced by Russell Means)
Cornstalk (voiced by Russell Means)
Abraham Nimham

Episodes

The following are the Liberty's Kids episodes, with links to relevant historical articles.

No.	Title	Dates	Written by	Subjects covered	Mystery guest	Original air date
1	"The Boston Tea Party"	1773 December 16	Doug McIntyre	Boston Tea Party	Samuel Adams	September 2, 2002 (2002-09-02)[4]
Sarah arrives in America aboard the Dartmouth,[5] but Moses, James and Henri are not the only ones who meet the ship. Sam Adams leads a gang of patriots dressed as Indians aboard to destroy the tea and the kids are caught in the middle. (Note: Due to the episode title with the inspired subject, Henri throws the parsley in the water and loudly yells, "No taxation without representation!" at the British Redcoats.)
2	"The Intolerable Acts"	1774 March	Doug McIntyre	Intolerable Acts	Phillis Wheatley	September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)
James, Sarah, Henri and Moses are stuck in Boston at the home of Phillis Wheatley when Boston is under curfew due to the Acts. Weddebrun castigates Franklin.
3	"United We Stand"	1774 September	Larry B. Williams	First Continental Congress	Abigail Adams	September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04)
James covers the First Continental Congress, while Sarah travels to Boston to supply the resistance movement.
4	"Liberty or Death"	1775 March	Doug McIntyre	Give me Liberty, or give me Death!	Patrick Henry	September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)
Having travelled to Virginia to buy a new press, Moses sees his brother Cato about to be sold into slavery and attempts to stop it, while the kids hear that Patrick Henry is about to rally the southern patriots.
5	"Midnight Ride"	1775 April	Cliff MacGillivray Kelly Ward	Midnight Ride of Paul Revere	Paul Revere	September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)
James and Sarah travel to Boston with a message from the Mechanics, reconnoitre with Dr. Warren, and join Paul Revere and William Dawes on their midnight ride.
6	"The Shot Heard Round the World"	1775 April	Cliff MacGillivray Kelly Ward	Battles of Lexington and Concord	John Parker	September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)
James and Sarah witness the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where Sarah's cousin Tom is killed.
7	"Green Mountain Boys"	1775 May	Jay Abramowitz	Capture of Fort Ticonderoga	Ethan Allen	September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)
James and Sarah meet up with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys in Vermont, watch them drive away a portly landowner, then stow away with Allen and Benedict Arnold when they capture Fort Ticonderoga.
8	"The Second Continental Congress"	1775 May	Larry B. Williams	Second Continental Congress	John Hancock	September 11, 2002 (2002-09-11)
A British spy urges James and Henri to find out what is going on in the closed sessions of the Second Continental Congress. Meanwhile, Sarah and Moses schmooze George Washington, a delegate to the Congress and the newly chosen general of the Continental Army.
9	"Bunker Hill"	1775 June 17	Robby London Jim Fisher Jim Staahl	Battle of Bunker Hill	Joseph Warren	September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12)
James witnesses the Battle of Bunker Hill from the American camp, while Sarah is in the British camp looking for a British soldier who knew her father, who is killed in action. Dr. Joseph Warren is also killed in the fighting, much to James' grief.
10	"Postmaster General Franklin"	1775 July	Bill Dial	Benjamin Franklin	John Adams	September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)
James and Sarah attempt to deliver mail between Philadelphia and New York, meeting with a committee of correspondence on the way. Meanwhile, Franklin is appointed Postmaster General by the Second Continental Congress.
11	"Washington Takes Command"	1775 July	Jim McGrath	Siege of Boston George Washington	George Washington	September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
The gang winters in Boston, where General Washington takes command and lifts the British occupation of Boston. James joins Henry Knox on his sojourn to Fort Ticonderoga.
12	"Common Sense"	1776 January	Marc and Elaine Zicree	Common Sense	Thomas Paine	September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)
Ben's old friend Thomas Paine comes by to ask them to print his book Common Sense, which makes the case for breaking away from Britain. James and Henri are inspired, but Sarah is repulsed by the notion of rebellion and will not even read it.
13	"The First Fourth of July"	1776 July	Brooks Wachtel	Declaration of Independence	Thomas Jefferson	September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18)
James attempts to find out more about the debate over the Declaration; he rounds up delegates from New Jersey and Delaware. Meanwhile, Sarah goes through Thomas Jefferson's trash.
14	"New York, New York"	1776 July	Jim McGrath	New York and New Jersey campaign; Battle of Long Island	Lord Stirling	September 19, 2002 (2002-09-19)
Sarah visits Mrs. Radcliffe, a New York Loyalist. Meanwhile, James witnesses the loss of New York City to the British and Henri pretends to be an American spy.
15	"The Turtle"	1776 September	Bill Dial	The Turtle	David Bushnell	September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)
Hearing rumors of a sea monster in New York Harbor, the kids investigate and stumble across David Bushnell and his prototype submarine. They also run into Admiral Richard Howe, the commander of the British fleet in New York.
16	"One Life to Lose"	1776 September	Jay Abramowitz	Nathan Hale	Nathan Hale	September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)
The kids discover that Nathan Hale is a spy and witness his execution. Meanwhile, James is almost impressed into the British Navy and Franklin attends the Staten Island Peace Conference.
17	"Captain Molly"	1776 November	Cliff MacGillivray Kelly Ward	Battle of Fort Washington Margaret Corbin	Thomas Jefferson	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)
Sarah encamps with Margaret Corbin at Fort Tryon, while James witnesses the loss of Forts Tryon and Washington to the British.
18	"American Crisis"	1776 December	Marc and Elaine Zicree	The American Crisis, New York and New Jersey campaign	Robert Bell	September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)
James and Sarah witness the terrible conditions of the Continental Army after defeats in New York and New Jersey and return to Philadelphia to help Thomas Paine publish The American Crisis.
19	"Across the Delaware"	1776 December	Jim McGrath	Washington's crossing of the Delaware Battle of Trenton	John Honeyman	September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26)
James learns of a plan to attack the British before enlistments run out, then crosses the Delaware with Washington before the Battle of Trenton.
20	"An American in Paris"	1776 December	Bruce Franklin Singer	Franklin in France, Forage War	Silas Deane; Alexander Hamilton	September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)
Franklin, now ambassador to France, works tirelessly to get military aid from the French foreign minister Vergennes. Meanwhile, James meets up with Capt. Alexander Hamilton on the way to Washington's winter encampment at Morristown, New Jersey, and Sarah contracts smallpox in Boston, recovering with the assistance of Abigail Adams in what is today Quincy, Massachusetts.
21	"Sybil Ludington"	1777 April	Jay Abramowitz	Sybil Ludington Battle of Ridgefield	Sybil Ludington	September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30)
James goes to Connecticut to learn of Colonel Henry Ludington and instead learns of the exploits of the "female Paul Revere". Meanwhile, Sarah is again with Benedict Arnold and both witness the destruction of Danbury by the British.
22	"Lafayette Arrives"	1777 September	Michael A. Medlock	Marquis de Lafayette Battle of Brandywine	Baron de Kalb	October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)
Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia and meets the kids before offering his services to the Continental Congress. He is later wounded at the Battle of Brandywine.
23	"The Hessians are Coming"	1777 June	Jim Fisher Jim Staahl	Saratoga Campaign	Philip Schuyler	October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)
Both James and Sarah witness the Battle of Saratoga, Sarah from her coverage of Benedict Arnold and James from the vantage point of being tied to a Hessian deserter.
24	"Valley Forge"	1778 February	Marc and Elaine Zicree	Valley Forge, Conway Cabal	Baron von Steuben	October 3, 2002 (2002-10-03)
James and Sarah see the hardship that Joseph Plumb Martin and other foot soldiers endure during the war; Washington faces a possible mutiny; von Steuben drills Washington's troops.
25	"Allies at Last"	1778 February	Bruce Franklin Singer	Franco-American Alliance Rhode Island Loyalty Oath	Jonathan L. Austin; Moses Michael Hays	October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)
In Passy, Franklin is able to negotiate a treaty of alliance and an audience with King Louis XVI. Meanwhile, James and Moses travel to Newport, Rhode Island and meet with Jewish merchant Moses Michael Hays while Sarah and Henri remain in occupied Philadelphia...and they hate it.
26	"Honor and Compromise"	1778 June	Cliff MacGillivray Kelly Ward	Articles of Confederation Battle of Monmouth	Henry Laurens; Abraham Nimham	November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)
The Continental Congress in York is divided among factions led by Richard Henry Lee and Samuel Chase. Meanwhile, Washington has to deal with opposition from General Charles Lee with regard to his battle strategy.
27	"The New Frontier"	1779 October	Jay Abramowitz	Fort Wilson riot Cornstalk	Cornstalk	November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
In Philadelphia, James encounters mob violence against James Wilson. Meanwhile, Sarah is on the Ohio frontier, where she encounters her father and Shawnee chief Cornstalk.
28	"Not Yet Begun to Fight"	1779 September	Brooks Wachtel	Battle of Flamborough Head	John Paul Jones	November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)
Shipwrecked on her way back to England, Sarah is rescued by the Bonhomme Richard and in the midst of battle, John Paul Jones helps her see that her true loyalty lies with America.
29	"The Great Galvez"	1780 March	Paul Diamond	Siege of Vincennes Battle of Fort Charlotte Bernardo de Galvez	Bernardo de Galvez; Charles Fox	November 7, 2002 (2002-11-07)
James is on the frontier, where he meets George Rodgers Clark and Bernando de Galvez, the latter at the Battle of Fort Charlotte. Meanwhile, Sarah is in England, but it no longer feels like home.
30	"In Praise of Ben"	Various	Phil Harnage	Benjamin Franklin	Benjamin Franklin	November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08)
When Sarah arrives back from England, she finds Henri fighting with a young boy. Henri explains that he has done this because the boy was saying bad things about Ben Franklin. The boy says he only said this because that is what his father said. So, Sarah, Moses and James explain to the boy and his father about Ben Franklin's life and inventions.
31	"Bostonians"	1780 June	Bruce Franklin Singer	Cherry Valley massacre Adams Family	Joseph Brant	November 11, 2002 (2002-11-11)
Sarah again visits the Adams family, when John is drafting the Massachusetts Constitution and preparing for a diplomatic mission to Europe. Meanwhile, James learns the horrors of the war for Native Americans from Iroquois chief Joseph Brant.
32	"Benedict Arnold"	1780 July	Jim Fisher Jim Staahl	Benedict Arnold	Benedict Arnold	January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)
James is interviewing skinners when they capture British spy Andre, who is carrying blueprints of West Point. Finding out where he got them, James must later comfort Sarah when her friend, General Arnold, is unmasked as a traitor.
33	"Conflict in the South"	1781 January	Jim Fisher Jim Staahl	Raid of Richmond Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War	Nathanael Greene	January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)
James tags along with General Nathanael Greene on his campaign in the South. Meanwhile, Sarah is horrified when she finds out that Thomas Jefferson owns slaves. Thomas Jefferson admits that he does not like the fact.
34	"Deborah Samson: Soldier of the Revolution"	1781 July	Cliff MacGillivray Kelly Ward	Deborah Sampson Battle of Rhode Island	Deborah Sampson; John Laurens	January 22, 2003 (2003-01-22)
Sarah meets Deborah Samson, a female soldier who enlisted under the identity Robert Shurtleff. Meanwhile, General Washington attempts to organize an offensive with General Rochambeau from their base in Rhode Island and Vergennes attempts to organize a peace conference with the British.
35	"James Armistead"	1781 September	Jay Abramowitz	James Armistead	James Armistead	January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23)
Encamped with Lafayette's army in Virginia, Henri enlists as a drummer boy and Sarah meets slave and double agent James Armistead. Meanwhile, General Washington prepares for a major offensive against the British.
36	"Yorktown"	1781 October	Jay Abramowitz	Siege of Yorktown	Charles Cornwallis	March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31)
James and Sarah witness the epic battle of Yorktown. Meanwhile, Moses' brother may not get the freedom he was promised, since the British lost.
37	"Born Free and Equal"	1781 August	Bruce Franklin Singer	Mum Bett	Elizabeth Freeman	April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01)
Sarah travels to the Berkshires and learns of Mum Bett, a slave who sues for her freedom and wins with help from attorney Theodore Sedgwick. Meanwhile, King George III is unwilling to admit that England has lost the war.
38	"The Man Who Wouldn’t Be King"	1783 March, December	Jay Abramowitz	Newburgh Conspiracy, George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief	Benjamin West	April 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)
When interviewing Washington, James learns that officers in the Continental Army want to overthrow the government and install Washington as monarch, something Washington finds abhorrent. The episode ends with Washington going to Annapolis and resigning his commission on December 23, 1783.
39	"Going Home"	1786 August	Jay Abramowitz	Shays' Rebellion	Daniel Shays	April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03)
James visits Daniel Shays, who is upset about the conditions Revolutionary War veterans are facing and leads a rebellion to shut the government down. In New York, Sarah again visits her Loyalist friend Mrs. Radcliffe, who ends up moving to Canada with Moses' brother Cato. Meanwhile, James considers buying a newspaper, Henri decides to go to France with Lafayette and Franklin returns to America with Lady Phillips.
40	"We the People"	1787 May	Bruce Franklin Singer	Philadelphia Convention	James Madison	April 4, 2003 (2003-04-04)
James and Sarah attempt to find out what is going on at the Constitutional Convention, and Moses is upset that the constitution does not abolish slavery. Benjamin Franklin predicts that it will take another war to end slavery.

Broadcast

The show was originally broadcast by PBS on its PBS Kids block from September 2, 2002 to April 4, 2003, with reruns airing on most PBS stations until October 2004.[1] The show has since been syndicated by DiC to affiliates of smaller television networks such as The CW and MyNetworkTV and some independent stations so that those stations can fulfill FCC educational and informational requirements. In 2008, it ran on History. The series aired on Cookie Jar Toons on This TV and on CBS's Cookie Jar TV block from 2009 to 2013. In 2017, it played on Starz Kids & Family, and, until August 2019, aired on Starz Encore Family.[6]

Home media releases

PBS Home Video released a VHS/DVD boxset of the series in 2003 for educational purposes. The boxset contained 20 VHS's/DVDs containing 2 episodes each. The company also released a 6-DVD boxset. The boxsets also came with resource guides. The DVD Set was later re-released by PBS in the 2010s.

In June 2004, Ten-Strike Home Entertainment released 3 VHS's/DVDs of the series – The Boston Tea Party: The Movie, Give Me Liberty and The First Fourth of July, each containing 3 episodes, with the former being made in a feature-length format. The DVD version also came with an assortment of bonus features including a character guide, Historical Biographies and DVD-ROM features which are a printable coloring book and a web link. These releases were made for public use. Ten-Strike planned to release 3 more DVDs, titled Heroes and Traitors, American Battles and Daughters of the American Revolution in September 2004 respectively, but they were never released.

On October 14, 2008, Shout! Factory released Liberty's Kids: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[7] The six-disc box set contains all 40 episodes of the series as well as several bonus features. This release has been discontinued and is out of print as Shout! Factory no longer has the distribution rights to the series.

On July 16, 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment re-released Liberty's Kids: The Complete Series on DVD in a 4-disc set.[8] Each disc contains 10 episodes each.

On February 14, 2017, Mill Creek Entertainment released Liberty's Kids: The Complete Series: Education Edition on DVD in Region 1.[9] The 3-disc set contains all 40 episodes of the series as well as in-depth study guides for all episodes and activity pages.

References

Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 493–494. ISBN 978-1476665993.
Liberty's Kids: Awards Internet Movie Database
"Mike Bundlie IMDb". Imdb.com. IMDb.
"DIC, Toys'R'Us To Create Original Show". hive4media.com. August 16, 2002. Archived from the original on September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
Boston Tea Party Ships Boston Tea Party Historical Society
"Liberty's Kids". Starz.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
"Liberty's Kids DVD news: Box Art for Liberty's Kids – The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
"Liberty's Kids DVD news: Announcement for Liberty's Kids – The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
'The Complete Series: Education Edition' DVDs are Announced Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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[tcs-1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 493–494. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[2] Liberty's Kids: Awards Internet Movie Database

[3] "Mike Bundlie IMDb". Imdb.com. IMDb.

[4] "DIC, Toys'R'Us To Create Original Show". hive4media.com. August 16, 2002. Archived from the original on September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

[5] Boston Tea Party Ships Boston Tea Party Historical Society

[6] "Liberty's Kids". Starz.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.

[7] "Liberty's Kids DVD news: Box Art for Liberty's Kids – The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-05.

[8] "Liberty's Kids DVD news: Announcement for Liberty's Kids – The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-05.

[9] 'The Complete Series: Education Edition' DVDs are Announced Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine

Benjamin Franklin
President of Pennsylvania (1785–1788), Ambassador to France (1779–1785), Second Continental Congress (1775–1776)
Founding of the United States	Join, or Die. (1754 political cartoon) Albany Plan of Union Albany Congress Hutchinson Letters Affair Committee of Secret Correspondence Committee of Five Declaration of Independence Model Treaty Franco-American alliance Treaty of Amity and Commerce Treaty of Alliance Staten Island Peace Conference Libertas Americana Treaty of Paris, 1783 Delegate, 1787 Constitutional Convention Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly Postmaster General Founding Fathers
Inventions, other events	Franklin's electrostatic machine Bifocals Franklin stove Glass armonica Gulf Stream exploration, naming, and chart Lightning rod Kite experiment Pay it forward Associators 111th Infantry Regiment Junto club American Philosophical Society Library Company of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospital Academy and College of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Contributionship Union Fire Company Early American currency Continental Currency dollar coin Fugio cent United States Postal Service President, Pennsylvania Abolition Society Master, Les Neuf Sœurs Gravesite
Writings	Silence Dogood letters (1722) A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain (1725) The Busy-Body columns (1729) Pennsylvania Gazette (1729–1790) Poor Richard's Almanack (1732–1758) The Drinker's Dictionary (1737) "Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" (1745) "The Speech of Polly Baker" (1747) Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. (1751) Experiments and Observations on Electricity (1751) Birch letters (1755) The Way to Wealth (1758) Pennsylvania Chronicle (1767) Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One (1773) Proposed alliance with the Iroquois (1775) A Letter To A Royal Academy (1781) Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America (1784) "The Morals of Chess" (1786) An Address to the Public (1789) A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks (1789) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1771–1790, pub. 1791) Bagatelles and Satires (pub. 1845) Franklin as a journalist
Legacy	Franklin Court Benjamin Franklin House Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Franklin Institute awards medal Benjamin Franklin Medal Royal Society of Arts medal Depicted in The Apotheosis of Washington Treaty of Paris (1783 painting) Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky (1816 painting) Boston statue Washington D.C. statue Jefferson Memorial pediment In popular culture Ben and Me (1953 short) Ben Franklin in Paris (1964 musical play) 1776 (1969 musical 1972 film) Benjamin Franklin (1974 miniseries) A More Perfect Union (1989 film) Liberty! (1997 documentary series) Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series) Benjamin Franklin (2002 documentary series) John Adams (2008 miniseries) Sons of Liberty (2015 miniseries) Refunding Certificate Franklin half dollar One-hundred-dollar bill Franklin silver dollar Washington–Franklin stamps other stamps Cities, counties, schools named for Franklin Franklin Field Mount Franklin State of Franklin Sons of Ben (Philadelphia Union) Ships named USS Franklin Ben Franklin effect
Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment The New-England Courant The American Museum magazine American Revolution patriots Syng inkstand
Family	Deborah Read (wife) Sarah Franklin Bache (daughter) Francis Franklin (son) William Franklin (son) Richard Bache Jr. (grandson) Benjamin F. Bache (grandson) Louis F. Bache (grandson) William Franklin (grandson) Andrew Harwood (great-grandson) Alexander Bache (great-grandson) Josiah Franklin (father) Jane Mecom (sister) James Franklin (brother) Mary Morrell Folger (grandmother) Peter Folger (grandfather) Richard Bache (son-in-law) Ann Smith Franklin (sister-in-law)
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John Adams
2nd President of the United States, 1797–1801 1st Vice President of the United States, 1789–1797 U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1785–1788 U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1782–1788 Delegate, Second Continental Congress, 1775–1778 Delegate, First Continental Congress, 1774
Founding of the United States	Braintree Instructions (1765) Boston Massacre defense Continental Association Novanglus; A History of the Dispute with America, From Its Origin in 1754 to the Present Time (1775) Thoughts on Government (1776) Declaration of Independence May 15 preamble Committee of Five Model Treaty Treaty of Amity and Commerce Treaty of Alliance Board of War Chairman of the Marine Committee, 1775-1779 Continental Navy Staten Island Peace Conference Conference House Constitution of Massachusetts (1780) Treaty of Paris, 1783
Elections	United States presidential election 1788–1789 1792 1796 1800
Presidency	Inauguration Quasi War with France XYZ Affair Commerce Protection Act United States Marine Corps Convention of 1800 Alien and Sedition Acts Naturalization Act of 1798 Navy Department Library Treaty of Tellico Treaty of Tripoli Midnight Judges Act Marbury v. Madison State of the Union Address (1797 1798 1799 1800) Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments
Other writings	Massachusetts Historical Society holdings Adams Papers Editorial Project
Life and homes	Early life and education Adams National Historical Park John Adams Birthplace Family home and John Quincy Adams birthplace Peacefield Stone Library Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University Presidents House, Philadelphia Co-founder and second president, American Academy of Arts and Sciences United First Parish Church and gravesite
Legacy	Adams Memorial John Adams Building Jefferson Memorial pediment U.S. Postage stamps Treaty of Paris (1783 painting) Adams House at Harvard University Mount Adams
Popular culture	Profiles in Courage (1964 series) American Primitive (1969 play) 1776 (1969 musical 1972 film) The Adams Chronicles (1976 miniseries) Liberty! (1997 documentary series) Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series) John Adams (2001 book 2008 miniseries) Sons of Liberty (2015 miniseries)
Related	"Adams and Liberty" campaign song Adams' personal library American Enlightenment Congress Hall Federalist Party Federalist Era First Party System republicanism American Philosophical Society Gazette of the United States The American Museum American Revolution patriots
Family	Abigail Adams wife Quincy family Abigail Adams Smith (daughter) John Quincy Adams son presidency Charles Adams (son) Thomas Boylston Adams (son) George W. Adams (grandson) Charles Adams Sr. (grandson) John Adams II (grandson) John Q. Adams (great-grandson) Henry Adams (great-grandson) Brooks Adams (great-grandson) John Adams Sr. (father) Susanna Boylston (mother) Elihu Adams (brother) Samuel Adams (second cousin) Louisa Adams daughter-in-law First Lady
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Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States (1801–1809) 2nd Vice President of the United States (1797–1801) 1st U.S. Secretary of State (1790–1793) U.S. Minister to France (1785–1789) 2nd Governor of Virginia (1779–1781) Delegate, Second Continental Congress (1775–1776)
Founding documents of the United States	A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774) Initial draft, Olive Branch Petition (1775) Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (1775) 1776 Declaration of Independence Committee of Five authored physical history "All men are created equal" "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" "Consent of the governed" 1786 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom freedom of religion
French Revolution	Co-author, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)
Presidency	Inaugural Address (1801 1805) Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark Expedition Corps of Discovery timeline Empire of Liberty Red River Expedition Pike Expedition Cumberland Road Embargo Act of 1807 Chesapeake–Leopard affair Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 First Barbary War Native American policy Marbury v. Madison West Point Military Academy State of the Union Addresses (texts 1801 1802 1805) Cabinet Federal judicial appointments
Other noted accomplishments	Early life and career Franco-American alliance Founder, University of Virginia history Ratification Day Land Ordinance of 1784 Land Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Ordinance 1787 Anti-Administration party Democratic-Republican Party Jeffersonian democracy First Party System republicanism Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measure of the United States (1790) Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions A Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1801) American Creed Jefferson disk Swivel chair
Jeffersonian architecture	Barboursville Farmington Monticello gardens Poplar Forest University of Virginia The Rotunda The Lawn Jefferson Hall Virginia State Capitol White House Colonnades
Other writings	Notes on the State of Virginia (1785) 1787 European journey memorandums Indian removal letters Jefferson Bible (c. 1819) Jefferson manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment American Philosophical Society American Revolution patriots Claude G. Bowers Member, Virginia Committee of Correspondence Committee of the States Founding Fathers of the United States Jefferson and education Religious views Jefferson and slavery Jefferson and the Library of Congress Jefferson Pier Pet mockingbird National Gazette Residence Act Compromise of 1790 Sally Hemings Jefferson–Hemings controversy Betty Hemings Separation of church and state The American Museum magazine Virginia dynasty
Elections	United States Presidential election 1796 1800 1804
Legacy and Memorials	Bibliography Jefferson Memorial Mount Rushmore Birthday Thomas Jefferson Building Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression Jefferson Lecture Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service Karl Bitter statues Columbia University statue Louisville statue University of Virginia statue U.S. Capitol statue Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Thomas Jefferson Foundation Jefferson Lab Monticello Association Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson College Thomas Jefferson School of Law Thomas Jefferson University Washington and Jefferson National Forests Peaks and mountains Other placenames Jefferson–Jackson Day Currency depictions Jefferson nickel Two-dollar bill Louisiana Purchase Exposition dollar 250th Anniversary silver dollar U.S. postage stamps
Popular culture	Ben and Me (1953 short) 1776 (1969 musical 1972 film) Jefferson in Paris (1995 film) Thomas Jefferson (1997 film) Liberty! (1997 documentary series) Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series) John Adams (2008 miniseries) Jefferson's Garden (2015 play) Hamilton (film) Washington (2020 miniseries) Wine bottles controversy
Family	Martha Jefferson (wife) Martha Jefferson Randolph (daughter) Mary Jefferson Eppes (daughter) Harriet Hemings (daughter) Madison Hemings (son) Eston Hemings (son) Thomas J. Randolph (grandson) Francis Eppes (grandson) George W. Randolph (grandson) John Wayles Jefferson (grandson) Peter Jefferson (father) Jane Randolph Jefferson (mother) Lucy Jefferson Lewis (sister) Randolph Jefferson (brother) Isham Randolph (grandfather) William Randolph (great-grandfather)
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Alexander Hamilton
Senior Officer of the United States Army, 1799–1800 1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795 Delegate, Congress of the Confederation, 1782–1783, 1788–1789
United States founding events	A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress (1774) The Farmer Refuted (1775) Delegate, 1786 Annapolis Convention Delegate, 1787 Constitutional Convention Initiated, main author, The Federalist Papers written by Hamilton Founding Father
Secretary of the Treasury	First Bank of the United States Revenue Marine (U.S. Coast Guard) U.S. Customs Service Hamiltonian economic program Residence Act Compromise of 1790 Funding Act of 1790 Tariff of 1790 Tariff of 1791 Tariff of 1792 Coinage Act of 1792 U.S. Mint Whiskey Rebellion Jay Treaty Reports "First Report on the Public Credit" "Second Report on Public Credit" "Report On Manufactures" "Report on a Plan for the Further Support of Public Credit" Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
Military career	New York Provincial Company of Artillery Washington's aide-de-camp In the Revolutionary War Battle of Harlem Heights White Plains Trenton Princeton Brandywine Germantown Monmouth Siege of Yorktown
Other events	Burr–Hamilton duel Founder, Federalist Party Federalist Era Founder, Bank of New York Bank of North America Advisor, George Washington's Farewell Address President General of the Society of the Cincinnati Founder, New-York Evening Post Hamilton–Reynolds affair Rutgers v. Waddington Relationship with slavery
Depictions	Trumbull portrait Ceracchi bust Central Park statue U.S. Treasury statue Columbia University statue Boston statue U.S. postage stamps U.S. $10 bill
Memorials	Boyhood home and museum Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Alexander Hamilton Bridge Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) Fort Hamilton Hamilton Grange National Memorial Hamilton Hall (Columbia University) Hamilton Hall (Salem) Hamilton Heights, Manhattan Hamilton, Ohio Hamilton-Oneida Academy Trinity Church Cemetery
Popular culture	Hamilton (1917 play) Alexander Hamilton (1931 film) Liberty! (1997 documentary series) Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series) Alexander Hamilton (2004 book) John Adams (2008 miniseries) Hamilton (2015 musical, 2020 film) Washington (2020 miniseries)
Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment American Philosophical Society Liberty Hall (N.J.) New York Manumission Society African Free School "American System" economic plan American School American Revolution patriots
Family	Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (wife) Schuyler family Philip Hamilton (oldest son) Angelica Hamilton (daughter) Alexander Hamilton Jr. (son) James Alexander Hamilton (son) John Church Hamilton (son) William S. Hamilton (son) Eliza Hamilton Holly (daughter) Philip Hamilton (youngest son) Schuyler Hamilton (grandson) Alexander Hamilton Jr. (grandson) Allan McLane Hamilton (grandson) Robert Ray Hamilton (great-grandson)
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George Washington
1st President of the United States, 1789–1797 Senior Officer of the Army, 1798–1799 Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, 1775–1783 Second Continental Congress, 1775 First Continental Congress, 1774
Military career Revolutionary War	Military career French and Indian War Jumonville Glen Battle of Fort Necessity Battle of the Monongahela Forbes Expedition Washington and the American Revolution Commander-in-chief, Continental Army Aides-de-camp Washington's headquarters office and sleeping tent Boston campaign Siege of Boston New York and New Jersey campaign Delaware River crossing Battle of Trenton Battle of the Assunpink Creek Battle of Princeton Philadelphia campaign Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of White Marsh Valley Forge Battle of Monmouth Battles of Saratoga Sullivan Expedition Yorktown campaign Siege of Yorktown Culper spy ring Newburgh Conspiracy Newburgh letter Resignation as commander-in-chief Badge of Military Merit Purple Heart Washington Before Boston Medal Horses: Nelson and Blueskin
Other U.S. founding events	1769 Virginia Association Continental Association 1774 Fairfax Resolves Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture 1785 Mount Vernon Conference Chairman, 1787 Constitutional Convention George Washington's political evolution
Presidency	1788–89 United States presidential election Reception at Trenton 1792 inaugural bible Title of "Mr. President" Cabinet of the United States Secretary of State Attorney General Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of War Judiciary Act of 1789 Nonintercourse Act Whiskey Rebellion Militia Acts of 1792 Coinage Act of 1792 United States Mint Proclamation of Neutrality Neutrality Act of 1794 Jay Treaty Pinckney's Treaty Slave Trade Act of 1794 Residence Act Thanksgiving Proclamation Farewell Address State of the Union Address 1790 1791 1792 1793 1796 Cabinet Federal judicial appointments
Views and public image	Presidential library The Washington Papers Religious views Washington and slavery Town Destroyer Legacy
Life and homes	Early life Birthplace Ferry Farm boyhood home Mount Vernon Gristmill Woodlawn Plantation Samuel Osgood House, First Presidential Mansion Alexander Macomb House, Second Presidential Mansion President's House, Philadelphia Germantown White House Custis estate Potomac Company James River and Kanawha Canal Mountain Road Lottery Congressional Gold Medal Thanks of Congress President General of the Society of the Cincinnati Washington College Washington and Lee University Electoral history of George Washington
Memorials and depictions	Washington, D.C. Washington state Washington Monument Mount Rushmore Washington's Birthday Purple Heart The Apotheosis of Washington George Washington (Houdon) George Washington (Ceracchi) George Washington (Canova) George Washington (Greenough) George Washington (Trumbull) Washington Crossing the Delaware The Passage of the Delaware General George Washington at Trenton Washington at Verplanck's Point General George Washington Resigning His Commission Surrender of Lord Cornwallis Unfinished portrait Lansdowne portrait The Washington Family portrait Washington at Princeton paintings Reception at Trenton painting Princeton Battle Monument Point of View sculpture Austin statue Baltimore statue Boston statue Philadelphia statue Portland statue Washington, D.C. statue West Point monument Mexico City statue George Washington University Washington University Washington Masonic National Memorial George Washington Memorial Parkway George Washington Bridge Washington and Jefferson National Forests Washington Monument, Baltimore Washington Square Park Arch List of memorials U.S. Postage stamps Washington-Franklin Issues 1932 bicentennial Currency Washington quarter 50 State Quarters D.C. and territories quarters America the Beautiful quarters Washington dollar Lafayette dollar Silver bullion coins Washington nickel Mount Washington Cultural depictions George Washington (1984 miniseries 1986 sequel) A More Perfect Union (1989 film) We Fight to Be Free (2006 film) Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017 series) Washington (2020 miniseries) Hamilton (film)
Related	Bibliography List of articles Founding Fathers of the United States Republicanism Federalist Party Federalist Era Virginia dynasty Coat of arms Cherry-tree anecdote River Farm Washington's Crossing Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1751 Barbados trip Category Syng inkstand General of the Armies American Philosophical Society American Revolution patriots Betsy Ross flag Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
Ancestry and family	Martha Washington (wife) John Parke Custis (stepson) George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson, adopted son) Eleanor Parke Custis (step-granddaughter, adopted daughter) Augustine Washington (father) Mary Ball Washington (mother) Lawrence Washington (half-brother) Augustine Washington Jr. (half-brother) Betty Washington Lewis (sister) Samuel Washington (brother) John A. Washington (brother) Charles Washington (brother) Lawrence Washington (grandfather) John Washington (great-grandfather) Bushrod Washington (nephew)
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