Libertys Kids Wikipedia. Libertys Kids is an animated educational historical fictiontelevision series produced by DIC Entertainment, originally broadcast on PBS on their PBS Kids block from September 2, 2. It describes how the American Revolution evolved and how a new nation was born in the aftermath of. The BIG APPLE HISTORY site doesnt live on pbskids. For more information, please contact the producers Thirteen WNET New York. April 4, 2. 00. 3, although PBS continued to air reruns until August 2. The show has since been syndicated by Di. C to affiliates of smaller television networks such as The CW and My. Network. TV and some independent stations so that those stations can fulfill FCC educational and informational requirements. Since September 1. CBSs new block called KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS, then it was aired on KEWLopolis, which taking September 1. In 2. 00. 8, it ran on The History Channel. The series aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and on CBSs Cookie Jar TV block from 2. In 2. 01. 7, it played on the Starz Kids Family channel. It received two Daytime Emmy nominations, in 2. Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Walter Cronkite, playing Benjamin Franklin. Robots-2-1024x682.jpg' alt='Pbs Liberty Episode 2' title='Pbs Liberty Episode 2' />Like the CBS cartoon mini series This Is America, Charlie Brown years before, Libertys 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 G. On the PBS broadcast, these are replaced by segments that include. Although the series spans 1. Boston Tea Party in 1. U. S. Constitution in 1. Dr. Franklin. Sarah Phillips voiced by Reo JonesA bright eyed girl from England, Sarah travels to the Thirteen Colonies in 1. 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. 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 Franklins 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. 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 LundquistA young boy orphaned in childhood because of a lightning storm that burned his childhood home down with his parents inside. At age fourteen, James greatly admires Benjamin Franklin, whose invention of the lightning rod saved many from the same tragedy. Jealous, 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 Franklins 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. At the end of the series, James intends to start his own newspaper, following in the steps of his mentor. An energetic boy from France, Henris parents died on the voyage to America when a plague struck the ship and killed half of the people on board three weeks into the trip. The ships captain exploited Henri afterwards because he had to pay off his familys debt to the captain. James and Moses smuggled Henri off the ship and the boy found a home in Benjamin Franklins workshop. While he speaks French fluently, Dr. Franklin has insisted that Henri learn to speak, read, and write in both English and French. Roger Dodger Full Movie In English. Henris 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. 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 the 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 WilliamsBorn in Africa, Moses was brought in chains to 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. Franklins 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. He looks out for Dr. Franklins 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, boys and girls both, but only to Dr. Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette. Cato goes to Canada with Mrs. Radcliffe, a British loyalist and friend of Sarah and her mother. Additional voices. Carter and Hinkle performed a full version of the song at the Capitol Fourth Concert in Washington, D. C. Sam Adams leads a gang of patriots aboard to destroy the tea, and the kids are caught in the middle. Weddebrun castigates Franklin. Watch Creed Online Free 2016 there. Phillis Wheatley. September 3, 2. 00. United We Stand. 17. September. First Continental Congress. James covers the First Continental Congress, while Sarah travels to Boston to supply the resistance movement. Abigail Adams. September 4, 2. Liberty or Death. March. Give me Liberty, or give me Death 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. Patrick Henry. September 5, 2. Midnight Ride. 17. April. Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. 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. Paul Revere. September 6, 2. The Shot Heard Round the World. April. Battles of Lexington and Concord. James and Sarah witness the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where Sarahs cousin Tom is killed. John Parker. September 9, 2. Green Mountain Boys. BIG APPLE HISTORYThe BIG APPLE HISTORY site doesnt live on pbskids. 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