Liberty's Kids
2002 · TV Series · TV-Y7 · 30 min · ★ 7.7
This animated educational series uses historical fiction to introduce kids to the American Revolution through young reporters working at a colonial printing press. As major events unfold, the show mixes adventure, drama, and clear explanations to make the era feel immediate while keeping the violence minimal and age-appropriate.
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20 hours to watch · 40 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2002–2003
- Release date
- 2002-09-02
- Network
- PBS
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-Y7
- Runtime
- 30 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (21 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a kid-friendly, story-driven way to learn American Revolution basics, similar in spirit to The Magic School Bus or Arthur; Not for you if you want deep nuance or dislike educational cartoons.
Pros: engaging history lessons; lovable relatable characters; witty informative dialogue | Cons: some episodes repetitive; history seen as simplistic; uneven viewpoints shown
Themes
- educational
- american revolution
- usa history
Cast & crew
Whoopi Goldberg
as Robert Shirtliff (voice)
Andrew Rannells
as Alexander Hamilton (voice)
- BB
Ben Beck
as Marquis de Lafayette (voice)
Billy Crystal
as John Adams (voice)
Charles Shaughnessy
as King George III (voice)
- CL
Chris Lundquist
as James Hiller (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
as Benedict Arnold (voice)
Kathleen Barr
as Henri (voice)
- RJ
Reo Jones
as Sarah Phillips (voice)
Walter Cronkite
as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Created by Robby London, Michael Maliani, Kevin O'Donnell +1 more
Episodes1 season · 40 episodes
Season 140 episodes
- S1E1The Boston Tea Party30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2The Intolerable Acts30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3United We Stand30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Liberty or Death!30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5The Midnight Ride30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6The Shot Heard Round the World30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7The Green Mountain Boys30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8The Second Continental Congress30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9Bunker Hill30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Postmaster General Franklin30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11Washington Takes Command30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12Common Sense30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E13The 1st Fourth of July30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E14New York, New York30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E15The Turtle30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E16One Life to Lose30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E17Captain Molly30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E18American Crisis30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E19Across the Delaware30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E20An American in Paris30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E21Sybil Ludington30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E22Lafayette Arrives30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E23The Hessians Are Coming30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E24Valley Forge30mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E25Allies at Last30m
- S1E26Honor and Compromise30m
- S1E27The New Frontier30m
- S1E28Not Yet Begun to Fight30m
- S1E29The Great Galvez30m
- S1E30In Praise of Ben30m
- S1E31Bostonians30m
- S1E32Benedict Arnold30m
- S1E33Conflict in the South30m
- S1E34Deborah Samson30m
- S1E35James Armistead30m
- S1E36Yorktown30m
- S1E37Born Free and Equal30m
- S1E38The Man Who Wouldn't Be King30m
- S1E39Going Home30m
- S1E40We the People30m