S01E01 The Boston Tea Party
At the direction of Benjamin Franklin, Moses, James and Henri travel to Boston in search of Sarah, who has arrived from England on a tea-laden ship. When they get to the Harbor, they happen upon...
Liberty's Kids
S01E10: Postmaster General Franklin
When the Philadelphia patriots find out that some of their mail isn't being delivered to the right people by the British-controlled postal service, James and Sarah volunteer to carry important letters to New York. Ben Franklin becomes the colonies' Postmaster General on July 26, 1775.
Overview
Liberty's Kids is an animated educational historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment, originally broadcast on PBS Kids from September 2, 2002 to April 4, 2003, although PBS continued to air reruns until August 2004. 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. Since September 16, 2006, the series aired on CBS's new block called KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS, then it was aired on KEWLopolis, which taking September 12, 2009. In 2008 it ran on The History Channel. The series is currently on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and CBS's Cookie Jar TV. In 2012, Qubo announced the channel will air Liberty's Kids in fall 2012. 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.
Episodes
S01E02 The Intolerable Acts
Moses, James, Sarah and Henri hide at poet Phillis Wheatley's house in Boston, where some of His Majesty's soldiers are being quartered. Hearing Phillis Wheatley's story, Sarah is confronted with the horror of slavery for...
S01E03 United We Stand
Moses lets James report on Congress and after a British sailor is ""tarred and feathered,"" James learns about the ugliness of mob rule, when emotions get in the way of compassion. Sarah and Henri meet...
S01E04 Liberty or Death!
James, Sarah, Henri and Moses travel to Virginia, where they witness Patrick Henry's speech. Moses is shocked to find his brother Cato on the slave auction block and risks his own freedom to rescue him....
S01E05 The Midnight Ride
Sarah and James travel to Boston to deliver a message to Patriot leader Dr. Joseph Warren and end up riding with the famous messengers so that they can write about it for the paper.
S01E06 The Shot Heard Round the World
James, reporting on the Minutemen, and Sarah, falling in with the British forces, report from both sides on the ""shot heard ‘round the world"" at Lexington. They each leave the scene fearful of what the...
S01E07 The Green Mountain Boys
James heads to the Grants to cover the story of the settlers' struggle; Sarah goes hoping to find a place in the Green Mountains for her family to settle, and Henri wants to find maple...
S01E08 The Second Continental Congress
Desperate for information on what Congress is doing behind the closed doors of the statehouse, James unknowingly befriends a British spy. Sarah and Moses meet George Washington and together use ""Yankee ingenuity"" to fix Washington's...
S01E09 Bunker Hill
James witnesses the Battle of Bunker Hill from the American side, while Sarah interviews one of the British officers, and Henri acts as a messenger.
S01E10 Postmaster General Franklin
When the Philadelphia patriots find out that some of their mail isn't being delivered to the right people by the British-controlled postal service, James and Sarah volunteer to carry important letters to New York. Ben...
S01E11 Washington Takes Command
Washington puts together the Continental Army. Meanwhile James goes with Henry Knox to get cannons from Fort Ticonderoga.
S01E12 Common Sense
Sarah, James and Henri meets Thomas Paine and they hear his beliefs on the common man and independence.
S01E13 The 1st Fourth of July
Sarah and James meet Thomas Jefferson and witnesses the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
S01E14 New York, New York
Sarah does a report on the loyalists opinion on the revolution in New York. Meanwhile James escapes to Manhattan with the Continental Army.
S01E15 The Turtle
Sarah, Henri and James reports on a sea monster in the New York harbor, then they meet the submarine inventor David Bushnell.
S01E16 One Life to Lose
Sarah and James witnesses Nathan Hale's commitment to independence.
S01E17 Captain Molly
With General Washington losing battle after battle, James' confidence wavers. He and Sarah go to Washington's camp to report from the front lines. However, because she is a girl, Sarah is sent to Fort Tryon...
S01E18 American Crisis
The gang meets back up with Thomas Paine. Meanwhile, George Washington is under pressure to win his battle.
S01E20 An American in Paris
While visiting Abigail Adams, Sarah gets exposed to smallpox. Meanwhile Alexander Hamilton joins George Washington in the battle.
S01E21 Sybil Ludington
James learns from the courageuos Sybil Ludington that the thought of independence not only lies in the hearts of soldiers and determined young men, but also in the hearts of determined young women. Sarah travels...
S01E24 Valley Forge
James and Sarah see the hardship that foot soldiers endure during the war; Washington faces betrayal.
S01E25 Allies at Last
James learns about religious freedom from Moses Michael Hayes; Sarah and Henri are in occupied Philadelphia.
S01E26 Honor and Compromise
Henri befriends Abraham Nimham; Sarah and Moses watch Congress debate over the Articles of Confederation.
S01E27 The New Frontier
Sarah decides to go off into the wild Ohio Fronteir to find her father, while there she's found by some friendly Indians who wish to help her. An English friend of the Indians comes to...
S01E28 Not Yet Begun to Fight
Sara's trip back home to England is delayed because of a ship wreck.
S01E29 The Great Galvez
Sarah is in London with her mother and is having doubts about belonging there. In the end, she finally decides she is an American. Meanwhile James and Henri are traveling a long ways to give...
S01E30 In Praise of Ben
The title kinda gives it away, the episode begins with Sarah coming 'home' to Philidelphia, she's greeted by Moses, and eventually, a slightly bitter James. The rest is 'in praise of Ben' Benjamin Franklin. It's...
S01E31 Bostonians
James views the acts of the Iroquois and colonists; Sarah reunites with Abigail Adams.
S01E32 Benedict Arnold
According to James' theory, there are British spies that are close to General Washington, how else could you explain all the conterattacks by the british? James is on a mission to find out! In the...
S01E33 Conflict in the South
James and Henri follow General Nathanael Green; Sarah is upset to discover Thomas Jefferson has slaves.
S01E34 Deborah Samson
Sarah meets Deborah Samson; James and Henri witness arguments between Generals Washington and Rochambeau.
S01E35 James Armistead
The Americans send out James Armistead, a slave, to spy on the British by pretending to be Benedict Arnold's slave. He finds out that Cato, Moses' brother is a British slave. The British ask James...
S01E36 Yorktown
Moses' brother fights for the British; Moses joins the American mining corps to search for his brother; battle of Yorktown.
S01E37 Born Free and Equal
Sarah, staying with Abigail Adams in Boston, is thrilled to see Mum Bett freed and resolves to fight for civil rights. In France, Ben Franklin hopes that news of Yorktown will convince King George to...
S01E38 The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
The Americans want George Washington to be king of the United States, but he refuses.
S01E39 Going Home
James interviews former U.S. soldiers to find out what it's like for them, and learns that farmers are having trouble paying off taxes since all their food went towards feeding soldiers. Meanwhile, Lafayette says he...
S01E40 We the People
Moses resolves to open a school for free black children; Sarah reunites with her parents. The Constitution is written.
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
Robert Shirtliff (voice)
Andrew Rannells
Alexander Hamilton (voice)
Ben Beck
Marquis de Lafayette (voice)
Billy Crystal
John Adams (voice)
Charles Shaughnessy
King George III (voice)
Chris Lundquist
James Hiller (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Benedict Arnold (voice)
Kathleen Barr
Henri (voice)
Reo Jones
Sarah Phillips (voice)
Walter Cronkite
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Sylvester Stallone
Paul Revere (voice)
Yolanda King
Elizabeth Freeman (voice)
