
Liberty's Kids
TV Show • 2002
ReportLiberty'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.
Its purpose is to teach its audience of 7 to 14 year olds about the origins of the United States of America. Much like the CBS cartoon mini-series based on Peanuts; 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, Sylvester Stallone, Ben Stiller, Billy Crystal, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Don Francisco lend credence to characters critical to the forming of a free country, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.
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There is cooked meat shown, but never the carcass of a dead animal. An animal carcass is discussed, but is not shown.
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The only law enforcement shown is military, and both sides are cast in both a positive and a negative light, depending on their actions.
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In the episode featuring Deborah Samson, men are shown shaving and teasing Deborah (in disguise) for being "too young to shave."
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Discussed but ultimately not shown. The main protagonists attend the hanging of Nathan Hale, but the scene ends before the rope is ever shown.
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Arguably, everyone, by Benedict Arnold.
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Characters fall into water more than once, but are always rescued immediately.
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Multiple bandaged wounds are shown on soldiers. Some are in crutches and casts.
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A child trails his guardian to make sure the guardian stays safe. Spies are shown stalking military personnel.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Caesar Rodney, a delegate from Deleware whose vote breaks the tie to declare independence, is suffering from terminal cancer. However, it's never said in the show that this is his illness, and only viewers who look up information on Rodney will learn what his illness was.
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A runaway horse and cart almost strike two boys, but they are rescued.
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There are drunk people shown, some of whom target an innocent bystander for not drinking with them.
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Does the black guy die first?
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The first of only two on screen deaths is a white Englishman. No named black character dies, but the whereabouts of one character's younger brother, an escaped slave, are unclear after an important battle. He turns up unharmed later.
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Babies are very briefly shown among the camp followers, but none are featured as characters.
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There is an explosion big enough to be seen from a distance, but it's not big enough to produce a mushroom cloud or otherwise resemble a nuclear explosion in any way.
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Henri visits the Marquis de Lafayette as he recovers from a battle injury in a hospital founded by Ben Franklin. The founding of this hospital is later shown in flashback. Sarah visits a military medical unit to interview a nurse tending sick soldiers.
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The protagonists are occasionally detained for trespassing (sometimes accidental), but are always either released or manage to escape. They are never targeted for actual kidnapping. Slaves/ex-slaves who were born free occasionally discuss how they were trafficked into slavery.
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A man is tarred and feathered, then publicly humiliated. James is dragged to a nearby hospital to see the aftermath after mocking the man along with the mob, and is immediately regretful when the doctor describes the man's suffering in vivid detail.
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There are explosions shown, and lightning is used to transition scenes on occasion.
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Henri, the youngest character, is shown in flashback being enslaved and abused by the captain of a ship. Ben Franklin is shown being abused by his older brother, also in flashback.
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Is there domestic violence?
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There is an episode revolving around Moses Michael Hayes, a Jewish American who was singled out to sign a loyalty oath. He refused to sign it unless every one of his accusers also did.
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Ben Franklin is shown in flashback attempting to use electricity to euthanize a turkey for consumption. The bird remains unharmed, as Franklin accidentally knocks himself out instead. Otherwise, no animal death is shown on screen.
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Invoked by Deborah Samson, who disguises herself as a man to join the army. She is eventually found out.
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Does a kid die?
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Elinipseco, a young Shawnee boy, is executed along with his father for attempting to remain neutral in the war. The execution is not shown, but it's enough to drive one of the main protagonists away from America for a while.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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YMMV. A character refers to people suffering mental illness as "insane," which was the term used for such patients in the 18th century.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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The Marquis de Lafayette catches a bit of flak for sneaking out of France dressed as a woman. His effeminate wig blows off his head as a gag.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Strictly speaking, no. The common term "negro" is used on occasion to refer to black people in a period appropriate context, and in some contexts it's clearly intended to replace the slur derived from it in order to keep the show family friendly.
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A racist character gets in the face of the protagonists' guardian, who is African, and straight up tells him that whoever freed him made a mistake. Characters speak in derogatory ways about enemy combatants (e.g. referring to the English as "cruel and vindictive"). Native Americans are stereotyped by white characters as bloodthirsty killers, though not a single one of them is shown engaging in any unjustified violence.
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It's a show about a war. Battles are shown. Characters get shot. One of the main protagonists loses her cousin in the very first battle.
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A burning house is shown in flashback and it's mentioned that there are two people trapped inside who do not make it out. Their infant son is rescued by a neighbor. The infant shown is James, one of the main protagonists. Henri's parents are said to have died of plague on the passage from France to America.
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Despite multiple injuries being shown, there is no blood or gore.
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