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Liberty's Kids

Fan Recommends Websites to Watch Liberty's Kids!

I have bookmarked your website and enjoyed watching the 5 episodes of Liberty's Kids on Kewl Cartoons that was suggested by your site. However, I have searched eBay often for the DVDs so I could bring them with our family on trips. Today I noticed someone selling the links to view all 40 episodes of Liberty's Kids, so I earnestly searched the web to find out where they are located.

I found two sites which have all 40 episodes, they are: Discovery Education Streaming and Cosmeo. Both sites offer the same videos but Discovery Education streaming is created more for schools/teachers and Cosmeo more for home use. Cosmeo is about $10/month or $99/year. Both offer a 30-day free trial so you can view these videos - as well as many others - for free for one month before deciding on whether you wish to be a member or not.

Anyhow, just wanted to let you know given your site is where I first learned about viewing these shows for free. Thanks for the original tip -- it has aided our homeschool efforts big time!

Blessings,
Kate

Editor Note: Discovery Education streaming streaming for Homeschool costs $265.00/year per household. However, the Homeschool Buyers Co-op is offering a special buy (good through 3/31/2008) for $129.00 (51% off).

Special thanks to Kate for passing along these viewing tips.

DIC Entertainment Launches the First Kids' Online Cartoon Channel

Select episodes of Liberty's Kids are once again available for viewing online. Visit Kewl Cartoons, scroll down the menu on the right-hand side. 5-episodes are currently available for viewing on the site, as well as Inspector Gadget, Strawberry Shortcake, Sonic Underground and many other cartoons.

Watch Five Season One Episodes

The History Channel to Test Market
Liberty's Kids!

If you are a fan of Liberty's Kids and would like to see the show back on the air, now is your chance. I am pleased to report that beginning, Wednesday, February 27th, 2008, The History Channel will air episodes of Liberty's Kids Monday - Friday 7:00 am to 7:30 am and Saturday 7:00 am to 8:00 am.

Please remember, this is only a test marketing of the show. The History Channel needs to know that this is the kind of programming, we as parents want for our children. So, tune in and watch, then contact The History Channel and let them know how much you and/or your children enjoy the program. If the show does well, the producer's are prepared to create more programs highlighting other historical eras in American History.

I can't tell you how excited I am about the possibilites. My son is a visual learner and we have used previous episodes of Liberty's Kids as a starting point to discuss the American Revolution, it's causes and how life was lived, during that period of our nations history. Imagine how much fun it would be to watch an entertaining program about living during the Civil War era, Pioneer days, and even the Gold Rush era, when the move westward was in full swing.

Please pass this information along and check back for updates.

How to Contact The History Channel

The History Channel doesn't exactly make contacting them simple so, here are the steps to follow, in order to send your comments about Liberty's Kids.

Visit The History Channel website using their contact form.

Select the following...

Note: Be sure to copy your comments. I had to complete the form twice, the first time I received an error.

Liberty's Kids Update

Update September 13, 2006

Unfortunately the makers of Liberty's Kids have decided to pull their content once again and as of this writing none of the Liberty's Kids episodes are currently available online.

The first three Liberty's Kids releases were:

Those who are interested in purchasing the entire collection and particular segments are now forced to pay exorbitant rates directly to PBS. I have occasionally been able to find the odd episode at Big Lots, a discount surplus type retail store.

About Liberty's Kids

Liberty's Kids was a half-hour historical cartoon series set during the American Revolution. The show was a collaborated effort between PBS and DIC animation firm, though neither website now contains any reference to the program that was both promoted by both.

Sarah Phillips and James Hiller were the main characters in Liberty's Kids, who each played their part as apprentices to the famed Benjamin Franklin. Sarah depicted a loyal British subject, who often found herself in a moral dilema. James played a curious, rambunxious all-American boy.

The show really came to life with the roll of Ben Franklin voiced by newscaster Walter Cronkite; Michael Douglas who was heard as Patrick Henry; Sylvester Stallone played the part of Paul Revere; Dustin Hoffman interpreted notorious turncoat Benedict Arnold; and Arnold Schwarzenegger was the voice of Baron Von Steuben.

Liberty's Kids was geared for children aged 7 to 12, though the show had a large following of children of all ages including their parents.

Take a Trip Back In Time With Liberty's Kids

Posted December 8, 2005
by: Annette M. Hall

All links in this article have been checked and corrected, some of the information below is for archival purposes only, links have been removed where appropriate.

I try to regularly go through and check links on the site to make certain that none of "Annette's Favorites" have disappeared and when they do I find I'm often saddened by their loss.

It's funny how we can become so attached to our favorite websites like they are a part of our lives. I felt this way when my favorite search engine, Infind died, it was like losing a dear sweet friend. I'm pretty attached to Google's Search Engine these days, but it was hard to let go of my tried and true..

Another time when I had such an experience was the day I found out that all my links to "Liberty's Kids" were bad. I think I was more upset about it than my son. I enjoyed watching the show each day with my son. Liberty's Kids is an entertaining and an informative cartoon about two teenage journalists in Ben Franklin's print shop who write about and explore the American Revolution. The show was both entertaining and informative.

You can imagine my delight when recently, my husband, Shawn sent me a link to the new Liberty's Kids site. Not only is the program back online but it appears to have all the episodes online for you to watch and the best part is they are available free of charge.

In addition to finding Liberty's Kids episodes you will also find the following on Yahooligans:

Be sure not to miss the Stingray piece from National Geographic, it was the most incredible thing I've ever seen. National Geographic takes you up-close and personal with a Stingray. The streaming video must be seen to be believed.

Liberty's Kids Returns

Good news! As of this writing the original Liberty's Kids site is back online. While my son really loves being able to watch each episode on Yahooligans, I'm am very happy to have access to all of the wonderful features of the original site again. Now we can watch on two different sites.

I like the "Then and Now" Section, which compares life in the 1700s with our lives today. They are short, easy for kids to understand and will help you explain to the kids why you feel they have it so much better than you did, back in the day...

You simply must have the kids try out the "Liberty Newsmaker" where you can pretend to be a real reporter, getting a juicy news scoop. Here you can write and illustrate your own newspaper just like Sarah and James. You can also print it out and share it with your friends and family! How fun. What grandparent wouldn't love to receive a printed newspaper created by their own grandchild, for Christmas or even their birthday?

I hope you get as much enjoyment from Liberty's Kids as our family does.
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Update February 24, 2008