Product Details

• Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Walter Cronkite, Kathleen Barr, Reo Jones, Chris Lundquist
• Directors: Judith Reilly, Marsha Goodman
• Writers: Bruce Franklin Singer, Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl, Kevin O'Donnell, Michael A. Medlock
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: United American Video
• DVD Release Date: January 18, 2005
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002F6AUM
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,065 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Ben Franklin's young reporters, Sarah and James learn that Thomas Jefferson has arrived in Philadelphia to put the final touches on the Declaration of Independence. On July 4th, 1776, they sneak into the Independence Hall and watch as the 2nd Continental Congress declares America's independence from England. They then head to New York, where George Washington and his troops are fighting one of the most difficult battles of the Revolutionary War. James falls into the enemy hands, where he meets a fellow prisoner, the great patriot Nathan Hale. When Hale is told he will be executed, he bravely declares, "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." The fight for liberty has begun, and there is no turning back!

Customer Reviews

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS show......, September 7, 2004

By	James L. Farmer (Fort Mitchell, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

.....but the DVD collections turned out to be horribly disappointing. My rating is not directed at the show. It is directed at the DVD series itself. Someone really dropped the ball on what could have been a fabulous dvd collection.

So far there are Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Each volume includes five "playing cards" of George Washington, Phyllis Wheatly, Abigail Adams, John Paul Jones & Ben Franklin. This is a fabulous idea..BUT the problem is that the five playing cards are all the same in each volume. So now my daughter has three sets of the same cards. This makes absolutely no sense...

As far as the episodes, each DVD Volume includes three episode but the episodes are not set up the way they are on television. The episodes cut out the "Liberty News", "Now & Then" & "Continental Cartoons". Not having them including in each episode takes away from the show. Instead of having them in the show the way they should be, they are included as bonus features.....And the Continental Cartoons segment where you "Guess This Person". You have to use the DVD remote to access the three clues....But the problem I am having is this "game" doesn't work correctly and out of the three clues, I can only access the first one. Leaving the other two clues inaccessible.....?

VOLUME 1 - The Boston Tea Party (The Movie)

This DVD included episodes The Boston Tea Party, The Intolerable Act & Shot Heard Round the World. There is no "closing credits" to the first episode, no "intro & closing credits" to the second episode and no "intro" to the third episode. All three episodes run together like a "movie". And of course do not include the Continental Cartoons, Liberty News & Now & Then.

VOLUME 2 - Give Me Liberty

This DVD includes episodes Liberty or Death, Common Sense & Not Yet Begun To Fight. These episodes were not set up like a "movie" such as the first volume. And each episode actually has the introduction and closing credits for all three episodes. But or course it lacks the Continental Cartoons, Liberty News & Now & Then.

VOLUME 3 - The First Fourth of July

This dvd includes The First Fourth of July, New York, New York & One Life To Live. All episodes are set up the same way as Volume 2. But the problem with Volume 3 is that somewhere between Volume 2 & Volume 3, other Liberty's Kids episodes are missing. I have no idea how many they skipped going from Volume 2 to Volume 3. That BIG flaw prompted me to write a review of this DVD collection...For Shame DIC. The Liberty's Kids series deserves far better then what you have done with it in the DVD collection...

General Mills cerel came with a free DVD of two Liberty's Kids episodes. The Midnight Ride & The Turtle. BOTH of these episodes were issued on the DVD the way that they were televised on TV. Both episodes had the Continental Cartoons, Liberty's News & Now & Then. Which should have been the case with these volumes but was not. Where is the COMMON SENSE DIC.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Liberty's kids is a great show, October 17, 2004

By	D. Beckham "New England Patriot" (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Liberty's Kids is a good show. It's telling you what it would be like liveing in the 1700's .The first DVD is telling you about 'the shot heard 'round the world' , the Boston Tea Party,and The Intolerable Acts. The second DVD is about 'Common Sense'(by Thomas Paine ), also the battle between The Serapis and John Paul Jones' ship Bonhomme Richard and also his famous saying ''I have not begun to fight'', and Patrick Henry's Speech ''Give me liberty or give me death''.The third DVD is talking about the Declaration of Independence ,also Nathan Hale's speech ''I only regret that I have but one life to loose for my country'',and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars LOVE Liberty's KIds !! Why still so expensive ??, March 26, 2006

By	Ang in CA "Honest Aquarian." (29 Palms, CA) - See all my reviews

Why is A 60-minute DVD $40 ?? Liberty's Kids are great! Make these available to the masses -same as aired in television saturday mornings- at a reasonable cost- so that our families may enjoy them! Soon!!

Amendment 10/06: These can now be found inexpensively. Highly recommended, excellent and easy way for children to learn History by all-star character voice actors.