Product Description
Follows the adventures of two apprentices to Benjamin Franklin as they learn about the American Revolution.
Product Details
| Publisher | Shout! Factory |
| Number Of Discs | 6 |
| EAN | 0826663109184 |
| MPN | 826663109184 |
| Brand | Universal Studios |
| Format |
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| Release Date | 2008-10-14 |
| Label | Shout! Factory |
| UPC | 826663109184 |
| Region Code | 1 |
| Title | Liberty's Kids: Complete Series |
| Studio | Shout! Factory |
| Starring | Jill Anderson (VI),Vincent Lee Alston,Carl Beck,Terry Berner,Robert Berry (VI) |
| Running Time | 900 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | G (General Audience) |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 |
| Manufacturer | Shout! Factory |
Customer Reviews
My kids loved them!Review by Sean Walton, 2010-08-01
For the most part, the story writers got things right. Needless to say, they "forget" to mention that our founding fathers were God-fearing, and much of the dialog included deference to Deity.
Don't expect historical accuracy
Review by David H. Sandlin, 2010-07-31
Politically correct propaganda. (Propaganda is 90% truth.) Written to promote an inaccurate reflection of factual events by those with a vested interest in the mental programming of young people and future adults in believing in such propaganda. Kind of like the lie that the "war of northern aggression" (aka the civil war) was about slavery instead of European banking interest trying to break up the country into 2 pieces to fully control it. Or like the lie that Lincoln was the great emancipator. (Not!) "Moses" was the code name of Benjamin Franklin by the secret society that he belonged to. Not a freed slave working for Ben Franklin as depicted. Slavery is discussed here as if it were the topic of the day every day. Puke. Overplayed to make Americans of that time appear in a negative fashion. Typical of Hollywood today. (Notice who all of the bad guys are in today's movies.) It also tries to portray a Jewish man as if he were an Israelite when their very own (Jewish) encyclopedia states that it is incorrect to portray Jewish people as Israelites. (Notice the ethnicity of the writer. Can't even leave modern politics out of it.) I realize that it was meant for children, but that is how you program adults. You program them as children. Then there is the "myth of the noble savage" theme running throughout as well. Otherwise, if you know the FACTUAL history and need a refresher course in it, it is entertaining and the graphics are very good. You will also notice that the face of Sarah and the face of James are idenitical. Their hair, lips, eyebrows, etc. are slightly different, but otherwise, there is a lack of originality bewteen these two visually. (Must be why they never kiss!) They also rarely change clothes. The same clothes are worn 98% of the time. Question: Did we really ever win independence from the British when the same British Rothschild banking interest that controlled us then, controls us today out of the "Crown" in the "City of London"? Hmmmmmmmmmm. Maybe they were afraid that we were catching on to them and the money scam they run on us after the events of 9-11 has blown up in their face?
Kids Loves It!
Review by Anne Kuhl, 2010-05-29
My kids love it! Plus they are learning a little history while enjoy a cartoon.
Entertaining & Educational - My kids love it!
Review by A. Christenson, 2010-05-03
We have a 9 year old studying the Revolutionary War in school. She was really struggling to sort out all the characters, events, places, etc of the time period. Her learning style is such that she does better when she can "experience" what she is learning by seeing, touching & experiencing rather than just reading about it. With this in mind, I went to the library hoping to find a kid friendly video resource to help her sort out the key characters and events of the war. I found this video series and my kids (girl 9 / boy 6) absolutely loved the series from the first episode. As adults, my husband and I find the series well done, educational and entertaining. As there are so many episodes, there was no way to finish all during our library check out period and we had to continually check it out. After weeks of doing so, we decided to just buy the series. We figured we'd definitely get our money out of it between the two kids and the various years American History is studied in school. I would highly recommend the series for families and teachers as both an educational and entertainment resource. Since the series, my daughter has really developed an interest in history and best of all has been getting all A on her history tests.
great choice
Review by Miss Heidi, 2010-04-29
With so many inappropriate choices for kids -- this video is both enjoying for kids and educational! My boys love it!
