Did anyone else watch this show when they were younger?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7qRZmHLobQ&list=PLrwhF3606BleScxBjBPY-YuCeWomwTH8o
https://archive.org/details/LibertysKidsSeries
meh.. too educational.
º-)
I DID!!!!
IM LOOKING AT A LIFE THROUGH MY OWN EYES
Yep! I did, I remember thinking they were pretty cool. 8) :)
Indeedy! My brother and I used to watch it all the time on PBS (at least I think it was PBS). A couple years back, I bought a DVD of the submarine episode somewhere. I forgot that the full episodes were all on Youtube. It wouldn't be a bad series to go rewatch.
I used to watch it all the time when I was younger with my siblings, then, a few years ago I got the full series in DVD.
Fantastic series!
Very true! (As we speak I am re-watching some of the the episodes)
On the subject of Liberty's Kids, I think it was a slightly decent show. Though I'm not at all a fan of Sarah.
Quote from: Sheev Palpatine on March 04, 2019, 07:39:31 PM
Though I'm not at all a fan of Sarah.
She wasn't bad, but ya, not a fan
She just seemed a little... rude?
She was slightly rude in the beginning, and her uncertainty towards the end got kind of annoying
I don't even remember the ending. Well, obviously it would play out like the real war. :P
It went past the end of the war, all the way up to the signing of the Constitution.
They should have been a lot older by then, but they didn't age at all. ;D
"The only characters who do appear to age over the course of the series include Alexander Hamilton (physical appearance), George Washington (failing eyesight), Mrs. Radcliffe (physical appearance), and Benjamin Franklin (increasing gout)." Other than that, I don't remember anyone else
I love liberty's kids!!
the whole intro lyrics
I see a land with liberty for all
Yet still I know the truth will rise and fall (ohh yeah)
That's just the way it goes, a word now to the wise
The world was made to change, each day is a surprise
I'm looking at life through my own eyes
I'm seachin' for a hero to idolize
Feeling the pain as innocence dies
I'm Looking at life through my own eyes
I'll take my heart into battle
Give that freedom bell a rattle
Get my Independence signed
Declare it on the dotted line
Let Philadelphia freedom ring
and patriotic voices sing
red, white, and blue never give up
you represent America!
Hopin' and prayin' for a brighter day
I listen to my heart and I obey
How can I see it any other way
I'm looking at life (looking at life)
through my own eyes BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUN BUUN BUUN
6 people, how was there never a thread for this already?
This was a great show! I used to watch it after school. I loved history even then so it was really my sort of thing. I remember than Henri had a sad backstory but not much else. Glad to hear it's on youtube.
YouTube has a lot of adds though...
Found out that the web archive has the full thing but the quality is kinda low
https://archive.org/details/LibertysKidsSeries
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for forty episodes :'D
To true :P
Does anyone wish they did another season of some other major U.S. event?
That's a good question... I've always been fascinated with the Great Depression and the Prohibition era so I'd tune in to that. I'd also watch a season on immigrants settling the Midwest.
The Civil War would be cool too but it could be easily biased...
I don't think biased is the right term - there's only one side the protags can be on. It had crossed my mind too and could be really interesting but I don't know how good a story they could make out of it. Unlike the Revolutionary War, the Civil War didn't take place in the protag's backyards - most battles were in the south, so the kids wouldn't have much to do with the soldiers except for sacrifices made at home. That is if they were northerners; they might have to make the kids southerners who morally agree with the union, but how realistic is that? I guess you could make an informative and interesting narrative out of assisting with the Underground Railroad.
Quote from: Banya on March 30, 2019, 06:46:00 PM
I don't think biased is the right term - there's only one side the protags can be on. It had crossed my mind too and could be really interesting but I don't know how good a story they could make out of it. Unlike the Revolutionary War, the Civil War didn't take place in the protag's backyards - most battles were in the south, so the kids wouldn't have much to do with the soldiers except for sacrifices made at home. That is if they were northerners; they might have to make the kids southerners who morally agree with the union, but how realistic is that? I guess you could make an informative and interesting narrative out of assisting with the Underground Railroad.
That would cool.
OMG I forgot about this! Oh it's so cringy! When I was in 5th grade, our teacher played us an episode of this every day because our topic was on the revolutionary war. Both my classmates and I liked it, but it was very cringy. The french kid is the worst offender IMO because it's such a bad french accent combined with an annoying kid voice. Other than that, the show was alright.
Though, for a cartoon, it was rather informative. I enjoyed it.
Quote from: Verdauga on June 09, 2020, 02:23:21 PM
Though, for a cartoon, it was rather informative. I enjoyed it.
Agreed.^
I'm surprised that so many people here have watched 'em. XD
YAS.