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''Libertys Kids'' is a [[PBS]] series created by [[DiC Entertainment]], the producers of [[
The major characters are:
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Although the series was created for a juvenile audience, it nevertheless takes a relatively sophisticated look at the American Revolution, which highlights not only the heroes and achievements of the independence movement, but also its less palatable aspects such as the role of slavery, mob violence and the privations the Native Peoples of America suffered in this conflict.
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* [[All-Star Cast]]: Let's just look at the guest stars... [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337550/fullcredits#cast Oh, boy]...
* [[The American Revolution]]: [[Captain Obvious|Duh.]]
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: The Liberty News Network (aka LNN), were [[Benjamin Franklin]], James Hiller, Sarah Philips, and Henri give little factoids and host tiny games for the audiences about the 18th century.
* [[Bait and Switch Credits]]: Somewhat. The lyrics to the intro are pretty fitting, but the song itself is a pop tune with brief Aaron Carter rapping, a little out of place for a historical cartoon that does take itself seriously.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: James and Sarah.
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Various historical characters get their own moment. However, one of the most obvious is during the American siege of Yorktown. In order to conserve supplies, Cornwallis leaves the blacks who joined his army to fend for themselves.
* [[Kid Detective]]: Well, kid investigative reporters.
* [[Kid Hero]]: [[
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: Henri starts out as this.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: In the 14 years that took place, the main characters went absolutely everywhere wearing the same outfits. Even when crawling through the mud and forests Sarah would still wear her dainty little gown.
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* [[Minored in Asskicking]]: Thomas Paine, albeit very briefly.
* [[Mysterious Past]]: All the main characters have one.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Strongly averted. The show not only had characters die, but also wounded, sometimes in gruesome ways (though [[Bloodless Carnage|without a whole lot of blood]]).
* [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]: Although the events of the series span 14 years of history, the show featured kid characters who never appear to age even while the adults around them do. After all, by the end of the series, the trio should have been entering their late 20s. [[Tagalong Kid|Henri]] doesn't even get [[Character Development]]!
* [[Officer and
* [[Opposites Attract]]: James, the poor, orphaned, American patriot, and Sarah, the rich English loyalist.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: None of the main teenage characters live with their parents. Sarah is the only one whose parents are still alive.
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* [[Three Amigos]]: James, Sarah, and Henri.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Henri loves pastries with jelly on them.
* [[Tokyo Is the Center of
* [[Traveling At the Speed of Plot]]: Played with. The characters mention roughly accurate travel periods for the time, but often, news makes it to faraway places way faster than it should have.
* [[True Companions]]: The three kids eventually form this amongst themselves, with Ben and Moses.
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** That's even digging into the fact that, while Washington [[Pet the Dog|freed his slaves upon death and provided for them afterward]], [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Jefferson's slave population TRIPLED and he only freed the five who resulted from his sexual escapades.]]
*** Not to mention his complete reversal of opinion and policy in regards to slavery in the early 1800s and his reactions to the Haitian Revolution. Notable example: '''He wanted to place an embargo on Haiti and STARVE the country out!'''
* [[Wide
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