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2002, TV Show

Episode Detail: The Man Who Would Not Be King - Liberty's Kids

The Revolutionary War ends as the peace treaty with England is signed by Ben Franklin (voice of Walter Cronkite) and John Adams (voice of Billy Crystal). Washington offers his resignation to Congress. Voices include Chris Lundquist (James), Reo Jones (Sarah), Kathleen Barr (Henri).

Episodes: The Man Who Would Not Be King - Liberty's Kids - 42 total Episodes

6/1/2003: Yorktown
1/23/2003: James Armistead
1/22/2003: Deborah Samson: Soldier of the Revolution
1/21/2003: Conflict in the South
1/20/2003: Benedict Arnold
11/11/2002: Bostonians
11/8/2002: In Praise of Ben
11/7/2002: The Great Galvez
11/6/2002: Not Yet Begun to Fight!
11/5/2002: The New Frontier
11/4/2002: Honor and Compromise
10/4/2002: Allies at Last
10/3/2002: Valley Forge
10/2/2002: The Hessians Are Coming
10/1/2002: Lafayette Arrives
9/30/2002: Sybil Ludington
9/27/2002: An American in Paris
9/26/2002: Across the Delaware
9/25/2002: American Crisis
9/24/2002: Captain Molly
9/23/2002: One Life to Lose
9/20/2002: The Turtle
9/19/2002: New York, New York
9/18/2002: The First Fourth of July
9/17/2002: Common Sense
9/16/2002: Washington Takes Command
9/13/2002: Postmaster General Franklin
9/12/2002: Bunker Hill
9/11/2002: The Second Continental Congress
9/10/2002: Green Mountain Boys
9/9/2002: The Shot Heard Round the World
9/6/2002: The Midnight Ride
9/5/2002: Liberty or Death!
9/4/2002: United We Stand
9/3/2002: Intolerable Acts
9/2/2002: Liberty's Kids
9/2/2002: Liberty's Kids
9/2/2002: The Boston Tea Party
Born Free and Equal
Going Home
The Man Who Would Not Be King
We the People

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Premiered: September 01, 2002, on PBS

Rating: TV-Y7

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Premise: Two teen apprentices to Benjamin Franklin witness Revolutionary War events in this celebrity-studded animated series aimed at 7 to 12-year-olds. Voices include Billy Crystal (John Adams), Michael Douglas (Patrick Henry), Whoopi Goldberg (Deborah Sampson), Dustin Hoffman (Benedict Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Baron Von Steuben), Sylvester Stallone (Paul Revere) and Ben Stiller (Thomas Jefferson). Also: `Liberty News Network' updates anchored by Franklin.

Liberty's Kids Cast