Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Zach Nichols (Pamela Adlon) and ten-year-old Annie Redfeather (Kath Soucie) as they suffer pain from issues involving other children. To solve these problems, they seek counsel from a group of anthropomorphic animals whose names come from the Greek - Plato (Kevin Michael Richardson), an old and scholarly bison; Aurora (Gillian Barber), a wise red-tailed hawk; Socrates (Frank Welker), a rambunctious and wisecracking bobcat; and Aristotle (Jim Cummings), a feisty and bookish prairie dog. This ensemble teaches the kids virtues by telling them stories from the Book of Virtues.
- 1996-2009
- 3 seasons
- PBS
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
- TV-Y7
Follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Zach Nichols (Pamela Adlon) and ten-year-old Annie Redfeather (Kath Soucie) as they suffer pain from issues involving other children. To solve these problems, they seek counsel from a group of anthropomorphic animals whose names come from the Greek - Plato (Kevin Michael Richardson), an old and scholarly bison; Aurora (Gillian Barber), a wise red-tailed hawk; Socrates (Frank Welker), a rambunctious and wisecracking bobcat; and Aristotle (Jim Cummings), a feisty and bookish prairie dog. This ensemble teaches the kids virtues by telling them stories from the Book of Virtues.
Season 3 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2000
Episode 1
Courage
Thu, Sep 14, 2000 30 mins
Episode 2
Honesty
Sun, Oct 1, 2000 30 mins
Episode 3
Work
Sun, Oct 8, 2000 30 mins
Annie chooses to build an electric motor for her science project but has a tough time with it so is ready to quit. Plato reminds her of the Wright Brothers, who wanted to build a machine but had to put a lot of effort into making the first airplane.
Episode 4
Perseverance
Sun, Oct 15, 2000 30 mins
Racing with Zach in the woods, Annie is quickly outrun and is unhappy enough about it to want to quit when she runs into Plato and the others. They remind her of another racer whose odds were against him but managed to win something even greater than a race when he persisted in "The Tortoise and the Hare".
Episode 5
Friendship
Sun, Oct 22, 2000 30 mins
Episode 6
Self-Discipline
Sun, Oct 29, 2000 30 mins
Zach spends all his time playing an electronic game, so isn't ready for the Spring Valley Rangers camping trip since he hasn't read his manual. Embarrassed and frustrated, he goes off and runs into Sock, Aurora, Plato, and Ari. They hear about his situation and Ari reminds him that too much of a good thing can hurt if serious things aren't attended to, as shown in "The Dancing Horses of Sybaris", where a whole community put pleasure before work.
Episode 7
Responsibility
Sun, Nov 5, 2000 30 mins
Episode 8
Gratitude
Sun, Nov 12, 2000 30 mins
Episode 9
Moderation
Sun, Nov 19, 2000 30 mins
Episode 10
Humility
Sun, Nov 26, 2000 30 mins
Episode 11
Integrity
Sun, Dec 3, 2000 30 mins
Episode 12
A Christmas Carol: Part 1
Sun, Dec 10, 2000 30 mins
As newly elected Drama Club President, Annie demands that the group perform "I'm Dreaming of a Galactic Christmas" instead of the traditional "A Christmas Carol," and keep all the profits rather than donating half to the orphanage as usual.
Episode 13
A Christmas Carol: Part 2
Sun, Dec 17, 2000 30 mins
In Annie's dreams, she is Annie Scrooge, living out A Christmas Carol.
