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Adventures from the Book of Virtues

  • TV Series
  • 1996–20091996–2009
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
396
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Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996)
  • Animation
  • Family
  • Fantasy
Two schoolchildren learn valuable life lessons from a buffalo, a red-tailed hawk, a bobcat, and a prairie dog.Two schoolchildren learn valuable life lessons from a buffalo, a red-tailed hawk, a bobcat, and a prairie dog.Two schoolchildren learn valuable life lessons from a buffalo, a red-tailed hawk, a bobcat, and a prairie dog.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
396
YOUR RATING
  • Creator
    • Bruce D. Johnson(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Janice Kawaye
    • Kevin Michael Richardson
    • Kath Soucie
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  • Creator
    • Bruce D. Johnson(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Janice Kawaye
    • Kevin Michael Richardson
    • Kath Soucie
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Janice Kawaye
    Janice Kawaye
    • Additional Voices
    39 episodes39 eps • 1996–2000
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    • Plato…
    27 episodes27 eps • 1996–1998
    Kath Soucie
    Kath Soucie
    • Annie Redfeather…
    27 episodes27 eps • 1996–1998
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Sock…
    27 episodes27 eps • 1996–1998
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    • Ari…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1996–1998
    Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Adlon
    • Zach Nichols…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1996–1998
    Brad Boyer26 episodes26 eps • 1996–1998
    Brian Zimmerman25 episodes25 eps • 1996–1998
    Chuck Powers
    • (redubbed version)
    25 episodes25 eps • 1996–1998
    Joe Murray
    • Ari…
    25 episodes25 eps • 1996–1998
    Christopher Judge
    Christopher Judge
    • Plato
    13 episodes13 eps • 2000
    Andrew Francis
    Andrew Francis
    • Zach Nichols
    13 episodes13 eps • 2000
    Adrienne Carter
    Adrienne Carter
    • Annie Redfeather
    13 episodes13 eps • 2000
    Michael Donovan
    Michael Donovan
    • Sock
    13 episodes13 eps • 2000
    Lee Tockar
    Lee Tockar
    • Ari
    13 episodes13 eps • 2000
    Gillian Barber
    Gillian Barber
    • Aurora
    13 episodes13 eps • 2000
    Su-Ping Chio
    Su-Ping Chio
    • Zach Nichols…
    13 episodes13 eps • 1996–1998
    Denise Tan
    • Annie Redfeather…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1996–1998
    • Creator
      • Bruce D. Johnson(story editor)
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    • Trivia
      In his "Adventures From the Book of Virtues", William J. Bennett included several pieces written by or concerning Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates, as they were amongst his favorite philosophers. Three of the animal characters are named for them. (The leader Plato's being a buffalo is also a reference to Bennett's nickname "Buffalo Bill".) The fourth and the only female who proves one of the two most sagacious, Aurora is the only exception. In keeping with the Greek origins of the others' names, she was named after the Greek deity of dawn.
    • Connections
      Featured in Treehouse Hostage (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      The Adventure Has Begun
      Music and Lyrics by J.A.C. Redford and Marcus Hummon

      Performed by Oren Waters, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters Willard (as Maxine Waters), and Bobbi Page

    User reviews2

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    Pretty good, actually. . .
    I saw this show when I was about 10. The basic plot was of a pair of kids who would go away to this wonderland where animals talked and each episode would be a folktale of different racial origins, be it Chinese, Japanese, Native American, Greek, whatever, in a condensed and easy to comprehend form.

    Each episode has a moral and is animated rather well. For the most part, most of the episodes are rather entertaining, though I haven't seen it in like 5 years. Watch if you see it on ^-^
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    • Mar 18, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • PBS
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Book of Virtues
    • Production companies
      • PorchLight Entertainment
      • KCET
      • Fox Animation Studios
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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