Adventures from the Book of Virtues
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| Genre | Animated series |
| Created by | Bruce D. Johnson |
| Directed by | Walt Kubiak |
| Voices of |
Pamela Adlon Jim Cummings Kevin Michael Richardson Kath Soucie Frank Welker |
| Composer(s) | Stu Goldberg J. A. C. Redford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Bruce D. Johnson William T. Baumann Mary Mazur |
| Producer(s) | Tom Gleason Fred Schaefer |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
KCET PorchLight Entertainment |
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| Original network | PBS Kids |
| Original release | September 2, 1996 – December 17, 2000 |
Adventures from the Book of Virtues is an American animated television series which originally aired on PBS Kids in the United States for three seasons, beginning in 1996 and ending in 2000. There was a two-year gap in between the second and third seasons. Reruns of the series was broadcast on Qubo from November 3, 2008 until March 26, 2017.
Zach and Annie learn various life lessons from their friends Plato the bison, Aurora the red-tailed hawk, Aristotle the prairie dog, and Socrates the bobcat. These lessons are told in the form of animated segments based on stories from a variety of sources including Bible stories, fairy tales, fables, mythology, and folk stories from different cultures.
The show sought to illustrate themes of common virtues through well-known international heroes and stories, based on the Book of Virtues collected and edited by conservative commentator and former Secretary of Education William J. Bennett. The core audience were families with children who were between the ages of 2 and 9 years old. It was created by Bruce D. Johnson, music by J.A.C Redford.
The story is about Annie Redfeather and her boyfriend, Zack Nicholas. In each episode of the series, one of them commits an act contrary to that day's chosen virtue (loyalty, compassion, courage, moderation, honesty, etc.) and suffers pain as a result (be it physical or moral). They seek counsel of one of Annie's animal friends. These animal friends are four anthropomorphic mountain-dwelling entities who between them possess immense knowledge of legends and literature as well as common sense and a lively sense of fun. They utilize classical works of famous authors, philosophers, poets, as well as fables and myths to communicate the truth of virtue to Zack and Annie. Plato, the oldest, is a scholarly bison; Aurora, the most gentle, is a Red-tailed Hawk; Socrates is a rambunctious bobcat; and Aristotle is a prairie dog who is seldom without his bag of books. These four, whose existence seems a secret from the majority of humans in the town of Spring Valley, advise Annie and Zack patiently and often. The children then proceed to live according to the virtue of the day, completing what they have begun.
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