History WesternAnimation / AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues

* DreamSequence: In the two-part ChristmasSpecial, Annie has several of them in which she's a female [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebeneezer Scrooge]] (named Annie Scrooge) because, in the first part, she was in a bad mood and finally criticized her classmates (and Zach) while they're setting up the Christmas Carol play.

* AdultFear:
** Annie's nearly fatal fall in "Responsibility." [[BigDamnHeroes Thank goodness Soc got to her in time]].
** In "The Chest of Broken Glass" from "Responsibility", three neglectful adult children take turns staying with their mother to guard the chest, thinking it contains her life savings. When they open it, they find a letter explaining and apologizing for the ruse, saying that she feared they might abandon her completely.

* ContemptibleCover: The various picture book adaptations published when the show premiered, which feature illustrations that are slightly OffModel and a bit rounded, such as on the noticeable covers. Just '''wow'''.

* AnAesop: The purpose of the series was for Annie and Zach to learn lessons about virtue.

This is the first television series from [=PorchLight=] Entertainment, as well as the first prime time animated series for PBS. It is dedicated to teaching Christian life lessons to kids, such as of courage, faith, honesty, loyalty, compassion, gratitude, responsibility, perseverance, self-discipline, and friendship. For a TV series, the animation uses quite an advanced movie quality, giving most of the designs a {{Disneyesque}} art style.

* HappilyEverBefore: "Theseus and the Minotaur" conveniently ends before Theseus loses Ariadne to Dionysus and King Aegeus commits suicide because he mistakenly believes Theseus is dead.

''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227868/ Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]'' is an American TV series that ran from September 2, 1996 to November 2000 on Creator/{{PBS}}. Based on the bestselling [[AnAesop morality]] book ''The Book of Virtues'' by [[CausticCritic William J. Bennett]] (who also conceived this series), it follows the adventures of 11-year-old Zach Nichols and 10-year-old Annie Redfeather as they run into typical ethical issues facing normal kids... and their TalkingAnimal friends at Plato's Peak are there to help them solve their problems with stories from The Book of Virtues.

* AntiEscapismAesop: "Moderation" has the problem being that Zach watches too much TV at once at the expense of his obligations and hobbies. It can some off as somewhat of a "Too much TV", which is a little hypocritical when you consider that the aesop is delivered via a TV show (and to the characters via storybooks... another form of escapism) but it's mentioned that what Zach is doing isn't ''bad'', it's just that he's doing it ''too much''. It comes off as much ''much'' less hypocritical than the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode about TV.

** When a new kids' movie cable channel arrives in "Moderation" (1998), ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' were mentioned in the letter that the cable company sent to Zach's family. Also, at the beginning of the episode, ''Film/TheBlackStallion'' was seen as one of the movies playing on the channel.

* AnachronismStew: In "Loyalty", the story of Esther depicts Haman setting up a gallows for Mordecai which looks decidedly more modern than what the gallows would have looked like.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * AnimationBump: Happens frequently.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * BagOfHolding: Ari's bag of books.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * BrokeEpisode: "Self-Discipline", "Generosity", "Integrity", "Charity" and "Honesty" (2000).

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * CatsAreMean: Sock.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * CatsAreSnarkers: Sock.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * CreditsMontage

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * DeadpanSnarker: Most of the characters, though Sock and Ari are the most prominent.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * {{Determinator}}: The kids in "Determination."
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * DeusExMachina: Many of the kids' problems were solved in this way.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * {{Disneyesque}}
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample? how is this aversion notable? * {{Disneyfication}}: Generally averted with most of the stories.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, too unspecific * EarnYourHappyEnding: The kids receive this in every single episode.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * EpisodeFinishesTheTitle: Oh so much.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** The Christmas special.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** "Responsibility."

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * FramingDevice

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * FurryReminder: The animals at Plato's Peak.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * GentleGiant: Plato.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, dual-trope entry * GreatBigBookOfEverything[=/=]PortalBook: The Book of Virtues itself, kept by Ari.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, character page material * NaiveEverygirl: Annie.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, character page material* PluckyGirl: Annie.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * SeriousBusiness: Zach's dad's camera in "Honesty."
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** Mr. Cleveland's plaque in "Loyalty."

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * ThoseTwoGuys: Sock and Ari.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, character page material * {{Tomboy}}: Annie.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * TwoForOneShow
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * VitriolicBestBuds: Zach and Annie, type 2.

The series is currently available on {{qubo}} on weekends, and on the Mormon channel [=BYUtv=] on weekdays. Episodes from the show are also seen on Website/YouTube (US viewers only) ([[http://www.youtube.com/kidmango link]]).

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->''"Tell me a story/Read me a poem''
->''Wrap it in melody/Sing me the song''
->''Then let me hold it/Deep in my heart''
->''Where it can speak to me all the day long''

->''The adventure of virtue/The adventure of truth''
->''The thrill of the knowing that it's up to you''
->''Building a new day shining in the sun''
->''This is my story/The adventure has begun…"''

!!This series includes examples of:

* AnAesop: Thepurpose of the series was for Annie and Zach to learn lessons about virtue.

''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227868/ Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]'' is an American TV series that ran from September 2, 1996 to November 2000 on Creator/{{PBS}}. Based on the bestselling [[AnAesop morality]] book ''The Book of Virtues'' by [[CausticCritic William J. Bennett]] (who also conceived this series), it follows the adventures of 11-year-old Zach Nichols and 10-year-old Annie Redfeather as they run into typical ethical issues facing normal kids...and their TalkingAnimal friends at Plato's Peak are there to help them solve their problems with stories from The Book of Virtues.

'''Annie:''' …You ''lied''!

-->'''Sock:''' …[[ToughRoom Guess not]].

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* AdultFear: Annie's nearly fatal fall in "Responsibility." [[BigDamnHeroes Thank goodness Soc got to her in time]].
* AnAesop

* AdultFear: Annie's nearly fatal fall in "Responsibility". [[BigDamnHeroes Thank goodness Soc got to her in time.]]

* AgelessBirthdayEpisode: There's one for Zach called "Gratitude". He's still 11 in this episode.

** Also, don't insult a friendly junkyard man named Jake in "Respect".

** Also, the first "Self-Discipline" is about Zach's desire to buy a video game with his mom refusing to let him. [[{{Irony}} The second one has him playing a video game at the beginning.]]

* ChickenJoke: The "Honesty" episode has Aristotle telling the joke "Why did the bobcat cross the road? To bother somebody ''else'' for a change!".

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * {{Determinator}}: The kids in "Determination".

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** "Responsibility".
* {{Forgiveness}}: Almost every episode, most notably "Responsibility".

* FurryConfusion: Besides the main animal characters, some episodes have non-anthropomorphic animals show up when Zach/Annie isn't at Plato's Peak. Some examples include a dog that Zach plays fetch with in "Loyalty", Jake's pet dog in "Respect", and two squirrels that Zach mistakes for Sock and Ari in "Determination".

* HurricaneOfPuns: Occurs in "Honesty".

* ImpossibleShadowPuppets: There's one done by Sock at the beginning of "Determination".

-->'''Sock:''' …[[ToughRoom Guess not.]]

--->'''Sock:''' ''(comes up while Zach and Plato are laughing)'' Did somebody say scared? I don't know the meaning of the word. [[MilesGloriosus Nothing, I repeat ]]''[[MilesGloriosus nothing]]''[[MilesGloriosus , scares me.]]
--->''(the ground beneath him rumbles and he jumps as the earth shoots up spiarling toward him)''

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * SeriousBusiness: Zach's dad's camera in "Honesty".
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** Mr. Cleveland's plaque in "Loyalty".

** At the beginning of "Perseverance", when the kids tell Sock that Plato's Peak looks just like Plato, he reminds them "Next you'll be tellin' me there's a mountain in South Dakota that looks like four presidents!". He's actually referring to Mount Rushmore.
** In "Honesty", during the ''Frog Prince'' story, the frog at one point says: [[Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre "Badgers? We don't need no stinking badgers!"]]

* TitleConfusion: Some people think the show was called "''Tales'' from the Book of Virtues" or "''Stories'' from the Book of Virtues". Neither of these titles are true.

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Out of the four animal characters, Plato, Sock and Ari are named after three famous Greek philosophers. Also, Aurora is named after [[Myth/RomanMythology the Roman goddess of dawn]]. Occasionally, Plato [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this in "Courage":