7.5/10 50 votes#1 - Responsibility
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/1996
Annie vows to safely deliver her mother’s cakes on her new bike, but she is tempted by Zach’s challenge to a bike race; the resulting accident wrecks her new bike and the cakes. When Annie blames Zach for the accident, Plato spins several tales about the nature of responsibility.
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- 7.2/10 38 votes
#2 - Friendship
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/9/1997
When Annie’s "new best friend" breaks her promise and chooses someone else to be her partner on a canoe trip, Annie’s feelings are hurt, provoking a discussion about the meaning of true friendship.
Director: N/A
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- 7.1/10 37 votes
#3 - Respect
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/16/1997
When Zach and Annie are rude to a friendly junk yard man who is helping them build a go cart for an upcoming race, Plato is concerned and tells several stories about the virtue of respect.
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- 6.7/10 40 votes
#4 - Honesty
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1996
When Zach Nichols breaks one of his father’s cameras, he concocts a story to escape blame. However, three cautionary stories he hears up at Plato’s Peak make him see the "big picture", and convince him to confront his father with the truth.
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- 6.6/10 39 votes
#5 - Perseverance
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/2/1997
When Plato discovers that Zach and Annie have given up guitar and karate lessons, he takes them on a hike to the top of Plato’s Peak. Along the way, Annie and Zach discover various objects, prompting several stories from Plato and Aurora about the importance of perseverance.
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- 6.4/10 37 votes
#6 - Compassion
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/1996
When an immigrant family loses their home in a terrible fire, Plato and Aurora counter Zach’s excuses not to get involved with several inspiring stories about the need for compassion.
Director: N/A
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- 6.4/10 36 votes
#7 - Loyalty
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/9/1997
When Zach accidentally breaks a memorial plaque in an overgrown park, his elderly friend is angered and Zach doesn’t understand why. Plato helps Zach "solve" the mystery by telling several stories about loyalty.
Director: N/A
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- 6.4/10 36 votes
#8 - Generosity
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/23/1997
Zach and Annie collect canned goods for a local shelter. When Plato realizes that the kids are more concerned about getting recognition for their generosity than actually helping people, he spins several tales about the true spirit of generosity.
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- 6.3/10 36 votes
#9 - Self-Discipline
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/4/1996
Zach gets into a heated argument with his mother when she refuses to advance him his allowance, prompting several stories from Plato and Aurora about the pitfalls of impatience and losing one’s temper.
Director: N/A
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- 6.3/10 36 votes
#10 - Faith
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/16/1997
When Annie’s elderly friend and neighbor dies suddenly, she questions the use of faith and the virtues it inspires.
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- 6.3/10 35 votes
#11 - Honor
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/1998
Zach needs a 90 on his history test to get an A minus on his report card and just make the school honor roll. And it looks like he’s done it...until he realizes his teacher added the points wrong and he only got an 87. If he tells, he’ll lose the honor he wanted so badly to win. But Plato’s stories help him realize there’s a more important kind of honor at stake.
Director: N/A
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- 6.2/10 37 votes
#12 - Work
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/1996
When a violent thunderstorm wrecks Plato’s Peak, everyone works together to clean up the debris, except Sock, who finds no virtue in work.
Director: N/A
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- 6.1/10 27 votes
#13 - Gratitude
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2000
When Annie receives a postcard from a friend who moved to New York City, Annie becomes glum and wishes she lived in an exciting place. But a funny, enlightening story helps Annie feel gratitude for her life in Spring Valley.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/10 33 votes
#14 - Humility
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/23/1997
When Annie wins the class presidency the power goes to her head, prompting several stories from Plato and the gang about the virtue of humility.
Director: N/A
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- 5.8/10 36 votes
#15 - Integrity
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/1998
When Annie’s handmade weathervanes sell like crazy at the school fair, she cuts a few corners to keep up with the demand. Later, when the weathervanes begin to fall apart, Annie is confronted by angry customers who want their money back. Humiliated, Annie retreats to Plato’s Peak where she hears several tales about the concept of "integrity."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/10 34 votes
#16 - Gratitude
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/1998
Zach plans to invite a lot of classmates to his birthday party -- more guests means more gifts! -- until his parents tell him that they can only afford a small party for Zach’s closest friends. Disappointed, Zach retreats to Plato’s Peak where he hears several tales which demonstrate the importance of gratitude.
Director: N/A
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- 5.6/10 30 votes
#17 - Work
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2000
Annie decides to build an electric motor from scratch for her science, but when the task turns out to be harder than she expected, she is prepared to give up. That is, until Plato tells her the story the Wright Brothers who worked tirelessly to make their dream of human flight a reality.
Director: N/A
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- 5.5/10 37 votes
#18 - Charity
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/5/1998
When a cold front moves through Spring Valley, making life miserable for the poor, Zach and Annie decide to collect clothes donations from their neighbors. When Annie includes her favorite leather jacket, and later regrets it, she must come to terms with the true meaning of ‘charity.’
Director: N/A
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- 5.5/10 34 votes
#19 - Leadership
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/12/1998
When Zach first complains about the leadership abilities of the team captain of his water polo team and then later gets elected to the position of captain himself -- he learns, firsthand, what it means to lead others.
Director: N/A
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- 5.4/10 39 votes
#20 - Courage
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/1996
When Annie Redfeather hits a hurdle and falls flat on her face during a track meet, her friends at Plato’s Peak offer several stories to bolster her courage so she can face the next big race.
Director: N/A
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- 5.0/10 30 votes
#21 - Integrity
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2000
Embarrassed that his history project -- a reproduction of a relic that his father brought back from a trip to Egypt -- is too lame, Zach tells his class that the relic is real. When his teacher asks permission to display the ancient relic in the History Fair, Zach’s “harmless” embellishment is in danger of becoming a major school-wide deception. Concerned that this would harm Zach’s integrity, Plato tells a wise and well-known tale about a boy whose lies get the better of him.
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- 5.0/10 30 votes
#22 - Responsibility
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2000
Annie volunteers to take care of her aunt and uncle’s garden while they are away on vacation. But when playing with her friends proves to be too tempting, the garden goes to seed, prompting a story from Plato about the importance of responsibility.
Director: N/A
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- 5.0/10 28 votes
#23 - Humility
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2000
Annie’s snowboarding bravado gets the best of her when she dares a group of fellow snowboarders to board down Deadfall Bluff. Concerned, Zach tries to talk her out of it -- it’s too dangerous! -- but it’s a story about humility that does the trick.
Director: N/A
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- 4.9/10 28 votes
#24 - Compassion (2)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/2000
After she wakes up she learns the true meaning of the Christmas spirit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.8/10 34 votes
#25 - Determination
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/1998
Zach and Annie take off on a biking trail, determined to complete it before sun down. But when Zach has an accident and sprains his ankle, he and Annie tell each other stories to bolster their determination so they can get out of the forest before nightfall.
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The Best Episodes of Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Every episode of Adventures from the Book of Virtues ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Adventures from the Book of Virtues!
Growing up can be confusing! When Zach and Annie face difficulties in their lives, they go to special place called Plato’s Peak. There, Plato—a talking buffalo!—and his friends are always willing to lend a helping hand.
Genres:AnimationKids
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Adventures from the Book of Virtues" is "Responsibility", rated 7.5/10 from 50 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Responsibility" aired on 9/3/1996 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Friendship".