Great Minds with Dan Harmon

Comedy

Writer Dan Harmon has his assistant Spencer Crittenden construct a time machine to transport historical figures from the past so he can interview them. The interviewees only survive for a few hours before undergoing a "total protoplasmic disconversion" and collapsing into dust, which Spencer collects in a jar.

Episodes

Cast

Ludwig van Beethoven

1. Ludwig van Beethoven

25th Feb 2016

Given a hearing aid, Beethoven hears some of his most famous compositions for the first time.

Ernest Hemingway

2. Ernest Hemingway

3rd Mar 2016

Dan attempts to bond with Hemingway over their common interests in drinking and writing, but is intimidated by his masculinity.

Thomas Edison

3. Thomas Edison

11th Mar 2016

Unsatisfied with the quality of his phonograph recording, Edison insists on recording a new version in a modern studio.

Mary Wollstonecraft

4. Mary Wollstonecraft

18th Mar 2016

Mary's arrival gives Dan a chance to express his feminism, but he is irritated by Mary's stern demeanor. Meanwhile, it is Spencer's birthday.

William Shakespeare

5. William Shakespeare

24th Mar 2016

Shakespeare is unimpressed by Community, preferring the bawdy comedy film Dirty Grandpa.

Idi Amin

6. Idi Amin

31st Mar 2016

Amin's arrival fulfills Dan's desire for ethnic diversity, until he takes the office hostage.

Betsy Ross

7. Betsy Ross

14th Apr 2016

Betsy's racism discomforts Dan until they broach the subject of Bernie Sanders.

Amelia Earhart

8. Amelia Earhart

21st Apr 2016

Amelia is disappointed with her legacy of getting lost, and sets out to prove that she is indeed still alive.

Sigmund Freud

9. Sigmund Freud

28th Apr 2016

Freud arrives just in time, as Spencer refuses to use catchphrases written for him by Dan.

Edgar Allan Poe

10. Edgar Allan Poe

5th May 2016

Poe undermines Dan's need to impress a History Channel executive, who falls for Poe. Dan and Spencer attempt to influence their date to secure an additional run of episodes.

Buddha

11. Buddha

10th Jun 2016

The Buddha participates in a series of product placements, making Dan feel guilty.

John Wilkes Booth

12. John Wilkes Booth

17th Jun 2016

Booth emphasizes his skills as an actor rather than his notoriety as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.

Ada Lovelace

13. Ada Lovelace

25th Jun 2016

After they bond over their shared love of coding, Ada convinces Spencer to convert his body to code and join her in virtual reality.

John F. Kennedy

14. John F. Kennedy

1st Jul 2016

Kennedy is accidentally transported along with a spider, creating an additional half-Kennedy-half-spider being which cocoons the crew.

Harry S. Truman

15. Harry S. Truman

16th Jul 2016

Dan takes Truman to a gay bar to teach him about gay rights and desperately pander to LGBT critics.

First air date

25th Feb 2016

Last air date

16th Jul 2016

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks