Great Minds with Dan Harmon

Great Minds with Dan Harmon

ENDED1 Seasons15 Episodes7.1
NetworkHistory
First AiredFeb 25, 2016
Last AiredJul 16, 2016
GenreComedy

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.

Cast

Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon
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Spencer Crittenden
Spencer

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 15 episodes

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E1
E1Ludwig van Beethoven
Feb 25, 2016
Given a hearing aid, Beethoven hears some of his most famous compositions for the first time.
E2
E2Ernest Hemingway
Mar 3, 2016
Dan attempts to bond with Hemingway over their common interests in drinking and writing, but is intimidated by his masculinity.
E3
E3Thomas Edison
Mar 11, 2016
Unsatisfied with the quality of his phonograph recording, Edison insists on recording a new version in a modern studio.
E4
E4Mary Wollstonecraft
Mar 18, 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.
E5
E5William Shakespeare
Mar 24, 2016
Shakespeare is unimpressed by Community, preferring the bawdy comedy film Dirty Grandpa.
E6
E6Idi Amin
Mar 31, 2016
Amin's arrival fulfills Dan's desire for ethnic diversity, until he takes the office hostage.
E7
E7Betsy Ross
Apr 14, 2016
Betsy's racism discomforts Dan until they broach the subject of Bernie Sanders.
E8
E8Amelia Earhart
Apr 21, 2016
Amelia is disappointed with her legacy of getting lost, and sets out to prove that she is indeed still alive.
E9
E9Sigmund Freud
Apr 28, 2016
Freud arrives just in time, as Spencer refuses to use catchphrases written for him by Dan.
E10
E10Edgar Allan Poe
May 5, 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.
E11
E11Buddha
Jun 10, 2016
The Buddha participates in a series of product placements, making Dan feel guilty.
E12
E12John Wilkes Booth
Jun 17, 2016
Booth emphasizes his skills as an actor rather than his notoriety as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
E13
E13Ada Lovelace
Jun 25, 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.
E14
E14John F. Kennedy
Jul 1, 2016
Kennedy is accidentally transported along with a spider, creating an additional half-Kennedy-half-spider being which cocoons the crew.
E15
E15Harry S. Truman
Jul 16, 2016
Dan takes Truman to a gay bar to teach him about gay rights and desperately pander to LGBT critics.

About Great Minds with Dan Harmon

Great Minds with Dan Harmon is a comedy series on History. The show first aired on Feb 25, 2016 and currently has 1 season and 15 episodes. Great Minds with Dan Harmon has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.1/10 based on 10 votes. The cast includes Dan Harmon, Spencer Crittenden.

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