Great Minds with Dan Harmon(2016)

7.1

1 Seasons

Comedy

Overview

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

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Ep 1

Ludwig van Beethoven

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

25/02/2016

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Ep 2

Ernest Hemingway

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

03/03/2016

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Ep 3

Thomas Edison

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

11/03/2016

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Ep 4

Mary Wollstonecraft

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.

18/03/2016

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Ep 5

William Shakespeare

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

24/03/2016

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Ep 6

Idi Amin

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

31/03/2016

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Ep 7

Betsy Ross

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

14/04/2016

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Ep 8

Amelia Earhart

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

21/04/2016

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Ep 9

Sigmund Freud

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

28/04/2016

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Ep 10

Edgar Allan Poe

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.

05/05/2016

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Ep 11