Great Minds with Dan Harmon

Great Minds with Dan Harmon

2016 · Comedy · 1 Season · 15 Episodes · 7.1

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

E11. Ludwig van Beethoven2016-02-25Given a hearing aid, Beethoven hears some of his most famous compositions for the first time.E22. Ernest Hemingway2016-03-03Dan attempts to bond with Hemingway over their common interests in drinking and writing, but is intimidated by his masculinity.E33. Thomas Edison2016-03-11Unsatisfied with the quality of his phonograph recording, Edison insists on recording a new version in a modern studio.E44. Mary Wollstonecraft2016-03-18Mary'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.E55. William Shakespeare2016-03-24Shakespeare is unimpressed by Community, preferring the bawdy comedy film Dirty Grandpa.E66. Idi Amin2016-03-31Amin's arrival fulfills Dan's desire for ethnic diversity, until he takes the office hostage.E77. Betsy Ross2016-04-14Betsy's racism discomforts Dan until they broach the subject of Bernie Sanders.E88. Amelia Earhart2016-04-21Amelia is disappointed with her legacy of getting lost, and sets out to prove that she is indeed still alive.E99. Sigmund Freud2016-04-28Freud arrives just in time, as Spencer refuses to use catchphrases written for him by Dan.E1010. Edgar Allan Poe2016-05-05Poe 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.E1111. Buddha2016-06-10The Buddha participates in a series of product placements, making Dan feel guilty.E1212. John Wilkes Booth2016-06-17Booth emphasizes his skills as an actor rather than his notoriety as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.E1313. Ada Lovelace2016-06-25After they bond over their shared love of coding, Ada convinces Spencer to convert his body to code and join her in virtual reality.E1414. John F. Kennedy2016-07-01Kennedy is accidentally transported along with a spider, creating an additional half-Kennedy-half-spider being which cocoons the crew.E1515. Harry S. Truman2016-07-16Dan takes Truman to a gay bar to teach him about gay rights and desperately pander to LGBT critics.

Cast

Spencer Crittenden