Discover the best and most memorable episodes of Great Minds with Dan Harmon, from fan favorites to critically acclaimed moments. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.
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.
Given a hearing aid, Beethoven hears some of his most famous compositions for the first time.
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#2
Ernest Hemingway
S1:E2
Dan attempts to bond with Hemingway over their common interests in drinking and writing, but is intimidated by his masculinity.
★ 0.0/10
#3
Thomas Edison
S1:E3
Unsatisfied with the quality of his phonograph recording, Edison insists on recording a new version in a modern studio.
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#4
Mary Wollstonecraft
S1:E4
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.
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#5
William Shakespeare
S1:E5
Shakespeare is unimpressed by Community, preferring the bawdy comedy film Dirty Grandpa.
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#6
Idi Amin
S1:E6
Amin's arrival fulfills Dan's desire for ethnic diversity, until he takes the office hostage.
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#7
Betsy Ross
S1:E7
Betsy's racism discomforts Dan until they broach the subject of Bernie Sanders.
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#8
Amelia Earhart
S1:E8
Amelia is disappointed with her legacy of getting lost, and sets out to prove that she is indeed still alive.
★ 0.0/10
#9
Sigmund Freud
S1:E9
Freud arrives just in time, as Spencer refuses to use catchphrases written for him by Dan.
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#10
Edgar Allan Poe
S1:E10
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.
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#11
Buddha
S1:E11
The Buddha participates in a series of product placements, making Dan feel guilty.
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#12
John Wilkes Booth
S1:E12
Booth emphasizes his skills as an actor rather than his notoriety as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
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#13
Ada Lovelace
S1:E13
After they bond over their shared love of coding, Ada convinces Spencer to convert his body to code and join her in virtual reality.
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#14
John F. Kennedy
S1:E14
Kennedy is accidentally transported along with a spider, creating an additional half-Kennedy-half-spider being which cocoons the crew.
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#15
Harry S. Truman
S1:E15
Dan takes Truman to a gay bar to teach him about gay rights and desperately pander to LGBT critics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
S1:E1
Given a hearing aid, Beethoven hears some of his most famous compositions for the first time.
★ 0.0/10
Ernest Hemingway
S1:E2
Dan attempts to bond with Hemingway over their common interests in drinking and writing, but is intimidated by his masculinity.
★ 0.0/10
Thomas Edison
S1:E3
Unsatisfied with the quality of his phonograph recording, Edison insists on recording a new version in a modern studio.
★ 0.0/10
Mary Wollstonecraft
S1:E4
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.
★ 0.0/10
William Shakespeare
S1:E5
Shakespeare is unimpressed by Community, preferring the bawdy comedy film Dirty Grandpa.
★ 0.0/10
Idi Amin
S1:E6
Amin's arrival fulfills Dan's desire for ethnic diversity, until he takes the office hostage.
★ 0.0/10
Betsy Ross
S1:E7
Betsy's racism discomforts Dan until they broach the subject of Bernie Sanders.
★ 0.0/10
Amelia Earhart
S1:E8
Amelia is disappointed with her legacy of getting lost, and sets out to prove that she is indeed still alive.
★ 0.0/10
Sigmund Freud
S1:E9
Freud arrives just in time, as Spencer refuses to use catchphrases written for him by Dan.
★ 0.0/10
Edgar Allan Poe
S1:E10
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.
★ 0.0/10
Buddha
S1:E11
The Buddha participates in a series of product placements, making Dan feel guilty.
★ 0.0/10
John Wilkes Booth
S1:E12
Booth emphasizes his skills as an actor rather than his notoriety as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
★ 0.0/10
Ada Lovelace
S1:E13
After they bond over their shared love of coding, Ada convinces Spencer to convert his body to code and join her in virtual reality.
★ 0.0/10
John F. Kennedy
S1:E14
Kennedy is accidentally transported along with a spider, creating an additional half-Kennedy-half-spider being which cocoons the crew.
★ 0.0/10
Harry S. Truman
S1:E15
Dan takes Truman to a gay bar to teach him about gay rights and desperately pander to LGBT critics.