Great Minds with Dan Harmon

Episode 1

Ludwig van Beethoven

Thu, Feb 25, 2016 11 mins

Dan is visited by Ludwig Van Beethoven (Jack Black), who shares the lyrics to his most famous compositions.

Episode 2

Ernest Hemingway

Thu, Mar 3, 2016 11 mins

Dan is visited by a clone of Ernest Hemingway, who tries to make him into more of a virile man.

Episode 3

Thomas Edison

Thu, Mar 10, 2016 11 mins

Episode 4

Mary Wollstonecraft

Thu, Mar 17, 2016

Episode 5

William Shakespeare

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

When Shakespeare materializes in the lab, Dan is excited to show The Bard Community. Shakespeare turns out to have different tastes.

Episode 6

Idi Amin

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

Spencer brings a person of color to the present, which overjoys Dan. At first.

Episode 7

Betsy Ross

Thu, Apr 14, 2016 11 mins

Betsy Ross struggles to find her place when she discovers she's famous for simply sewing the American flag.

Episode 8

Amelia Earhart

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Episode 9

Sigmund Freud

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Episode 10

Edgar Allan Poe

Thu, May 5, 2016

Episode 11

The Buddha

Sat, Jun 11, 2016

The Buddha embraces his role as product spokesperson to help keep the show afloat.

Episode 12

John Wilkes Booth

Fri, Jun 17, 2016

Episode 13

Ada Lovelace

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

Ada is brought back to present day to discuss her role in its development.

Episode 14

John F. Kennedy

Fri, Jul 1, 2016

Since the episodes air non-consecutively, this is the last episode canonically. Spencer and Dan fly to LA in hopes for a second season but realize they're canceled. To fill their episode order, they get JFK. Wow.

Episode 15

Harry S. Truman

Fri, Jul 15, 2016

Dan Harmons guest from the past is Harry S. Truman (Matt Walsh). Dan takes Truman to a gay bar to teach him a lesson on gay rights.