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Making History Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2017 - 2017
In Season 1 of "Making History," Dan (Adam Pally), a janitor, finds himself in 1775 and accidentally alters the course of history when he begins a relationship with Paul Revere's (Brett Gelman) daughter, Deborah (Leighton Meester). With the American Revolution in jeopardy, Dan takes it upon himself to ensure events unfold exactly as he remembers them. Enlisting Chris (Yassir Lester), a history professor from the college where he works, and revealing his true identity and the extent of his meddling to Deborah, Dan tries to get the universe back on track. As the trio jump through time meeting historical heroes and villains such as Sam Adams (Neil Casey), John Hancock (John Gemberling) and Al Capone (Tim Robinson), they must tread carefully or risk changing their realities forever.
Episode 1
Pilot
Sun, Mar 5, 2017 30 mins
Series premiere of a comedy series about three friends who find themselves traveling through time.
Episode 2
The Shot Heard Round the World
Sun, Mar 12, 2017 30 mins
Dan and Deb travel back to colonial times to rescue Chris, and turn out to be instrumental in sparking the Revolutionary War. Later, Dan and Chris go undercover as British allies in an attempt to rally the colonists to revolt.
Episode 3
The Boyfriend Experience
Sun, Mar 19, 2017 30 mins
Deborah suspects that Dan may not be the clever inventor he claimed to be back in 1776, which leads to questions about their budding relationship. Meanwhile, Chris' mentor puts him under intense scrutiny as he works to achieve tenure at the university.
Episode 4
Chadwick's Angels
Sun, Mar 26, 2017 30 mins
In need of a victory, the trio returns to the 1990s to give Dan a shot at his childhood dream: finishing a legendary "Bellybuster" ice-cream sundae at a local parlor. While Deb bonds with the parlor's owner, Chris undertakes a mission to save a life to honor his late British friend. But all plans get derailed when Dan runs into the bully who tormented him.
Episode 5
The Touchables
Sun, Apr 2, 2017 30 mins
Needing some cold cash for Deb to purchase an ice-cream parlor, the trio sets out to figure a way to profit from the fixed 1919 Chicago World Series, but their get-rich-quick scheme hits a snag in the form of infamous mobster Al Capone.
Episode 6
The Godfriender
Sat, Apr 22, 2017 30 mins
Dan, Deb and Chris are stuck in 1920s Chicago, where Al Capone holds their time-travel bag hostage. Chris settles on a safe plan that uses history to take out Capone, while Dan and Deb try to befriend him instead and teach him how to be a better mobster – and husband.
Episode 7
Night Cream
Sun, Apr 30, 2017 30 mins
The thought of losing tenure leads Chris to ask John Hancock and Samuel Adams to help reinvigorate his 2017 classroom; and Deb's dream of reopening Chadwick's ice-cream parlor come to fruition, but Dan has a few marketing ideas of his own.
Episode 8
The Duel
Sun, May 7, 2017 30 mins
Just before heading back to colonial times, John Hancock and Sam Adams meet the perfect woman, and decide that a duel would be the best way to determine who gets to court her. Meanwhile, Dan attempts to garner some good publicity for Chadwick's by setting up a meeting with a local reporter, who grills him about Deborah's identity.
Episode 9
Body Trouble
Sun, May 21, 2017 30 mins
The Season 1 finale finds Chris' life in disarray, so Dan uses time travel to try and get his job back, but things don't go as planned. Meanwhile, Deb tracks down Hancock and Adams with the intent of convincing them to return to the past.
