Storyline

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.

First Aired

2016-02-25
Last Aired

2016-07-16
Creator
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

1
Episodes

15
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

History

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Season 1

1. Ludwig van Beethoven

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

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

2016-02-25

2. Ernest Hemingway

Dan attempts to bond with Hemingway over their common interests in drinking and writing, but is intimi...More

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

2016-03-03

3. Thomas Edison

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

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

2016-03-11

4. Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary's arrival gives Dan a chance to express his feminism, but he is irritated by Mary's stern demeano...More

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.Less

2016-03-18

5. William Shakespeare

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

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

2016-03-24

6. Idi Amin

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

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

2016-03-31

7. Betsy Ross

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

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

2016-04-14

8. Amelia Earhart

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

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

2016-04-21

9. Sigmund Freud

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

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

2016-04-28

10. Edgar Allan Poe

Poe undermines Dan's need to impress a History Channel executive, who falls for Poe. Dan and Spencer a...More

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.Less