Great Minds with Dan Harmon

1. S01E01Ludwig van BeethovenFebruary 25, 2016—Given a hearing aid, Beethoven hears some of his most famous compositions for the first time.
2. S01E02Ernest HemingwayMarch 3, 2016—Dan attempts to bond with Hemingway over their common interests in drinking and writing, but is intimidated by his masculinity.
3. S01E03Thomas EdisonMarch 11, 2016—Unsatisfied with the quality of his phonograph recording, Edison insists on recording a new version in a modern studio.
4. S01E04Mary WollstonecraftMarch 18, 2016—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
5. S01E05William ShakespeareMarch 24, 2016—Shakespeare is unimpressed by Community, preferring the bawdy comedy film Dirty Grandpa.
6. S01E06Idi AminMarch 31, 2016—Amin's arrival fulfills Dan's desire for ethnic diversity, until he takes the office hostage.
7. S01E07Betsy RossApril 14, 2016—Betsy's racism discomforts Dan until they broach the subject of Bernie Sanders.
8. S01E08Amelia EarhartApril 21, 2016—Amelia is disappointed with her legacy of getting lost, and sets out to prove that she is indeed still alive.
9. S01E09Sigmund FreudApril 28, 2016—Freud arrives just in time, as Spencer refuses to use catchphrases written for him by Dan.
10. S01E10Edgar Allan PoeMay 5, 2016—Poe undermines Dan's need to impress a History Channel executive, who falls for Poe. Dan and Spencer attempt to influence their date to secu
11. S01E11BuddhaJune 10, 2016—The Buddha participates in a series of product placements, making Dan feel guilty.
12. S01E12John Wilkes BoothJune 17, 2016—Booth emphasizes his skills as an actor rather than his notoriety as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
13. S01E13Ada LovelaceJune 25, 2016—After they bond over their shared love of coding, Ada convinces Spencer to convert his body to code and join her in virtual reality.
14. S01E14John F. KennedyJuly 1, 2016—Kennedy is accidentally transported along with a spider, creating an additional half-Kennedy-half-spider being which cocoons the crew.
15. S01E15Harry S. TrumanJuly 16, 2016—Dan takes Truman to a gay bar to teach him about gay rights and desperately pander to LGBT critics.

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