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The Worst Episodes of Great Minds with Dan Harmon

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...

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  1. 7.4/10(10 votes)

    #1 - John Wilkes Booth

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    S1:E12

    Booth emphasizes his skills as an actor rather than his notoriety as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.

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  2. 7.8/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Betsy Ross

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    S1:E7

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

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  3. 7.8/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Buddha

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    S1:E11

    The Buddha participates in a series of product placements, making Dan feel guilty.

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  4. 8.0/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Ernest Hemingway

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

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  5. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Sigmund Freud

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    S1:E9

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

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  6. 8.1/10(15 votes)

    #6 - William Shakespeare

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

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  8. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Amelia Earhart

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    S1:E8

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

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  9. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #8 - John F. Kennedy

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    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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  10. 8.5/10(29 votes)

    #9 - Ludwig van Beethoven

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

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  11. 8.5/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Thomas Edison

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

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  12. 8.5/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Ada Lovelace

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    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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  13. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Edgar Allan Poe

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    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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  14. 8.7/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Mary Wollstonecraft

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    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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  15. 9.0/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Idi Amin

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

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  16. 9.5/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Harry S. Truman

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    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"John Wilkes Booth" is the worst rated episode of "Great Minds with Dan Harmon". It scored 7.4/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/17/2016. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Betsy Ross".