The BEST episodes of Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Every episode of Great Minds with Dan Harmon ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Great Minds with Dan Harmon!
Great Minds hosted by Dan Harmon, who “invests in a time machine and is subsequently visited by history’s greatest minds. He then discusses their lives and brings them out into the modern world.” A ton of funny people are slated to show up as different historical figures throughout the series: Jack Black, Nick Kroll, Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Robert Smigel, Kristen Schaal, Jason Sudeikis, Dana Carvey, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Adsit, Andy Dick, Ron Funches and Thomas Middleditch.
![Ada Lovelace](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5652171.jpg)
#1 - Ada Lovelace
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/25/2016
His guest from the past is Ada Lovelace (Gillian Jacobs). Ada, the world's first computer programmer, takes a liking to Spencer and the two of them embark on a journey.
![John Wilkes Booth](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5645100.jpg)
#2 - John Wilkes Booth
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2016
His guest from the past is John Wilkes Booth (Andy Dick). To test Booth's acting abilities, Dan casts him as Abraham Lincoln in a play.
![Amelia Earhart](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5589889.jpg)
#3 - Amelia Earhart
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/2016
His guest from the past is Amelia Earhart (Kristen Schaal). Amelia sets off on a quest to find her earlier lost self.
![Harry S. Truman](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5678682.jpg)
#5 - Ernest Hemingway
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/3/2016
His guest from the past is Ernest Hemingway (Scott Adsit). Dan and Hemingway get to know one another and spend the day drinking, fishing, and fighting.
![Sigmund Freud](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5597125.jpg)
#8 - Sigmund Freud
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2016
His guest from the past is Sigmund Freud (Nick Kroll). Freud gives Dan and Spencer an impromptu therapy session to work on their issues.
![Mary Wollstonecraft](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5554498.jpg)
#9 - Mary Wollstonecraft
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2016
His guest from the past is Mary Wollstonecraft (Aubrey Plaza). Dan introduces Mary to his girlfriend and gets a lesson on feminism.
#11 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2016
Dan is visited by Ludwig Van Beethoven (Jack Black), who shares the lyrics to his most famous compositions.
![Edgar Allan Poe](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5606868.jpg)
#12 - Edgar Allan Poe
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/2016
His guest from the past is Edgar Allan Poe (Paul F. Thompkins). A visiting network executive (Mary Lynn Rajskub) takes a liking to Poe, and Dan uses him to win her over.
![Idi Amin](https://cdn.episode.ninja/file/episodeninja/5568390.jpg)
#13 - Idi Amin
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2016
His guest from the past is Idi Amin (Ron Funches). Idi gets power hungry and Dan and Spencer end up victims of a coup d'etat.
#14 - Thomas Edison
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2016
His "guest" from the past is Thomas Edison (Jason Sudeikis). Edison becomes obsessed with his legacy and Dan helps him update his history