The BEST episodes of Making History (2017)
Every episode of Making History (2017) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Making History (2017)!
Three friends from two different centuries try to balance the thrill of time travel with the mundane concerns of their present-day lives. It’s both a rollicking historical adventure, and a contemporary comedy about love, friendship and trying to fit in to an increasingly complex and impersonal world.
#1 - Chadwick's Angels
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2017
In need of a victory, the trio heads back to the 1990s to give Dan another shot at his childhood dream: finishing the infamous "Bellybuster" ice cream sundae at a local parlor. As Deb bonds with the parlor's owner, Chris is on a mission to save a life in honor of his late British friend. But all of their plans are derailed when Dan runs into the bully that tormented him.
#2 - The Godfriender
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2017
Dan, Deb and Chris find themselves stuck in 1920s Chicago, with Al Capone holding their time travel bag hostage. Chris opts for a play-it-safe plan, using history to take out Capone, while Dan and Deb befriend him instead. As they teach him how to be a better mobster - and husband - they quickly realize that proving their loyalty may not be as easy as they thought.
#3 - The Shot Heard Round the World
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2017
Dan and Deb head back to colonial times to rescue Chris and help spark the Revolutionary War. Dan and Chris are forced to go undercover as British allies as they simultaneously try to rally the colonists to revolt in the Battle of Lexington. Unexpected friendships are formed and history is remade.
#4 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2017
Having recently discovered time travel, Dan a facilities manager at a small Massachusetts college, has been transporting himself back to the 1700s to spend time with the colonial woman for whom he's fallen. In the present, Dan is misunderstood by all, and anxious that life is passing him by. But in the 18th century, he's absolutely hilarious - he gets the girl and makes friends. But Dan's actions in the past are messing up the present. That woman he's dating is not just any woman. She's Paul Revere's daughter, Deborah, and Dan's meddling causes her father to delay his famous ride, which may have altered the outcome of the entire American Revolution. To set matters right, Dan enlists the help of Chris, a brilliant, polished and popular history professor at the college, who's now given the incredible opportunity to actually live the history he teaches.
#5 - The Touchables
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2017
In need of some quick cash for Deb to purchase an ice cream parlor, the trio decides to make some money rather than save the world. But after Chris devises a strategy to cash in on the fixed 1919 Chicago World Series baseball game, their get-rich-quick scheme is derailed when they run into the infamous mobster Al Capone.
#6 - The Boyfriend Experience
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2017
Deborah slowly discovers that Dan may not be the thrilling inventor he claimed to be back in 1776, and questions their budding relationship. To get her back, Dan resorts to desperate (and alarming) measures. Meanwhile, Chris is under intense scrutiny from his mentor, Dr. Cobell, as he works to finally achieve tenure at the university.
#7 - Night Cream
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2017
With the ever-present threat of losing tenure looming over him, Chris reaches out to John Hancock and Samuel Adams to help spice things up in the classroom in 2017. Meanwhile, Deb's dream of re-opening Chadwick's ice cream parlor is finally coming to fruition, but Dan has a few marketing ideas of his own.
#8 - Body Trouble
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/21/2017
Dan's attempt to get Chris his job back goes awry when Dr. Cobell has a heart attack.
#9 - The Duel
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2017
Just as they're heading back to colonial times, John Hancock and Sam Adams meet the woman of their dreams and decide that there's no better way to determine who gets to court her than a classic duel. In the meantime, in hopes of garnering good publicity for Chadwick's, Dan sets up a meeting with a local reporter, who winds up asking some challenging questions about Deborah's identity.