Season 1
13 episodes · Jun 12, 1999
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- S1E1
The Genius
Jun 12, 199930m14-year-old Oliver Cates inadvertently transports Albert Einstein into the present with his computer. Before going back, Einstein helps Oliver work through his anger so he can reconcile with his mother, whom the boy blames for his parents' divorce.
- S1E2
Smart Aleck
Jun 19, 199930mOliver has no one with whom he can share his secret, so he summons Alexander Graham Bell. However, his secret is uncovered by a curious 14-year-old named Dee Sampson who, thanks to Bell’s advice, Oliver eventually befriends.
- S1E3
Raising the Siege
Jun 26, 199930mDee is upset by her parents’ investment in a toxic pulp mill, so she summons Joan of Arc to help organize a protest, despite Oliver’s reservations.
- S1E4
Lewis in Wonderland
Jul 3, 199930mDee’s reticence to leave her childhood behind motivates her to summon writer Lewis Carroll, whose real name is Charles Dodgson, who helps her deal with her grandmother’s death.
- S1E5
Little Emperor
Jul 10, 199930mOliver summons Napoleon Bonaparte to help inspire his pals to win a newspaper subscription contest.
- S1E6
Wilde Card
Jul 17, 199930mOliver thinks he lacks “the right stuff” where his father is concerned and, at the same time, his friend Bobby is being bullied by the football jocks. With the witty Oscar Wilde as their guide, they both learn that it’s okay to be themselves.
- S1E7
A Ninth of Beethoven
Jan 16, 200030mOliver brings back Beethoven to help Dee deal with a pending operation that could result in her deafness. However, Beethoven is mistakenly brought back from a time when he isn’t deaf yet.
- S1E8
A Transient, Shining Trouble
Jan 23, 200030mWhen Oliver plans on revealing his VisiCron technology to the world in return for fame and glory, Dee brings back the co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Frederick Banting, whose own widespread fame in his day became nothing but an irritant.
- S1E9
The Presence of Saint Nick
Feb 6, 200030mMrs. Tatlow, an impoverished senior citizen, refuses to accept the groceries that Dee has volunteered to deliver over the Christmas holiday. Undaunted, Dee gets a scrooge-like Oliver to call back the real St. Nicholas to help her deliver the goods.
- S1E10
The Raven
Mar 5, 200030mDee brings in Edgar Allan Poe to help make a Halloween fundraising event spooky, but Poe is charming and anything but scary.
- S1E11
Harriet's Path
Mar 12, 200030mOliver wants to impress his father by winning a team “orienteering” contest: a race through wilderness terrain with only a compass and a map. For the team supervisor, Dee convinces Oliver to bring back Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman.
- S1E12
The Crush
Mar 19, 200030mDee convinces Oliver to summon Cleopatra to help her audition for a school production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. However, what she secretly wants is Cleo’s advice in winning the affections of school hunk Gino, who is auditioning for the part of Antony.
- S1E13
The Rescue
Mar 26, 200030mWhen Oliver and Anne get lost hiking in the woods, Dee brings back Daniel Boone to help track them down.