TV series

Young Person's Guide to History

2008 · 1 season

A rapid-fire, silly, and surreal comedic take on historical figures that plays like an extended Adult Swim sketch.

Overview: Young Person's Guide to History is a two-part television special produced by Funny Garbage, the creators of Saul of the Mole Men, and features most of the same actors and creative team. It was originally titled Thomas Jefferson American Phantasm.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, whimsical and campy. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Politics, power, media, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
media
identity
rebellion
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Dana SnyderBenjamin Franklin
Hugh DavidsonThomas Jefferson
Larry DorfAlexander Hamilton
Tim HeideckerBill Collector 1 #1
Gary Anthony WilliamsPaul Revere
Rachel RamrasWoman at Dinner
Will ForteMonsieur Bouffant (The Frenchman)
Eric WareheimBill Collector 2 #1
Eddie PepitoneMan in Audience at Press Conference / Continental Congress Heckler
Annie MumoloWoman at Dinner
Michael HitchcockGeneral George Washington
Steve LittleAaron Burr