Mentors: Season 1
Episode Guide
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The Genius
Jun 12, 1999 · 30 min
14-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 reco
Smart Aleck
Jun 19, 1999 · 30 min
Oliver 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
Raising the Siege
Jun 26, 1999 · 30 min
Dee 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.
Lewis in Wonderland
Jul 3, 1999 · 30 min
Dee’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.
Little Emperor
Jul 10, 1999 · 30 min
Oliver summons Napoleon Bonaparte to help inspire his pals to win a newspaper subscription contest.
Wilde Card
Jul 17, 1999 · 30 min
Oliver 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
A Ninth of Beethoven
Jan 16, 2000 · 30 min
Oliver 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 de
A Transient, Shining Trouble
Jan 23, 2000 · 30 min
When 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 wid
The Presence of Saint Nick
Feb 6, 2000 · 30 min
Mrs. 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 Oliv
The Raven
Mar 5, 2000 · 30 min
Dee brings in Edgar Allan Poe to help make a Halloween fundraising event spooky, but Poe is charming and anything but scary.
Harriet's Path
Mar 12, 2000 · 30 min
Oliver 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
The Crush
Mar 19, 2000 · 30 min
Dee 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 wi
The Rescue
Mar 26, 2000 · 30 min
When Oliver and Anne get lost hiking in the woods, Dee brings back Daniel Boone to help track them down.