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Meeting of Minds

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S4 E6 · Margaret Sanger/Mahatma Gandhi/Adam Smith, Part 2

About Meeting of Minds

Meeting of Minds is a comedy and documentary TV series that premiered on PBS on January 10, 1977. It has 4 seasons and 24 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 6 "Margaret Sanger/Mahatma Gandhi/Adam Smith, Part 2", aired on May 3, 1981.

The show featured guests who played significant roles in world history. Guests would interact with each other and host Steve Allen, discussing philosophy, religion, history, science, and many other topics. As nearly as was possible, the actual words of the historical figures were used. The show was fully scripted, yet the scripts were carefully crafted to give the appearance of spontaneous discussion among historic figures. Typically, each episode would be split into two parts, broadcast separately, with most or all of the guests introduced over the course of the first part, and the discussions continuing into the second part. A total of 24 episodes were produced.

  • Comedy
  • Documentary

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Episodes

24 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 1

1977 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Emily Dickinson/Attila the Hun/Charles Darwin/Galileo, Part 2

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Emily Dickinson/Attila the Hun/Charles Darwin/Galileo, Part 1

  3. E4

    4. Marie Antoinette/Sir Thomas More/Karl Marx/Ulysses S. Grant, Part 2

  4. E3

    3. Marie Antoinette/Sir Thomas More/Karl Marx/Ulysses S. Grant, Part 1

  5. E2

    2. Cleopatra/Thomas Paine/Theodore Roosevelt/Thomas Aquinas, Part 2

  6. E1

    1. Cleopatra/Thomas Paine/Theodore Roosevelt/Thomas Aquinas, Part 1

Season 2

1978 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 48 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Susan B. Anthony/Socrates/Sir Francis Bacon/Emiliano Zapata, Part 2

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Susan B. Anthony/Socrates/Sir Francis Bacon/Emiliano Zapata, Part 1

  3. E4

    4. Empress Tz'u-hsi/Cesare Beccaria/Frederick Douglass/Marquis de Sade, Part 2

  4. E3

    3. Empress Tz'u-hsi/Cesare Beccaria/Frederick Douglass/Marquis de Sade, Part 1

  5. E2

    2. Florence Nightingale/Plato/Martin Luther/Voltaire, Part 2

  6. E1

    1. Florence Nightingale/Plato/Martin Luther/Voltaire, Part 1

Season 3

1979 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 47 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Empress Theodora/Bertrand Russell/St. Augustine/Thomas Jefferson, Part 2

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Empress Theodora/Bertrand Russell/St. Augustine/Thomas Jefferson, Part 1

  3. E4

    4. Shakespeare on Love, Part 2

  4. E3

    3. Shakespeare on Love, Part 1

  5. E2

    2. Elizabeth B. Browning/Aristotle/Machiavelli/Sun Yat-sen, Part 2

  6. E1

    1. Elizabeth B. Browning/Aristotle/Machiavelli/Sun Yat-sen, Part 1

Season 4

1981 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 45 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Margaret Sanger/Mahatma Gandhi/Adam Smith, Part 2

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Margaret Sanger/Mahatma Gandhi/Adam Smith, Part 1

  3. E4

    4. Leonardo da Vinci/William Blake/Niccolo Paganini, Part 2

  4. E3

    3. Leonardo da Vinci/William Blake/Niccolo Paganini, Part 1

  5. E2

    2. Catherine the Great/Oliver Cromwell/Daniel O'Connell, Part 2

  6. E1

    1. Catherine the Great/Oliver Cromwell/Daniel O'Connell, Part 1

Cast & crew

Created by Steve Allen

  • Al Mancini

    Al Mancini

  • Roscoe Lee Browne

    Roscoe Lee Browne

  • Katherine Helmond

    Katherine Helmond

  • Keye Luke

    Keye Luke

  • John Hoyt

    John Hoyt

  • Jayne Meadows

    Jayne Meadows

    Self

  • Joseph Sirola

    Joseph Sirola

    Self

  • Stefan Gierasch

    Stefan Gierasch

  • Salome Jens

    Salome Jens

  • James Booth

    James Booth

  • Louis Turenne

    Louis Turenne

  • Alexander Scourby

    Alexander Scourby

    Galileo Galilei

  • Harris Yulin

    Harris Yulin

  • Leon Askin

    Leon Askin

  • Beulah Quo

    Beulah Quo

  • Sandy Kenyon

    Sandy Kenyon

Meeting of Minds FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Meeting of Minds?

Meeting of Minds has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 3, 1981.

When did the latest episode of Meeting of Minds come out?

The most recent episode of Meeting of Minds, Season 4 Episode 6 "Margaret Sanger/Mahatma Gandhi/Adam Smith, Part 2", aired on May 3, 1981.

How many seasons of Meeting of Minds are there?

Meeting of Minds has 4 seasons with 24 episodes in total.

When did Meeting of Minds first air?

Meeting of Minds first aired on PBS on January 10, 1977.

How do I get notified when new episodes of Meeting of Minds are released?

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