Josh Miller
Director
Mentors (1999)
Season 1
A live-action children's television series following 15 year old Oliver Cates and his friend Dee who - using their homemade time machine- zap historical figures into their 21st century lives.
Released June 12, 1999
Episode 30 min
7+
Genres: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Keywords: imdb.jewish-girl, imdb.canada, imdb.single-mother, imdb.anti-consumerism, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.time-travel, imdb.brother-sister-relationship
Production Companies: Anaïd Productions, Minds Eye Entertainment, Minds Eye Pictures
S1E1 - The Genius
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 reconcile with his mother, whom the boy blames for his parents' divorce.
June 12, 1999, midnight
S1E2 - Smart Aleck
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 Bell’s advice, Oliver eventually befriends.
June 19, 1999, midnight
S1E3 - Raising the Siege
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.
June 26, 1999, midnight
S1E4 - Lewis in Wonderland
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.
July 3, 1999, midnight
S1E5 - Little Emperor
Oliver summons Napoleon Bonaparte to help inspire his pals to win a newspaper subscription contest.
July 10, 1999, midnight
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S1E6 - Wilde Card
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 their guide, they both learn that it’s okay to be themselves.
July 17, 1999, midnight
S1E7 - A Ninth of Beethoven
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 deaf yet.
Jan. 16, 2000, midnight
S1E8 - A Transient, Shining Trouble
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 widespread fame in his day became nothing but an irritant.
Jan. 23, 2000, midnight
S1E9 - The Presence of Saint Nick
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 Oliver to call back the real St. Nicholas to help her deliver the goods.
Feb. 6, 2000, midnight
S1E10 - The Raven
Dee brings in Edgar Allan Poe to help make a Halloween fundraising event spooky, but Poe is charming and anything but scary.
March 5, 2000, midnight
S1E11 - Harriet's Path
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 Oliver to bring back Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman.
March 12, 2000, midnight
S1E12 - The Crush
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 winning the affections of school hunk Gino, who is auditioning for the part of Antony.
March 19, 2000, midnight
S1E13 - The Rescue
When Oliver and Anne get lost hiking in the woods, Dee brings back Daniel Boone to help track them down.
March 26, 2000, midnight
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: June 12, 1999
Last Air Date: April 5, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y7
Common sense age: 7+
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