The Who Was? Show

The Who Was? Show
Genre	Sketch comedy
Directed by	Dan Beers
Starring	Haley Tju; Adam Hochstetter; Kirrilee Berger; Lilla Crawford; Bentley Green; Zach Timson; Andy Daly
Narrated by	H. Jon Benjamin
Opening theme	The Who Was? Show Theme Song
Ending theme	The Who Was? Show Theme Song (Instrumental)
Country of origin	United States of America
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1 (Although Episode 13 hinted to a season 2)
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Brian Clark
Producer(s)	Mark DiCristofaro; William Lapp; Aaron Levine; Jon Sheflin; Jason Stiff; Louis Waxman; Bob Higgins; Rich Korson; Jay Peterson; Francesco Sedita
Cinematography	Russell Swanson
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	About 25 minutes
Production company(s)	Tap that Maple; Penguin Random House; Matador Content; FremantleMedia Kids & Family
Distributor	Netflix
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	May 11, 2018
External links
	Website

The Who Was? Show is a sketch comedy and history program on Netflix, in which Andy Daly's character, Ron, interacts with a group of teenagers; interspersed with historical vignettes and narrated by H. Jon Benjamin. The show is based on the Who Was...? series of books, published since 2002, and premiered on May 11, 2018.[1]

Characters

Andy Daly – Portrayed Ron, the somewhat dim-witted C.E.O. of the show (He does not remember what he said by the time the words came out of his mouth).
Kirrilee Berger – Portrayed:
- Joan of Arc
- Amelia Earhart
- Wilbur Wright
Lilla Crawford – Portrayed:
- William Shakespeare
- Marie Antoinette
- Susan B. Anthony
- Orville Wright
- Queen Elizabeth I
Bentley Green – Portrayed:
- King Tut
- Louis Armstrong
- George Washington
- George Washington Carver
Adam Hochstetter – Portrayed:
Zach Timson – Portrayed:
Haley Tju – Portrayed:
Dallas Liu – Portrayed:
- Bruce Lee (Dallas Liu)
  - (Appeared throughout the first season and Ron, as a running gag, insisted he be on the show, calling him "Brucie". He finally got to be in the season finale to fight Julius Caesar.)
John Hodgman-Portrayed:
- The Explanationator
  - (An animated superhero character who appeared in episodes 2, 8, and 11.)
Brian McCann
- Monsieur Tidbits
  - (An animated French dog who appeared in episodes 2, 3, 4, 5, and 13.)
- Princess Tutbits
  - (An animated Egyptian sphinx (and relative of Monsieur Tidbits) who appeared in episode 3.)

Season 1 Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Gandhi & Benjamin Franklin"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Guest appearance by Adam Pally as Who Was Your Life Host Sketches: Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence (starring Adam as Benjamin and Zach as Thomas) Benjamin Franklin's Mandatory Kite Sketch "We Got Our Faces on Money" Song Gandhi Peacefully Protesting Against the Dance-Off Benjamin Franklin Slipping on the Dance-Off Floor Gandhi's Vegan Song Gandhi on Who Was Your Life Benjamin Franklin Asking How to Make Pleasant Farts Ending With the People He Asked Repeatedly Saying "Ben Franklin Farted!"
2	"Albert Einstein & Joan of Arc"	Daniel Beers, Stoney Sharp & Jared Lapidus	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam & Aparna Nancherla	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Sketches: Einstein's Song "E = MC2" Joan of Arc sees angels and Archangel Michael acts like her boyfriend (starring Kirrilee as Joan and Bentley as Michael) Ron wanting to burn Joan and Einstein rescues her
3	"William Shakespeare & King Tutankhamun(Also known as King Tut)"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Sketches: William Shakespeare's father wants him to be a glove maker, not a poet. Then the glove making business crashes, resulting in William Shakespeare's father changing his mind and letting Shakespeare be a poet. King Tut checks out his new tomb and gives an inspirational speech about having a legacy. How to prepare a Mummy Queen Elizabeth saying that she is in a later episode unless you watched the episodes in no particular order after being told that the tickets to Shakespeare's play were all sold out and before she asked for someone to carry her into the ticketing booth and said that whoever helps her into the ticketing booth would not be punished.
4	"Isaac Newton & Amelia Earhart"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam & Aparna Nancherla	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Guest appearance by Ellie Kemper as Herself/female narrator Sketches: Earhart replaces H. Jon Benjamin with Ellie Kemper as narrator The all men air show Isaac Newton falling apple story [Sir] Isaac Newton of Woolsthorpe was a genius who discovered gravity and loved the plague because for him it meant solitude. Amelia Earhart goes to a plane show and is inspired to become an aviator.
5	"Marie Antoinette & Louis Armstrong"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Sketches: Marie Antoinette was rich and selfish and everything went wrong. Keeping up with the Antoinettes Louis Armstrong worked hard and everything went right. Jazz Slang Marie Antoinette's Head Cut Off Keeping up with the Angry Mob What Went Wrong
6	"Sacagawea & Blackbeard (Edward Teach)"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Guest appearance by Jordan Klepper as Job Coach – Sketches: Blackbeard finds a job as a pirate from the Job Coach and throws him off his ship. The Job Coach travels a century from Blackbeard's time to Sacagawea's time. Sacagawea finding a job to lead her husband, Lewis & Clark through the United States to the Pacific Ocean from the Job Coach. Blackbeard gives a tour of his pirate ship. Sacagawea leading Lewis & Clark through the United States. ARRRRRR-BITARARY PIRATE FACTS "My Head's on a Pole" Song
7	"Susan B. Anthony & Frida Kahlo"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam, Tami Sagher & Elliott Kalan	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Sketches: Frida's Joy of Painting "Hey, that's messed up!" Ye Bachelorette Frida's Doctor passing her the piece of the bus that made her handicap. Frida Driving on Her Bed to Her Art Exhibition
8	"Marie Curie & Harry Houdini"	Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Sketches: The Fast and the Curie-ous Houdini's Metamorphosis The Fate of the Curie-ous Songs of Houdini (Including how he died)
9	"George Washington & Marco Polo"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark, Mark McAdam & Aparna Nancherla	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Guest appearance by Sarah Vowell as herself Sketches: The Story of Marco Polo Undercover General The Who Was Show Roast of Marco Polo (Cringe) "We can figure it out!"
10	"Genghis Khan & George Washington Carver"	Stoney Sharp, Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Sketches: The Green Thumb Li'l Genghis "Peanut Soup" Clan Clash (Genghis won)
11	"Pablo Picasso & The Wright Brothers"	Jared Lapidus & Daniel Beers	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Guest appearance by Jane Krakowski as herself (uncredited) Sketches: The Wright Brother's Failures
12	"Galileo & Queen Elizabeth"	Jared Lapidus, Daniel Beers & Stoney Sharp	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Guest appearance by Mark Cuban as himself Sketches: How Queen Elizabeth Wears Her Clothes (with the help of her maids)
13	"Julius Caesar & Bruce Lee"	Daniel Beers, Jared Lapidus & Paul Pennolino	Brian McCann, Eric Gilliland, Elliott Kalan, Delaney Yeager, Brian Clark & Mark McAdam	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Guest appearance by John Oliver as himself Sketches: Julius Caesar taking over Who Headquarters Julius Caesar Accidentally Crushing Bruce Lee With a Rock With his Name on it. "All Hail Caesar" (Caesar's Introduction) Widdle Julie How Caesar Conquered the "Last Week Tonight" show and called himself the God of Television Nunchucks and Nun Chuck Episode ending with the fight between Bruce Lee and Julius Caesar (Results of the fight out in season 2) During the interview, Bruce Lee said that sharing and Julius Caesar does not go together as Julius Caesar steals the name tags of all the famous people on the show.

References

Flores, Terry (May 11, 2018). "Comedy Dream Team Plays With History in New Netflix Kids & Family Series 'The Who Was? Show'". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

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[1] Flores, Terry (May 11, 2018). "Comedy Dream Team Plays With History in New Netflix Kids & Family Series 'The Who Was? Show'". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2018.