Mentors

Season 41999

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.

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13 Episodes

E01 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

E02 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

E03 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

E04 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

E05 Little Emperor

Oliver summons Napoleon Bonaparte to help inspire his pals to win a newspaper subscription contest.

July 10, 1999

E06 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

E07 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.

January 16, 2000

E08 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.

January 23, 2000

E09 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.

February 6, 2000

E10 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

E11 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

E12 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

E13 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

Mentors

E01 The Genius

E02 Smart Aleck

E03 Raising the Siege

E04 Lewis in Wonderland

E05 Little Emperor

E06 Wilde Card

E07 A Ninth of Beethoven

E08 A Transient, Shining Trouble

E09 The Presence of Saint Nick

E10 The Raven

E11 Harriet's Path

E12 The Crush

E13 The Rescue

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E01 The Genius

E02 Smart Aleck

E03 Raising the Siege

E04 Lewis in Wonderland

E05 Little Emperor

E06 Wilde Card

E07 A Ninth of Beethoven

E08 A Transient, Shining Trouble

E09 The Presence of Saint Nick

E10 The Raven

E11 Harriet's Path

E12 The Crush

E13 The Rescue