Important Things with Demetri Martin

Greatest Minds

Season 1 E 3 • 02/25/2009

A freak accident brings history's smartest guys into the present.

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01:56

Parking Fight
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Two men who are ill-equipped to fight engage in a lengthy screaming match over a parking spot.
02/18/2009
02:48

Me vs. You
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Demetri performs an ode to bitter enemies who stand on different ground.
02/18/2009
01:52

Some Jokes About Power
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The human race imposes its ranking above the animal kingdom with several bizarre displays of dominance.
02/18/2009
03:48

The Revenger
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A superhero's life is thrown into disarray after he learns a surprising fact about his father's death.
02/18/2009
01:44

Creedocide
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There's a new rodent control method that promises to get rid of rats the spiritual way.
02/18/2009
00:52

The Prince and the Pauper
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Five years after "The Prince and the Pauper," the former prince makes a bold suggestion to his replacement.
02/25/2009
00:42

Demetrocles
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Plato's predecessor ponders the laws of attraction and nature's terrible mistakes.
02/25/2009
01:58

Some Data About Brains
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Demetri discusses neck thickness, improper fractions and the association between memory and the senses.
02/25/2009
01:27

Jokes About Brains
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Demetri muses about conjoined twins, tricky abbreviations, eating candy while colorblind and other puzzling things.
02/25/2009
00:43

Da Mici
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The great inventor Da Mici searches for the mechanism that allows creatures to fly.
02/25/2009
04:15

Greatest Minds
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After traveling through time, Benjamin Franklin, William Shakespeare and Galileo Galilei hassle a waitress at a modern-day restaurant.
02/25/2009
01:26

Demetri's Amusement Park
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Demetri animates the newest theme park attractions, including the Ferris Wall, the Anticipator and Certain Death.
03/04/2009
03:02

Bad Reception
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A wedding guest sizes up two inevitably unlucky seating possibilities.
03/04/2009
02:08

Urinal Talk
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Two employees trash-talk their coworkers during an unusually long bathroom break.
03/04/2009
01:08

Some Jokes About Chairs
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Demetri considers the origins of seats and why they're so important when it comes to receiving bad news.
03/04/2009
02:22

Sitting Analysis
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Demetri illustrates the paradoxes of sitting, the wonders of air travel and the changing nature of couches.
03/04/2009
02:23

Guy with a Neck Brace
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Demetri demonstrates the daily obstacles faces by a New Yorker wearing a neck brace.
03/11/2009
01:19

Safety Analysis
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Demetri illustrates tricks for dealing with wild animals based on their names.
03/11/2009
01:53

Spring Haven Home
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At Spring Haven, there'll be no more paintballing the elderly or lying about Tony Bennett concerts.
03/11/2009
02:28

Health Class, 1231 A.D.
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Dark Age students learn about the birds and the bees, including the importance of witches.
03/11/2009
00:42

Some Jokes About Safety
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Demetri imagines the worst kinds of burns and reveals his ingenious early warning system for house fires.
03/11/2009
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