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The Who Was? Show
Genre Comedy
Sketch comedy
Roleplay
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
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
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 25 minutes
Production company(s) Tap That Maple
Penguin Random House
Matador Content
FremantleMedia Kids & Family
Release
Original network Netflix
Original release May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)

The Who Was? Show is a historical sketch comedy television series which ran for one season 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...? book series, published since 2002, and premiered on May 11, 2018. The show was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series in 2019. One of the actors on the show, Zach Timson, confirmed that the show was canceled after one season on his TikTok page.

Characters

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)
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)
3 "William Shakespeare & 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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