Top 10 Drunk History Episodes, According to IMDb

Derek Waters hosts Drunk History that typically tells three historical stories during each episode. Each story has a different narrator who discusses a historical event or figure while intoxicated and the host joins them as actors re-enact the narration. The episodes are typically hilarious due to the storytelling set up and seamless lip-syncing re-enactments.

It’s a fun set up that is a great introduction into unknown history and makes learning about history more accessible. The viewer can then begin to learn through the show and research further on their own if interested.

10 New York City (S2 E2) – 8.2

The first story covers the history of the Statue of Liberty. The second story tells the untold history of Sybil Ludington, an American Revolutionary, who rode on horseback to tell people that the British are coming. And the last story is about the journalist Nellie Bly, who got herself committed into an insane asylum to write an expose on its conditions. The episode’s guest stars include Laura Dern, Taran Killam, and Paul Scheer.

9 First Ladies (S2 E10) – 8.2

This episode’s guest stars include Alia Shawkat, Bobby Moynihan, and Courteney Cox. The first story talks about Grover Clevland marrying Frances Folsom while in office and her accomplishments as the first lady. The second story discusses Woodrow Wilson’s stroke and Edith Wilson taking over his presidential responsibilities. The third story talks about Dolly Madison who saved as much as she could from the White House before it was burned down.

8 Underdogs (S5 E6) – 8.2

The first story of this episode that focuses on underdogs tells the story of Mr. Fred Rogers, portrayed by Colin Hanks, who saved PBS and hosted the children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

The second story discusses the journalist Ida Tarbell who took on the Rockefeller standard oil monopoly. The third story of the episode talks about Maya Lin who designed the Vietnam War Memorial.

7 Animals (S5 E10) – 8.2

The first story talks about a time when people were putting animals on trial, including farmers who put rats on trial for eating their crops. The second story discusses the creation of the ASPCA, specifically Henry Bergh’s involvement in its history, that established rights for animals. And the third story talks about a man who was determined to teach a horse math.

6 Civil Rights (S5 E5) – 8.3

This episode focuses on the fight for Civil Rights as the first story focuses on the Suffragette movement, specifically Emmeline Pankhurst portrayed by Tatiana Maslany, that fought for a woman’s right to vote. The second story talks about Birmingham children’s protests and the fight for African American Civil Rights. The last story discusses the protests and fight for the rights and access of those with disabilities.

5 Heists (S5 E9) – 8.3

The first story discusses art thief Vincenzo Peruggia (Jack Black) who stole the Mona Lisa. The second story talks about the Santa Claus Bank Robbery where a group of ex-cons dressed up as Santas and held up a bank. And the third story discusses the hunt for and eventual capture of Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi war criminal.

4 Drunk Mystery (S5 E7) – 8.4

Paying homage to Unsolved Mysteries the three stories told are about mysterious disappearances and crimes. The first story is about when Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days and it’s still a mystery about how the exact events of those days. The second story discusses D.B. Cooper, his plane heist, and the fact that neither Cooper nor all the money has ever been found. The last story discusses mysterious threatening letters sent to people in Circleville, Ohio.

3 Heroines (S5 E1) – 8.6

The first story talks about Deborah Sampson, played by Evan Rachel Wood, who dressed as a man to be able to fight in the American Revolutionary War.

Tiffany Haddish talks about the French spy Rose Valland who saved art from the Nazis. And the last story tells Nurse Clara Barton’s story as the angel of the battlefield during the American Civil War.

2 Are You Afraid Of The Drunk? (S6 E1) – 8.9

Derek Waters joins two narrators in the woods to camp and tell scary stories like the setup to the show Are You Afraid of the Dark? The stories told focuses on the author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and her creation of the Frankenstein story at a party that turned into a scary story competition with the poet Lord Byron. The scary story turns into a story within a story as Shelley tells her terrifying story and guest stars include Seth Rogen and Will Ferrell as Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster respectively.

1 Hamilton (S4 E10) – 9.3

This episode breaks the typical set up by only having one guest tell one story as Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda tells Alexander Hamilton (Alia Shawkat) and Aaron Burr’s (Aubrey Plaza) story. Miranda gets into more specifics and details about the story that he knows quite well.

He hilariously gets distracted throughout and takes a few calls from Questlove and Christopher Jackson (who played George Washington in Hamilton) and sings with host Derek Waters.

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