First Aired: October 27th, 2008

Status: Ended

Genre: Comedy

Network: Adult Swim

Summary: Young Person's Guide to History is a two-part television special produced by Funny Garbage, the creators of Saul of the Mole Men, and features most of the same actors and creative team. It was originally titled Thomas Jefferson American Phantasm. In the United States, the first part aired on October 27, 2008 and the second part aired on November 3, 2008 on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. On November 4, 2008 Young Person's Guide to History first aired in its entirety, in honor of election night; after that night Young Person's Guide to History did not air again until July 4, 2010. Clips of it are available on Adult Swim Video. Young Person's Guide to History was originally produced in three parts but was edited down to two. Young Person's Guide to History is not available on DVD or iTunes, but it is available on the "Build You Own DVD" feature on Adultswim.com.