{ "id": "epypwrxds8", "slug": "puppet-history", "title": "Puppet History", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries", "label": "Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "label": "Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "label": "United States · 2001 to 2020: Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001", "label": "United States · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries", "label": "Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "label": "Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Puppet History is an American comedy game show web series by Watcher Entertainment, created by Shane Madej, hosted by the puppet Professor with Ryan Bergara; seven seasons since January 10, 2020, crowning a History Master each episode.", "snippet": "Puppet History is an American comedy game show web series by Watcher Entertainment, created by Shane Madej, hosted by the puppet Professor with Ryan Bergara; seven seasons since January 10, 2020, crowning a History Master each episode.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "markdown": "# Puppet History\n\n**Puppet History** is an American comedy game show web series in which a puppet host, The Professor, quizzes contestants on stories from history and crowns each episode's winner History Master. It was created by [Shane Madej](https://www.edgepedia.org/shane-madej), features [Ryan Bergara](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-bergara) as the recurring contestant, and debuted on January 10, 2020, as the first show released by the [Watcher Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/watcher-entertainment) channel.[1](https://puppethistory.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History) • [2](https://watcherentertainmentwiki.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History) Seven seasons had been produced as of 2025, and the series is rated TV-14.[3](https://tubitv.com/series/300017502/puppet-history)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | The Professor, a puppet described as an expert accredited by Puppet U, hosts a competition quizzing contestants on historical subjects; the victor is deemed History Master and receives a prize[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history) • [2](https://watcherentertainmentwiki.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History) |\n| First episode | \"Life During the Black Death Pandemic\", January 10, 2020; the first Watcher show ever released[2](https://watcherentertainmentwiki.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History) |\n| Seasons | 7 seasons, 2020 to 2025; Season 1 had 4 episodes, Season 2 had 8, and Seasons 3 through 7 had 6 each[3](https://tubitv.com/series/300017502/puppet-history) • [4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history) |\n| Cast | Shane Madej (as The Professor) and Ryan Bergara[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history) • [3](https://tubitv.com/series/300017502/puppet-history) |\n| Genres and rating | Comedy, documentary, game show, history, and musical; TV-14[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history) • [3](https://tubitv.com/series/300017502/puppet-history) |\n| Distribution | Watcher Entertainment production; aired on YouTube and WatcherTV, average runtime 35 minutes[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history) |\n| Status | Listed as on hiatus[5](https://next-episode.net/puppet-history) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Episodes and seasons\n\nSeason 1 ran from January to May 2020 with four episodes, covering topics including the [Black Death](https://www.edgepedia.org/black-death), the theft of the world's most expensive necklace, a Titanic survivor, and the Dancing Plague of 16th-century France.[3](https://tubitv.com/series/300017502/puppet-history) • [4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history) Season 2 followed from August to October 2020 with eight episodes, and Seasons 3 and 4 each ran six episodes in 2021.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history)\n\n**Later seasons.** Season 5 ran from November to December 2022 and closed with \"The Dreadful Demise of the Dinosaurs\" on December 16, 2022, in which The Professor quizzes his parents on the life and death of the dinosaurs.[6](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history/allseasons/official) Season 6 ran from July 7 to August 11, 2023, with episodes on subjects including the inventor of the saxophone, a Nika-style riot in Constantinople, and the race to the [South Pole](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-pole).[6](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history/allseasons/official) Season 7 ran from January 10 to February 14, 2025, with six episodes covering [Pythagoras](https://www.edgepedia.org/pythagoras), the Straw Hat Riots, the Egyptian sultana [Shajar al-Durr](https://www.edgepedia.org/shajar-al-durr), Franz Liszt, a competition to be England's court jester, and the Wager Mutiny.[6](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history/allseasons/official)\n\n## Format\n\nEach episode focuses on one story from history, taught by The Professor to co-host Ryan Bergara and a special guest.[2](https://watcherentertainmentwiki.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History) Tubi's description summarizes the premise as Professor Puppet employing trivia, quirky props, and bizarre stories from the past in a contest that crowns one contestant History Master.[3](https://tubitv.com/series/300017502/puppet-history) When the episode's song concludes, The Professor announces the victor, who is deemed History Master and receives a prize.[2](https://watcherentertainmentwiki.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History)\n\nThe series also carries a continuing fictional storyline. Comments and photos implying that The Professor had time-traveled are scattered through the series, and the show uses puppets as portals through different times.[2](https://watcherentertainmentwiki.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History)\n\n## Distribution and related content\n\nThe series is produced by Watcher Entertainment and has aired on both YouTube and the WatcherTV streaming service.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history) A spinoff, **Puppet History Karaoke!**, is a WatcherTV exclusive presenting short song selections from the show's musical guests; it lists four episodes, each just over a minute long, including \"Plague Days\" and \"Didn't Make 'Em Dance\".[7](https://www.watchertv.com/puppet-history-karaoke)\n\nAs of the most recent listing, the show's status is on hiatus, with 44 episodes accumulated across its run.[5](https://next-episode.net/puppet-history)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Puppet History, Puppet History Wiki (Fandom)](https://puppethistory.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History)\n2. [Puppet History, Watcher Wiki (Fandom)](https://watcherentertainmentwiki.fandom.com/wiki/Puppet_History)\n3. [Watch Puppet History Streaming Online, Tubi](https://tubitv.com/series/300017502/puppet-history)\n4. [Puppet History, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history)\n5. [Puppet History TV Show Air Dates & Track Episodes, Next Episode](https://next-episode.net/puppet-history)\n6. [Puppet History - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/puppet-history/allseasons/official)\n7. 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