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TODAY IN TIME

Wednesday October 21st, 2026

On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Abenteuer 1927 - Sommerfrische
episode 8: Nacht der Entscheidungen (Night of Decisions)
was first broadcast.

A young woman (Susanne Vogel) time-travels to a plush manor in Germany 1927, where she entertains her summer guests; Fellow time-travelers work tirelessly as housemaids and servants.

On this day in 1964,
season 1 of The Peter Potamus Show
episode 6: Monotony On The Bounty
was first broadcast.

Peter Potamus (a purple hippopotamus), and his traveling companion So-So (Don Messick), (a monkey), fly back and forth through time in a balloon participating in historic events.

On this day in 2009,
season of xkcd A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
episode 652: Come With Me If You Want...
was first broadcast.

Another time travel adventure in xkcd, created by Randall Munroe.

On this day in 1955,
Casper The Friendly Ghost
first opened in theaters.

Through the use of a Time Machine, Casper the Friendly Ghost (Alan Shay) gets transported back in time, visiting the stone-age, Robert Fulton, Paul Revere, and George Washington.

Michael Dolan, Irish actor, died on this day in 1954 (and was born in 1884).

Traveled as the Spirit of Christmas Past in the film A Christmas Carol (1951)

Carrie Fisher, American actress, writer, producer, and humorist, was born on this day in 1956 (and sadly passed away in 2016.)

Traveled in the films Time Guardian (1987) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), the TV series The New Show episode "Time Truck" (1984) and Family Guy episode "The Courtship of Stewie's Father (2005), and the TV movie It's Christmas, Carol (2012)

On this day in 1989,
Now and Then Here and There
premiered.

Lala-Ru is captured by Abelia's men, but her magical pendant escapes with Shu at the last moment.

On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 80: und kai wo ie de miru h h ?
was first broadcast.

A little pink genie from a computer helps two kids learn about important people and events from history by taking them to those times. Directed by Kazuyoshi Yokota.

Happy 38th Birthday Mark Rendall!

Mark Rendall, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1988.

Traveled as Arthur in the TV series Arthur episode "D.W.'s Time Trouble", and as Joe in 26 episodes of the TV series Time Warp Trio (2005-2006).

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On this day in 2002,
season 3 of Andromeda
episode 5: The Lone And Level Sands
was first broadcast.

While being chased by Ogami, the Maru is saved by a large ship that is primarily a giant engine. Starring Kevin Sorbo as Dylan Hunt.

On this day in 1983,
The Dead Zone
first opened in theaters.

A man (Christopher Walken) awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic detective ability.

Happy 44th Birthday Matt Dallas!

Matt Dallas, American actor, was born on this day in 1982.

Traveled as Jake in the TV series Anne & Jake (2015)

On this day in 2006,
Metro ni notte
first opened in theaters.

When Shinji Hasebe (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) gets off a subway, he finds himself in 1964 on the day of his brother's death.

On this day in 2005,
season 2 of Phil of the Future
episode 12: Pim-cipal
was first broadcast.

Pim abuses her day of being a principal. Starring Ricky Ullman as Phil

On this day in 2018,
season 11 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 3: Rosa
was first broadcast.

Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her friends encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, and begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.

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On this day in 1967,
season 5 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 8: The Abominable Snowmen (Part 4 of 6)
was first broadcast.

The Yeti escapes from the monastery while the Doctor and Jamie (Frazer Hines) endure a perilous journey back across the mountains.

On this day in 1988,
This Is America, Charlie Brown
premiered.

The Peanuts gang visits important events in United States history. Created by Charles Schulz

Manfred Krug, German actor, singer, and author, died on this day in 2016 (and was born in 1937).

Traveled and co-wrote the film Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967)

On this day in 2006,
season 6 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
episode 7: Night of Sh'OkanaboÊ
was first broadcast.

When Mikey (Vinnie Penna) finds out that Cody has never seen a horror flick, our boisterous movie aficionado drags Cody and his three brothers downtown for a little horror movie festival viewing.

On this day in 2005,
Stay
first opened in theaters.

The attempts of a psychiatrist (Ewan McGregor) to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.

On this day in 2011,
Shuffle
first opened in theaters.

Shuffle is the tale of a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life, never knowing where or when he's going to be once he falls asleep.

On this day in 1978,
season 1 of Jason of Star Command
episode 7: Marooned in Time
was first broadcast.

Jason, Nicole and Dr. Parsafoot are captured by Captain Kidd, who explains that they have landed on a planet trapped in time by Dragos (Sid Haig).

On this day in 1966,
The Star Wagon
premiered.

Inventor Stephen Minch (Orson Bean) is happy enough with his life, despite the fact that his wife Martha resents his lack of drive. Stephen decides to use his newest invention, a time machine, to make amends.

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On this day in 1986,
season 1 of Centurions
episode 27: Counterclock Crisis
was first broadcast.

Jake got hit accidentally by a sonic ray in front of Max, Ace and Crystal. That enabled him to see the future which was Skyvault, taken over by Dr. Terror and Amber. Co-written by Gerry Conway.

On this day in 1988,
season 1 of This Is America, Charlie Brown
episode 1: The Mayflower Voyagers
was first broadcast.

The Peanuts gang voyages to the new world, learns about disease, building, grows corn with Squanto, and attends the first Thanksgiving. Created by Charles Schulz

On this day in 1994,
season 1 of DNA_: Dokokade nakushita aitsu no aitsu
episode 3: Matsuri no yoru ni Ami
was first broadcast.

A female time traveler (Mina Tominaga) must work with a teenage boy who is in danger of becoming a future menace because of her interference.

On this day in 1998,
season 1 of Generator Gawl
episode 3: Curiosity
was first broadcast.

Noticing that the school is full of cameras, Koji, Ryo, and Gawl hold meetings in the men's room to strategize on how to break into the computer room. Directed by Seiji Mizushima.

On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Sport Billy
episode 6: Teamwork
was first broadcast.

Sport Billy (Lane Scheimer), with the help of his friends Lilly and Willy, and a spaceship that is also a time machine, travels wherever and whenever he is needed to stop the evil witch Vanda.

On this day in 1994,
season 2 of Avenger Penguins
episode 6: The Jewel In The Crown
was first broadcast.

Rocky (Rob Rackstraw), Slime and Dolores Devine travel (by accident) to an ancient temple.

On this day in 2013,
season 6 of Castle
episode 5: Time Will Tell
was first broadcast.

A grisly murder investigation leads Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett to a suspect who claims he's traveled back in time to stop terrible events from unfolding.

On this day in 1978,
season 1 of Fantastic Four
episode 8: The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom
was first broadcast.

Doctor Doom (John Stephenson), the armored monarch of a land called Latveria, sends the Fantastic Four back to the time of Blackbeard, demanding that they steal the infamous pirate's treasure.

On this day in 1978,
season 16 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 8: The Key To Time: The Pirate Planet (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.

The Doctor (Tom Baker) reveals the truth about the real power on Zanak and must try and stop the Captain and Xanxia before Earth becomes their next victim.

On this day in 1989,
season 9 of The Smurfs
episode 13: The Clumsy Genie/Scary Smurfs
was first broadcast.

Clumsy trades places with a genie in Baghdad, and now he has to cure the Sultan's cold or else! / The Smurfs get turned into monsters after nibbling on a gingerbread house in Germany. Created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)

On this day in 1999,
season 1 of The 1900 House
episode 6: Upstairs Downstairs
was first broadcast.

A newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new 'maid of all work', starts domestic service. Daru Cooke is the historical consultant.

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On this day in 1966,
season 1 of Time Tunnel
episode 7: Revenge of the Gods
was first broadcast.

Doug (Robert Colbert) and Tony are transported to 1200 BC in the middle of the war between Greeks and Trojans.

Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician, and astronome, died on this day in 1872 (and was born in 1794).

Author of Babinet's principle, which states: The diffraction pattern from an opaque body is identical to that from a hole of the same size and shape

On this day in 2015,
Snatched To The Future
first opened in theaters.

Great Scott! It's Cctober 21th 2015 and they are back from the future. Or the past future at least.

Ursula K. Le Guin, American fantasy and science fiction author, was born on this day in 1929 (and sadly passed away in 2018.)

Wrote the short story "Another Story of a Fisherman of the Inland

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On this day in 2000,
season 4 of Men In Black: The Series
episode 5: The Future's So Bright Syndrome
was first broadcast.

During pursuit of a large criminal Worm, Jay gets sent to the future and finds that the Worms rule all of Earth. Featuring David Warner as Alpha.

Martin Gardner, American popular mathematics and science writer, was born on this day in 1914 (and sadly passed away in 2010.)

Author of the short stories Martin Gardner's SF Puzzles (1977) and the Backward Banana (1980)

On this day in 1960,
season 1 of Popeye the Sailor
episode 113: Camel Aires
was first broadcast.

A newspaper reads, "Rare Stone Discovered in Egypt, Reward Offered by Museum If It Can Be Returned." Popeye (Jack Mercer) goes to the Professor, whose time machine sends him to Egypt.

On this day in 1998,
season 1 of Seven Days
episode 4: Come Again?
was first broadcast.

Parker (Jonathan LaPaglia) finds himself stuck in a time loop involving Olga and a mission to save a cold fusion expert from being killed.

On this day in 2004,
season 1 of Zipang
episode 3: Drifters
was first broadcast.

Despite the Captain's initial reservations the Mirai rescues an Imperial Japanese Navy officer, Lt. Commander Kusaka, from a sinking seaplane. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Happy 66th Birthday Paul Rugg!

Paul Rugg, American screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and puppeteer, was born on this day in 1960.

Traveled in the TV series Freakazoid! (1995), Histeria! (1998-2000), and Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (2016)

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On this day in 2017,
season 2 of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
episode 2: Fans of Wet Circles
was first broadcast.

Dirk, Todd (Elijah Wood) and Farah are back together and investigating a new case. They discover a body that is linked to a cold case.

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On this day in 2015,
Back To The 2015 Future
first opened in theaters.

Marty McFly meets his son Devin McFly, who helps fix the Time Machine. He finds himself out of time. Featuring Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker.

On this day in 1995,
season 1 of Mirror, Mirror
episode 7: Episode 1.7
was first broadcast.

By pretending to collect Sir Ivor's dirty washing, Jo (Petra Yared) is able to sneak into the house. She finds Nicholas, who refuses to leave without his ring.

On this day in 2016,
season 3 of The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
episode 1: The Wrath of Hughes
was first broadcast.

Peabody and Sherman confront bizarro versions of themselves after entering an alternate reality that's ruled by a cyborg Mrs. Hughes. Featuring Gary Busey as Alternate Universe Peabody.

On this day in 1989,
season 9 of The Smurfs
episode 14: Sky High Surprise
was first broadcast.

The time crystals are stolen from the Smurfs by a band of baby bandits. After trading places with a genie in Baghdad, Clumsy must cure the Sultan's cold or it will be his head! Created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)

MOVIE MONTAGES

Travel through time in the world of pop culture...

TAGLINE TRIVIA

Which title below delivers this tagline?

They are back... in time.

Men in Black 3

Time Chasers

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

All your answers will be questioned.

Slaughterhouse-Five

A Kid in Aladdin's Palace

Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road

There is no paradise without sacrifice.

5ive Days To Midnight

Dinosaur Experiment

Terra Nova

The future is history.

Clockstoppers

Returner

Blackadder: Back & Forth

It Will Astound You and Enthrall You!

Timestalkers

The Lost World

Correcting Christmas

Adam and Eve of the year 2024! Only they could repopulate the world!

Doctor Strange

The Butterfly Effect

Beyond the Time Barrier

When she comes to life, anything can happen!

15 Till Midnight

Mannequin

Past Perfect

What if the slipper didn't fit?

Bernard and the Genie

The Matrix

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

See Him Topple Two Ton Newspaper Rolls! See Him Toss Tough Men Like Toothpicks!

Hercules in New York

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

Warlock

Saving the future before time runs out...

2001: A Space Odyssey

Meatballs III: Summer Job

Time Chasers

Get Ready, The Fourth Reich Is Here.

The Lake House

The Jacket

Iron Sky

Norman thought the 20th Century was bad. Now he's got a date with the Roman Empire.

Assassin of the Tsar

The Machinist

Norman's Awesome Experience

Ensuring the past to protect our future.

Time Chasers

Hot Tub Time Machine

Time Squad

Jump-Start the Future

Bertud ng putik

A.P.E.X.

The Time Machine

The Story Of A World That Lives Today Exactly As It Did At The Dawn Of Time

The Lost World

1408

Escape to Witch Mountain

A 21st century is about to begin... 8 centuries from home.

Crusade In Jeans

Iron Sky

Wizards of Waverly Place

What if you could go back in time... BUT, for only 30 seconds... AND, you were too dumb to realize it??

Inspector Gadget 2

The Flight of Dragons

The 30 Second Mobius Time Machine

In a world of 1s and 0s...are you a zero, or The One?

Repeat Performance

Hercules in New York

The Matrix

Danger Will Robinson!

Lost In Space

One Touch of Venus

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Outerspace laughter wnen a Spaceman meets King Arthur!

Unidentified Flying Oddball

The One

That Was Then

Will you survive?

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Xchange

The Philadelphia Experiment

It's not your imagination.

Mister Scrooge to See You

Southland Tales

Premonition

Do You Remember... The Future?

That Was Then

Pleasantville

Back to the Future Part II

It's a trip.

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

An Angel for May

Life On Mars (2008-2009)

School's out.. because I STOPPED TIME!

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder

Idiocracy

Time Squad

The Ultimate Trip.

Nemesis 3: Time Lapse

Amityville 1992: It's About Time

2001: A Space Odyssey

Sometimes you can be gone forever and still make it back in time.

Late For Dinner

Tomorrowland

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Where the future meets the past... and our world collides.

That Was Then

Carol For Another Christmas

Ticking Clock

The Science Fiction Shocker That is a Nightmare of Reality!

Prehistoric Women

Time Runner

Beyond the Time Barrier

See A Totally Spaced Adventure!

The Ice Pirates

Slaughterhouse-Five

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Yesterday was better the first time

Eureka

Time Freak

About Time

On a lonely Texas road, time, space and murder are about to collide.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Black Knight

Retroactive

Sam Beckett has a date with destiny...

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Donnie Darko

Quantum Leap

100 Years Ago, He Was A Legend... Today, He's A Living Hell

Ghost Warrior

Adventures in Dinosaur City

La Jetee

To have a future, he must undo her past...

The Final Countdown

Mannequin: On the Move

Before You Say 'I Do'

History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can't spell...

Subconscious

Time After Time

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

The grooviest movie of the summer has a secret, baby!

Austin Powers in Goldmember

A Christmas Carol

Megas XLR

Experience the future as only Disney can imagine it!

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Meet the Robinsons

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

Evolve or Die

Action Replayy

A Sound of Thunder

Special

Where dreams become reality.

Highlander The Final Dimension

The Adventures of Mark Twain

Time of the Apes

Will time and space be on her side?

The Man with the Broken Time Machine

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Travelers

Life is a mystery.

The Tunnel

Time After Time

The Lake House

His arrival, your departure.

Denver, The Last Dinosaur

Orion's Key

Mutant X

He came from the future... to protect the present!

Dimensions

Dimensions

The Tomorrow Man

Defy the Future

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Julia and Julia

History is catching up with them

Black Knight

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

The Final Countdown

You won't believe what's waiting in the 4th dimension

Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road

What Dreams May Come

Cube 2: Hypercube

Everyone wants one

Alice Through The Looking Glass

Austin Powers in Goldmember

1

Caught in a world where they don't belong... they have one chance to escape!

Escape to Witch Mountain

Yellow Submarine

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

The World's population thinks it's real. On March 31st, they will see the "Real World".

Timeline

The Matrix

The Final Countdown

Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Mr. Destiny

The World's Most Fabulous Object

Marty McFly just broke the time barrier. He's only got one week to get it fixed.

Cube 2: Hypercube

Frequency

Back to the Future

Two captains. One destiny.

Star Trek: Generations

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Evil Dead II

An incredible journey into the unknown.

World Without End

Escape in Time

Saturday the 14th

Boys! Girls! It's Big Fun!

Galaxy Quest

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Hercules in New York

17 year old Marty McFly got home early last night. 30 years early.

Timeserver

Back to the Future

In Time

Pleasantville - It's Just Around the Corner

Dark City

TimeQuest

Pleasantville

What happened when the time machine returned...

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Jumanji

Morlock Night

The magic word for fun... ZOTZ!

Zotz!

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Lost

He raced through time to save a girl not yet born

Retrograde

The Man Who Mastered Time

Cyborg 2087

The Future Can Be Seen. Murder Can be Prevented. The Guilty Punished Before the Crime is Committed. The System is Perfect. It's Never Wrong. Until It Comes After You.

Mine Games

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

Minority Report

A film with many happy endings...

The Kid

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Extreme Movie

An angel interrupts destiny to give love 72 hours for a second chance.

Men in Black 3

Biggles: Adventures in Time

Three Days

Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.

Interstellar

Minority Report

The One

A bittersweet Australian fairytale.

Two-Wheeled Time Machine

Sphere

Frequency

He's come from the past to destroy the future.

Het geheim van de Vughtse Heide

12 Monkeys

Warlock

Get ready for human's biggest discovery ever!

Contact

The Time Travelers

Trancers II

Population 9 billion. All Borg

The Island At The Top Of The World

Assassin of the Tsar

Star Trek: First Contact

What you saw before was beyond imagination... Now within the universe of possibilities, lies another reality, where time and space converge.

Paycheck

World Without End

Cube 2: Hypercube

What do you see?

Last Breath

Being Erica

The Mothman Prophecies

Time flies, but the good news is that you're the pilot.

Making History

Cashback

Millennium

Welcome to a new dimension in fear

In Time

The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms

Cube 2: Hypercube

Take an Incredible Journey from Prehistoric Times to the Distant Future!

Timefighters In The Land Of Fantasy

Star Trek: Generations

Box of Moonlight

Don't let the future pass you by.

Peggy Sue Got Married

Freejack

The Time Guardian

Bull. He was full of it.

Mirror, Mirror

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Stuck In The Past

Smile. You're about to meet your new hero.

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

The Matrix

World Without End

He's having the worst day of his life... over, and over...

The Life Before This

Dark City

Groundhog Day

An adventure so big, one dimension isn't enough.

Phineas and Ferb

Mine Games

Crossworlds

This fall you're history

Timeline

Minority Report

About Time

Pray he's not too late.

The Deaths of Ian Stone

The Time Guardian

Lost In Space

The future begins.

Flashback

Star Trek

The Thirteenth Floor

The Fight for the Future Begins

The Matrix

Minority Report

The Matrix

A woman's mystical journey from near death to new destiny.

The Time Travelers

Yanlis zaman yolculari (Wrong Time Travelers)

Another Day

She's going back to turn her life around.

Suspension

Being Erica

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

The greatest adventure THROUGH all time!

The Ice Pirates

The Time Machine

Continuum

Time Is Money

The Matrix

In Time

Late For Dinner

Get Ready to RUN!

Outlander

Minority Report

Minority Report

In the 25th Century, A New Breed Of Hero.

Time at the Top

The Science Of Sleep

Lensman

He's having the day of his life...over and over again.

Groundhog Day

Army of Darkness

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Larry Burrows Wished For It All... Until All That He Wished For Came True!

Les Visiteurs

Mr. Destiny

Lost

If you could change the past, would you?

Prince of Darkness

Thrill Seekers

Evil Dead II

Love's Little Busy Body ...and how you'll love to watch HER work!

One Touch of Venus

Time Changer

The Jacket

Foretold by a mystical book. Forewarned by a wiseman. Fulfilled by a wise guy.

Army of Darkness

Somewhere in Time

Deuxieme Vie

3 Families. 4 Generations. 50 Years of Alien Encounters.

The Lords of Magick

Taken

Time Bandits

He's an American. She's a ghost. Vacation romances are always a hassle.

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

The Adjustment Bureau

High Spirits

The Magical Tale of a Boy Who Fell Back In Time... and Became A Hero!

Blast From The Past

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

Back to the Future Part II

Between the worlds of the living and the dead there is a place you're not supposed to stay.

The Butterfly Effect 2

Time Changer

Stay

When the sun goes down, the terror begins!

12 Monkeys

The Last Mimzy

Night of Dark Shadows

Ils reviennent! They come!

Timeless

Les Couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs 2

Timeless

Fate: It Was Meant To Be

Interstellar

Port Charles

2009: Lost Memories

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