TODAY IN TIME
Friday May 15th, 2026
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Best Friends Whenever
episode 18: Fight for the Future, Part 2
was first broadcast.
Janet invites herself over to Shelby (Lauren Taylor)'s for dinner; the girls try to find out what she knows about time travel. Part 2 of 3
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
episode 8: The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
was first broadcast.
Haruhi (Aya Hirano) enters the SOS Brigade into a baseball tournament. Kyon's sister is recruited onto the team. However, the team is hopelessly inept, and if they lose, Haruhi might destroy the world.
On this day in 1965,
season 2 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 29: The Space Museum - The Final Phase (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.
While Ian tries to force Lobos to release the Doctor from the museum, Vicki joins the Xerons in trying to gain the weapons needed. Featuring Jeremy Bulloch as Tor.
On this day in 1997,
season 5 of Rupert
episode 8: Rupert and Queen Bess
was first broadcast.
Rupert (Julie Lemieux) and Ottoline travel back in time, and meet a budding young playwright named Will.
On this day in 1991,
season 3 of Quantum Leap
episode 21: Nuclear Family
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) must deal with the panic associated with the Cuban Missile Crisis as a Florida fallout shelter salesman.
On this day in 2001,
season 3 of Seven Days
episode 20: Sugar Mountain
was first broadcast.
Bradley learns from the CIA that a mysterious fire was caused by a secret weapon which has fallen into the wrong hands. So Frank (Jonathan LaPaglia) is sent back to get it back.
On this day in 2013,
season 1 of Strange Hill High
episode 2: 99 Cool Things to Do with a Time Machine
was first broadcast.
Mitchell, Becky and Templeton (Richard Ayoade), a group of children, discover the secrets of Strange Hill High, an inner-city school.
Fred Willard, American actor, died on this day in 2020 (and was born in 1949).
Traveled in the TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman episodes "Meet John Doe" and "Lois and Clarks" (1997) and the TV movie My Future Boyfriend (2011)
On this day in 2010,
season 5 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 7: Amy's Choice
was first broadcast.
Five years after finally leaving the TARDIS Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory now married, live in the quiet little village of Leadworth. But everything is not what it would seem.
On this day in 2013,
Side Effects May Include: Time Travel
first opened in theaters.
When a crotchety old man Jim travels back in the times of his youth in order to stop his younger self from dating his future wife Linda, he finds out that Linda also traveled in time with the same exact purpose.
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 7: mie nai teki to tatakau
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 56th Birthday Nicola Walker!
Nicola Walker, English theater, radio, and film actress, was born on this day in 1970.
Traveled in the TV miniseries The Last Train (1999)
On this day in 2006,
A Necklace for Julia
first opened in theaters.
Vincent travels through time to discover what has happened to the woman (Kerry Palmer) he loves.
On this day in 2002,
season 4 of Felicity
episode 20: Spin The Bottle
was first broadcast.
Ben challenges Felicity (Keri Russell) on her decision to leave him, Noel and Felicity decide to move in together, and Julie visits, creating havoc.
John Stephenson, American film director, producer, writer, and actor, died on this day in 2015 (and was born in 1923).
Traveled as Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four episode "The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom" (1978)
On this day in 2011,
season 4 of The Spoony Experiment
episode 9: Lords Of Magick
was first broadcast.
A coarse, flamboyant gamer reviews sub-par action films and critically panned video games. This episode: Lords of Magick.
On this day in 1971,
season 8 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 20: Colony In Space (Part 6 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and the Master are taken into the Primitive city, where the Master hopes to find the doomsday weapon.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Histeria!
episode 43: Americana
was first broadcast.
A patriotic look at American lifestyles now and how they used to be, and a visit to Berry Ding Live. Featuring Frank Welker as Father Time.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Batman: The Brave and the Bold
episode 17: Menace of the Conqueror Caveman!
was first broadcast.
Batman gets the unwelcome aid of the profit-seeking Booster Gold in his efforts to stop Kru'll the Eternal.
On this day in 2013,
season 1 of The Cipher Effect
episode 1: A Year In The Past
was first broadcast.
Beth has a troubling conversation with someone over her cellphone while something spectacular happens in the car garage behind her. Starring Beau Ballinger as James.
Happy 48th Birthday David Krumholtz!
David Krumholtz, American actor, was born on this day in 1978.
Traveled in the TV series Numb3rs episode "Hangman" (2009)
James Mason, English actor, was born on this day in 1909 (and sadly passed away in 1984.)
Traveled in the film Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of A Twist In The Tale
episode 15: A Matter of Time
was first broadcast.
At age 12, David Morgan (David Taylor) is a natural scientist and is already obsessed with what is destined to become his lifework: the design and construction of a time travel machine.
On this day in 1931,
Blondes Prefer Bonds
first opened in theaters.
Housewife (Louise Fazenda) decides to get a makeover to rekindle the romance in her marriage. Somehow the rejuvenation process takes them back to the time of their courtship... the big hats and big bustles.
On this day in 2011,
season 2 of Jin
episode 5: Episode 2.5
was first broadcast.
The King passes away. Dr Jin (Takao Osawa) finds out there is a lump in his head that is growing.
On this day in 2001,
season 4 of Port Charles
episode 246: 1017 Time In A Bottle
was first broadcast.
Ian (Thorsten Kaye) and Eve travel back in time thanks to the morca root.
On this day in 2018,
season 2 of Legion
episode 7: Chapter 15
was first broadcast.
A delusion starts like any other idea .. But ends in disaster. Starring Dan Stevens as David Haler.
On this day in 2008,
season 6 of The Fairly OddParents
episode 5: The Land Before Timmy
was first broadcast.
Timmy (Tara Strong) is sent to prehistoric times when he wishes for a simpler world.
Joseph Cotten, American film, stage, radio and television actor, was born on this day in 1905 (and sadly passed away in 1994.)
Traveled in the film Portrait of Jennie (1948)

































