TODAY IN TIME
Sunday October 4th, 2026
On this day in 1992,
season 1 of King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
episode 4: Even Knights... Have To Eat
was first broadcast.
Merlin (Jim Byrnes)'s falcon reveals to him that the key Arthur alone can use to free King Arthur from the Cave of Glass has been found.
On this day in 1979,
season 3 of Soap
episode 4: Episode #3.4
was first broadcast.
Burt (Richard Mulligan) and Saul beam themselves into and out of nasty situations in the past history of the Earth, by accident.
On this day in 1992,
season 2 of Rupert
episode 4: Rupert In Timeland
was first broadcast.
Rupert (Julie Lemieux) and Podgy meet Father Time and, upon returning home after a series of strange adventures in Timeland, find that they have aged seventy-five years.
On this day in 1960,
season 6 of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
episode 2: The Doubtful Doctor
was first broadcast.
A doctor examines a man (Dick York) who suffers from blackouts, in which he reverts to living and seeing things two years back in time.
Diahann Carroll, American actress, singer, model and activist, died on this day in 2019 (and was born in 1935).
Traveled in two episodes of the TV series Twice In A Lifetime "Double Exposure" and "O'er the Ramparts We Watched" (1999)
On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Sport Billy
episode 8: A Voice In The Wilderness
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.
Claude Rae, Canadian actor, died on this day in 1995 (and was born in 1920).
Traveled as Mr. X in the TV series The Canadian Howdy Doody Show (1954)
On this day in 2011,
Fluch des Falken
premiered.
Six students, on the way home from a school trip, find their bus breaks down and the bus driver disappears without a trace. Featuring Klaus Steinbacher as Costa.
On this day in 2002,
season 1 of That Was Then
episode 2: Mayor May Not
was first broadcast.
Back in the present, Travis (James Bulliard) is mayor of Jasper, married to Lanie, and that makes his ex-best friend Pinkus (who has a crush on Lanie) his abiding foe. So he must return to 1988 to unhitch himself.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Monster By Mistake
episode 13: Back In Time
was first broadcast.
Trapped in the 1960s, Tracy and Warren (Julie Lemieux) must find a way back to the future.
Happy 59th Birthday Liev Schreiber!
Liev Schreiber, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, was born on this day in 1967.
Traveled in the films Sphere (1998) and Kate and Leopold (2001)
On this day in 2003,
season 1 of Teen Titans
episode 12: Apprentice, Part 1
was first broadcast.
Slade gives Robin a choice: become Slade's apprentice, or Slade will destroy the rest of the Titans. Featuring Greg Cipes as Beast Boy.
On this day in 2009,
season 2 of Natsu No Arashi! (Summer Storm)
episode 1: Summer Vacation
was first broadcast.
The adventures of Arashi (Ryoko Shiraishi), a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl who possesses mysterious powers.
Charlton Heston, American actor and political activist, was born on this day in 1923 (and sadly passed away in 2008.)
Traveled in the films Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
episode 2: Dreams For Sale
was first broadcast.
A woman finds that her idyllic picnic may not be what it seems.
On this day in 1967,
season 1 of The Second Hundred Years
episode 5: A Simple Son of the Soil
was first broadcast.
Can Luke (Monte Markham) succeed when he takes a job at his son's firm?
Happy 59th Birthday Ekin Cheng!
Ekin Cheng, Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer, was born on this day in 1967.
Traveled in the film Second Time Around (2002)
On this day in 2002,
season 2 of Samurai Jack
episode 12: Episode XXV - Jack and the Spartans
was first broadcast.
Samurai Jack (Phil LaMarr) joins 300 Spartans in their age old war against a mad mechanical beast.
On this day in 1997,
season 2 of Early Edition
episode 2: The Medal
was first broadcast.
Guilt stemming from an incident in Vietnam pushes a vet toward suicide. Starring Kyle Chandler as Gary.
On this day in 1986,
season 23 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 5: The Trial Of A Time Lord: Mindwarp (Part 1 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The court looks into the Doctor (Colin Baker)'s investigation of Thoros Beta, home planet of the Mentors.
Buster Keaton, American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer, was born on this day in 1895 (and sadly passed away in 1966.)
Traveled in the film Sherlock, Jr. (1924) and the TV series The Twilight Zone episode "Once Upon A Time" (1961)
Happy 65th Birthday Kazuki Takahashi!
Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese Manga artist and game creator, was born on this day in 1961.
Traveled in the film Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time (2010)
On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
episode 3: Vegas In Space
was first broadcast.
To ensure a notorious smuggler's cooperation, Buck (Gil Gerard) and a fellow officer must infiltrate a crime lord's casino resort to rescue a young woman he kidnapped.
On this day in 2012,
season 2 of Good Mythical Morning
episode 44: Gladiators Vs. Puppets
was first broadcast.
Puppet Rhett and Puppet Link (Link Neal) fight the gladiators of ancient Rome!
On this day in 1989,
season 26 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 5: Ghost Light (Part 1 of 3)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor takes Ace (Sophie Aldred) to an old 'haunted' house called Gabriel Chase in the year 1883. 100 years before events that took place within that very house in her personal past.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Return to the Planet of the Apes
episode 5: The Unearthly ProphecyÊ
was first broadcast.
Jeff and Bill discover an entrance to the lair of the Underdwellers, where they discover they've returned to Earth and find a brainwashed Judy in cahoots with the locals.
On this day in 2008,
Every Hidden Thing
first opened in theaters.
The students wake up with foggy memories and regret after a night of drinking; Penny reminds everyone that their lives depend on getting to The Neitherlands.
On this day in 1975,
Time Bokan
premiered.
Dr. Kieda, a somewhat wacky but intelligent scientist, succeeds in inventing insect-shaped all-terrain time machines called "Time Bokan". He serves as the guinea-pig for its maiden voyage, but by the time the machine returns, he isn't anywhere inside.
On this day in 2014,
season 8 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 7: Kill The Moon
was first broadcast.
In the near future, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara find themselves on a space shuttle making a suicide mission to the Moon.
Happy 38th Birthday Melissa Benoist!
Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer, was born on this day in 1988.
Traveled in the TV series Supergirl episode "World's Finest" (2016)
On this day in 2015,
season 1 of Best Friends Whenever
episode 9: Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape
was first broadcast.
Cyd (Landry Bender) and Shelby use Barry's new invention to teleport themselves to New York City's Spooktacular in Central Park and get trapped in a haunted house with Riley and Lucas from "Girl Meets World."
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Walking With Dinosaurs
episode 1: New Blood
was first broadcast.
Arizona, USA- 220 million years B.C. In the blazing Pangaean deserts of the Late Triassic, the first dinosaurs appear.
On this day in 1975,
season 2 of Land of the Lost (1974-1977)
episode 5: The Test
was first broadcast.
Cha-Ka gets some help from Will (Wesley Eure) and Holly stealing one of Big Alice's eggs to pass the Pakuni rite of manhood test.
Tom Bell, English actor on stage, film and television, died on this day in 2006 (and was born in 1933).
Traveled in the film Quest For Love (1971)
On this day in 1896,
Rip Van Winkle
first opened in theaters.
Rip Van Winkle (Joseph Jefferson) is a ne'er-do-well who wanders off one day into the Kaatskill mountains where he drinks some of a group odd men's mysterious brew and passes out only to find when waking up that 20 years have passed.
Happy 69th Birthday Bill Fagerbakke!
Bill Fagerbakke, American actor, voice actor, producer, director and writer, was born on this day in 1957.
Traveled in the TV series A.J.'s Time Travelers episode "Santa Claus" (1995), the Gargoyles episodes "A LIghthouse In The Sea of Time" (1995) and "Future Tense" "(1996), the video Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005), and the SpongeBob SquarePants episodes Dunces and Dragons" (2006) and "Back To The Past" (2010)
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Wacky And Packy
episode 4: Packy Come Home
was first broadcast.
A cartoon segment of Uncle Croc's Block about a caveman and his pet woolly mammoth (both voiced by Allan Melvin) who get transported to modern times.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of The Lost Saucer
episode 5: Beautiful Downtown Atlantis
was first broadcast.
When the lost saucer crashes into the underwater city of Atlantis, ruler Nepto converts the saucer into a TV station and forces Fi (Ruth Buzzi) and Fum to perform for the cameras.
On this day in 2005,
The Colorado Kid
was released.
The third-person narrative novel concerns the investigation of the body of an unidentified man found on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. (a loose inspiration for the TV series Haven). Written by Stephen King.
On this day in 2016,
Counter Clockwise
first opened in theaters.
A scientist accidentally invents time travel and is zapped six months into the future. Featuring Bruno Amato.
On this day in 1975,
season 13 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 6: Planet Of Evil (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Tom Baker) realizes that Zeta Minor lies on the boundary between the universes of matter and anti-matter and something on the planet won't let the Morestrans leave.
On this day in 2011,
Spider-Man: Edge Of Time
was released.
Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Christopher Daniel Barnes) travels back in time to present day New York City to stop a scientist from altering the timeline that could cause the death of Peter Parker/Spider-Man at the hands of Anti-Venom (Steve Blum)
On this day in 2011,
season 1 of Fluch des Falken
episode 1: Liegen geblieben
was first broadcast.
Six students, on the way home from a school trip, find their bus breaks down and the bus driver disappears without a trace. Featuring Lukas Amberger as John.
Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist, died on this day in 1982 (and was born in 1932).
Composed the score for the film Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
On this day in 1986,
season 1 of Lazer Tag Academy
episode 4: Pay Dirt
was first broadcast.
Continuing adventures of Jamie Jaren (Noelle Harding), a thirteen year old Lazer Tag champion from 3010 who journeys back in time to stop the evil Draxon Drear.
On this day in 2008,
Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
first opened in theaters.
The DenLiner gang learn that Ryotaro has been possessed by an evil Imagin who intent to destroying the timeline and resurrect the dead.
Happy 47th Birthday Caitriona Balfe!
Caitriona Balfe, Irish actress and model, was born on this day in 1979.
Traveled as Claire Randall in the TV series Outlander (2015-)
Happy 42nd Birthday James Landry Hebert!
James Landry Hebert, American actor, was born on this day in 1984.
Traveled in the film Looper (2012)
On this day in 2016,
season 2 of Best Friends Whenever
episode 8: The Lying Game
was first broadcast.
Cyd and Shelby (Lauren Taylor) are fighting by being best friends. Meanwhile, Daisy and the boys watching a movie.
On this day in 2006,
the series Negima! Magister Negi Magi
first aired.
Negi partakes in simultaneous events thanks to his student Chao Lingshen's latest invention, the time machine Casseopeia. Chao she reveals herself as a time-traveler who claims she must change the present to avert a great catastrophe in the future.
On this day in 1969,
season 1 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
episode 6: Caveman
was first broadcast.
Visitor from the ice age
On this day in 1974,
season 1 of Planet of the Apes
episode 4: The Good Seeds
was first broadcast.
When Galen (Roddy McDowall) hurts his leg and can't travel, Virdon and Burke seek refuge in a farm till their friend recovers. T
On this day in 1985,
season 1 of Thundercats
episode 20: Return To Thundera
was first broadcast.
Lion-O (Larry Kenney) accidentally activates the time capsule, which hurls him back in time to Thundera exactly one day before its destruction.
Dudley Simpson, Australian television composer and conductor, was born on this day in 1922 (and sadly passed away in 2017.)
Composer of the scores for 201 episodes of the TV series Doctor Who (1964-1980), and the Tomorrow People episodes "The Medusa People" (1973) and "A Rift In Time" (1974)
On this day in 1997,
season 1 of Gadget Boy's Adventures In History
episode 5: An Ice Age Runs Through It
was first broadcast.
Gadget Boy (Don Adams battles Spydra as she tries to amass an army of dinosaurs, with plans on housing them in her specially made biosphere to get them through the ice age!
On this day in 2014,
season 4 of R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
episode 1: I'm Not Martin
was first broadcast.
A hospital patient set to get his tonsils removed, but fears the cursed hospital may have other plans that include amputating his foot. Concept by R. L. Stine.
On this day in 1980,
season 18 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 6: Meglos (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The TARDIS occupants are trapped in a chronic histeratic loop (forever reliving the same moment in time) Starring Tom Baker as The Doctor.
On this day in 1965,
Out of the Unknown
premiered.
Anthology series featuring adaptations of stories by famous sci-fi authors such as Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Fredrik Pohl, John Wyndham and others.
On this day in 2000,
season 3 of First Wave
episode 4: Gulag
was first broadcast.
Foster (Sebastian Spence) discovers Joshua locked away on a quantum pocket where he is forced to attempt the same task over and over again as punishment for helping Foster.




























































