TODAY IN TIME
Sunday September 27th, 2026
Happy 66th Birthday Dominic Glynn!
Dominic Glynn, English electronic composer, was born on this day in 1960.
Composed and/or arranged music for 23 episodes of the TV series Doctor Who, including arrangement of the theme for the 23rd season.
On this day in 1985,
Maxie
first opened in theaters.
Maxie, a 1920s flapper who haunts her old house, possesses a dull housewife (Glenn Close) who just moved in.
On this day in 1985,
season 1 of The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
episode 1b: A Little Peace and Quiet
was first broadcast.
A harried housewife struggling with rambunctious children, a demanding husband, and the stress of modern life, finds relief from an unusual source that brings both power and responsibility. Created by Rod Serling.
On this day in 2014,
season 8 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 6: The Caretaker
was first broadcast.
The terrifying Skovox Blitzer prepares to destroy mankind. Meanwhile, Danny Pink and the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) are on a course to meet.
On this day in 1975,
season 2 of Land of the Lost (1974-1977)
episode 4: One of Our Pylons Is Missing
was first broadcast.
When a mysterious energy hole appears in the ground and swallows Cha-Ka, Holly (Kathy Coleman) attempts a rescue.
On this day in 2017,
The Man From The Future
premiered.
When Gong Yu discovers a time machine that can take him back to 2012, what will he learn about the accident that changed his family's life forever?
Roger C. Carmel, American actor, was born on this day in 1932 (and sadly passed away in 1986.)
Traveled as Harry Mudd in the TV show Star Trek episode "I, Mudd" (1967)
On this day in 2011,
season 4 of Who Knew?
episode 90: Time Travel
was first broadcast.
90 seconds of news, fun facts, and trivia. Starring Hayden Black.
On this day in 1985,
season 1 of The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
episode 1a: Shatterday
was first broadcast.
Peter Jay Novins calls his home, only to hear himself answer at the other end.
On this day in 2002,
That Was Then
premiered.
Travis Glass (James Bulliard gets his wish for a second chance to marry his girl friend, and is sent back (via lightning bolt) to a week in 1988 to correct things that originally went wrong.
On this day in 1974,
season 1 of Planet of the Apes
episode 3: The Trap
was first broadcast.
Buried alive, underground, in an ancient San Francisco subway station, Burke (James Naughton) and General Urko are forced to work together.
On this day in 2011,
"Regret Incorporated"
was released.
Marcus hopes that the time-travel office will see his application as having a low-risk of creating a major change so that he can go back and make things right with his choice of a career. Written by Andy Astruc.
On this day in 2009,
season 8 of Family Guy
episode 1: Road to the Multiverse
was first broadcast.
Stewie and Brian explore a series of alternate universes. Created by Seth McFarlane.
On this day in 1997,
season 3 of Goosebumps
episode 5: Click
was first broadcast.
Seth is interested to see the catalog-ordered Verona XG-20 remote he just got appears to be universal -- and controls time as well. Based on the stories of R. L. Stine.
On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
episode 2: Planet of the Slave Girls
was first broadcast.
Buck Rogers, Wilma Deering (Erin Gray) and Major Duke Danton travel to the planet Vistula where poisoned food was exported from and where they find a world engaged in slave labor.
On this day in 1989,
season 2 of Quantum Leap
episode 2: Disco Inferno 4/1/1976
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) has to save his host's younger brother from his obsessed father who wants him to go into the family business as a movie stuntman.
Happy 54th Birthday Jim McLarty!
Jim McLarty, Canadian-born actor and voice actor, was born on this day in 1972.
Traveled in the TV series Power Rangers S.P.D. episode "History" (2005)
Leonard Rosenman, American Oscar and Emmy award-winning film, television and concert composer, was born on this day in 1924 (and sadly passed away in 2008.)
Composed the scores for the films Beneath The Planet of the Apes (1970) and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
On this day in 1986,
season 23 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 4: The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.
If anything in the entire universe is to survive, it may come down to the Doctor (Colin Baker) arguing against machine logic over the value of life.
Happy 59th Birthday Debi Derryberry!
Debi Derryberry, American voice actress, was born on this day in 1967.
Traveled in the film Tenchi The Movie (1996), Tenchi Muro In Love 2 (1999), as Nergal in the TV series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Wishbones" (2005), as Jimmy Neutron in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002-06) and as Diana in the TV series Sailor Moon Crystal episode "Time Warp, Sailor Pluto (2016)
On this day in 2005,
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
was released.
6th of the series... Claire is the wife of Jamie Fraser, her 18th century husband, and facing the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American Revolution. Written by Diana Gabaldon.
On this day in 1975,
season 13 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 5: Planet Of Evil (Part 1 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah answer a distress call and find themselves on Zeta Minor, the last planet of the known universe, where a Morestran expedition has gone missing.
Phyllis Davis, Ameircan actress, died on this day in 2013 (and was born in 1940).
Traveled in the TV series Fantasy Island episode "Lillian Russell" (1981)
On this day in 1980,
season 5 of Super Friends
episode 3: Elevator to Nowhere
was first broadcast.
Evil Dr. Wells (Frank Welker) uses his Time Elevator to send Wonder Woman and the Atom into the past.
On this day in 2012,
season 2 of Good Mythical Morning
episode 39: IPhone of the Future
was first broadcast.
The iPhone of the future is discovered by Puppet Rhett & Puppet Link (Link Neal)
On this day in 2003,
season 2 of Starhunter
episode 8: Torment
was first broadcast.
As a result of time dilation, Santiago is now twice his parents' age. Starring Clive Robertson.
On this day in 2019,
In The Shadow of the Moon
first opened in theaters.
A Philadelphia police officer (Boyd Holbrook) struggles with a lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer whose crimes defy explanation.
On this day in 2012,
season 2 of Good Mythical Morning
episode 49: Puppet-Eating Dinosaurs
was first broadcast.
Puppet Rhett (Rhett McLaughlin) & Puppet Link fight dinosaurs!
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 8: Both Sides Now
was first broadcast.
Claire (Caitriona Balfe) is trying to come to terms with her marriage to Jamie. While traveling, a life changing opportunity arises.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of The Lost Saucer
episode 4: Transylvania 2300
was first broadcast.
A mad scientist determined to create the first android rewires Fi and Fum, turning them into his slaves. Co-created by Sid Krofft.
On this day in 2002,
season 1 of That Was Then
episode 1: Pilot
was first broadcast.
Travis Glass (James Bulliard) gets his wish for a second chance to marry his girl friend, and is sent back (via lightning bolt) to a week in 1988 to correct things that originally went wrong.
On this day in 2004,
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
was released.
During World War I, a German army officer and her companions try to thwart the plans of a secret society. Kato (Jamieson Price) decides to reverse time to one hundred years ago and create a whole new world, destroying the current one.
On this day in 2005,
Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
was released.
Stewie, meets his future self, and in doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience. Created by Seth McFarlane.
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles
episode 26: Time Travel
was first broadcast.
Harry sits down to discuss Time Travel in TV and movies.
Happy 54th Birthday Gwyneth Paltrow!
Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, singer, and food writer, was born on this day in 1972.
Traveled in the film Sliding Doors (1998)
On this day in 1988,
season 1 of Count Duckula
episode 4: Transylvanian Homesick Blues
was first broadcast.
Count Duckula (David Jason) and his servants have decided to visit the funfair and soon visit a ride on a roller-coaster which can take them back and forward in time, where they see things such as the first vampire, a future ruled by vegetables, and the French Revolution.
On this day in 1986,
season 2 of The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
episode 1a: The Once and Future King
was first broadcast.
Elvis impersonator Gary Pitkin finds himself transported back to Elvis' time after a car accident. Created by Rod Serling.
Happy 54th Birthday John Patrick White!
John Patrick White, American actor, was born on this day in 1972.
Traveled as A.J. Malloy in 38 episodes of the TV series A.J.'s Time Travelers (1995), and in the film Galaxy Quest (1999)
On this day in 2002,
season 2 of The Fairly OddParents
episode 10: Twistory
was first broadcast.
Timmy (Tara Strong) wishes the great American leaders into his Treehouse talk show to finish his report, but because they have vanished from history, the United States reverts to being a British colony.
On this day in 2006,
Under the Bed
was released.
Jeff Dane gets a new roommate is an older, somewhat quirky guy who believes in government conspiracies and time travel and who tries to convince Jeff that they are the same person, and he has been sent back in time to watch his past self. Written and directed by Tim Lightell.
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 8: Both Sides Now
was first broadcast.
Claire is trying to come to terms with her marriage to Jamie. While traveling, a life changing opportunity arises. Featuring Graham McTavish as Dougal MacKenzie.
On this day in 1993,
season 4 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
episode 14: Elementary, My Dear Turtle
was first broadcast.
In England, Donatello (Barry Gordon) and the Turtles are taken back to the past via an experimental atomic clock and must team up with Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in order to get the clock back and return to the present.
Paul Reinman, American comic book artist, died on this day in 1988 (and was born in 1910).
Illustrated the time travel stories "I Went Through The Veil" in World of Fantasy # 10 (1956) and "The GIants!" in Journey Into Unknown Worlds #36 (1955),
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Return to the Planet of the Apes
episode 4: Tunnel of Fear
was first broadcast.
Bill and Jeff plan to relocate the humanoids, so they turn to Zira and Cornelius for help.
On this day in 1974,
season 1 of L'ile aux enfants (The Island Children)
episode 11: Casimir remonte le temps
was first broadcast.
Casimir (Yves Brunier) travels back in time.
On this day in 1985,
season 1 of Thundercats
episode 15: The Time Capsule
was first broadcast.
The Thundercats search desperately for a precious device which has all the recorded history of Thundera up until the time of its destruction. Featuring Earl Hammond as Jaga.
On this day in 1997,
season 1 of Gadget Boy's Adventures In History
episode 4: Madame Spydra Fly
was first broadcast.
Gadget Boy (Don Adams) are off to Feudal Japan, circa 1853, to stop Spydra from preventing Commodore Perry from opening up Japan' s silk trade with the rest of the world.
On this day in 1992,
season 1 of King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
episode 3: The Unbeliever
was first broadcast.
The wizard Merlin (Jim Byrnes) recruits a group of football players from the present day to protect Camelot and save the queen.
On this day in 1967,
season 1 of The Second Hundred Years
episode 4: Pay Dirt
was first broadcast.
Luke (Monte Markham) tries to start a farm in his son's neighborhood and his neighbors object.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Wacky And Packy
episode 3: Wacky's Fractured Romance
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 1989,
season 26 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 4: Battlefield (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.
Morgaine forces Ace (Sophie Aldred) and Shou Yuing to hand over Excalibur by threatening to release the Destroyer, so the Doctor and the Brigadier enter a dimensional portal to stop her.
On this day in 1986,
season 1 of Lazer Tag Academy
episode 3: Yamoto's Curse
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 1988,
season 2 of Red Dwarf
episode 4: Stasis Leak
was first broadcast.
Rimmer, Lister and Cat find a time barrier called "Stasis Leak" on Floor 16 and it takes them back in time on Red Dwarf 3 million years earlier.
On this day in 1980,
season 18 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 5: Meglos (Part 1 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana and K-9 arrive on the forest planet Tygella, where the native Tygellans now live in a underground city, due to the carnivorous plants.
On this day in 2002,
season 2 of Samurai Jack
episode 11: Episode XXIV - Jack Is Naked
was first broadcast.
While bathing, Jack's sword, shoes and clothing are stolen by what looks like a white rabbit. When Jack follows the culprit down a hole, he enters a strange underground realm like none he has ever seen. Featuring Rob Paulsen.






















































