TODAY IN TIME
Wednesday September 9th, 2026
On this day in 1995,
season 4 of X-Men
episode 1: One Man's Worth - Part 1
was first broadcast.
Trevor Fitzroy and Bantam travel back in time to 1959 and kill Professor X (Cedric Smith).
On this day in 2007,
season 4 of The 4400
episode 12: Tiny Machines
was first broadcast.
Marco finds a way to get the old Tom back, but it is dangerous and they don't have a very long time. Featuring Jennifer Spence as Joanna.
On this day in 2013,
season 5 of Adventure Time
episode 33: Time Sandwich
was first broadcast.
Jake (John DiMaggio) crafts, and loses, the most delicious sandwich ever. He must battle Magic Man and a massive time bubble to get it back.
Happy 71st Birthday John Kricfalusi!
John Kricfalusi, Canadian animator, voice actor, producer, writer and director, was born on this day in 1955.
Created, wrote, directed and/or voiced the TV series The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Space Madness" (1991) and the TV series Ripping Friends episode "The Man From Next Thursday" (2002)
On this day in 1713,
the St. Petersburg Paradox
was first revealed.
People will only offer a modest fee for a reward of infinite expected value. Authored by Daniel Bernoulli.
Shaun O'Riordan, director, died on this day in 2018 (and was born in 1927).
Director of the TV series Sapphire and Steel
On this day in 1967,
season 5 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 2: The Tomb Of The Cybermen (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The archaeologists learn they are stranded on Telos and Klieg suggests they use the opportunity to explore the Cybermen's tombs. Starring Patrick Troughton as The Doctor.
On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 74: uchinoo kaasan ha shinpai sei
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.
Bill Fraser, Scottish actor, died on this day in 1987 (and was born in 1908).
Traveled in the TV series The Army Game episode "Ebenezer Snudge" (1958) and Doctor Who episode "Meglos" (1980) and the TV movie K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
On this day in 2012,
All About Christmas Eve
premiered.
Party planner Eve (Haylie Duff) finds out that one of her agency's top clients is throwing a huge Christmas event, in LA, on Christmas Eve, and she must decide whether to take on the event or risk her career to go on a romantic vacation.
On this day in 2013,
Animation Domination High-Def
first opened in theaters.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a genius who used his piano to time-travel, stop crimes, and right wrongs.
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Penn and Teller: Fool Us
episode 6: Penn Gets Nailed
was first broadcast.
Performances by the time traveling pair of Reece Morgan and Robert West. And not only are we magicians, time travelers, and all-around spiffy chaps, we are also tourists: fourth-dimensional tourists. Starring Teller and Penn Jilette.
On this day in 1988,
season 3 of Thundercats
episode 5: Thundercubs: Part V
was first broadcast.
Lion-O (Larry Kenney) frees the child Thundercats from Mumm-Ra's spell, and then confronts him to retrieve the fabled Book of Omens.
On this day in 1966,
Time Tunnel
premiered.
Scientists Tony Newman (James Darren) and Doug Phillips are the young heads of Project Tic-Toc, a multi-billion dollar government installation buried beneath the desert. They have invented a Time Tunnel, which will allow people to visit anywhere in time and space.
On this day in 1960,
season 1 of Popeye the Sailor
episode 20: Crystal Ball Brawl
was first broadcast.
Wimpy (Jack Mercer) has acquired the SeaHags crystal ball, he is using it to bet on sporting events. Brutus realizes this and steal the crystal ball.
On this day in 1973,
season 1 of Doraemon (1973)
episode 23: Nice Girlfriend / Flowery Riot
was first broadcast.
The continuing adventures of Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd century who arrive to helps the Nobi family in the 20th century. Created by Fujiko Fujio.
Cliff Robertson, American actor, was born on this day in 1923 (and sadly passed away in 2011.)
Traveled in the TV series The Outer Limits episode "Joyride" (1999)
Happy 60th Birthday Jarrod Johnson!
Jarrod Johnson, American actor, was born on this day in 1966.
Traveled in the TV series The Lost Saucer (1975)
Happy 67th Birthday Brent Stait!
Brent Stait, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1959.
Traveled in the TV series Andromeda episodes "Under The Night", "Angel Dark, Demon Knight", "The Unconquerable Man" (2000-2003), The Collector episode "The Historian" (2004), the Fringe episode "Subject 9" (2011), and the Legends of Tomorrow episode "The Magnificent Eight" (2016).
On this day in 1989,
season 9 of The Smurfs
episode 2: Cave Smurfs
was first broadcast.
Brainy and Greedy encounter a prehistoric bird. Created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
On this day in 2000,
Il Mare
first opened in theaters.
Eun-joo (Gianna Jun) learns she can somehow communicate through her mailbox with another person separated two years in time, and they begin to form a friendship through their letters.
On this day in 1966,
season 1 of Time Tunnel
episode 1: Rendezvous with Yesterday
was first broadcast.
Tony Newman uses the apparatus to send himself through time to prove the concept. But the TicToc team cannot retrieve him, and so his mentor Doug Phillips (Robert Colbert) goes back to help Tony out of the peril he has landed in: he has arrived on the RMS Titanic mere days before she struck an iceberg and sank!
On this day in 2011,
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
was released.
At Christmas, Grouchy Smurf (George Lopez) behaves badly to everyone and it takes the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future to teach him to appreciate Christmas.
Happy 72nd Birthday Jeffrey Combs!
Jeffrey Combs, American actor, was born on this day in 1954.
Traveled in the films Pulse Pounders (1988), and Trancers II (1991), Doctor Mordrid (1992), Time Tracers (1997), and the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Meridian" (1994), "Far Beyond The Stars" (1998), and Star Trek: Enterprise episodes "Zero Hour" (2004)
Happy 74th Birthday Angela Cartwright!
Angela Cartwright, English born, American actress, was born on this day in 1952.
Traveled in the TV series Lost In Space episodes "Visit To A Hostile Planet" (1965), and "The Time Merchant" (1965), and the TV movie The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995)
Art LaFleur, American character actor, was born on this day in 1943 (and sadly passed away in 2021.)
Traveled in the films Field of Dreams (1989), Forever Young (1992), Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), and Trancers, Trancers 2, and Trancers 7: City of Lost Angels (1985,1991,2013), and in the TV series A.J.'s Time Travelers episode "Babe Ruth" (1995)
On this day in 1989,
season 9 of The Smurfs
episode 1: Smurfs That Time Forgot (Part 1 and 2)
was first broadcast.
A prehistoric baby dinosaur is brought through time to the present and the Smurfs try to return him with the help of a magic key. / While trying to get the dinosaur back, the Smurfs get trapped in time when they lose the key's crystals. Created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
Happy 73rd Birthday Janet Fielding!
Janet Fielding, Australian actress, was born on this day in 1953.
Traveled as Tegan in 65 episodes of the TV series Doctor Who (1981-84)
On this day in 2014,
Heirs From Another Star
premiered.
A Qing dynasty prince time-travels to modern China to become a teenage heir attending a rich high school while in a brotherly intense battle.
On this day in 1968,
season 1 of Space Ghost
episode 19: Clutches of the Creature King
was first broadcast.
The enemies of the galaxy have a meeting on an uncharted planet and form The Council Of Doom, with the objective of the complete and final destruction of Space Ghost (Gary Owens).
On this day in 2005,
season 2 of Phil of the Future
episode 9: Mummy's Boy
was first broadcast.
Phil finds a part of the time machine when he goes to the museum; Keely (Aly Michalka) and Owen sneak into the museum basement in order to film material for her project.
On this day in 1978,
season 16 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 2: The Key To Time: The Ribos Operation (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana investigate Garron's activities but this results in the Graff believing they are working together.
Happy 54th Birthday Goran Visnjic!
Goran Visnjic, Croatian-American actor, was born on this day in 1972.
Traveled in the TV series Timeless (2016-)
On this day in 1971,
Quest For Love
first opened in theaters.
After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist (Tom Bell) finds himself trapped in an alternate reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has some striking differences.
On this day in 1991,
season 4 of Beetlejuice
episode 1: You're History
was first broadcast.
Beetlejuice (Stephen Ouimette) gets a bunch of famous dead historical figures to appear on Neitherworld TV.
Happy 60th Birthday Adam Sandler!
Adam Sandler, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer, and musician, was born on this day in 1966.
Traveled in the film Click (2006).
On this day in 1986,
season 1 of Filmation's Ghostbusters
episode 2: Frights of the Roundtable
was first broadcast.
Jake (Pat Fraley) and the Ghostbusters travel to the future and learn of an ancient stone tablet that has clues to their fathers' whereabouts.
Burgess Meredith, American actor, director, producer, and writer in theater, film, and television, died on this day in 1997 (and was born in 1907).
Traveled in the TV series Twilight Zone episode "Printer's Devil" (1963), the Night Gallery episode "The Little Black Bag" (1970), and the TV movie The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
Frederic Brenton Fitch, American logician, the inventor of fitch-style calculus, and a Sterling professor emeritus at Yale University, was born on this day in 1908 (and sadly passed away in 1987.)
Authored the Fitch Paradox of Knowability in 1963.








































