TODAY IN TIME
Friday April 18th, 2025
On this day in 2015,
season 3 of Transformers: Rescue Bots
episode 19: The Last Of Morocco
was first broadcast.
Cody and the Rescue Bots learn about the value of friendship when Dr. Morocco's best friend, the famous writer Jules Verne (Diedrich Bader), travels through time to find him.
Happy 95th Birthday Clive Revill!
Clive Revill, New Zealand-born character actor, was born on this day in 1930.
Traveled in the TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996)
On this day in 1939,
season 1 of Buck Rogers
episode 2: Tragedy on Saturn
was first broadcast.
Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) escapes from a wrecked rocket ship, battles with a strange race of men on the planet Saturn, and deals with the treachery of Killer Kane.
On this day in 2008,
The Forbidden Kingdom
first opened in theaters.
A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen (Michael Angarano) sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
On this day in 1963,
season 4 of The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
episode 15: The Incredible World of Horace Ford
was first broadcast.
Horace Ford longs for his childhood which was not as idyllic as he remembers it. Created by Rod Serling
Happy 54th Birthday David Tennant!
David Tennant, Scottish actor, was born on this day in 1971.
Traveled as the 10th Doctor in three seasons of the TV series Doctor Who (2006-2009)
On this day in 1993,
Christopher Crocodile
premiered.
Christopher (Derek Griffiths), being the smart and courageous crocodile he is, builds a time machine to go back in time to save a cat.
Happy 50th Birthday Michael Weiner!
Michael Weiner, American actor and composer, was born on this day in 1975.
Traveled in the film Man Of The Century (1999), and co-wrote the songs for the video Cinderella III: A Twist In Time (2007)
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Queen In-Hyun's Man
episode 1: Episode 1
was first broadcast.
Kim Boong-Do (Ji Hyun-Woo) is a scholar who travels 300 years into the future of modern Seoul and meets Choi Hee Jin, a no-name actress who is expecting a career renaissance through her role as Queen In Hyun in a TV drama.
Happy 49th Birthday Melissa Joan Hart!
Melissa Joan Hart, American actress, director, producer, and singer, was born on this day in 1976.
Traveled as Sabrina in the TV movie Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) and in multiple episodes of the TV series Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996-2002), as Saturn Girl in Superman The Animated Series (1998), as Aunt Hilda and Aunt Zelda in Sabrina the Animated Series (1999-2001), and as Dee Dee in Justice League Unlimited (2005)
Albert Einstein, German theoretical physicist, died on this day in 1955 (and was born in 1879).
Co-author of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) Paradox, dealing with quantum mechanics.
On this day in 1970,
season 7 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 16: The Ambassadors of Death (Part 5 of 7)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) decides to take Recovery 7 back into space to search for the missing astronauts but Reegan sabotages the launch
Allen Swift, American voice actor, died on this day in 2010 (and was born in 1924).
Traveled as Tooter Turtle in the TV series King Leonardo and His Short Subjects episodes, and as Simon Bar Sinister in the TV series Underdog episode "Simon Says No Thanksgiving"
On this day in 1998,
season 2 of Early Edition
episode 17: The Fourth Carpathian
was first broadcast.
While trying to save a monkey in an abandoned theater, Gary (Kyle Chandler) becomes trapped on an elevated scaffold.
Happy 35th Birthday Britt Robertson!
Britt Robertson, American actress, was born on this day in 1990.
Traveled in the film Tomorrowland (2015)
On this day in 1983,
Spooky
premiered.
The year is 1983. Kevin, a schoolboy addicted to war games, is visited by the ghost of a girl (Lucy Durham-Matthews) begging for help amid the terror and confusion of a real war. The date: October 1943.
Happy 62nd Birthday Eric McCormack!
Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor, musician, and writer, was born on this day in 1963.
Traveled in the film The Lost World (1992), the TV series The Andromeda Strain (2008) and Travelers (2016)
On this day in 2012,
Serena and the Ratts
first opened in theaters.
Serena, a young girl trained as a killer for hire, teams up with an underground renegade group when she is contracted to stop a hired gun from assassinating a high profile target.
On this day in 1952,
season 1 of Tales of Tomorrow
episode 29: Time To Go
was first broadcast.
An alien race is dying, but Earth can save them - by depositing saved time in their bank. Starring Sylvia Sidney.
Miklos Rozsa, Hungarian composer, was born on this day in 1907 (and sadly passed away in 1995.)
Wrote and conducted the score for Time After Time (1985).
On this day in 1964,
season 1 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 22: The Keys Of Marinus - The Velvet Web (Part 2 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realize there is more to their hosts than meets the eye.
On this day in 1940,
The Man With Nine Lives
first opened in theaters.
A medical researcher visits the deserted home of a pioneer in cryogenic science (Boris Karloff) who disappeared 10 years earlier and finds him frozen in ice but still alive.
On this day in 2014,
season 3 of Continuum
episode 3: Minute To Win It
was first broadcast.
Alec learns that Escher was his father, something that is confirmed by his mother. He's inherited Escher's company, something that didn't happen in Kiera (Rachel Emily Nichols)'s future time line.
On this day in 2012,
Queen In-Hyun's Man
premiered.
Kim Boong-Do (Ji Hyun-Woo) is a Joseon era nobleman who happens to travel through time and fall in love with an unsuccessful actress
On this day in 2001,
season 4 of Port Charles
episode 227: 998 Time In A Bottle
was first broadcast.
Ian (Thorsten Kaye) and Eve travel back in time thanks to the morca root.
Happy 75th Birthday Philip Akin!
Philip Akin, Canadian actor and voice actor, was born on this day in 1950.
Traveled in the TV series X-men (multiple episodes), Twice in a Lifetime episode Curveball (2000), and the films Millennium (1989) and Cube 2: Hypercube (2003),
On this day in 1983,
season 4 of Danger Mouse
episode 5: The Planet of the Cats
was first broadcast.
The Mark 5 gets hit by an electric storm, Penfold (Terry Scott) is struck dumb and the two of them are shot into a distant future where Britain cats are the dominant species.
On this day in 1991,
season 3 of Quantum Leap
episode 18: A Hunting We Will Go
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into a bounty hunter who is handcuffed to a female fugitive who will do anything to escape from him.
On this day in 1985,
season 6 of Danger Mouse
episode 17: The Good, The Bad, and the Motionless
was first broadcast.
Dangermouse is ambushed by his own suppressed evil side, who freezes time in order to take control over the heroic 98 per cent of him.
On this day in 2015,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 11: The Devil's Mark
was first broadcast.
Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Geillis stand trial for witchcraft; Claire learns a secret about Geillis' past.
On this day in 2000,
Nautilus
first opened in theaters.
A cataclysmic chain of events plummeted the earth into the dark ages which destroyed most of civilization, and the remaining few survivors attempt to change the course of events that led to the destruction. Starring Richard Norton.
Bob Hastings, American radio, film, and television character actor, was born on this day in 1925 (and sadly passed away in 2014.)
Traveled as Superboy in the TV series Adventures of Superboy" (1966-1969), New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972-1973), Challenge of the Superfriends (1978), and Batman: The Animated Series (1994)
On this day in 2011,
season 4 of The Spoony Experiment
episode 8: Beastmaster 2: Through The Portal Of Time
was first broadcast.
A coarse, flamboyant gamer reviews sub-par action films and critically panned video games. This episode: Beastmaster 2: Through The Portal Of Time.
On this day in 2004,
Silent Amy
first opened in theaters.
A ridiculed young girl who lives alone in a treehouse is sent on a mysterious journey through time to discover the roots of her missing voice.
Happy 55th Birthday Esther Schweins!
Esther Schweins, German actress and comedian, was born on this day in 1970.
Traveled in the film Der Trip (1996)