TODAY IN TIME
Friday September 13th, 2024
On this day in 2002,
season 2 of Samurai Jack
episode 9: Episode XXII - Jack and the Hunters
was first broadcast.
Aku (Mako) hires the best hunters in the universe, the Imakandi, to track down Samurai Jack.
On this day in 2008,
season 1 of Primeval
episode 2: #1.6
was first broadcast.
Missing people could be the work of a new creature that arrived via a rift in time from the future. Starring Andrew Lee Potts.
Happy 42nd Birthday J. G. Quintel!
J. G. Quintel, American animator, television writer, and voice actor, was born on this day in 1982.
Traveled as Mordecai in the TV series Regular Show episodes "Mordecai and the Rigbys" (2010), "Bad Kiss" (2012) and "A Skips In Time" (2013)
Scott Brady, American film and television actor, was born on this day in 1924 (and sadly passed away in 1985.)
Traveled in the film Journey To The Center Of Time (1967).
On this day in 1968,
The Limping Devil (Kulhavy dabel)
first opened in theaters.
A baleful limping man walks through Prague and entertains himself by putting lovers together by magic -- but must take drastic measures to bring two people together. Starring Vaclav Neckar as Honza.
On this day in 2008,
season 7 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
episode 1: Tempus Fugit
was first broadcast.
Viral hacks into the system she's trapped in and finds Donatello (Sam Riegel) and Cody trying to repair the time window, so the Turtles can go back to their own time.
On this day in 1980,
season 18 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 3: The Leisure Hive (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.
With the Doctor (Tom Baker) suffering from the time experiment, the clandestine schemes of others start coming to light, along with the secreted purposes to which the tachyonic generator has been used.
On this day in 1992,
season 1 of King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
episode 1: Opening Kick-Off
was first broadcast.
When King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are defeated by the Warlords, and Queen Guinevere is captured, 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 1974,
season 1 of Planet of the Apes
episode 1: Escape from Tomorrow
was first broadcast.
Two 20th century astronauts Virdon and Burke (James Naughton), survive a crash-landing on a planet in the year 3085 A.D. where intelligent apes rule over the inferior humans.
On this day in 2002,
season 1 of Odyssey 5
episode 13: Skin
was first broadcast.
Man-made artificially intelligent synthetic organism that imitates human skin and can attach itself to a person and take them over jumps from one person to another in an attempt to kill Angela's father. Chuck (Peter Weller)'s worst nightmare comes true.
Happy 44th Birthday Ben Savage!
Ben Savage, American actor, was born on this day in 1980.
Traveled in the TV series Boy Meets World episodes "Once In Love With Amy" (1994), "I Was A Teenage Spy" (1996), and "No Guts, No Cory (1997), "Seven The Hard Way" and "As Time Goes By" (2000)
On this day in 1975,
season 2 of Land of the Lost (1974-1977)
episode 2: The Zarn
was first broadcast.
While investigating the Mist Marsh, the guys stumble onto a mysterious woman who has a bit too much in common with Rick. Featuring Kathy Coleman as Holly.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Return to the Planet of the Apes
episode 2: Escape From Ape City
was first broadcast.
When Bill ends up at the laboratory in Ape City, Cornelius and Zira help him escape. Meanwhile Jeff and Nova search for Bill.
On this day in 1997,
season 1 of Gadget Boy's Adventures In History
episode 2: The Long and Winding Wall
was first broadcast.
In 211 B.C., Gadget Boy (Don Adams) and his friends must stop Spydra, but first they have to first help finish building the Great Wall of China.
On this day in 2000,
season 2 of Twice in a Lifetime
episode 4: Curveball
was first broadcast.
Little Leaguer Matt lives in a high pressure world based on his father's expectations. He gets to go back and see his father living through similar experiences as a child. Co-starring Al Waxman as Judge Othniel.
On this day in 2005,
Supernatural
premiered.
Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as "hunters" fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of The Lost Saucer
episode 2: The Tiny Years
was first broadcast.
The saucer lands in a time when all inhabitants on the planet are shrunken. And they distrust anyone who is bigger than them. Co-starring Jim Nabors as Fum.
On this day in 1975,
season 13 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 3: Terror Of The Zygons (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Tom Baker) and the Brigadier begin to realise who the Zygon imposters among them are while Sarah discovers a secret tunnel to the underwater ship.
Happy 29th Birthday Robbie Kay!
Robbie Kay, English actor, was born on this day in 1995.
Traveled in the film Flight World War II (2015)
On this day in 1992,
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
premiered.
When the real King Arthur and his knights are captured by Morgana, Merlin casts a spell to bring an American football team called The Knights led by Arthur King (Andrew Kavadas) to the past to help free the real king and stop Morgana's evil plans by collecting magical keys.
On this day in 2010,
Repeaters
first opened in theaters.
Three twenty-somethings find themselves in an impossible time labyrinth. Starring Dustin Milligan
Charles Smith, American character actor, was born on this day in 1920 (and sadly passed away in 1988.)
Traveled in the TV series Science Fiction Theatre episode "Who Is This Man?" (1956) and as Super Bwoing in the TV series Super 6 episode "Topsy-Turvy Time Traveler" (1967)
On this day in 1997,
season 3 of Pinky and the Brain
episode 3: Pinky and the Brain and... Larry/Where the Deer and the Mouselope Play/Brain Noir
was first broadcast.
In the 1940s, The Brain (Maurice LaMarche) tries to acquire water rights to burgeoning Los Angeles...but someone is beating him to it.
Happy 93rd Birthday Barbara Bain!
Barbara Bain, American film and television actress, was born on this day in 1931.
Traveled in two episodes of the TV series Space:1999 (1975,1976), and appeared as a hipster in the film The Spirit of '76 (1990).
On this day in 1967,
season 1 of The Second Hundred Years
episode 2: Oh Dad, Oh Dad
was first broadcast.
To get a job, Luke (Monte Markham) has to file for a Social Security Card.
On this day in 2011,
Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver
first opened in theaters.
The gingerdead man travels back in time to 1976 and carries out an epic disco killing spree. Produced by Charles Band.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Wacky And Packy
episode 1: The New York Sweats
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.
J. B. Priestly, English novelist, playwright, and broadcaster, was born on this day in 1894 (and sadly passed away in 1984.)
Author of four "Time Plays" I Have Been Here Before, Dangerous Corner, An Inspector Calls, and Time of the Conways.
Mae Questel, American actress and voice artist, was born on this day in 1908 (and sadly passed away in 1998.)
Traveled as the voice of Olive Oyl in various Popeye cartoons including "Invisible Popeye" (1960), "Out of This World" and "Have Time Will Travel" (1961)
On this day in 1986,
season 23 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 2: The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Colin Baker) finds that the subterranean UK Habitat is run by a cloistered robot named Drathro, whom the inhabitants call "The Immortal."
On this day in 1986,
Lazer Tag Academy
premiered.
Lazer Tag Academy is the story 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 1967,
season 3 of Lost in Space
episode 2: Visit To A Hostile Planet
was first broadcast.
Passing through a time warp, Will Robinson (Billy Mumy) and his family return to Earth, in the year 1947, and are mistaken as invaders and start the UFO scare of the 1940's.
On this day in 1986,
season 1 of Lazer Tag Academy
episode 1: The Beginning
was first broadcast.
Jamie Jaren (Noelle Harling), the thirteen-year-old Lazer Tag champion who possesses curious powers over the energy emitted from her Lazer Tag StarLyte unit, chases her evil ancestor Draxon Drear to the year 1987, to protect Beth Jaren, a distant ancestor of Jamie.
On this day in 2002,
season 1 of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
episode 3: The Big Pinch
was first broadcast.
After Jimmy brings Thomas Edison to the present, history rewrites itself by vanquishing all electrical machinery. Featuring Rob Paulsen as Carl Wheezer.
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 6: The Garrison Commander
was first broadcast.
Claire and Dougal (Graham McTavish) are questioned at the local garrison, and Dougal is treated with hostility and disdain by the British occupiers.
On this day in 2013,
Final: The Rapture
first opened in theaters.
A gritty, international tale of four separate stories woven together by a common theme: the Rapture. Co-starring Jah Shams.
On this day in 1974,
Planet of the Apes
premiered.
Two 20th century astronauts, Virdon (Ron Harper) and Burlke, survive a crash-landing on a planet in the year 3085 A.D. where intelligent apes rule over the inferior humans.
On this day in 1980,
season 1 of Hammer House of Horror
episode 1: Witching Time
was first broadcast.
In a dark and stormy night, Lucinda Jessup, the ghost of a witch from the 17th Century and former dweller of the farm, arrives in the barn and possesses David.
On this day in 2012,
7 Below
first opened in theaters.
A group of strangers are trapped in a time warp house where a terrible event transpired exactly 100 years prior.
Norman Alden, American character actor, was born on this day in 1924 (and sadly passed away in 2012.)
Appeared as Zako in the TV series "Planet of the Apes" (1974), traveled as Aquaman in the TV series episode "Planet of the Neanderthals" (1977), and as Lou in the film Back To The Future (1985).
On this day in 1989,
season 26 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 2: Battlefield (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor and Ace (Sophie Aldred) discover a stone spaceship underneath Warmsley's archaeological dig while Mordred summons Morgaine to Earth's dimension.
On this day in 2013,
Time Travelers 2: The Darkness Within
first opened in theaters.
The story continues with the next installment in the "Time Travelers" trilogy. Four months have passed and the team is still trapped in an alternate present. Now, with Frost leading the world as president of the USA, the group must find the remaining crystal and change the past to fix our present.
On this day in 2014,
season 8 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 4: Listen
was first broadcast.
When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe.Co-starring Jenna Coleman