TODAY IN TIME
Wednesday May 1st, 2024
On this day in 1988,
season 4 of Tales from the Darkside
episode 13: The Apprentice
was first broadcast.
College sophomore Sarah McBride (Haviland Morris) accepts a job at Colonial Village, a tourist attraction that recreates Puritan life in 1692 Salem and allows nothing from the 20th century.
Happy 52nd Birthday Julie Benz!
Julie Benz, American actress, was born on this day in 1972.
Traveled in the TV series Angel episode "Quickening" (2001), and the No Ordinary Family episodes "No Ordinary Animal" and "No Ordinary Future" (2011)
On this day in 2008,
season 7 of Smallville
episode 18: Apocalypse
was first broadcast.
Clark (Tom Welling) is shown by Jor-El what life on Earth would have been like, had he not sent him there instead of facing the doom of his fellow Kryptonians.
George Moorse, American director and writer, was born on this day in 1936 (and sadly passed away in 1999.)
Directed the TV series Das Vebotene Spiel (1979)
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Encounters With The Unexplained
episode 25: Philadelphia Experiment: Has Time Travel Been Discovered?
was first broadcast.
Examining the mysteries of our world and history, questioning the main-stream and exploring the paranormal and the unexplained. This episode; Time Travel. Hosted by Jerry Orbach.
On this day in 2007,
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey
was released.
Characters participate in "Party Crashing" which can, under certain conditions, cause time travel. Written by Chuck Palahniuk.
On this day in 2010,
season 5 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 5: Flesh and Stone (Part 2)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy, Dr. Song and the remaining soldiers manage to escape from the crashed ship and into the forest...
On this day in 2007,
Panic Time
was released.
Elisa goes back in time to kill her cheating husband and commit the perfect crime...or so she thinks. When she returns to her present day existence she encounters more than a few surprises and new revelations about her friends, her husband...and her herself.
On this day in 1971,
season 8 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 18: Colony In Space (Part 4 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor descends into the Primitive city to try and find Jo (Katy Manning) while the colonists receive a visit from the Adjudicator.
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 5: hashire! j kikikansha
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.
On this day in 1965,
season 2 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 27: The Space Museum - The Dimensions of Time (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves. Featuring Jeremy Bulloch as Tor.
On this day in 1966,
season 3 of My Favorite Martian
episode 32: Pay The Man The $24
was first broadcast.
Tim (Bill Bixby) uses Martin's CCTBS to go back to do some research for his historical novel on the 1626 sale of Manhattan from the Indians to the Dutch.
On this day in 2009,
The Princess and the Bear
was released.
He was once a king, turned into a bear as punishment for his cruel and selfish deeds. She was a once a princess, now living in the form of a hound. Wary companions, they are sent in human form back to a time when magic went terribly astray. Written by Mette Ivie Harrison.
On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Out of Control
episode 1: Hurry-Up
was first broadcast.
A segment where Dave (Dave Coulier) answers a letter and uses a device called the "Hurry-Up Machine" to fast forward through a boring activity.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Histeria!
episode 41: The Teddy Roosevelt Show
was first broadcast.
Histeria! meets Teddy Roosevelt and explores the canal of Doom. Featuring Frank Welker as Father Time.
Happy 39th Birthday Nikki Hsieh!
Nikki Hsieh, Taiwanese actress, was born on this day in 1985.
Traveled in the TV series Love @ Seventeen (2016)
On this day in 1955,
"Sam, This Is You"
was released.
While up on a pole, lineman Sam Yoder gets a call from his future self who proceeds to tell him exactly what to do, even if is suspiciously criminal and it makes his girl, Rosie, furious. Written by Murray Leinster.
Happy 58th Birthday Charlie Schlatter!
Charlie Schlatter, American actor, voice actor and writer, was born on this day in 1966.
Traveled in the TV series Loonatics Unleashed episode "Time After Time" (2006)
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
episode 6: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Five
was first broadcast.
Kyon (Tomokazu Sugita) is dragged into helping Haruhi attempting to investigate what happened to Ryoko's strange disappearance without notice.
On this day in 2006,
Sojourn
was released.
A Time Rover from 2057 returns to 1888 London in search of a missing time tourist, only to be caught in the Jack the Ripper murders and the history-changing plots of a mysterious group of shape-shifters called Transitives. Written by Jana G. Oliver.
Paolo Stoppa, Italian actor and dubber, died on this day in 1988 (and was born in 1906).
Traveled in the film It's Never Too Late (1953)
On this day in 2002,
season 4 of Felicity
episode 18: Time Will Tell
was first broadcast.
The death of a friend sinks Felicity (Keri Russell) into a depression, and when she finds out Ben has been cheating on her she reevaluates the choices she has made.
Happy 54th Birthday Dave Willis!
Dave Willis, American voice actor, writer, and producer, was born on this day in 1970.
Creater and co-star of the TV series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and traveled in the episode "Cybernetic Ghost Of Christmas Past From The Future" (2002)
On this day in 1961,
season 1 of The Hector Heathcote Show
episode 5: The First Fast Mail
was first broadcast.
Hector (John Myhers) is always ready to help out, but...
On this day in 1981,
Neco je ve vzduchu (Something's In The Air)
first opened in theaters.
To Alice's great surprise, her grandfather (Ivan MistrÕk) 's urn is empty and he didn't die -- but instead disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the 2nd September 1946 in the town of Telc.
John Meillon, Australian character actor, was born on this day in 1934 (and sadly passed away in 1989.)
Traveled in the TV series One Step Beyond episode "Eyewitness" (1961)
On this day in 1995,
season 2 of Goodnight Sweetheart
episode 10: Don't Fence Me In
was first broadcast.
Phoebe's license for the pub is due to be renewed and sleazy brewery rep Harrison says he will sanction it if she sleeps with him. Starring Nicholas Lyndhurst as Gary.
On this day in 1999,
season 3 of Early Edition
episode 21: Home Groan
was first broadcast.
Gary (Kyle Chandler) tries to convince a prison that two criminals are escaping, however they do not believe him. Featuring Robert Duncan McNeill as Police Chief Frawley.
On this day in 2018,
season 2 of Legion
episode 5: Chapter 13
was first broadcast.
An uneasy reunion leads to a shocking truth. Starring Dan Stevens as David Haler.
On this day in 1923,
Gems of Literature
first opened in theaters.
A series of short films, some of them fantasy, directed by Edwin Greenwood. Featuring Russell Thorndike as Ebenezer Scrooge.
On this day in 1985,
Star Trek: Ishmael
was released.
Spock is aboard a Klingon ship when it travels back in time to Seattle in 1867. Written by Barbara Hambly.
On this day in 2007,
The Sandlot: Heading Home
was released.
Successful, arrogant baseball superstar Tommy "Santa" Santorelli (Luke Perry) travels back in time to 1976 and relives his boyhood days on the sandlot baseball team.
Earl Hammond, American theater, radio, film and television actor, and voice actor, died on this day in 2002 (and was born in 1921).
Traveled in the films Twelve Months (1980) and Gandahar (1989), and multiple episodes of the TV series Thundercats (1985-1989), and Silverhawks (1986)
On this day in 2009,
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
first opened in theaters.
A bachelor (Matthew McConaughey) is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding.
Joseph Heller, American satirical novelist, short story writer, and playwright, was born on this day in 1923 (and sadly passed away in 1999.)
Author of the novel Catch-22 (1961) and the screenplay (1970)
On this day in 2008,
Mighty Avengers
was released.
Part 2: Iron Man and the Sentry are stuck in the past with none other than Doctor Doom. Any interaction with anything or anyone could jeopardize the future of the Marvel Universe! Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Happy 82nd Birthday Stephen Macht!
Stephen Macht, American television and film actor, was born on this day in 1942.
Traveled in the video "Amityville 1992: It's About Time" (1992)
Happy 78th Birthday Joanna Lumley!
Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, former model, author and activist, was born on this day in 1946.
Starred in the TV series Sapphire and Steel (1979-1982), and in the film short "Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999).
On this day in 1923,
A Christmas Carol
first opened in theaters.
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Russell Thorndike) is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, as well as the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.
On this day in 2001,
season 3 of Futurama
episode 14: Time Keeps On Slipping
was first broadcast.
Prof. Farnsworth (Billy West) creates a team of mutant, atomic supermen, but the side effects of their rapid growth endangers the universe.
On this day in 1991,
season 3 of Quantum Leap
episode 19: Last Dance Before An Execution
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into a death row convict moments before his execution. A last minute stay of execution order gives him 48 hours to determine his innocence in a leap with an unclear mission.
On this day in 2011,
season 2 of Jin
episode 3: Episode 2.3
was first broadcast.
Dr Jin (Takao Osawa) saves the King's life. Younglae gets diagnosed with breast cancer before her marriage.