TODAY IN TIME
Thursday April 3rd, 2025
On this day in 1967,
season 2 of I Dream of Jeannie
episode 28: My Master, Napoleon's Buddy
was first broadcast.
Jeannie (Barbara Eden) sends Tony (Larry Hagman) back in time to talk to Napoleon who wants to execute him as a spy.
On this day in 2009,
season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
episode 21: Adam Raised a Cain
was first broadcast.
Sarah (Lena Headey), John and Cameron save Catherine Weaver's daughter Savannah from being killed by a machine, but Derek is killed in the process.
Happy 52nd Birthday Vipul Amrutlal Shah!
Vipul Amrutlal Shah, producer and director of Hindi films, was born on this day in 1973.
Directed the film Action Replayy (2010)
On this day in 2012,
So You Created A Wormhole - The Time Traveler's Guide To Time Travel
was released.
Welcome, intrepid temporal explorers, to the world's first and only field manual/survival guide to time travel! Don't leave this time period without it! Written by Phil Hornshaw and Nick Hurwitch.
On this day in 1999,
season 3 of Early Edition
episode 19: Crumb Again
was first broadcast.
The paper tells Gary (Kyle Chandler) that Crumb, who is now living in a cabin, will die because of an explosion at his cabin.
John Macnie, Scottish educator and science fiction writer, was born on this day in 1836 (and sadly passed away in 1909.)
Wrote the notel The Diothas; possibly born in 1844
On this day in 2016,
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
premiered.
Suddenly, high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world, and with no sign of the one who summoned him, things become even worse when he is attacked. But when he is saved by a mysterious, silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru cooperates with her to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue, Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone. Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices he gained the ability "Returns by Death" and has become a helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. Beyond the despair, can he save the girl from the fate of death?
Washington Irving, American Short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian and diplomat, was born on this day in 1783 (and sadly passed away in 1859.)
Wrote the short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Happy 52nd Birthday Adam Scott!
Adam Scott, American actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer, and podcaster, was born on this day in 1973.
Traveled in the film Hot Tub Machine 2 (2015)
On this day in 2015,
season 1 of 12 Monkeys
episode 12: Paradox
was first broadcast.
With Cole (Aaron Stanford) dying from the effects of time-travel, Railly must find the one person who can save him.
On this day in 1960,
season 1 of Rocky and His Friends
episode 20: Peabody's Improbable History - Stanley and Livingstone
was first broadcast.
Peabody (Bill Scott) and Sherman go back in time to see Mr. Stanley and Dr. Livingstone.
On this day in 1999,
The Lost World
premiered.
The adventures of a band of explorers, led by Professor Challenger (Peter McCauley), stranded in a mysterious land inhabited by dinosaurs and other dangers.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
episode 2: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part One
was first broadcast.
Kyon enters high school as a first year student and meets a strange girl by the name of Haruhi Suzumiya (Aya Hirano).
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Histeria!
episode 38: The Dawn Of Time
was first broadcast.
Histeria! takes a scientific twist and looks at the dawn of time which only the World's Oldest Women know much about. Dinosaurs included. Featuring Jim Cummings as the Narrator.
On this day in 1965,
season 2 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 23: The Crusade - The Knight Of Jaffa (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian, and Vicki are drawn into the intrigues of King Richard (Julian Glover)'s court.
On this day in 2008,
season 1 of The Future Is Wild
episode 15: Shallow Pals
was first broadcast.
C.G. gives herself, Luis (Taylor Abrahamse), and Emily food poisoning so Ethan and Squibbon go to investigate an ocean phantom they think is someone's boat.
On this day in 2017,
Maze
premiered.
A young, shy, and soft-spoken girl with hidden powers, who travels mysteriously through time and space into a mysterious world
On this day in 2001,
Dragonriders of Pern: The Skies of Pern
was released.
A rogue comet that strikes Pern leads the Weyrleaders and Holders, contemplating a future where dragonriders are not needed in a Threadless world, to consider the creation of a new Star Craft made of dragonriders. Written by Anne McCaffrey.
On this day in 2004,
season 2 of Starhunter
episode 22: Hyperspace II
was first broadcast.
Having fled from The Orchard into hyperspace, each Tulip crew member finds themselves in their own pocket reality. Starring Clive Robertson.
On this day in 1995,
season 2 of Goodnight Sweetheart
episode 7: Would You Like To Swing On A Star
was first broadcast.
Under the guise of being paid for working for Ron, Gary (Nicholas Lyndhurst) gives Yvonne money earned by taking items from 1941 and selling them to a collectors' shop.
On this day in 1988,
Lost In Space
first opened in theaters.
Professor John Robinson (William Hurt), lead scientist of the Jupiter 2 Mission, will lead his family to the habitable planet Alpha Prime to prep it for colonization.
On this day in 1971,
season 8 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 14: The Claws Of Axos (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor and Jo (Katy Manning) escape from Axos but then the Doctor offers the Master a deal:if he helps him repair the TARDIS, they can flee Earth together.
On this day in 2018,
season 2 of Legion
episode 1: Chapter 9
was first broadcast.
Unlikely alliances are formed and the search for the Shadow King begins. Starring Dan Stevens as David Haler.
On this day in 1983,
Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
premiered.
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.
Happy 61st Birthday Robert Chapin!
Robert Chapin, American stunt, fight and swordplay choreographer, visual effects artist and supervisor, actor, writer, director, and producer, was born on this day in 1964.
Traveled in the films Dragon Fury (1995) and Dragon Fury II (1996)
On this day in 2007,
season 2 of Life On Mars (2006-2007)
episode 7: Episode #2.7
was first broadcast.
A DCI from 2006 wakes from a car crash in 1973 and must figure out how he got there in order to get back and save his girlfriend.Starring John Simm.
On this day in 1968,
Planet of the Apes
first opened in theaters.
An astronaut (Charlton Heston) and his crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
On this day in 1953,
season 2 of Tales of Tomorrow
episode 33: Past Tense
was first broadcast.
A physician (Boris Karloff) invents a time machine to go back in time and make a fortune by selling penicillin to a pharmaceutical firm.
On this day in 2012,
CollegeHumor Originals
was released.
Co-created by Ricky Van Veen.
On this day in 1982,
season 1 of Ulysses 31
episode 26: Kingdom of Hades
was first broadcast.
Energy absorbing moths attack the Odyssey as it approaches the galactic glaciers. They meet Orpheus, and Hades offers Ulysses (Matt Birman) a terrible choice.
Happy 84th Birthday Eric Braeden!
Eric Braeden, German film and television actor, was born on this day in 1941.
Traveled in the film Escape From The Planet of the Apes (1971), and the TV series The Young and the Restless episodes "Michael's Wonderful Life" (2008), and "Victor's Christmas Carol" (2010)
On this day in 1978,
season 2 of Meeting of Minds
episode 5: Susan B. Anthony/Socrates/Sir Francis Bacon/Emiliano Zapata, Part 1
was first broadcast.
Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata on Mexico's history; Socrates on knowledge and perception. Also: Susan B. Anthony on government; Francis Bacon, a one-time Lord Chancellor of England, on his downfall in 1621.
Leslie Howard, English stage and film actor, director, and producer, was born on this day in 1893 (and sadly passed away in 1943.)
Traveled as Peter Standish in the film Berkeley Square (1933)
Happy 59th Birthday Mina Tominaga!
Mina Tominaga, Japanese voice actress, was born on this day in 1966.
Traveled in the TV series DNA_: Dokokade nakushita aitsu no aitsu (1994)
On this day in 2020,
season 3 of Future Man
episode 1: The Precipice of Yesterday
was first broadcast.
Josh (Josh Hutcherson), Tiger, and Wolf are forced to compete in the Diecathalon, but a complication arises that puts them at odds with each other.
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 1: soredemo chiky ha...
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.
Happy 45th Birthday Trevor Moore!
Trevor Moore, American writer and actor, was born on this day in 1980.
Traveled in the TV series The Whitest Kids U'Know episode "Guillotine Days" (2008)
On this day in 1991,
season 3 of Quantum Leap
episode 16: Southern Comforts
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into the proprietor of a New Orleans brothel and has to prevent the death of a girl who really doesn't belong there.
On this day in 2010,
season 5 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 1: The Eleventh Hour
was first broadcast.
With his TARDIS in ruins, the newly-regenerated Doctor with the help of Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) must save the world in less than twenty minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi.
On this day in 1967,
season 2 of I Dream of Jeannie
episode 28: My Master, Napoleon's Buddy
was first broadcast.
Jeannie (Barbara Eden) sends Tony (Larry Hagman) back in time to talk to Napoleon who wants to execute him as a spy.
On this day in 2009,
season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
episode 21: Adam Raised a Cain
was first broadcast.
Sarah (Lena Headey), John and Cameron save Catherine Weaver's daughter Savannah from being killed by a machine, but Derek is killed in the process.
