TODAY IN TIME
Monday October 12th, 2026
On this day in 1974,
season 1 of Land of the Lost (1974-1977)
episode 6: The Stranger
was first broadcast.
The Marshalls meet Enik, an intelligent, time-traveling relative of the Sleestak. Written by Walter Koenig.
On this day in 1980,
season 2 of Sport Billy
episode 5: Peril In Peru
was first broadcast.
Sport Billy (Lane Scheimer), with the help of his friends Lilly and Willy, and a spaceship that is also a time machine, travels wherever and whenever he is needed to stop the evil witch Vanda.
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Frequency
episode 2: Signal and Noise
was first broadcast.
Raimy warns her dad about the date of her mother's death. Frank (Riley Smith) struggles with his life after coming out of being undercover.
On this day in 1988,
season 4 of Dragon Ball: Doragon bru
episode 28: Son Goku, the Time Traveler
was first broadcast.
Mr. Popo sends Goku back in time to train more. In the past he meets the young Master Roshi and his rival, the young Crane Hermit. Created by Akira Toriyama.
On this day in 1991,
season 1 of Land of the Lost (1991-1992)
episode 6: Wild Thing
was first broadcast.
Tasha (Ed Gale) gets thrown out for bad behavior. But soon they realize Tasha is to little to fend for her self.
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Time Squad
episode 11b: Lewis and Clark and Larry
was first broadcast.
The Time Squad go back to the era of Lewis & Clark, where the exploring duo have broken up after an argument. Featuring Mark Hamill as Larry.
On this day in 2005,
Noein: Mª hitori no kimi he
premiered.
A teen girl is approached by a pilot who claims to be her from the future where a force from a parallel dimension is attempting to invade and destroy our universe and only she has the key that can stop this. Featuring Yuri Lowenthal as Makoto.
On this day in 1990,
Troll 2
first opened in theaters.
A family vacationing in a small town discovers the entire town is inhabited by goblins in disguise as humans, who plan to eat them. Starring Michael Paul Stephenson.
On this day in 1990,
season 3 of Quantum Leap
episode 3: Leap Of Faith
was first broadcast.
As a priest, Sam (Scott Bakula) must save another priest from alcoholism and prevent a murder.
Happy 64th Birthday Deborah Foreman!
Deborah Foreman, American actress, was born on this day in 1962.
Traveled in the film Waxwork (1988)
On this day in 1996,
season 1 of Early Edition
episode 3: Baby
was first broadcast.
After the newspaper shows Chuck delivering a baby on the L, Gary (Kyle Chandler) and Marissa try to convince him to go through with it.
On this day in 1974,
season 1 of Valley of the Dinosaurs
episode 6: Pteranodon
was first broadcast.
Gorok (Alan Oppenheimer) is worried that a disease will spread and sends Tana out to find medicinal leaves and bitter roots, and to get the eggs of the Ardoc (Pteranodon).
Happy 34th Birthday Josh Hutcherson!
Josh Hutcherson, American actor, was born on this day in 1992.
Traveled in the film Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and the TV series Future Man (2017)
On this day in 2012,
Timeshifters 2: Alternate Present
was released.
After the first episode, our main hero, Tamas (Esses Tamas) is merged with the 3 time shifter rings and now shifts between present 2011 and the future 2022, until he is trapped in an alternate present.
On this day in 2017,
season 2 of Glitch
episode 5: The Walking Wounded
was first broadcast.
With an unknown killer hunting them and the boundary continuing to shrink, tensions are running high as time looks to be running out for the Risen.
On this day in 1985,
season 5 of The Smurfs
episode 12: Queen Smurfette
was first broadcast.
Smurfette's reign as Queen for a day lasts a lot longer when Father Time falls asleep. Created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
On this day in 1988,
season 25 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 2: Remembrance Of The Daleks (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
With two factions of Daleks involved in a race war on Earth, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) takes care of old business by having the Hand of Omega ceremoniously but quietly buried in a churchyard.
On this day in 1974,
season 2 of Star Trek The Animated Series
episode 6: The Counter-Clock Incident
was first broadcast.
When Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and the Enterprise attempts to stop an unidentified vessel on a collision course with the Beta Niobe nova, they accidentally pass into an alternate dimension where time flows in the opposite direction.
Joan Leslie, American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian, died on this day in 2015 (and was born in 1925).
Traveled in the films Where Do We Go From Here? (1945), Repeat Performance (1947), and the TV movie Turn Back The Clock (1989)
On this day in 1968,
season 1 of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
episode 4: The Ghost Hunter
was first broadcast.
Unknown to Mrs. Muir (Hope Lange), she gives access to Gull Cottage to a ghost hunter looking for the spook that inhabits it. When she learns her mistake and orders him out, the ghost hunter turns nasty.
On this day in 2007,
Wizards of Waverly Place
premiered.
The kids and the family live normal lives but what their friends don't know is the kids are wizards in training and the dad was a former wizard!
On this day in 2017,
season 1 of Lifeline
episode 2: There's A Chip In Your Arm
was first broadcast.
Conner (Zack Gilford)Õs future at Lifeline is put in jeopardy when Nathan tells him he canÕt seek revenge for HaleyÕs death.
On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Spider-Woman
episode 4: The Ghost Vikings
was first broadcast.
A 'ghost' Viking ship emerges off the coast of Norway. Spider-Woman (Joan Van Ark) travels back to 952 A.D. to defeat them.
On this day in 2007,
season 1 of Mop Girl
episode 1: Episode 1
was first broadcast.
Hasegawa Momoko (Keiko Kitagawa) is a hard working young woman who comes across the most peculiar job when transferred by her subsidiary company to a funeral service company.
On this day in 2005,
The Time Travellers of 1908
first opened in theaters.
A home-movie about London in the 21st Century made by two explorers from 1908. Featuring Neil Edmond.
On this day in 1999,
season 27 of Nova
episode 2: Time Travel
was first broadcast.
Leading physicists delve into the mystery of whether time travel is possible, and if so, how one might go about building a time machine. Written by Brian Greene.
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Danger Mouse
episode 44: Sir Danger De Mouse
was first broadcast.
The Queen of Weevils (Miranda Richardson) is transported to the Arkwright asylum but manages to infect DM with a Weevil that makes him hallucinate he's living in medieval times and needs to rescue a fair damsel.
Art Clokey, American pioneer of stop motion clay animation, creator of the character Gumby, was born on this day in 1921 (and sadly passed away in 2010.)
Wrote and directed the TV series The Gumby Show, and Gumby Adventures, and episodes including "The Eggs and Trixie" (1956), "Pilgrims on the Rocks", "Gumby Crosses the Delaware", "Birthday in the Middle Ages" (1966), and "Time Kapp-Sule", "Rip Van Prickle", and "Time Out" (1988)
On this day in 1987,
season 24 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 6: Paradise Towers (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) reunites with the Red Kangs to question why no one questions the steady number of deaths at Paradise Towers.
On this day in 1970,
season 1 of Timeslip
episode 3: The Wrong End of Time: Part 3
was first broadcast.
Part 3 - A fantastic series of events is set in motion which sends teenagers Simon Randall (Spencer Banks) and Liz Skinner back in time to 1940 .
Happy 58th Birthday Hugh Jackman!
Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer and producer, was born on this day in 1968.
Traveled in the films Kate & Leopold (2001) and X-Men Days of Future Past (2014)
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Time Squad
episode 11a: Genghis Khan't
was first broadcast.
The Time Squad tries to reform Genghis Khan, who is now a comic book nerd. Featuring Pamela Adlon as Otto.
On this day in 1996,
season 1 of PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
episode 1: Dream House
was first broadcast.
When building their dream house, the McCallisters are plagued by unexplained phenomena, which result in daughter Dixie staying in the hospital where she has nightmare visions of what might be the future. Hosted by Dan Ackroyd.
On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Abenteuer 1927 - Sommerfrische
episode 2: Die Sommergste kommen (Summer Guests)
was first broadcast.
A young woman (Susanne Vogel) time-travels to a plush manor in Germany 1927, where she entertains her summer guests; Fellow time-travelers work tirelessly as housemaids and servants.
On this day in 2011,
Another Earth
first opened in theaters.
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident. Starring Brit Marling.
On this day in 2013,
season 1 of Jacob's Ladder
episode 9: Saul Takes Charge
was first broadcast.
Youth are transported back to Biblical times, to experience stories firtshand: Since the shy farmer, Saul, has become the king of Israel, his family has noticed some changes.
On this day in 1968,
season 6 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 10: The Mind Robber (Part 5 of 5)
was first broadcast.
With Jamie and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) having been turned into fiction, the Doctor must find a way to save them without suffering the same fate or becoming part of the Master Brain.
On this day in 1990,
season 4 of Ray Bradbury Theatre
episode 6: Touch of Petulance
was first broadcast.
A man (Eddie Albert) travels from the future to the present, to warn his younger self against murdering his wife.
On this day in 1990,
The Spirit of '76
first opened in theaters.
Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to their problems. A glitch in the time machine changes their destination to 1976. Starring Olivia D'Abo.
On this day in 1990,
Mr. Destiny
first opened in theaters.
Unhappy Larry Burrows (Jim Belushi) sees what his life could've been like, had he hit that winning home run as a teenager.
On this day in 1981,
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Stories: "Pyotr's Story"
was released.
When a customer of an exceptional drinking establishment develops possibly fatal alcohol poisoning, the reason the patrons so rarely have hangovers is revealed. Written by Spider Robinson.
On this day in 2010,
season 3 of Being Erica
episode 4: Wash, Rinse, REPEAT
was first broadcast.
Kai has much news for Erica (Erin Karpluk), the most important being that he looks for her in the year 2019 and can't find her.
On this day in 2014,
season 2 of Resurrection
episode 3: The Returned
was first broadcast.
Sensing a need in the community, Tom creates a new parish specifically for the returned and Bellamy (Omar Epps) decides to confide in him that he is also one of them.
On this day in 2006,
season 3 of Code Lyoko
episode 6: The Pretender
was first broadcast.
Yumi's classmate Johnny has a crush on her and won't let her out of his site, making it hard to help her friends battle the swarm of birds XANA sent to attack them. When she gets hurt the warriors must go back in time in order to save her. Featuring Sharon Mann.
On this day in 1991,
season 1 of Back to the Future - The Animated Series
episode 4: Witchcraft
was first broadcast.
While the Browns are in Egypt a spear damages the flux capacitor and they are flung into another time. Marty goes to the Browns' house and receives a message that Doc (Dan Castellaneta) and his family are in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials.















































