TODAY IN TIME
Saturday September 26th, 2026
On this day in 1981,
season 2 of Richie Rich (1980)
episode 2: I Want My Mummy
was first broadcast.
Richie (Sparky Marcus) time travels to ancient Egypt.
On this day in 1993,
season 2 of King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
episode 3: Tyronne and Everett Alone
was first broadcast.
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 1999,
season 1 of Back to Sherwood
episode 11: Joust In Time
was first broadcast.
Continuing adventures of a teen descendent of Robin Hood who regularly travels back in time to help in the fight against her ancestor's enemies. Starring Aimee Castle as Robyn Hood.
On this day in 2003,
Dead End
first opened in theaters.
For the past 20 years, Frank Harrington has grudgingly driven his family to celebrate Christmas with his mother-in-law. This year, he takes a shortcut. It's the biggest mistake of his life. Written and directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea.
On this day in 1998,
season 1 of Histeria!
episode 11: A Blast In The Past
was first broadcast.
The gang spew their guts at a Roman vomitorium, listen to the Big Fat Twin Babies sing, and meet Romulus and Remus. Featuring Tom Kenny as Bill Straitman.
On this day in 1965,
season 3 of My Favorite Martian
episode 3: Martin Of The Movies
was first broadcast.
Martin repairs his CCTBS, but hasn't fined tuned it enough to get precisely back to 1963. The closest he can currently get to is 1945. Featuring John Considine as Joe.
On this day in 2002,
season 1 of Do Over
episode 2: Joel Strikes Back
was first broadcast.
Joel (Penn Badgley) gets into a fight with a high school bully. This time around, he decides to stand up for himself.
Brian Desmond Hurst, Belfast-born film director, died on this day in 1986 (and was born in 1985).
Directed the film A Christmas Carol (1951)
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Star Trek: Enterprise
episode 2: Broken Bow: Part 2
was first broadcast.
Archer (Scott Bakula) learns from the Suliban Sarin that Klaang was carrying a message to the Klingons to prevent civil war.
Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor, was born on this day in 1928 (and sadly passed away in 2019.)
Traveled in the TV movie Rip Van Winckle (1973)
On this day in 1981,
season 3 of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
episode 2: Excalibur Scooby/Scooby's Luck of the Irish/Scooby's Escape from Atlantis
was first broadcast.
Merlin the Magician proclaims Scrappy King of England when Scrappy pulls a magical sword from a rock. / Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy contend with a mischievous leprechaun and a menacing banshee. / The threesome battle sea creatures and an evil Centaur.
On this day in 2001,
What Time Is It There?
first opened in theaters.
A young street vendor with a grim home life meets a woman on her way to Paris. He changes all the clocks in Taipei to French time; as he watches Franois Truffaut's "Les 400 Coups," she has a strange encounter. Written and directed by Ming-Liang Tsai
On this day in 2017,
season 2 of Danger Mouse
episode 19: Day of the Derek
was first broadcast.
Derek Mullard travels back from the future to prevent Danger Mouse (Alexander Armstrong) from destroying the Earth and secure the love his sweet Penny Fold.
On this day in 1992,
season 2 of Land of the Lost (1991-1992)
episode 3: Opah
was first broadcast.
Stink's long lost Grand Pa comes for a visit. Starring Timothy Bottoms as Tom Porter.
On this day in 1981,
season 2 of Richie Rich (1980)
episode 2: Richie of the Round Table
was first broadcast.
Richie (Sparky Marcus) time travels to medieval times.
Happy 85th Birthday Martine Beswick!
Martine Beswick, English actress, was born on this day in 1941.
Traveled as Kari in the film Prehistoric Women (1967), and as Nurse Trotter in the film Trancers 2 (1991).
Paul Newman, American actor, IndyCar driver, entrepreneur and philanthropist, died on this day in 2008 (and was born in 1925).
Traveled in the film The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) and the TV movie Our Town (2003)
On this day in 2007,
The Roaring Whispers
first opened in theaters.
A powerful and ruthless corporation with total control over the world's rapidly dwindling natural resources. A kid with the courage and knowledge to stand up to them. His only ally? A hit man with a death wish and a "dead" girl. Can they save the world?
Richard Bailey, American actor, was born on this day in 1919 (and sadly passed away in 2000.)
Traveled in the film serial Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
On this day in 1998,
season 3 of Early Edition
episode 1: Blackout
was first broadcast.
Gary's newspaper forecasts a power outage. With the blackout, a neighborhood dispute escalates into violence. Featuring Robert Costanzo as Sal.
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
episode 4: Diamond Ray of Disappearance
was first broadcast.
Skeletor (Alan Oppenheimer) uses the Diamond of Disappearance to cause King Randor, Queen Marlena, Men-At-Arms, and The Sorceress all to disappear to a timeless dimension.
Happy 70th Birthday Linda Hamilton!
Linda Hamilton, American actress, was born on this day in 1956.
Traveled in the films Children of the Corn (1984), The Terminator (1984), Mister Destiny (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and the attraction short Terminator 3D: Battle Across Time (1996)
On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Adventurers: Masters of Time
episode 20: Silence Projected
was first broadcast.
Kikko (Amy Birnbaum) and the Adventurers travel back to Southern California - it's 1927, the setting is Hollywood, and the creation of the first film ever to be produced with sound.
On this day in 1966,
season 1 of The Mighty Thor
episode 10: The Tomorrow Man, Return of Zarrko, Slave of Tomorrow Man
was first broadcast.
Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man, travels back in time to 1962 to steal a cobalt bomb that he plans on using to make himself ruler of the 23rd century. Thor (Chris Wiggins) follows him forward to 2262 in order to defeat him.
Happy 58th Birthday Jim Caviezel!
Jim Caviezel, American actor, was born on this day in 1968.
Traveled in the films Frequency (2000), and Deja Vu (2006), and the TV series Person of Interest episode "If, Then, Else" (2015)
On this day in 1992,
season 2 of Back to the Future - The Animated Series
episode 2: Put On Your Thinking Caps, Kids! It's Time For Mr. Wisdom!
was first broadcast.
Mr. Wisdom, host of a children's scientific show and Verne's biggest hero, is broadcasting an episode from Hill Valley. Starring Dan Castellaneta as Doc Brown.
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of The Neighbors
episode 1: Pilot
was first broadcast.
Soon after arriving in their new home, Debbie (Jami Gertz) and Marty Weaver discover all of their neighbors are from a distant planet called Zabvron.
On this day in 1981,
season 3 of Metal Mickey
episode 4: Mickey and the Future
was first broadcast.
Set in the home of an ordinary British family, whose youngest child was a scientist, and who had created Metal Mickey (Johnny Edward), a five-foot tall robot, to help around the home.
On this day in 2011,
season 4 of Being Erica
episode 1: Doctor Who?
was first broadcast.
Doctor-in-training Erica (Erin Karpluk) is dismayed to learn that her first patient is someone that she knows: her soon to be ex-brother-in-law, Josh MacIntosh, a man she neither understands or likes.
On this day in 1997,
season 3 of Pinky and the Brain
episode 11: Mice Don't Dance
was first broadcast.
In the 1930s, The Brain (Maurice LaMarche) notes the popularity of tap dance and constructs a pair of steam-powered legs to send a subtle Morse code message of world domination.
On this day in 2004,
season 7 of Charmed
episode 3: Cheaper by the Coven
was first broadcast.
When summoned for Chris' Wiccaning, Grams puts a spell on her grandchildren to stop their sibling rivalry and inadvertently reverts Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and her sisters back to bickering teenagers.
Richard Herd, American film and television actor, was born on this day in 1932 (and sadly passed away in 2020.)
Traveled in the films Hercules In New York (1969), Trancers (1985), Yesterday's Target (1996), the TV series Quantum Leap episodes "Future Boy" (1991) and "Mirror Image" (1993), The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr episode "Bye Bly" (1994), and the TV series Star Trek: Voyager episode "Endgame"
Richard Mulligan, American television and film actor, died on this day in 2000 (and was born in 1932).
Traveled in the film The Heavenly Kid (1985), and the TV series Soap episode # 3.4 (1977)
Happy 45th Birthday Kim Jin-woo!
Kim Jin-woo, South Korean musician and actor, was born on this day in 1981.
Traveled in the TV series Magic Cellphone (2016)
T. S. Eliot, American-born British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, was born on this day in 1988 (and sadly passed away in 1965.)
Wrote the play "Murder In The Catherdral" (1935) and the short story "Burnt Norton" (1936)
On this day in 2011,
Terra Nova
premiered.
Centers on the Shannon family (led by Jason O'Mara) from 2149 who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth when the planet is dying, to join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.
Happy 45th Birthday Christina Milian!
Christina Milian, American singer, songwriter and actress, was born on this day in 1981.
Traveled in the TV movie Christmas Cupid (2010)
On this day in 1981,
season 2 of Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
episode 3: Time Schlep
was first broadcast.
The Fonz and the gang, along with the dog Mr. Cool, and a girl from the future, Cupcake (Didi Conn) continue to travel through history in a time machine.
On this day in 1995,
Nemesis 2: Nebula
was released.
It takes 20 years, but the Cyborg bounty hunter Nebula finally locates the girl, named Alex (Sue Price), and travels back in time to terminate her.
On this day in 1950,
season 1 of Buck Rogers
episode 18: Episode 18
was first broadcast.
Buck Rogers (Robert Pastene) finds himself in the year 2430. Based in a secret lab in a cave behind Niagara Falls (the city of Niagara was now the capital of the world), Buck battles intergalactic troublemakers.
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Star Trek: Enterprise
episode 1: Broken Bow: Part 1
was first broadcast.
Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) and The Enterprise embark on a dangerous first mission: bringing back a chased Klingon to his home world.
Happy 40th Birthday Michael Guy Allen!
Michael Guy Allen, American actor, was born on this day in 1986.
Traveled in the film Memory Lane (2011)
On this day in 2015,
season 9 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 2: The Witch's Familiar (Part 2)
was first broadcast.
Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is at the heart of an evil Empire; no sonic, no TARDIS, nobody to help.
On this day in 1995,
W.E.I.R.D. World
premiered.
Brilliant, young, but emotionally unstable scientific geniuses are recruited to develop cutting-edge projects in such fields as virology, time-travel, rejuvenation and robotics. Starring Dana Ashbrook.
On this day in 1985,
season 2 of The Transformers
episode 4: DinoBot Island - Part 2
was first broadcast.
When the Decepticons steal the energy from Dinobot Island, time warps begin to appear all over the world releasing prehistoric civilizations into modern times. Featuring Michael Bell as Prowl, Sideswipte, and Swoop
On this day in 1987,
Second Chance
premiered.
Charles Russell dies, but he is given the opportunity to go back to 1987 to assist his younger self, Chazz (Matthew Perry), in making better decisions at critical junctures in his life.














































