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TODAY IN TIME

Sunday September 20th, 2026

Happy 58th Birthday Ben Edlund!

Ben Edlund, American comic book artist and writer and television screenwriter, was born on this day in 1968.

Wrote the TV series Angel episode "Time Bomb" (2004), and the Supernatural episode "The End" (2009)

On this day in 1975,
season 1 of First Picture Show
episode 1: Time - Space
was first broadcast.

Four short films from first time filmmakers: One Day ; Time - Space ; Happiest Day ; and Burnt Out Case.

Rachel Roberts, British actress, was born on this day in 1927 (and sadly passed away in 1980.)

Traveled in the film Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

Happy 68th Birthday Mychael Danna!

Mychael Danna, Canadian film composer, was born on this day in 1958.

Composed the score for the film The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

On this day in 2012,
season 2 of Good Mythical Morning
episode 34: Time Traveling Puppets!!
was first broadcast.

Puppet Rhett (Rhett McLaughlin) and Puppet Link embark on their first time traveling adventure.

On this day in 1974,
season 1 of Planet of the Apes
episode 2: The Gladiators
was first broadcast.

Burke and Virdon (Ron Harper) are faced with having to fight to the death when they are captured.

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On this day in 1989,
season 2 of Quantum Leap
episode 1: Honeymoon Express
was first broadcast.

Sam (Scott Bakula) must save himself, while on his honeymoon, from his new bride's ex-husband. Also, Congress wants Sam to change history by stopping the U2 flight that was shot down over Russia in 1960.

On this day in 1975,
season 1 of The Lost Saucer
episode 3: My Fair Robot
was first broadcast.

Fi (Ruth Buzzi) and Jerry are arrested and accused of being "robot rustlers" when they come to the aid of bumbling robot Goro.

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On this day in 1999,
season 2 of Histeria!
episode 1: Return To China
was first broadcast.

More historical sketches regarding China are shown, such as the construction of the Great Wall of China and the Cultural Revolution. Featuring Laraine Newman as Miss Information.

On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Return to the Planet of the Apes
episode 3: Lagoon of Peril
was first broadcast.

Dr. Zaius mounts an expedition to the Forbidden Zone to find the astronauts' spaceship, so Bill and Jeff head there first to destroy it.

On this day in 2015,
Rewind
premiered.

A young photographer suddenly gains the ability to rewind time. Starring Luke King Abbott.

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On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
episode 1: Awakening
was first broadcast.

In 1987, a space phenomenon sends NASA astronaut William "Buck" Rogers (Gil Gerard) and his space shuttle off course and freezes his life support systems for 500 years.

On this day in 1946,
Mighty Mouse
first opened in theaters.

Bad Bill Bunion returns to commit crimes until Mighty Mouse (Roy Halee) defeats him and send him back to prison at Alcatraz Island.

On this day in 2010,
season 1 of Time Traveling Finger
episode 5: 8-Ball
was first broadcast.

Kelly sends a giant novelty magic 8-ball back in time, affecting her own past.

On this day in 1986,
season 1 of Lazer Tag Academy
episode 2: Skugg Duggery
was first broadcast.

Draxon Drear's plan to turn the Jaren kids into mutant Skuggs backfires when these volatile creatures damage the transmitter mechanism. Starring Noelle Harding.

On this day in 2007,
Timecrimes
first opened in theaters.

A man (Karra Elejalde) accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

On this day in 1975,
season 13 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 4: Terror Of The Zygons (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.

UNIT attempt to track down the Zygon ship while Broton prepares to have the Skarasen attack London. Starring Tom Baker as The Doctor.

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On this day in 1989,
season 26 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 3: Battlefield (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.

The Brigadier rescues the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) from the stone spaceship before they set out to locate Morgaine before she gains Excalibur.

Kenneth More, English film and stage actor, was born on this day in 1914 (and sadly passed away in 1982.)

Traveled in the film Where Time Began (1977), and in the TV miniseries An Englishman's Castle (1978)

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On this day in 1979,
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
premiered.

In 1987, a space phenomenon sends NASA astronaut William "Buck" Rogers (Gil Gerard) and his space shuttle off course and freezes his life support systems for 500 years.

On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 7: The Wedding
was first broadcast.

Claire (Caitriona Balfe) is overwhelmed by circumstances that are forcing her into becoming an adulteress and a bigamist.

On this day in 1980,
season 18 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 4: The Leisure Hive (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.

With the saboteur and murderer revealed and arrested, peace should now be restored, but a new threat emerges - a war-monger who's both ready and eager to aggress upon other worlds with a newly manufactured warrior army. Starring Tom Baker as The Doctor.

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On this day in 1986,
season 23 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 3: The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.

The Doctor escapes to rejoin Peri (Nicola Bryant) on the surface but shortly becomes the prisoner of a surface-dwelling tribe called The Free.

On this day in 1967,
season 3 of Lost in Space
episode 3: Kidnapped In Space
was first broadcast.

A spaceship requests medical help for their computer and Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) has to perform brain surgery on it. Aliens are wearing time bending devices.

On this day in 2002,
season 2 of Samurai Jack
episode 10: Episode XXIII - Jack Versus Demongo, the Soul Collector
was first broadcast.

An experimental X-series robot was given emotions as an experiment and therefore was the only one of it's kind to survive intact. Created by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Happy 39th Birthday Sarah Natochenny!

Sarah Natochenny, American actress, voice actress, film editor, and fashion model, was born on this day in 1987.

Traveled in the TV series Pokemon: Battle Frontier episode "Time Warp Heals All Wounds!" (2006), Pokemon episode "A Restoration Confrontation" (2012), and the film PokÂŽmon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)

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On this day in 2002,
season 1 of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
episode 4: Time Is Money
was first broadcast.

Jimmy (Debi Derryberry) goes back in time to convince his dad to invest in a successful fast food chain, making the family rich in the present.

On this day in 1992,
season 1 of King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
episode 2: A Knight's Quest
was first broadcast.

The Knights of Justice continue to make their way with Merlin (Jim Byrnes)'s help toward where Morgana holds Guinevere.

On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Wacky And Packy
episode 2: In The Zoo
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.

On this day in 2015,
season 1 of Best Friends Whenever
episode 8: Jump To The Future Lab (Back To The Future Lab)
was first broadcast.

Cyd (Landry Bender) and Shelby discover a major clue to the future lab memory and it is somehow tied to Barry's science idol Janet Smythe, who also employs Shelby's dad.

Happy 62nd Birthday Maggie Cheung!

Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress, was born on this day in 1964.

Traveled in the films The Iceman Cometh (1989), and 2046 (2004)

On this day in 1967,
season 1 of The Second Hundred Years
episode 3: Little Lady X
was first broadcast.

Luke (Monte Markham) helps a female friend from his Alaskan days with a land claim on a San Francisco hotel that she has the deed to.

On this day in 1991,
Late For Dinner
first opened in theaters.

Frank (Peter Berg) and Willie, evading the police for a crime they didn't commit, are cryogenically frozen in the early 1960s.

Richard Montague, American mathematician and philosopher, was born on this day in 1930 (and sadly passed away in 1971.)

Authored the Unexpected Hanging Paradox (1960)

Happy 54th Birthday Henning Baum!

Henning Baum, German film and TV actor, was born on this day in 1972.

Traveled as Michael 'Mick' Brisgau in the TV series The Last Cop (2010-2014)

Happy 44th Birthday Hu Ge!

Hu Ge, Chinese actor and singer, was born on this day in 1982.

Traveled in the TV series The Myth (2010) and Chinese Paladin 3 (2010)

Happy 51st Birthday Tara Sands!

Tara Sands, American voice actress, was born on this day in 1975.

Traveled in the video game Valkyrie Profile (1999), the film Pokemon 4: The Movie (2001), and as Fire in the TV series Adventures - Masters of Time (2005),

Happy 70th Birthday Gary Cole!

Gary Cole, American actor, was born on this day in 1956.

Traveled in the films Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), the TV movie Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time (2003), TV series Family Guy episode "The Kiss Seen Around The World (2001), and "Stewie, Chris & Brian's Excellent Adventure (2015), and the TV series Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law episodes "Back To The Present" (2004), and "Beyond The Valley Of The Dinosaurs" (2005)

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On this day in 2014,
season 8 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 5: Time Heist
was first broadcast.

The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara must break into the most secure bank in the universe.

Happy 70th Birthday James McDaniel!

James McDaniel, American actor, was born on this day in 1956.

Traveled in the films Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), the TV movie Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time (2003), TV series Family Guy episode "The Kiss Seen Around The World (2001), and "Stewie, Chris & Brian's Excellent Adventure (2015), and the TV series Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law episodes "Back To The Present" (2004), and "Beyond The Valley Of The Dinosaurs" (2005)

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On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 7: The Wedding
was first broadcast.

Claire is overwhelmed by circumstances that are forcing her into becoming an adulteress and a bigamist. Featuring Graham McTavish as Dougal MacKenzie,.

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On this day in 1975,
season 2 of Land of the Lost (1974-1977)
episode 3: Fair Trade
was first broadcast.

When Rick stumbles into a pig trap with three Sleestak, Will and Holly turn to Enik and Ta for help rescuing him. Co-create.d by Sid Krofft.

On this day in 2012,
season 3 of Mad
episode 10: Men In Black To The Future / Pokemon of Interest
was first broadcast.

Agent J (Stephen Stanton) goes back in time and is run over by Marty McFly.

Happy 66th Birthday Peter Phelps!

Peter Phelps, Australian actor, singer and writer, was born on this day in 1960.

Traveled in the film Playing Beatie Bow (1986)

Happy 78th Birthday George R.R. Martin!

George R.R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres, and a screenwriter and television producer, was born on this day in 1948.

Wrote the short story "Under Siege" (1985), and the TV series The Twilight Zone episodes "The Once and Future King" (1986) and "Lost and Found" (1986)

On this day in 1997,
season 1 of Gadget Boy's Adventures In History
episode 3: For Whom The Torch Rolls
was first broadcast.

Badget Boy (Don Adams) follow Spydra to 400 B.C. Greece, to prevent her from sabotaging the ancient Olympic games.

MOVIE MONTAGES

Travel through time in the world of pop culture...

TAGLINE TRIVIA

Which title below delivers this tagline?

The Story Of A World That Lives Today Exactly As It Did At The Dawn Of Time

Sanctuary

The Lost World

Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

It Will Astound You and Enthrall You!

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder

The Lost World

The Time Machine

Mankind's next step will be our greatest.

Interstellar

The Lost World

My Science Project

What if you could go back in time and fall in love all over again with the one that got away?

Knowing

That Was Then

Jumanji

Where dreams become reality.

13 Going On 30

The Lost Saucer

The Adventures of Mark Twain

Witness the future of hip-hop.

Zotz!

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

Meet the Robinsons

She went back to go forward

Stuck In The Past

Stay

1408

Time waits for no one.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Running Against Time

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

A chance meeting, a band of friendship, and a wondrous miracle.

Trapped in Time 3D!

A Stranger In Time

Easton's Article

He travelled to the future, to learn truth for the ages...

Detention

Timefighters In The Land Of Fantasy

Time Changer

Would You Give Up Everything You Have... For Everything You've Ever Wanted? Then Meet...

Mr. Destiny

Demolition Man

Every Hidden Thing

He was a visitor from another world, an alien in medieval times. So they called him a Knight, and his spaceship, a Dragon.

Highlander II: The Quickening

Star Knight

Terminator Salvation

Before man walked the earth. It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Prince of Darkness

If Only

What if everything you knew was a lie?

Lost

Cashback

2009: Lost Memories

He's back, he's even bigger and he's up for it!

Night Watch

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Crusade In Jeans

A world where the night never ends. Where man has no past. And humanity has no future.

In Time

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Dark City

Bull. He was full of it.

Back to the Future Part II

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Be Afraid Of The Future

Mr. Destiny

The Matrix

Just Visiting

Snow White and Prince Charming fell asleep in the Enchanted Forest... they woke up in Burbank!

The 4400

The Charmings

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Get off on...Interstate 60.

Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road

Contact

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Her destiny is calling...

Tru Calling

The Final Countdown

A.P.E.X.

What if you made different choices? What if you said yes, instead of no? What if you got a second chance?

Unidentified Flying Oddball

The Family Man

11.22.63

Thrown Forward Into An Adventure In Time

Time Warp

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

The Deaths of Ian Stone

His Mission... Stop the Invasion of the Cyborgs!

Cyborg 2087

100 Million BC

The Flight of Dragons

A Land Where Time was Forgotten!

Time Trackers

The Time Hoppers

The Last Dinosaur

History May Never Repeat Itself Again

Somewhere in Time

The Man Who Mastered Time

Stargate: Continuum

From one of the acclaimed writers of Star Trek and The Twilight Zone comes a story that transcends both time and space...

Ramsey Has A Time Machine

Masters Of The Universe

The Man from Earth

She came from the future ...

Cube 2: Hypercube

The Time Traveler

The Dead Zone

Broadway's Musical Delight...Brought to the Screen!

The Machinist

5ive Days To Midnight

One Touch of Venus

Calvin Fuller is about to break curfew... by 1500 years.

Pleasantville

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

Timemaster

He survived the deadliest day on Earth! To enjoy the sexiest night in outer space!

Army of Frankensteins

Slaughterhouse-Five

95ers: Time Runners

They couldn't believe their eyes! They couldn't escape the terror! And neither will you!

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms

The Fountain

Adventure has a new posse!

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Durango Kids

Repeat Performance

Anywhere Is Possible.

Jumper

The Indian in The Cupboard

Cavegirl

The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.

Galaxy Quest

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Forbidden Kingdom

Can T.J.'s leap into the past change his future?

Minority Report

The Forgotten

Brother Future

Free your mind

The Matrix

Sliding Doors

Timemaster

Zack is about to rewrite history... with a little help from Merlin.

The Excalibur Kid

Mork and Mindy

17 Again

Nothing in the world can prepare you for ...

The Butterfly Effect

The Final Countdown

Austin Powers in Goldmember

An adventure that started 2000 years ago...

Moondial

The Hunt For the Hidden Relic

Nautilus

Lookout world! Nothing's going to be the same again!

Star Trek

The Transformers

The Brass Bottle

This is the first time.

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

Mine Games

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

One Man's Desperate Race to Save The Earth From Ancient Demons!

2000 Years Later

Star Trek: First Contact

Soju Senshi Psychic Wars

Today may be the strangest day of my life.

Minority Report

Rewind

The Fountain

Yesterday Is His Last Chance...

Land of the Lost

11:59

Edge of Tomorrow

A secret past can destroy the future.

Carol For Another Christmas

The Forbidden Stone

Timecop

More Fun Than A Roman Circus!

The Ice Pirates

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

Planet of the Apes

Forget the Sun. Forget Time. Forget Your Memories.

Army of Darkness

Dark City

What Dreams May Come

Most Amazing Picture Ever Made

The Lost World

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds

He came from the future to conquer the past.

A.P.E.X.

Star Knight

Time Walker

What secrets like dark in the abyss of time

Masters Of The Universe

Timeless

Subconscious

Population 9 billion. All Borg

Racing Daylight

Star Trek: First Contact

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

To fix the past, would you risk your future?

Project Almanac

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Fetching Cody

Discover something incredible...

Doctor Strange

Bernard and the Genie

Box of Moonlight

From the Academy Award-winning director of "Forrest Gump" and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Contact" take you on a journey to the heart of the universe

The Time Travelers

Contact

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Back in the 60's, on a dark deserted highway, Bobby and his '57 Chevy bought it at 90 miles an hour. Today he's making a comeback.

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

The Time Travelers

The Heavenly Kid

An Amazing Unforgettable Journey of Humanity

Yanlis zaman yolculari (Wrong Time Travelers)

Time Bandits

IceMan

05 Men; 25 Dimensions; 01 Reality!

The Matrix

Minority Report

The 25th Reich

The time is now.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Minutemen

The Adjustment Bureau

The Fight for the Future Begins

Back to the Future

Time After Time

The Matrix

The secret to the future lies... beneath the Bermuda Triangle

Time Under Fire

Time Changer

The Matrix

There is more to fear than you can see.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

15 Till Midnight

Cube 2: Hypercube

The grand master of suspense transports you to another dimension.

The Langoliers

TimeQuest

Boris and Natasha

The torch of adventure is about to be passed.

Star Trek: Generations

Scrooged

World Without End

A thousand years of naked terror!

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

The Undead

One Touch of Venus

On July 26th the Secret Will Be Exposed

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Gargoyles

Men in Black 3

I'm Back, Baby!

Una Mujer Bajo la Lluvia (A Woman In The Rain)

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Iron Sky

He's a cop from the future... cross him, and you're history

End Of Time

Out of Time

Men in Black 3

You're travelling through another dimension. A dimension, not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Iron Sky

The Time Guardian

It could be the end of the world as we know it.

Retrograde

Yellow Submarine

Being Erica

The Story of Men and Their Women From the Beginning of Creation!

The Story of Mankind

Vlad

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Miracles Do Happen!

One Magic Christmas

1408

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Sometimes to be normal, you have to be a little different

Almost Normal

Replay

Thunder Dragon

Sometimes the craziest ideas are the most sane.

Interstellar

The Man with the Broken Time Machine

12 Monkeys

The classic thriller we've all been waiting for!

1408

The Philadelphia Experiment

Tomorrowland

Can love cross the boundaries of time?

Paprika

Danny Hollywood

Denver, The Last Dinosaur

He came from the future... to protect the present!

Twice Upon A Yesterday

In Time

The Tomorrow Man

Jump-Start the Future

Tomorrowland

The Time Machine

Taken

Norman thought the 20th Century was bad. Now he's got a date with the Roman Empire.

Paycheck

Norman's Awesome Experience

The Time Trap Series: Time Trap

A thousand feet beneath the sea, the blackest holes are in the mind...

Sphere

Up the Line

Time Changer

History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can't spell...

Madman's Dance

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Experience the future as only Disney can imagine it!

The Science Of Sleep

Meet the Robinsons

The Adjustment Bureau

Journey to a Savage World Where Time is Extinct!

Touchback

The Matrix

The Land That Time Forgot

They discovered strange new worlds, but they were not alone...

The Thirteenth Floor

High Spirits

Star Pilot

Ils reviennent! They come!

Les Couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs 2

Rewind

The Lords of Magick

... they didn't make history, they stole it!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Time Bandits

Lost In Space

This might be a time machine.

A.Li.Ce.

The Machinist

Fetching Cody

Tomorrow is a luxury you can't afford.

Back to the Future Part II

Somewhere in Time

In Time

H.G. Wells Races Through Time To Catch Jack The Ripper!

The Lords of Magick

Back to the Future Part II

Time After Time

A film ahead of its time!

Stuck On You!

Legion

Time Trackers

Get Ready. Get Set. Get Lost.

Source Code

Amityville 1992: It's About Time

Lost In Space

Beware the task of the savage goddess - ruler of a kingdom of women

Justin Time

Tales That Witness Madness

Prehistoric Women

What would you do if you could change the past?

Cyborg 2087

Alien vs. Ninja

Frequency

The Reich Strikes Back.

Star Trek: First Contact

As Time Goes by

Iron Sky

Destiny Calls (Season 3)

Sphere

Lost

Kung Fury

Their powers make them an endangered species

Alice Through The Looking Glass

The Man From Primrose Lane

Push

Who cares about the future?

Returner

The Black Hole

The Mothman Prophecies

From the Wild West to the 26th Century... A Chase Through The Past To The Future!

Time Gal

Timestalkers

Hercules in New York

Follow him into fun, fantasy & fright -- he's a time-traveling ghost who's often out of sight.

Adventures in Dinosaur City

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

Total Reality

The Wildest Space Adventure on... or off the Earth! Now on the Big Screen in COLOUR!

Escape to Witch Mountain

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Retroactive

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