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TODAY IN TIME

Wednesday October 21st, 2026

On this day in 2006,
season 6 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
episode 7: Night of Sh'OkanaboÊ
was first broadcast.

When Mikey (Vinnie Penna) finds out that Cody has never seen a horror flick, our boisterous movie aficionado drags Cody and his three brothers downtown for a little horror movie festival viewing.

On this day in 1960,
season 1 of Popeye the Sailor
episode 113: Camel Aires
was first broadcast.

A newspaper reads, "Rare Stone Discovered in Egypt, Reward Offered by Museum If It Can Be Returned." Popeye (Jack Mercer) goes to the Professor, whose time machine sends him to Egypt.

On this day in 1978,
season 16 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 8: The Key To Time: The Pirate Planet (Part 4 of 4)
was first broadcast.

The Doctor (Tom Baker) reveals the truth about the real power on Zanak and must try and stop the Captain and Xanxia before Earth becomes their next victim.

On this day in 1964,
season 1 of The Peter Potamus Show
episode 6: Monotony On The Bounty
was first broadcast.

Peter Potamus (a purple hippopotamus), and his traveling companion So-So (Don Messick), (a monkey), fly back and forth through time in a balloon participating in historic events.

Carrie Fisher, American actress, writer, producer, and humorist, was born on this day in 1956 (and sadly passed away in 2016.)

Traveled in the films Time Guardian (1987) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), the TV series The New Show episode "Time Truck" (1984) and Family Guy episode "The Courtship of Stewie's Father (2005), and the TV movie It's Christmas, Carol (2012)

On this day in 1978,
season 1 of Fantastic Four
episode 8: The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom
was first broadcast.

Doctor Doom (John Stephenson), the armored monarch of a land called Latveria, sends the Fantastic Four back to the time of Blackbeard, demanding that they steal the infamous pirate's treasure.

Michael Dolan, Irish actor, died on this day in 1954 (and was born in 1884).

Traveled as the Spirit of Christmas Past in the film A Christmas Carol (1951)

On this day in 2011,
Shuffle
first opened in theaters.

Shuffle is the tale of a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life, never knowing where or when he's going to be once he falls asleep.

On this day in 1989,
Now and Then Here and There
premiered.

Lala-Ru is captured by Abelia's men, but her magical pendant escapes with Shu at the last moment.

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On this day in 2000,
season 4 of Men In Black: The Series
episode 5: The Future's So Bright Syndrome
was first broadcast.

During pursuit of a large criminal Worm, Jay gets sent to the future and finds that the Worms rule all of Earth. Featuring David Warner as Alpha.

On this day in 1998,
season 1 of Generator Gawl
episode 3: Curiosity
was first broadcast.

Noticing that the school is full of cameras, Koji, Ryo, and Gawl hold meetings in the men's room to strategize on how to break into the computer room. Directed by Seiji Mizushima.

On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Abenteuer 1927 - Sommerfrische
episode 8: Nacht der Entscheidungen (Night of Decisions)
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 2004,
season 1 of Zipang
episode 3: Drifters
was first broadcast.

Despite the Captain's initial reservations the Mirai rescues an Imperial Japanese Navy officer, Lt. Commander Kusaka, from a sinking seaplane. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Ursula K. Le Guin, American fantasy and science fiction author, was born on this day in 1929 (and sadly passed away in 2018.)

Wrote the short story "Another Story of a Fisherman of the Inland

On this day in 2006,
Metro ni notte
first opened in theaters.

When Shinji Hasebe (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) gets off a subway, he finds himself in 1964 on the day of his brother's death.

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On this day in 2002,
season 3 of Andromeda
episode 5: The Lone And Level Sands
was first broadcast.

While being chased by Ogami, the Maru is saved by a large ship that is primarily a giant engine. Starring Kevin Sorbo as Dylan Hunt.

On this day in 2009,
season of xkcd A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
episode 652: Come With Me If You Want...
was first broadcast.

Another time travel adventure in xkcd, created by Randall Munroe.

On this day in 1998,
season 1 of Seven Days
episode 4: Come Again?
was first broadcast.

Parker (Jonathan LaPaglia) finds himself stuck in a time loop involving Olga and a mission to save a cold fusion expert from being killed.

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On this day in 2015,
Back To The 2015 Future
first opened in theaters.

Marty McFly meets his son Devin McFly, who helps fix the Time Machine. He finds himself out of time. Featuring Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker.

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On this day in 1986,
season 1 of Centurions
episode 27: Counterclock Crisis
was first broadcast.

Jake got hit accidentally by a sonic ray in front of Max, Ace and Crystal. That enabled him to see the future which was Skyvault, taken over by Dr. Terror and Amber. Co-written by Gerry Conway.

On this day in 1988,
season 1 of This Is America, Charlie Brown
episode 1: The Mayflower Voyagers
was first broadcast.

The Peanuts gang voyages to the new world, learns about disease, building, grows corn with Squanto, and attends the first Thanksgiving. Created by Charles Schulz

On this day in 1999,
season 1 of The 1900 House
episode 6: Upstairs Downstairs
was first broadcast.

A newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new 'maid of all work', starts domestic service. Daru Cooke is the historical consultant.

On this day in 2005,
season 2 of Phil of the Future
episode 12: Pim-cipal
was first broadcast.

Pim abuses her day of being a principal. Starring Ricky Ullman as Phil

On this day in 1989,
season 9 of The Smurfs
episode 13: The Clumsy Genie/Scary Smurfs
was first broadcast.

Clumsy trades places with a genie in Baghdad, and now he has to cure the Sultan's cold or else! / The Smurfs get turned into monsters after nibbling on a gingerbread house in Germany. Created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)

Happy 44th Birthday Matt Dallas!

Matt Dallas, American actor, was born on this day in 1982.

Traveled as Jake in the TV series Anne & Jake (2015)

On this day in 2018,
season 11 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 3: Rosa
was first broadcast.

Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her friends encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, and begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.

On this day in 2016,
season 3 of The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
episode 1: The Wrath of Hughes
was first broadcast.

Peabody and Sherman confront bizarro versions of themselves after entering an alternate reality that's ruled by a cyborg Mrs. Hughes. Featuring Gary Busey as Alternate Universe Peabody.

Manfred Krug, German actor, singer, and author, died on this day in 2016 (and was born in 1937).

Traveled and co-wrote the film Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967)

Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician, and astronome, died on this day in 1872 (and was born in 1794).

Author of Babinet's principle, which states: The diffraction pattern from an opaque body is identical to that from a hole of the same size and shape

On this day in 1966,
The Star Wagon
premiered.

Inventor Stephen Minch (Orson Bean) is happy enough with his life, despite the fact that his wife Martha resents his lack of drive. Stephen decides to use his newest invention, a time machine, to make amends.

On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 80: und kai wo ie de miru h h ?
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 1979,
season 1 of Sport Billy
episode 6: Teamwork
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.

Happy 66th Birthday Paul Rugg!

Paul Rugg, American screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and puppeteer, was born on this day in 1960.

Traveled in the TV series Freakazoid! (1995), Histeria! (1998-2000), and Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (2016)

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On this day in 1966,
season 1 of Time Tunnel
episode 7: Revenge of the Gods
was first broadcast.

Doug (Robert Colbert) and Tony are transported to 1200 BC in the middle of the war between Greeks and Trojans.

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On this day in 2017,
season 2 of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
episode 2: Fans of Wet Circles
was first broadcast.

Dirk, Todd (Elijah Wood) and Farah are back together and investigating a new case. They discover a body that is linked to a cold case.

Happy 38th Birthday Mark Rendall!

Mark Rendall, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1988.

Traveled as Arthur in the TV series Arthur episode "D.W.'s Time Trouble", and as Joe in 26 episodes of the TV series Time Warp Trio (2005-2006).

On this day in 1994,
season 1 of DNA_: Dokokade nakushita aitsu no aitsu
episode 3: Matsuri no yoru ni Ami
was first broadcast.

A female time traveler (Mina Tominaga) must work with a teenage boy who is in danger of becoming a future menace because of her interference.

On this day in 1978,
season 1 of Jason of Star Command
episode 7: Marooned in Time
was first broadcast.

Jason, Nicole and Dr. Parsafoot are captured by Captain Kidd, who explains that they have landed on a planet trapped in time by Dragos (Sid Haig).

On this day in 2015,
Snatched To The Future
first opened in theaters.

Great Scott! It's Cctober 21th 2015 and they are back from the future. Or the past future at least.

On this day in 2013,
season 6 of Castle
episode 5: Time Will Tell
was first broadcast.

A grisly murder investigation leads Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett to a suspect who claims he's traveled back in time to stop terrible events from unfolding.

On this day in 1995,
season 1 of Mirror, Mirror
episode 7: Episode 1.7
was first broadcast.

By pretending to collect Sir Ivor's dirty washing, Jo (Petra Yared) is able to sneak into the house. She finds Nicholas, who refuses to leave without his ring.

On this day in 1955,
Casper The Friendly Ghost
first opened in theaters.

Through the use of a Time Machine, Casper the Friendly Ghost (Alan Shay) gets transported back in time, visiting the stone-age, Robert Fulton, Paul Revere, and George Washington.

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On this day in 1967,
season 5 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 8: The Abominable Snowmen (Part 4 of 6)
was first broadcast.

The Yeti escapes from the monastery while the Doctor and Jamie (Frazer Hines) endure a perilous journey back across the mountains.

Martin Gardner, American popular mathematics and science writer, was born on this day in 1914 (and sadly passed away in 2010.)

Author of the short stories Martin Gardner's SF Puzzles (1977) and the Backward Banana (1980)

On this day in 1988,
This Is America, Charlie Brown
premiered.

The Peanuts gang visits important events in United States history. Created by Charles Schulz

On this day in 1989,
season 9 of The Smurfs
episode 14: Sky High Surprise
was first broadcast.

The time crystals are stolen from the Smurfs by a band of baby bandits. After trading places with a genie in Baghdad, Clumsy must cure the Sultan's cold or it will be his head! Created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)

On this day in 2005,
Stay
first opened in theaters.

The attempts of a psychiatrist (Ewan McGregor) to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.

On this day in 1994,
season 2 of Avenger Penguins
episode 6: The Jewel In The Crown
was first broadcast.

Rocky (Rob Rackstraw), Slime and Dolores Devine travel (by accident) to an ancient temple.

On this day in 1983,
The Dead Zone
first opened in theaters.

A man (Christopher Walken) awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic detective ability.

MOVIE MONTAGES

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

TAGLINE TRIVIA

Which title below delivers this tagline?

Time flies. But to survive the year 2009, he'll need to move a lot faster.

Freejack

Returner

Clockstoppers

From cavemen to Camelot... From Custer to Columbus... A Mad Romp Through Time!

Willy McBean and His Magic Machine

The Undead

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Would you give up everything you love for a shot at everything you've wanted?

Time Changer

The I Inside

Touchback

Take an Incredible Journey from Prehistoric Times to the Distant Future!

Timefighters In The Land Of Fantasy

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

Port Charles

The future just got better.

Backtime

Time After Time

11:59

Life on earth can be an adventure

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

About Time

The Sarah Jane Adventures

After 10 Years... He'a Back!

Blackadder: Back & Forth

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

The I Inside

Rome was ruined in a day.

100 Million BC

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Twice Upon A Yesterday

Based on the terrifying story by Stephen King

Tru Calling

1408

Retrograde

Beyond Time, Beyond Space... The Ultimate Adventure Is About To Begin

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Legion

Timemaster

Sex, drugs and punk rock. Add violence and time travel and you have Jubilee.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Past Perfect

Jubilee

The Legendary Hero...

Hercules in New York

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

Timeless

Double-O Behave!

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

The People That Time Forgot

My Future Boyfriend

If they lived in the same century they'd be perfect for each other.

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

Back to the Future Part III

Kate & Leopold

He's Johnny Twennies, and boy does he have moxie!

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Tomorrowland

Man Of The Century

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

TMNT: Turtles Forever

Timestalkers

Yesterday

What if you discovered a way to control time, but couldn't save the one you loved?

A Christmas Carol

Time & Again

Iron Sky

He Lived And Died A Hundred Times. Now He Has 24 Hours To Unravel 2000 Years Of Mystery.

Nemesis 4: Death Angel

The Swordsman

Minority Report

Everyone wants one

1

The Last Mimzy

The Matrix

He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all.

Terminator: Genisys

Back to the Future

Planet of the Apes

Change the future, through the past.

The Butterfly Effect

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Madman's Dance

Cool it, friend, it's 2000 Years Later and look what's happening here!

2000 Years Later

The Matrix

Time After Time

Death kept their love alive.

X-Men Days of Future Past

Night of Dark Shadows

95ers: Time Runners

Live In The Past, Die In The Past

Timeless

The Time Machine

Singularity

Roll the dice and unleash the excitement!

One Touch of Venus

Jumanji

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The Future Just Got Darker.

Nemesis 2: Nebula

Back to the Future Part II

Hercules in New York

THE 26TH CENTURY! Sub-Human Monsters... Mammoth Tiger Spiders... Mole-Tunnel Cities... Futurific Women... in the Screen's Mighty Science-Shocker!

Miraklet I Valby

Tuesday

World Without End

Love. Murder. Time Travel

Second Time Lucky

12 Monkeys

The Man From Primrose Lane

There is no thrill like First Contact

Bertud ng putik

Star Trek: First Contact

Cube 2: Hypercube

His Future Is Running Out Of Time

Stargate

5ive Days To Midnight

Stuck In The Past

The battle to save the future has begun

Star Trek: First Contact

Groundhog Day

Somewhere in Time

A web series about an idiot with a time machine.

The Langoliers

Ramsey Has A Time Machine

Trancers II

What would you do if you could stop time?

2001: A Space Odyssey

Contact

Suspension

Time's Running Out!

Magna Aura

Time Gal

Iron Sky

To Save the Future, They Must Change The Past, and Lose The Present!

Thrice Upon a Time

Star Trek: Generations

Special

An epic fantasy tour-de-farce.

Man Of The Century

World Without End

Throg

The Future is a Present hope. The Past a Present memory.

The Futurist

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

17 year old Marty McFly got home early last night. 30 years early.

A.J.'s Time Travelers

Back to the Future

Future Zone

Alex and his friends thought Excalibur was just a legend... They were wrong!

Kids of the Round Table

Action Replayy

Escape Through Time

A comedy for the kid in all of us.

Fetching Cody

13 Going On 30

Napoleon Dynamite

If you think your family's different, wait 'til you meet the family of the future.

The Matrix

Meet the Robinsons

Making History

It takes a cop from the future to fight an enemy from the past.

The Matrix

Kung Fury

Dr. Plonk

When she comes to life, anything can happen!

95ers: Time Runners

Mannequin

Rewind

Getting back was only the beginning.

Back to the Future Part II

Life On Mars (2008-2009)

Time Traveling Finger

You won't believe what's waiting in the 4th dimension

The Fountain

Cube 2: Hypercube

The Philadelphia Experiment

The Mother Of All Destiny

The Brass Bottle

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Time waits for no man... unless his name is JACK DETH!

Tomorrowland

Trancers II

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

For his birthday, Oliver got a ghost.

Matusalem

Norman's Awesome Experience

Terminator Salvation

Change one thing, Change everything.

The Butterfly Effect

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Alcatraz

The world: These are Japan's heroes!

A Wrinkle in Time

In Time

Kamen Rider OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

Fast food executive Jim Ferguson stepped out of his 47th floor office to go to the bathroom... and ended up in the middle of World War I. History will be grateful forever.

Biggles: Adventures in Time

Time After Time

Timestorm

If you always want what you can't have, what do you want when you can have anything?

Unidentified Flying Oddball

The Day Time Ended

Primer

How can you destroy an army that's already dead?

Army of Darkness

In Time

Tomorrowland

The Future Will Not Be User Friendly

Danny Hollywood

The Matrix

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

1 Man, 1 Million dead, The odds are just about even.

Inspector Gadget 2

Army of Darkness

Meet the Robinsons

Earth is gone. The battle for life continues...

Terminal Voyage

Army of Frankensteins

Je t'aime, je t'aime

You can go there even though it doesn't exist.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Thirteenth Floor

Ghost Warrior

You have to be there to see it.

The Ice Pirates

Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road

Six-String Samurai

The funniest sci-fi movie of the summer.

My Science Project

The Time Machine

Free Birds

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

The Island At The Top Of The World

Star Pilot

Star Trek

Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Peggy Sue is going back with the chance to change her destiny.

The Dead Zone

Peggy Sue Got Married

The Time Travelers

Meet Jack Deth. He's a Cop From The Future Trapped in the Present, and he's chasing a 23rd century menace in 1985

Meet the Robinsons

Trancers

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Extinction Doesn't Have To Be Forever...

The Jacket

Bernard and the Genie

Prehistoric Park

The past. The present. The future.

Soju Senshi Psychic Wars

Epilogue

The Lost World

It's a jungle in there!

Highlander II: The Quickening

Counter Clockwise

Jumanji

Everything's Under control

Frequency

Paycheck

2001: A Space Odyssey

Do you believe in time travel? Do you believe in John Titor? Find out the Truth!

If Only

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Timetravel_0

Such minor changes, such huge consequences.

The Butterfly Effect

The Black Hole

Les Visiteurs

A friendship, pushed to its limits ... reality, ripped from its foundations.

Time-Men

Black Knight

Lost In Space

He was never in time for his classes . . .Then one day he wasn't in his time at all.

Back to the Future

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Dreams Are Made of Second Chances

Time of the Apes

Waking Up

The Lost World

They stole his future. Now he's taking it back.

The Forgotten

The Flight of Dragons

The Adjustment Bureau

The Gal Who Invented Love!

One Touch of Venus

The Matrix

Alien vs. Ninja

This is your brain on anime.

The Matrix

Paprika

Southland Tales

Evolve or Die

A Sound of Thunder

Brother Future

Encino Man

This joint is out of time!

Timeline

My Science Project

Hamlet A.D.D.

If you had a second chance, would you grab it?

Judas Kiss

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Samurai Jack

Three guys. One pub. Too much time on their hands.

Continuum

The Fantastic Journey

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Sealed and buried for all time is the key to mankind's future.

Dragon Fury II

Stargate

Beyond the Time Barrier

Life is a mystery.

The Time Hoppers

Event Horizon

The Tunnel

A modern twist on a classic tale of knighthood and sorcery

Donnie Darko

Doctor Strange

A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

It's About Time.

Back to the Future Part II

Idaho Transfer

The World's Most Fabulous Object

There is more to fear than you can see.

Interstellar

Cube 2: Hypercube

Mr. Destiny

Advanced Prototype EXploration unit

The Fountain

Time Changer

A.P.E.X.

The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one.

Meet the Robinsons

Clive Barker presents Saint Sinner

1408

Defy the Future

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Time Walker

Debonair. Defiant. Defrosted.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Easton's Article

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

What if you could go back in time... BUT, for only 30 seconds... AND, you were too dumb to realize it??

Assassin of the Tsar

The 30 Second Mobius Time Machine

Saving Santa

Everybody Runs

Minority Report

Maxie

Life On Mars (2008-2009)

Everybody Runs...

The Man from Earth

Minority Report

The Forgotten

Nothing Is As Simple As Black And White.

Tutenstein

The Returning

Pleasantville

An incredible journey into the unknown.

Escape in Time

The Mothman Prophecies

Millennium

How on Earth can they save the future?

Time Chasers

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Wil

Sometimes you have to take a step backwards to go forward.

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

Being Erica

2009: Lost Memories

How do you hold on to someone you've never met?

Biggles: Adventures in Time

The Lake House

Sliding Doors

From now on, history is going to change the future

Land of the Lost

Mirror, Mirror

The Adventures of Mark Twain

Come along on the greatest adventure of the summer!

Taken

Last Breath

Flight of the Navigator

A little guilt goes a long way...

The Machinist

13 Going On 30

The Last Mimzy

The farm . . . where the calendar plays strange tricks.

Clockmaker

Freejack

Frenchman's Farm

Imagine a place where all dimensions of the universe collide.

The Spirit of '76

Being Erica

Crossworlds

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