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TODAY IN TIME

Wednesday October 21st, 2026

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)

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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.

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 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

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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 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.

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

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 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.

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 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 1988,
This Is America, Charlie Brown
premiered.

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

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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 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.

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 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 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 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 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.

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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.

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.

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)

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.

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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.

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.

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 1983,
The Dead Zone
first opened in theaters.

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

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 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.

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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 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.

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)

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.

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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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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.

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 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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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).

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).

MOVIE MONTAGES

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

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From Out of the Depths of the Fifth Dimension - The Most Amazing Spy Thriller of All Time - as the law and a time machine battle evil in a desperate race to save a city from Atomic Destruction!

Minority Report

Dimension 5

Army of Darkness

A Comedy That's Ahead Of Its Time

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Phil of the Future

A Sound of Thunder

Ready for Christmas? Neither is Scrooge. But it only takes one night to change your life.

X-Men Days of Future Past

A Christmas Carol

Time Lapse

He's leaving his mark on history.

Peggy Sue Got Married

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Amityville 1992: It's About Time

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

Predestination

The Science Of Sleep

Jubilee

Extinction Doesn't Have To Be Forever...

Prehistoric Park

About Time

Event Horizon

Time flies, but the good news is that you're the pilot.

Iron Sky

Cashback

The Time Machine

The times they are a changing...

Time Chasers

The Story of Mankind

Past Perfect

Everyone wants one

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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11:59

Journey To The Prehistoric Past

Cyborg 2087

King MonsteråÊ

Nemesis 2: Nebula

Past Predator, Present Alien, Future Terminator

Future War

Brother Future

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

They had to travel into the past to save the future

The Lost World

Timeline

The Adjustment Bureau

He's Your Friend and a Whole Lot More!

Hindsight

Denver, The Last Dinosaur

The Phantom of the Opera

Never has a time warp been quite as warped as this.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Biggles: Adventures in Time

Wil

SEE women who use the Love Machine to allay the male shortage!

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Contact

The Time Travelers

Two captains. One destiny.

Retrograde

Star Trek: Generations

The Timekeeper (From Time To Time)

He loved her like there was no tomorrow.

If Only

Synchronicity

Frequency

...Is it just your imagination or your Sanity that's in question?

Tales That Witness Madness

Sphere

Future War

Live every day like it's your last.

The Deaths of Ian Stone

Sliding Doors

Project Almanac

A Young King Travels Forward In Time To Save His Kingdom

Arthur's Quest

Trancers

Almost Normal

Change history on a ship out of time!

Titanic: Adventure Out of Time

Lucy

The Matrix

Live forever or die trying.

Early Edition

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

In Time

Unmake History

12 Monkeys

Assassin of the Tsar

Yesterday's Target

Where Would You Go?

The Time Machine

The Spirit of '76

The Lost World

Sometimes you can be gone forever and still make it back in time.

Late For Dinner

Stuck In The Past

Mine Games

The grooviest movie of the summer has a secret, baby!

Austin Powers in Goldmember

The Last Mimzy

End Of Time

Once... they made history. Now... they are history.

That Was Then

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Phineas and Ferb

Believe In Me And See The Future.

Nostradamus

Back to the Future Part III

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

It Will Astound You and Enthrall You!

Life On Mars (2008-2009)

The I Inside

The Lost World

To fix the past, would you risk your future?

Jumanji

Project Almanac

The Man from Earth

In the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created 'THE TERMINATOR'

The Terminator

Hot Tub Time Machine

Always Will

He's an American. She's a ghost. Vacation romances are always a hassle.

The Fountain

Flight World War II

High Spirits

Pray he's not too late.

Now and Before

Mister Scrooge to See You

The Time Guardian

This fall you're history

Timeline

Contact

Terminator Salvation

If you thought you had seen it all...look again!

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Chronology Protection Case

Black Knight

Have a Nice Apocalype.

Contact

Southland Tales

The Forbidden Kingdom

What would you do to change the past?

I'll Follow You Down

Hercules in New York

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Helen is about to find that romance was never this much fun.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Taken

Sliding Doors

A wondrous tale of action and suspense, damsels and ogres, dungeons and dragons, questing knights and evil warlocks.

The Flight of Dragons

Time Warp

The Philadelphia Experiment 2

On March 21st, 1963, Alcatraz officially closed. All the prisoners were transferred off the island. Only, that's not what happened... not at all.

Les Visiteurs

Alcatraz

Cavegirl

Bill & Ted party on!

Doctor Strange

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Prehistoric Women

Back In Time.

Moondial

Men in Black 3

The Final Countdown

The world as you know it is ending....soon!

Journey To the Center of Time

Prince of Darkness

Traveler Zero

Will you survive?

The Philadelphia Experiment

Morlock Night

Extreme Movie

An adventure across time and space

One Touch of Venus

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

The Lords of Magick

Boys! Girls! It's Big Fun!

Cube 2: Hypercube

Hercules in New York

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Are we there yet?

Coherence

Terra Nova

Galaxy Quest

Question reality.

TimeQuest

Land of the Lost

The Thirteenth Floor

Sinister Secrets Lurking In The Shadows Of The Jungle... Threatening the Lives of Fearless Men Who Dare Challenge The Unknown.

Manhunt of Mystery Island

Retroactive

Dustclouds

It came for Blood. It came with a secret. It came from yesterday.

Stargate

It Came from Yesterday

The Returning

She came from the future ...

TimeQuest

The Time Traveler

Julia and Julia

Meet Yesterday's Answer to the World of Today.

Hamlet A.D.D.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Man Of The Century

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

Time-Men

Matusalem

Justin Time

The world: These are Japan's heroes!

Judas Kiss

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

Hercules in New York

The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime. (Canadian poster)

2009: Lost Memories

A.J.'s Time Travelers

The Forbidden Kingdom

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

Freejack

The Philadelphia Experiment

Edge of Tomorrow

The Nightmare Lives On...But Humanity May Not!

Les Visiteurs

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

Hercules in New York

Face your future, fight your past.

Triangle

The Ice Pirates

Looper

We've been expecting you.

Millennium

Time Changer

The Philadelphia Experiment

The anti-war satire of epic proportions.

A Sound of Thunder

Catch-22

Taken

The 80's are back and it's criminal.

Ashes to Ashes

Kate & Leopold

The One

All new, Outrageous, Uncensored!

Evil Dead II

Star Trek: First Contact

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

This Christmas, chivalry makes a comeback.

Titanic: Adventure Out of Time

Kate & Leopold

Subconscious

Danger Will Robinson!

Out of Time

The Matrix

Lost In Space

Everybody Runs...

Minority Report

Lost

The Philadelphia Experiment

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

Timetravel_0

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Men in Black 3

Sam Beckett has a date with destiny...

Outlander

Quantum Leap

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

She's going back to turn her life around.

Being Erica

Samurai Commando Mission 1549

The Time Hoppers

We're not just talking aliens. We're talking Australiens.

As Time Goes by

The Terminator

Groundhog Day

An incredible journey into the unknown.

Escape in Time

Willy McBean and His Magic Machine

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

From the Depths of the Earth to the Edge of Existence... The Hunt Is On

Dark City

Slipstream

The Fountain

Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin

5ive Days To Midnight

Journey to the Beginning of Time

2001: A Space Odyssey

The battle to save the future has begun

Star Trek: First Contact

The Anubis Gates

The One

I held the gun, but fate pulled the trigger!

Repeat Performance

Detention

Lost In Space

Adventure, Comedy, Romance. He was full of it.

The Flight of Dragons

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Imagine a place where anything is possible.

Nautilus

Nemesis 3: Time Lapse

Tomorrowland

They move. They breathe. They suck.

The Adjustment Bureau

Army of Darkness

One Touch of Venus

On September 24th, you will be forgotten.

Frenchman's Farm

The Forgotten

Travelers

Remember

Jumper

The Forgotten

12 Monkeys

This joint is out of time!

Hamlet A.D.D.

Time Squad

Time Freak

It was a special time... and a special place.

Timeslip! (Time Tunnel Adventure #2)

Tom's Midnight Garden

Time Trackers

Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.

Black Knight

Interstellar

Interstellar

Larry Burrows Wished For It All... Until All That He Wished For Came True!

Timestalkers

Mr. Destiny

Backtime

Remember the future.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Tomorrowland

Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Where the future meets the past... and our world collides.

Timeless

Termination Point

Carol For Another Christmas

Mighty prehistoric monsters clash with modern lovers!

Back to the Future

The Lost World

Feedback

Enjoy your stay.

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The Matrix

Back to the Future Part II

Time Will Tell!

Time Changer

The Philadelphia Experiment

The Kid

Be Afraid Of The Future

The Matrix

11:59

Pleasantville

The Range Busters Bust Loose Again!

Suspension

The Matrix

Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona

Live each day ... it may be your last.

Time Travel Academy 3

The Life Before This

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Machines Will Rise

Lensman

Xchange

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

When she comes to life, anything can happen!

Beyond the Time Barrier

Orion's Key

Mannequin

You've been back to the future. Now... go forward to the past!

Time Trackers

Sky Pirates

Paycheck

You Were Expecting Someone Else?

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Trancers 3

Double-O Behave!

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Hercules in New York

Tutenstein

The future begins.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Doctor Strange

Star Trek

Fate: It Was Meant To Be

Clockstoppers

Port Charles

Premonition

Bite Her In The Butt!

Vampire Time Travelers

Waxwork 2: Lost in Time

Lost

Vegas needs a new king.

Six-String Samurai

Jumanji

Correcting Christmas

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