October 4th

Joker puts on a happy face in 2019.

• 1965: Out of the Unknown episode "No Place Like Earth" airs on BBC2.

• 1974: Planet of the Apes episode "The Good Seeds" airs on CBS.

• 1975: Shazam! episode "Goodbye, Packy" airs on CBS.

• 1975: The Secrets of Isis episode "Rockhound's Roost" airs on CBS.

• 1978: The Boys from Brazil premieres in Los Angeles, California.

• 1979: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Vegas in Space" airs on ABC.

• 1985: The Twilight Zone episode "Wordplay" airs on CBS.

• 1985: The Twilight Zone episode "Dreams for Sale" airs on CBS.

• 1991: The premiere episode of Beyond Reality, "Mirror, Mirror" airs for the first time.

• 1994: Jurassic Park is released to home video (VHS format) by Universal Studios.

• 1999: Earth: Final Conflict episode "Crackdown" airs on CTV.

• 2001: Charmed episodes "Charmed Again (Part 1)" & "Charmed Again (Part 2)" both air on the WB Network.

• 2002: Firefly episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds" airs on the Fox Network.

• 2005: The Star Trek: Nemesis Special Edition (Region 1) DVD and UMD is released by Paramount Pictures.

• 2005: The remake of The Amityville Horror is released on Region 1 DVD by MGM.

• 2005: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1988) is released on DVD by FOX Home Entertainment.

• 2005: Alien Apocalypse is released to DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Entertainment.

• 2011: Bionic Woman: Season 3 is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Universal Studios.

• 2011: Walking Dead: The Complete First Season is released on DVD and Blu-ray by AMC and Anchor Bay Entertainment.

• 2011: Scream 4 is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment.

• 2012: The Avengers closes out of theaters.

• 2013: Bad Milo! opens to limited theatrical release in the United States.

• 2014: Doctor Who episode "Kill the Moon" airs on BBC One.

• 2015: Fear the Walking Dead episode "The Good Man" airs on AMC.

• 2015: One Punch Man episode "The Strongest Man" airs on TV Tokyo in Japan.

• 2016: Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens is released on DVD and Blu-ray by The Asylum.

• 2016: Penny Dreadful: The Final Season is released on DVD by Showtime Entertainment.

• 2019: Joker premieres theatrically in the United States.

• 2020: The Walking Dead episode "A Certain Doom" airs on AMC.

• 2023: American Horror Story episode "When the Bough Breaks" airs on Hulu FX.

• 2023: Chucky episode "Murder at 1600" airs on Syfy.