The Terminator (1984)

Time travel sounds like fun, but be careful: A race of sentient robots might send an assassin back from 2029 to 1984 to kill your mom.

The Time Machine (1895)

H.G. Wells coined the term and invented the device in his 19th-century novel.

Star Trek, “The City On The Edge Of Forever” (1967)

In this classic episode, the crew follows Bones through a time portal into Depression-era New York City, where Captain Kirk falls in love with a beautiful woman played by Joan Collins.

Planet Of The Apes (1968)

Spoiler alert: Charlton Heston actually time traveled far into the future, where damn dirty apes have taken over Earth!

Back To The Future (1985)

If you’re going to travel into the past, make sure you have the technology to get you back…to the future!

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

In order to pass history, two stoners (okay, that’s not explicit) travel in a magical phone booth and kidnap major figures from the past.

Quantum Leap (1989-1993)

Can time travel be used to correct injustices throughout history? Scott Bakula thought so.

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Bruce Willis travels backward from a post-apocalyptic future to try and stop the disease that drove humanity underground.

South Park, “Trapper Keeper” (2000)

With a wink to the plot of The Terminator, this episode sends a cyborg from the future—his name is “Bill Cosby”—to stop a Trapper Keeper from becoming sentient and conquering the human race.

Life On Mars (2006)

A cop is injured in 2008 and wakes up in 1973—he still has his job—in this British series, which was remade unsuccessfully for American audiences in 2008.

Lost, “The Constant” (2008)

In this, the second Lost episode to try and lay down some rules for time travel, Desmond Hume jumps around uncontrollably between 1996 and 2004.