Join Karl from WhenItWasCool.com as he looks back at a classic prime time television show from his childhood. This episode we look back at the trucking comedy/drama BJ and The Bear. As a kid this featured everything you needed for a fun TV show- an 18 wheeler truck and a monkey. You seldom ever see this show in reruns but it was a huge hit back in the late 1970s into the 1980s.

The flagship has returned to sail into the next 5 years! Karl and Tonya return to discuss the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the new documentary by National Geographic called 9-11: One Day in America. Where were you on September 11th? Tonya was working for a major food chain distributor while Karl was a police officer. They discuss the massive changes in their professions following 9-11 and how the world changed plus all the dramatic new footage in the National Geographic documentary. History, pop culture, memories, and more- that's the new and improved When It Was Cool.

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Mike and Joe review and discuss RetroTV's newest program, "Dracula's Kung-Fu Theater" and how it harkens back to old TV horror hosts, albeit with the hook that instead of monster flicks, we get old martial arts films. This leads into memories of hosts from their youth like Sir Graves Ghastly, Bob Wilkins, the Ghoul and others, as well as how current and more recent personalities like Svengoolie, Elvira, and Joe Bob Briggs provide today's horror hounds with similar experiences.
Oh, yeah - and there's the debut of the newest feature, The SLP VHS Tape Challenge! Was Mike able to fill up a six hour video tape of things inspired by the topic "The One That Got Away"? Find out by downloading or hitting play now!

Karl and Tonya review the last 4 chronological installments in the Conjuring Universe of horror movies. Annabelle Comes Home follows the story of the haunted Annabelle doll set in 1972. The Curse of La Llorona is set in 1973. The Conjuring 2 takes the Warrens and their story to England in 1977. The latest movie in the Conjuring Universe is set in 1981- Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and is presently in theaters.

Courtesy of the Peacock Channel I bring you the DIRT WORST show I have watched in a long time- Airwolf from 1984. This show seemed to have all the ingredients to appeal to me- a super jet helicopter, military fightin', and the 1980s. But it has too much going against it. For one, Ernest Borgnine, but he wasn't even close to the worst thing in it. This show was the most melodramatic bucket full of bad stereotypes it would have been almost unwatchable had it not been so hilarious. Then eye-patch dude shows up and tells a story. Then I hated it so much I loved it. 

It's movie review time! The guys sit down and talk about four movies that played at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival that was held in person in Fort Lauderdale along with a nationwide virtual version from August 12th until today. On tap are two slasher-esque flicks as well as two creature features, both of which were world premieres. Plus, Joseph introduces the SLP VHS Dub-Tape Challenge. Put some Jiffy Pop on the stove burner and get ready for something completely different.

Join pro wrestling historian Karl Stern from When It Was Cool as he looks in depth at the history of WWE legend Hulk Hogan before he became WWF champion in 1984. Did he hold a world championship before then in the AWA? It's complicated. A detailed deep dive into the history of pop culture and pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan. Part of our new Monday drop of shows on the When It Was Cool podcast network. This show was previously available to our Patreon supporters.

While Joe is busy spending his Summer break waiting to get his second Covid vaccine shot, the guys weren't able to schedule any time to record, so Mike has put together the next best thing: A clip show! But not just any clip show, no sir! One of the most popular UBW features was the Monthly Mix-Tape Challenge, so Mike put together seven of the best challenges and compiled them into this very special episode. Songs about the one that got away, songs that would make cool movies, and songs that make you think about Halloween are just a few of the ones you've got waiting for you here. Just push play already!