Mike and Joseph are here to ring in the new decade with a look back at 1979 and 1989 and some of the memorable things and events from those decade-closing years. From Alien to The Little Mermaid, Happy Days to Moonlighting, and a potpourri of things in-between, you're gonna want to fire up the Sony Walkman for this one. And of course there's the Mix-Tape Challenge! You'll never believe how Mike managed to convince Joseph that Don't Fear the Reaper was an "inspirational" song! Nah, we're kidding. Or are we?

On this retro TV review, Karl from When It Was Cool takes a look back at the 1985 G.I. Joe A Real American Hero cartoon series. Karl has been a hardcore GI Joe collector since 1982 including having a massive action figure collection, comic book reader, and, of course, watching the Sunbow and DIC cartoon series as well. Karl takes a look at the differences between the comic and cartoon and discusses the incredible G.I. Joe characters.

Welcome to the first When It Was Cool Podcast of the year 2020! Last year featured a lot of great retro pop culture and 2020 looks amazing as well. Karl has some spoiler free comments about Star Wars - Rise of Skywalker. Talk about fans verses Toxic Fans. What happens next with G.I. Joe and the G.I. Joe franchise? A little pro wrestling talk and Marvel and DC Movies talk as well. It's what fandom is supposed to be... FUN!

X-Men the Animated Series was a very popular cartoon series that first aired in 1992 and, for many, it is their touchstone series for who the X-Men are. Featuring more mature storylines than most Saturday morning cartoons that preceded it, the X-Men feature many of the most popular mutants at Marvel including Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Professor X, and many more. The series is now streaming on Disney Plus. Join Karl as he looks back at it.

It's Christmas first they run down some of their favorite movies and songs before the lights go down and the curtain comes up as the Uphill Both Ways Players present their version of "A Christmas Carol". Of course there are the usual diversions like when Mike explains why Die Hard is a Christmas movie and It's a Wonderful Life isn't, when Joe talks about the weather in South Korea, and a very brief word or two about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. There's no coal in this stocking!

An oversize edition of the When It Was Cool flagship podcast this week as Karl and Tonya join you to discuss several Christmas themed retro movies including National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, The Grinch, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Polar Express! Karl hates Chevy Chase but loves Tom Hanks, heck, everybody loves Tom Hanks. Grab your Red Rider BB Gun and come join Walt, Ralphie, Max, Zero, Jack, Sally, the Ghost Hobo, and the gang as we talk Christmas movie fun at When It Was Cool!

Episode #68 - "The Eye of the Tiger"... Tangent / noun /ˈtæn·dʒənt/ a subject or activity that is different than the one you are talking about or doing / "In this episode Mike and Joseph go off on a tangent". Christmas lights, whodunnits, mix tapes, comedians, and movies about wrestling. What's the main topic? It's hard to tell with this one, folks. We're gonna leave it up to YOU to figure it out!

In 1989 the classic Incredible Hulk television show got a TV movie featuring an appearance by Daredevil! When It Was Cool took a look at this made for TV movie and reviewed it for our Patreons and now you have access to it too. Support WhenItWasCool.com on Patreon.

Karl grew up on Sesame Street and we review the very first episode featuring an orange Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird with a strange head, and other familiar characters like Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Kermit the Frog which leads to a discussion of The Muppet Show. Then we discuss the insane, frantic mess that is Pee Wee's Playhouse. Also, for your entertainment we present to you the John Denver knock off song that you will never get out of your head- Oh, Cow.