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When It Was Cool reviews, remembers, and celebrates the toys, music, action figures, television, movies, and popular culture of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Super Friends, Comic Books, Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, My Little Pony, Alice in Wonderland, books, Six Million Dollar Man, Godzilla, video games, and all things retro.
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Welcome to Retro Pop! On this podcast, hosts Matt and Johnny take you down memory lane discussing all things pop culture! They guarantee at some point they will cover a topic you’re interested in or their names aren’t Matt and Johnny. Which they are... this was already stated in the previous sentence. Thanks for letting these guys into your ears!! Wait… That didn’t sound great. Thanks for listening!
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Claudia Lamb from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman! Claudia talks about her time on the iconic series, her friendship with the legendary TV show creator, Norman Lear, abuses she suffered as a child actor, and her thoughts on the Quiet on the Set documentary, and much more!…
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Durante la década de los 80s la música de baile estuvo presente en todas las emisoras de radio y MTV. Muchos artistas de Pop y Rock editaban singles en 12 pulgadas de canciones destinadas a las pistas de baile. En este podcast podréis escuchar, en versión de 12 pulgadas, grandes éxitos de artistas como INXS, Simple Minds, Roxette, Eurythmics. Otros…
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Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool review the 1989 Tom Hanks movie The Burbs! Somehow, despite seeing this movie at the movie rental store for years and years he had never seen it. This film is actually pretty great and very fun! Carrie Fischer, Corey Feldman, and a host of other familiar faces from the 1980s appear in this movie. This was a fun …
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they take a look back at the 1981 Disney film: Condorman starring Michael Crawford! Also starring: Barbara Carerra, Oliver Reed, James HamptonJonathan Rosen
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Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool sit down to discuss the strange and conflicting 2023 drama Dream Scenario starring Nicolas Cage. This bizarre movie presents a pretty novel storyline of an unremarkable teacher who begins appearing in the dreams of people all over the world in passive situations. He becomes a viral celebrity and soon the dreams …
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with the head writer for the legendary game show, Match Game, as well as the iconic MAD Magazine, Dick DeBartolo! Dick talks about changing the format of the original Match Game which helped save the show, writing for MAD Magazine for over thirty years, his memoir Good Days and M…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with legendary entertainer, Pat Boone! Pat discusses starting his career at the infancy of Rock & Roll, having Elvis open for him, working on Journey to the Center of the Earth, being descended from Daniel Boone, & much more!Jonathan Rosen
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En el Podcast de hoy canciones de los 90s para almas solitarias. Una selección de canciones que llegan muy adentro de distintos interpretes, desde R.E.M. a Shakespear's Sisters, pasando por el Brit-Pop con Oasis, Blur, Verve, Rialto.. Dream Pop a cargo de Mazzy Star, Cranberries, Cocteau Twins.. Artistas sobrevivientes de los 80s como Depeche Mode,…
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Karl and Tonya return with a retro movie review from 1996. George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, and others star in this bizarre movie which switches from being solid crime escape action movie into a B-Movie vampire film about halfway through. This is one weird movie. Parts of this movie are fantastic in both scope, story, and scenery, while parts of …
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with the host of the popular Richard Skipper Celebrates: Richard Skipper! Richard talks about his years as a Carol Channing impersonator as well as his friendship with Carol, his knowledge of all-things Hello Dolly, his series interviewing the best of Broadway, Richard Skipper Ce…
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The fifth appearance of The Batman took place in the September 1939 issue of Detective Comics. Once again, Batman was featured on the cover and this adventure pitted him against a new foe: The Monk, a mysterious man dressed in a red cloak and hood who had as his heavy a giant gorilla. We discover something new about Bruce Wayne in this issue, he is…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Stefanie Powers from Hart to Hart! Stefanie discusses her time on the beloved series, working with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara early in her career, being the first female in a leading role in an hour long series in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E, creating the William Holden Wildl…
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Karl and Tonya review a trio of movies today on the When It Was Cool podcast. We discuss the classic 1971 Gene Wilder film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the tremendous Tim Burton 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp, and the new prequel now streaming on Max- Wonka starring Timothee Chalmete. All three films are treme…
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Durante la década se produjeron dos revoluciones electrónicas. Una durante los primeros años con el SynthPop y la otra durante la segunda mitad de década con el House proveniente de Chicago. En este podcast nos centraremos en la segunda “revolución electrónica”, de como el SynthPop, el Techno Pop, e incluso el Industrial se encontraron con el House…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Debra Clinger from Midnight Madness! Debra discusses working on the cult classic film, her time as Superchick on The Krofft Supershow, appearing on The Danny Kaye Show as a child, singing with The Osmonds on The Andy Williams Show, performing with her sisters in one of the f…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Susan Lanier from The Hills Have Eyes! Susan discusses working on the Horror classic, appearing as a regular on the Tony Orlando & Dawn Show, being let go from Three's Company after filming the pilot as Chrissy, being asked to audition for the first season of Saturday Night …
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with the co-writer of Sumb and Dumber, Bennett Yellin! Bennett discusses the making of the classic comedy, working with the Farrellys, writing for Paul Reiser, Behind-the-scenes stories from Stuck on You, & much more!Jonathan Rosen
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When It Was Cool listeners come on down! Karl and Tonya sit down to discuss one of the most iconic of game shows: The Price is Right! It seems like everyone's grandmother loved this show and was probably secretly crushing on Bob Barker. Hey, let's be honest, The Price is Right was a fun TV game show full of goofy gimmick games and way over valued s…
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La historia de las versiones extendidas se remonta a los 70s. En pleno furor “Disco” los DJs necesitaban versiones más largas para las pistas de baile, no las versiones de 3 minutos que sonaban en las radios. Así fue que las discográficas, ayudados generalmente por los propios DJs, comenzaron a publicar los singles de baile en formato de 12 pulgada…
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Today at WhenItWasCool.com we take a look at the fourth appearance chronologically of the Batman character from the pages of Detective Comics issue 30 Detective Comics issue 30 cover dated August 1939. These Batman in Order reviews are less about the creators, behind the scenes, and the process of it all, and more about the story of The Batman, the…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with the author of the Groucho Marx book, Raised Eyebrows, Steve Stoliar! Steve Discusses his years as Groucho's assistant, writing for Dick Cavett, the upcoming movie version of his book, starring Geoffrey Rush, & much more!Jonathan Rosen
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I, Karl, am writing this description. Scrabble is the bane of my existence. Tonya schools me in it ever... single... game. I don't know why. I am literate. I have a decent vocabulary, but she beats me in almost every single game. Scrabble is part crossword puzzle, part chance, and a lot of strategy. Join Karl and Tonya from WhenItWasCool.com to tal…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Christopher Knight from The Brady Bunch! Chris discusses his time on the iconic series, his podcast with Barry Williams, The Real Brady Bros, the documentary he helped produce, Truelove, his brand of furniture, & much more!Jonathan Rosen
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The third appearance of The Batman took place in Detective Comics issue 29 which came out in July 1939. It begins a two-part story arch against a mad scientist type named Doctor Death and, for the first time since Batman debuted, he managed not to kill someone... yet. In this issue the purpose of Batman's utility belt is introduced, and we find out…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they take a look back at Terry Gilliam's 1981 Fantasy/Adventure Comedy Time Bandits! Starring: Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Mike Edmonds, Malcolm Dixon, and Jack Purvis As well as: Sean Connery, Shelly Duvall, John Cleese, Katherine Helmond, David Warner, Ian Hom, Ralph Ric…
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Karl and Tonya revisit and Old West favorite- Maverick! Played in the 1950's - 1962 by James Garner and in a 1994 feature movie by Mel Gibson (with a co-starring role with James Garner as well!) Maverick was a slick talking master poker player and gunslinger (and con man). Both Garner and Gibson brought a slick charisma to the role and both series …
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with John Drew, Liz Goddard, and Jerry Lange, hosts of the Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman podcast, The OSI Files! From Bigfoot and action figures, to changes in characters, behind the scenes stories, and jealousy between the shows, we cover it all!…
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En este podcast escuchareis grandes canciones de los 80s, en su mayoría procedentes del SynthPop y el resto del Pop más exquisito que sonó durante aquella época. Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (Single Mix): Publicado como single en 1986 cuenta con la producción, coros y batería a cargo de Phil Collins. Yazoo - Only You: En 1981 se edita como sin…
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We continue our chronological look at the appearances of The Batman in chronological order. The second appearance of Batman took place in the pages of Detective Comics issue 28 cover dated June 1939. Batman swings from building to building on a rope for the first time. Completely throws a dude off a building to his death all to solve a jewelry thef…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with legendary comedy writer, Bruce Vilanch! Bruce discusses writing for Bette Midler, working on the Paul Lynde Halloween Special, behind the scenes stories from The Brady Bunch Variety Hour and The Donny and Marie Show, helping create the Star Wars Holiday Special, & much more!…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Dentist-Comedian, Mike King! Mike discusses his career as a stand-up while being a dentist, consulting on a TV pilot for Gene Wilder, winning a screenwriting contest, his book Dad Spelled Backward, and much more!Jonathan Rosen
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En este podcast podréis escuchar una selección de grupos de New Wave y SynthPop con el hilo conductor de “Vienna” de los Ultravox. Muchas de las canciones son en su versión extendida o de 12 pulgadas. Ultravox - Vienna (Single Version): Primer single de su cuarto álbum y primero con Midge Ure como vocalista. Publicado como single en 1981 llegó al n…
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Join When It Was Cool on this new series following the chronological history of The Batman from his debut in 1939 through history. This is not a documentary series about the creators and artists (though they are mentioned) but instead is a study of the character of the Batman himself and the changes he has gone through over the years. Episode one t…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with legendary comics writer, Mark Evanier! Mark talks about his time at Marvel and his friendship with Jack Kirby, writing for sitcoms such as Welcome Back Kotter, developing the animated programs Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, Dungeons and Dragons, and Garfield and Friends, and mu…
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Another book review from Karl from When It Was Cool and this one is a great book about comic books called the Untold History of Marvel Comics. This is a tremendous book tracing the history of Marvel Comics from the Golden Age until the era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It seems that the reality behind the famous Marvel Bullpen was way different…
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Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Kevin J. O'Connor from The Mummy! Kevin discusses his work on the film, his role in the fun Time Travel film, Peggy Sue Got Married, being directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in There Will be Blood, making Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, & much more!…
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Magazine/Podcast contributor Justin Jones returns to the pod to discuss The Iron Claw movie, which we saw the same day we recorded the pod (on Boxing/St Stephen's Day). What we liked and didn't like as much, what portrayals were the best and which are not nearly as bad as social media would have you believe. Short review is that we both liked it as…
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