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When It Was Cool Retro Pop Culture
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 Doll...
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Star Trek (1966) Episode 01 The Man Trap Review
It's one of the biggest television shows in history! Today at When It Was Cool, Karl reviews Episode 1 Season 1 of Star Trek from 1966. Now Karl is a...
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Dark Shadows (1966) TV Review
This is a review of the run of Dark Shadows television shows which featured the character Barnabas Collins who maybe, possibly, perhaps was a vampire....
Lost in Space (1965) TV Review
Karl takes a look back at the classic sci-fi series Lost in Space! After watching the first episode of this series I finally understand it a lot bette...
King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) Review
There have been multiple King Kong vs Godzilla movies in the modern era... but this isn't the first time. All the way back in 1962 Godzilla fought Kin...
Psycho (1960) Movie Review
Psycho changed everything in 1960. Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece reinvented fear cinema. Our Patreon supporters at When It Was Cool have had a...
First! Star Wars Comic Issue 1 (Marvel) (1977)
In 1977 Star Wars debuted in theaters and my pop culture life would never be the same. I was in second grade and went with a friend. It was a true blo...
Hercules Unchained (1959) Review
The second and final of the Steve Reeves' Hercules movies. Similar to the first film, Hercules Unchained is bolstered by a solid opening and closing b...
First! Godzilla Saturday Morning Cartoon Episode 1 (1978)
Up from the depths. 30 stories high. Beathing fire. He stands in the sky! Godzilla! Godzilla! Godzilla! Oh, yeah and Godzuki too unfortunatly. Still,...
2025 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Ballot Discussion!
Generally speaking, this is my most listened to show of the year, so thank you and strap in. Over the past several months this podcast has focused on...
Hercules (1958) Movie Review
I am a sucker for Greco-Roman mythology, so I thought I'd check out the much lauded performance of bodybuilder Steve Reeves in the first of his two ap...
First! Godzilla (1977) Issue 1 Marvel Comics Review
Our next episode of First! takes a look back at Godzilla's comic book arrival in the United States in his own Toho licensed comic book series that was...
Godzilla (1954) Movie Review
Godzilla is a multi-million-dollar intellectual property that has given us many films, toys, and more. Today, When It Was Cool looks back at the first...
Alpha Flight (1983) Issue 1
This week, I have an episode from our new comic book podcast series at When It Was Cool called: First! This podcast series takes a look at first issue...
Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
This is my first time seeing George Reeves as Superman. Reeves was the iconic Superman of the 1950s and this movie length feature launched that belov...
First! Aquaman Issue 1 (1961)
Aquaman issue one was not the first appearance of Aquaman. Aquaman had a limited run in the Golden Age, but this was his debut in the Silver Age of co...
Atom Man vs Superman (1950) Retro Serial Movie Review
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) was the sequel to the 1948 Superman serial and used the original actors in their roles again. This time, however, the vi...
Batman and Robin (1949) Serial Movie Review
Today the When It Was Cool special podcast takes a look back at the 1949 follow up to the previously reviewed 1943 The Batman. This serial was titled...
First! Captain America Issue 1 (1941)
The debut of the new First! podcast series. This series takes a look back at first issues, first appearances, and pop culture firsts contained in comi...
Superman (1948) Serial Movie Review
Superman is a 1948 15-part Columbia Pictures film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn (billed on-scree...
Captain America (1944) Serial Film Review
Captain America is a 1944 Republic black-and-white 15-chapter serial film loosely based on the Timely Comics (now Marvel Comics) character Captain Ame...
House of Frankenstein (1944) Retro Movie Review
A great Universal monsters horror film from 1944! House of Frankenstein features Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolf Man in action with and against ea...
Son of Dracula (1943) Movie Review
There's a new Dracula in town kids. Following the classic Bela Lugosi led classic, Universal Pictures came back with two (sort of) sequels- Daughter...
Death of Hulk Hogan (2025) Podcast Special
Join pro wrestling historian and author Karl Stern as he talks about the complicated history and legacy of pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who passed...
Batman (1943) Serial Movie Review
Oh boy... you win some and you lose some. While Adventures of Captain Marvel from Republic Films was a real winner the same cannot be said for the ra...
Superman (2025) Movie Review Podcast
Yesterday, I went to see James Gunn's new Superman movie starring David Corenswet. What should I expect? The dark, grim, and joylessness of the Snyder...
Superman Mad Scientist (1941) Cartoon Review
The Fleischer Superman cartoons in the 1940s were extraordinarily groundbreaking at the time and are still looked back on as one of the greatest anima...
The Wolf Man (1941) Retro Movie Review
This week our retro movie review continues looking back at the 1941 Universal horror classic The Wolf Man starring Lon Chaney, Jr. While this is perha...
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) Retro Serial Review
This episode takes a look back at the 1941 Republic Movie serial on Captain Marvel (Shazam) which is considered one of the best of the old-time movie...
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) Movie Review Podcast
Once again it is Friday the 13th so, of course, we have a Friday the 13th movie review! Part VII: The New Blood (1988) features the first appearance o...
Green Hornet (1940) Retro Movie Review
On this When It Was Cool Patreon special I review a movie condensed from the 1940 Green Hornet film serial. Green Hornet and the Lone Ranger exist in...
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Movie Review Podcast
I have sadly sworn off the MCU for some time now. None of the offerings in recent years have appealed to me but when Captain America: Brave New World...
Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - June 1985 - Action Figures, AWA, Hulk Hogan, More!
My podcast today takes a detailed look back at June 1985 in pro wrestling history. The text is taken from my book DragonKingKarl's 1984-1985 Pro Wrest...
G.I. Joe The Cartoons
Today I wrap up my three-part series on the appeal of one of my favorite pop-culture properties: G.I. Joe. Previously, I have taken a look at both the...
Son of Frankenstein (1939) Movie Review
When It Was Cool Dark looks back at 1939's Universal Monster movie Son of Frankenstein where the son of the original Dr. Frankenstein comes to claim h...
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Movie Review
Many believe this is the greatest of the classic monster movies and who am I do disagree? Bride of Frankenstein was a 1935 classic and sequel to the e...
G.I. Joe: The Comics
One of my favorite aspects of the G.I. Joe franchise were the Marvel comic book series. G.I. Joe had other comic book runs dating as far back as the G...
King Kong (1933) Retro Movie Review
Join us for a classic retro movie review from our Patreon archive at When It Was Cool. The 1933 monster movie classic King Kong! What a fun movie this...
Superman in Order Podcast - Action Comics issue 5
This is a free episode of our Patreon series: Superman in Order Podcast where we follow the appearances of Superman in chronological order. Finally, S...