Wish We Were Then

A lot of people thought the world was ending in 2012, but not Mark & Trey. No, the boys knew The Avengers weren't gonna let that happen. Grab your bacon milkshakes and don't forget to reset your Mayan calendars. Sorry, Loki, you're just somebody that we used to know.

Feather your bangs and get ready to jump to lightspeed, because this week the boys are traveling through space and time to 1977! A futuristic year that introduced the world to Star Wars, the Atari 2600, and the incredibly futuristic way to celebrate known as the High Five.

The show turns the big 4-0 this week, and it's time to grow up and put away childish things. Because with great power comes great responsibility. Journey back to 2002, when Spider-Man was the number one movie in the US, American Idol first debuted on TV, and Nickelback was reminding us all what we really are.

Today on the show, Mark & Trey go all the way back to 1958. This was a very tropical-themed year, with folks playing with Hula Hoops imported from Australia, watching South Pacific at the theaters, and eating coconut flavored syrup on their pancakes at IHOP.

This week on the show, Mark & Trey take an extra long look at a very nostalgic year for them both: 1995! The boys talk about the launch of the Playstation, the murder of Selena, and possibly the best Batman film of all time, Batman Forever.

Easter Sunday is coming up, so the boys went back to a very Bible-centric year: 1966! The Mamas and the Papas were singing about walking into church, John Lennon was getting into hot water over his thoughts on Jesus, and the number one movie in the country was called The Bible, actually.

Today on the show, the boys take their shortest trip down memory lane yet, because they're telling you all about 2015! Audiences returned to Jurassic Park for the first time in 14 years, Sir Paul McCartney returned to the billboard top ten for the first time in 29 years, and the Warriors took home the NBA championship for the first time in 40 years.

This week the boys head to a year when the country was called to pick sides in a lot of big battles: 1973. There was the Battle of the Sexes between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, the legal battle of Roe v. Wade, and the battle between children and their parents about whether they were allowed to watch The Exorcist.

Mark & Trey take a look at the headlines in 2009 and find quite a bit to talk about. From the Miracle on the Hudson to the Balloon Boy Hoax, this was a year all about sensational news stories. They cap things off by talking about the number one movie at the box office, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Going into this week, Mark & Trey thought 1956 was going to be all about Elvis Presley. It turns out they were right. He's dominating the Billboard charts, blowing conservative America's minds on TV, and starting his film career with the biggest debut of all time in Love Me Tender. Maybe that's why The Ten Commandments was number 1 at the box office. Guilt. Shame.

This week the boys are headed back... to the past! They're in 1985 to meet up with the man who taught them everything they know about time travel: Doc Brown. They also take some time to try New Coke and get the high score on Tetris.

Keep your wits about you, because this week the boys head back to action-packed 1996! A year that saw Tupac get shot, Atlanta's Olympic Park get bombed, and Jeff Goldblum stopping an alien invasion. Welcome to Earth.

Love is in the air this week on the pod! To celebrate what is arguably the most romantic holiday, Valentine's day, the boys went back to what was inarguably the most romantic year: 1970! Not only was Love Story the number one movie in the country, Sylvester Stallone was making his own acting debut in a romantic little film called Party at Kitty and Stud's...

This week the boys are going back to one of the most radical years imaginable: 2007! Skateboard fever had taken over the nation, with even Spiderman and the Green Goblin getting in on the gnar-shredding action.

Head back to 1960 this week as the boys discuss the year that saw the start of Muhammad Ali's professional boxing career, one of the first computer animated films, and the American debut of the Granny Smith apple.

This week the boys are going back to visit the year Mark graduated high school: 2011! Harry Potter was finishing up his own schooling at Hogwarts. And Childish Gambino was off on his way to Camp.

Relive the final year of the 1950s this week on the show. Trey & Mark share all about the year that introduced the world to Barbie, saw the debut of The Twilight Zone, and welcomed Alaska and Hawaii into the United States: 1959!

As you can probably imagine, the changing of the calendar from one year to the next is pretty exciting around here. It gives Mark & Trey the chance to live the year everyone else just finished! This week on the show, travel back in time to 2025! The boys are shocked to find out what was apparently popular for an entire year while they've been away exploring the past every week.

This week on a very special episode of Wish We Were Then, the boys go back to 1983! It was a real fun-lovin' year, from ridiculous songs all over the Hot 100, to Ronald Reagan pretending he was in a Star War.

The boys are celebrating the holidays by going back to the classic Christmas year of 1954! Not only was White Christmas the number one movie at the box office, but some other holiday-specific things took place as well, we assure you.

This week on the show, Mark & Trey take a look at a year that is eerily similar to our own: 2014! Hear about everything that happened that year, from conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, to a Marvel Movie taking the top spot at the box office.

On this week's show, Mark & Trey journey to time when dinosaurs roamed the earth: 1993! They talk Jurassic Park, the X-Files, and the Waco siege.

Wow! Who would've known the boys would hit 20 episodes? Only Timeless Tony. Hear all about a year Mark & Trey absolutely loved: 1974! We've got info about Watergate, chicken tenders, and ten cent beer night in Clevelend.

Mark and Trey have a lot to talk about this week, as they reminisce over 2001. A year that had tons of landmark events, including the start of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film franchises, the launch of Wikipedia, and the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

Mark and Trey are taking you back to a year particularly heavy with pop culture landmarks: 1988! It was a year that truly had something for everybody. Beetlejuice was in theaters, Phantom of the Opera was on Broadway, and Dippin Dots were in food courts.

This week the boys test the limits of their time travel abilities as they go back farther than ever before: 1961! Hear about everything from the start of JFK's presidency to an actual, bonafide jetpack.

Get ready for perhaps the sexiest year in our nations history: 1998! From presidential sex scandals, to songs about sensual slow dancing, to Jack drawing Rose like one his French girls, the topic was on everyone's minds this year.

For their first holiday episode, Mark & Trey are sent back to Halloween of 1984! The country is in the throes of the Satanic Panic, murders and dismemberments are all over the news, and audiences show up in droves to watch Ghostbusters.

This week, Mark & Trey headed back to the year of America's Bicentennial! Everybody was doing something special to celebrate the U.S.'s 200th birthday, from Schoolhouse Rocky to Rocky Balboa.

Hear about the boys' trip back to 2010! A year characterized by excess: from James Cameron's Avatar to the KFC Double Down.

Today on the show, Mark and Trey relay all the pop culture landmarks of 1981! This year saw many first appearances, from the McRib, to MTV, to Jumpman (AKA Mario.)

Travel back to a time when lions were kings, tv stars were your friends, and Michael Jordan was a professional baseball player: Mark & Trey take you on a journey through 1994!

Today on the show, Mark & Trey head back to 1982: a year that was all about physical fitness, music videos, extra terrestrials, and hamburgers.

Mark & Trey journey back to the time they were a couple little punk teens, as this week they discuss 2005! See how their views have changed on things like the Xbox 360, Gwen Stefani, and BK Chicken Fries.

Mark & Trey have harnessed the power of friendship and curiosity to send themselves all the way back to 1965! It was a pretty heavy year, politically speaking. But it also gave us a lot of fun stuff, like the maple leaf Canadian Flag, the Peanuts Christmas Special, and the first appearance of the Pillsbury Doughboy.

Mark & Trey are returning to the 1970s once again! This time around, they see how the year 1979 paved the way for future generations. Relive the year that saw the debut of Happy Meals and Nickelodeon, and witnessed the extinction of diseases, like polio, smallpox, and disco.

This week, Mark & Trey take a tour of one of the most turbulent years of the civil rights movement; 1968! The boys discuss the public's changing opinions on Vietnam, the ceremonial first call to 911, and gawk at the size of the original Big Mac.

The first time they experienced this year, they were newborns. Now Mark & Trey are grown ass men, and they're gonna see what life was like for other adults back in 1992! They discuss the popularity of malt liquor, the American obsession with watching TV, and a rather impressive amount of snack food debuts.

Hope you like an earth tone color palette, cause this week we're heading back to 1971! Join the boys as they discuss Three Dog Night, D.B. Cooper, and how the filmmakers added even more brown to the brownest movie of all time, Fiddler on the Roof!

It's the most recent year Mark & Trey have visited yet: 2003! The boys get nostalgic about Myspace, talk about Kobe vs. MJ in the all-star game, and decide where the best place in your home to hide your diamonds is.

Take a trip with Mark & Trey back to a year that's loud, proud, and all around American: 1986. The boys talk about Murder She Wrote, Top Gun, and decide which Muppet Michael McDonald most resembles.

Welcome to the very first episode of Wish We Were Then! Join our hosts Mark & Trey as they reminisce over the year 1999. They look at everything from the Sega Dreamcast, to The Phantom Menace, to Big Mouth Billy Bass.

Get ready to join Mark and Trey on a trip back in time to look at the movies, music, and everything else that makes each year unique. Episodes drop Mondays.