Thirty Twenty Ten

A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded with forgotten movies, timeless TV episodes and songs best left to the past. We'll examine TV, movies, music and video games from the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Come remember with us!

The Biggest Bomb, Spielberg's Revenge and Tarantino Goes West

Dec. 19-25: Leslie Nielsen is undead, Jean-Claude Van Damme goes into overtime, Lemmon and Matthau are even grumpier, Angela Bassett's lighting cars on fire, Beavis and Butthead ruin Christmas, Johnny Knoxville is an Olympian, Jim Carrey's on a crime spree, Bodhi and Utah return, Leonardo DiCaprio is very cold, Will Smith fights football, Jennifer Lawrence mops up, Will Ferrell is a good stepdad, Downton Abbey closes its doors, and Mr. Rogers meets his ultimate destiny. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

12-19
02:41:13

De Niro vs. Pacino, King Kong Rampages, and Disney Awakens Star Wars

Dec. 12-18: Laurence Fishburne does Shakespeare, Alan Rickman is finally the good guy, Harrison Ford gets romantic, Bart gets a four-finger discount, Jeff Daniels gets divorced, The Producers gets Producered, another very Diane Keaton Christmas, Moral Orel is immoral, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey throw a party, Alvin and the Chipmunks hit the road, and we will not play board games because we don't want to be Jumanji'd. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

12-12
03:05:13

Cowboys in Love, Steve Carell Explains the Recession, and Richard Nixon Goes Hollywood

Dec. 5- 11: Ian McKellen is an anti-hero, Kevin Bacon is a dog, the Father of the Bride is back, Seinfeld is sponge-worthy, The Simpsons perfect the clip show, big screen geishas and Narnias, George Clooney kills for oil, The Office does a Yankee swap, Adam Sandler heads to Netflix, and Chris Hemsworth takes to the sea. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

12-05
03:07:59

Krampus is Here, John Travolta is Black, and Aeon Flux Abandons MTV

Nov. 28-Dec. 4: South Park's Christmas origin, Andy Garcia is doing things in Denver, Jeff Bridges is Wild Bill, a ton of terrible Xmas specials, John Cusack's holiday heist, Oprah and Letterman beef, Spike Lee gets Greek, Superstore debuts and Bill Murray toasts Netflix. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago. 

11-28
02:15:58

Apollo Creed's Kid, Big Screen Rent, and Pixar's First Movie

Nov. 21-27: Robert De Niro runs Las Vegas, Wesley and Woody take the train, Johnny Depp is in real time, Keira Knightly has pride, Ryan Reynolds has friends, Rene Russo has too many kids, Daniel Radcliffe is Igor, the Good Dinosaur is just good, and the pope sings! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

11-22
02:33:41

Harry Potter Slams the Goblet, The End of Hunger Games, and a Brand New Bond

Nov. 14-20: The Beatles reunite, Princess Di spills the tea, Michael Douglas is the fairytale president, Homer meets his mom, Robert Downey Jr. is the worst P.I., a very stoned Christmas Eve, Tom Hardy is twins, South Park is trapped in the closet, and a Christmas romance you won't see on the Hallmark Channel. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

11-18
03:02:58

Ace Ventura Returns, the Sequel to Jumanji, and the Last Good Bethesda Game

Nov. 7- 13: The highest rated E.R. ever, George Costanza loves bosco, Freddie Mercury's finale, 50 Cent tries movies, South Park sparks a hate crime against red heads, the Chilean miners get a film, Bryan Cranston is blacklisted, Diane Keaton just wants a perfect Christmas, and Bob and David are back…briefly. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

11-14
02:38:01

Disney is Chicken, Nic Cage's Death Drink, and the Bond Blofeld Reunion

Oct. 31-Nov. 6: Holly Hunter goes home for the holidays, Cindy Crawford: action star, Mr. Show brings poison s'mores, Homer dons a muumuu, George Clooney takes on McCarthy, Jake Gyllenhaal's a jarhead, The Boondocks brings the ruckus, Michael Keaton's in the spotlight, the best Peanuts movie, the Evil Dead return, and no soup for you! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

11-09
03:30:55

Eddie Murphy's Sucking Blood, Zorro Returns, and The Simpsons Are Up in the Treehouse

Oct. 24-30: Sigourney Weaver hunts a killer, Disney hires a predator, ermagerd there's Goosebumps on TV, Jigsaw returns for the first time, the White Sox end the curse, Nicolas Cage hits the target, Martin Scorsese loves Dylan, Sandra Bullock has a crisis, Bradley Cooper is burnt, and Quebec stays Canadian (le Québec reste Canadien). All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

11-06
02:27:30

Kevin Smith Goes to the Mall, Vin Diesel Hunts Witches, The Rock Spells Doom

Oct. 17- 23: John Travolta gets shorty, Charlize Theron gets mining, Kurt Russell fights cannibals, Colbert brings truthiness to America, Neon Genesis finally arrives, Bill Murray rocks the Kasbah, the world cries out for a Jem and the Holograms movie, the Simpsons actually have a Halloween, and Back to the Future Day brings no flying cars. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

11-01
02:41:17

Brie Larson is Trapped, Ralph Fiennes Jacks In, Cameron Crowe Crashes

Oct. 10-16: No Doubt brings ska to the masses, Jack Black has goosebumps, Demi Moore destroys classic literature, Mad TV aims high, Keira Knightley is a bounty hunter, squids take over Adult Swim, Idris Elba goes to Netflix, Guillermo del Toro gets gothic, Tom Hanks goes to East Berlin, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's opening number. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

10-25
02:49:01

Wallace and Gromit Go Big, a Peter Pan Prequel, and Stallone is an Assassin

Oct. 3-9: The Juice is loose, Nicole Kidman is to die for, the Hughes Bros. rob a bank, Wishbone makes reading fun, Al Pacino gambles, Rome can't afford a battle, the Steve Jobs movie you actually should watch, Super Mario World gets annoying, and Robert Redford returns to journalism. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

10-16
02:57:44

Denzel's Devil, The Martian Needs Saving, and the Serenity Crew Aims to Misbehave

Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Oasis goes (champagne) supernova, Bon Jovi paints houses, Michael Myers is cursed, might and magic run their course, Philip Seymour Hoffman is the original true-crime fan, Paul Walker goes diving, Viggo Mortensen has a history, President Geena Davis, the Wicked Witch's backstory, Joseph Gordon-Levitt takes to the air, and Emily Blunt fights cartels. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

10-13
02:55:59

Showgirls, Seven, Muppets, How I Met Your Mother, and Dracula

Sept. 19-25: Everyone swoons over Colin Firth, Clerks meets Breakfast Club, JAG takes flight, Johnny Depp marries a corpse, Jodie Foster has a bad flight, Jason Lee tries to redeem himself, minds get criminal, the hatch is opened, the worst gay-rights movie, Robert De Niro in unpaid, and America invades Canada. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

10-08
03:32:50

Supernatural Hits the Road, More Maze Running, and Hack the Planet

Sept. 12-18: Drew Carey gets a job, we learn who shot Mr. Burns, Angus scores one for the little guy, Harvey Keitel clocks in, Nicolas Cage is a lord, Reese Witherspoon is a ghost, gangster Johnny Depp, and we learn for the hundredth time while climbing Everest is a bad idea. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

10-04
02:12:58

Emily Rose Exercises, Bohdi, Blade and Luigi Go Drag, and Colbert Begins

Sept. 5-11: Freakazoid runs amuck, the Bible gets a spinoff, Oprah breaks into a million little pieces, Naruto stars its long, long run, Jason Sudeikis is a sex addict, Pinky and the Brain do the same thing they do every night, Hayden Christensen is declared dead, M. Night goes on a visit, and Eugene Levy: action star. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

09-21
02:14:39

Jason Statham's Second Ride, Kids is Not for Kids, and Hannibal Lecter's Last Meal

Aug. 29-Sept. 4: Xena's adventure begins, an animated film 30 years in the making, buying junk on the internet gets easier, the last time Kanye was right, Christopher Walken is an angel, the world's dirtiest joke, Ralph Fiennes goes to Africa, Prison Break gets locked up, Robert Redford goes for a walk, Aqua Teens are no longer number one in the hood, JR sings and Diana freaks out and tries to fight God and the former head of FEMA. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

09-16
03:04:25

Antonio Banderas Arrives, Terry Gilliam's Grimm Last Stand, and HBO Goes to Rome

Aug. 22-28: Scott Bakula is a magic detective, Patricia Arquette and Owen Wilson are both in danger in Southeast Asia, an internet remix goes to Isengard, Matt Damon and Heath Ledger fight fairy tales, Peppa Pig warms our hearts, spooky caves are spooky, Narcos and Fear the Walking Dead debut, and like all men, we talk about Rome way too much. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

09-10
02:30:04

Steve Carrell is Sexless, Sinister 2 Scares, and Mortal Kombat Screams

Aug. 15- 21: Who is Keyser Söze, Stephen Colbert's first show, Rachel McAdams has a bad flight, the Babysitter's Club goes big, an animated pigeon war movie, Jesse Eisenberg is a better hitman than Agent 47, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen make documentaries, the best country song ever, MTV gives up on rap, and the Six Feet Under finale makes at least one host cry on air. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

09-06
02:36:55

Michelle Pfeiffer Teaches, Marky Mark has Brothers, and a '60s Spy Remake is Ignored

Aug. 8-14: Aeon Flux flexes, Werner Herzog goes to Alaska, Keanu makes wine, Deuce Bigalow returns, Pamela Anderson gets roasted, NWA hits the big screen, RIP Jerry Garcia, and Edward Burns — did you know he's Irish? All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

08-28
02:19:05

Caleb

Why is half the episode missing?

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Deltyn Miller

Chris antissa stop talking about cars. your ignorance is showing.

06-03 Reply

Caleb

@Barb McLean, I agree, no one wants to hear your opinion if it’s in any way different from my own. These “girls” should be ashamed.

02-01 Reply

Casey man

pretty sure in 88 killer app referred to the awesome blossom

12-29 Reply

Barb McLean

It's a good show scratches the nostalgia itch. I'm not a conservative by any means but the bleeding heart liberal opinions by the two girls is distracting. leave it out.

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