Explore every episode of the podcast Why Did I Like It
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sick Days: Quality Time With Bob Barker | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:17:26 | |
Got a slight tickle in your throat during the school year? Time to watch a VHS, misunderstand 'Price is Right', and pray no one brings your homework to you! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Spider-Man: A Cool Guy Gettin' The Ladies | 25 Aug 2023 | 00:19:34 | |
Forget the nerd who gets bullied, this Spider-man is all about getting girls, beating up bad guys, and making jokes! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Hercules: Fighting His Stepmom's Monsters | 31 Mar 2023 | 00:20:08 | |
Wandering around fighting bad guys because his dad cheated? It's my favorite childhood live action show! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Saved by the Bell: Dizzy Lizard's Nostalgia | 24 Mar 2023 | 00:15:26 | |
It's a show about Mr. Belding and the same the same 6 kids! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| X-Men: Jean Grey Is Just Her Regular Name | 10 Mar 2023 | 00:19:56 | |
We discuss code names preventing murkings, frustration with copyright, and learning that all we freaks have are each other. IT'S EPISODE 20!!!! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| X-Games: An MTV Experience | 03 Mar 2023 | 00:17:09 | |
Doubling rotations to make tricks special, throwing Mountain Dew from a literal mountain, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is propaganda. Mike looks at the X-Games. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Teen Movies: Usher's Finest Hour | 10 Feb 2023 | 00:26:52 | |
Choreographed dance, weird letters, and typecasting- it's being a teen movie character in the 90s! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Karate and Violence: A Story for Children | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:23:13 | |
Punching, kicking, sweeping the leg, and getting stabbed on a mountain? You bet it's fun for the kids! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bucky O'Hare: Still Don't Get It | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:19:35 | |
This week, Mike tries to explain his way through Bucky O'Hare; a green space rabbit with even stranger allies. Good luck! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Batman: The Game of Games | 13 Jan 2023 | 00:19:40 | |
Anger over 3 concurrent Batmen, challenging the over lord, and discussing Arnold Schwarzenegger- GUESS WHO'S BACK?! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Charlie Brown Christmas Special: GOOD GRIEF! Awfully Late for a Christmas Episode, Mike (featuring Producer Brian) | 24 Dec 2022 | 00:47:27 | |
Woops! Late to the party, but the Christmas episode is here. This week, Mike and arch-enemy/producer of the show, Brian, sit down to begrudgingly watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. Is Charlie a fascist? Why is that kid so dirty? What in the world are they even rehearsing for? FIND OUT NOW! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Home Alone: Something Something Trailers From Both Movies | 21 Dec 2022 | 00:12:33 | |
Mike watches the movie trailers for Home Alone 1 & 2 in this special micro episode. He is still surprised by a film which posits that a small boy can basically torture two grown men relentlessly. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sock 'Em Boppers: 2 Kids Enter, 1 Kid Leaves | 18 Aug 2023 | 00:12:36 | |
A commercial that showcased a blood feud in a millisecond, air filled plastic that gave a false sense of safety, and rumination about the severity of pillow fights- it's SOCK 'EM BOPPERS! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Power Rangers Part II: The Logistical Issues | 16 Dec 2022 | 00:29:09 | |
This week, Mike examines Lord Zedd (Lord/Emperor? of nothing in particular), selective karate, anxious robots and much of the objectively flawed Power Rangers universe. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Go Green Ranger Go: Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver | 02 Dec 2022 | 00:41:19 | |
Jason David Frank was known as the Green Ranger/Tommy Oliver by many generations of Power Rangers fans. In his memory, Mike takes a look at the first appearance of the character and muses on legacy in the face of loss. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Survivor Series 1993 Part Two: Lex Luger Saves ThanksgivingâŚand AMERICA! | 25 Nov 2022 | 00:37:42 | |
It's another American holiday which can only mean one thing: LEX LUGER FIGHTS FOR THE FREEDOMS OF AMERICA! Show Notes: See the clip here: https://youtu.be/ZWDyoTwoGLk Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Survivor Series 1993 Part One: In Loving Memory of The Gobbledygooker | 18 Nov 2022 | 00:29:14 | |
Thanksgiving is coming and sentient muscle Lex Luger needs to find a partner to defend America. In case you're wondering: nobody asked him to do any of this. Yokozuna was also there. Show Notes: See the clip here: https://youtu.be/ZWDyoTwoGLk Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Tiger Electronics: A Light Chasing Wise Guy | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:33:19 | |
Mike casually discusses Gaussian elimination, Ron Howard's contribution to Hollywood and why "I'm sure it's fine" is a GUARANTEED death sentence. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Full House: Rollin With Bob Saget | 04 Nov 2022 | 00:55:36 | |
Based on a Twitter poll Mike answered during a late night existential crisis, here is a look at the debut episode of the seminal 80s/90s hit 'Full House'. Oh yeah, Mike is good now. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| POGS: Slamming Slammers on Milk Caps | 28 Oct 2022 | 00:50:57 | |
Whether you foolishly collected them thinking you could retire from the money they will reap or you were an aggressive child using it for early, onset gambling addiction; we all loved Pogs. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Teen Wolf: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow | 21 Oct 2022 | 00:52:46 | |
Mike promised a 'Jingle All The Way' episode but delivered 'Teen Wolf' because he's counter culture like an edge lord. In honor of Halloween, he tried to do a monster movie but settled on a teen comedy set mostly in daylight. Drink every time he says: 'Michael J. Fox'- if you survive, tell us how. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Giga Pets: Digital Monsters | 14 Oct 2022 | 00:36:20 | |
Digital pets? Why on earth would anyone ever want the responsibility of a pet 24/7 on a key chain? Well, Mike takes a look at what it was like as he reminisces about a time when there was a boy and his gigabyte. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Yokozuna's Bodyslam Challenge: How Lex Luger Saved America | 07 Oct 2022 | 00:49:09 | |
The year is 1993 and a foreign menace is coming to the US to challenge its greatest warriorsâŚor athletesâŚfor supremacy. Join âThe Nefariousâ Mike A Simms as he looks at a special event hosted by the then WWF, now WWE, (hypocritically covering a wrestling themed event despite saying he wouldnât in episode 1) to see if freedom will prevail and if he can answer the question of âWhy did he like the WWF Stars and Stripes (Yokozuna) Bodyslam Challenge?â Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| He-Man: Why Man-At-Arms Rules | 11 Aug 2023 | 00:18:28 | |
Travel back to a time when the toys came first THEN the cartoons. It's everyone's favorite blonde barbarian warrior, He-Man (by way of Dolph Lundgren!) Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Super Human Samurai Syber Squad: 90s Individuality = Villainy | 07 Oct 2022 | 00:54:41 | |
Based around the concept of porting Japanese action shows into US markets by splicing footage of adult warriors onto teenage plots, Super Human Samurai Syber-Squad was one of many copy cats to follow the âPower Rangersâ formula. In the debut episode of âWhy Did I Like It?â, âThe Nefariousâ Mike A Simms takes a look back at the pilot episode of this series to answer three questions: âDoes the show hold up?â, âDoes he still like the show?â and, crucially, âWhy did he like Super Human Samurai Syber-Squad?â Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Super Mario Bros: Against the Majority of the Population I Win | 07 Oct 2022 | 00:36:29 | |
Directly responsible for the video game industryâs existence to this day, Super Mario Bros was a trailblazer that set Nintendo on the path to world domination that it treads on to this day. âThe Nefariousâ Mike A Simms, a scant young boy when the home entertainment system known as the NES came into his life, plays the first game in the franchise to discover âWhy did he like Super Mario Bros?â Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| TRAILER | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:00:43 | |
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| Laser Challenge: Military Grade Fun | 04 Aug 2023 | 00:16:16 | |
The history of laser tag and why killing your friends was good, old fashioned 90s fun! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ferngully: This Is NOT Avatar | 28 Jul 2023 | 00:17:36 | |
Tim Curry is trying to destroy the Australian rainforest and it's up to a guy named Zak to stop him! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Tech Decks: Hit the Deck | 21 Jul 2023 | 00:08:24 | |
Take a look at the small skateboards that joined the ranks of POGs and PokĂŠmon cards as things 90s teachers took from you to make sure you had no fun at all! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Superman: Home Wrecker | 14 Jul 2023 | 00:10:35 | |
It's Father's Day in metropolis as Superman shows another son why he's a failure! Mike looks at the hit 90's cartoon about the big blue Boy Scout! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A Goofy Movie | 09 Jun 2023 | 00:13:53 | |
No witty titles this week because MIKE IS BACK! He breaks down the ultimate father/son movie that also happened to have some of the greatest Disney songs of all time. Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Xena: Circular Boomerangs & Convenient Physics | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:19:20 | |
Xena accidentally murdered multiple women and children and decided to be a hero. What comeuppance? She's good now! Production by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||