Elvis learns the joys of karate and amphetamines. TVs get their own patron saint. And America's youth is switchblade happy. It's 1958!

The Loch Ness monster and Tonya Harding and George Foreman and Chunnel People. It's 1994!

We're back! On the two year anniversary of us ghosting from your lives, we return to talk about the year that we all want to forget. Besides this one. 

Year of the Week goes back to the future with an old episode rerun! 1955 was crazy, you guys. Everybody was on meth, but they thought it was monkey gonads. Kermit the Frog became a thing. We meet the Crying Greek from Cripple Creek, and Marty McFly taught everybody how to shred. Enjoy this oldie but whatever-y, and look forward to the debut of Season Three, any time now!   

The emoticon was invented! Ciabatta bread was invented! Crystal Light was invented! And Drakkar Noir was born! What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1982.

The Boxer Rebellion kicks into high gear. The Paris Metro opens in all its Art Nouveauness. And Max Planck gets his constant thingie. What year is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1900.

The Beatles release their first album turning teenagers into British crazed lunatics. Flipper turns audiences into dolphin crazed lunatics. And a crazed lunatic launches a conspiracy theory industry in Dallas. What is your favorite year? This week ours is 1963.

An FBI agent is determined to find the truth (which is out there). A swarm of grasshoppers spoil the Rocketman’s day. And an MLB player’s skull hits a home run. What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1993. Welcome to Season Two!

Stanley Kubrick took us on the ultimate trip. Peggy Fleming won the only gold medal for the USA at an Olympics. And then some truly horrible events that show how things today could be much much worse. Seriously, don’t even Google it because it will destroy you. But other stuff happened too! What’s your favorite year? Well, it’d be weird for us to say that 1968 is ours. Here’s 1968!

Y2K fails to destroy Earth. Dora the Explorer begins her reign of terror. And Letters to Cleo officially ends the 90’s by disbanding. What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 2000.