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In this episode, we chat about GenX (and Boomer) TV shows: The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, and the Cousin Oliver Effect.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Purple Bike Podcast! Get ready to dive deep into the pop culture of Generation X this season. Whether you are a GenXer, a young Boomer or an old Millennial, you are going to have fun remembering all the fun things we did growing up. And if you are a GenZer, listen closely. You may just learn a few things from your parents' generation.

2015 was a great year for The Force Awakens, Schitt's Creek & Uptown Funk. Oh, and someone got their second purple bike.

2014 was a great year for Guardians of the Galaxy, Silicon Valley and Pharrell Williams. Oh, and some people dumped buckets of ice on their heads.

2013 was a great year for Selfies, Drunk History and Frozen. Oh, and some people did the Harlem Shake.

2012 was a great year for Mumford & Sons, Veep, and rocking Gangnam Style. Oh, and some people opened an ice cream shop.

2011 was a great year for Game of Thrones, Adele, and Downton Abbey. Oh, and some people went planking.

2010 was a great year for Leap Year, Angry Birds, and iPads. Oh, and some people did their first triathlon.

2009 was a year for Parks & Rec, The Black Eyed Peas, and The Hangover. Oh, and some people drank Rum Chata.

2008 was a year for True Blood, Twilight and Breaking Bad. Oh, and some people built bunk beds to have more room for activities.

2007 was a year for iPhones, Flight of the Concords and the last Harry Potter book. Oh, and some people said Yes to the Dress.

2006 was a year for Cars, Borat, and Larry the Cucumber. Oh, and The Devil Wore Prada.

2005 was a year for YouTube, Kelly Clarkson & The 40-year-old Virgin. Oh, and some people did the iPod shuffle.

2004 was a year for Napoleon Dynamite, The Black Eyed Peas & Facebook. Oh, and the Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years.

2003 was a year for Finding Nemo, Dirty Jobs and Buddy the Elf. Oh, and it was Five O'Clock Somewhere.

2002 was a year to Lose Yourself, for Lilo & Stitch and to go back to Sweet Home Alabama. Oh, and some people had their third child.

2001 was a year for Monsters, Inc., Harry Potter and iTunes. Oh, and some people bought Ugly Dolls.

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2000 was a year for Cast Away, Caillou, and The Chicks. Oh, and some people had a daughter.

1999 was a year for Freaks & Geeks, Mambo Number 5 & The Matrix. Oh, and some people worried about Y2K.