Oddity Archive
The Oddity Archive is a web series that revolves around the "cultural dustbin", especially as it pertains to media. The Archive also functions as an actual archive of sorts, with a modest collection of off-air Betamax and VHS recordings (about 400 total as of June, 2014). There's also a decent collection of ephemeral video, "ripoff" and "drugstore" LP's/cassettes/8-tracks, as well as (working) obsolete technology.
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Season 11
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E1
In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX)
…or, the OA’s (slightly-belated) 10th Anniversary Special.
Jul 21, 2022 -
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E2
Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country)
The Archive finally presents some 100%-pure, down-home musical manure!
Aug 11, 2022 -
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E3
Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms
This episode is dedicated to those that say we don’t do TV stuff anymore. Maybe we shouldn’t…
Aug 25, 2022 -
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E4
The Ballad of Peter Lemongello
Slim Whitman? Blech. Boxcar Willie? Poseur. Only the original TV album guru will do.
Sep 8, 2022 -
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E5
The Warped Afterlives of Metropolis & Phantom of the Opera (Silent Movie Day 2022)
Just how close are we to seeing what moviegoers saw in the 1920’s? In these two cases, as it turns out, not very.
Sep 29, 2022 -
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E6
8mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films
We’re all goin’ on a…(quiet, mellow) Autumn Holiday…
Oct 13, 2022 -
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E7
The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022)
Watch horror films, keep Archiveland strong, keep Benny-boy (in)sane.
Oct 27, 2022 -
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E8
VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos)
It’s a friend! It’s a companion! It’s a lifestyle! It’s…supremely annoying…
Nov 10, 2022 -
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E9
Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube)
After 10 years, I guess it’s time for the inevitable “Greatest Hits” package…
Nov 24, 2022 -
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E10
Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022)
Super Oddity Archive®: Now with 50% MORE image than Standard Oddity Archive®! Which is 95% LESS image than HD Oddity Archive®…
Dec 8, 2022 -
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E11
Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022)
Christmas wrapping is so lame—we’re into Christmas Rapping around here!
Dec 22, 2022 -
12
E12
(Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms
…because (as we know) what works for 90 minutes once will ALWAYS work for 30 minutes on a regular basis.
Jan 12, 2023 -
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E13
Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition)
Snowbound. Let’s sleep in today…and tomorrow…and the day after…and the day after that…
Jan 26, 2023 -
14
E14
Pointless Products (or, As Seen On TV Commercials, Vol. 2)
The new & improved Oddity Archive®! Now cracks those pesky filberts!
Feb 16, 2023 -
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E15
Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2)
A true horror show—just not in the way you’d expect.
Mar 2, 2023 -
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E16
Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms)
Finally (partially) fulfilling that long wished-for Archivism—beavers—specifically, disco beavers.
Mar 16, 2023 -
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E17
Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations)
You won’t believe your CD-I’s!!!
Mar 30, 2023 -
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E18
Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media
The Archive drops some MAD flava in your ear…
Apr 13, 2023 -
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E19
VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN)
Don’t let THE MAN bring you down. That’s what Oddity Archive® is for…
Apr 27, 2023 -
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E20
The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture
Pourin’ one out (er, unraveling a tape) for our vidiot homies…
May 11, 2023 -
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E21
American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera
The OA celebrates Memorial Day with some genuine WTF from the AFN (AFRTS). Presented on the DL of course, ‘cause we gotta think OPSEC.
May 25, 2023 -
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E22
Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine
Ever wonder what it would’ve been like if Rube Goldberg designed a VCR? Neither did I.
Jun 8, 2023 -
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E23
The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format)
You’re in for a “great” time! Would you believe “good” time? How ‘bout “adequate” time?
Jun 15, 2023