Episodes (26)
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Ep 1
Bicentennial Fever
2013-07-04•19m
Because nothing says "Happy 200th, America" like crappy "collectibles", Up With People and bizarre Government films.
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Ep 2
Record Ripoffs
2013-07-18•22m
Featuring such great (non-)hits from the likes of Hairy Nielsen, BAAB, William Turkey and many, many more! Order today!!!
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Ep 3
VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos)
2013-08-01•26m
What do you mean Ben is fashion-challenged?
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Ep 4
Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke)
2013-08-15•27m
Seeing as the Archive somehow managed to hit the 30 episode mark, it seemed like a good time to throw a nice, little (tax-deductible) party. Plus, Ben sings a viewer poll-selected song (a move that was instantly regretted by all who voted).
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Ep 5
Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities)
2013-08-29•20m
Covert broadcasts...and how to decode them (your results may vary).
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Ep 6
The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013
2013-09-12•16m
Or, as Ben likes to call it, the Max Headroom Incident's annoying, less creative little brother.
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Ep 7
8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track)
2013-09-20•16m
And Ben thought it would just be another cool toy for his collection. How naive...
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Ep 8
VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos)
2013-09-26•27m
Learn to gamble--Archive style! God help us...
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Ep 9
Kiddie Disco Records
2013-10-14•28m
Come visit the Archive Children's Disco before it's condemned!
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Ep 10
Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs)
2013-10-24•30m
Forced to discuss his fourth knockoff Disco record in a row, Ben has a slight meltdown.
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Ep 11
Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax)
2013-11-07•14m
VHS vs. Beta? How 1977...
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Ep 12
VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games)
2013-11-21•22m
Ben's still having nightmares about being forced to play charades with Rich Little.
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Ep 13
QUBE Interactive TV
2013-12-05•22m
An interesting, but (unsurprisingly) failed, early attempt at multimedia interactivity.
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Ep 14
A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!)
2013-12-19•25m
Five forgotten holiday albums that will...more than likely remain forgotten.
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Ep 15
Infomercials
2014-01-02•20m
Have you ever wanted to make "melons" in real estate? If so, you've come to the right place!
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Ep 16
Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!)
2014-01-16•29m
...because salesmen need the comfort of knowing that their product is truly the answer to all problems (consumerist OR existential).
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Ep 17
Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!)
2014-01-23•17m
Don't screw with Jam Handy!
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Ep 18
Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties)
2014-02-06•22m
The Archive is currently experiencing technical difficulties...LOTS of them...and Ben refuses to take responsibility. So there.
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Ep 19
PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand)
2014-02-20•24m
If V.D. really is for everybody, why don't I have it?
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Ep 20
Interstitials
2014-03-06•18m
...because only Ben would be stupid enough to devote an entire regular Archive episode to between-show filler.
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Ep 21
A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour)
2014-03-20•38m
Alternate Title: Why Ben should never make a full "behind-the-scenes" episode.
Alternate Title #2: Ben stammers for 38 minutes.
Alternate Title #3: Why Ben will never get a date.
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Ep 22
More Record Rip-Offs
2014-04-03•31m
The Archive gathers together all your favorite '70's hits--then realizes that the major labels, the RIAA, etc. would have our nuts in a sling over it. More ripoff records it is then! All 70's edition!
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Ep 23
Test Cards (and Patterns)
2014-04-17•14m
Wait, there's a logic to all this?
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Ep 24
Going Analog
2014-05-01•24m
It's time for a few changes in Archiveland.
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Ep 25
Weather Warnings
2014-05-08•19m
***THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A ***SEVERE FALSE NOSTALGIA WARNING*** FOR YOUR AREA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***
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Ep 26
VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!)
2014-05-29•27m
Alternate Title: How to Survive an Unprovoked Attack From Your Electric Mixer.