Episodes (24)
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Ep 1
Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15)
2015-07-16•24m
The Archive is back on YouTube! But, not without (desperately) seeking out some alternatives in the meantime.
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Ep 2
Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test)
2015-07-30•24m
Today's burning question: Is it pronounced "stare-eo" or "steer-eo"?
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Ep 3
Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)
2015-08-13•19m
Naughty words WITHOUT Oddity Archive® – 22
Naughty words WITH Oddity Archive® – 21
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Ep 4
LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1)
2015-08-27•39m
The 3rd annual Archive LaserKaraoke Party is on (sort of)!
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Ep 5
CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!)
2015-09-10•24m
Breaker for a short-short. This is the Oddity Archive. What's yer handle, good buddy?
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Ep 6
VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To)
2015-09-24•25m
Oddity Archive®: Also available for birthday parties, weddings and bar mitzvahs.
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Ep 7
Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over)
2015-10-08•27m
Recently, we came into a small jackpot of Pickwick albums. Given this label's long-standing history with the Archive, it only seemed appropriate to devote an entire episode to the king of all "drugstore" labels.
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Ep 8
Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015)
2015-10-22•20m
Oddity Archive: Now in high-pile carpetvision!
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Ep 9
VCR Ephemera
2015-11-05•18m
VCR Ephemera, or, Oddity Archive for beginners.
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Ep 10
Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)
2015-11-19•20m
I got a message from the Action Max. “I’m crappy. Hope you’re crappy, too.”
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Ep 11
Prehistoric Pay-Per-View
2015-12-03•20m
You wanted a history lesson, you got a history lesson. Hope you don't mind a really, really long slideshow.
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Ep 12
Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015)
2015-12-17•26m
Some of you aren't singing. Don't think I can't tell.
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Ep 13
VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2)
2015-12-31•32m
The donations were multiplying like, well, rabbits. I figured y'all were trying to tell me something.
(Did I really just type "y'all"? Heaven help me.)
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Ep 14
Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's)
2016-01-07•23m
Movies pressed on records? Should've waited for the 21st century (the hipsters would love it).
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Ep 15
VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games)
2016-01-21•24m
Lots of effort for little (or no) reward? Sounds about right for the Archive.
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Ep 16
Prevue Channel(s)
2016-02-04•24m
The Oddity Archive® keeps you up to date with what’s hot—as long as the system doesn’t crash—again.
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Ep 17
Airline Safety Videos
2016-02-18•19m
Dramamine? Check. Airsick bag? Check. My confidence? Nope.
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Ep 18
Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)
2016-03-03•23m
...or, Ben vs. Another Expensive Hobby
or, Ben cures the hams
or, Ben was already a total ham. Why make it worse?
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Ep 19
Calibration & Test Laserdiscs
2016-03-17•25m
The Oddity Archive® strives to provide the best and latest in home theater tune-ups. They still make laserdiscs, right?
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Ep 20
Adult Party Albums
2016-03-31•23m
The most risque episode of the Archive since...the last one.
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Ep 21
Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)
2016-04-14•29m
The Archive attempts to preserve some (intentionally) disposable culture. It was inevitable.
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Ep 22
Commodore 64
2016-04-28•33m
It’s the 100th episode of the Archive and the expectations are high. Guess we better do something good and commercial.
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Ep 23
VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You)
2016-05-12•28m
Can you really become “techno-hip” all because of a computer chip?
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Ep 24
VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & Interactive Vision)
2016-05-26•29m
It’s been a long and difficult season. Let’s end it with something fun (if I can figure out how to assemble these toys, that is).