Oddity Archive(2012)

Name: Oddity Archive
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-07-05
Rating: 8
Cast: Ben Minnotte

★ 8.0(1)30m304 episodesReturning Series

Documentary

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.

Created by:: Ben Minnotte
First aired:: 2012-07-05
Country:: US
Network:: YouTube, Blip

Episodes

Season 1(26)Season 2(26)Season 3(26)Season 4(24)Season 5(24)Season 6(25)Season 7(22)Season 8(24)Season 9(23)Season 10(22)Season 11(23)Season 12(16)Season 13(9)Season 14(14)Season 15(1)

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1. In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X)
2023-07-27 · 43m
Quite possibly the ultimate “headphone” episode of OA…for realsies this time.
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2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies)
2023-08-17 · 31m
The Archive finds itself caught in a celluloid jam…
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3. Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel
2023-08-31 · 33m
The Archive does a little home video archaeology…
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4. Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs)
2023-09-14 · 29m
Time to fill up on bratwurst and get down to that fonky, fonky, meut-sick!
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5. VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023)
2023-09-28 · 23m
Public Domain stuff, VHS, weird music, surrealist humor--your Oddity Archive® bingo card should be 80% full from this one episode alone!
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6. Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023)
2023-10-31 · 21m
Everybody loves a trilogy…and here’s the last piece of it.
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7. Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms)
2023-11-16 · 21m
Even the comedy gods (and goddesses) have their off days…
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8. Ben's Favorite OA Episodes
2023-11-23 · 31m
You’ve heard of turkey coma, right? This one’ll give you Archive coma.
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9. VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR)
2023-12-07 · 27m
Learn all about the ins and out of SCMPF (Simply Can’t Muster Proper Functionality) for your newfangled VCR thing!
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10. Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023)
2023-12-21 · 39m
‘Twas a few days before Christmas and all through the Archive/A Benny-boy was stirring, to madness he’ll drive…
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11. TBS Networkisms
2024-01-11 · 34m
An episode that’ll make you want to yell “TB-Yes”!
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12. Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News
2024-02-08 · 29m
Today’s Oddity Archive® may be taped (analog only) for classroom use until December 31, 2024. After December 31, 2024, all copies must be wiped or destroyed…and don’t think we don’t have the means of finding out if you didn’t.
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13. Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth)
2024-03-07 · 25m
Oddity Archive® lights up your TV’s* with the ads that please!** *A computer screen will also suffice. **As long as your expectations are suitably low.
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14. Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze)
2024-04-04 · 30m
The chocolate and peanut butter of the Archive, together at last in the same episode!
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15. TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie)
2024-05-02 · 26m
The episode where cardboard boxes and BoxCars collide…at last!
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16. TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions)
2024-06-06 · 38m
Hey, you said you wanted more Oddity Archive…After Dark. Be careful what you wish for.