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. Archive Thrifting #34: Getting Back On The Horse
2025-10-09 · 18m
Consider this a “soft-launch” of Season 14 of OA. I’m finally off the sidelines and…things are as dusty as ever.
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2. KLAK Goes Commercial (Halloween Special 2025)
2025-10-30 · 21m
KLAK has had to take on a few advertisers*. Tough times, ya know… *Yes, YouTube, this is a joke. This is NOT a sponsored video.
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3. Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel Vol. 2 (Leftover Turkeys)
2025-11-27 · 38m
The OA equivalent of popcorn, pretzel sticks and jellybeans as a Thanksgiving feast…
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4. Christmas Hams (Christmas Special 2025)
2025-12-23 · 36m
The Archive serves up some true Christmas Hams…with a side of Duck A La Wronge.
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5. Prehistoric A&E
2026-01-22 · 25m
The Archive takes the high road…to a dead-end.
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6. The "Checkerboard" Sitcoms of 1987
2026-02-05 · 34m
…because three hours a night of late 80’s primetime TV lameness just wasn’t enough!
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7. United Artists Theatre Laserdiscs (1991-94)
2026-02-19 · 39m
Well, it’s Oscar season. Let’s pretend current Hollywood doesn’t exist.
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8. Local TV Vol. 10 (A Fifth of Commercials)
2026-03-05 · 23m
Another round of classic local TV bliss delivered in easy-to-digest 30-second bites…
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9. Ben Vs. Digital Music (Vol. 1: 1999-2001)
2026-03-26 · 22m
Yes, teenaged Benny-boy managed to blindly stumble into the “digital music revolution” circa Y2K. No, he did NOT turn into a cyberpunk warrior—he just became a prematurely grouchy old man.
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10. Emergency Broadcast Salute Vol. 3 (Changes)
2026-04-16 · 49m
It’s the 300th “regular” OA episode. Let’s make some noise…albeit not necessarily PLEASANT noise.
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11. Local TV Vol. 11 (Lottery Game Shows)
2026-04-30 · 32m
Time to get lucky! In the financial sense, that is…
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12. Building the Perfect Home Theater (for the 1990's, that is)
2026-05-14 · 29m
The first OA episode to be THX-certified! Ten Hungry Xylophones, that is.
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13. The All-Diamond Rio…Diamond Rio (+ RCA Lyra 2 Redux)
2026-05-28 · 26m
When one more day…turns into four years.
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14. TV Affiliate Switchovers (& some other switchovers)
2026-06-11 · 29m
Corporate shuffling at its most entertaining!* *Your mileage may vary.