Oddity Archive(2012)

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  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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  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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  3. VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos)

  2013-08-01 · 26m

  What do you mean Ben is fashion-challenged?

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  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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  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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  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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  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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  8. VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos)

  2013-09-26 · 27m

  Learn to gamble--Archive style! God help us...

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  9. Kiddie Disco Records

  2013-10-14 · 28m

  Come visit the Archive Children's Disco before it's condemned!

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  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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  11. Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax)

  2013-11-07 · 14m

  VHS vs. Beta? How 1977...

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  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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  13. QUBE Interactive TV

  2013-12-05 · 22m

  An interesting, but (unsurprisingly) failed, early attempt at multimedia interactivity.

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  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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  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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  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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  17. Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!)

  2014-01-23 · 17m

  Don't screw with Jam Handy!

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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  23. Test Cards (and Patterns)

  2014-04-17 · 14m

  Wait, there's a logic to all this?

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  24. Going Analog

  2014-05-01 · 24m

  It's time for a few changes in Archiveland.

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  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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  26. VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!)

  2014-05-29 · 27m

  Alternate Title: How to Survive an Unprovoked Attack From Your Electric Mixer.

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  Ben Minnotte

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