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. How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019)
2019-07-11 · 35m
Ben gets far more than he bargained for…and it was hardly a bargain.
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2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!)
2019-07-25 · 32m
A special limited addition—because we don’t think this’ll sell too well.
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3. The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style)
2019-08-08 · 36m
Oddity Archive®: On the cutting edge of amateur, home recording (as of 1965).
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4. Scanimate
2019-08-22 · 19m
A banquet of oversaturated and generation-lossy goodness from the Archive! Fill-in-the-blankwave fans will love it.
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5. Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows)
2019-09-05 · 21m
…and the jackpot goes up to 178…episodes, that is!
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6. LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies)
2019-09-19 · 37m
Our seventh annual marathon of soft rock and mullets…lots and lots of mullets.
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7. Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention)
2019-10-03 · 28m
…or, Ben enters the Loss Prevention Protection Program.
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8. Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom")
2019-10-17 · 39m
Another batch of (no more than) 7.5ips goodness…straight from the hea-a-a-arrt.
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9. After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019)
2019-10-31 · 21m
It takes a LOT of sacrifice to maintain the Archive…
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10. Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children)
2019-11-14 · 23m
Getting the History of Home Video train back on track with the first great (albeit rather dull) camcorder format.
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11. Top 10 Earworms (to date)
2019-11-28 · 26m
Guaranteed to get stuck in your head for days…er, weeks…er, months…er, years after viewing!
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12. Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies)
2019-12-19 · 42m
Would you please make welcome to the Archive…tap-dancing Christmas trees, teddy bears that can wipe out entire armies and…Dennis.
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13. Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's
2020-01-01 · 19m
Saying goodbye to the decade that brought us selfies, Alexa, and fidget spinners…and not a minute too soon.
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14. History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's)
2020-01-16 · 22m
A history lesson so big, it’s gonna have to be its own subseries.
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15. Theatrical Policy Trailers
2020-01-30 · 24m
Please silence your phones, mobile devices and other electronics…actually don’t. You won’t be able to hear this episode otherwise.
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16. VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale)
2020-02-13 · 32m
It’s a love obsession at the Archive!
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17. Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...)
2020-02-27 · 40m
We interrupt this episode of Oddity Archive to bring you…a bunch of other interruptions.
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18. Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch
2020-03-12 · 42m
Time to leave the ol’ cassette 4-tracker behind…
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19. Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels)
2020-03-26 · 31m
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20. Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3
2020-04-09 · 28m
A springtime-fresh bouquet of ferric (or chrome) goodness!
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21. History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C)
2020-04-23 · 26m
Oddity Archive®: Now in our exclusive EP (Endless Play) Mode!
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22. Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials)
2020-05-07 · 23m
…or, the Archive’s idea of nocturnal delight.
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23. (Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites)
2020-05-21 · 20m
Some shows were pre-destined to land in the dumpster or collide with the ol’ bulk eraser…here are five of them that have (at least) somewhat cheated fate.
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24. Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)
2020-06-04 · 31m
…or, how an unlikely hit album launched an even more unlikely tidal wave of cash-ins and imitators. In a way, it’s the perfect Archivism.