Oddity Archive (2012)
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.
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Episodes
SpecialsSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8Season 9Season 10Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 15
- 1 1. How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up)2017-07-06 · 28m12 inches of Archivian goodness!
- 2 2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!)2017-07-20 · 36mWhat’cha doin’ on your rump? Hopefully, you’re watching this episode!
- 3 3. Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation)2017-08-03 · 35mA King-sized episode for a King-sized anniversary. Of course, we can't play any actual Elvis, so let's look at some of the cash-ins based around the man.
- 4 4. Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome)2017-08-17 · 34mA cooking show—Archive style.
- 5 5. LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke)2017-08-31 · 42mNew from Sing Alone Video!
- 6 6. Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files)2017-09-14 · 27mI was burning incense on not-quite vinyl (while listening to Playtapes) before you were. Take that, hipsters.
- 7 7. As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials)2017-09-28 · 27mThis offer will expire without notice! Order now!
- 8 8. Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses)2017-10-12 · 28mA double (if not triple) dose of failure. You know you love it.
- 9 9. "Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017)2017-10-26 · 31mThe scariest (in the existentialist sense, at least) Archive Halloween to date!
- 10 10. VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)2017-11-09 · 29mLet’s reminisce about the great bully/child abductor epidemic of the ‘90’s.
- 11 11. The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On)2017-11-22 · 21mThe Archive returns to its deepest roots (largely because it was convenient).
- 12 12. Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities)2017-12-07 · 28mOddity Archive® Vinyl: Now 50% lighter and with 50% more foreign debris!
- 13 13. Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers)2017-12-21 · 38mBroken equipment, bad records and loopy videos—in other words, your standard Archive Christmas.
- 14 14. Phoney Nostalgia2018-01-04 · 21mNo fees! No contracts! No service! Dial 1-800 ARCHIVE and save 0%!
- 15 15. Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #22018-01-18 · 39mMore hissy (and at times, indecipherable) goodness from the deepest, darkest depths of the Archive.
- 16 16. Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1)2018-02-01 · 39mBring your earplugs! And, no, this isn’t false modesty—these recordings are pretty harsh (in every meaning of the word).
- 17 17. Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)2018-02-15 · 19mThis is what happens when Benny-boy’s control-freak tendencies get the best of him. Honestly, it’s not too terrible. Shame the product is mediocre.
- 18 18. Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs2018-03-01 · 22mThe Archive sets sail for the United Kingdom in search of some unusual computer storage and sharing methods—we weren’t disappointed.
- 19 19. VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out)2018-03-15 · 27mNo Billy Joel songs were harmed in the making of this episode.
- 20 20. Silent-Era Talking Pictures2018-03-29 · 22mThese talking pictures will never catch on…come to think of it, these didn’t.
- 21 21. Vinyl Potpourri2018-04-12 · 27mFunny how a little kiddie music, a little commercialism and a heaping helping of Easy Listening stewed in someone’s garage for 40+ years equals such a lovely sonic bouquet.
- 22 22. Loudness Wars2018-04-26 · 23mFinally! An Archive episode with true A E S T H E T I C S!
- 23 23. Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2)2018-05-10 · 22m…because the first reel-to-reel worked so well.
- 24 24. Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia)2018-05-24 · 30mThe Archive is getting ready to leave Beautiful Downtown Aurora. Better look at some of our local stuff before we go.
- 25 25. Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)2018-06-07 · 33mLet’s close our Beautiful Downtown Aurora years without any tears (maybe).
Cast
Ben MinnotteSelf - Host
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