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Oddity Archive

Season 4

2015 · 24 episodes

  1. 1. Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15)

    2015-07-16 · 24m

    The Archive is back on YouTube! But, not without (desperately) seeking out some alternatives in the meantime.

  2. 2. Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test)

    2015-07-30 · 24m

    Today's burning question: Is it pronounced "stare-eo" or "steer-eo"?

  3. 3. Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)

    2015-08-13 · 19m

    Naughty words WITHOUT Oddity Archive® – 22 Naughty words WITH Oddity Archive® – 21

  4. 4. LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1)

    2015-08-27 · 39m

    The 3rd annual Archive LaserKaraoke Party is on (sort of)!

  5. 5. CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!)

    2015-09-10 · 24m

    Breaker for a short-short. This is the Oddity Archive. What's yer handle, good buddy?

  6. 6. VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To)

    2015-09-24 · 25m

    Oddity Archive®: Also available for birthday parties, weddings and bar mitzvahs.

  7. 7. Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over)

    2015-10-08 · 27m

    Recently, we came into a small jackpot of Pickwick albums. Given this label's long-standing history with the Archive, it only seemed appropriate to devote an entire episode to the king of all "drugstore" labels.

  8. 8. Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015)

    2015-10-22 · 20m

    Oddity Archive: Now in high-pile carpetvision!

  9. 9. VCR Ephemera

    2015-11-05 · 18m

    VCR Ephemera, or, Oddity Archive for beginners.

  10. 10. Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)

    2015-11-19 · 20m

    I got a message from the Action Max. “I’m crappy. Hope you’re crappy, too.”

  11. 11. Prehistoric Pay-Per-View

    2015-12-03 · 20m

    You wanted a history lesson, you got a history lesson. Hope you don't mind a really, really long slideshow.

  12. 12. Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015)

    2015-12-17 · 26m

    Some of you aren't singing. Don't think I can't tell.

  13. 13. VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2)

    2015-12-31 · 32m

    The donations were multiplying like, well, rabbits. I figured y'all were trying to tell me something. (Did I really just type "y'all"? Heaven help me.)

  14. 14. Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's)

    2016-01-07 · 23m

    Movies pressed on records? Should've waited for the 21st century (the hipsters would love it).

  15. 15. VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games)

    2016-01-21 · 24m

    Lots of effort for little (or no) reward? Sounds about right for the Archive.

  16. 16. Prevue Channel(s)

    2016-02-04 · 24m

    The Oddity Archive® keeps you up to date with what’s hot—as long as the system doesn’t crash—again.

  17. 17. Airline Safety Videos

    2016-02-18 · 19m

    Dramamine? Check. Airsick bag? Check. My confidence? Nope.

  18. 18. Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)

    2016-03-03 · 23m

    ...or, Ben vs. Another Expensive Hobby or, Ben cures the hams or, Ben was already a total ham. Why make it worse?

  19. 19. Calibration & Test Laserdiscs

    2016-03-17 · 25m

    The Oddity Archive® strives to provide the best and latest in home theater tune-ups. They still make laserdiscs, right?

  20. 20. Adult Party Albums

    2016-03-31 · 23m

    The most risque episode of the Archive since...the last one.

  21. 21. Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)

    2016-04-14 · 29m

    The Archive attempts to preserve some (intentionally) disposable culture. It was inevitable.

  22. 22. Commodore 64

    2016-04-28 · 33m

    It’s the 100th episode of the Archive and the expectations are high. Guess we better do something good and commercial.

  23. 23. VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You)

    2016-05-12 · 28m

    Can you really become “techno-hip” all because of a computer chip?

  24. 24. VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & Interactive Vision)

    2016-05-26 · 29m

    It’s been a long and difficult season. Let’s end it with something fun (if I can figure out how to assemble these toys, that is).

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