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Oddity Archive Episode
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26 VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video) May 23, 2013
25 Employee Training Videos May 9, 2013
24 Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll) April 25, 2013
23 Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors) April 11, 2013
22 Duck & Cover March 28, 2013
21 Protect & Survive March 14, 2013
20 Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access) February 28, 2013
19 Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services) February 14, 2013
18 gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking) January 31, 2013
17 Prehistoric Television January 17, 2013
16 Intermission January 10, 2013
15 Teletext Heaven (or Hell) January 3, 2013
14 Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas) December 20, 2012
13 Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts) December 6, 2012
12 Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's November 22, 2012
11 Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite) November 15, 2012
10 Captain Midnight / Vrillon November 8, 2012
09 Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings) October 25, 2012
08 1-900-ARCHIVE October 11, 2012
07 Format Wars September 27, 2012
06 Conservative Folk Music September 13, 2012
05 American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness) August 30, 2012
04 Local TV Special August 16, 2012
03 TV Sign-offs August 2, 2012
02 Emergency Broadcast Salute July 19, 2012
01 The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 July 5, 2012
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26 VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!) May 29, 2014
25 Weather Warnings May 8, 2014
24 Going Analog May 1, 2014
23 Test Cards (and Patterns) April 17, 2014
22 More Record Rip-Offs April 3, 2014
21 A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour) March 20, 2014
20 Interstitials March 6, 2014
19 PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand) February 20, 2014
18 Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties) February 6, 2014
17 Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!) January 23, 2014
16 Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!) January 16, 2014
15 Infomercials January 2, 2014
14 A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!) December 19, 2013
13 QUBE Interactive TV December 5, 2013
12 VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games) November 21, 2013
11 Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax) November 7, 2013
10 Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs) October 24, 2013
09 Kiddie Disco Records October 14, 2013
08 VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos) September 26, 2013
07 8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track) September 20, 2013
06 The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013 September 12, 2013
05 Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities) August 29, 2013
04 Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke) August 15, 2013
03 VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos) August 1, 2013
02 Record Ripoffs July 18, 2013
01 Bicentennial Fever July 4, 2013
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26 The Death of Analog TV June 4, 2015
25 WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover) May 21, 2015
24 Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) May 7, 2015
23 3DO Interactive Multiplayer April 23, 2015
22 Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only) April 9, 2015
21 Electronic Talking Oddity Archive! (Electronic Talking Board Games) March 26, 2015
20 Audiocassette-Based Board Games March 12, 2015
19 Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective) February 26, 2015
18 The DuMont Network January 29, 2015
17 VHS Vault Vol. 6: How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special 2015) February 12, 2015
16 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!) January 15, 2015
15 Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts) December 31, 2014
14 Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!) December 23, 2014
13 Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview) December 11, 2014
12 Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses November 27, 2014
11 Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials) November 13, 2014
10 Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique Facial System) October 30, 2014
09 Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween October 23, 2014
08 Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs) October 16, 2014
07 Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends) October 2, 2014
06 Laserdiscs (and their children) September 18, 2014
05 LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition) September 4, 2014
04 Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle) August 21, 2014
03 Return of the Son of Record Rip-Offs (or, Record Rip-offs, vol. 3) August 7, 2014
02 The Great Archive Treasure Hunt July 24, 2014
01 U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer) July 10, 2014
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24 VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & Interactive Vision) May 26, 2016
23 VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You) May 12, 2016
22 Commodore 64 April 28, 2016
21 Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay) April 14, 2016
20 Adult Party Albums March 31, 2016
19 Calibration & Test Laserdiscs March 17, 2016
18 Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective) March 3, 2016
17 Airline Safety Videos February 18, 2016
16 Prevue Channel(s) February 4, 2016
15 VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games) January 21, 2016
14 Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's) January 7, 2016
13 VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2) December 31, 2015
12 Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015) December 17, 2015
11 Prehistoric Pay-Per-View December 3, 2015
10 Action Max (VHS Video Game Console) November 19, 2015
09 VCR Ephemera November 5, 2015
08 Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015) October 22, 2015
07 Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over) October 8, 2015
06 VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To) September 24, 2015
05 CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!) September 10, 2015
04 LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1) August 27, 2015
03 Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters) August 13, 2015
02 Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test) July 30, 2015
01 Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15) July 16, 2015
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24 Video Magazines (or, Oddity Archive: Issue #126) May 25, 2017
23 Going (Proto-)Mobile! (Sony Data Discman & Apple Newton) May 11, 2017
22 Useless VHS Tapes April 27, 2017
21 Ben's Random Reel-To-Reel Haul April 13, 2017
20 DBX Noise Reduction System March 30, 2017
19 Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel March 16, 2017
18 Minidisc March 2, 2017
17 Random Kiddie Records February 16, 2017
16 VHS Vault Vol. 11(D-I-V-O-R-C-E) February 2, 2017
15 Local TV Vol. 5 (More Local Commercials) January 19, 2017
14 VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides) January 5, 2017
13 Christmas Special 2016 (A Musical Masochist's Christmas) December 22, 2016
12 The Official Oddity Archive® Idiot’s Guide To A/V Transfer December 8, 2016
11 Top 10 Gaming Turkeys (of the 80's and 90's) November 24, 2016
10 VHS Vault Vol. 10 (Learning With The Stars) November 10, 2016
09 Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) October 27, 2016
08 Betamax October 13, 2016
07 The Official Oddity Archive Guide To Retro A/V September 29, 2016
06 Talking House Transmitter Redux (or, Part 15 Microbroadcasting: The Final Chapter?) September 15, 2016
05 Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul September 1, 2016
04 LaserKaraoke Vol. 4 (+ VHS Karaoke Vol. 1) August 18, 2016
03 Home Shopping Channels August 4, 2016
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 6 (98% 70's-free!) July 21, 2016
01 How I Spent My Summer III July 7, 2016
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25 Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia) June 7, 2018
24 Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia) May 24, 2018
23 Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2) May 10, 2018
22 Loudness Wars April 26, 2018
21 Vinyl Potpourri April 12, 2018
20 Silent-Era Talking Pictures March 29, 2018
19 VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out) March 15, 2018
18 Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs March 1, 2018
17 Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) February 15, 2018
16 Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1) February 1, 2018
15 Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2 January 18, 2018
14 Phoney Nostalgia January 4, 2018
13 Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers) December 21, 2017
12 Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities) December 7, 2017
11 The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On) November 22, 2017
10 VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos) November 9, 2017
09 "Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017) October 26, 2017
08 Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses) October 12, 2017
07 As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials) September 28, 2017
06 Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files) September 14, 2017
05 LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke) August 31, 2017
04 Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome) August 17, 2017
03 Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation) August 3, 2017
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!) July 20, 2017
01 How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up) July 6, 2017
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22 The Branson Tapes May 30, 2019
21 VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time) May 16, 2019
20 Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm May 2, 2019
19 Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years) April 18, 2019
18 Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade) April 4, 2019
17 Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino) March 21, 2019
16 The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes March 7, 2019
15 Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2 February 21, 2019
14 Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access) February 7, 2019
13 DBX Noise Reduction Revisited January 17, 2019
12 Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers) December 20, 2018
11 Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes December 13, 2018
10 Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts) November 29, 2018
09 Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) November 15, 2018
08 Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018) October 31, 2018
07 Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2) October 18, 2018
06 LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders) October 4, 2018
05 VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety) September 20, 2018
04 The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting) September 6, 2018
03 Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2) August 23, 2018
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!) August 9, 2018
01 How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier July 26, 2018
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24 Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation) June 4, 2020
23 (Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites) May 21, 2020
22 Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials) May 7, 2020
21 History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C) April 23, 2020
20 Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3 April 9, 2020
19 Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels) March 26, 2020
18 Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch March 12, 2020
17 Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...) February 27, 2020
16 VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale) February 13, 2020
15 Theatrical Policy Trailers January 30, 2020
14 History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's) January 16, 2020
13 Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's January 1, 2020
12 Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies) December 19, 2019
11 Top 10 Earworms (to date) November 28, 2019
10 Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children) November 14, 2019
09 After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019) October 31, 2019
08 Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom") October 17, 2019
07 Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention) October 3, 2019
06 LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies) September 19, 2019
05 Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows) September 5, 2019
04 Scanimate August 22, 2019
03 The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style) August 8, 2019
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!) July 25, 2019
01 How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019) July 11, 2019
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23 History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection) June 3, 2021
22 Gag Reels May 20, 2021
21 VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star) May 6, 2021
20 KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.) April 22, 2021
19 Weather Warnings Vol. 2 (Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather) April 8, 2021
18 Cheap Radio Thrills March 25, 2021
17 Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along March 4, 2021
16 Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes February 18, 2021
15 Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?) February 4, 2021
14 Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex) January 21, 2021
13 PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's) January 7, 2021
12 Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal) December 24, 2020
11 The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer December 10, 2020
10 OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA) November 26, 2020
09 Benny's Birthday Bash November 12, 2020
08 VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020) October 29, 2020
07 Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs October 15, 2020
06 Cheesy Logos October 1, 2020
05 History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS) September 17, 2020
04 Early Color Film (but not Technicolor) September 3, 2020
03 Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary) August 20, 2020
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...) July 30, 2020
01 How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans) July 16, 2020
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22 CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) June 9, 2022
21 Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2) May 26, 2022
20 Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes May 5, 2022
19 Radio Stunting April 21, 2022
18 VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams) April 7, 2022
17 Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video) March 24, 2022
16 Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.) March 10, 2022
15 Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records) February 24, 2022
14 Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing) February 10, 2022
13 Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001) January 27, 2022
12 PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic) January 13, 2022
11 Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas) December 23, 2021
10 FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues December 9, 2021
09 OA's Greatest Commercials November 25, 2021
08 Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms November 11, 2021
07 Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021) October 28, 2021
06 Dodgy Demo DVD's October 14, 2021
05 Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day) September 29, 2021
04 Random CD's September 16, 2021
03 USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy) August 26, 2021
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon) August 12, 2021
01 How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder) July 22, 2021
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23 The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format) June 15, 2023
22 Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine June 8, 2023
21 American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera May 25, 2023
20 The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture May 11, 2023
19 VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN) April 27, 2023
18 Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media April 13, 2023
17 Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations) March 30, 2023
16 Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms) March 16, 2023
15 Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2) March 2, 2023
14 Pointless Products (or, As Seen On TV Commercials, Vol. 2) February 16, 2023
13 Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition) January 26, 2023
12 (Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms January 12, 2023
11 Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022) December 22, 2022
10 Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022) December 8, 2022
09 Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube) November 24, 2022
08 VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos) November 10, 2022
07 The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022) October 27, 2022
06 8mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films October 13, 2022
05 The Warped Afterlives of Metropolis & Phantom of the Opera (Silent Movie Day 2022) September 29, 2022
04 The Ballad of Peter Lemongello September 8, 2022
03 Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms August 25, 2022
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country) August 11, 2022
01 In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX) July 21, 2022
Episode Title Premiere
16 TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions) June 6, 2024
15 TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie) May 2, 2024
14 Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze) April 4, 2024
13 Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth) March 7, 2024
12 Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News February 8, 2024
11 TBS Networkisms January 11, 2024
10 Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023) December 21, 2023
09 VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR) December 7, 2023
08 Ben's Favorite OA Episodes November 23, 2023
07 Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms) November 16, 2023
06 Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023) October 31, 2023
05 VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023) September 28, 2023
04 Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs) September 14, 2023
03 Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel August 31, 2023
02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies) August 17, 2023
01 In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X) July 27, 2023
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