Oddity Archive Season 1
July. 05,2012 TV-PGGenre：
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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.
Episode 26 : VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video)
May. 23,2013
Ever wanted to know the absolute root of the Oddity Archive? Well, it involves a creepy guy in a Hamster costume...
Episode 25 : Employee Training Videos
May. 09,2013
Things have gotten so dire at The Archive that Ben's been forced to take a "real" job. Join him as he takes a look at his potential employers' training videos.
Episode 24 : Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll)
April. 25,2013
Can pure rock sound really hard-boil an egg? Of course not. It does make for some wicked "deviled" eggs though.
Episode 23 : Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors)
April. 11,2013
What is it about end logos and FBI Warnings that scared so many children of the VHS era?
Episode 22 : Duck & Cover
March. 28,2013
Because you can (apparently) never have enough nukes...
Episode 21 : Protect & Survive
March. 14,2013
It's the feel-good episode of the year as Ben discusses the (in)famous British Nuclear War preparedness campaign.
Episode 20 : Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access)
February. 28,2013
Temporarily exiled from the big leagues of Internet TV, Ben (again, temporarily) sets up camp at his local Public Access outlet.
Episode 19 : Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services)
February. 14,2013
Join Ben as he discusses some of the Dating Services of the 1980's to present. And, if you're good, maybe Ben will let you join him in his own quest for a date.
Episode 18 : gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking)
January. 31,2013
?segassem lanimilbus tahW ?huH Everyone knows there are no subliminal messages in music...(!slatrom nwod wob ,woN)
Episode 17 : Prehistoric Television
January. 17,2013
Given how much we discuss TV on the Archive, a history lesson seemed in order.
Episode 16 : Intermission
January. 10,2013
It's movie day at the Archive! Unfortunately, due to copyright issues, you're not invited. But, at least you can join us for an intermission reel (conveniently containing all Public Domain footage!).
Episode 15 : Teletext Heaven (or Hell)
January. 03,2013
Ceefax and Keyfax, Nite-Owl and Cable Chuckles, oh my...
Episode 14 : Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas)
December. 20,2012
All Ben wanted for Christmas was a silent night...
Episode 13 : Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts)
December. 06,2012
The 13th episode is a very unlucky one for Ben as he discusses some (all too often, rather off) U.S. Kiddie Show hosts from the early 1950's through the late 1990's.
Episode 12 : Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
November. 22,2012
Because we always like to go the extra mile (at least, when it's convenient), the Archive tackles TWO lists of the worst of the (19)90's: The top 4 Trendy Turkeys and the top 4 Technological Turkeys of the (again, 19)90's.
Episode 11 : Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
November. 15,2012
The Oddity Archive will now be switching to scrambled mode. Please turn on your (preferably, circa 1984) decoder box now.
Episode 10 : Captain Midnight / Vrillon
November. 08,2012
An Archive double header: The two most famous occurrences of Broadcast Signal Hijacking (well, save for the Max Headroom Incident) are discussed here.
Episode 9 : Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
October. 25,2012
We still get a lot of flack for this episode (did you really think there were 37 minutes of odd VHS endings out there?). Nonetheless, it's still a favorite.
Episode 8 : 1-900-ARCHIVE
October. 11,2012
Join Ben as he launches his own 1-900 number. What could possibly go wrong?
Episode 7 : Format Wars
September. 27,2012
VHS or Beta? Laserdisc or CED? What the hell is a CED anyway? These burning questions (amongst others) answered in this episode!
Episode 6 : Conservative Folk Music
September. 13,2012
Meet the artists that made the likes of Joan Baez and Pete Seeger fear for their careers.
Episode 5 : American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness)
August. 30,2012
The Archive's most infamous episode--for some reason.
Episode 4 : Local TV Special
August. 16,2012
Interested in seeing a clown so laid-back, he forgets he's on camera? Now about a Hawaiian teen idol with a pen fetish? Maybe an American Bandstand ripoff with an evil spirit hosting? If you answered yes to any of these questions, watch this episode--then seek immediate professional help.
Episode 3 : TV Sign-offs
August. 02,2012
Remember when TV stations used to go off the air late at night? Anyone?
Episode 2 : Emergency Broadcast Salute
July. 19,2012
An informal (not to mention, loose) history of Civil Defense Broadcasting in the U.S.
Episode 1 : The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
July. 05,2012
On the night of Sunday, November 22nd, 1987, a mysterious figure in a Max Headroom mask hijacked two Chicago TV stations. Spoiler alert: The perpetrators were never found.
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