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Oddity Archive

Season 9 · 23 episodes · Jul 16, 2020

  1. Episode 1

    How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans)

    Jul 16, 2020

    Well, my (working) Summer Vacation turned into a (working) Summer Staycation…

  2. Episode 2

    Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...)

    Jul 30, 2020

    Featuring some of the genuine leg ends of Rock N’ Roll!

  3. Episode 3

    Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary)

    Aug 20, 2020

    A film made especially for the occasion by Swedish documentarian Hans Krullitzer.

  4. Episode 4

    Early Color Film (but not Technicolor)

    Sep 3, 2020

    Either the all-time most beautiful or most psychedelic episode of the Archive…we’re not sure.

  5. Episode 5

    History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS)

    Sep 17, 2020

    It’s not just VHS…it’s SUPER VHS!

  6. Episode 6

    Cheesy Logos

    Oct 1, 2020

    Just when you thought the Archive couldn’t possibly get any more tacky…

  7. Episode 7

    Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs

    Oct 15, 2020

    Looking at a trio of (slightly misguided) discs touting Pioneer Laserdiscs and Home Theater gear…

  8. Episode 8

    VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020)

    Oct 29, 2020

    Life has gotten so tangled lately. As such, let’s roll things back to the absolute (commercial) basics of Halloween…

  9. Episode 9

    Benny's Birthday Bash

    Nov 12, 2020

    You’re not getting older. Just crazier…

  10. Episode 10

    OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA)

    Nov 26, 2020

    Spending Thanksgiving with some prime, succulent, deep cuts of…the Archive.

  11. Episode 11

    The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer

    Dec 10, 2020

    With (backhanded, insincere) apologies to Hunter S. Thompson: Film Preservation is a cruel and shallow nitrate ditch, a long celluloid hallway where good films rot. That’s just the negative side.

  12. Episode 12

    Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal)

    Dec 24, 2020

    It’s a Vinyl and VHS Christmas! It’s not anywhere near as cool as it sounds…

  13. Episode 13

    PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's)

    Jan 7, 2021

    Myasthenia is better than Yourasthenia. So there.

  14. Episode 14

    Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex)

    Jan 21, 2021

    …or, how Bing Crosby’s golf game launched a technological revolution.

  15. Episode 15

    Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?)

    Feb 4, 2021

    Benny-boy’s unintentional swan song…or is it?

  16. Episode 16

    Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes

    Feb 18, 2021

    Uh-oh. Benny-boy's playing preservationist again...

  17. Episode 17

    Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along

    Mar 4, 2021

  18. Episode 18

    Cheap Radio Thrills

    Mar 25, 2021

    Oddity Archive®: Where the thrills are cheap as radio, and radio is cheap as thrills…

  19. Episode 19

    Weather Warnings Vol. 2 (Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather)

    Apr 8, 2021

    The Oddity Archiveland Service (OAS) has issued a WEATHER WARNING…warning.

  20. Episode 20

    KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.)

    Apr 22, 2021

    Teletext: Not just for Europeans anymore! Well, not really…

  21. Episode 21

    VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star)

    May 6, 2021

    …well, listen now to what the Archive says!* *Apologies to The Byrds

  22. Episode 22

    Gag Reels

    May 20, 2021

    A serious dissertation on the dangers of workplace stress and how to cope with it…using pure silliness.

  23. Episode 23

    History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection)

    Jun 3, 2021

    All good things must come to an end…or must they?