Oddity Archive (2012)
2012-07-05
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Seasons and episodes
13
Season 13 July 25, 2024
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13 - 1How I Spent My Summer XI (Sold(i)ering On...) July 25, 2024 -
13 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 14 (The 70's Strike Back) August 29, 2024
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13 - 3Surréalist Sinéma (Silent Movie Day 2024) September 29, 2024
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13 - 4Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) ("In-House" Feed) October 31, 2024
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13 - 5OA’s Greatest VHS Tapes November 28, 2024
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13 - 6Stocking Stinkers (Christmas Special 2024) December 19, 2024
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13 - 7
12
Season 12 July 27, 2023
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12 - 1
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12 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies) August 17, 2023
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12 - 3Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel August 31, 2023
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12 - 4Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs) September 14, 2023
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12 - 5VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023) September 28, 2023
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12 - 6Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023) October 31, 2023
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12 - 7Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms) November 16, 2023
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12 - 8Ben's Favorite OA Episodes November 23, 2023
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12 - 9VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR) December 07, 2023
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12 - 10Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023) December 21, 2023
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12 - 11TBS Networkisms January 11, 2024
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12 - 12Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News February 08, 2024
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12 - 13Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth) March 07, 2024
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12 - 14Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze) April 04, 2024
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12 - 15
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12 - 16TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions) June 06, 2024
11
Season 11 July 21, 2022
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11 - 1In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX) July 21, 2022
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11 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country) August 11, 2022
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11 - 3Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms August 25, 2022
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11 - 4The Ballad of Peter Lemongello September 08, 2022
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11 - 5
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11 - 68mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films October 13, 2022
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11 - 7The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022) October 27, 2022
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11 - 8VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos) November 10, 2022
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11 - 9Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube) November 24, 2022
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11 - 10Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022) December 08, 2022
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11 - 11Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022) December 22, 2022
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11 - 12(Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms January 12, 2023
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11 - 13Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition) January 26, 2023
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11 - 14Pointless Products (or, As Seen On TV Commercials, Vol. 2) February 16, 2023
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11 - 15Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2) March 02, 2023
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11 - 16Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms) March 16, 2023
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11 - 17Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations) March 30, 2023
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11 - 18Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media April 13, 2023
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11 - 19VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN) April 27, 2023
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11 - 20The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture May 11, 2023
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11 - 21American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera May 25, 2023
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11 - 22Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine June 08, 2023
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11 - 23The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format) June 15, 2023
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Season 10 July 22, 2021
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10 - 1
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10 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon) July 29, 2021
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10 - 3USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy) August 26, 2021
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10 - 4Random CD's September 16, 2021
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10 - 5Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day) September 29, 2021
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10 - 6Dodgy Demo DVD's October 14, 2021
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10 - 7Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021) October 28, 2021
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10 - 8Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms November 11, 2021
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10 - 9OA's Greatest Commercials November 25, 2021
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10 - 10FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues December 02, 2021
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10 - 11Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas) December 23, 2021
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10 - 12PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic) January 13, 2022
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10 - 13Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001) January 27, 2022
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10 - 14Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing) February 10, 2022
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10 - 15Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records) February 24, 2022
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10 - 16Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.) March 10, 2022
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10 - 17
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10 - 18VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams) April 07, 2022
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10 - 19Radio Stunting April 21, 2022
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10 - 20Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes May 05, 2022
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10 - 21Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2) May 26, 2022
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10 - 22CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) June 09, 2022
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Season 9 July 16, 2020
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9 - 1How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans) July 16, 2020
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9 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...) July 23, 2020
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9 - 3Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary) August 20, 2020
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9 - 4Early Color Film (but not Technicolor) September 03, 2020
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9 - 5History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS) September 17, 2020
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9 - 6Cheesy Logos October 01, 2020
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9 - 7Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs October 15, 2020
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9 - 8VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020) October 29, 2020
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9 - 9Benny's Birthday Bash November 12, 2020
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9 - 10OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA) November 26, 2020
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9 - 11The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer December 10, 2020
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9 - 12Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal) December 24, 2020
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9 - 13PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's) January 07, 2021
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9 - 14Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex) January 21, 2021
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9 - 15Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?) February 04, 2021
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9 - 16Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes February 11, 2021
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9 - 17Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along March 04, 2021
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9 - 18Cheap Radio Thrills March 25, 2021
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9 - 19
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9 - 20KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.) April 22, 2021
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9 - 21
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9 - 22Gag Reels May 20, 2021
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9 - 23History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection) June 03, 2021
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Season 8 July 11, 2019
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8 - 1
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8 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!) July 25, 2019
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8 - 3The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style) August 08, 2019
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8 - 4Scanimate August 22, 2019
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8 - 5Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows) September 05, 2019
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8 - 6LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies) September 19, 2019
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8 - 7Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention) October 03, 2019
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8 - 8Random Reel-To-Reel Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom") October 10, 2019
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8 - 9After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019) October 31, 2019
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8 - 10Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children) November 14, 2019
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8 - 11Top 10 Earworms (to date) November 28, 2019
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8 - 12Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies) December 19, 2019
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8 - 13Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's January 01, 2020
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8 - 14History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's) January 09, 2020
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8 - 15Theatrical Policy Trailers January 30, 2020
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8 - 16VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale) February 13, 2020
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8 - 17Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...) February 27, 2020
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8 - 18Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch March 12, 2020
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8 - 19Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels) March 26, 2020
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8 - 20Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3 April 09, 2020
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8 - 21History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C) April 23, 2020
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8 - 22Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials) May 07, 2020
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8 - 23(Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites) May 21, 2020
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8 - 24Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation) June 04, 2020
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Season 7 July 26, 2018
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7 - 1How I Spent My Summer Vacation V: The New Frontier July 26, 2018
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7 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (80s and 90s Hits!) August 09, 2018
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7 - 3Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2) August 23, 2018
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7 - 4
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7 - 5VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety) September 20, 2018
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7 - 6LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders) October 04, 2018
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7 - 7Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2) October 18, 2018
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7 - 8Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018) October 31, 2018
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7 - 9Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) November 15, 2018
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7 - 10Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts) November 29, 2018
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7 - 11Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes December 13, 2018
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7 - 12Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers) December 20, 2018
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7 - 13DBX Noise Reduction Revisited January 17, 2019
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7 - 14Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access) February 07, 2019
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7 - 15Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2 February 21, 2019
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7 - 16The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes March 07, 2019
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7 - 17Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino) March 21, 2019
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7 - 18Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade) April 04, 2019
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7 - 19Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years) April 18, 2019
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7 - 20Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm May 02, 2019
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7 - 21VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time) May 09, 2019
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7 - 22The Branson Tapes May 30, 2019
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Season 6 July 06, 2017
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6 - 1
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6 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!) July 20, 2017
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6 - 3Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation) August 03, 2017
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6 - 4Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome) August 17, 2017
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6 - 5LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke) August 31, 2017
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6 - 6Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files) September 14, 2017
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6 - 7As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials) September 28, 2017
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6 - 8Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses) October 12, 2017
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6 - 9
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6 - 10VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos) November 09, 2017
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6 - 11The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On) November 22, 2017
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6 - 12Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities) December 07, 2017
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6 - 13Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers) December 21, 2017
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6 - 14Phoney Nostalgia January 04, 2018
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6 - 15Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2 January 18, 2018
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6 - 16Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1) February 01, 2018
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6 - 17Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) February 15, 2018
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6 - 18Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs March 01, 2018
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6 - 19VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out) March 15, 2018
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6 - 20Silent-Era Talking Pictures March 29, 2018
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6 - 21Vinyl Potpourri April 12, 2018
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6 - 22Loudness Wars April 26, 2018
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6 - 23Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2) May 10, 2018
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6 - 24Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia) May 24, 2018
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6 - 25Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia) May 31, 2018
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Season 5 July 07, 2016
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5 - 1
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5 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 6 (98% 70's-free!) July 21, 2016
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5 - 3Home Shopping Channels August 04, 2016
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5 - 4LaserKaraoke Vol. 4 (+ VHS Karaoke Vol. 1) August 18, 2016
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5 - 5Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul September 01, 2016
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5 - 6
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5 - 7The Official Oddity Archive Guide To Retro A/V September 29, 2016
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5 - 8Betamax October 13, 2016
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5 - 9Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) October 27, 2016
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5 - 10VHS Vault Vol. 10 (Learning With The Stars) November 10, 2016
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5 - 11Top 10 Gaming Turkeys (of the 80's & 90's) November 24, 2016
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5 - 12The Official Oddity Archive® Idiot’s Guide To A/V Transfer December 08, 2016
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5 - 13Christmas Special 2016 (A Musical Masochist's Christmas) December 22, 2016
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5 - 14VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides) January 05, 2017
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5 - 15Local TV Vol. 5 (More Local Commercials) January 19, 2017
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5 - 16VHS Vault Vol. 11(D-I-V-O-R-C-E) February 02, 2017
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5 - 17Random Kiddie Records February 16, 2017
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5 - 18Minidisc March 02, 2017
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5 - 19Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel March 16, 2017
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5 - 20DBX Noise Reduction System March 30, 2017
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5 - 21Ben's Random Reel-To-Reel Haul April 13, 2017
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5 - 22Useless VHS Tapes April 27, 2017
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5 - 23
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5 - 24Video Magazines (or, Oddity Archive: Issue #126) May 25, 2017
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Season 4 July 16, 2015
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4 - 1Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15) July 16, 2015
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4 - 2
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4 - 3Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters) August 13, 2015
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4 - 4LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1) August 27, 2015
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4 - 5
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4 - 6VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To) September 24, 2015
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4 - 7Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over) October 08, 2015
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4 - 8Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015) October 22, 2015
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4 - 9VCR Ephemera November 05, 2015
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4 - 10Action Max (VHS Video Game Console) November 19, 2015
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4 - 11Prehistoric Pay-Per-View December 03, 2015
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4 - 12Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015) December 17, 2015
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4 - 13VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2) December 31, 2015
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4 - 14Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's) January 07, 2016
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4 - 15VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games) January 21, 2016
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4 - 16Prevue Channel(s) February 04, 2016
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4 - 17Airline Safety Videos February 18, 2016
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4 - 18Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective) March 03, 2016
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4 - 19Calibration & Test Laserdiscs March 17, 2016
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4 - 20Adult Party Albums March 31, 2016
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4 - 21Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay) April 14, 2016
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4 - 22Commodore 64 April 28, 2016
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4 - 23VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You) May 12, 2016
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4 - 24
3
Season 3 July 10, 2014
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3 - 1U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer) July 10, 2014
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3 - 2The Great Archive Treasure Hunt July 24, 2014
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3 - 3
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3 - 4Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle) August 21, 2014
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3 - 5LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition) September 04, 2014
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3 - 6Laserdiscs (and their children) September 18, 2014
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3 - 7Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends) October 02, 2014
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3 - 8Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs) October 16, 2014
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3 - 9Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween October 23, 2014
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3 - 10Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique Facial System) October 30, 2014
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3 - 11Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials) November 13, 2014
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3 - 12Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses November 27, 2014
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3 - 13Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview) December 11, 2014
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3 - 14Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!) December 23, 2014
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3 - 15Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts) December 31, 2014
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3 - 161-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!) January 15, 2015
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3 - 17VHS Vault Vol. 6: How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special 2015) February 12, 2015
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3 - 18The DuMont Network January 29, 2015
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3 - 19Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective) February 26, 2015
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3 - 20Audiocassette-Based Board Games March 12, 2015
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3 - 21
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3 - 22Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only) April 09, 2015
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3 - 233DO Interactive Multiplayer April 23, 2015
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3 - 24Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) May 07, 2015
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3 - 25WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover) May 21, 2015
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3 - 26The Death of Analog TV June 04, 2015
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Season 2 July 04, 2013
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2 - 1Bicentennial Fever July 04, 2013
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2 - 2Record Ripoffs July 18, 2013
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2 - 3VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos) August 01, 2013
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2 - 4Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke) August 15, 2013
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2 - 5Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities) August 29, 2013
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2 - 6The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013 September 12, 2013
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2 - 78-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track) September 20, 2013
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2 - 8VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos) September 26, 2013
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2 - 9Kiddie Disco Records October 03, 2013
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2 - 10Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs) October 24, 2013
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2 - 11Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax) November 07, 2013
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2 - 12VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games) November 21, 2013
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2 - 13QUBE Interactive TV December 05, 2013
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2 - 14A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!) December 19, 2013
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2 - 15Infomercials January 02, 2014
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2 - 16Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!) January 16, 2014
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2 - 17Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!) January 23, 2014
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2 - 18Teknikel Diffikultees February 06, 2014
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2 - 19PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand) February 20, 2014
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2 - 20Interstitials March 06, 2014
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2 - 21
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2 - 22More Record Rip-Offs April 03, 2014
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2 - 23Test Cards (and Patterns) April 17, 2014
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2 - 24Going Analog May 01, 2014
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2 - 25Weather Warnings May 08, 2014
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2 - 26VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!) May 29, 2014
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Season 1 July 05, 2012
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1 - 1The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 July 05, 2012
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1 - 2Emergency Broadcast Salute July 19, 2012
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1 - 3TV Sign-offs August 02, 2012
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1 - 4Local TV Special August 16, 2012
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1 - 5American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness) August 30, 2012
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1 - 6Conservative Folk Music September 13, 2012
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1 - 7Format Wars September 27, 2012
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1 - 81-900-ARCHIVE October 11, 2012
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1 - 9Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings) October 25, 2012
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1 - 10Captain Midnight / Vrillon November 08, 2012
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1 - 11Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite) November 15, 2012
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1 - 12Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's November 22, 2012
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1 - 13Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts) December 06, 2012
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1 - 14Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas) December 20, 2012
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1 - 15Teletext Heaven (or Hell) January 03, 2013
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1 - 16Intermission January 10, 2013
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1 - 17Prehistoric Television January 17, 2013
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1 - 18gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking) January 31, 2013
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1 - 19Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services) February 14, 2013
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1 - 20Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access) February 28, 2013
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1 - 21Protect & Survive March 14, 2013
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1 - 22Duck & Cover March 28, 2013
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1 - 23Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors) April 11, 2013
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1 - 24Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll) April 25, 2013
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1 - 25Employee Training Videos May 09, 2013
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1 - 26VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video) May 23, 2013
Overview
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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