Season 4

episodes

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

Jul 16, 201524m

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

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

Jul 30, 201524m

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

3.Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)

Aug 13, 201519m

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

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

Aug 27, 201539m

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

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

Sep 10, 201524m

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

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

Sep 24, 201525m

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

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

Oct 8, 201527m

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

Oct 22, 201520m

Oddity Archive: Now in high-pile carpetvision!

9.VCR Ephemera

Nov 5, 201518m

VCR Ephemera, or, Oddity Archive for beginners.

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10.Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)

Nov 19, 201520m

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

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11.Prehistoric Pay-Per-View

Dec 3, 201520m

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

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

Dec 17, 201526m

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

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

Dec 31, 201532m

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.)

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

Jan 7, 201623m

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

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

Jan 21, 201624m

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

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16.Prevue Channel(s)

Feb 4, 201624m

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

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17.Airline Safety Videos

Feb 18, 201619m

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

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18.Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)

Mar 3, 201623m

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

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19.Calibration & Test Laserdiscs

Mar 17, 201625m

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

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20.Adult Party Albums

Mar 31, 201623m

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

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21.Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)

Apr 14, 201629m

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

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22.Commodore 64

Apr 28, 201633m

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

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

May 12, 201628m

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

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

May 26, 201629m

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).