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July 16, 2015

Season 4

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

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

24min
July 16, 2015

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

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

24min
July 30, 2015

03. Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)

Naughty words WITHOUT Oddity Archive® – 22

Naughty words WITH Oddity Archive® – 21

19min
August 13, 2015

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

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

39min
August 27, 2015

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

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

24min
September 10, 2015

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

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

25min
September 24, 2015

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

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.

27min
October 8, 2015

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

Oddity Archive: Now in high-pile carpetvision!

20min
October 22, 2015

09. VCR Ephemera

VCR Ephemera, or, Oddity Archive for beginners.

18min
November 5, 2015

10. Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)

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

20min
November 19, 2015

11. Prehistoric Pay-Per-View

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

20min
December 3, 2015

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

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

26min
December 17, 2015

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

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.)

32min
December 31, 2015

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

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

23min
January 7, 2016

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

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

24min
January 21, 2016

16. Prevue Channel(s)

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

24min
February 4, 2016

17. Airline Safety Videos

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

19min
February 18, 2016

18. Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)

...or, Ben vs. Another Expensive Hobby

or, Ben cures the hams

or, Ben was already a total ham. Why make it worse?

23min
March 3, 2016

19. Calibration & Test Laserdiscs

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

25min
March 17, 2016

20. Adult Party Albums

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

23min
March 31, 2016

21. Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)

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

29min
April 14, 2016

22. Commodore 64

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

33min
April 28, 2016

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

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

28min
May 12, 2016

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

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).

29min
May 26, 2016