Oddity Archive
Jul 05, 2012 (en)
Documentary
[30] Min
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First Air DateJul 05, 2012
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Original titleOddity Archive
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ReleaseJul 05, 2012
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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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Self - Host
Casts : 1 / Crews : 2
Specials ( 2012-07-26)
Donny Osmond - Soldier of Love (Michael Bay Salute)
Episode: 1
National Anthem Conspiracy Theory
Episode: 2
Everlasting Love
Episode: 3
The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 (Commentary)
Episode: 4
Sounds to Make You Shiver
Episode: 5
TV Sign-Offs (Commentary)
Episode: 6
Emergency Broadcast Salute (Commentary)
Episode: 7
Freedom is a Hammer (Album Review)
Episode: 8
American EXXXtasy (Commentary)
Episode: 9
Greetings From the Stars (Sort Of)
Episode: 10
Ask the Archive
Episode: 11
Archive Riffs: Petaluma Chicken
Episode: 12
Local TV Special (Commentary)
Episode: 13
Archive Riffs: Greedy Humpty Dumpty
Episode: 14
VHS Vault Vol. 1 (Amvest Video) (Commentary)
Episode: 15
Archive Riffs: Say No to Strangers
Episode: 16
National Anthem Conspiracy Theory (Redux)
Episode: 17
Halloween Special 2012 (Commentary)
Episode: 18
Hallmark Presents: Spooky Sounds
Episode: 19
Archive Riffs: Dining Together
Episode: 20
Christmas Special 2012 (A Fair Use Christmas) (Commentary)
Episode: 21
Archive Riffs: A Christmas Fantasy
Episode: 22
TV DX-ing
Episode: 23
Archive Riffs: Live & Learn
Episode: 24
Archive Riffs: Cigarette Commercials
Episode: 25
Backwards Masking (Commentary)
Episode: 26
A Nice Pair (of early, European VCR's)
Episode: 27
Blooper Reel
Episode: 28
VHS Vault Vol. 5 - Y2K (Commentary)
Episode: 29
Archive Riffs: Atomic Alert (Elementary Edition)
Episode: 30
Ben's Junk: Sony Super Betamax
Episode: 31
Ben's Junk: VideoNow PVD Player
Episode: 32
Format Wars 2 (COMMENTARY)
Episode: 33
Ben's Junk: VHS Camcorder (RCA CC285)
Episode: 34
The Great Archive Treasure Hunt (Commentary)
Episode: 35
Ben's Junk: Tascam Cassette Portastudio
Episode: 36
Halloween Special 2013 (Commentary)
Episode: 37
Ben's Junk : 8-Track/Cassette "Adaptor"
Episode: 38
Ben's Junk: Multi-System VHS VCR (Hitachi VT-M768EM)
Episode: 39
Ben's Junk: JVC S-VHS VCR (S7600U)
Episode: 40
Ben's Junk: LaserKaraoke/Laserdisc Player (Pioneer CLD-S304)
Episode: 41
1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Commentary)
Episode: 42
The DuMont Network (Deleted Game Show Segment)
Episode: 43
Ben's Junk: Handheld Electronic Games
Episode: 44
Ben's Junk: B-Movies & cult Classics
Episode: 45
Ben Tries Finnish Candy
Episode: 46
Ben's Junk: WebTV Box
Episode: 47
The Death of Analog TV (Commentary)
Episode: 48
Ben's Junk: Super 8 Sound Projector (Sears Sound II - Model 9258)
Episode: 49
Archive Riffs: Self-Conscious Guy
Episode: 50
Oddity Archive: Episode 78.4 - VHS Vault Vol. 6 (How's Your Sex Life?) (COMMENTARY)
Episode: 51
(Unofficial) Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I (model 220)
Episode: 52
Ben's Junk: 8-Track (and related) Oddities
Episode: 53
Ben's Junk: Sony DT-30 (External VCR Timer)
Episode: 54
Ben Tries Bonomo's Turkish Taffy
Episode: 55
Ben's Junk: Rejuvenique Revisited (plus Contest!)
Episode: 56
Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique) (Commentary)
Episode: 57
An Overly Nostalgic Halloween (or, For The Want of a Pail)
Episode: 58
For The Want of a Pail (Conclusion)
Episode: 59
Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder
Episode: 60
Ben Tries (Thanksgiving Edition) (or, Ben tries Australian Stuff)
Episode: 61
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Episode: 62
Archive Riffs: A Christmas Dream
Episode: 63
Ben's CED Collection (Deleted Segment from CED Episode)
Episode: 64
Ben's Junk: Guitars! Guitars!! Guitars!!!
Episode: 65
Ben's Junk: Ben's Philips CD-I Collection
Episode: 66
Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I Peacekeeper Revolver
Episode: 67
Ben's Junk: Ben's (Incomplete) Comedy LP Collection
Episode: 68
Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Movie Viewer
Episode: 69
Ben's Junk: Commodore 64 (& Peripherals)
Episode: 70
Ben's Junk: Sony TT-100 Tuner/Timer (for U-Matic)
Episode: 71
Commodore 64 (Commentary)
Episode: 72
Ben's Junk: VCR Co-Pilot
Episode: 73
Archive Riffs: Fox Hour Promotional Reel
Episode: 74
Record Ripoffs (Commentary)
Episode: 75
Ben's Junk: Magnavox Odyssey 2 (Video Game Console)
Episode: 76
Ben's Junk: Colecovision Video Game Console
Episode: 77
Ben's Junk: (Some Of) Ben's Vinyl Collection
Episode: 78
"The Voice" Module (for Magnavox Odyssey 2)
Episode: 79
Flexplay Disposable DVD Update
Episode: 80
Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Star Station Sing-Along Machine
Episode: 81
Fisher-Price PXL-2000 Camcorder (Commentary)
Episode: 82
Ben's Junk: bob (Another Nanny Box)
Episode: 83
Ben's Junk: DVD Recorder (Panasonic DMR-E55)
Episode: 84
Ben's Junk: Gemmy Douglas Fir Talking Christmas Tree
Episode: 85
Ben's Junk: Ben's Comic Book Collection
Episode: 86
Ben's Junk: Learn To Solder Kit
Episode: 87
Ben’s Junk: MD Walkman (Minidisc Addendum)
Episode: 88
Ben's Junk: RCA Selectavision CED Player (SGT 250)
Episode: 89
Ben's Junk: Ben's Audiophile Albums
Episode: 90
Ben's Junk: Vtech Socrates Educational Video System
Episode: 91
Ben's Junk: Videocipher II Plus/Manhattan Cable TV Box
Episode: 92
Ben's Junk: go reader (Audiobook Device)
Episode: 93
Archive Riffs: Dear Miss Gloria
Episode: 94
DBX Noise Reduction System (Commentary)
Episode: 95
Ben's Junk: Las Vegas Vacation (1997)
Episode: 96
Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 1)
Episode: 97
Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 2)
Episode: 98
Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Tape (Azimuth Alignment Cassette)
Episode: 99
Ben's Junk: DBX Cassettes (DBX Addendum)
Episode: 100
Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Disc (Turntable Cartridge Alignment Tool)
Episode: 101
Ben’s Junk: (New) Speed Calibration Cassette
Episode: 102
Ben's Junk: CVS One-Time-Use Video Camcorder
Episode: 103
Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) (Commentary)
Episode: 104
Ben’s Junk: The World of Yesterday (Classic Hollywood Fanzines)
Episode: 105
Ben's Junk: Realistic Phono Pre-Amp (Model 42-2109)
Episode: 106
Ben's Junk: Vidicraft Vidimate Video Enhancer (Model VDM300S)
Episode: 107
Ben's Junk: Star Shower Laser Light
Episode: 108
Ben's Junk: Sankyo Dualux Dual8 Projector (Model 2000H)
Episode: 109
Ben's Junk: Allsop 3 Orbitrac Record Cleaning System
Episode: 110
Ben's Junk: JVC KD-A6 Cassette Deck
Episode: 111
Ben's Junk: Discwasher Compact Disc Cleaner
Episode: 112
Ben's Junk: Royal Disc Repair System
Episode: 113
Ben's Junk: The Archive HQ Bookshelf
Episode: 114
Ben’s Junk: MP32C64 Adapter (Commodore Datasette Substitute)
Episode: 115
Archive Thrifting #1: Impromptu Investigations
Episode: 116
Archive Thrifting #2: Arc of a (Dumpster) Diver
Episode: 117
Ben's Junk: K-Tel Record Selector
Episode: 118
Ben's Junk: Teac V-770 Cassette Deck
Episode: 119
Discovision Dead Sides
Episode: 120
Ben's Junk: ABC Talking Monday Night Football (Board Game)
Episode: 121
Archive Riffs: Selling Your Home?
Episode: 122
Archive Thrifting #3: Beautiful Downtown Aurora's Last Stand
Episode: 123
Ben's Junk: Rocketfish Wireless Rear Speaker Kit
Episode: 124
Ben's Junk: Audio Technica AT-LP120 Turntable (Early Thoughts)
Episode: 125
Ben's Junk: Ben's Makeshift Bedroom Stereo System
Episode: 126
Ben's Junk: Ramsey FM Transmitter (Further Experiments)
Episode: 127
Ask The Archive Live (9/14/2018)
Episode: 128
Archive Thrifting #4: Elvis Sightings
Episode: 129
Archive Thrifting #5: Low Money Hu$tla
Episode: 130
Sounds of Terror! (Halloween Album Review)
Episode: 131
Ben's Junk: Pac-Man Fever (Pac-Man Mini Arcades)
Episode: 132
Archive Riffs: Thanksgiving Commercials
Episode: 133
NES Classic Edition (The Last Word?)
Episode: 134
Christmas LaserKaraoke (Deleted Segment)
Episode: 135
Ben's Junk: Nagaoka MP-110H Phono Cartridge
Episode: 136
Ben's Junk: Sega Pico ("Edutainment" Console)
Episode: 137
Ben's Junk: SNES Classic Edition (Belated) First Impressions)
Episode: 138
Ben’s Junk: Tyco VideoCam (Another Kiddie Camcorder)
Episode: 139
Archive Riffs: Valentine’s Day Commercials (A Semi-Romantic Tale)
Episode: 140
Archive Thrifting #6: Frostbite Falls
Episode: 141
Ben's Junk: Ronco Mr. Microphone
Episode: 142
Ben’s Junk: GAF 3100S Super 8 Film Projector
Episode: 143
Ben's Junk: The Big Reel (Film Collector’s Magazine)
Episode: 144
Discovision/Laserdisc Quirks (An Informal Discussion)
Episode: 145
Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 2
Episode: 146
Ben’s Junk: VGA Converters/Public Domain CD-ROMs
Episode: 147
Ben’s Junk: Innovative Technologies ITNS-500 Slide “Scanner”
Episode: 148
Archive Riffs: Clutch Cargo (Big “X”, Pts. 4 & 5)
Episode: 149
Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm (Commentary)
Episode: 150
Archive Thrifting #7: Wii, Wii, All The Way Home
Episode: 151
Record Ripoffs Commercial Parodies (Vols. 1–9)
Episode: 152
Ben's Junk: Video Action Magazine (Issue #1: December, 1980)
Episode: 153
Bennytronics Guitar Noise Experiment (Analog, Circa 1980-style) (COMPLETE SEGMENT)
Episode: 154
Ben's Junk: Ben's Laserdisc Collection (2019 Edition)
Episode: 155
Fostex X-14/Ben's Music "Career": The Gear
Episode: 156
Ben's Junk: Whippany Rhythm Master (Circa 1972 Drum Machine)
Episode: 157
Ben's Junk: Burns Theremin
Episode: 158
Archive Thrifting #8: Break IT You Pay For IT
Episode: 159
Haunted House (Halloween SFX Album Review)
Episode: 160
Telesound 13 (Moog/Realistic Concertmate MG-1)
Episode: 161
Ben's Junk: Realistic Concertmate (Moog) MG-1 Synthesizer
Episode: 162
Ben's Junk: Sony DCR-TRV320 Digital8 Handycam (Video8 Addendum)
Episode: 163
Ben's Junk: Archer Video Processor/Stabilizer (Model 15-1272A)
Episode: 164
Algorithmic Audio Mastering (CloudBounce Review)
Episode: 165
Archive Thrifting #9: Christmas Confidential
Episode: 166
Archive Riffs: Boxing Day Commercials (er, Adverts)
Episode: 167
MovieCD
Episode: 168
Ben's Junk: Cult VHS (& A Few DVD's) (2020 Edition)
Episode: 169
Ben's Junk: Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD Audio Interface
Episode: 170
Ben's Junk: Behringer neutron (analog, Monophonic) Synthesizer
Episode: 171
F.D.G. (Oddity Archive Sign-Off Muzak)
Episode: 172
Ben's Junk: Industrial Laserdiscs/ Anderic (Reproduction) Service Remote
Episode: 173
Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 4.5: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch Multitracks (An Addendum)
Episode: 174
Enhanced CD's (& other multimedia CD's) (an informal chat)
Episode: 175
Ben's Junk: The OA (semi-)Supercomputer/OA Recording Studio Redux
Episode: 176
Ben's Junk: Sony SLO-325 Industrial Betamax
Episode: 177
Ben's Junk: 1953 & 1956 Hoffman Television Catalogs
Episode: 178
Ben's Junk: Tiger Quiz Wiz
Episode: 179
Ben Minnotte - Switched-On Pavanned (Moog Instrumental)
Episode: 180
Ben Minnotte - The Happy Moog (Gets Stuck In Rush Hour) ("Moog" Instrumental)
Episode: 181
Ben's Junk: First Alert FTR-960R Time-Lapse VCR (+ Time-Lapse Tape)
Episode: 182
Archive Riffs: Moving Up To Amateur Radio
Episode: 183
Archive Thrifting #10: Before We Were SO Rudely Interrupted
Episode: 184
Ben's Junk: Sony U-Matic & Industrial Betamax Wired Remotes
Episode: 185
The Battle At Elderbush Gulch (2020 Redux)
Episode: 186
Archive Thrifting #11: This Can Not Be The Right Price Deal
Episode: 187
Ben's Junk: Pioneer RH-65 8-Track Deck
Episode: 188
Ben's Junk: Denon UD-M30 CD Receiver
Episode: 189
Pavanned (Documentary Style) (Vaporwave?)
Episode: 190
In Your Hands (Violin & "Mellotron" Thing)
Episode: 191
Ep. 200 Rebuttal & Deleted Scenes
Episode: 192
Nitrogené (Synth Instrumental)
Episode: 193
Ben's Junk: JVC HR-S7600U S-VHS ET VCR (REVISITED)
Episode: 194
Ben's Junk: Buster Keaton Video Collection
Episode: 195
Archive Thrifting #12: (Not-So) Scary Deals
Episode: 196
Ben's Junk: (New) Polaroid 600 Film (& old camera(s))
Episode: 197
Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's Audiocassette Collection
Episode: 198
Ben's Junk: (New) Dubreq Stylophone
Episode: 199
Archive Thrifting #13: Deck The Hauls
Episode: 200
Ben's Junk: (some of) Ben's Vinyl Collection Vol. 2
Episode: 201
Ben's Junk: Sega Genesis Mini (Miniature Game Console)
Episode: 202
Home Video Recording, 1972-Style (or, Ben's Complete U-Matic Rig)
Episode: 203
Ben's Junk: Toshiba 20AF43 CRT TV
Episode: 204
Archive Thrifting #14: (Non-)Luck of the (Non-)Irish
Episode: 205
Phonies (Answering Machine Greetings)
Episode: 206
Archive Riffs: A Taxing Set of Commercials (Tax Day Special)
Episode: 207
Ben's Junk: GPX Digital TV Tuner + Recorder
Episode: 208
A Geeky Evening With Benny-Boy
Episode: 209
Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance Box Pro (Video Capture Device)
Episode: 210
Ben's Junk: JVC HM-DH30000U & Mitsubishi HD-HS2000u D-VHS VCR's
Episode: 211
Episode 200 (Behind The Box) (Commentary)
Episode: 212
Archive Thrifting #15: Out Of This World Deals
Episode: 213
Ben's Junk: Akai GX-220 Reel-To-Reel Audiotape Deck
Episode: 214
History of VHS (COMPLETE SERIES)
Episode: 215
Ben's Casino Travelogue (Deleted Segment From How I Spent My Summer VIII)
Episode: 216
Archive Thrifting #16: La Cage Aux Thrifting
Episode: 217
VCR Cleaning (A Public Service Video)
Episode: 218
Channel Update (9/2021) (Sony AV-3600 Update, Sencore VA62, etc.)
Episode: 219
VCR Rabbit Revisited
Episode: 220
Ben's Junk: Video Store Regulars (& Memories)
Episode: 221
Ben’s Junk: Wolverine Moviemaker Pro 8mm & Super8 Film Scanner
Episode: 222
Archive Thrifting #17: Spooktacular Savings
Episode: 223
Thereminiature/Pavanned (Version 6.66)
Episode: 224
Ben's Junk: Sony Digital Mavica (Model MVC-FD73) (Floppy Disk Digital Camera from 1999)
Episode: 225
Ben's Junk: Coolmusic Ring Modulator (& other FX) ("Max Headroom" Hijacker Voice)
Episode: 226
Ben's Junk: Christmas TV VHS & DVD's
Episode: 227
Archive Thrifting #18: Shortwave Santa
Episode: 228
Ben’s Music “Career” (The Complete Saga)
Episode: 229
Ben's Junk: Keyfax Update/Pioneer GGF1381 Laserdisc Service Remote/Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 3
Episode: 230
The Wire (via Sony PCM-701ES, Betamax)
Episode: 231
Ben's Junk: VuPoint Digital Video Converter (or, the circa 2010 YouTube video device)
Episode: 232
Ben's Junk: The Clapper
Episode: 233
Laserdisc Laser Rot
Episode: 234
Ben's Junk: Magnus Chord Organ
Episode: 235
Ben's Junk: Blonder-Tongue BTX-111 "Ultraverter" (& ONTV Box Update)
Episode: 236
Ben's Junk: Prog & Metal VHS, Beta & Laserdiscs
Episode: 237
Ben's Junk: Newtek Calibar (A Pen-Sized Test Pattern Generator)
Episode: 238
A BENefit for a new computer…or a loose Ask The Archive
Episode: 239
Ben's Junk: Hotronic AP41 (Frame Synchronizer & Time Base Corrector)
Episode: 240
The “Can I Remember It?” stream (or, a smaller BENefit)
Episode: 241
CD Frustrations & Easter Eggs
Episode: 242
A Tour of the New OA Computer Rig (OA Computer Tour 2022)
Episode: 243
Ben's Junk: Sony CVM-51UW and Panasonic WV-BM990 CRT Monitors
Episode: 244
The Eraser Laserdisc Experiment
Episode: 245
Archive Thrifting #19: Radios, Radios
Episode: 246
Archive Riffs: Hey, Stop That!
Episode: 247
Ben's Junk: Midland WR400 NOAA Weather Radio (& other Radio Ramblings)
Episode: 248
Ben's Junk: Sony SRF-A100 AM/AM Stereo/FM Portable Radio
Episode: 249
Archive Thrifting #20: Fair(mont) (St.) Clouds over Mankato
Episode: 250
Ben Repairs: Radio Shack Executive Stress Eliminator
Episode: 251
Sony Videocorders Update (CV-2100 & AV-3600) (8/2022)
Episode: 252
Ben's Junk: Tyler Portable TV (model TTV701-7)
Episode: 253
Ben's Junk: Sears Whisper-Matic IV (& Victorian-Era Theater Slides)
Episode: 254
Ben's Junk: Ben's Blackhawk Films Collection (minus the videotapes)
Episode: 255
Ben's Junk: Sony Trinitron PVM-1343MD (Professional Video Monitor)
Episode: 256
Archive Thrifting #21: We Already Have Halloween At Home
Episode: 257
Benny M.'s TV Party (Commentary)
Episode: 258
Halloween Special 2022 Blooper Reel
Episode: 259
Ben's Junk: Telemeter Pay TV Box (Circa 1960)
Episode: 260
Ben's Junk: Favorite (and/or Notable) Christmas Albums
Episode: 261
Archive Thrifting #22: Christmas In Elbonia
Episode: 262
Archive Thrifting #23: Holiday Hangover
Episode: 263
Magna-Guard (or, Copy-Protection, Vol. 3)
Episode: 264
Ben's Junk: RCA BW003 (1978 Home Video Camera)
Episode: 265
Ben's Junk: Forbidden KLAK (via the Archer Multiple Video Distribution System)
Episode: 266
Ben's Junk: Realistic (Radio Shack) FM Wireless Lavalier Microphone System (Circa 1988)
Episode: 267
Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's TV-on-DVD Collection
Episode: 268
Ben's Junk: Hitachi Visionbook Pro 7560 Laptop (or, My 1st, failed attempt at a Windows 98 Rig)
Episode: 269
Ben's Junk: Ben's Mad Magazine Stash
Episode: 270
Noelle's Mystery Tapes (& Channel Update - 4/2023)
Episode: 271
Ben's Junk: 80's Music Videos (on Laserdisc)
Episode: 272
Ben's Ugly A/V Rack
Episode: 273
Betacam SP (1st Test...From A Newbie's Perspective)
Episode: 274
Christmas Morning on a June Evening (or, Mail Day From Tyrone)
Episode: 275
Archive Thrifting #24: The Delicate Sound of Thrifting
Episode: 276
Ben's Junk: X-10 Videosender (another VCR Rabbit-esque device)
Episode: 277
Revenge of the Sony AV-3600 Videocorder (1st Test)
Episode: 278
Archive Thrifting #25: 3M (Moderate Minnesota Madness)
Episode: 279
Fix It or Forget It? (NEC S-VHS Deck)
Episode: 280
Ben's Junk: 1966 (partial) Zenith Phonevision Pay TV Box
Episode: 281
Ben's Junk: SelecTV Pay TV Box
Episode: 282
Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance ViewLite AV (Video Capture Device)
Episode: 283
Ben's Junk: Sears Du-All Eight (8mm Viewer/Editor)
Episode: 284
Archive Thrifting #26: Indian Summer
Episode: 285
Ben's Junk: Sharp VL-E47 "Viewcam" (Video8 Camcorder, circa 1995)
Episode: 286
Archive Thrifting #28: Scandalous Santa
Episode: 287
Archive Thrifting #29 (Christmas Leftovers)
Episode: 288
Ben's Junk: Ben's Rifftrax DVD & Blu-Ray Collection
Episode: 289
Ben's Junk: Denon RCD-N10 CD Receiver
Episode: 290
Ben's Junk: Magnavox H2160MW9 (or, Exploring Someone's Old Personal DVR)
Episode: 291
Ben's Junk: Wometco Home Theatre (WHT) Pay TV Decoder Box
Episode: 292
Ben’s Junk: ClearClick Video2USB/ A Tour of Ben’s Livestream Setup
Episode: 293
How To Unstretch Video (via HandBrake)
Episode: 294
Ben's Junk: Laser Video File Laserdisc Catalog (Mid-1992)
Episode: 295
Ben's Junk: Some More of Ben's Audiocassette Collection (Mystery Box!)
Episode: 296
Magnavox H2160MW9 Personal DVR/DVD Recorder UPDATE (A Failure)
Episode: 297
Ben's Junk: Videolok (VCR Anti-Theft Device)
Episode: 298
Ben's Junk: Rhoades Teledapter (TV Stereo Simulator)
Episode: 299
Windows 98 Laptop Update (4/2024)
Episode: 300
CD Rot Rant
Episode: 301
Ben A.'s Mystery Tapes (A Not-So-Livestream)
Episode: 302
Windows 98 Laptop Update (5/2024) (She Lives!)
Episode: 303
Ben's Junk: Whole House FM Transmitter 3.0
Episode: 304
Ben Vs. The Cursed U-Matic Tape
Episode: 305
Archive Thrifting #30: Wet Fireworks
Episode: 306
Ben's Junk: A Tower of Vidicraft
Episode: 307
Quasar Great Time Machine (Round 2?)
Episode: 308
Ben's Junk: My First DVD's
Episode: 309
Ben's Junk: JamC@m Digital Camera
Episode: 310
Archive Thrifting #31: Summer's End
Episode: 311
More Fun With Moldy U-Matic Tapes
Episode: 312
Ben's Junk: :CueCat Barcode Scanner
Episode: 313
Ben's Junk: Sencore "Little Huey" Test Pattern Generator
Episode: 314
Ben's Junk: Casio CMD-10 watch
Episode: 315
Ben's Junk: Laserviews Laserdisc Magazines
Episode: 316
Archive Thrifting #32: Halloween Hootenanny
Episode: 317
Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) (Commentary)
Episode: 318
Ben's Junk: Realistic (Radio Shack) Astronaut 8 Radio
Episode: 319
Ben's Junk: Down Beat Magazine (10/23/1975)
Episode: 320
Ben’s Junk: Thanksgiving Traditions (and not-so-traditions)
Episode: 321
Ben’s Junk: VHS is Life Mold Cleaning Rig REDUX
Episode: 322
Archive Thrifting #33: Christmas Clutter
Episode: 323
Ben’s Junk: Epiphone ED-100NS Acoustic Guitar
Episode: 324
Ben’s (Failed) Gimmick CD (A Rant)
Episode: 325
Ben’s Junk: NuReality Vivid 3D (Mock Surround Sound Processor)
Episode: 326
Ben's Junk: Optoma PK320 Pico Pocket Projector
Episode: 327
Albums I Love (That I’m Supposed To Hate)
Episode: 328
Monkeeing Around
Episode: 329
Ben’s Junk: Sony eMarker (SoundHound before SoundHound)
Episode: 330
DiscoVision Dead Sides Vol. 5
Episode: 331
Ben’s Junk: RCA RC5230Z DIVX/DVD Player (More “Deadware”)
Episode: 332
State of the Archive Address (4/2025)
Episode: 333
25 Pounds of Laserdiscs (Mail Day From Paul C.)
Episode: 334
Season 1 ( 2012-07-05)
The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
Episode: 1
Emergency Broadcast Salute
Episode: 2
TV Sign-offs
Episode: 3
Local TV Special
Episode: 4
American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness)
Episode: 5
Conservative Folk Music
Episode: 6
Format Wars
Episode: 7
1-900-ARCHIVE
Episode: 8
Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
Episode: 9
Captain Midnight / Vrillon
Episode: 10
Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
Episode: 11
Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
Episode: 12
Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts)
Episode: 13
Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas)
Episode: 14
Teletext Heaven (or Hell)
Episode: 15
Intermission
Episode: 16
Prehistoric Television
Episode: 17
gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking)
Episode: 18
Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services)
Episode: 19
Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access)
Episode: 20
Protect & Survive
Episode: 21
Duck & Cover
Episode: 22
Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors)
Episode: 23
Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll)
Episode: 24
Employee Training Videos
Episode: 25
VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video)
Episode: 26
Season 2 ( 2013-07-04)
Bicentennial Fever
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs
Episode: 2
VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos)
Episode: 3
Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke)
Episode: 4
Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities)
Episode: 5
The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013
Episode: 6
8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track)
Episode: 7
VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos)
Episode: 8
Kiddie Disco Records
Episode: 9
Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs)
Episode: 10
Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax)
Episode: 11
VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games)
Episode: 12
QUBE Interactive TV
Episode: 13
A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!)
Episode: 14
Infomercials
Episode: 15
Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!)
Episode: 16
Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!)
Episode: 17
Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties)
Episode: 18
PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand)
Episode: 19
Interstitials
Episode: 20
A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour)
Episode: 21
More Record Rip-Offs
Episode: 22
Test Cards (and Patterns)
Episode: 23
Going Analog
Episode: 24
Weather Warnings
Episode: 25
VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!)
Episode: 26
Season 3 ( 2014-07-10)
U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer)
Episode: 1
The Great Archive Treasure Hunt
Episode: 2
Return of the Son of Record Rip-Offs (or, Record Rip-offs, vol. 3)
Episode: 3
Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle)
Episode: 4
LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition)
Episode: 5
Laserdiscs (and their children)
Episode: 6
Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends)
Episode: 7
Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs)
Episode: 8
Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween
Episode: 9
Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique Facial System)
Episode: 10
Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials)
Episode: 11
Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses
Episode: 12
Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview)
Episode: 13
Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!)
Episode: 14
Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts)
Episode: 15
1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!)
Episode: 16
VHS Vault Vol. 6: How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special 2015)
Episode: 17
The DuMont Network
Episode: 18
Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective)
Episode: 19
Audiocassette-Based Board Games
Episode: 20
Electronic Talking Oddity Archive! (Electronic Talking Board Games)
Episode: 21
Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only)
Episode: 22
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Episode: 23
Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive)
Episode: 24
WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover)
Episode: 25
The Death of Analog TV
Episode: 26
Season 4 ( 2015-07-16)
Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15)
Episode: 1
Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test)
Episode: 2
Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)
Episode: 3
LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1)
Episode: 4
CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!)
Episode: 5
VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To)
Episode: 6
Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over)
Episode: 7
Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015)
Episode: 8
VCR Ephemera
Episode: 9
Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)
Episode: 10
Prehistoric Pay-Per-View
Episode: 11
Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015)
Episode: 12
VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2)
Episode: 13
Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's)
Episode: 14
VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games)
Episode: 15
Prevue Channel(s)
Episode: 16
Airline Safety Videos
Episode: 17
Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)
Episode: 18
Calibration & Test Laserdiscs
Episode: 19
Adult Party Albums
Episode: 20
Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)
Episode: 21
Commodore 64
Episode: 22
VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You)
Episode: 23
VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & Interactive Vision)
Episode: 24
Season 5 ( 2016-07-07)
How I Spent My Summer III
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 6 (98% 70's-free!)
Episode: 2
Home Shopping Channels
Episode: 3
LaserKaraoke Vol. 4 (+ VHS Karaoke Vol. 1)
Episode: 4
Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul
Episode: 5
Talking House Transmitter Redux (or, Part 15 Microbroadcasting: The Final Chapter?)
Episode: 6
The Official Oddity Archive Guide To Retro A/V
Episode: 7
Betamax
Episode: 8
Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016)
Episode: 9
VHS Vault Vol. 10 (Learning With The Stars)
Episode: 10
Top 10 Gaming Turkeys (of the 80's and 90's)
Episode: 11
The Official Oddity Archive® Idiot’s Guide To A/V Transfer
Episode: 12
Christmas Special 2016 (A Musical Masochist's Christmas)
Episode: 13
VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides)
Episode: 14
Local TV Vol. 5 (More Local Commercials)
Episode: 15
VHS Vault Vol. 11(D-I-V-O-R-C-E)
Episode: 16
Random Kiddie Records
Episode: 17
Minidisc
Episode: 18
Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel
Episode: 19
DBX Noise Reduction System
Episode: 20
Ben's Random Reel-To-Reel Haul
Episode: 21
Useless VHS Tapes
Episode: 22
Going (Proto-)Mobile! (Sony Data Discman & Apple Newton)
Episode: 23
Video Magazines (or, Oddity Archive: Issue #126)
Episode: 24
Season 6 ( 2017-07-06)
How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up)
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!)
Episode: 2
Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation)
Episode: 3
Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome)
Episode: 4
LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke)
Episode: 5
Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files)
Episode: 6
As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials)
Episode: 7
Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses)
Episode: 8
"Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017)
Episode: 9
VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)
Episode: 10
The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On)
Episode: 11
Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities)
Episode: 12
Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers)
Episode: 13
Phoney Nostalgia
Episode: 14
Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2
Episode: 15
Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1)
Episode: 16
Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Episode: 17
Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs
Episode: 18
VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out)
Episode: 19
Silent-Era Talking Pictures
Episode: 20
Vinyl Potpourri
Episode: 21
Loudness Wars
Episode: 22
Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2)
Episode: 23
Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia)
Episode: 24
Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)
Episode: 25
Season 7 ( 2018-07-26)
How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!)
Episode: 2
Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2)
Episode: 3
The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting)
Episode: 4
VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety)
Episode: 5
LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders)
Episode: 6
Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2)
Episode: 7
Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018)
Episode: 8
Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)
Episode: 9
Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts)
Episode: 10
Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes
Episode: 11
Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers)
Episode: 12
DBX Noise Reduction Revisited
Episode: 13
Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access)
Episode: 14
Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2
Episode: 15
The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes
Episode: 16
Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino)
Episode: 17
Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade)
Episode: 18
Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years)
Episode: 19
Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm
Episode: 20
VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time)
Episode: 21
The Branson Tapes
Episode: 22
Season 8 ( 2019-07-11)
How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019)
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!)
Episode: 2
The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style)
Episode: 3
Scanimate
Episode: 4
Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows)
Episode: 5
LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies)
Episode: 6
Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention)
Episode: 7
Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom")
Episode: 8
After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019)
Episode: 9
Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children)
Episode: 10
Top 10 Earworms (to date)
Episode: 11
Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies)
Episode: 12
Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's
Episode: 13
History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's)
Episode: 14
Theatrical Policy Trailers
Episode: 15
VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale)
Episode: 16
Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...)
Episode: 17
Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch
Episode: 18
Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels)
Episode: 19
Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3
Episode: 20
History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C)
Episode: 21
Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials)
Episode: 22
(Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites)
Episode: 23
Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)
Episode: 24
Season 9 ( 2020-07-16)
How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans)
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...)
Episode: 2
Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary)
Episode: 3
Early Color Film (but not Technicolor)
Episode: 4
History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS)
Episode: 5
Cheesy Logos
Episode: 6
Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs
Episode: 7
VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020)
Episode: 8
Benny's Birthday Bash
Episode: 9
OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA)
Episode: 10
The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer
Episode: 11
Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal)
Episode: 12
PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's)
Episode: 13
Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex)
Episode: 14
Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?)
Episode: 15
Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes
Episode: 16
Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along
Episode: 17
Cheap Radio Thrills
Episode: 18
Weather Warnings Vol. 2 (Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather)
Episode: 19
KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.)
Episode: 20
VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star)
Episode: 21
Gag Reels
Episode: 22
History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection)
Episode: 23
Season 10 ( 2021-07-22)
How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)
Episode: 2
USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)
Episode: 3
Random CD's
Episode: 4
Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)
Episode: 5
Dodgy Demo DVD's
Episode: 6
Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)
Episode: 7
Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Episode: 8
OA's Greatest Commercials
Episode: 9
FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues
Episode: 10
Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)
Episode: 11
PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)
Episode: 12
Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)
Episode: 13
Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)
Episode: 14
Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)
Episode: 15
Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)
Episode: 16
Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)
Episode: 17
VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)
Episode: 18
Radio Stunting
Episode: 19
Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes
Episode: 20
Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)
Episode: 21
CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Episode: 22
Season 11 ( 2022-07-21)
In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX)
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country)
Episode: 2
Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms
Episode: 3
The Ballad of Peter Lemongello
Episode: 4
The Warped Afterlives of Metropolis & Phantom of the Opera (Silent Movie Day 2022)
Episode: 5
8mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films
Episode: 6
The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022)
Episode: 7
VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos)
Episode: 8
Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube)
Episode: 9
Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022)
Episode: 10
Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022)
Episode: 11
(Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms
Episode: 12
Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition)
Episode: 13
Pointless Products (or, As Seen On TV Commercials, Vol. 2)
Episode: 14
Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2)
Episode: 15
Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms)
Episode: 16
Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations)
Episode: 17
Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media
Episode: 18
VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN)
Episode: 19
The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture
Episode: 20
American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera
Episode: 21
Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine
Episode: 22
The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format)
Episode: 23
Season 12 ( 2023-07-27)
In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X)
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies)
Episode: 2
Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel
Episode: 3
Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs)
Episode: 4
VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023)
Episode: 5
Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023)
Episode: 6
Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms)
Episode: 7
Ben's Favorite OA Episodes
Episode: 8
VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR)
Episode: 9
Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023)
Episode: 10
TBS Networkisms
Episode: 11
Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News
Episode: 12
Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth)
Episode: 13
Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze)
Episode: 14
TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie)
Episode: 15
TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions)
Episode: 16
Season 13 ( 2024-07-25)
How I Spent My Summer XI (Sold(i)ering On...)
Episode: 1
Record Ripoffs Vol. 14 (The 70's Strike Back)
Episode: 2
Surréalist Sinéma (Silent Movie Day 2024)
Episode: 3
Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) ("In-House" Feed)
Episode: 4
OA’s Greatest VHS Tapes
Episode: 5
Stocking Stinkers (Christmas Special 2024)
Episode: 6
Prehistoric Comedy Central (The Comedy Channel/Ha!/CTV: The Comedy Network)
Episode: 7
The All-New “Bad” 80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Episode: 8
