Ben Minnotte
Director
Oddity Archive (2012)
Season 12
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.
Released July 5, 2012
Episode 28 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, History
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.cardboard-box, tmdb.hidden-face, tmdb.technology, tmdb.broadcasting
Network: YouTube
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S12E1 - In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X)
Quite possibly the ultimate “headphone” episode of OA…for realsies this time.
July 27, 2023, midnight
S12E2 - Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies)
The Archive finds itself caught in a celluloid jam…
Aug. 17, 2023, midnight
S12E3 - Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel
The Archive does a little home video archaeology…
Aug. 31, 2023, midnight
S12E4 - Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs)
Time to fill up on bratwurst and get down to that fonky, fonky, meut-sick!
Sept. 14, 2023, midnight
S12E5 - VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023)
Public Domain stuff, VHS, weird music, surrealist humor--your Oddity Archive® bingo card should be 80% full from this one episode alone!
Sept. 28, 2023, midnight
S12E6 - Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023)
Everybody loves a trilogy…and here’s the last piece of it.
Oct. 31, 2023, midnight
S12E7 - Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms)
Even the comedy gods (and goddesses) have their off days…
Nov. 16, 2023, midnight
S12E8 - Ben's Favorite OA Episodes
You’ve heard of turkey coma, right? This one’ll give you Archive coma.
Nov. 23, 2023, midnight
S12E9 - VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR)
Learn all about the ins and out of SCMPF (Simply Can’t Muster Proper Functionality) for your newfangled VCR thing!
Dec. 7, 2023, midnight
S12E10 - Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023)
‘Twas a few days before Christmas and all through the Archive/A Benny-boy was stirring, to madness he’ll drive…
Dec. 21, 2023, midnight
S12E11 - TBS Networkisms
An episode that’ll make you want to yell “TB-Yes”!
Jan. 11, 2024, midnight
S12E12 - Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News
Today’s Oddity Archive® may be taped (analog only) for classroom use until December 31, 2024. After December 31, 2024, all copies must be wiped or destroyed…and don’t think we don’t have the means of finding out if you didn’t.
Feb. 8, 2024, midnight
S12E13 - Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth)
Oddity Archive® lights up your TV’s* with the ads that please!**
*A computer screen will also suffice.
**As long as your expectations are suitably low.
March 7, 2024, midnight
S12E14 - Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze)
The chocolate and peanut butter of the Archive, together at last in the same episode!
April 4, 2024, midnight
S12E15 - TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie)
The episode where cardboard boxes and BoxCars collide…at last!
May 2, 2024, midnight
S12E16 - TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions)
Hey, you said you wanted more Oddity Archive…After Dark. Be careful what you wish for.
June 6, 2024, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 28 min.
Season Runtime: 8240 min.
Released: July 5, 2012
Last Air Date: Nov. 27, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 10+
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