Ben Minnotte
Director
Oddity Archive (2012)
Season 8
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
S8E1 - How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019)
Ben gets far more than he bargained for…and it was hardly a bargain.
July 11, 2019, midnight
S8E2 - Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!)
A special limited addition—because we don’t think this’ll sell too well.
July 25, 2019, midnight
S8E3 - The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style)
Oddity Archive®: On the cutting edge of amateur, home recording (as of 1965).
Aug. 8, 2019, midnight
S8E4 - Scanimate
A banquet of oversaturated and generation-lossy goodness from the Archive! Fill-in-the-blankwave fans will love it.
Aug. 22, 2019, midnight
S8E5 - Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows)
…and the jackpot goes up to 178…episodes, that is!
Sept. 5, 2019, midnight
S8E6 - LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies)
Our seventh annual marathon of soft rock and mullets…lots and lots of mullets.
Sept. 19, 2019, midnight
S8E7 - Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention)
…or, Ben enters the Loss Prevention Protection Program.
Oct. 3, 2019, midnight
S8E8 - Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom")
Another batch of (no more than) 7.5ips goodness…straight from the hea-a-a-arrt.
Oct. 17, 2019, midnight
S8E9 - After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019)
It takes a LOT of sacrifice to maintain the Archive…
Oct. 31, 2019, midnight
S8E10 - Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children)
Getting the History of Home Video train back on track with the first great (albeit rather dull) camcorder format.
Nov. 14, 2019, midnight
S8E11 - Top 10 Earworms (to date)
Guaranteed to get stuck in your head for days…er, weeks…er, months…er, years after viewing!
Nov. 28, 2019, midnight
S8E12 - Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies)
Would you please make welcome to the Archive…tap-dancing Christmas trees, teddy bears that can wipe out entire armies and…Dennis.
Dec. 19, 2019, midnight
S8E13 - Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's
Saying goodbye to the decade that brought us selfies, Alexa, and fidget spinners…and not a minute too soon.
Jan. 1, 2020, midnight
S8E14 - History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's)
A history lesson so big, it’s gonna have to be its own subseries.
Jan. 16, 2020, midnight
S8E15 - Theatrical Policy Trailers
Please silence your phones, mobile devices and other electronics…actually don’t. You won’t be able to hear this episode otherwise.
Jan. 30, 2020, midnight
S8E16 - VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale)
It’s a love obsession at the Archive!
Feb. 13, 2020, midnight
S8E17 - Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...)
We interrupt this episode of Oddity Archive to bring you…a bunch of other interruptions.
Feb. 27, 2020, midnight
S8E18 - Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch
Time to leave the ol’ cassette 4-tracker behind…
March 12, 2020, midnight
S8E19 - Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels)
None
March 26, 2020, midnight
S8E20 - Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3
A springtime-fresh bouquet of ferric (or chrome) goodness!
April 9, 2020, midnight
S8E21 - History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C)
Oddity Archive®: Now in our exclusive EP (Endless Play) Mode!
April 23, 2020, midnight
S8E22 - Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials)
…or, the Archive’s idea of nocturnal delight.
May 7, 2020, midnight
S8E23 - (Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites)
Some shows were pre-destined to land in the dumpster or collide with the ol’ bulk eraser…here are five of them that have (at least) somewhat cheated fate.
May 21, 2020, midnight
S8E24 - Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)
…or, how an unlikely hit album launched an even more unlikely tidal wave of cash-ins and imitators. In a way, it’s the perfect Archivism.
June 4, 2020, 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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