Oddity Archive - Season 7

1. How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier

Aired: 7/26/2018

Archive HQ Version 2.0. Was it worth it?

2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!)

Aired: 8/9/2018

3. Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2)

Aired: 8/23/2018

By (inexplicably) popular demand, the Rock N’ Roll equivalent to “American Movie” rolls on.

4. The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting)

Aired: 9/6/2018

Attempting to realize a viewer’s vision of an old-school, drive-in theater—at home.

5. VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety)

Aired: 9/20/2018

We haven't had a good roast in awhile, have we?

6. LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders)

Aired: 10/4/2018

More 8 frames-per-second at 1,800 revolutions-per-minute goodness from the darkest pits of the Archive!

7. Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2)

Aired: 10/18/2018

Well, I kinda killed the Archive’s old LaserKaraoke machine…and I’d been threatening to upgrade the main Laserdisc player. Upgrade time!

8. Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018)

Aired: 10/31/2018

IT’S BA-ACK!

9. Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)

Aired: 11/15/2018

The future of the common audiocassette is (er, was) here!

10. Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts)

Aired: 11/29/2018

Another fragrant bouquet of dusty, musty, moldy slabs of wax!

11. Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes

Aired: 12/13/2018

The Archive finally acquires some genuine off-air U.K. tapes…complete with some genuine U.K. mold (er, mould).

12. Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers)

Aired: 12/20/2018

Some Christmas oddities (and one not-so-oddity) with a real bang to them!

13. DBX Noise Reduction Revisited

Aired: 1/17/2019

New year, old hindrances…

14. Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access)

Aired: 2/7/2019

Let us take another dip into the well of televised municipal culture…

15. Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2

Aired: 2/21/2019

Our trucks are currently scouring your neighborhood with sophisticated equipment to detect anyone watching our show illegally. Don’t you dare question how we do it. Punks.

16. The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes

Aired: 3/7/2019

A massive dose of hissy, sticky goodness that should never be degaussed after midnight!

17. Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino)

Aired: 3/21/2019

A genuine(ly twisted) labor of love from your friends at the Oddity Archive®.

18. Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade)

Aired: 4/4/2019

Search Frame 30609. Then, add in 29,000. Then, multiply by .84. Then, write down your findings (in order). You are now ready to begin watching this episode of Oddity Archive.

19. Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years)

Aired: 4/18/2019

Like in sports, sometimes musicians need a rebuilding season. I promise, it starts resembling "real" music this time…

20. Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm

Aired: 5/2/2019

About a year ago, I came across a pair of unmarked, somewhat damaged 8mm films. Since they both needed some repair, it seemed like a good time for an educational OA episode.

21. VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time)

Aired: 5/16/2019

In the name of commercial appeal, the Archive cheapens itself to toilet humor.

22. The Branson Tapes

Aired: 5/30/2019

Recorded not-live at the fabulous Archive Theatre!