Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Jul. 05, 2012
1 - 1The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 Jul. 05, 2012- 1 - 2Emergency Broadcast Salute Jul. 19, 2012
- 1 - 3TV Sign-offs Aug. 02, 2012
- 1 - 4Local TV Special Aug. 16, 2012
- 1 - 5American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness) Aug. 30, 2012
- 1 - 6Conservative Folk Music Sep. 13, 2012
- 1 - 7Format Wars Sep. 27, 2012
- 1 - 81-900-ARCHIVE Oct. 11, 2012
- 1 - 9Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings) Oct. 25, 2012
- 1 - 10Captain Midnight / Vrillon Nov. 08, 2012
- 1 - 11Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite) Nov. 15, 2012
- 1 - 12Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's Nov. 22, 2012
- 1 - 13Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts) Dec. 06, 2012
- 1 - 14Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas) Dec. 20, 2012
- 1 - 15Teletext Heaven (or Hell) Jan. 03, 2013
- 1 - 16Intermission Jan. 10, 2013
- 1 - 17Prehistoric Television Jan. 17, 2013
- 1 - 18gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking) Jan. 31, 2013
- 1 - 19Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services) Feb. 14, 2013
- 1 - 20Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access) Feb. 28, 2013
- 1 - 21Protect & Survive Mar. 14, 2013
- 1 - 22Duck & Cover Mar. 28, 2013
- 1 - 23Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors) Apr. 11, 2013
- 1 - 24Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll) Apr. 25, 2013
- 1 - 25Employee Training Videos May. 09, 2013
- 1 - 26VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video) May. 23, 2013
2Season 2 Jul. 04, 2013
- 2 - 1Bicentennial Fever Jul. 04, 2013
- 2 - 2Record Ripoffs Jul. 18, 2013
- 2 - 3VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos) Aug. 01, 2013
- 2 - 4Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke) Aug. 15, 2013
- 2 - 5Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities) Aug. 29, 2013
- 2 - 6The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013 Sep. 12, 2013
- 2 - 78-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track) Sep. 20, 2013
- 2 - 8VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos) Sep. 26, 2013
- 2 - 9Kiddie Disco Records Oct. 14, 2013
- 2 - 10
- 2 - 11Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax) Nov. 07, 2013
- 2 - 12VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games) Nov. 21, 2013
- 2 - 13QUBE Interactive TV Dec. 05, 2013
- 2 - 14A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!) Dec. 19, 2013
- 2 - 15Infomercials Jan. 02, 2014
- 2 - 16Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!) Jan. 16, 2014
- 2 - 17Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!) Jan. 23, 2014
- 2 - 18Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties) Feb. 06, 2014
- 2 - 19PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand) Feb. 20, 2014
- 2 - 20Interstitials Mar. 06, 2014
- 2 - 21
- 2 - 22More Record Rip-Offs Apr. 03, 2014
- 2 - 23Test Cards (and Patterns) Apr. 17, 2014
- 2 - 24Going Analog May. 01, 2014
- 2 - 25Weather Warnings May. 08, 2014
- 2 - 26VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!) May. 29, 2014
3Season 3 Jul. 10, 2014
- 3 - 1U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer) Jul. 10, 2014
- 3 - 2The Great Archive Treasure Hunt Jul. 24, 2014
- 3 - 3
- 3 - 4
- 3 - 5LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition) Sep. 04, 2014
- 3 - 6Laserdiscs (and their children) Sep. 18, 2014
- 3 - 7Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends) Oct. 02, 2014
- 3 - 8Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs) Oct. 16, 2014
- 3 - 9Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween Oct. 23, 2014
- 3 - 10
- 3 - 11Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials) Nov. 13, 2014
- 3 - 12Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses Nov. 27, 2014
- 3 - 13Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview) Dec. 11, 2014
- 3 - 14Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!) Dec. 23, 2014
- 3 - 15Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts) Dec. 31, 2014
- 3 - 161-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!) Jan. 15, 2015
- 3 - 17
- 3 - 18The DuMont Network Jan. 29, 2015
- 3 - 19Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective) Feb. 26, 2015
- 3 - 20Audiocassette-Based Board Games Mar. 12, 2015
- 3 - 21
- 3 - 22Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only) Apr. 09, 2015
- 3 - 233DO Interactive Multiplayer Apr. 23, 2015
- 3 - 24Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) May. 07, 2015
- 3 - 25WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover) May. 21, 2015
- 3 - 26The Death of Analog TV Jun. 04, 2015
4Season 4 Jul. 16, 2015
- 4 - 1Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15) Jul. 16, 2015
- 4 - 2
- 4 - 3Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters) Aug. 13, 2015
- 4 - 4LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1) Aug. 27, 2015
- 4 - 5
- 4 - 6
- 4 - 7Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over) Oct. 08, 2015
- 4 - 8Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015) Oct. 22, 2015
- 4 - 9VCR Ephemera Nov. 05, 2015
- 4 - 10Action Max (VHS Video Game Console) Nov. 19, 2015
- 4 - 11Prehistoric Pay-Per-View Dec. 03, 2015
- 4 - 12Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015) Dec. 17, 2015
- 4 - 13VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2) Dec. 31, 2015
- 4 - 14Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's) Jan. 07, 2016
- 4 - 15VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games) Jan. 21, 2016
- 4 - 16Prevue Channel(s) Feb. 04, 2016
- 4 - 17Airline Safety Videos Feb. 18, 2016
- 4 - 18Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective) Mar. 03, 2016
- 4 - 19Calibration & Test Laserdiscs Mar. 17, 2016
- 4 - 20Adult Party Albums Mar. 31, 2016
- 4 - 21Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay) Apr. 14, 2016
- 4 - 22Commodore 64 Apr. 28, 2016
- 4 - 23VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You) May. 12, 2016
- 4 - 24
5Season 5 Jul. 07, 2016
- 5 - 1How I Spent My Summer III Jul. 07, 2016
- 5 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 6 (98% 70's-free!) Jul. 21, 2016
- 5 - 3Home Shopping Channels Aug. 04, 2016
- 5 - 4LaserKaraoke Vol. 4 (+ VHS Karaoke Vol. 1) Aug. 18, 2016
- 5 - 5Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul Sep. 01, 2016
- 5 - 6
- 5 - 7The Official Oddity Archive Guide To Retro A/V Sep. 29, 2016
- 5 - 8Betamax Oct. 13, 2016
- 5 - 9Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) Oct. 27, 2016
- 5 - 10VHS Vault Vol. 10 (Learning With The Stars) Nov. 10, 2016
- 5 - 11Top 10 Gaming Turkeys (of the 80's and 90's) Nov. 24, 2016
- 5 - 12
- 5 - 13Christmas Special 2016 (A Musical Masochist's Christmas) Dec. 22, 2016
- 5 - 14VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides) Jan. 05, 2017
- 5 - 15Local TV Vol. 5 (More Local Commercials) Jan. 19, 2017
- 5 - 16VHS Vault Vol. 11(D-I-V-O-R-C-E) Feb. 02, 2017
- 5 - 17Random Kiddie Records Feb. 16, 2017
- 5 - 18Minidisc Mar. 02, 2017
- 5 - 19Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel Mar. 16, 2017
- 5 - 20DBX Noise Reduction System Mar. 30, 2017
- 5 - 21Ben's Random Reel-To-Reel Haul Apr. 13, 2017
- 5 - 22Useless VHS Tapes Apr. 27, 2017
- 5 - 23Going (Proto-)Mobile! (Sony Data Discman & Apple Newton) May. 11, 2017
- 5 - 24Video Magazines (or, Oddity Archive: Issue #126) May. 25, 2017
6Season 6 Jul. 06, 2017
- 6 - 1
- 6 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!) Jul. 20, 2017
- 6 - 3Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation) Aug. 03, 2017
- 6 - 4
- 6 - 5LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke) Aug. 31, 2017
- 6 - 6Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files) Sep. 14, 2017
- 6 - 7
- 6 - 8Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses) Oct. 12, 2017
- 6 - 9
- 6 - 10VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos) Nov. 09, 2017
- 6 - 11The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On) Nov. 22, 2017
- 6 - 12Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities) Dec. 07, 2017
- 6 - 13Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers) Dec. 21, 2017
- 6 - 14Phoney Nostalgia Jan. 04, 2018
- 6 - 15Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2 Jan. 18, 2018
- 6 - 16Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1) Feb. 01, 2018
- 6 - 17Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) Feb. 15, 2018
- 6 - 18Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs Mar. 01, 2018
- 6 - 19VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out) Mar. 15, 2018
- 6 - 20Silent-Era Talking Pictures Mar. 29, 2018
- 6 - 21Vinyl Potpourri Apr. 12, 2018
- 6 - 22Loudness Wars Apr. 26, 2018
- 6 - 23Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2) May. 10, 2018
- 6 - 24Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia) May. 24, 2018
- 6 - 25Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia) Jun. 07, 2018
7Season 7 Jul. 26, 2018
- 7 - 1How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier Jul. 26, 2018
- 7 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!) Aug. 09, 2018
- 7 - 3Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2) Aug. 23, 2018
- 7 - 4
- 7 - 5VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety) Sep. 20, 2018
- 7 - 6LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders) Oct. 04, 2018
- 7 - 7Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2) Oct. 18, 2018
- 7 - 8
- 7 - 9Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) Nov. 15, 2018
- 7 - 10Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts) Nov. 29, 2018
- 7 - 11Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes Dec. 13, 2018
- 7 - 12Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers) Dec. 20, 2018
- 7 - 13DBX Noise Reduction Revisited Jan. 17, 2019
- 7 - 14Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access) Feb. 07, 2019
- 7 - 15Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2 Feb. 21, 2019
- 7 - 16The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes Mar. 07, 2019
- 7 - 17Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino) Mar. 21, 2019
- 7 - 18Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade) Apr. 04, 2019
- 7 - 19Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years) Apr. 18, 2019
- 7 - 20Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm May. 02, 2019
- 7 - 21VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time) May. 16, 2019
- 7 - 22The Branson Tapes May. 30, 2019
8Season 8 Jul. 11, 2019
- 8 - 1
- 8 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!) Jul. 25, 2019
- 8 - 3The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style) Aug. 08, 2019
- 8 - 4Scanimate Aug. 22, 2019
- 8 - 5
- 8 - 6LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies) Sep. 19, 2019
- 8 - 7Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention) Oct. 03, 2019
- 8 - 8
- 8 - 9
- 8 - 10Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children) Nov. 14, 2019
- 8 - 11Top 10 Earworms (to date) Nov. 28, 2019
- 8 - 12Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies) Dec. 19, 2019
- 8 - 13Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's Jan. 01, 2020
- 8 - 14History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's) Jan. 16, 2020
- 8 - 15Theatrical Policy Trailers Jan. 30, 2020
- 8 - 16VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale) Feb. 13, 2020
- 8 - 17Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...) Feb. 27, 2020
- 8 - 18
- 8 - 19Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels) Mar. 26, 2020
- 8 - 20Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3 Apr. 09, 2020
- 8 - 21History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C) Apr. 23, 2020
- 8 - 22Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials) May. 07, 2020
- 8 - 23(Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites) May. 21, 2020
- 8 - 24Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation) Jun. 04, 2020
9Season 9 Jul. 16, 2020
- 9 - 1How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans) Jul. 16, 2020
- 9 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...) Jul. 30, 2020
- 9 - 3Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary) Aug. 20, 2020
- 9 - 4Early Color Film (but not Technicolor) Sep. 03, 2020
- 9 - 5History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS) Sep. 17, 2020
- 9 - 6Cheesy Logos Oct. 01, 2020
- 9 - 7Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs Oct. 15, 2020
- 9 - 8
- 9 - 9Benny's Birthday Bash Nov. 12, 2020
- 9 - 10OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA) Nov. 26, 2020
- 9 - 11The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer Dec. 10, 2020
- 9 - 12Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal) Dec. 24, 2020
- 9 - 13PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's) Jan. 07, 2021
- 9 - 14Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex) Jan. 21, 2021
- 9 - 15Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?) Feb. 04, 2021
- 9 - 16Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes Feb. 18, 2021
- 9 - 17Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along Mar. 04, 2021
- 9 - 18Cheap Radio Thrills Mar. 25, 2021
- 9 - 19
- 9 - 20KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.) Apr. 22, 2021
- 9 - 21VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star) May. 06, 2021
- 9 - 22Gag Reels May. 20, 2021
- 9 - 23History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection) Jun. 03, 2021
10Season 10 Jul. 22, 2021
- 10 - 1
- 10 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon) Aug. 12, 2021
- 10 - 3USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy) Aug. 26, 2021
- 10 - 4Random CD's Sep. 16, 2021
- 10 - 5Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day) Sep. 29, 2021
- 10 - 6Dodgy Demo DVD's Oct. 14, 2021
- 10 - 7Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021) Oct. 28, 2021
- 10 - 8Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms Nov. 11, 2021
- 10 - 9OA's Greatest Commercials Nov. 25, 2021
- 10 - 10FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues Dec. 09, 2021
- 10 - 11Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas) Dec. 23, 2021
- 10 - 12PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic) Jan. 13, 2022
- 10 - 13Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001) Jan. 27, 2022
- 10 - 14Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing) Feb. 10, 2022
- 10 - 15Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records) Feb. 24, 2022
- 10 - 16Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.) Mar. 10, 2022
- 10 - 17
- 10 - 18VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams) Apr. 07, 2022
- 10 - 19Radio Stunting Apr. 21, 2022
- 10 - 20Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes May. 05, 2022
- 10 - 21Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2) May. 26, 2022
- 10 - 22CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) Jun. 09, 2022
11Season 11 Jul. 21, 2022
- 11 - 1In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX) Jul. 21, 2022
- 11 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country) Aug. 11, 2022
- 11 - 3Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms Aug. 25, 2022
- 11 - 4The Ballad of Peter Lemongello Sep. 08, 2022
- 11 - 5
- 11 - 68mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films Oct. 13, 2022
- 11 - 7The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022) Oct. 27, 2022
- 11 - 8VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos) Nov. 10, 2022
- 11 - 9Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube) Nov. 24, 2022
- 11 - 10
- 11 - 11Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022) Dec. 22, 2022
- 11 - 12(Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms Jan. 12, 2023
- 11 - 13Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition) Jan. 26, 2023
- 11 - 14
- 11 - 15Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2) Mar. 02, 2023
- 11 - 16
- 11 - 17Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations) Mar. 30, 2023
- 11 - 18Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media Apr. 13, 2023
- 11 - 19VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN) Apr. 27, 2023
- 11 - 20The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture May. 11, 2023
- 11 - 21American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera May. 25, 2023
- 11 - 22Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine Jun. 08, 2023
- 11 - 23The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format) Jun. 15, 2023
12Season 12 Jul. 27, 2023
- 12 - 1
- 12 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies) Aug. 17, 2023
- 12 - 3Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel Aug. 31, 2023
- 12 - 4Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs) Sep. 14, 2023
- 12 - 5
- 12 - 6Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023) Oct. 31, 2023
- 12 - 7Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms) Nov. 16, 2023
- 12 - 8Ben's Favorite OA Episodes Nov. 23, 2023
- 12 - 9VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR) Dec. 07, 2023
- 12 - 10Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023) Dec. 21, 2023
- 12 - 11TBS Networkisms Jan. 11, 2024
- 12 - 12Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News Feb. 08, 2024
- 12 - 13Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth) Mar. 07, 2024
- 12 - 14Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze) Apr. 04, 2024
- 12 - 15TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie) May. 02, 2024
- 12 - 16TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions) Jun. 06, 2024
13Season 13 Jul. 25, 2024
- 13 - 1How I Spent My Summer XI (Sold(i)ering On...) Jul. 25, 2024
- 13 - 2Record Ripoffs Vol. 14 (The 70's Strike Back) Aug. 29, 2024
- 13 - 3Surréalist Sinéma (Silent Movie Day 2024) Sep. 29, 2024
- 13 - 4
- 13 - 5OA’s Greatest VHS Tapes Nov. 28, 2024
- 13 - 6Stocking Stinkers (Christmas Special 2024) Dec. 19, 2024
- 13 - 7
- 13 - 8The All-New “Bad” 80's Syndicated Sitcoms Apr. 18, 2025
- 13 - 9VideoSmarts (Ben’s 1st “Video Game” Console) Jul. 10, 2025
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Synopsis
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. 
Original title Oddity Archive
First air date Jul. 05, 2012
Last air date Apr. 18, 2025
Seasons 13
Episodes 289
Average Duration 30 minutes
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