Oddity Archive

Season 2

2013 · 26 episodes · 9h 57m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Bicentennial Fever

   4 Jul 2013 · 19 min

   Because nothing says "Happy 200th, America" like crappy "collectibles", Up With People and bizarre Government films.

2. 2

   2. Record Ripoffs

   18 Jul 2013 · 22 min

   Featuring such great (non-)hits from the likes of Hairy Nielsen, BAAB, William Turkey and many, many more! Order today!!!

3. 3

   3. VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos)

   1 Aug 2013 · 26 min

   What do you mean Ben is fashion-challenged?

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   4. Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke)

   15 Aug 2013 · 27 min

   Seeing as the Archive somehow managed to hit the 30 episode mark, it seemed like a good time to throw a nice, little (tax-deductible) party. Plus, Ben sings a viewer poll-selected song (a move that was instantly regretted by all who voted).

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   5. Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities)

   29 Aug 2013 · 20 min

   Covert broadcasts...and how to decode them (your results may vary).

6. 6

   6. The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013

   12 Sept 2013 · 16 min

   Or, as Ben likes to call it, the Max Headroom Incident's annoying, less creative little brother.

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   7. 8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track)

   20 Sept 2013 · 16 min

   And Ben thought it would just be another cool toy for his collection. How naive...

8. 8

   8. VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos)

   26 Sept 2013 · 27 min

   Learn to gamble--Archive style! God help us...

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   9. Kiddie Disco Records

   14 Oct 2013 · 28 min

   Come visit the Archive Children's Disco before it's condemned!

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    10. Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs)

    24 Oct 2013 · 30 min

    Forced to discuss his fourth knockoff Disco record in a row, Ben has a slight meltdown.

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    11. Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax)

    7 Nov 2013 · 14 min

    VHS vs. Beta? How 1977...

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    12. VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games)

    21 Nov 2013 · 22 min

    Ben's still having nightmares about being forced to play charades with Rich Little.

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    13. QUBE Interactive TV

    5 Dec 2013 · 22 min

    An interesting, but (unsurprisingly) failed, early attempt at multimedia interactivity.

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    14. A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!)

    19 Dec 2013 · 25 min

    Five forgotten holiday albums that will...more than likely remain forgotten.

15. 15

    15. Infomercials

    2 Jan 2014 · 20 min

    Have you ever wanted to make "melons" in real estate? If so, you've come to the right place!

16. 16

    16. Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!)

    16 Jan 2014 · 29 min

    ...because salesmen need the comfort of knowing that their product is truly the answer to all problems (consumerist OR existential).

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    17. Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!)

    23 Jan 2014 · 17 min

    Don't screw with Jam Handy!

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    18. Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties)

    6 Feb 2014 · 22 min

    The Archive is currently experiencing technical difficulties...LOTS of them...and Ben refuses to take responsibility. So there.

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    19. PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand)

    20 Feb 2014 · 24 min

    If V.D. really is for everybody, why don't I have it?

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    20. Interstitials

    6 Mar 2014 · 18 min

    ...because only Ben would be stupid enough to devote an entire regular Archive episode to between-show filler.

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    21. A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour)

    20 Mar 2014 · 38 min

    Alternate Title: Why Ben should never make a full "behind-the-scenes" episode. Alternate Title #2: Ben stammers for 38 minutes. Alternate Title #3: Why Ben will never get a date.

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    22. More Record Rip-Offs

    3 Apr 2014 · 31 min

    The Archive gathers together all your favorite '70's hits--then realizes that the major labels, the RIAA, etc. would have our nuts in a sling over it. More ripoff records it is then! All 70's edition!

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    23. Test Cards (and Patterns)

    17 Apr 2014 · 14 min

    Wait, there's a logic to all this?

24. 24

    24. Going Analog

    1 May 2014 · 24 min

    It's time for a few changes in Archiveland.

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    25. Weather Warnings

    8 May 2014 · 19 min

    ***THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A ***SEVERE FALSE NOSTALGIA WARNING*** FOR YOUR AREA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***

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    26. VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!)

    29 May 2014 · 27 min

    Alternate Title: How to Survive an Unprovoked Attack From Your Electric Mixer.