Oddity Archive

Season 3

2014 · 26 episodes · 11h 46m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer)

   10 Jul 2014 · 24 min

   So much for taking a break...

2. 2

   2. The Great Archive Treasure Hunt

   24 Jul 2014 · 35 min

   Another existential crisis in Archive-land? Get your head out of your ass, Benny boy! NOTE: If viewing this episode on a Pioneer VP-1000 unit (Serial #'s: 12467-21804), please turn your frame display function to the ON position.

3. 3

   3. Return of the Son of Record Rip-Offs (or, Record Rip-offs, vol. 3)

   7 Aug 2014 · 36 min

   We've only just begun...to hurt.

4. 4

   4. Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle)

   21 Aug 2014 · 15 min

   Copying this video may cause your computer to randomly burst into flames. The Archive assumes no liability.

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   5. LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition)

   4 Sept 2014 · 53 min

   Is there really such a thing as too much LaserKaraoke? Let's find out with this special double (if not triple) length episode!

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   6. Laserdiscs (and their children)

   18 Sept 2014 · 24 min

   For all the time we've spent with this format, a full look at it (and its offshoots) seemed only natural.

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   7. Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends)

   2 Oct 2014 · 19 min

   WARNING: This episode is coated in a new, ultra high-tech substance that may cause colorful sparks to emit from your computer. Also, <<

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   8. Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs)

   16 Oct 2014 · 20 min

   The most headache-inducing Archive episode to date. Guaranteed.

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   9. Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween

   23 Oct 2014 · 15 min

   This year's (apparently now requisite) Halloween album review. This was actually meant to be just a minisode, but it ran really long. Consider it a "bonus" Archive episode.

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    10. Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique Facial System)

    30 Oct 2014 · 27 min

    Test-driving a new, potential recurring concept, "Archive Wares". The idea is to look at items from the golden age of infomercials ('80's through early 2000's) and their ads and/or tutorial videos. Given that it's Halloween, it seemed only natural to discuss the most nightmare-inducting product sold via infomercials: the "Rejuvenique Facial Toning System".

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    11. Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials)

    13 Nov 2014 · 29 min

    Well, that only took a year-and-a-half to follow through with another Local TV installment. No, this wasn't painful at all.

12. 12

    12. Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses

    27 Nov 2014 · 16 min

    Ben reviews the Archive (and then the world imploded).

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    13. Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview)

    11 Dec 2014 · 26 min

    And welcome to the Oddity Archive, the show that isn't afraid to piss off VHS fetishists.

14. 14

    14. Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!)

    23 Dec 2014 · 28 min

    This episode is dedicated to----you, Amber.

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    15. Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts)

    31 Dec 2014 · 14 min

    After being asked all year about what Ben thinks the next generation of oddities will be, a New Year's special seemed to be in order (somehow).

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    16. 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!)

    15 Jan 2015 · 25 min

    You asked, we gave. $683.43 will now be added to your next phone bill.

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    17. VHS Vault Vol. 6: How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special 2015)

    12 Feb 2015 · 24 min

    Ladies' man that Ben and Ed are, they didn't really need this. This is really for all the lonely folks (especially the guys) that watch the Archive.

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    18. The DuMont Network

    29 Jan 2015 · 35 min

    Maybe all those DuMont jokes in all the 50's-centric Archive episodes will make sense now. Maybe.

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    19. Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective)

    26 Feb 2015 · 46 min

    Q: y u no duvide gams? A: Because I'm not that kind of girl--er, wait. Did you mean "Video Games"? I guess...

20. 20

    20. Audiocassette-Based Board Games

    12 Mar 2015 · 20 min

    Because, you know, VIDEOcassette board games went so well...

21. 21

    21. Electronic Talking Oddity Archive! (Electronic Talking Board Games)

    26 Mar 2015 · 32 min

    How many times do I have to tell you, China Cabinet? The money is NOT in the fishtank!

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    22. Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only)

    9 Apr 2015 · 35 min

    Every now and then we get to thinkin' you'd like to hear somethin' from us done nice and easy. Well, lemme tell ya, we don't do NOTHIN' "nice and easy"...

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    23. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

    23 Apr 2015 · 32 min

    An (unintentional) almost-three years in the making...

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    24. Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive)

    7 May 2015 · 37 min

    It's a computer! It's a home video unit! It's a video game console! It's...a little underdeveloped.

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    25. WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover)

    21 May 2015 · 15 min

    boxes Boxes. BOXES!!!

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    26. The Death of Analog TV

    4 Jun 2015 · 24 min

    The Archive has been deemed obsolete. Irony noted.