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Oddity Archive
Overview
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.
Status
Returning Series
Created By
Ben Minnotte
Network
YouTube, Blip
Seasons & Episodes
Season 12
Episodes
In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X)
Quite possibly the ultimate “headphone” episode of OA…for realsies this time.
Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies)
The Archive finds itself caught in a celluloid jam…
Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel
The Archive does a little home video archaeology…
Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs)
Time to fill up on bratwurst and get down to that fonky, fonky, meut-sick!
VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023)
Public Domain stuff, VHS, weird music, surrealist humor--your Oddity Archive® bingo card should be 80% full from this one episode alone!
Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023)
Everybody loves a trilogy…and here’s the last piece of it.
Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms)
Even the comedy gods (and goddesses) have their off days…
Ben's Favorite OA Episodes
You’ve heard of turkey coma, right? This one’ll give you Archive coma.
VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR)
Learn all about the ins and out of SCMPF (Simply Can’t Muster Proper Functionality) for your newfangled VCR thing!
Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023)
‘Twas a few days before Christmas and all through the Archive/A Benny-boy was stirring, to madness he’ll drive…
TBS Networkisms
An episode that’ll make you want to yell “TB-Yes”!
Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News
Today’s Oddity Archive® may be taped (analog only) for classroom use until December 31, 2024. After December 31, 2024, all copies must be wiped or destroyed…and don’t think we don’t have the means of finding out if you didn’t.
Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth)
Oddity Archive® lights up your TV’s* with the ads that please!** *A computer screen will also suffice. **As long as your expectations are suitably low.
Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze)
The chocolate and peanut butter of the Archive, together at last in the same episode!
TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie)
The episode where cardboard boxes and BoxCars collide…at last!
TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions)
Hey, you said you wanted more Oddity Archive…After Dark. Be careful what you wish for.
Top Cast
Ben Minnotte
Self - Host
