Oddity Archive — Season 4
24 episodesFirst aired 16 July 2015
E1Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15)
Jul 201524m
The Archive is back on YouTube! But, not without (desperately) seeking out some alternatives in the meantime.
- E2
Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test)
Jul 201524m
Today's burning question: Is it pronounced "stare-eo" or "steer-eo"?
- E3
Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)
Aug 201519m
Naughty words WITHOUT Oddity Archive® – 22 Naughty words WITH Oddity Archive® – 21
- E4
LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1)
Aug 201539m
The 3rd annual Archive LaserKaraoke Party is on (sort of)!
- E5
CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!)
Sept 201524m
Breaker for a short-short. This is the Oddity Archive. What's yer handle, good buddy?
- E6
VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To)
Sept 201525m
Oddity Archive®: Also available for birthday parties, weddings and bar mitzvahs.
- E7
Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over)
Oct 201527m
Recently, we came into a small jackpot of Pickwick albums. Given this label's long-standing history with the Archive, it only seemed appropriate to devote an entire episode to the king of all "drugstore" labels.
- E8
Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015)
Oct 201520m
Oddity Archive: Now in high-pile carpetvision!
- E9
VCR Ephemera
Nov 201518m
VCR Ephemera, or, Oddity Archive for beginners.
- E10
Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)
Nov 201520m
I got a message from the Action Max. “I’m crappy. Hope you’re crappy, too.”
- E11
Prehistoric Pay-Per-View
Dec 201520m
You wanted a history lesson, you got a history lesson. Hope you don't mind a really, really long slideshow.
- E12
Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015)
Dec 201526m
Some of you aren't singing. Don't think I can't tell.
- E13
VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2)
Dec 201532m
The donations were multiplying like, well, rabbits. I figured y'all were trying to tell me something. (Did I really just type "y'all"? Heaven help me.)
- E14
Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's)
Jan 201623m
Movies pressed on records? Should've waited for the 21st century (the hipsters would love it).
- E15
VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games)
Jan 201624m
Lots of effort for little (or no) reward? Sounds about right for the Archive.
- E16
Prevue Channel(s)
Feb 201624m
The Oddity Archive® keeps you up to date with what’s hot—as long as the system doesn’t crash—again.
- E17
Airline Safety Videos
Feb 201619m
Dramamine? Check. Airsick bag? Check. My confidence? Nope.
- E18
Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)
Mar 201623m
...or, Ben vs. Another Expensive Hobby or, Ben cures the hams or, Ben was already a total ham. Why make it worse?
- E19
Calibration & Test Laserdiscs
Mar 201625m
The Oddity Archive® strives to provide the best and latest in home theater tune-ups. They still make laserdiscs, right?
- E20
Adult Party Albums
Mar 201623m
The most risque episode of the Archive since...the last one.
- E21
Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)
Apr 201629m
The Archive attempts to preserve some (intentionally) disposable culture. It was inevitable.
- E22
Commodore 64
Apr 201633m
It’s the 100th episode of the Archive and the expectations are high. Guess we better do something good and commercial.
- E23
VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You)
May 201628m
Can you really become “techno-hip” all because of a computer chip?
- E24
VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & Interactive Vision)
May 201629m
It’s been a long and difficult season. Let’s end it with something fun (if I can figure out how to assemble these toys, that is).
