Oddity Archive — Season 8
24 episodesFirst aired 11 July 2019
E1How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019)
Jul 201935m
Ben gets far more than he bargained for…and it was hardly a bargain.
- E2
Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!)
Jul 201932m
A special limited addition—because we don’t think this’ll sell too well.
- E3
The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style)
Aug 201936m
Oddity Archive®: On the cutting edge of amateur, home recording (as of 1965).
- E4
Scanimate
Aug 201919m
A banquet of oversaturated and generation-lossy goodness from the Archive! Fill-in-the-blankwave fans will love it.
- E5
Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows)
Sept 201921m
…and the jackpot goes up to 178…episodes, that is!
- E6
LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies)
Sept 201937m
Our seventh annual marathon of soft rock and mullets…lots and lots of mullets.
- E7
Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention)
Oct 201928m
…or, Ben enters the Loss Prevention Protection Program.
- E8
Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom")
Oct 201939m
Another batch of (no more than) 7.5ips goodness…straight from the hea-a-a-arrt.
- E9
After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019)
Oct 201921m
It takes a LOT of sacrifice to maintain the Archive…
- E10
Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children)
Nov 201923m
Getting the History of Home Video train back on track with the first great (albeit rather dull) camcorder format.
- E11
Top 10 Earworms (to date)
Nov 201926m
Guaranteed to get stuck in your head for days…er, weeks…er, months…er, years after viewing!
- E12
Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies)
Dec 201942m
Would you please make welcome to the Archive…tap-dancing Christmas trees, teddy bears that can wipe out entire armies and…Dennis.
- E13
Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's
Jan 202019m
Saying goodbye to the decade that brought us selfies, Alexa, and fidget spinners…and not a minute too soon.
- E14
History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's)
Jan 202022m
A history lesson so big, it’s gonna have to be its own subseries.
- E15
Theatrical Policy Trailers
Jan 202024m
Please silence your phones, mobile devices and other electronics…actually don’t. You won’t be able to hear this episode otherwise.
- E16
VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale)
Feb 202032m
It’s a love obsession at the Archive!
- E17
Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...)
Feb 202040m
We interrupt this episode of Oddity Archive to bring you…a bunch of other interruptions.
- E18
Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch
Mar 202042m
Time to leave the ol’ cassette 4-tracker behind…
- E19
Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels)
Mar 202031m
- E20
Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3
Apr 202028m
A springtime-fresh bouquet of ferric (or chrome) goodness!
- E21
History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C)
Apr 202026m
Oddity Archive®: Now in our exclusive EP (Endless Play) Mode!
- E22
Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials)
May 202023m
…or, the Archive’s idea of nocturnal delight.
- E23
(Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites)
May 202020m
Some shows were pre-destined to land in the dumpster or collide with the ol’ bulk eraser…here are five of them that have (at least) somewhat cheated fate.
- E24
Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)
Jun 202031m
…or, how an unlikely hit album launched an even more unlikely tidal wave of cash-ins and imitators. In a way, it’s the perfect Archivism.
