Oddity Archive 2012
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What is Oddity Archive?
The Oddity Archive is a documentary-style web series that began in 2012, exploring forgotten and obscure elements of media and popular culture. Hosted by Ben Minnotte, the show delves into what it refers to as the "cultural dustbin," highlighting unusual and overlooked artifacts from the past.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2012
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 298
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Jul 5, 2012
- Last aired
- Mar 5, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- YouTube, Blip
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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The Oddity Archive is a documentary-style web series that began in 2012, exploring forgotten and obscure elements of media and popular culture. Hosted by Ben Minnotte, the show delves into what it refers to as the "cultural dustbin," highlighting unusual and overlooked artifacts from the past. The series operates as both a visual exploration and an actual archive, maintaining a collection of off-air Betamax and VHS recordings, along with ephemeral video materials and obsolete technology. It also features an array of unconventional audio formats such as "ripoff" and "drugstore" LPs, cassettes, and 8-tracks. By showcasing these forgotten items, the show functions as a digital cabinet of curiosities, offering viewers a glimpse into the overlooked corners of media history through careful curation and presentation. The series has been noted for its unique approach to preserving and presenting obscure cultural materials.
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Oddity Archive (TV Series 2012- ) - IMDb
Oddity Archive — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Oddity Archive (2012) Full Cast & Crew - Plex
Oddity Archive (2012-2026) - Full Cast and Crew - Moviefone
Oddity Archive (2012-2026) - Ben Minnotte Stars | AceShowbiz
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“A digital archive comes alive through forgotten media and obsolete technology.”
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- Unique concept exploring forgotten media
- Creative use of vintage technology
- Intriguing premise about cultural preservation
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- Limited mainstream appeal
- Niche subject matter may not engage all viewers
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Suitable for general audiences interested in media archaeology and retro technology.
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Cast
☻
Ben Minnotte
Self - Host ☻
Eric Gerstein
Narrator (voice) ☻
David A. Scott Jr.
Himself
Linda Evans
Self (archive footage)
John Schuck
Herman Munster (archive footage)
Lee Meriwether
Lily Munster (archive footage)
Jason Marsden
Eddie Munster (archive footage) ☻
Hilary Van Dyke
Marilyn Munster (archive footage)
Howard Morton
Grandpa Munster (archive footage)
Ernest Lee Thomas
Roger "Raj" Thomas (archive footage)
Anne-Marie Johnson
Nadine Hudson-Thomas (archive footage)
Haywood Nelson
Dwayne Nelson (archive footage)
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Season 1 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 Mytharc Jul 5, 2012
- E2 Emergency Broadcast Salute Core Jul 19, 2012
- E3 TV Sign-offs Core Aug 2, 2012
- E4 Local TV Special Core Aug 16, 2012
- E5 American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness) Core Aug 30, 2012
- E6 Conservative Folk Music Core Sep 13, 2012
- E7 Format Wars Core Sep 27, 2012
- E8 1-900-ARCHIVE Core Oct 11, 2012
- E9 Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings) Filler Oct 25, 2012
- E10 Captain Midnight / Vrillon Core Nov 8, 2012
- E11 Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite) Core Nov 15, 2012
- E12 Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's Core Nov 22, 2012
- E13 Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts) Core Dec 6, 2012
- E14 Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas) Filler Dec 20, 2012
- E15 Teletext Heaven (or Hell) Core Jan 3, 2013
- E16 Intermission Core Jan 10, 2013
- E17 Prehistoric Television Core Jan 17, 2013
- E18 gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking) Core Jan 31, 2013
- E19 Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services) Core Feb 14, 2013
- E20 Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access) Core Feb 28, 2013
- E21 Protect & Survive Core Mar 14, 2013
- E22 Duck & Cover Core Mar 28, 2013
- E23 Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors) Core Apr 11, 2013
- E24 Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll) Core Apr 25, 2013
- E25 Employee Training Videos Mytharc May 9, 2013
- E26 VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video) Mytharc May 23, 2013
Season 2 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bicentennial Fever Mytharc Jul 4, 2013
- E2 Record Ripoffs Core Jul 18, 2013
- E3 VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos) Core Aug 1, 2013
- E4 Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke) Core Aug 15, 2013
- E5 Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities) Core Aug 29, 2013
- E6 The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013 Core Sep 12, 2013
- E7 8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track) Core Sep 20, 2013
- E8 VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos) Core Sep 26, 2013
- E9 Kiddie Disco Records Core Oct 14, 2013
- E10 Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs) Filler Oct 24, 2013
- E11 Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax) Core Nov 7, 2013
- E12 VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games) Core Nov 21, 2013
- E13 QUBE Interactive TV Core Dec 5, 2013
- E14 A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!) Core Dec 19, 2013
- E15 Infomercials Core Jan 2, 2014
- E16 Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!) Core Jan 16, 2014
- E17 Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!) Core Jan 23, 2014
- E18 Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties) Core Feb 6, 2014
- E19 PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand) Core Feb 20, 2014
- E20 Interstitials Core Mar 6, 2014
- E21 A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour) Core Mar 20, 2014
- E22 More Record Rip-Offs Core Apr 3, 2014
- E23 Test Cards (and Patterns) Core Apr 17, 2014
- E24 Going Analog Core May 1, 2014
- E25 Weather Warnings Mytharc May 8, 2014
- E26 VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!) Mytharc May 29, 2014
Season 3 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer) Mytharc Jul 10, 2014
- E2 The Great Archive Treasure Hunt Core Jul 24, 2014
- E3 Return of the Son of Record Rip-Offs (or, Record Rip-offs, vol. 3) Core Aug 7, 2014
- E4 Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle) Core Aug 21, 2014
- E5 LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition) Core Sep 4, 2014
- E6 Laserdiscs (and their children) Core Sep 18, 2014
- E7 Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends) Core Oct 2, 2014
- E8 Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs) Core Oct 16, 2014
- E9 Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween Core Oct 23, 2014
- E10 Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique Facial System) Filler Oct 30, 2014
- E11 Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials) Core Nov 13, 2014
- E12 Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses Core Nov 27, 2014
- E13 Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview) Core Dec 11, 2014
- E14 Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!) Filler Dec 23, 2014
- E15 Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts) Core Dec 31, 2014
- E16 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!) Core Jan 15, 2015
- E17 VHS Vault Vol. 6: How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special 2015) Core Feb 12, 2015
- E18 The DuMont Network Core Jan 29, 2015
- E19 Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective) Core Feb 26, 2015
- E20 Audiocassette-Based Board Games Core Mar 12, 2015
- E21 Electronic Talking Oddity Archive! (Electronic Talking Board Games) Core Mar 26, 2015
- E22 Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only) Core Apr 9, 2015
- E23 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Core Apr 23, 2015
- E24 Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) Core May 7, 2015
- E25 WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover) Mytharc May 21, 2015
- E26 The Death of Analog TV Mytharc Jun 4, 2015
Season 4 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15) Mytharc Jul 16, 2015
- E2 Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test) Core Jul 30, 2015
- E3 Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters) Core Aug 13, 2015
- E4 LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1) Core Aug 27, 2015
- E5 CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!) Core Sep 10, 2015
- E6 VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To) Core Sep 24, 2015
- E7 Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over) Core Oct 8, 2015
- E8 Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015) Filler Oct 22, 2015
- E9 VCR Ephemera Core Nov 5, 2015
- E10 Action Max (VHS Video Game Console) Core Nov 19, 2015
- E11 Prehistoric Pay-Per-View Core Dec 3, 2015
- E12 Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015) Filler Dec 17, 2015
- E13 VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2) Core Dec 31, 2015
- E14 Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's) Core Jan 7, 2016
- E15 VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games) Core Jan 21, 2016
- E16 Prevue Channel(s) Core Feb 4, 2016
- E17 Airline Safety Videos Core Feb 18, 2016
- E18 Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective) Core Mar 3, 2016
- E19 Calibration & Test Laserdiscs Core Mar 17, 2016
- E20 Adult Party Albums Core Mar 31, 2016
- E21 Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay) Core Apr 14, 2016
- E22 Commodore 64 Core Apr 28, 2016
- E23 VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You) Mytharc May 12, 2016
- E24 VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & Interactive Vision) Mytharc May 26, 2016
Season 5 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 How I Spent My Summer III Mytharc Jul 7, 2016
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 6 (98% 70's-free!) Core Jul 21, 2016
- E3 Home Shopping Channels Core Aug 4, 2016
- E4 LaserKaraoke Vol. 4 (+ VHS Karaoke Vol. 1) Core Aug 18, 2016
- E5 Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul Core Sep 1, 2016
- E6 Talking House Transmitter Redux (or, Part 15 Microbroadcasting: The Final Chapter?) Core Sep 15, 2016
- E7 The Official Oddity Archive Guide To Retro A/V Core Sep 29, 2016
- E8 Betamax Core Oct 13, 2016
- E9 Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) Filler Oct 27, 2016
- E10 VHS Vault Vol. 10 (Learning With The Stars) Core Nov 10, 2016
- E11 Top 10 Gaming Turkeys (of the 80's and 90's) Core Nov 24, 2016
- E12 The Official Oddity Archive® Idiot’s Guide To A/V Transfer Core Dec 8, 2016
- E13 Christmas Special 2016 (A Musical Masochist's Christmas) Filler Dec 22, 2016
- E14 VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides) Core Jan 5, 2017
- E15 Local TV Vol. 5 (More Local Commercials) Core Jan 19, 2017
- E16 VHS Vault Vol. 11(D-I-V-O-R-C-E) Core Feb 2, 2017
- E17 Random Kiddie Records Core Feb 16, 2017
- E18 Minidisc Core Mar 2, 2017
- E19 Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel Core Mar 16, 2017
- E20 DBX Noise Reduction System Core Mar 30, 2017
- E21 Ben's Random Reel-To-Reel Haul Core Apr 13, 2017
- E22 Useless VHS Tapes Core Apr 27, 2017
- E23 Going (Proto-)Mobile! (Sony Data Discman & Apple Newton) Mytharc May 11, 2017
- E24 Video Magazines (or, Oddity Archive: Issue #126) Mytharc May 25, 2017
Season 6 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up) Mytharc Jul 6, 2017
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!) Core Jul 20, 2017
- E3 Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation) Core Aug 3, 2017
- E4 Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome) Core Aug 17, 2017
- E5 LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke) Core Aug 31, 2017
- E6 Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files) Core Sep 14, 2017
- E7 As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials) Core Sep 28, 2017
- E8 Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses) Core Oct 12, 2017
- E9 "Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017) Filler Oct 26, 2017
- E10 VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos) Core Nov 9, 2017
- E11 The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On) Core Nov 22, 2017
- E12 Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities) Core Dec 7, 2017
- E13 Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers) Filler Dec 21, 2017
- E14 Phoney Nostalgia Core Jan 4, 2018
- E15 Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2 Core Jan 18, 2018
- E16 Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1) Core Feb 1, 2018
- E17 Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) Core Feb 15, 2018
- E18 Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs Core Mar 1, 2018
- E19 VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out) Core Mar 15, 2018
- E20 Silent-Era Talking Pictures Core Mar 29, 2018
- E21 Vinyl Potpourri Core Apr 12, 2018
- E22 Loudness Wars Core Apr 26, 2018
- E23 Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2) Core May 10, 2018
- E24 Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia) Mytharc May 24, 2018
- E25 Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia) Mytharc Jun 7, 2018
Season 7 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier Mytharc Jul 26, 2018
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!) Core Aug 9, 2018
- E3 Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2) Core Aug 23, 2018
- E4 The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting) Core Sep 6, 2018
- E5 VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety) Core Sep 20, 2018
- E6 LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders) Core Oct 4, 2018
- E7 Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2) Core Oct 18, 2018
- E8 Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018) Filler Oct 31, 2018
- E9 Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) Core Nov 15, 2018
- E10 Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts) Core Nov 29, 2018
- E11 Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes Core Dec 13, 2018
- E12 Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers) Filler Dec 20, 2018
- E13 DBX Noise Reduction Revisited Core Jan 17, 2019
- E14 Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access) Core Feb 7, 2019
- E15 Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2 Core Feb 21, 2019
- E16 The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes Core Mar 7, 2019
- E17 Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino) Core Mar 21, 2019
- E18 Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade) Core Apr 4, 2019
- E19 Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years) Core Apr 18, 2019
- E20 Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm Core May 2, 2019
- E21 VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time) Mytharc May 16, 2019
- E22 The Branson Tapes Mytharc May 30, 2019
Season 8 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019) Mytharc Jul 11, 2019
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!) Core Jul 25, 2019
- E3 The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style) Core Aug 8, 2019
- E4 Scanimate Core Aug 22, 2019
- E5 Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows) Core Sep 5, 2019
- E6 LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies) Core Sep 19, 2019
- E7 Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention) Core Oct 3, 2019
- E8 Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom") Core Oct 17, 2019
- E9 After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019) Filler Oct 31, 2019
- E10 Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children) Core Nov 14, 2019
- E11 Top 10 Earworms (to date) Core Nov 28, 2019
- E12 Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies) Filler Dec 19, 2019
- E13 Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's Core Jan 1, 2020
- E14 History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's) Core Jan 16, 2020
- E15 Theatrical Policy Trailers Core Jan 30, 2020
- E16 VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale) Core Feb 13, 2020
- E17 Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...) Core Feb 27, 2020
- E18 Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch Core Mar 12, 2020
- E19 Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels) Core Mar 26, 2020
- E20 Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3 Core Apr 9, 2020
- E21 History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C) Core Apr 23, 2020
- E22 Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials) Core May 7, 2020
- E23 (Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites) Mytharc May 21, 2020
- E24 Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation) Mytharc Jun 4, 2020
Season 9 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans) Mytharc Jul 16, 2020
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...) Core Jul 30, 2020
- E3 Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary) Core Aug 20, 2020
- E4 Early Color Film (but not Technicolor) Core Sep 3, 2020
- E5 History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS) Core Sep 17, 2020
- E6 Cheesy Logos Core Oct 1, 2020
- E7 Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs Core Oct 15, 2020
- E8 VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020) Filler Oct 29, 2020
- E9 Benny's Birthday Bash Core Nov 12, 2020
- E10 OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA) Core Nov 26, 2020
- E11 The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer Core Dec 10, 2020
- E12 Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal) Filler Dec 24, 2020
- E13 PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's) Core Jan 7, 2021
- E14 Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex) Core Jan 21, 2021
- E15 Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?) Core Feb 4, 2021
- E16 Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes Core Feb 18, 2021
- E17 Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along Core Mar 4, 2021
- E18 Cheap Radio Thrills Core Mar 25, 2021
- E19 Weather Warnings Vol. 2 (Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather) Core Apr 8, 2021
- E20 KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.) Core Apr 22, 2021
- E21 VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star) Core May 6, 2021
- E22 Gag Reels Mytharc May 20, 2021
- E23 History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection) Mytharc Jun 3, 2021
Season 10 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder) Mytharc Jul 22, 2021
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon) Core Aug 12, 2021
- E3 USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy) Core Aug 26, 2021
- E4 Random CD's Core Sep 16, 2021
- E5 Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day) Core Sep 29, 2021
- E6 Dodgy Demo DVD's Core Oct 14, 2021
- E7 Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021) Filler Oct 28, 2021
- E8 Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms Core Nov 11, 2021
- E9 OA's Greatest Commercials Core Nov 25, 2021
- E10 FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues Core Dec 9, 2021
- E11 Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas) Filler Dec 23, 2021
- E12 PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic) Core Jan 13, 2022
- E13 Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001) Core Jan 27, 2022
- E14 Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing) Core Feb 10, 2022
- E15 Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records) Core Feb 24, 2022
- E16 Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.) Core Mar 10, 2022
- E17 Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video) Core Mar 24, 2022
- E18 VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams) Core Apr 7, 2022
- E19 Radio Stunting Core Apr 21, 2022
- E20 Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes Core May 5, 2022
- E21 Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2) Mytharc May 26, 2022
- E22 CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) Mytharc Jun 9, 2022
Season 11 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX) Mytharc Jul 21, 2022
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country) Core Aug 11, 2022
- E3 Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms Core Aug 25, 2022
- E4 The Ballad of Peter Lemongello Core Sep 8, 2022
- E5 The Warped Afterlives of Metropolis & Phantom of the Opera (Silent Movie Day 2022) Core Sep 29, 2022
- E6 8mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films Core Oct 13, 2022
- E7 The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022) Filler Oct 27, 2022
- E8 VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos) Core Nov 10, 2022
- E9 Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube) Core Nov 24, 2022
- E10 Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022) Core Dec 8, 2022
- E11 Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022) Filler Dec 22, 2022
- E12 (Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms Core Jan 12, 2023
- E13 Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition) Core Jan 26, 2023
- E14 Pointless Products (or, As Seen On TV Commercials, Vol. 2) Core Feb 16, 2023
- E15 Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2) Core Mar 2, 2023
- E16 Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms) Core Mar 16, 2023
- E17 Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations) Core Mar 30, 2023
- E18 Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media Core Apr 13, 2023
- E19 VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN) Core Apr 27, 2023
- E20 The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture Core May 11, 2023
- E21 American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera Core May 25, 2023
- E22 Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine Mytharc Jun 8, 2023
- E23 The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format) Mytharc Jun 15, 2023
Season 12 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X) Mytharc Jul 27, 2023
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies) Core Aug 17, 2023
- E3 Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel Core Aug 31, 2023
- E4 Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs) Core Sep 14, 2023
- E5 VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023) Core Sep 28, 2023
- E6 Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023) Filler Oct 31, 2023
- E7 Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms) Core Nov 16, 2023
- E8 Ben's Favorite OA Episodes Core Nov 23, 2023
- E9 VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR) Core Dec 7, 2023
- E10 Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023) Filler Dec 21, 2023
- E11 TBS Networkisms Core Jan 11, 2024
- E12 Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News Core Feb 8, 2024
- E13 Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth) Core Mar 7, 2024
- E14 Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze) Core Apr 4, 2024
- E15 TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie) Mytharc May 2, 2024
- E16 TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions) Mytharc Jun 6, 2024
Season 13 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 How I Spent My Summer XI (Sold(i)ering On...) Mytharc Jul 25, 2024
- E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 14 (The 70's Strike Back) Core Aug 29, 2024
- E3 Surréalist Sinéma (Silent Movie Day 2024) Core Sep 29, 2024
- E4 Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) ("In-House" Feed) Filler Oct 31, 2024
- E5 OA’s Greatest VHS Tapes Core Nov 28, 2024
- E6 Stocking Stinkers (Christmas Special 2024) Filler Dec 19, 2024
- E7 Prehistoric Comedy Central (The Comedy Channel/Ha!/CTV: The Comedy Network) Core Feb 13, 2025
- E8 The All-New “Bad” 80's Syndicated Sitcoms Mytharc Apr 18, 2025
- E9 VideoSmarts (Ben’s 1st “Video Game” Console) Mytharc Jul 10, 2025
Season 14 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Archive Thrifting #34: Getting Back On The Horse Mytharc Oct 9, 2025
- E2 KLAK Goes Commercial (Halloween Special 2025) Filler Oct 30, 2025
- E3 Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel Vol. 2 (Leftover Turkeys) Core Nov 27, 2025
- E4 Christmas Hams (Christmas Special 2025) Filler Dec 23, 2025
- E5 Prehistoric A&E Core Jan 22, 2026
- E6 The "Checkerboard" Sitcoms of 1987 Core Feb 5, 2026
- E7 United Artists Theatre Laserdiscs (1991-94) Core Feb 19, 2026
- E8 Local TV Vol. 10 (A Fifth of Commercials) Core Mar 5, 2026
- E9 Ben Vs. Digital Music (Vol. 1: 1999-2001) Core Mar 26, 2026
- E10 Emergency Broadcast Salute Vol. 3 (Changes) Core Apr 16, 2026
- E11 Local TV Vol. 11 (Lottery Game Shows) Core Apr 30, 2026
- E12 Building the Perfect Home Theater (for the 1990's, that is) Core May 14, 2026
- E13 The All-Diamond Rio…Diamond Rio (+ RCA Lyra 2 Redux) Mytharc May 28, 2026
- E14 TV Affiliate Switchovers (& some other switchovers) Mytharc Jun 11, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
What type of media does the archive collect?
The archive focuses on off-air recordings, ephemeral video, and obsolete formats like Betamax and VHS.
Is this series about actual archival work?
The series uses real archival elements but presents them in a fictional narrative framework.
What makes this series unique?
It combines media archaeology with storytelling about forgotten cultural artifacts.
Does the series feature real vintage technology?
Yes, the archive includes actual working obsolete technology as part of its collection.
Who would enjoy this type of content?
Viewers interested in media history, vintage formats, and cultural preservation would find it appealing.
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