Oddity Archive (Season 7)

How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier (Episode 1)

Air date: 2018-07-26

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: Archive HQ Version 2.0. Was it worth it?

Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!) (Episode 2)

Air date: 2018-08-09

Runtime: 32 min

Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2) (Episode 3)

Air date: 2018-08-23

Runtime: 36 min

Overview: By (inexplicably) popular demand, the Rock N’ Roll equivalent to “American Movie” rolls on.

The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting) (Episode 4)

Air date: 2018-09-06

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Attempting to realize a viewer’s vision of an old-school, drive-in theater—at home.

VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety) (Episode 5)

Air date: 2018-09-20

Runtime: 28 min

Overview: We haven't had a good roast in awhile, have we?

LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders) (Episode 6)

Air date: 2018-10-04

Runtime: 45 min

Overview: More 8 frames-per-second at 1,800 revolutions-per-minute goodness from the darkest pits of the Archive!

Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2) (Episode 7)

Air date: 2018-10-18

Runtime: 29 min

Overview: Well, I kinda killed the Archive’s old LaserKaraoke machine…and I’d been threatening to upgrade the main Laserdisc player. Upgrade time!

Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018) (Episode 8)

Air date: 2018-10-31

Runtime: 28 min

Overview: IT’S BA-ACK!

Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) (Episode 9)

Air date: 2018-11-15

Runtime: 26 min

Overview: The future of the common audiocassette is (er, was) here!

Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts) (Episode 10)

Air date: 2018-11-29

Runtime: 26 min

Overview: Another fragrant bouquet of dusty, musty, moldy slabs of wax!

Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes (Episode 11)

Air date: 2018-12-13

Runtime: 35 min

Overview: The Archive finally acquires some genuine off-air U.K. tapes…complete with some genuine U.K. mold (er, mould).

Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers) (Episode 12)

Air date: 2018-12-20

Runtime: 32 min

Overview: Some Christmas oddities (and one not-so-oddity) with a real bang to them!

DBX Noise Reduction Revisited (Episode 13)

Air date: 2019-01-17

Runtime: 29 min

Overview: New year, old hindrances…

Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access) (Episode 14)

Air date: 2019-02-07

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Let us take another dip into the well of televised municipal culture…

Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2 (Episode 15)

Air date: 2019-02-21

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: Our trucks are currently scouring your neighborhood with sophisticated equipment to detect anyone watching our show illegally. Don’t you dare question how we do it. Punks.

The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes (Episode 16)

Air date: 2019-03-07

Runtime: 35 min

Overview: A massive dose of hissy, sticky goodness that should never be degaussed after midnight!

Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino) (Episode 17)

Air date: 2019-03-21

Runtime: 21 min

Overview: A genuine(ly twisted) labor of love from your friends at the Oddity Archive®.

Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade) (Episode 18)

Air date: 2019-04-04

Runtime: 21 min

Overview: Search Frame 30609. Then, add in 29,000. Then, multiply by .84. Then, write down your findings (in order). You are now ready to begin watching this episode of Oddity Archive.

Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years) (Episode 19)

Air date: 2019-04-18

Overview: Like in sports, sometimes musicians need a rebuilding season. I promise, it starts resembling "real" music this time…

Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm (Episode 20)

Air date: 2019-05-02

Runtime: 32 min

Overview: About a year ago, I came across a pair of unmarked, somewhat damaged 8mm films. Since they both needed some repair, it seemed like a good time for an educational OA episode.

VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time) (Episode 21)

Air date: 2019-05-16

Runtime: 26 min

Overview: In the name of commercial appeal, the Archive cheapens itself to toilet humor.

The Branson Tapes (Episode 22)

Air date: 2019-05-30

Runtime: 38 min

Overview: Recorded not-live at the fabulous Archive Theatre!