Oddity Archive (2012)

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.

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Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Season 11

Season 11

Season 12

Season 12

Season 13

Season 13

Season 14

Season 14

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Donny osmond - soldier of love (michael bay salute)

  • 0x2

    National anthem conspiracy theory

  • 0x3

    Everlasting love

  • 0x4

    The max headroom incident of 1987 (commentary)

  • 0x5

    Sounds to make you shiver

  • 0x6

    Tv sign-offs (commentary)

  • 0x7

    Emergency broadcast salute (commentary)

  • 0x8

    Freedom is a hammer (album review)

  • 0x9

    American exxxtasy (commentary)

  • 0x10

    Greetings from the stars (sort of)

  • 0x11

    Ask the archive

  • 0x12

    Archive riffs: petaluma chicken

  • 0x13

    Local tv special (commentary)

  • 0x14

    Archive riffs: greedy humpty dumpty

  • 0x15

    Vhs vault vol. 1 (amvest video) (commentary)

  • 0x16

    Archive riffs: say no to strangers

  • 0x17

    National anthem conspiracy theory (redux)

  • 0x18

    Halloween special 2012 (commentary)

  • 0x19

    Hallmark presents: spooky sounds

  • 0x20

    Archive riffs: dining together

  • 0x21

    Christmas special 2012 (a fair use christmas) (commentary)

  • 0x22

    Archive riffs: a christmas fantasy

  • 0x23

    Tv dx-ing

  • 0x24

    Archive riffs: live & learn

  • 0x25

    Archive riffs: cigarette commercials

  • 0x26

    Backwards masking (commentary)

  • 0x27

    A nice pair (of early, european vcr's)

  • 0x28

    Blooper reel

  • 0x29

    Vhs vault vol. 5 - y2k (commentary)

  • 0x30

    Archive riffs: atomic alert (elementary edition)

  • 0x31

    Ben's junk: sony super betamax

  • 0x32

    Ben's junk: videonow pvd player

  • 0x33

    Format wars 2 (commentary)

  • 0x34

    Ben's junk: vhs camcorder (rca cc285)

  • 0x35

    The great archive treasure hunt (commentary)

  • 0x36

    Ben's junk: tascam cassette portastudio

  • 0x37

    Halloween special 2013 (commentary)

  • 0x38

    Ben's junk : 8-track/cassette "adaptor"

  • 0x39

    Ben's junk: multi-system vhs vcr (hitachi vt-m768em)

  • 0x40

    Ben's junk: jvc s-vhs vcr (s7600u)

  • 0x41

    Ben's junk: laserkaraoke/laserdisc player (pioneer cld-s304)

  • 0x42

    1-900 archive vol. 2 (commentary)

  • 0x43

    The dumont network (deleted game show segment)

  • 0x44

    Ben's junk: handheld electronic games

  • 0x45

    Ben's junk: b-movies & cult classics

  • 0x46

    Ben tries finnish candy

  • 0x47

    Ben's junk: webtv box

  • 0x48

    The death of analog tv (commentary)

  • 0x49

    Ben's junk: super 8 sound projector (sears sound ii - model 9258)

  • 0x50

    Archive riffs: self-conscious guy

  • 0x51

    Oddity archive: episode 78.4 - vhs vault vol. 6 (how's your sex life?) (commentary)

  • 0x52

    (unofficial) ben's junk: philips cd-i (model 220)

  • 0x53

    Ben's junk: 8-track (and related) oddities

  • 0x54

    Ben's junk: sony dt-30 (external vcr timer)

  • 0x55

    Ben tries bonomo's turkish taffy

  • 0x56

    Ben's junk: rejuvenique revisited (plus contest!)

  • 0x57

    Halloween special 2014 (archive wares: rejuvenique) (commentary)

  • 0x58

    An overly nostalgic halloween (or, for the want of a pail)

  • 0x59

    For the want of a pail (conclusion)

  • 0x60

    Ben's junk: fisher-price pxl 2000 camcorder

  • 0x61

    Ben tries (thanksgiving edition) (or, ben tries australian stuff)

  • 0x62

    Frequently asked questions (faq's)

  • 0x63

    Archive riffs: a christmas dream

  • 0x64

    Ben's ced collection (deleted segment from ced episode)

  • 0x65

    Ben's junk: guitars! guitars!! guitars!!!

  • 0x66

    Ben's junk: ben's philips cd-i collection

  • 0x67

    Ben's junk: philips cd-i peacekeeper revolver

  • 0x68

    Ben's junk: ben's (incomplete) comedy lp collection

  • 0x69

    Ben's junk: fisher-price movie viewer

  • 0x70

    Ben's junk: commodore 64 (& peripherals)

  • 0x71

    Ben's junk: sony tt-100 tuner/timer (for u-matic)

  • 0x72

    Commodore 64 (commentary)

  • 0x73

    Ben's junk: vcr co-pilot

  • 0x74

    Archive riffs: fox hour promotional reel

  • 0x75

    Record ripoffs (commentary)

  • 0x76

    Ben's junk: magnavox odyssey 2 (video game console)

  • 0x77

    Ben's junk: colecovision video game console

  • 0x78

    Ben's junk: (some of) ben's vinyl collection

  • 0x79

    "the voice" module (for magnavox odyssey 2)

  • 0x80

    Flexplay disposable dvd update

  • 0x81

    Ben's junk: fisher-price star station sing-along machine

  • 0x82

    Fisher-price pxl-2000 camcorder (commentary)

  • 0x83

    Ben's junk: bob (another nanny box)

  • 0x84

    Ben's junk: dvd recorder (panasonic dmr-e55)

  • 0x85

    Ben's junk: gemmy douglas fir talking christmas tree

  • 0x86

    Ben's junk: ben's comic book collection

  • 0x87

    Ben's junk: learn to solder kit

  • 0x88

    Ben’s junk: md walkman (minidisc addendum)

  • 0x89

    Ben's junk: rca selectavision ced player (sgt 250)

  • 0x90

    Ben's junk: ben's audiophile albums

  • 0x91

    Ben's junk: vtech socrates educational video system

  • 0x92

    Ben's junk: videocipher ii plus/manhattan cable tv box

  • 0x93

    Ben's junk: go reader (audiobook device)

  • 0x94

    Archive riffs: dear miss gloria

  • 0x95

    Dbx noise reduction system (commentary)

  • 0x96

    Ben's junk: las vegas vacation (1997)

  • 0x97

    Ben's 10 favorite albums (part 1)

  • 0x98

    Ben's 10 favorite albums (part 2)

  • 0x99

    Ben's junk: mfsl geo-tape (azimuth alignment cassette)

  • 0x100

    Ben's junk: dbx cassettes (dbx addendum)

  • 0x101

    Ben's junk: mfsl geo-disc (turntable cartridge alignment tool)

  • 0x102

    Ben’s junk: (new) speed calibration cassette

  • 0x103

    Ben's junk: cvs one-time-use video camcorder

  • 0x104

    Conelrad (halloween special 2016) (commentary)

  • 0x105

    Ben’s junk: the world of yesterday (classic hollywood fanzines)

  • 0x106

    Ben's junk: realistic phono pre-amp (model 42-2109)

  • 0x107

    Ben's junk: vidicraft vidimate video enhancer (model vdm300s)

  • 0x108

    Ben's junk: star shower laser light

  • 0x109

    Ben's junk: sankyo dualux dual8 projector (model 2000h)

  • 0x110

    Ben's junk: allsop 3 orbitrac record cleaning system

  • 0x111

    Ben's junk: jvc kd-a6 cassette deck

  • 0x112

    Ben's junk: discwasher compact disc cleaner

  • 0x113

    Ben's junk: royal disc repair system

  • 0x114

    Ben's junk: the archive hq bookshelf

  • 0x115

    Ben’s junk: mp32c64 adapter (commodore datasette substitute)

  • 0x116

    Archive thrifting #1: impromptu investigations

  • 0x117

    Archive thrifting #2: arc of a (dumpster) diver

  • 0x118

    Ben's junk: k-tel record selector

  • 0x119

    Ben's junk: teac v-770 cassette deck

  • 0x120

    Discovision dead sides

  • 0x121

    Ben's junk: abc talking monday night football (board game)

  • 0x122

    Archive riffs: selling your home?

  • 0x123

    Archive thrifting #3: beautiful downtown aurora's last stand

  • 0x124

    Ben's junk: rocketfish wireless rear speaker kit

  • 0x125

    Ben's junk: audio technica at-lp120 turntable (early thoughts)

  • 0x126

    Ben's junk: ben's makeshift bedroom stereo system

  • 0x127

    Ben's junk: ramsey fm transmitter (further experiments)

  • 0x128

    Ask the archive live (9/14/2018)

  • 0x129

    Archive thrifting #4: elvis sightings

  • 0x130

    Archive thrifting #5: low money hu$tla

  • 0x131

    Sounds of terror! (halloween album review)

  • 0x132

    Ben's junk: pac-man fever (pac-man mini arcades)

  • 0x133

    Archive riffs: thanksgiving commercials

  • 0x134

    Nes classic edition (the last word?)

  • 0x135

    Christmas laserkaraoke (deleted segment)

  • 0x136

    Ben's junk: nagaoka mp-110h phono cartridge

  • 0x137

    Ben's junk: sega pico ("edutainment" console)

  • 0x138

    Ben's junk: snes classic edition (belated) first impressions)

  • 0x139

    Ben’s junk: tyco videocam (another kiddie camcorder)

  • 0x140

    Archive riffs: valentine’s day commercials (a semi-romantic tale)

  • 0x141

    Archive thrifting #6: frostbite falls

  • 0x142

    Ben's junk: ronco mr. microphone

  • 0x143

    Ben’s junk: gaf 3100s super 8 film projector

  • 0x144

    Ben's junk: the big reel (film collector’s magazine)

  • 0x145

    Discovision/laserdisc quirks (an informal discussion)

  • 0x146

    Discovision dead sides vol. 2

  • 0x147

    Ben’s junk: vga converters/public domain cd-roms

  • 0x148

    Ben’s junk: innovative technologies itns-500 slide “scanner”

  • 0x149

    Archive riffs: clutch cargo (big “x”, pts. 4 & 5)

  • 0x150

    Mystery 8mm films/the ballad of ben & 8mm (commentary)

  • 0x151

    Archive thrifting #7: wii, wii, all the way home

  • 0x152

    Record ripoffs commercial parodies (vols. 1–9)

  • 0x153

    Ben's junk: video action magazine (issue #1: december, 1980)

  • 0x154

    Bennytronics guitar noise experiment (analog, circa 1980-style) (complete segment)

  • 0x155

    Ben's junk: ben's laserdisc collection (2019 edition)

  • 0x156

    Fostex x-14/ben's music "career": the gear

  • 0x157

    Ben's junk: whippany rhythm master (circa 1972 drum machine)

  • 0x158

    Ben's junk: burns theremin

  • 0x159

    Archive thrifting #8: break it you pay for it

  • 0x160

    Haunted house (halloween sfx album review)

  • 0x161

    Telesound 13 (moog/realistic concertmate mg-1)

  • 0x162

    Ben's junk: realistic concertmate (moog) mg-1 synthesizer

  • 0x163

    Ben's junk: sony dcr-trv320 digital8 handycam (video8 addendum)

  • 0x164

    Ben's junk: archer video processor/stabilizer (model 15-1272a)

  • 0x165

    Algorithmic audio mastering (cloudbounce review)

  • 0x166

    Archive thrifting #9: christmas confidential

  • 0x167

    Archive riffs: boxing day commercials (er, adverts)

  • 0x168

    Moviecd

  • 0x169

    Ben's junk: cult vhs (& a few dvd's) (2020 edition)

  • 0x170

    Ben's junk: behringer u-phoria umc404hd audio interface

  • 0x171

    Ben's junk: behringer neutron (analog, monophonic) synthesizer

  • 0x172

    F.d.g. (oddity archive sign-off muzak)

  • 0x173

    Ben's junk: industrial laserdiscs/ anderic (reproduction) service remote

  • 0x174

    Ben's music "career", vol. 4.5: greetings from elderbush gulch multitracks (an addendum)

  • 0x175

    Enhanced cd's (& other multimedia cd's) (an informal chat)

  • 0x176

    Ben's junk: the oa (semi-)supercomputer/oa recording studio redux

  • 0x177

    Ben's junk: sony slo-325 industrial betamax

  • 0x178

    Ben's junk: 1953 & 1956 hoffman television catalogs

  • 0x179

    Ben's junk: tiger quiz wiz

  • 0x180

    Ben minnotte - switched-on pavanned (moog instrumental)

  • 0x181

    Ben minnotte - the happy moog (gets stuck in rush hour) ("moog" instrumental)

  • 0x182

    Ben's junk: first alert ftr-960r time-lapse vcr (+ time-lapse tape)

  • 0x183

    Archive riffs: moving up to amateur radio

  • 0x184

    Archive thrifting #10: before we were so rudely interrupted

  • 0x185

    Ben's junk: sony u-matic & industrial betamax wired remotes

  • 0x186

    The battle at elderbush gulch (2020 redux)

  • 0x187

    Archive thrifting #11: this can not be the right price deal

  • 0x188

    Ben's junk: pioneer rh-65 8-track deck

  • 0x189

    Ben's junk: denon ud-m30 cd receiver

  • 0x190

    Pavanned (documentary style) (vaporwave?)

  • 0x191

    In your hands (violin & "mellotron" thing)

  • 0x192

    Ep. 200 rebuttal & deleted scenes

  • 0x193

    Nitrogené (synth instrumental)

  • 0x194

    Ben's junk: jvc hr-s7600u s-vhs et vcr (revisited)

  • 0x195

    Ben's junk: buster keaton video collection

  • 0x196

    Archive thrifting #12: (not-so) scary deals

  • 0x197

    Ben's junk: (new) polaroid 600 film (& old camera(s))

  • 0x198

    Ben's junk: (some of) ben's audiocassette collection

  • 0x199

    Ben's junk: (new) dubreq stylophone

  • 0x200

    Archive thrifting #13: deck the hauls

  • 0x201

    Ben's junk: (some of) ben's vinyl collection vol. 2

  • 0x202

    Ben's junk: sega genesis mini (miniature game console)

  • 0x203

    Home video recording, 1972-style (or, ben's complete u-matic rig)

  • 0x204

    Ben's junk: toshiba 20af43 crt tv

  • 0x205

    Archive thrifting #14: (non-)luck of the (non-)irish

  • 0x206

    Phonies (answering machine greetings)

  • 0x207

    Archive riffs: a taxing set of commercials (tax day special)

  • 0x208

    Ben's junk: gpx digital tv tuner + recorder

  • 0x209

    A geeky evening with benny-boy

  • 0x210

    Ben's junk: cloneralliance box pro (video capture device)

  • 0x211

    Ben's junk: jvc hm-dh30000u & mitsubishi hd-hs2000u d-vhs vcr's

  • 0x212

    Episode 200 (behind the box) (commentary)

  • 0x213

    Archive thrifting #15: out of this world deals

  • 0x214

    Ben's junk: akai gx-220 reel-to-reel audiotape deck

  • 0x215

    History of vhs (complete series)

  • 0x216

    Ben's casino travelogue (deleted segment from how i spent my summer viii)

  • 0x217

    Archive thrifting #16: la cage aux thrifting

  • 0x218

    Vcr cleaning (a public service video)

  • 0x219

    Channel update (9/2021) (sony av-3600 update, sencore va62, etc.)

  • 0x220

    Vcr rabbit revisited

  • 0x221

    Ben's junk: video store regulars (& memories)

  • 0x222

    Ben’s junk: wolverine moviemaker pro 8mm & super8 film scanner

  • 0x223

    Archive thrifting #17: spooktacular savings

  • 0x224

    Thereminiature/pavanned (version 6.66)

  • 0x225

    Ben's junk: sony digital mavica (model mvc-fd73) (floppy disk digital camera from 1999)

  • 0x226

    Ben's junk: coolmusic ring modulator (& other fx) ("max headroom" hijacker voice)

  • 0x227

    Ben's junk: christmas tv vhs & dvd's

  • 0x228

    Archive thrifting #18: shortwave santa

  • 0x229

    Ben’s music “career” (the complete saga)

  • 0x230

    Ben's junk: keyfax update/pioneer ggf1381 laserdisc service remote/discovision dead sides vol. 3

  • 0x231

    The wire (via sony pcm-701es, betamax)

  • 0x232

    Ben's junk: vupoint digital video converter (or, the circa 2010 youtube video device)

  • 0x233

    Ben's junk: the clapper

  • 0x234

    Laserdisc laser rot

  • 0x235

    Ben's junk: magnus chord organ

  • 0x236

    Ben's junk: blonder-tongue btx-111 "ultraverter" (& ontv box update)

  • 0x237

    Ben's junk: prog & metal vhs, beta & laserdiscs

  • 0x238

    Ben's junk: newtek calibar (a pen-sized test pattern generator)

  • 0x239

    A benefit for a new computer…or a loose ask the archive

  • 0x240

    Ben's junk: hotronic ap41 (frame synchronizer & time base corrector)

  • 0x241

    The “can i remember it?” stream (or, a smaller benefit)

  • 0x242

    Cd frustrations & easter eggs

  • 0x243

    A tour of the new oa computer rig (oa computer tour 2022)

  • 0x244

    Ben's junk: sony cvm-51uw and panasonic wv-bm990 crt monitors

  • 0x245

    The eraser laserdisc experiment

  • 0x246

    Archive thrifting #19: radios, radios

  • 0x247

    Archive riffs: hey, stop that!

  • 0x248

    Ben's junk: midland wr400 noaa weather radio (& other radio ramblings)

  • 0x249

    Ben's junk: sony srf-a100 am/am stereo/fm portable radio

  • 0x250

    Archive thrifting #20: fair(mont) (st.) clouds over mankato

  • 0x251

    Ben repairs: radio shack executive stress eliminator

  • 0x252

    Sony videocorders update (cv-2100 & av-3600) (8/2022)

  • 0x253

    Ben's junk: tyler portable tv (model ttv701-7)

  • 0x254

    Ben's junk: sears whisper-matic iv (& victorian-era theater slides)

  • 0x255

    Ben's junk: ben's blackhawk films collection (minus the videotapes)

  • 0x256

    Ben's junk: sony trinitron pvm-1343md (professional video monitor)

  • 0x257

    Archive thrifting #21: we already have halloween at home

  • 0x258

    Benny m.'s tv party (commentary)

  • 0x259

    Halloween special 2022 blooper reel

  • 0x260

    Ben's junk: telemeter pay tv box (circa 1960)

  • 0x261

    Ben's junk: favorite (and/or notable) christmas albums

  • 0x262

    Archive thrifting #22: christmas in elbonia

  • 0x263

    Archive thrifting #23: holiday hangover

  • 0x264

    Magna-guard (or, copy-protection, vol. 3)

  • 0x265

    Ben's junk: rca bw003 (1978 home video camera)

  • 0x266

    Ben's junk: forbidden klak (via the archer multiple video distribution system)

  • 0x267

    Ben's junk: realistic (radio shack) fm wireless lavalier microphone system (circa 1988)

  • 0x268

    Ben's junk: (some of) ben's tv-on-dvd collection

  • 0x269

    Ben's junk: hitachi visionbook pro 7560 laptop (or, my 1st, failed attempt at a windows 98 rig)

  • 0x270

    Ben's junk: ben's mad magazine stash

  • 0x271

    Noelle's mystery tapes (& channel update - 4/2023)

  • 0x272

    Ben's junk: 80's music videos (on laserdisc)

  • 0x273

    Ben's ugly a/v rack

  • 0x274

    Betacam sp (1st test...from a newbie's perspective)

  • 0x275

    Christmas morning on a june evening (or, mail day from tyrone)

  • 0x276

    Archive thrifting #24: the delicate sound of thrifting

  • 0x277

    Ben's junk: x-10 videosender (another vcr rabbit-esque device)

  • 0x278

    Revenge of the sony av-3600 videocorder (1st test)

  • 0x279

    Archive thrifting #25: 3m (moderate minnesota madness)

  • 0x280

    Fix it or forget it? (nec s-vhs deck)

  • 0x281

    Ben's junk: 1966 (partial) zenith phonevision pay tv box

  • 0x282

    Ben's junk: selectv pay tv box

  • 0x283

    Ben's junk: cloneralliance viewlite av (video capture device)

  • 0x284

    Ben's junk: sears du-all eight (8mm viewer/editor)

  • 0x285

    Archive thrifting #26: indian summer

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    Ben's junk: sharp vl-e47 "viewcam" (video8 camcorder, circa 1995)

  • 0x287

    Archive thrifting #28: scandalous santa

  • 0x288

    Archive thrifting #29 (christmas leftovers)

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    Ben's junk: ben's rifftrax dvd & blu-ray collection

  • 0x290

    Ben's junk: denon rcd-n10 cd receiver

  • 0x291

    Ben's junk: magnavox h2160mw9 (or, exploring someone's old personal dvr)

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    Ben's junk: wometco home theatre (wht) pay tv decoder box

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    Ben’s junk: clearclick video2usb/ a tour of ben’s livestream setup

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    How to unstretch video (via handbrake)

  • 0x295

    Ben's junk: laser video file laserdisc catalog (mid-1992)

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    Ben's junk: some more of ben's audiocassette collection (mystery box!)

  • 0x297

    Magnavox h2160mw9 personal dvr/dvd recorder update (a failure)

  • 0x298

    Ben's junk: videolok (vcr anti-theft device)

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    Ben's junk: rhoades teledapter (tv stereo simulator)

  • 0x300

    Windows 98 laptop update (4/2024)

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    Cd rot rant

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    Ben a.'s mystery tapes (a not-so-livestream)

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    Windows 98 laptop update (5/2024) (she lives!)

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    Ben's junk: whole house fm transmitter 3.0

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    Ben vs. the cursed u-matic tape

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    Archive thrifting #30: wet fireworks

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    Ben's junk: a tower of vidicraft

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    Quasar great time machine (round 2?)

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    Ben's junk: my first dvd's

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    Ben's junk: jamc@m digital camera

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    Archive thrifting #31: summer's end

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    More fun with moldy u-matic tapes

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    Ben's junk: :cuecat barcode scanner

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    Ben's junk: sencore "little huey" test pattern generator

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    Ben's junk: casio cmd-10 watch

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    Ben's junk: laserviews laserdisc magazines

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    Archive thrifting #32: halloween hootenanny

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    Halloween special 2023 (season of the wince) (commentary)

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    Ben's junk: realistic (radio shack) astronaut 8 radio

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    Ben's junk: down beat magazine (10/23/1975)

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    Ben’s junk: thanksgiving traditions (and not-so-traditions)

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    Ben’s junk: vhs is life mold cleaning rig redux

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    Archive thrifting #33: christmas clutter

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    Ben’s junk: epiphone ed-100ns acoustic guitar

  • 0x325

    Ben’s (failed) gimmick cd (a rant)

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    Ben’s junk: nureality vivid 3d (mock surround sound processor)

  • 0x327

    Ben's junk: optoma pk320 pico pocket projector

  • 0x328

    Albums i love (that i’m supposed to hate)

  • 0x329

    Monkeeing around

  • 0x330

    Ben’s junk: sony emarker (soundhound before soundhound)

  • 0x331

    Discovision dead sides vol. 5

  • 0x332

    Ben’s junk: rca rc5230z divx/dvd player (more “deadware”)

  • 0x333

    25 pounds of laserdiscs (mail day from paul c.)

  • 0x334

    Ben's junk: half a halloween movie collection

  • 0x335

    Ben’s junk: apf tv fun (“sportsarama” model)

  • 0x336

    Pre-recorded superbeta (and some minor mythbusting)

  • 0x337

    Ben’s junk: sears tele-games pinball breakaway (atari video pinball)

  • 0x338

    State of the archive address/general chat/q&a (5/30/2025)

  • 0x339

    Ben’s junk: (some of) ben’s vinyl collection vol. 3

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    A lot of cartrivision (a prelude?)

  • 0x341

    Thrifting delivery (mail day from nick s.)

  • 0x342

    Ben's junk: the worst (and ben's first) portable tv

  • 0x343

    State of the archive address (7/2025)

  • 0x344

    Oa update (7/28/2025)

  • 0x345

    Ben’s junk: sony color watchman (fdt-5bx5)

  • 0x346

    Ben's junk: boyalink wireless lavalier microphone

  • 0x347

    Oa update (8/18/2025)

  • 0x348

    These dvd-r’s are junk!/another cursed tape?

  • 0x349

    Ben’s junk: laserdisc acquisitions (2019-2025)

  • 0x350

    Ben’s junk: robins cassette erase-tab remover

  • 0x351

    Ben's junk: casio lcd handheld tv's

  • 0x352

    Youtube a.i.-generated episode topics

  • 0x353

    Ben’s junk: behringer solina string ensemble (arp synth clone)

  • 0x354

    Archiveland public domain theatre: sunrise: a song of two humans (1927) (silent movie day 2025)

  • 0x355

    Ben’s junk: e-kara handheld karaoke

  • 0x356

    Ben’s favorite halloween tv episodes & specials

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The max headroom incident of 1987

  • 1x2

    Emergency broadcast salute

  • 1x3

    Tv sign-offs

  • 1x4

    Local tv special

  • 1x5

    American exxxtacy (and other c-band nastiness)

  • 1x6

    Conservative folk music

  • 1x7

    Format wars

  • 1x8

    1-900-archive

  • 1x9

    Halloween special 2012 (strange vhs endings)

  • 1x10

    Captain midnight / vrillon

  • 1x11

    Pay tv (but not cable or satellite)

  • 1x12

    Top (thanksgiving) turkeys of the (19)90's

  • 1x13

    Local tv vol. 2 (kiddie show hosts)

  • 1x14

    Christmas special (a fair use christmas)

  • 1x15

    Teletext heaven (or hell)

  • 1x16

    Intermission

  • 1x17

    Prehistoric television

  • 1x18

    Gniksam sdrawkcab (backwards masking)

  • 1x19

    Valentine's day special (dating services)

  • 1x20

    Local tv vol. 3 (public access)

  • 1x21

    Protect & survive

  • 1x22

    Duck & cover

  • 1x23

    Scary logos (and other nostalgic video terrors)

  • 1x24

    Hell's bells (the dangers of rock and roll)

  • 1x25

    Employee training videos

  • 1x26

    Vhs vault vol. 1 (amvest video)

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Bicentennial fever

  • 2x2

    Record ripoffs

  • 2x3

    Vhs vault vol. 2 (fashion videos)

  • 2x4

    Archive laserkaraoke party! (laserkaraoke)

  • 2x5

    Number stations (and other radio oddities)

  • 2x6

    The eas zombie hoax of 2013

  • 2x7

    8-tracks (or, the care & feeding of your 8-track)

  • 2x8

    Vhs vault vol. 3 (gambling videos)

  • 2x9

    Kiddie disco records

  • 2x10

    Halloween special 2013 (italian dance party/son of halloween riffs)

  • 2x11

    Format wars vol. 2 (pre-betamax)

  • 2x12

    Vhs vault vol. 4 (vcr games)

  • 2x13

    Qube interactive tv

  • 2x14

    A bargain bin christmas (or, ben's holiday hits!)

  • 2x15

    Infomercials

  • 2x16

    Industrial musicals (or, the archive sells out!)

  • 2x17

    Educational film salute (or, the stock footage special!)

  • 2x18

    Teknikel diffikultees (technical difficulties)

  • 2x19

    Psa's (or, the more you know, the less you understand)

  • 2x20

    Interstitials

  • 2x21

    A tour of the archive (or, roll up for the magical, mysterious archive tour)

  • 2x22

    More record rip-offs

  • 2x23

    Test cards (and patterns)

  • 2x24

    Going analog

  • 2x25

    Weather warnings

  • 2x26

    Vhs vault vol. 5 (y2k apocalypse party!)

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    U-matic (or, how i spent my summer)

  • 3x2

    The great archive treasure hunt

  • 3x3

    Return of the son of record rip-offs (or, record rip-offs, vol. 3)

  • 3x4

    Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle)

  • 3x5

    Laserkaraoke vol. 2 (aqua net edition)

  • 3x6

    Laserdiscs (and their children)

  • 3x7

    Copy-protection vol. 2 (odds and ends)

  • 3x8

    Shortwave dx-ing (or, shortwave for rank amateurs)

  • 3x9

    Hallmark presents: the sounds of halloween

  • 3x10

    Halloween special 2014 (archive wares: rejuvenique facial system)

  • 3x11

    Local tv vol. 4 (local commercials)

  • 3x12

    Oddity archive's greatest misses

  • 3x13

    Public domain vhs distributors (an incomplete overview)

  • 3x14

    Christmas special 2014 (santa claus is watching you!)

  • 3x15

    Future oddities (benny-boy predicts)

  • 3x16

    1-900 archive vol. 2 (operators aren't standing by!)

  • 3x17

    Vhs vault vol. 6: how's your sex life? (valentine's day special 2015)

  • 3x18

    The dumont network

  • 3x19

    Video games (a non-gamer's perspective)

  • 3x20

    Audiocassette-based board games

  • 3x21

    Electronic talking oddity archive! (electronic talking board games)

  • 3x22

    Record ripoffs vol. 4 (for vinyl fetishists only)

  • 3x23

    3do interactive multiplayer

  • 3x24

    Philips cd-i (compact disc interactive)

  • 3x25

    Webtv (and one other early internet/tv crossover)

  • 3x26

    The death of analog tv

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Microbroadcasting (or, oddity archive goes part 15)

  • 4x2

    Stereo test records (or, the official archive stereo test)

  • 4x3

    Nanny boxes (tv content filters)

  • 4x4

    Laserkaraoke vol. 3 (& vcd karaoke vol. 1)

  • 4x5

    Cb radio (or, gonna blow your doors in, chicken inspector!)

  • 4x6

    Vhs vault vol. 7 (it's my party and i'll sigh if i want to)

  • 4x7

    Record rip-offs vol. 5 (pickwick: picked-over)

  • 4x8

    Fisher-price pxl 2000 camcorder (halloween special 2015)

  • 4x9

    Vcr ephemera

  • 4x10

    Action max (vhs video game console)

  • 4x11

    Prehistoric pay-per-view

  • 4x12

    Ben's holiday grab bag (christmas special 2015)

  • 4x13

    Vcr rabbit (or, microbroadcasting vol. 2)

  • 4x14

    Capacitance electronic discs (or, ced's)

  • 4x15

    Vhs vault vol. 8 (more vcr games)

  • 4x16

    Prevue channel(s)

  • 4x17

    Airline safety videos

  • 4x18

    Ham radio (a beginner's perspective)

  • 4x19

    Calibration & test laserdiscs

  • 4x20

    Adult party albums

  • 4x21

    Disposable dvd's (divx & flexplay)

  • 4x22

    Commodore 64

  • 4x23

    Vhs vault vol. 9 (your new computer & you)

  • 4x24

    Vhs game consoles vol. 2 (captain power & interactive vision)

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    How i spent my summer iii

  • 5x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 6 (98% 70's-free!)

  • 5x3

    Home shopping channels

  • 5x4

    Laserkaraoke vol. 4 (+ vhs karaoke vol. 1)

  • 5x5

    Ben's random audiocassette haul

  • 5x6

    Talking house transmitter redux (or, part 15 microbroadcasting: the final chapter?)

  • 5x7

    The official oddity archive guide to retro a/v

  • 5x8

    Betamax

  • 5x9

    Conelrad (halloween special 2016)

  • 5x10

    Vhs vault vol. 10 (learning with the stars)

  • 5x11

    Top 10 gaming turkeys (of the 80's and 90's)

  • 5x12

    The official oddity archive® idiot’s guide to a/v transfer

  • 5x13

    Christmas special 2016 (a musical masochist's christmas)

  • 5x14

    Videoguide (+2 other early interactive program guides)

  • 5x15

    Local tv vol. 5 (more local commercials)

  • 5x16

    Vhs vault vol. 11(d-i-v-o-r-c-e)

  • 5x17

    Random kiddie records

  • 5x18

    Minidisc

  • 5x19

    Ben vs. the reel-to-reel

  • 5x20

    Dbx noise reduction system

  • 5x21

    Ben's random reel-to-reel haul

  • 5x22

    Useless vhs tapes

  • 5x23

    Going (proto-)mobile! (sony data discman & apple newton)

  • 5x24

    Video magazines (or, oddity archive: issue #126)

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    How i spent my summer iv (ben vs. laserdisc audio & turntable tune-up)

  • 6x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 7 (revenge of the 70's!)

  • 6x3

    Elvis has(n't) left the building (elvisploitation)

  • 6x4

    Tape baking (a quasi-documentary on sticky-shed syndrome)

  • 6x5

    Laserkaraoke vol. 5 (+ assorted vhs & vcd karaoke)

  • 6x6

    Playtape & aroma disc (or, the anti-audiophile files)

  • 6x7

    As seen on tv! (mail-order & infomercial-style commercials)

  • 6x8

    Ben's palm pda's (& camera "spy" glasses)

  • 6x9

    "telecine" film transfer (a nightmare in celluloid) (halloween special 2017)

  • 6x10

    Vhs vault vol. 12 (child safety videos)

  • 6x11

    The max headroom incident revisited (30 years on)

  • 6x12

    Dynagroove & friends (vinyl oddities)

  • 6x13

    Christmas special 2017 (ben's christmas clunkers)

  • 6x14

    Phoney nostalgia

  • 6x15

    Ben's random audiocassette haul #2

  • 6x16

    Ben's music "career", vol. 1 (the outsider years, pt. 1)

  • 6x17

    Dolby noise reduction (the hard way)

  • 6x18

    Laserdisc, vinyl & cassette computer programs

  • 6x19

    Vhs vault vol. 13 (movin' out)

  • 6x20

    Silent-era talking pictures

  • 6x21

    Vinyl potpourri

  • 6x22

    Loudness wars

  • 6x23

    Ben vs. the reel-to-reel (round 2)

  • 6x24

    Local flavor (part 1: nostalgia)

  • 6x25

    Local flavor (part 2: anti-nostalgia)

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    How i spent my summer v: the new frontier

  • 7x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s hits!)

  • 7x3

    Ben’s music “career” vol. 2 (the outsider years, pt. 2)

  • 7x4

    The archive drive-in movie theater (or, more fun with part 15 microbroadcasting)

  • 7x5

    Vhs vault vol. 14 (be cruel about fire safety)

  • 7x6

    Laserkaraoke vol. 6 (repeat offenders)

  • 7x7

    Pioneer cld-d605 (or, laserdiscs, vol. 2)

  • 7x8

    Emergency broadcast salute, vol. 2 (halloween special 2018)

  • 7x9

    Philips dcc (digital compact cassette)

  • 7x10

    Vinyl potpourri vol. 2 (deeper cuts)

  • 7x11

    Ben vs. the mo(u)ldy mystery pal vhs tapes

  • 7x12

    Christmas special 2018 (ben's christmas crackers)

  • 7x13

    Dbx noise reduction revisited

  • 7x14

    Local tv vol. 6 (more public access)

  • 7x15

    Ben's ontv box/ non-cable pay tv vol. 2

  • 7x16

    The care & feeding of audiocassettes

  • 7x17

    Cult vhs distributors vol. 1 (something weird & rhino)

  • 7x18

    Laserdisc games (but not laseractive or arcade)

  • 7x19

    Ben's music "career", vol. 3 (the transitional years)

  • 7x20

    Mystery 8mm films/the ballad of ben & 8mm

  • 7x21

    Vhs vault vol. 15 (potty all the time)

  • 7x22

    The branson tapes

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    How i spent my summer vi (the great a/v overhaul of 2019)

  • 8x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 9 (hits on the '60's!)

  • 8x3

    The right way to tape record (1965-style)

  • 8x4

    Scanimate

  • 8x5

    Local tv vol. 7: dialing for dollars (& other franchised game shows)

  • 8x6

    Laserkaraoke vol. 7 (golden moldies)

  • 8x7

    Employee training videos vol. 2 (loss prevention)

  • 8x8

    Random reel-to-reel tapes vol. 2 (featuring "the ballad of tom")

  • 8x9

    After hours (transmitter maintenance) (halloween special 2019)

  • 8x10

    Video8 (8mm video) (and its children)

  • 8x11

    Top 10 earworms (to date)

  • 8x12

    Christmas special 2019 (ben's christmas kookies)

  • 8x13

    Future oddities 2: a kissoff to the 2010's

  • 8x14

    History of vhs, vol. 1 (the '70's)

  • 8x15

    Theatrical policy trailers

  • 8x16

    Vhs (& beta) vault vol. 16 (a (cautious) romantic tale)

  • 8x17

    Special bulletins (or, we interrupt this archive...)

  • 8x18

    Ben's music "career" vol. 4: greetings from elderbush gulch

  • 8x19

    Jukebox network (& other uhf music video channels)

  • 8x20

    Ben's random audiocassette haul #3

  • 8x21

    History of vhs, vol. 2 (format wars & vhs-c)

  • 8x22

    Local tv vol. 8 (even more local commercials)

  • 8x23

    (semi-)lost tv series (personal favorites)

  • 8x24

    Switched-on archive (carlosploitation)

Episodes season 9

  • 9x1

    How i spent my summer vii (a change of plans)

  • 9x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 10 (a tribute to...)

  • 9x3

    Oddity archive: behind the box (a documentary)

  • 9x4

    Early color film (but not technicolor)

  • 9x5

    History of vhs, vol. 3 (s-vhs)

  • 9x6

    Cheesy logos

  • 9x7

    Pioneer promotional laserdiscs

  • 9x8

    Vhs vault vol. 17 (vampires & pumpkins) (halloween special 2020)

  • 9x9

    Benny's birthday bash

  • 9x10

    Oa lost classics (or, the ones that got oa)

  • 9x11

    The ballad of raymond rohauer

  • 9x12

    Christmas special 2020 (chunks of christmas coal)

  • 9x13

    Psa's vol. 2 (or, only you can prevent psa's)

  • 9x14

    Prehistoric videotape (the road to quadruplex)

  • 9x15

    Ben's music "career", vol. 5 (minn-knot/the end?)

  • 9x16

    Ben vs. the space-race tapes

  • 9x17

    Ben vs. the wheel of fortune tv play-along

  • 9x18

    Cheap radio thrills

  • 9x19

    Weather warnings vol. 2 (looks like we're in for nasty weather)

  • 9x20

    Keyfax rides again (teletext in the u.s.)

  • 9x21

    Vhs vault vol. 18 (so you wanna be a rock n' roll star)

  • 9x22

    Gag reels

  • 9x23

    History of vhs, vol. 4 (d-vhs/demise & resurrection)

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    How i spent my summer viii (ben vs. the sony av-3600 videocorder)

  • 10x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 11 ('80's hits: woodgrain & neon)

  • 10x3

    Usa networkisms (a willfully premature eulogy)

  • 10x4

    Random cd's

  • 10x5

    Silent treatment (a celebration of silent movie day)

  • 10x6

    Dodgy demo dvd's

  • 10x7

    Benny m.'s tv party (halloween special 2021)

  • 10x8

    Bad '80's syndicated sitcoms

  • 10x9

    Oa's greatest commercials

  • 10x10

    Fbi film raids & betamax blues

  • 10x11

    Christmas special 2021 (a good ol' archive christmas)

  • 10x12

    Pcm audio on videotape (betamax, vhs & u-matic)

  • 10x13

    Overplayed commercials (1960's - 2001)

  • 10x14

    Valentine's day special 2022 (it's a love thing)

  • 10x15

    Vinyl potpourri vol. 3 (gimmick records)

  • 10x16

    Prehistoric uhf (early uhf tv in the u.s.)

  • 10x17

    Cult vhs distributors vol. 2 (sinister cinema & vestron video)

  • 10x18

    Vhs vault vol. 19 (business scams)

  • 10x19

    Radio stunting

  • 10x20

    Ben vs. the massey-ferguson tapes

  • 10x21

    Early mp3 players (diamond rio & rca lyra 2)

  • 10x22

    Cx audio noise reduction (the hard way)

Episodes season 11

  • 11x1

    In search of am stereo (or, how i spent my summer ix)

  • 11x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 12 (gon' country)

  • 11x3

    Bad(?) '90's syndicated sitcoms

  • 11x4

    The ballad of peter lemongello

  • 11x5

    The warped afterlives of metropolis & phantom of the opera (silent movie day 2022)

  • 11x6

    8mm (& super 8) souvenir films

  • 11x7

    The phantom of the archive (halloween special 2022)

  • 11x8

    Vhs vault vol. 20 (high-concept videos)

  • 11x9

    Oddity archive's greatest hits (according to youtube)

  • 11x10

    Ben vs. the elmo super 8 camera (or, super 8 film in 2022)

  • 11x11

    Christmas (c)rapping (christmas special 2022)

  • 11x12

    (bad) movie-based sitcoms

  • 11x13

    Weather warnings vol. 3 (winter edition)

  • 11x14

    Pointless products (or, as seen on tv commercials, vol. 2)

  • 11x15

    Laserdisc video magazines (or, video magazines, vol. 2)

  • 11x16

    Disco beaver from outer space (& other early cable tv-isms)

  • 11x17

    Philips cd-i vol. 2 (more revelations)

  • 11x18

    Mad magazine...'s forays into other media

  • 11x19

    Vhs vault vol. 21 (how to outwit the man)

  • 11x20

    The early betamax (& others) subculture

  • 11x21

    American forces network (afn) tv ephemera

  • 11x22

    Ben vs. the quasar great time machine

  • 11x23

    The quasar great time machine (vx video format)

Episodes season 12

  • 12x1

    In search of am stereo redux (or, how i spent my summer x)

  • 12x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 13 (at the movies)

  • 12x3

    Random (video) reel-to-reel

  • 12x4

    Odditytoberfest (a smorgasbord of musical meatballs)

  • 12x5

    Vhs (& betamax) public domain oddities (silent movie day 2023)

  • 12x6

    Season of the wince (halloween special 2023)

  • 12x7

    Great comedians (not-so-great sitcoms)

  • 12x8

    Ben's favorite oa episodes

  • 12x9

    Vhs (& beta) vault vol. 22 (meet your new vcr)

  • 12x10

    Cruel yule (christmas special 2023)

  • 12x11

    Tbs networkisms

  • 12x12

    Cable in the classroom/channel one news

  • 12x13

    Local tv vol. 9 (commercials, go fourth)

  • 12x14

    Random audiocassettes vol. 4 (cheese n' sleaze)

  • 12x15

    Tv record offer greats (slim whitman & boxcar willie)

  • 12x16

    Tv sign-offs vol. 2 (nocturnal emissions)

Episodes season 13

  • 13x1

    How i spent my summer xi (sold(i)ering on...)

  • 13x2

    Record ripoffs vol. 14 (the 70's strike back)

  • 13x3

    Surréalist sinéma (silent movie day 2024)

  • 13x4

    Halloween special 2023 (season of the wince) ("in-house" feed)

  • 13x5

    Oa’s greatest vhs tapes

  • 13x6

    Stocking stinkers (christmas special 2024)

  • 13x7

    Prehistoric comedy central (the comedy channel/ha!/ctv: the comedy network)

  • 13x8

    The all-new “bad” 80's syndicated sitcoms

  • 13x9

    Videosmarts (ben’s 1st “video game” console)

Episodes season 14

  • 14x1

    Archive thrifting #34: getting back on the horse

Recomendation Series

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
  • Succession
  • The White Lotus
  • Breaking Bad
  • House of the Dragon
  • The Last of Us
  • 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
  • The Legend of Korra
  • Daredevil: Born Again
  • La Brea
  • Freud
  • The Walking Dead
  • The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
  • The Gentlemen
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • MobLand
  • The Stand
  • Black Mirror
  • The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks

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