Season 8
2019 · 24 episodes
Episodes
1. How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019)
July 11, 2019 · 35m
Ben gets far more than he bargained for…and it was hardly a bargain.
2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!)
July 25, 2019 · 32m
A special limited addition—because we don’t think this’ll sell too well.
3. The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style)
August 8, 2019 · 36m
Oddity Archive®: On the cutting edge of amateur, home recording (as of 1965).
4. Scanimate
August 22, 2019 · 19m
A banquet of oversaturated and generation-lossy goodness from the Archive! Fill-in-the-blankwave fans will love it.
5. Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows)
September 5, 2019 · 21m
…and the jackpot goes up to 178…episodes, that is!
6. LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies)
September 19, 2019 · 37m
Our seventh annual marathon of soft rock and mullets…lots and lots of mullets.
7. Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention)
October 3, 2019 · 28m
…or, Ben enters the Loss Prevention Protection Program.
8. Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom")
October 17, 2019 · 39m
Another batch of (no more than) 7.5ips goodness…straight from the hea-a-a-arrt.
9. After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019)
October 31, 2019 · 21m
It takes a LOT of sacrifice to maintain the Archive…
10. Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children)
November 14, 2019 · 23m
Getting the History of Home Video train back on track with the first great (albeit rather dull) camcorder format.
11. Top 10 Earworms (to date)
November 28, 2019 · 26m
Guaranteed to get stuck in your head for days…er, weeks…er, months…er, years after viewing!
12. Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies)
December 19, 2019 · 42m
Would you please make welcome to the Archive…tap-dancing Christmas trees, teddy bears that can wipe out entire armies and…Dennis.
13. Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's
January 1, 2020 · 19m
Saying goodbye to the decade that brought us selfies, Alexa, and fidget spinners…and not a minute too soon.
14. History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's)
January 16, 2020 · 22m
A history lesson so big, it’s gonna have to be its own subseries.
15. Theatrical Policy Trailers
January 30, 2020 · 24m
Please silence your phones, mobile devices and other electronics…actually don’t. You won’t be able to hear this episode otherwise.
16. VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale)
February 13, 2020 · 32m
It’s a love obsession at the Archive!
17. Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...)
February 27, 2020 · 40m
We interrupt this episode of Oddity Archive to bring you…a bunch of other interruptions.
18. Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch
March 12, 2020 · 42m
Time to leave the ol’ cassette 4-tracker behind…
19. Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels)
March 26, 2020 · 31m
20. Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3
April 9, 2020 · 28m
A springtime-fresh bouquet of ferric (or chrome) goodness!
21. History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C)
April 23, 2020 · 26m
Oddity Archive®: Now in our exclusive EP (Endless Play) Mode!
22. Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials)
May 7, 2020 · 23m
…or, the Archive’s idea of nocturnal delight.
23. (Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites)
May 21, 2020 · 20m
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.
24. Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)
June 4, 2020 · 31m
…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.