Oddity Archive - Season 7
1 - How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier
Air Date: July 26, 2018
Archive HQ Version 2.0. Was it worth it?
2 - Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!)
Air Date: August 9, 2018
3 - Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2)
Air Date: August 23, 2018
By (inexplicably) popular demand, the Rock N’ Roll equivalent to “American Movie” rolls on.
4 - The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting)
Air Date: September 6, 2018
Attempting to realize a viewer’s vision of an old-school, drive-in theater—at home.
5 - VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety)
Air Date: September 20, 2018
We haven't had a good roast in awhile, have we?
6 - LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders)
Air Date: October 4, 2018
More 8 frames-per-second at 1,800 revolutions-per-minute goodness from the darkest pits of the Archive!
7 - Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2)
Air Date: October 18, 2018
Well, I kinda killed the Archive’s old LaserKaraoke machine…and I’d been threatening to upgrade the main Laserdisc player. Upgrade time!
8 - Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018)
Air Date: October 31, 2018
IT’S BA-ACK!
9 - Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)
Air Date: November 15, 2018
The future of the common audiocassette is (er, was) here!
10 - Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts)
Air Date: November 29, 2018
Another fragrant bouquet of dusty, musty, moldy slabs of wax!
11 - Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes
Air Date: December 13, 2018
The Archive finally acquires some genuine off-air U.K. tapes…complete with some genuine U.K. mold (er, mould).
12 - Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers)
Air Date: December 20, 2018
Some Christmas oddities (and one not-so-oddity) with a real bang to them!
13 - DBX Noise Reduction Revisited
Air Date: January 17, 2019
New year, old hindrances…
14 - Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access)
Air Date: February 7, 2019
Let us take another dip into the well of televised municipal culture…
15 - Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2
Air Date: February 21, 2019
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.
16 - The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes
Air Date: March 7, 2019
A massive dose of hissy, sticky goodness that should never be degaussed after midnight!
17 - Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino)
Air Date: March 21, 2019
A genuine(ly twisted) labor of love from your friends at the Oddity Archive®.
18 - Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade)
Air Date: April 4, 2019
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.
19 - Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years)
Air Date: April 18, 2019
Like in sports, sometimes musicians need a rebuilding season. I promise, it starts resembling "real" music this time…
20 - Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm
Air Date: May 2, 2019
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.
21 - VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time)
Air Date: May 16, 2019
In the name of commercial appeal, the Archive cheapens itself to toilet humor.
22 - The Branson Tapes
Air Date: May 30, 2019
Recorded not-live at the fabulous Archive Theatre!