Season 7
Episodes • 2018
1. How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier
25 minArchive HQ Version 2.0. Was it worth it?
▶ Watch Episode3. Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2)
36 minBy (inexplicably) popular demand, the Rock N’ Roll equivalent to “American Movie” rolls on.
▶ Watch Episode4. The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting)
30 minAttempting to realize a viewer’s vision of an old-school, drive-in theater—at home.
▶ Watch Episode5. VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety)
28 minWe haven't had a good roast in awhile, have we?
▶ Watch Episode6. LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders)
45 minMore 8 frames-per-second at 1,800 revolutions-per-minute goodness from the darkest pits of the Archive!
▶ Watch Episode7. Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2)
29 minWell, I kinda killed the Archive’s old LaserKaraoke machine…and I’d been threatening to upgrade the main Laserdisc player. Upgrade time!
▶ Watch Episode9. Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)
26 minThe future of the common audiocassette is (er, was) here!
▶ Watch Episode10. Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts)
26 minAnother fragrant bouquet of dusty, musty, moldy slabs of wax!
▶ Watch Episode11. Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes
35 minThe Archive finally acquires some genuine off-air U.K. tapes…complete with some genuine U.K. mold (er, mould).
▶ Watch Episode12. Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers)
32 minSome Christmas oddities (and one not-so-oddity) with a real bang to them!
▶ Watch Episode14. Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access)
30 minLet us take another dip into the well of televised municipal culture…
▶ Watch Episode15. Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2
25 minOur 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.
▶ Watch Episode16. The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes
35 minA massive dose of hissy, sticky goodness that should never be degaussed after midnight!
▶ Watch Episode17. Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino)
21 minA genuine(ly twisted) labor of love from your friends at the Oddity Archive®.
▶ Watch Episode18. Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade)
21 minSearch 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.
▶ Watch Episode19. Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years)
minLike in sports, sometimes musicians need a rebuilding season. I promise, it starts resembling "real" music this time…
▶ Watch Episode20. Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm
32 minAbout 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.
▶ Watch Episode21. VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time)
26 minIn the name of commercial appeal, the Archive cheapens itself to toilet humor.
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