About this season
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.
Episodes (9)
1. How I Spent My Summer XI (Sold(i)ering On...)
Aired 25 July 2024 • 36 min
“Fun” Project. “Fun” Time.* *According to the uber-cheap DIY FM transmitter I bought.
2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 14 (The 70's Strike Back)
Aired 29 August 2024 • 32 min
Record Ripoffs gets back to its roots…man.
3. Surréalist Sinéma (Silent Movie Day 2024)
Aired 29 September 2024 • 22 min
Let’s get real! Surreal, that is… (er, sur-reel?)
4. Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) ("In-House" Feed)
Aired 31 October 2024 • 21 min
When this episode was first released, it was an (actual) off-air copy. Thing is, a lot of detail was lost in the microbroadcast. As such, here’s what an “in-house feed” of the proceedings looked like.
5. OA’s Greatest VHS Tapes
Aired 28 November 2024 • 32 min
A 8-course feast of Vertical Helical Schlock for your Thanksgiving!
6. Stocking Stinkers (Christmas Special 2024)
Aired 19 December 2024 • 35 min
Four stereotypically inedible fruitcakes…and one semi-digestible one for your holiday.
7. Prehistoric Comedy Central (The Comedy Channel/Ha!/CTV: The Comedy Network)
Aired 13 February 2025 • 32 min
Let’s celebrate comedy on cable TV…with only the barest minimum of humor.
8. The All-New “Bad” 80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Aired 18 April 2025 • 24 min
It’s new! It’s today! It’s now! It’s…recycled.
9. VideoSmarts (Ben’s 1st “Video Game” Console)
Aired 10 July 2025 • 28 min
This is it. My own personal “ground zero” for Archivedom…