About this season
Oddities is a half-hour documentary/reality television program which follows the operation of an East Village, Manhattan shop which trades in antiques and other rarities. The show premiered on November 4, 2010, and airs on the Discovery Channel and its sister network, the Science Channel. Oddities focuses on the day-to-day operation of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, and stars co-owners Mike Zohn and Evan Michelson and buyer Ryan Matthew, with appearances by other employees and customers. The store's employees search flea markets, personal collections, auctions, and antique shows for unique and unusual artifacts. Odd items bought and sold by the shop or featured on the show have included a mummified cat, a Rhesus monkey skull, art made from nail clippings, and a straitjacket.
Episodes (10)
1. Mummy Cat
Aired 4 November 2010 • 30 min
A collector offers a mummified cat for sale; a playwright with a passion for straitjackets; musket balls with strange origins.
2. The Model Mortician
Aired 11 November 2010 • 30 min
A model turned mortician makes a bizarre request; a shopper's purchase makes Mike gag; fossil dinosaur feces.
3. Spider Prank
Aired 18 November 2010 • 30 min
Ryan seeks a high-end monkey skull; a customer looks for the perfect item to prank his girlfriend; an ancient medical concoction.
4. Skull Envy
Aired 9 December 2010 • 30 min
Ryan tries to create an exploding skull; Evan searches for a prosthetic limb; a customer brings in what looks like a dead body in their trunk.
5. Mummified Hand
Aired 16 December 2010 • 30 min
An ancient Egyptian artifact; artwork made from human nails; a medical bag.
6. Four-Legged Chicken
Aired 23 December 2010 • 30 min
An elusive stuffed sloth; a Victorian medical device; a bloodletting kit for a pain artist.
7. Pickled Pig
Aired 30 December 2010 • 30 min
Hunting for a vintage human skeleton; pickled pig; a police officer's Victorian machine.
8. Teeth On a Stick
Aired 6 January 2011 • 30 min
A customer has Evan scrambling to find the perfect gift for his dentist; Mike and Evan get a show by the world's smallest escape artist; medical oddities from around the world.
9. The Chair
Aired 13 January 2011 • 30 min
Two magicians are looking for a special piece of taxidermy that only Ryan can create.
10. The Bulb Cruncher
Aired 20 January 2011 • 30 min
In Obscura Antiques & Oddities, a seller brings a book to Obscura that she thinks is bound in human skin.