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. Tongue Tied
Aired 18 January 2014 • 30 min
A wrestler wants an item to intimidate an opponent; Mike goes in search of a disturbing item.
2. Head Shrinking 101 with Ryan
Aired 18 January 2014 • 30 min
Ryan makes a shrunken head replica; a couple attempts to sell Evan a skin grafter.
3. New Oddleans
Aired 25 January 2014 • 30 min
The gang goes to the Big Easy where Evan gets to meet the bassist for White Zombie.
4. Don't Get Testis
Aired 25 January 2014 • 30 min
A pro wrestler gets the shock of his life.
5. Jails, Fails & Salem Tales
Aired 27 April 2014 • 30 min
Ryan's friend arrives to sell a mysterious organ he cannot name. Then Mike and Evan head to one of the largest flea markets in the US when a customer hires them to decorate his converted old jail house in Salem, Massachusetts.
6. Chic-ODD-o
Aired 27 April 2014 • 30 min
The Obscura team heads to Chicago when a collector request death related items.
7. Elephant Skull in the Room
Aired 27 April 2014 • 30 min
An artist recruits Evan to find medical instruments for his sculptures.
8. Music to My Gears
Aired 27 April 2014 • 30 min
Mike and Evan are asked to bring life back to an old automaton.
9. Skeletons and Gwar
Aired 27 April 2014 • 30 min
Mike encounters a singing siren hunting for something of the sea variety and Ryan takes on a huge challenge, articulating a full-size skeleton. Then a surprise visit by Gwar may lead to a purchase of a one eyed creature.
10. Instant Chimera
Aired 27 April 2014 • 30 min
An explosion shakes the shop when Mike gets a hold of an old detonator; Ryan is contracted to articulate the skeleton of a chimera.