Ben Minnotte
Director
Oddity Archive (2012)
Season 10
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.
Released July 5, 2012
Episode 28 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, History
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.cardboard-box, tmdb.hidden-face, tmdb.technology, tmdb.broadcasting
Network: YouTube
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S10E1 - How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)
...because cassettes are for poseurs.
July 22, 2021, midnight
S10E2 - Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)
Some of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.
Aug. 12, 2021, midnight
S10E3 - USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)
Let us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…
Aug. 26, 2021, midnight
S10E4 - Random CD's
Whatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…
Sept. 16, 2021, midnight
S10E5 - Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)
Benny-boy celebrates the first annual Silent Movie Day by…talking at great length about the silents. Nobody ever accused him of being sharp…
Sept. 29, 2021, midnight
S10E6 - Dodgy Demo DVD's
As of this posting, we’re right on the edge of the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the DVD. Guess it’s finally ripe for Archivedom…
Oct. 14, 2021, midnight
S10E7 - Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)
“Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film.
Oct. 28, 2021, midnight
S10E8 - Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Benny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.
Nov. 11, 2021, midnight
S10E9 - OA's Greatest Commercials
10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.
Nov. 25, 2021, midnight
S10E10 - FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues
Ah, the good, old days. Back when owning a 16mm film or recording something off the TV could get you a visit from the Feds. Good times…
Dec. 9, 2021, midnight
S10E11 - Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)
Archivisms roasting on an open fire…
Dec. 23, 2021, midnight
S10E12 - PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)
Hey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?
Jan. 13, 2022, midnight
S10E13 - Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)
100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®
Jan. 27, 2022, midnight
S10E14 - Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)
Learn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!
Feb. 10, 2022, midnight
S10E15 - Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)
Vinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!
Feb. 24, 2022, midnight
S10E16 - Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)
A solid-state tuner is recommended for the viewing of this OA episode…in some way we haven’t figured out yet.
March 10, 2022, midnight
S10E17 - Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)
Another (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!
March 24, 2022, midnight
S10E18 - VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)
It’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.
April 7, 2022, midnight
S10E19 - Radio Stunting
Times are changing and KLAK-AM needs to keep up. As such, let’s look at some gimmicks (stunts) used by other radio stations to plug their new formats…
April 21, 2022, midnight
S10E20 - Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes
Taking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…
May 5, 2022, midnight
S10E21 - Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)
Oddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!
May 26, 2022, midnight
S10E22 - CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Four months, three countries, two-hundred-plus dollars all in the name of…meh. Or, what Dolby was to cassette, CX was (supposed to be) for vinyl.
June 9, 2022, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 28 min.
Season Runtime: 8240 min.
Released: July 5, 2012
Last Air Date: Nov. 27, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 10+
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