Oddity Archive Season 10, Episode 10: FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues

1

How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)

...because cassettes are for poseurs.

45 min

2

Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)

Some of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.

34 min

3

USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)

Let us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…

26 min

4

Random CD's

Whatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…

35 min

5

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…

41 min

6

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…

26 min

7

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.

22 min

8

Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms

Benny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.

19 min

9

OA's Greatest Commercials

10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.

32 min

10

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…

24 min

11

Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)

Archivisms roasting on an open fire…

42 min

12

PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)

Hey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?

26 min

13

Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)

100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®

31 min

14

Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)

Learn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!

34 min

15

Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)

Vinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!

31 min

16

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.

24 min

17

Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)

Another (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!

27 min

18

VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)

It’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.

26 min

19

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…

34 min

20

Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes

Taking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…

35 min

21

Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)

Oddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!

35 min

22

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.

30 min