Oddity Archive Season 11, Episode 21: American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera

1

In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX)

…or, the OA’s (slightly-belated) 10th Anniversary Special.

34 min

2

Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country)

The Archive finally presents some 100%-pure, down-home musical manure!

30 min

3

Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms

This episode is dedicated to those that say we don’t do TV stuff anymore. Maybe we shouldn’t…

23 min

4

The Ballad of Peter Lemongello

Slim Whitman? Blech. Boxcar Willie? Poseur. Only the original TV album guru will do.

32 min

5

The Warped Afterlives of Metropolis & Phantom of the Opera (Silent Movie Day 2022)

Just how close are we to seeing what moviegoers saw in the 1920’s? In these two cases, as it turns out, not very.

33 min

6

8mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films

We’re all goin’ on a…(quiet, mellow) Autumn Holiday…

37 min

7

The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022)

Watch horror films, keep Archiveland strong, keep Benny-boy (in)sane.

27 min

8

VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos)

It’s a friend! It’s a companion! It’s a lifestyle! It’s…supremely annoying…

29 min

9

Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube)

After 10 years, I guess it’s time for the inevitable “Greatest Hits” package…

29 min

10

Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022)

Super Oddity Archive®: Now with 50% MORE image than Standard Oddity Archive®! Which is 95% LESS image than HD Oddity Archive®…

41 min

11

Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022)

Christmas wrapping is so lame—we’re into Christmas Rapping around here!

48 min

12

(Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms

…because (as we know) what works for 90 minutes once will ALWAYS work for 30 minutes on a regular basis.

20 min

13

Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition)

Snowbound. Let’s sleep in today…and tomorrow…and the day after…and the day after that…

36 min

14

Pointless Products (or, As Seen On TV Commercials, Vol. 2)

The new & improved Oddity Archive®! Now cracks those pesky filberts!

32 min

15

Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2)

A true horror show—just not in the way you’d expect.

38 min

16

Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms)

Finally (partially) fulfilling that long wished-for Archivism—beavers—specifically, disco beavers.

25 min

17

Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations)

You won’t believe your CD-I’s!!!

38 min

18

Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media

The Archive drops some MAD flava in your ear…

27 min

19

VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN)

Don’t let THE MAN bring you down. That’s what Oddity Archive® is for…

28 min

20

The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture

Pourin’ one out (er, unraveling a tape) for our vidiot homies…

22 min

21

American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera

The OA celebrates Memorial Day with some genuine WTF from the AFN (AFRTS). Presented on the DL of course, ‘cause we gotta think OPSEC.

30 min

22

Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine

Ever wonder what it would’ve been like if Rube Goldberg designed a VCR? Neither did I.

94 min

23

The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format)

You’re in for a “great” time! Would you believe “good” time? How ‘bout “adequate” time?

33 min