Oddity Archive Season 8, Episode 16: VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale)

How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019)

Ben gets far more than he bargained for…and it was hardly a bargain.

35 min

Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!)

A special limited addition—because we don’t think this’ll sell too well.

32 min

The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style)

Oddity Archive®: On the cutting edge of amateur, home recording (as of 1965).

36 min

Scanimate

A banquet of oversaturated and generation-lossy goodness from the Archive! Fill-in-the-blankwave fans will love it.

19 min

Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows)

…and the jackpot goes up to 178…episodes, that is!

21 min

LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies)

Our seventh annual marathon of soft rock and mullets…lots and lots of mullets.

37 min

Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention)

…or, Ben enters the Loss Prevention Protection Program.

28 min

Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom")

Another batch of (no more than) 7.5ips goodness…straight from the hea-a-a-arrt.

39 min

After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019)

It takes a LOT of sacrifice to maintain the Archive…

21 min

Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children)

Getting the History of Home Video train back on track with the first great (albeit rather dull) camcorder format.

23 min

Top 10 Earworms (to date)

Guaranteed to get stuck in your head for days…er, weeks…er, months…er, years after viewing!

26 min

Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies)

Would you please make welcome to the Archive…tap-dancing Christmas trees, teddy bears that can wipe out entire armies and…Dennis.

42 min

Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's

Saying goodbye to the decade that brought us selfies, Alexa, and fidget spinners…and not a minute too soon.

19 min

History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's)

A history lesson so big, it’s gonna have to be its own subseries.

22 min

Theatrical Policy Trailers

Please silence your phones, mobile devices and other electronics…actually don’t. You won’t be able to hear this episode otherwise.

24 min

Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...)

We interrupt this episode of Oddity Archive to bring you…a bunch of other interruptions.

40 min

Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch

Time to leave the ol’ cassette 4-tracker behind…

42 min

Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels)

31 min

Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3

A springtime-fresh bouquet of ferric (or chrome) goodness!

28 min

History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C)

Oddity Archive®: Now in our exclusive EP (Endless Play) Mode!

26 min

Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials)

…or, the Archive’s idea of nocturnal delight.

23 min

(Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites)

Some shows were pre-destined to land in the dumpster or collide with the ol’ bulk eraser…here are five of them that have (at least) somewhat cheated fate.

20 min

Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)

…or, how an unlikely hit album launched an even more unlikely tidal wave of cash-ins and imitators. In a way, it’s the perfect Archivism.

31 min