Episode guide
Oddity Archive: Season 2
26 episodes · first aired Jul 4, 2013
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- 1 Bicentennial Fever Jul 4, 2013 · 19m Because nothing says "Happy 200th, America" like crappy "collectibles", Up With People and bizarre Government films.
- 2 Record Ripoffs Jul 18, 2013 · 22m Featuring such great (non-)hits from the likes of Hairy Nielsen, BAAB, William Turkey and many, many more! Order today!!!
- 3 VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos) Aug 1, 2013 · 26m What do you mean Ben is fashion-challenged?
- 4 Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke) Aug 15, 2013 · 27m Seeing as the Archive somehow managed to hit the 30 episode mark, it seemed like a good time to throw a nice, little (tax-deductible) party. Plus, Ben sings a viewer poll-selected song (a…
- 5 Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities) Aug 29, 2013 · 20m Covert broadcasts...and how to decode them (your results may vary).
- 6 The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013 Sep 12, 2013 · 16m Or, as Ben likes to call it, the Max Headroom Incident's annoying, less creative little brother.
- 7 8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track) Sep 20, 2013 · 16m And Ben thought it would just be another cool toy for his collection. How naive...
- 8 VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos) Sep 26, 2013 · 27m Learn to gamble--Archive style! God help us...
- 9 Kiddie Disco Records Oct 14, 2013 · 28m Come visit the Archive Children's Disco before it's condemned!
- 10 Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs) Oct 24, 2013 · 30m Forced to discuss his fourth knockoff Disco record in a row, Ben has a slight meltdown.
- 11 Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax) Nov 7, 2013 · 14m VHS vs. Beta? How 1977...
- 12 VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games) Nov 21, 2013 · 22m Ben's still having nightmares about being forced to play charades with Rich Little.
- 13 QUBE Interactive TV Dec 5, 2013 · 22m An interesting, but (unsurprisingly) failed, early attempt at multimedia interactivity.
- 14 A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!) Dec 19, 2013 · 25m Five forgotten holiday albums that will...more than likely remain forgotten.
- 15 Infomercials Jan 2, 2014 · 20m Have you ever wanted to make "melons" in real estate? If so, you've come to the right place!
- 16 Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!) Jan 16, 2014 · 29m ...because salesmen need the comfort of knowing that their product is truly the answer to all problems (consumerist OR existential).
- 17 Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!) Jan 23, 2014 · 17m Don't screw with Jam Handy!
- 18 Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties) Feb 6, 2014 · 22m The Archive is currently experiencing technical difficulties...LOTS of them...and Ben refuses to take responsibility. So there.
- 19 PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand) Feb 20, 2014 · 24m If V.D. really is for everybody, why don't I have it?
- 20 Interstitials Mar 6, 2014 · 18m ...because only Ben would be stupid enough to devote an entire regular Archive episode to between-show filler.
- 21 A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour) Mar 20, 2014 · 38m Alternate Title: Why Ben should never make a full "behind-the-scenes" episode. Alternate Title #2: Ben stammers for 38 minutes. Alternate Title #3: Why Ben will never get a date.
- 22 More Record Rip-Offs Apr 3, 2014 · 31m The Archive gathers together all your favorite '70's hits--then realizes that the major labels, the RIAA, etc. would have our nuts in a sling over it. More ripoff records it is then! All…
- 23 Test Cards (and Patterns) Apr 17, 2014 · 14m Wait, there's a logic to all this?
- 24 Going Analog May 1, 2014 · 24m It's time for a few changes in Archiveland.
- 25 Weather Warnings May 8, 2014 · 19m ***THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A ***SEVERE FALSE NOSTALGIA WARNING*** FOR YOUR AREA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***
- 26 VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!) May 29, 2014 · 27m Alternate Title: How to Survive an Unprovoked Attack From Your Electric Mixer.