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Season 1
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Ep. 1: The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
Ep. 2: Emergency Broadcast Salute
Ep. 2.5: Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love (Michael Bay Salute)
Ep. 3: TV Sign-Offs
Ep. 4: Local TV Special
Ep. 4.5: National Anthem Conspiracy Theory
Ep. 5: American EXXXtasy (and other C-band Nastiness)
Ep. 6: Conservative Folk Music
Ep. 6.5: Everlasting Love
Ep. 7: Format Wars
Ep. 8: 1-900 ARCHIVE
Ep. 8.5: The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 9: Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
Ep. 9.5: Sounds To Make You Shiver
Ep. 10: Captain Midnight/Vrillon
Ep. 11: Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
Ep. 12: Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
Ep. 13: Local TV Vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts)
Ep. 13.5: TV Sign-Offs (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 14: Christmas Special 2012 (A Fair Use Christmas)
Ep. 15: Teletext Heaven (or Hell)
Ep. 16: Intermission
Ep. 17: Prehistoric Television
Ep. 18: gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking)
Ep. 18.5: Emergency Broadcast Salute (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 19: Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services)
Ep. 20: Local TV Vol. 3 (Public Access)
Ep. 20.5: Freedom Is A Hammer (Album Review)
Ep. 21: Protect & Survive
Ep. 22: Duck & Cover
Ep. 22.5: American EXXXtasy (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 23: Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors)
Ep. 24: Hell's Bells (The Dangers Of Rock And Roll)
Ep. 24.5: Greetings From The Stars (sort of)
Ep. 25: Employee Training Videos
Ep. 26: VHS Vault Vol. 1 (Amvest Video)
Season 1.5
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Ep. 26.1: Ask The Archive
Ep. 26.2: Archive Riffs: Petaluma Chicken
Ep. 26.3: Local TV Special (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 26.4: Archive Riffs: Greedy Humpty Dumpty
Ep. 26.5: VHS Vault Vol. 1 (Amvest Video) (COMMENTARY)
Season 2
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Ep. 27: Bicentennial Fever
Ep. 28: Record Rip-Offs
Ep. 28.5: Archive Riffs: Say No To Strangers
Ep. 29: VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos)
Ep. 30: LaserKaraoke (Archive LaserKaraoke Party!)
Ep. 30.5: National Anthem Conspiracy Theory (REDUX)
Ep. 31: Number Stations (and other Radio Oddities)
Ep. 32: The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013
Ep. 33: 8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track)
Ep. 34: VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos)
Ep. 35: Kiddie Disco Records
Ep. 35.5: Halloween Special 2012 (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 36: Halloween Special (Italian Dance Party/The Son Of Halloween Riffs)
Ep. 36.5: Hallmark Presents: Spooky Sounds
Ep. 37: Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax)
Ep. 38: VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games)
Ep. 38.5: Archive Riffs: Dining Together
Ep. 39: QUBE Interactive TV
Ep. 39.5: Christmas Special 2012 (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 40: A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!)
Ep. 40.5: Archive Riffs: A Christmas Fantasy
Ep. 41: Infomercials
Ep. 41.5: TV DX-ing
Ep. 42: Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!)
Ep. 43: Educational Film Salute (The Stock Footage Special!)
Ep. 43.5: Archive Riffs: Live & Learn
Ep. 44: Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties)
Ep. 45: PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand)
Ep. 45.5: Archive Riffs: Cigarette Commercials
Ep. 46: Interstitials
Ep. 47: A Tour of the Archive (or, Roll Up For The Magical, Myserious Archive Tour)
Ep. 47.5: Backwards Masking (Commentary)
Ep. 48: More Record Rip-Offs
Ep. 49: Test Cards (and Patterns)
Ep. 49.5: A Nice Pair (of early, European VCR's)
Ep. 50: Going Analog
Ep. 51: Weather Warnings
Ep. 51.5: Blooper Reel
Ep. 52: VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!)
Season 2.5
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Ep. 52.1: VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!) (Commentary)
Ep. 52.2: Archive Riffs: Atomic Alert (Elementary Edition)
Ep. 52.3: Ben's Junk: Sony Super Betamax
Ep. 52.4: Ben's Junk: The Rejected Pilot (VideoNow PVD Player)
Ep. 52.5: Format Wars 2 (Commentary)
Season 3
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Ep. 53: U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer)
Ep. 54: The Great Archive Treasure Hunt
Ep. 54.5: Ben's Junk: VHS Camcorder (RCA CC285)
Ep. 55: Return of the Son of Record Rip-Offs (or, Record Rip-Offs, Vol. 3)
Ep. 56: Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle)
Ep. 56.5: The Great Archive Treasure Hunt (Commentary)
Ep. 57: LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition)
Ep. 58: Laserdiscs (and their children)
Ep. 58.5: Ben's Junk: Tascam Cassette Portastudio
Ep 59: Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends)
Ep. 59.5: Halloween Special 2013 (Commentary)
Ep. 60: Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs)
Ep. 61: Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween
Ep. 62: Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique Facial System)
Ep. 63: Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials)
Ep. 63.5: Ben's Junk: 8-Track/Cassette "Adaptor"
Ep. 64: Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses
Ep. 64.5: Ben's Junk: Multi-System VHS VCR (Hitachi VT-M768EM)
Ep. 65: Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview)
Ep. 65.5: Ben's Junk: JVC S-VHS VCR (S7600U)
Ep. 66: Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!)
Ep. 67: Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts)
Ep. 67.5: Ben's Junk: LaserKaraoke/Laserdisc Player (Pioneer CLD-S304)
Ep. 68: 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!)
Ep. 68.5: 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Commentary)
Ep. 70: The DuMont Network
Ep. 70.5: The DuMont Network (Deleted Game Show Segment)
Ep. 69: VHS Vault Vol. 6 - How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special)
Ep. 71: Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective)
Ep. 71.5: Ben's Junk: Handheld Electronic Games
Ep. 72: Audiocassette-based Board Games
Ep. 73: Electronic Talking Oddity Archive! (Electronic Talking Board Games)
Ep. 73.5: Ben's Junk: B-Movies & Cult Classics
Ep. 74: Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only!)
Ep. 75: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Ep. 75.5: Ben Tries Finnish Candy
Ep. 76: Philips CD-I (Comapct Disc Interactive)
Ep. 77: WebTV (and one other early Internet/TV crossover)
Ep. 77.5: Ben's Junk: WebTV Box
Ep. 78: The Death of Analog TV
Season 3.5
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Ep. 78.1: The Death of Analog TV (Commentary)
Ep. 78.2: Ben's Junk: Super 8 Sound Projector (Sears Sound II - Model 9258)
Ep. 78.3: Archive Riffs: Self-Conscious Guy
Ep. 78.4: VHS Vault Vol. 6 (Valentine's Day Special 2015) (Commentary)
Ep. 78.5: (Unofficial) Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I (Model 220)
Season 4
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Ep. 79: Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15!)
Ep. 80: Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Oddity Archive Stereo Test!)
Ep. 80.5: Ben's Junk: 8-Track (and related) Oddities)
Ep. 81: Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)
Ep. 82: LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1)
Ep. 82.5: Ben's Junk: Sony DT-30 (External VCR Timer)
Ep. 83: CB Radio (or, Breaker, Breaker 1-9! Mercy Sakes! Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!)
Ep. 83.5: Ben Tries Bonomo's Turkish Taffy
Ep. 84: VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party--And I'll Sigh If I Want To)
Ep. 84.5: Ben's Junk: Rejuvenique Revisited
Ep. 85: Record Ripoffs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked Over)
Ep. 85.5: Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique) (Commentary)
Ep. 86: Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder
Ep. 86.5: An Overly Nostalgic Halloween (or, For The Want Of A Pail)
Ep. 86.6: For The Want Of A Pail (Conclusion)
Ep. 87: VCR Ephemera
Ep. 87.5: Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder
Ep. 88: Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)
Ep. 88.5: Ben Tries (Thanksgiving Edition) (or, Ben Tries Australian Stuff)
Ep. 89: Prehistoric Pay-Per-View
Ep. 89.5: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Ep. 90: Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015)
Ep. 90.5: Archive Riffs: A Christmas Dream
Ep. 91: VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2)
Ep. 92: Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's)
Ep. 92.5: Ben's CED Collection (Deleted Segment from CED Episode)
Ep. 93: VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games)
Ep. 93.5: Ben's Junk: Guitars! Guitars!! Guitars!!!
Ep. 94: Prevue Channel(s)
Ep. 94.5: Ben's Junk: Ben's Philips CD-I Collection
Ep. 95: Airline Safety Videos
Ep. 96: Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)
Ep. 96.5: Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I Peacekeeper Revolver
Ep. 97: Calibration & Test Laserdiscs
Ep. 97.5: Ben's Junk: Ben's (Incomplete) Comedy LP Collection
Ep. 98: Adult Party Albums
Ep. 98.5: Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Movie Viewer
Ep. 99: Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)
Ep. 100: Commodore 64
Ep. 100.5: Ben's Junk: Commodore 64 (& Peripherals)
Ep. 101: VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You)
Ep. 101.5: Ben's Junk: Sony TT-100 Tuner/Timer
Ep. 102: VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & View Master Interactive Vision)
Season 4.5
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Ep. 102.1: Commodore 64 (Commentary)
Ep. 102.2: Ben's Junk:VCR Co-Pilot
Ep. 102.3: Archive Riffs: Fox Hour Promotional Reel
Ep. 102.4: Record Ripoffs (Commentary)
Ep. 102.5: Magnavox Odyssey 2 (Video Game Console)
Season 5
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Ep. 103: How I Spent My Summer III (Super Betamax/Software-Defined Radio (SDR)/Talking House Transmitter)
Ep. 103.5: Ben's Junk: Colecovision Video Game Console
Ep. 104: Record Ripoffs Vol. 6 (98% 70's-Free!)
Ep. 105: Home Shopping Channels
Ep. 105.5: Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's Vinyl Collection
Ep. 106: LaserKaraoke Vol. 4 (+ VHS Karaoke Vol. 1)
Ep. 106.5: Ben's Junk: "The Voice" Module (for Magnavox Odyssey 2)
Ep. 107: Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul
Ep. 107.5: Flexplay Disposable DVD Update
Ep. 108: Talking House Transmitter Redux (or, Part 15 Microbroadcasting: The Final Chapter?)
Ep. 108.5: Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Star Station Sing-Along Machine
Ep. 109: The Official Oddity Archive Guide To Retro A/V
Ep. 110: Betamax
Ep. 110.5: Fisher-Price PXL-2000 Camcorder (Commentary)
Ep. 111: Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016)
Ep. 111.5: Ben's Junk: bob (Another Nanny Box)
Ep. 112: VHS Vault Vol. 10 (Learning With The Stars)
Ep. 112.5: Ben's Junk: DVD Recorder (Panasonic DMR-E55)
Ep. 113: Top 10 Gaming Turkeys (of the 80's & 90's)
Ep. 114: The Official Oddity Archive® Idiot’s Guide To A/V Transfer
Ep. 114.5: Ben's Junk: Gemmy Douglas Fir Talking Christmas Tree
Ep. 115: Christmas Special 2016 (A Musical Masochist's Christmas)
Ep. 116: VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides)
Ep. 116.5: Ben's Junk: Ben's Comic Book Collection
Ep. 117: Local TV Vol. 5 (More Local Commercials)
Ep. 118: VHS Vault Vol. 11 (D-I-V-O-R-C-E)
Ep. 119: Random Kiddie Records
Ep. 119.5: Ben's Junk: Learn To Solder Kit
Ep. 120: Minidisc
Ep. 120.5: Ben's Junk: MD Walkman (Minidisc Addendum)
Ep. 121: Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel
Ep. 121.5: Ben's Junk: RCA Selectavision (SGT 250)
Ep. 122: DBX Noise Reduction System
Ep. 122.5: Ben's Junk: Ben's Audiophile Albums
Ep. 123: Ben's Random Reel-To-Reel Haul
Ep. 124: Useless VHS Tapes
Ep. 124.5: Ben's Junk: VTech Socrates Educational Video System
Ep. 125: Going (Proto-)Mobile! (Sony Data Discman & Apple Newton)
Ep. 125.5: Ben's Junk: Videocipher II Plus/Manhattan Cable TV Box
Ep. 126: Video Magazines (or, Oddity Archive: Issue #126)
Season 5.5
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Ep. 126.1: Ben's Junk: go reader (Audiobook Device)
Ep. 126.2: Archive Riffs: Dear Miss Gloria
Ep. 126.3: DBX Noise Reduction System (Commentary)
Ep. 126.4: Ben's Junk: Las Vegas Vacation (1997)
Season 6
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Ep. 127: How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up)
Ep. 127.5: Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 1)
Ep. 128: Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!)
Ep. 128.5: Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 2)
Ep. 129: Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation)
Ep. 129.5: Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Tape (Azimuth Alignment Cassette)
Ep. 130: Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome)
Ep. 130.5: Ben's Junk: DBX Cassettes (DBX Addendum)
Ep. 131: LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ Assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke)
Ep. 131.5: Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Disc (Turntable Cartridge Alignment Tool)
Ep. 132: Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files)
Ep. 132.5: Ben’s Junk: (New) Speed Calibration Cassette
Ep. 133: As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials)
Ep. 133.5: Ben's Junk: CVS One-Time-Use Camcorder
Ep. 134: Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses)
Ep. 134.5: Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) (Commentary)
Ep. 135: "Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017)
Ep. 135.5: Ben’s Junk: The World of Yesterday (& other Classic Hollywood Fanzines)
Ep. 136: VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)
136.5: Ben's Junk: Realistic Phono Pre-Amp (Model 42-2109)
Ep. 137: The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On)
Ep. 137.5: Ben's Junk: Vidicraft Vidimate Video Enhancer (Model VDM300S)
Ep. 138: Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities)
Ep. 138.5: Ben's Junk: Star Shower Laser Light
Ep. 139: Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers)
Ep. 139.5: Ben's Junk: Sankyo Dualux Dual8 Projector (Model 2000H)
Ep. 140: Phoney Nostalgia
Ep. 140.5: Ben's Junk: Allsop 3 Orbitrac Record Cleaning System
Ep. 141: Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2
Ep. 141.5: Ben’s Junk: JVC KD-A6 Cassette Deck
Ep. 142: Ben's Music Career, Vol. 1 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 1)
Ep. 142.5: Ben's Junk: Discwasher Compact Disc Cleaner
Ep. 143: Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Ep. 143.5: Ben's Junk: Royal Disc Repair System
Ep. 144: Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs
Ep. 144.5: Ben's Junk: The Archive HQ Bookshelf
Ep. 145: VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out)
Ep. 145.5: Ben’s Junk: MP32C64 Adapter (Commodore Datasette Substitute)
Ep. 146: Silent-Era Talking Pictures
Ep. 146.5: Archive Thrifting #1: Impromptu Investigations
Ep. 147: Vinyl Potpourri
Ep. 147.5: Archive Thrifting #2: Arc Of A (Dumpster) Diver
Ep. 148: Loudness Wars
Ep. 148.5: Ben's Junk: K-Tel Record Selector
Ep. 149: Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2)
Ep. 149.5: Ben's Junk: Teac V-770 Cassette Deck
Ep. 150: Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia)
Ep. 150.5: Discovision Dead Sides
Ep. 151: Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)
Season 6.5
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Ep. 151.1: Ben's Junk: ABC Talking Monday Might Football
Ep. 151.2: Archive Riffs: Selling Your Home?
Ep. 151.3: Archive Thrifting #3 (Beautiful Downtown Aurora's Last Stand)
Season 7
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Ep. 152: How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier
Ep. 152.5: Ben's Junk: Rocketfish Wireless Rear Speaker Kit
Ep. 153: Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 ('80's & '90's Hits!)
Ep. 153.5: Ben's Junk: Audio Technica AT-LP120 Turntable (Early Thoughts)
Ep. 154: Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years: Pt. 2)
Ep. 154.5: Ben's Junk: Ben's Makeshift Bedroom Stereo System
Ep. 155: The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting)
Ep. 155.5: Ben's Junk: Ramsey FM Transmitter (Further Experiments)
Ep. 156: VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety)
Ep. 156.5: Archive Thrifting #4: Elvis Sightings
Ep. 157: LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders)
Ep. 157.5: Archive Thrifting #5: Low Money Hu$tla
Ep. 158: Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2)
Ep. 158.5: Sounds of Terror! (Halloween Album Review)
Ep. 159: Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018)
Ep. 159.5: Ben's Junk: Pac-Man Fever (Pac-Man Tiny Arcades)
Ep. 160: Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)
Ep. 160.5: Archive Riffs: Thanksgiving Commercials
Ep. 161: Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts)
Ep. 161.5: Ben's Junk: NES Classic Edition (The Last Word?)
Ep. 162: Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes
Ep. 163: Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers)
Ep. 163.25: Christmas LaserKaraoke (Deleted Segment)
Ep. 163.5: Ben's Junk: Nagaoka MP-110H Phono Cartridge
Ep. 163.75: Ben's Junk: Sega Pico ("Edutainment" Console)
Ep. 164: DBX Noise Reduction Revisited
Ep. 164.5: Ben's Junk: SNES Classic Edition ((Belated) First Impressions)
Ep. 164.75: Ben's Junk: Tyco VideoCam
Ep. 165: Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access)
Ep. 165.5: Archive Riffs: Valentine’s Day Commercials (A Semi-Romantic Tale)
Ep. 166: Ben's ONTV Box/Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2
Ep. 166.5: Archive Thrifting #6: Frostbite Falls
Ep. 167: The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes
Ep. 167.5: Ben's Junk: Ronco Mr. Microphone
Ep. 168: Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino)
Ep. 168.5: Ben's Junk: GAF Super 8 Sound Film Projector
Ep. 169: Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade)
Ep. 169.5: Ben's Junk: The Big Reel (Film Collector's Magazine)
Ep. 170: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years)
Ep. 170.5: Discovision/Laserdisc Quirks (An Informal Discussion)
Ep. 171: Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm
Ep. 171.5: Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 2
Ep. 172: VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time)
Ep. 172.5: Ben’s Junk: VGA Converters/Public Domain CD-ROMs
Ep. 173: The Branson Tapes
Season 7.5
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Ep. 173.1: Ben's Junk: Innovative Technologies ITNS-500 Slide "Scanner"
Ep. 173.2: Archive Riffs: Clutch Cargo (Big "X", Pts. 4 & 5)
Ep. 173.3: Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm (Commentary)
Ep. 173.4: Archive Thrifting #7: Wii, Wii, All The Way Home
Season 8
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Ep. 174: How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019)
Ep. 175: Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!)
Ep. 175.5: Ben's Junk: Video Action Magazine (Issue #1: December, 1980)
Ep. 176: The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style)
Ep. 176.5: Ben's Junk: Ben's Laserdisc Collection (2019 Edition)
Ep. 177: Scanimate
Ep. 177.5: Fostex X-14 Cassette Multitracker/Ben's Music "Career": The Gear
Ep. 178: Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows)
Ep. 178.5: Ben's Junk: Whippany Rhythm Master (Circa 1972 Drum Machine)
Ep. 179: LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies)
Ep. 179.5: Ben's Junk: Burns Theremin
Ep. 180: Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention)
Ep. 180.5: Archive Thrifting #8: Break IT You Pay For IT
Ep. 181: Random Reel-To-Reel Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom")
Ep. 181.5: Haunted House (Halloween SFX Album Review)
Ep. 182: After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019)
Ep. 182.5: Ben's Junk: Realistic Concertmate (Moog) MG-1 Synthesizer
Ep. 183: Video8 (8mm video) (and its children)
Ep. 183.5: Ben's Junk: Sony DCR-TRV320 Digital8 Handycam (Video8 Addendum)
Ep. 184: Top 10 Earworms (to date)
Ep. 184.1: Ben's Junk: Archer Video Processor/Stabilizer (Model 15-1272A)
Ep. 184.2: Algorithmic Audio Mastering (CloudBounce Review)
Ep. 184.3: Archive Thrifting #9: Christmas Confidential
Ep. 185: Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies)
Ep. 185.5 Archive Riffs: Boxing Day Commercials (er, Adverts)
Ep. 186: Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's
Ep. 186.5: MovieCD
Ep. 187: History of VHS, Vol. 1 (The '70's)
Ep. 187.5: Ben’s Junk: Cult VHS (& a few DVD’s) (2020 Edition)
Ep. 188: Theatrical Policy Trailers
Ep. 188.5: Ben's Junk: Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD Audio Interface
Ep. 189: VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale)
Ep. 189.5: Ben's Junk: Behringer Neutron (Analog, Monophonic) Synthesizer
Ep. 190: Special Bulletins (or, We Interrupt This Archive...)
Ep. 190.5: Ben's Junk: Industrial Laserdiscs/Anderic (Reproduction) Service Remote)
Ep. 191: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch
Ep. 191.5: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 4.5: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch Multitracks (an addendum)
Ep. 192: Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels)
Ep. 192.5: Enhanced CD's (& other multimedia CD's) (an informal chat)
Ep. 193: Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3
Ep. 193.5: Ben's Junk: The OA (semi-)Supercomputer/The OA Recording Studio Redux
Ep. 194: History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C)
Ep. 194.5: Ben's Junk: Sony SLO-325 Industrial Betamax
Ep. 195: Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials)
Ep. 195.5: Ben's Junk: 1953 & 1956 Hoffman Television Catalogs
Ep. 196: (Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites)
Ep. 196.5: Ben's Junk: Tiger Quiz Wiz
Ep. 197: Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)
Season 8.5
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Ep. 197.1: Ben's Junk: First Alert FTR-960R Time-Lapse VCR (+ Time-Lapse Tape)
Ep. 197.2: Archive Riffs: Moving Up To Amateur Radio
Ep. 197.3: Archive Thrifting #10: Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted
Ep. 197.4: Ben's Junk: Sony U-Matic & Industrial Betamax Wired Remotes
Season 9
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Ep. 198: How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans)
Ep. 198.5: Archive Thrifting #11: This Can Not Be The Right Price Deal
Ep. 199: Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...)
Ep. 199.5: Ben's Junk: Pioneer RH-65 8-Track Deck
Ep. 199.75: Ben's Junk: Denon UD-M30 CD Receiver
Ep. 200: Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary)
Ep. 200.5: Ep. 200 Rebuttal & Deleted Scenes
Ep. 201: Early Color Film (but not Technicolor)
Ep. 202: History of VHS Vol. 3 (S-VHS)
Ep. 202.5: Ben's Junk: JVC HR-S7600U S-VHS ET VCR (REVISITED)
Ep. 203: Cheesy Logos
Ep. 203.5: Ben's Junk: Buster Keaton Video Collection
Ep. 204: Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs
Ep. 204.5: Archive Thrifting #12: (Not-so) Scary Deals
Ep. 205: VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020)
Ep. 205.5: Ben's Junk: (New) Polaroid 600 Film (& old camera(s))
Ep. 206: Benny's Birthday Bash
Ep. 206.5: Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's Audiocassette Collection
Ep. 207: OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA)
Ep. 207.5: Ben's Junk: (New) Dubreq Stylophone
Ep. 208: The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer
Ep. 208.5: Archive Thrifting #13: Deck The Hauls
Ep. 209: Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal)
Ep. 210: PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's)
Ep. 211: Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex)
Ep. 211.5: Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's Vinyl Collection Vol. 2
Ep. 212: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?)
Ep. 212.5: Ben's Junk: Sega Genesis Mini
Ep. 213: Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes
Ep. 213.5: Home Video Recording, 1972-Style (or, Ben's Complete U-Matic Rig)
Ep. 214: Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along
Ep. 214.1: Ben's Junk: Toshiba 20AF43 CRT TV
Ep. 214.2: Archive Thrifting #14: (Non-)Luck of the (Non-)Irish
Ep. 215: Cheap Radio Thrills
Ep. 215.5: Phonies (Answering Machine Greetings)
Ep. 216: Weather Warnings Vol. 2 (Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather)
Ep. 216.5: Archive Riffs: A Taxing Set of Commercials (Tax Day Special)
Ep. 217: KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.)
Ep. 217.5: Ben's Junk: GPX Digital TV Tuner + Recorder
Ep. 218: VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You Wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star)
Ep. 218.5: A Geeky Evening With Benny-Boy
Ep. 219: Gag Reels
Ep. 219.5: Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance Box Pro (Video Capture Device)
Ep. 220: History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection)
Season 9.5
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Ep. 220.1: Ben's Junk: JVC HM-DH30000U & Mitsubishi HD-HS2000u D-VHS VCR's
Ep. 220.2: Episode 200 (Behind The Box) (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 220.3: Archive Thrifting #15: Out Of This World Deals
Ep. 220.4: Ben's Junk: Akai GX-220 Reel-To-Reel Audiotape Deck
Season 10
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Ep. 221: How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)
Ep. 221.1: Ben's Casino Travelogue (Deleted Segment from HISMS VIII)
Ep. 221.2: Archive Thrifting #16: La Cage Aux Thrifting
Ep. 222: Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)
Ep. 222.5: VCR Cleaning (A Public Service Video)
Ep. 223: USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)
Ep. 223.1: Channel Update (9/2021) (Sony AV-3600 Update, Sencore VA62, etc.)
Ep. 223.2: VCR Rabbit Revisited
Ep. 224: Random CD's
Ep. 224.5: Ben's Junk: Video Store Regulars (& Memories)
Ep. 225: Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)
Ep. 225.5: Ben’s Junk: Wolverine Moviemaker Pro 8mm & Super8 Film Scanner
Ep. 226: Dodgy Demo DVD's
Ep. 226.5: Archive Thrifting #17: Spooktacular Savings
Ep. 227: Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)
Ep. 227.5: Ben's Junk: Sony Digital Mavica (Model MVC-FD73, Floppy Disk Digital Camera From 1999)
Ep. 228: Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Ep. 228.5: Ben's Junk: Coolmusic Ring Modulator (& other FX) ("Max Headroom" Hijacker Voice)
Ep. 229: OA's Greatest Commercials
Ep. 229.5: Ben's Junk: Christmas TV VHS & DVD's
Ep. 230: FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues
Ep. 230.5: Archive Thrifting #18: Shortwave Santa
Ep. 231: Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)
Ep. 231.5: Ben's Junk: Keyfax Update/Pioneer GGF1381 Laserdisc Service Remote/Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 3
Ep. 232: PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)
Ep. 232.5: Ben's Junk: VuPoint Digital Video Converter (or, the circa 2010 YouTube video device)
Ep. 233: Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)
Ep. 233.5: Ben's Junk: The Clapper
Ep. 234: Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)
Ep. 234.5: Laserdisc Laser Rot
Ep. 235: Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)
Ep. 235.5: Ben's Junk: Magnus Chord Organ
Ep. 236: Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)
Ep. 236.5: Ben's Junk: Blonder-Tongue BTX-111 "Ultraverter" (& ONTV Pay TV Box Update)
Ep. 237: Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)
Ep. 237.5: Ben's Junk: Prog & Metal VHS, Beta & Laserdiscs
Ep. 238: VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)
Ep. 238.5: Ben's Junk: Newtek Calibar (A Pen-Sized Test Pattern Generator)
Ep. 239: Radio Stunting
Ep. 239.5: Ben's Junk: Hotronic AP41 (Frame Synchronizer & Time Base Corrector)
Ep. 240: Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes
Ep. 240.1: CD Frustrations & Easter Eggs
Ep. 240.2: A Tour of the New Computer Rig (2022)
Ep. 241: Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)
Ep. 241.5: Ben's Junk: Sony CVM-51UW & Panasonic WV-BM990 CRT Monitors
Ep. 242: CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Season 10.5
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Ep. 242.1: The Eraser Laserdisc Experiment
Ep. 242.2: Archive Thrifting #19: Radios, Radios
Ep. 242.3: Archive Riffs: Hey, Stop That!
Ep. 242.4: Ben's Junk: Midland WR400 NOAA Weather Radio (& other Radio Ramblings)
Season 11
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Ep. 242.5: Ben's Junk: Sony SRF-A100 AM/AM Stereo/FM Portable Radio
Ep. 243: In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX)
Ep. 243.1: Archive Thrifting #20: Fair(mont) (St.) Clouds over Mankato
Ep. 243.2: Ben Repairs: Radio Shack Executive Stress Eliminator
Ep. 244: Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country)
Ep. 244.5: Sony Videocorders Update (CV-2100 & AV-3600) (8/2022)
Ep. 245: Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms
Ep. 245.5: Ben's Junk: Tyler Portable TV (Model TTV701-7)
Ep. 246: The Ballad of Peter Lemongello
Ep. 246.1: Ben's Junk: Sears Whisper-Matic IV Slide Projector (& Victorian-Era Movie Theater Slides)
Ep. 246.2: Ben's Junk: Ben's Blackhawk Films Collection (minus the videotapes)
Ep. 247: The Warped Afterlives of Metropolis & Phantom of the Opera (Silent Movie Day 2022)
Ep. 247.5: Ben's Junk: Sony Trinitron PVM 1343-MD (Professional Video Monitor)
Ep. 248: 8mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films
Ep. 248.5: Archive Thrifting #21: We Already Have Halloween At Home
Ep. 248.75 Benny M.'s TV Party (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 249: The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022)
Ep. 249.5: Halloween Soecial 2022 Blooper Reel
Ep. 250: VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos)
Ep. 250.5: Ben's Junk: Telemeter Pay TV Box (Circa 1960)
Ep. 251: Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube)
Ep. 251.5: Ben's Junk: Favorite (and/or Notable) Christmas Albums
Ep. 252: Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022)
Ep. 252.5: Archive Thrifting #22: Christmas In Elbonia
Ep. 253: Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022)
Ep. 253.1: Archive Thrifting #23: Holiday Hangover
Ep. 253.2: Magna-Guard (or, Copy-Protection, Vol. 3)
Ep. 254: (Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms
Ep. 254.5: Ben's Junk: RCA BW003 (1978 Home Video Camera)
Ep. 255: Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition)
Ep. 255.5: Ben's Junk: Forbidden KLAK (via the Archer Multiple Video Distribution System)
Ep. 256: Pointless Products (or, As Seen on TV Commercials, Vol. 2)
Ep. 256.5: Ben's Junk: Realistic (Radio Shack) FM Wireless Lavalier Microphone System (Circa 1988)
Ep. 257: Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2)
Ep. 257.5: Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's TV-on-DVD Collection
Ep. 258: Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms)
Ep. 258.5: Ben's Junk: Hitachi Visionbook Pro 7560 Laptop (or, My 1st, failed attempt at a Windows 98 Rig)
Ep. 259: Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations)
Ep. 259.5: Ben's Junk: Ben's Mad Magazine Stash
Ep. 260: Mad Magazine...'s Foray's Into Other Media
Ep. 260.5: Noelle's Mystery Tapes (& Channel Update - 4/2023)
Ep. 261: VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN)
Ep. 261.5: Ben's Junk: 80's Music Videos (on Laserdisc)
Ep. 262: The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture
Ep. 262.5: Ben's Ugly A/V Rack
Ep. 262.75: Betacam SP (1st Test...From A Newbie's Perspective)
Ep. 263: American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera
Ep. 264: Ben Vs The Quasar Great TIme Machine
Ep. 265: The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format)
Season 11.5
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Ep. 265.1: Christmas Morning on a June Evening (or, Mail Day From Tyrone)
Ep. 265.2: Archive Thrifting #24: The Delicate Sound of Thrifting
Ep. 265.3: Ben's Junk: X-10 Videosender (another VCR Rabiit-esque device)
Ep. 265.4: Revenge of the Sony AV-3600 Videocorder (1st Test)
Season 12
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Ep. 266: In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X)
Ep. 266.1: Archive Thrifting #25: 3M (Moderate Minnesota Madness)
Ep. 266.2: Fix It or Forget It? (NEC S-VHS Deck)
Ep. 267: Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies)
Ep. 267.5: Ben's Junk: 1966 (partial) Zenith Phonevision Pay TV Box
Ep. 268: Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel
Ep. 268.5: Ben's Junk: SelecTV Pay TV Box
Ep. 269: Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs)
Ep. 269.5: Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance ViewLiteAV (Video Capture Device)
Ep. 270: VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023)
Ep. 270.1: Ben's Junk: Sears Du-All Eight (8mm Viewer/Editor)
Ep. 270.2: Archive Thrifting #26: Indian Summer
Ep. 270.3: Archive Thrifting #27: Count Benny's House of Thrifting
Ep. 271: Season of the WInce (Halloween Special 2023)
Ep. 272: Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms)
Ep. 273: Ben's Favorite OA Episodes
Ep. 273.5: Ben's Junk: Sharp VL-E47 "Viewcam" (Video8 Camcorder, Circa 1995)
Ep. 274: VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR)
Ep. 274.5: Archive Thrifting #28: Scandalous Santa
Ep. 275: Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023)
Ep. 275.1: Archive Thrifting #29: Christmas Leftovers
Ep. 275.2: Ben's Junk: Ben's Rifftrax DVD & Blu-Ray Collection
Ep. 276: TBS Networkisms
Ep. 276.1: Ben's Junk: Denon RCD-N10 CD Receiver
Ep. 276.2: Ben's Junk: Magnavix H2160MW9 (or, Exploring Someone's Old Personal DVR)
Ep. 277: Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News
Ep. 277.1: Ben's Junk: Wometco Home Theatre (WHT) Pay TV Decoder Box
Ep. 277.2: Ben’s Junk: ClearClick Video2USB/A Tour of Ben’s Livestream Setup
Ep. 277.3: How To Unstretch Video (via HandBrake)
Ep. 278: Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth)
Ep. 278.1: Ben's Junk: Laser Video FIle Laserdisc Catalog (Mid-1992)
Ep. 278.2: Ben's Junk: Some More of Ben's Audiocassette Collection (Mystery Box!)
Ep. 278.3: Magnavox H2160MW9 Personal DVR/DVD Recorder UPDATE (A Failure)
Ep. 279: Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze)
Ep. 279.1: Ben's Junk: Videolok (VCR Anti-Theft Device)
Ep. 279.2: Ben's Junk: Rhoades Teledapter (TV Stereo Simulator)
Ep. 279.3: Windows 98 Laptop Update (4/2024)
Ep. 280: TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie)
Ep. 280.1: CD Rot Rant
Ep. 280.2: Ben A.'s Mystery Tapes (A Not-So-Livestream)
Ep. 280.3: Windows 98 Laptop Update (5/2024) (She Lives!)
Ep. 281: TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions)
Season 12.5
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Ep. 281.1: Ben's Junk: Whole House FM Transmitter 3.0
Ep. 281.2: Ben Vs. The Cursed U-Matic Tape
Ep. 281.3: Archive Thrifting #30: Wet Fireworks
Ep. 281.4: Ben's Junk: A Tower of Vidicraft
Season 13
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Ep. 282: How I Spent My Summer XI (Sold(i)ering On...)
Ep. 282.1: Quasar Great Time Machine (Round 2?)
Ep. 282.2: Ben's Junk: My First DVD's
Ep. 282.3: Ben's Junk: JamC@m Digital Camera
Ep. 282.4: Archive Thrifting #31: Summer's End
Ep. 283: Record Ripoffs Vol 14 (The 70's Strike Back)
Ep. 283.1: More Fun With Moldy U-Matic Tapes
Ep. 283.2: Ben's Junk: :CueCat Barcode Scanner
Ep. 283.3: Ben's Junk: Sencore "Little Huey" Test Pattern Generator
Ep. 284: Surréalist Sinéma (Silent Movie Day 2024)
Ep. 284.1: Ben's Junk: Casio CMD-10 Watch (TV/VCR Controller)
Ep. 284.2: Ben's Junk: Laserviews Laserdisc Magazines
Ep. 284.3: Archive Thrifting #32: Halloween Hootenanny
Ep. 284.4: Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) (COMMENTARY)
Ep. 285: Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) ("In-House" Feed)
Ep. 285.1: Ben's Junk: Realistic Astronaut 8 Radio
Ep. 285.2: Ben's Junk: Down Beat Magazine (10/23/1975)
Ep. 285.3: Ben's Junk: Thanksgiving Traditions (and not-so-traditions)
Ep. 286: OA's Greatest VHS Tapes (Thanksgiving Special 2024)
Ep. 286.1: Ben's Junk: VHS is Life Mold Cleaning Rig (REDUX)
Ben's Junk
VHS Vault
Record Ripoffs
LaserKaraoke
Archive Riffs
Episode Commentaries
Archive Thrifting
Ben's Music "Career"
History of VHS
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics
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Sergei's Catacomb of Classics (9/13/2016)
Sergei’s Catacomb of Classics (Halloween Edition!) (KLAK-AM 10/31/2016 – 9-10 A.M.)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics (Christmas Edition) (12/24/2016)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics (Valentine's Day(-ish) Edition) (2/9/2017)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics (6/1/2017)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics (12/22/2017 - Christmas Special 2017)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics (6/14/2018 - Sergei Lovin')
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics #8: Hot Sergei In The Summertime (6/6/2019)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics #9: This Is Where Sergei Begins (6/11/2020)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics #10: New Year's Eve Special (12/31/2020)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics #11: Always On Sergei's Mind (7/1/2021)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics #12: Sail Away With Sergei (6/16/2022)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics #13: Lucky Thirteen (6/29/2023)
Sergei's Catacomb of Classics #14: Dipp Cotts (Deep Cuts) (6/13/2024)
OA Soundtrack (Music From The Oddity Archives)
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OA Soundtrack Commercial (K-Tel Parody)
Specials
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Ask The Archive (LIVE - Sept. 5, 2013)
Ask The Archive (LIVE - June 27, 2014)
Ask The Archive Live (9/14/2018)
Impromptu Review: Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Rejuvenique Contest Winner Announcement (10/20/2015)
Record Ripoffs Commercial Parodies (Vol. 1-9)
Pavanned (Oddity Archive Theme)
Ben Vs. The Storage Unit (A Mini-Documentary)
About The Archive
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Episode 133.5:
Ben's Junk: CVS One-Time-Use Camcorder
Premiered October 5, 2017.
Remember the single-use 35mm camera? How ‘bout a single-use camcorder?
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