Oddity Archive / Season 0 Specials Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 1 - Donny Osmond - Soldier of Love (Michael Bay Salute) (Jul 26) 2 - National Anthem Conspiracy Theory (Aug 23) 3 - Everlasting Love (Sep 20) 4 - The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 (Commentary) (Oct 18) 5 - Sounds to Make You Shiver (Oct 31) 6 - TV Sign-Offs (Commentary) (Dec 13) 7 - Emergency Broadcast Salute (Commentary) (Feb 7) 8 - Freedom is a Hammer (Album Review) (Mar 7) 9 - American EXXXtasy (Commentary) (Apr 4) 10 - Greetings From the Stars (Sort Of) (May 2) 11 - Ask the Archive (May 30) 12 - Archive Riffs: Petaluma Chicken (Jun 6) 13 - Local TV Special (Commentary) (Jun 13) 14 - Archive Riffs: Greedy Humpty Dumpty (Jun 20) 15 - VHS Vault Vol. 1 (Amvest Video) (Commentary) (Jun 27) 16 - Archive Riffs: Say No to Strangers (Jul 25) 17 - National Anthem Conspiracy Theory (Redux) (Aug 22) 18 - Halloween Special 2012 (Commentary) (Oct 17) 19 - Hallmark Presents: Spooky Sounds (Oct 31) 20 - Archive Riffs: Dining Together (Nov 28) 21 - Christmas Special 2012 (A Fair Use Christmas) (Commentary) (Dec 12) 22 - Archive Riffs: A Christmas Fantasy (Dec 24) 23 - TV DX-ing (Jan 9) 24 - Archive Riffs: Live & Learn (Jan 30) 25 - Archive Riffs: Cigarette Commercials (Feb 27) 26 - Backwards Masking (Commentary) (Mar 27) 27 - A Nice Pair (of early, European VCR's) (Apr 24) 28 - Blooper Reel (May 15) 29 - VHS Vault Vol. 5 - Y2K (Commentary) (Jun 5) 30 - Archive Riffs: Atomic Alert (Elementary Edition) (Jun 12) 31 - Ben's Junk: Sony Super Betamax (Jun 19) 32 - Ben's Junk: VideoNow PVD Player (Jun 23) 33 - Format Wars 2 (COMMENTARY) (Jul 3) 34 - Ben's Junk: VHS Camcorder (RCA CC285) (Jul 31) 35 - The Great Archive Treasure Hunt (Commentary) (Aug 28) 36 - Ben's Junk: Tascam Cassette Portastudio (Sep 25) 37 - Halloween Special 2013 (Commentary) (Oct 9) 38 - Ben's Junk : 8-Track/Cassette "Adaptor" (Nov 20) 39 - Ben's Junk: Multi-System VHS VCR (Hitachi VT-M768EM) (Dec 4) 40 - Ben's Junk: JVC S-VHS VCR (S7600U) (Dec 18) 41 - Ben's Junk: LaserKaraoke/Laserdisc Player (Pioneer CLD-S304) (Jan 8) 42 - 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Commentary) (Jan 22) 43 - The DuMont Network (Deleted Game Show Segment) (Feb 5) 44 - Ben's Junk: Handheld Electronic Games (Mar 5) 45 - Ben's Junk: B-Movies & cult Classics (Apr 2) 46 - Ben Tries Finnish Candy (Apr 30) 47 - Ben's Junk: WebTV Box (May 28) 48 - The Death of Analog TV (Commentary) (Jun 11) 49 - Ben's Junk: Super 8 Sound Projector (Sears Sound II - Model 9258) (Jun 18) 50 - Archive Riffs: Self-Conscious Guy (Jun 25) 51 - Oddity Archive: Episode 78.4 - VHS Vault Vol. 6 (How's Your Sex Life?) (COMMENTARY) (Jul 2) 52 - (Unofficial) Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I (model 220) (Jul 9) 53 - Ben's Junk: 8-Track (and related) Oddities (Aug 6) 54 - Ben's Junk: Sony DT-30 (External VCR Timer) (Sep 3) 55 - Ben Tries Bonomo's Turkish Taffy (Sep 17) 56 - Ben's Junk: Rejuvenique Revisited (plus Contest!) (Oct 1) 57 - Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique) (Commentary) (Oct 15) 58 - An Overly Nostalgic Halloween (or, For The Want of a Pail) (Oct 29) 59 - For The Want of a Pail (Conclusion) (Oct 31) 60 - Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Nov 12) 61 - Ben Tries (Thanksgiving Edition) (or, Ben tries Australian Stuff) (Nov 26) 62 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) (Dec 10) 63 - Archive Riffs: A Christmas Dream (Dec 24) 64 - Ben's CED Collection (Deleted Segment from CED Episode) (Jan 14) 65 - Ben's Junk: Guitars! Guitars!! Guitars!!! (Jan 28) 66 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Philips CD-I Collection (Feb 11) 67 - Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I Peacekeeper Revolver (Mar 10) 68 - Ben's Junk: Ben's (Incomplete) Comedy LP Collection (Mar 24) 69 - Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Movie Viewer (Apr 7) 70 - Ben's Junk: Commodore 64 (& Peripherals) (May 5) 71 - Ben's Junk: Sony TT-100 Tuner/Timer (for U-Matic) (May 19) 72 - Commodore 64 (Commentary) (Jun 2) 73 - Ben's Junk: VCR Co-Pilot (Jun 9) 74 - Archive Riffs: Fox Hour Promotional Reel (Jun 16) 75 - Record Ripoffs (Commentary) (Jun 23) 76 - Ben's Junk: Magnavox Odyssey 2 (Video Game Console) (Jun 30) 77 - Ben's Junk: Colecovision Video Game Console (Jul 14) 78 - Ben's Junk: (Some Of) Ben's Vinyl Collection (Aug 11) 79 - "The Voice" Module (for Magnavox Odyssey 2) (Aug 25) 80 - Flexplay Disposable DVD Update (Sep 8) 81 - Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Star Station Sing-Along Machine (Sep 22) 82 - Fisher-Price PXL-2000 Camcorder (Commentary) (Oct 20) 83 - Ben's Junk: bob (Another Nanny Box) (Nov 3) 84 - Ben's Junk: DVD Recorder (Panasonic DMR-E55) (Nov 17) 85 - Ben's Junk: Gemmy Douglas Fir Talking Christmas Tree (Dec 15) 86 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Comic Book Collection (Jan 12) 87 - Ben's Junk: Learn To Solder Kit (Feb 23) 88 - Ben’s Junk: MD Walkman (Minidisc Addendum) (Mar 9) 89 - Ben's Junk: RCA Selectavision CED Player (SGT 250) (Mar 23) 90 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Audiophile Albums (Apr 6) 91 - Ben's Junk: Vtech Socrates Educational Video System (May 4) 92 - Ben's Junk: Videocipher II Plus/Manhattan Cable TV Box (May 18) 93 - Ben's Junk: go reader (Audiobook Device) (Jun 8) 94 - Archive Riffs: Dear Miss Gloria (Jun 15) 95 - DBX Noise Reduction System (Commentary) (Jun 22) 96 - Ben's Junk: Las Vegas Vacation (1997) (Jun 29) 97 - Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 1) (Jul 13) 98 - Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 2) (Jul 27) 99 - Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Tape (Azimuth Alignment Cassette) (Aug 10) 100 - Ben's Junk: DBX Cassettes (DBX Addendum) (Aug 24) 101 - Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Disc (Turntable Cartridge Alignment Tool) (Sep 7) 102 - Ben’s Junk: (New) Speed Calibration Cassette (Sep 21) 103 - Ben's Junk: CVS One-Time-Use Video Camcorder (Oct 5) 104 - Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) (Commentary) (Oct 19) 105 - Ben’s Junk: The World of Yesterday (Classic Hollywood Fanzines) (Nov 2) 106 - Ben's Junk: Realistic Phono Pre-Amp (Model 42-2109) (Nov 16) 107 - Ben's Junk: Vidicraft Vidimate Video Enhancer (Model VDM300S) (Nov 30) 108 - Ben's Junk: Star Shower Laser Light (Dec 14) 109 - Ben's Junk: Sankyo Dualux Dual8 Projector (Model 2000H) (Dec 27) 110 - Ben's Junk: Allsop 3 Orbitrac Record Cleaning System (Jan 11) 111 - Ben's Junk: JVC KD-A6 Cassette Deck (Jan 25) 112 - Ben's Junk: Discwasher Compact Disc Cleaner (Feb 8) 113 - Ben's Junk: Royal Disc Repair System (Feb 22) 114 - Ben's Junk: The Archive HQ Bookshelf (Mar 8) 115 - Ben’s Junk: MP32C64 Adapter (Commodore Datasette Substitute) (Mar 22) 116 - Archive Thrifting #1: Impromptu Investigations (Apr 5) 117 - Archive Thrifting #2: Arc of a (Dumpster) Diver (Apr 19) 118 - Ben's Junk: K-Tel Record Selector (May 3) 119 - Ben's Junk: Teac V-770 Cassette Deck (May 17) 120 - Discovision Dead Sides (May 31) 121 - Ben's Junk: ABC Talking Monday Night Football (Board Game) (Jun 21) 122 - Archive Riffs: Selling Your Home? (Jun 28) 123 - Archive Thrifting #3: Beautiful Downtown Aurora's Last Stand (Jul 5) 124 - Ben's Junk: Rocketfish Wireless Rear Speaker Kit (Aug 2) 125 - Ben's Junk: Audio Technica AT-LP120 Turntable (Early Thoughts) (Aug 16) 126 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Makeshift Bedroom Stereo System (Aug 30) 127 - Ben's Junk: Ramsey FM Transmitter (Further Experiments) (Sep 13) 128 - Ask The Archive Live (9/14/2018) (Sep 17) 129 - Archive Thrifting #4: Elvis Sightings (Sep 26) 130 - Archive Thrifting #5: Low Money Hu$tla (Oct 11) 131 - Sounds of Terror! (Halloween Album Review) (Oct 25) 132 - Ben's Junk: Pac-Man Fever (Pac-Man Mini Arcades) (Nov 8) 133 - Archive Riffs: Thanksgiving Commercials (Nov 22) 134 - NES Classic Edition (The Last Word?) (Dec 6) 135 - Christmas LaserKaraoke (Deleted Segment) (Dec 24) 136 - Ben's Junk: Nagaoka MP-110H Phono Cartridge (Jan 3) 137 - Ben's Junk: Sega Pico ("Edutainment" Console) (Jan 10) 138 - Ben's Junk: SNES Classic Edition (Belated) First Impressions) (Jan 24) 139 - Ben’s Junk: Tyco VideoCam (Another Kiddie Camcorder) (Jan 31) 140 - Archive Riffs: Valentine’s Day Commercials (A Semi-Romantic Tale) (Feb 14) 141 - Archive Thrifting #6: Frostbite Falls (Feb 28) 142 - Ben's Junk: Ronco Mr. Microphone (Mar 14) 143 - Ben’s Junk: GAF 3100S Super 8 Film Projector (Mar 28) 144 - Ben's Junk: The Big Reel (Film Collector’s Magazine) (Apr 11) 145 - Discovision/Laserdisc Quirks (An Informal Discussion) (Apr 25) 146 - Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 2 (May 9) 147 - Ben’s Junk: VGA Converters/Public Domain CD-ROMs (May 23) 148 - Ben’s Junk: Innovative Technologies ITNS-500 Slide “Scanner” (Jun 13) 149 - Archive Riffs: Clutch Cargo (Big “X”, Pts. 4 & 5) (Jun 20) 150 - Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm (Commentary) (Jun 27) 151 - Archive Thrifting #7: Wii, Wii, All The Way Home (Jul 4) 152 - Record Ripoffs Commercial Parodies (Vols. 1–9) (Jul 18) 153 - Ben's Junk: Video Action Magazine (Issue #1: December, 1980) (Aug 1) 154 - Bennytronics Guitar Noise Experiment (Analog, Circa 1980-style) (COMPLETE SEGMENT) (Aug 9) 155 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Laserdisc Collection (2019 Edition) (Aug 15) 156 - Fostex X-14/Ben's Music "Career": The Gear (Aug 29) 157 - Ben's Junk: Whippany Rhythm Master (Circa 1972 Drum Machine) (Sep 12) 158 - Ben's Junk: Burns Theremin (Sep 26) 159 - Archive Thrifting #8: Break IT You Pay For IT (Oct 10) 160 - Haunted House (Halloween SFX Album Review) (Oct 24) 161 - Telesound 13 (Moog/Realistic Concertmate MG-1) (Nov 6) 162 - Ben's Junk: Realistic Concertmate (Moog) MG-1 Synthesizer (Nov 7) 163 - Ben's Junk: Sony DCR-TRV320 Digital8 Handycam (Video8 Addendum) (Nov 21) 164 - Ben's Junk: Archer Video Processor/Stabilizer (Model 15-1272A) (Dec 5) 165 - Algorithmic Audio Mastering (CloudBounce Review) (Dec 9) 166 - Archive Thrifting #9: Christmas Confidential (Dec 12) 167 - Archive Riffs: Boxing Day Commercials (er, Adverts) (Dec 26) 168 - MovieCD (Jan 9) 169 - Ben's Junk: Cult VHS (& A Few DVD's) (2020 Edition) (Jan 23) 170 - Ben's Junk: Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD Audio Interface (Feb 6) 171 - Ben's Junk: Behringer neutron (analog, Monophonic) Synthesizer (Feb 20) 172 - F.D.G. (Oddity Archive Sign-Off Muzak) (Mar 2) 173 - Ben's Junk: Industrial Laserdiscs/ Anderic (Reproduction) Service Remote (Mar 5) 174 - Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 4.5: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch Multitracks (An Addendum) (Mar 19) 175 - Enhanced CD's (& other multimedia CD's) (an informal chat) (Apr 2) 176 - Ben's Junk: The OA (semi-)Supercomputer/OA Recording Studio Redux (Apr 16) 177 - Ben's Junk: Sony SLO-325 Industrial Betamax (Apr 30) 178 - Ben's Junk: 1953 & 1956 Hoffman Television Catalogs (May 14) 179 - Ben's Junk: Tiger Quiz Wiz (May 28) 180 - Ben Minnotte - Switched-On Pavanned (Moog Instrumental) (Jun 3) 181 - Ben Minnotte - The Happy Moog (Gets Stuck In Rush Hour) ("Moog" Instrumental) (Jun 5) 182 - Ben's Junk: First Alert FTR-960R Time-Lapse VCR (+ Time-Lapse Tape) (Jun 18) 183 - Archive Riffs: Moving Up To Amateur Radio (Jun 25) 184 - Archive Thrifting #10: Before We Were SO Rudely Interrupted (Jul 2) 185 - Ben's Junk: Sony U-Matic & Industrial Betamax Wired Remotes (Jul 9) 186 - The Battle At Elderbush Gulch (2020 Redux) (Jul 20) 187 - Archive Thrifting #11: This Can Not Be The Right Price Deal (Jul 23) 188 - Ben's Junk: Pioneer RH-65 8-Track Deck (Aug 6) 189 - Ben's Junk: Denon UD-M30 CD Receiver (Aug 13) 190 - Pavanned (Documentary Style) (Vaporwave?) (Aug 24) 191 - In Your Hands (Violin & "Mellotron" Thing) (Aug 24) 192 - Ep. 200 Rebuttal & Deleted Scenes (Aug 27) 193 - Nitrogené (Synth Instrumental) (Sep 10) 194 - Ben's Junk: JVC HR-S7600U S-VHS ET VCR (REVISITED) (Sep 24) 195 - Ben's Junk: Buster Keaton Video Collection (Oct 8) 196 - Archive Thrifting #12: (Not-So) Scary Deals (Oct 22) 197 - Ben's Junk: (New) Polaroid 600 Film (& old camera(s)) (Nov 5) 198 - Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's Audiocassette Collection (Nov 19) 199 - Ben's Junk: (New) Dubreq Stylophone (Dec 3) 200 - Archive Thrifting #13: Deck The Hauls (Dec 17) 201 - Ben's Junk: (some of) Ben's Vinyl Collection Vol. 2 (Jan 28) 202 - Ben's Junk: Sega Genesis Mini (Miniature Game Console) (Feb 11) 203 - Home Video Recording, 1972-Style (or, Ben's Complete U-Matic Rig) (Feb 25) 204 - Ben's Junk: Toshiba 20AF43 CRT TV (Mar 11) 205 - Archive Thrifting #14: (Non-)Luck of the (Non-)Irish (Mar 18) 206 - Phonies (Answering Machine Greetings) (Apr 1) 207 - Archive Riffs: A Taxing Set of Commercials (Tax Day Special) (Apr 15) 208 - Ben's Junk: GPX Digital TV Tuner + Recorder (Apr 29) 209 - A Geeky Evening With Benny-Boy (May 13) 210 - Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance Box Pro (Video Capture Device) (May 27) 211 - Ben's Junk: JVC HM-DH30000U & Mitsubishi HD-HS2000u D-VHS VCR's (Jun 10) 212 - Episode 200 (Behind The Box) (Commentary) (Jun 17) 213 - Archive Thrifting #15: Out Of This World Deals (Jun 24) 214 - Ben's Junk: Akai GX-220 Reel-To-Reel Audiotape Deck (Jul 8) 215 - History of VHS (COMPLETE SERIES) (Jul 15) 216 - Ben's Casino Travelogue (Deleted Segment From How I Spent My Summer VIII) (Jul 29) 217 - Archive Thrifting #16: La Cage Aux Thrifting (Aug 5) 218 - VCR Cleaning (A Public Service Video) (Aug 19) 219 - Channel Update (9/2021) (Sony AV-3600 Update, Sencore VA62, etc.) (Sep 2) 220 - VCR Rabbit Revisited (Sep 9) 221 - Ben's Junk: Video Store Regulars (& Memories) (Sep 23) 222 - Ben’s Junk: Wolverine Moviemaker Pro 8mm & Super8 Film Scanner (Oct 7) 223 - Archive Thrifting #17: Spooktacular Savings (Oct 21) 224 - Thereminiature/Pavanned (Version 6.66) (Oct 31) 225 - Ben's Junk: Sony Digital Mavica (Model MVC-FD73) (Floppy Disk Digital Camera from 1999) (Nov 4) 226 - Ben's Junk: Coolmusic Ring Modulator (& other FX) ("Max Headroom" Hijacker Voice) (Nov 18) 227 - Ben's Junk: Christmas TV VHS & DVD's (Dec 2) 228 - Archive Thrifting #18: Shortwave Santa (Dec 16) 229 - Ben’s Music “Career” (The Complete Saga) (Dec 30) 230 - Ben's Junk: Keyfax Update/Pioneer GGF1381 Laserdisc Service Remote/Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 3 (Jan 6) 231 - The Wire (via Sony PCM-701ES, Betamax) (Jan 12) 232 - Ben's Junk: VuPoint Digital Video Converter (or, the circa 2010 YouTube video device) (Jan 20) 233 - Ben's Junk: The Clapper (Feb 3) 234 - Laserdisc Laser Rot (Feb 17) 235 - Ben's Junk: Magnus Chord Organ (Mar 3) 236 - Ben's Junk: Blonder-Tongue BTX-111 "Ultraverter" (& ONTV Box Update) (Mar 17) 237 - Ben's Junk: Prog & Metal VHS, Beta & Laserdiscs (Mar 31) 238 - Ben's Junk: Newtek Calibar (A Pen-Sized Test Pattern Generator) (Apr 14) 239 - A BENefit for a new computer…or a loose Ask The Archive (Apr 22) 240 - Ben's Junk: Hotronic AP41 (Frame Synchronizer & Time Base Corrector) (Apr 28) 241 - The “Can I Remember It?” stream (or, a smaller BENefit) (May 7) 242 - CD Frustrations & Easter Eggs (May 12) 243 - A Tour of the New OA Computer Rig (OA Computer Tour 2022) (May 19) 244 - Ben's Junk: Sony CVM-51UW and Panasonic WV-BM990 CRT Monitors (Jun 2) 245 - The Eraser Laserdisc Experiment (Jun 23) 246 - Archive Thrifting #19: Radios, Radios (Jun 30) 247 - Archive Riffs: Hey, Stop That! (Jul 7) 248 - Ben's Junk: Midland WR400 NOAA Weather Radio (& other Radio Ramblings) (Jul 14) 249 - Ben's Junk: Sony SRF-A100 AM/AM Stereo/FM Portable Radio (Jul 20) 250 - Archive Thrifting #20: Fair(mont) (St.) Clouds over Mankato (Jul 28) 251 - Ben Repairs: Radio Shack Executive Stress Eliminator (Aug 4) 252 - Sony Videocorders Update (CV-2100 & AV-3600) (8/2022) (Aug 18) 253 - Ben's Junk: Tyler Portable TV (model TTV701-7) (Sep 1) 254 - Ben's Junk: Sears Whisper-Matic IV (& Victorian-Era Theater Slides) (Sep 15) 255 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Blackhawk Films Collection (minus the videotapes) (Sep 22) 256 - Ben's Junk: Sony Trinitron PVM-1343MD (Professional Video Monitor) (Oct 6) 257 - Archive Thrifting #21: We Already Have Halloween At Home (Oct 20) 258 - Benny M.'s TV Party (Commentary) (Oct 24) 259 - Halloween Special 2022 Blooper Reel (Nov 3) 260 - Ben's Junk: Telemeter Pay TV Box (Circa 1960) (Nov 17) 261 - Ben's Junk: Favorite (and/or Notable) Christmas Albums (Dec 1) 262 - Archive Thrifting #22: Christmas In Elbonia (Dec 15) 263 - Archive Thrifting #23: Holiday Hangover (Dec 29) 264 - Magna-Guard (or, Copy-Protection, Vol. 3) (Jan 5) 265 - Ben's Junk: RCA BW003 (1978 Home Video Camera) (Jan 19) 266 - Ben's Junk: Forbidden KLAK (via the Archer Multiple Video Distribution System) (Feb 2) 267 - Ben's Junk: Realistic (Radio Shack) FM Wireless Lavalier Microphone System (Circa 1988) (Feb 23) 268 - Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's TV-on-DVD Collection (Mar 9) 269 - Ben's Junk: Hitachi Visionbook Pro 7560 Laptop (or, My 1st, failed attempt at a Windows 98 Rig) (Mar 23) 270 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Mad Magazine Stash (Apr 6) 271 - Noelle's Mystery Tapes (& Channel Update - 4/2023) (Apr 20) 272 - Ben's Junk: 80's Music Videos (on Laserdisc) (May 4) 273 - Ben's Ugly A/V Rack (May 18) 274 - Betacam SP (1st Test...From A Newbie's Perspective) (May 22) 275 - Christmas Morning on a June Evening (or, Mail Day From Tyrone) (Jun 22) 276 - Archive Thrifting #24: The Delicate Sound of Thrifting (Jul 6) 277 - Ben's Junk: X-10 Videosender (another VCR Rabbit-esque device) (Jul 13) 278 - Revenge of the Sony AV-3600 Videocorder (1st Test) (Jul 20) 279 - Archive Thrifting #25: 3M (Moderate Minnesota Madness) (Aug 10) 280 - Fix It or Forget It? (NEC S-VHS Deck) (Aug 10) 281 - Ben's Junk: 1966 (partial) Zenith Phonevision Pay TV Box (Aug 24) 282 - Ben's Junk: SelecTV Pay TV Box (Sep 7) 283 - Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance ViewLite AV (Video Capture Device) (Sep 21) 284 - Ben's Junk: Sears Du-All Eight (8mm Viewer/Editor) (Oct 5) 285 - Archive Thrifting #26: Indian Summer (Oct 12) 286 - Ben's Junk: Sharp VL-E47 "Viewcam" (Video8 Camcorder, circa 1995) (Nov 30) 287 - Archive Thrifting #28: Scandalous Santa (Dec 14) 288 - Archive Thrifting #29 (Christmas Leftovers) (Dec 28) 289 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Rifftrax DVD & Blu-Ray Collection (Jan 4) 290 - Ben's Junk: Denon RCD-N10 CD Receiver (Jan 18) 291 - Ben's Junk: Magnavox H2160MW9 (or, Exploring Someone's Old Personal DVR) (Jan 25) 292 - Ben's Junk: Wometco Home Theatre (WHT) Pay TV Decoder Box (Feb 15) 293 - Ben’s Junk: ClearClick Video2USB/ A Tour of Ben’s Livestream Setup (Feb 22) 294 - How To Unstretch Video (via HandBrake) (Feb 29) 295 - Ben's Junk: Laser Video File Laserdisc Catalog (Mid-1992) (Mar 14) 296 - Ben's Junk: Some More of Ben's Audiocassette Collection (Mystery Box!) (Mar 21) 297 - Magnavox H2160MW9 Personal DVR/DVD Recorder UPDATE (A Failure) (Mar 28) 298 - Ben's Junk: Videolok (VCR Anti-Theft Device) (Apr 11) 299 - Ben's Junk: Rhoades Teledapter (TV Stereo Simulator) (Apr 18) 300 - Windows 98 Laptop Update (4/2024) (Apr 25) 301 - CD Rot Rant (May 9) 302 - Ben A.'s Mystery Tapes (A Not-So-Livestream) (May 16) 303 - Windows 98 Laptop Update (5/2024) (She Lives!) (May 23) 304 - Ben's Junk: Whole House FM Transmitter 3.0 (Jun 20) 305 - Ben Vs. The Cursed U-Matic Tape (Jun 27) 306 - Archive Thrifting #30: Wet Fireworks (Jul 4) 307 - Ben's Junk: A Tower of Vidicraft (Jul 11) 308 - Quasar Great Time Machine (Round 2?) (Aug 1) 309 - Ben's Junk: My First DVD's (Aug 8) 310 - Ben's Junk: JamC@m Digital Camera (Aug 15) 311 - Archive Thrifting #31: Summer's End (Aug 22) 312 - More Fun With Moldy U-Matic Tapes (Sep 5) 313 - Ben's Junk: :CueCat Barcode Scanner (Sep 12) 314 - Ben's Junk: Sencore "Little Huey" Test Pattern Generator (Sep 19) 315 - Ben's Junk: Casio CMD-10 watch (Oct 10) 316 - Ben's Junk: Laserviews Laserdisc Magazines (Oct 17) 317 - Archive Thrifting #32: Halloween Hootenanny (Oct 24) 318 - Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) (Commentary) (Oct 28) 319 - Ben's Junk: Realistic (Radio Shack) Astronaut 8 Radio (Nov 9) 320 - Ben's Junk: Down Beat Magazine (10/23/1975) (Nov 14) 321 - Ben’s Junk: Thanksgiving Traditions (and not-so-traditions) (Nov 21) 322 - Ben’s Junk: VHS is Life Mold Cleaning Rig REDUX (Dec 5) 323 - Archive Thrifting #33: Christmas Clutter (Dec 12) 324 - Ben’s Junk: Epiphone ED-100NS Acoustic Guitar (Dec 26) 325 - Ben’s (Failed) Gimmick CD (A Rant) (Jan 9) 326 - Ben’s Junk: NuReality Vivid 3D (Mock Surround Sound Processor) (Jan 16) 327 - Ben's Junk: Optoma PK320 Pico Pocket Projector (Jan 23) 328 - Albums I Love (That I’m Supposed To Hate) (Feb 27) 329 - Monkeeing Around (Mar 6) 330 - Ben’s Junk: Sony eMarker (SoundHound before SoundHound) (Mar 13) 331 - DiscoVision Dead Sides Vol. 5 (Mar 20) 332 - Ben’s Junk: RCA RC5230Z DIVX/DVD Player (More “Deadware”) (Mar 27) 333 - 25 Pounds of Laserdiscs (Mail Day From Paul C.) (Apr 10) 334 - Ben's Junk: Half A Halloween Movie Collection (May 1) 335 - Ben’s Junk: APF TV Fun (“Sportsarama” Model) (May 8) 336 - Pre-Recorded SuperBeta (and some minor mythbusting) (May 17) 337 - Ben’s Junk: Sears Tele-Games Pinball Breakaway (Atari Video Pinball) (May 23) 338 - State of the Archive Address/General Chat/Q&A (5/30/2025) (Jun 5) 339 - Ben’s Junk: (Some of) Ben’s Vinyl Collection Vol. 3 (Jun 12) 340 - A Lot of Cartrivision (A Prelude?) (Jun 19) 341 - Thrifting Delivery (Mail Day From Nick S.) (Jun 26) 342 - Ben's Junk: The Worst (and Ben's First) Portable TV (Jul 3) 343 - State of the Archive Address (7/2025) (Jul 17) 344 - Archiveland Public Domain Theatre: Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla (VHS-sourced) (Jul 24) 345 - OA Update (7/28/2025) (Jul 28) 346 - Ben’s Junk: Sony Color Watchman (FDT-5BX5) (Jul 31) 347 - Ben's Junk: Boyalink Wireless Lavalier Microphone (Aug 14) 348 - OA Update (8/18/2025) (Aug 18) 349 - These DVD-R’s are JUNK!/Another Cursed Tape? (Aug 21) 350 - Ben’s Junk: Laserdisc Acquisitions (2019-2025) (Aug 27) 351 - Ben’s Junk: Robins Cassette Erase-Tab Remover (Sep 4) 352 - Ben's Junk: Casio LCD Handheld TV's (Sep 11) 353 - YouTube A.I.-Generated Episode Topics (Sep 18) 354 - Ben’s Junk: Behringer Solina String Ensemble (ARP Synth Clone) (Sep 25) 355 - Archiveland Public Domain Theatre: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) (Silent Movie Day 2025) (Sep 26) 356 - Ben’s Junk: e-kara Handheld Karaoke (Oct 2) 357 - Ben’s Favorite Halloween TV Episodes & Specials (Oct 16) 358 - Archive (Half-)Thrifting #35 Wicked Wanderings (Oct 23) 359 - Mystery Betamax From Denver (Nov 6) 360 - Ben’s Junk: Tascam Guitar & Vocal “Trainers” (Nov 13) 361 - Albums I’ve Owned…Too Many Times (Nov 20) 362 - Ben's Junk: Blackhawk Films 1980-81 Winter Catalog (Dec 4) 363 - Four Favorite (Non-)Christmas Movies (Dec 11) 364 - Archive Thrifting #36: A Tree For Benny (Dec 18) 365 - Archiveland Public Domain Theatre: Classic Christmas TV (Dec 19) 366 - Archiveland Public Domain Theatre: Jack Benny X-Mas (if that's ok with YT) (Dec 19) 367 - Archive Thrifting #37: New Year’s (Footage) Blowout! (Jan 1) 367 - The "Is My Camera Working?” Mini-Stream (Dec 21) 368 - Ben's Junk: Martin DXK2 Acoustic Guitar (2004) (Jan 8) 369 - CD Mastering Gimmicks (HDCD, Sound Shaping, NoNoise) (Jan 15) 370 - The "Had To Buy A New Phone/Camera” Mini-Stream (+ a Philips CD-I game) (Jan 12) 372 - My Most Expensive CD’s (Jan 29) 373 - Ben's Junk: Japanese CD's (but not Japanese Music) (Feb 12)
Season 0 · Episode 85 Ben's Junk: Gemmy Douglas Fir Talking Christmas Tree Dec 15, 2016 · 13m
Well, I already discussed Big Mouth Billy Bass. Might as well finish the 90’s/Gemmy/Talking Novelty Item concept.
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When did Oddity Archive Season 0 Episode 85 air? Oddity Archive Season 0 Episode 85 aired on December 15, 2016.
How long is Oddity Archive Season 0 Episode 85? This episode runs for approximately 13 minutes.
