Jul 7, 2016 · 29m
A little success, a little failure, a little intrigue, a little frustration. In other words, your standard between-season break for Ben.
Oddity Archive
The Oddity Archive is a web series that revolves around the "cultural dustbin", especially as it pertains to media. The Archive also functions as an actual archive of sorts, with a modest collection of off-air Betamax and VHS recordings (about 400 total as of June, 2014). There's also a decent collection of ephemeral video, "ripoff" and "drugstore" LP's/cassettes/8-tracks, as well as (working) obsolete technology.
Created by: Ben Minnotte
Season 5 Episodes
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Jul 21, 2016 · 34m
…dragging the Record Ripoff concept kicking and screaming out of the 70’s. What the hell was I thinking?!?
Aug 4, 2016 · 27m
Have your credit cards handy because we're about to launch our own Home-Shopping-type channel! What could possibly go wrong?
Aug 18, 2016 · 50m
Crank it up and sing along! The madness will naturally follow.
Sep 1, 2016 · 39m
Oddity Archive®: Now in ULTRA lo-fi!
Sep 15, 2016 · 30m
Oddity Archive: Your home for absurd, costly and borderline-useless “broadcast” experiments since 2015!
Sep 29, 2016 · 56m
…because I haven’t REALLY opened myself up to mass criticism for a long time now.
Oct 13, 2016 · 23m
The Archive takes it to the max--the Betamax, that is.
Oct 27, 2016 · 27m
This is your Civil Defense announcer speaking (er, typing) with a VERY important message. But first, this nearly 27-minute Oddity Archive episode. NOTE: Yes, I’m well aware that the LP’s discussed in the video have nothing to do with the Conelrad broadcasting stuff—just humor me, will ya?
Nov 10, 2016 · 32m
…because as we all know, learning is most fun with famous people.
Nov 24, 2016 · 26m
Another Thanksgiving episode? Must be time to unload some more proverbial turkeys (now more cynically than ever)!
Dec 8, 2016 · 46m
The second (and hopefully final) installment in the Archive’s “Idiot’s Guide” how-to series.
Dec 22, 2016 · 34m
The most deep-hurtingest Christmas ever!
Jan 5, 2017 · 20m
Looking at the Interactive Program Guide’s especially awkward adolescence.
Jan 19, 2017 · 25m
Bargain Bennie is having his all-time biggest sale on local (and regional) TV commercials! Get ‘em before they’re gone!
Feb 2, 2017 · 28m
‘Tis the season for love—and love gone down the garbage disposer.
Feb 16, 2017 · 23m
Crank up the Fisher-Price turntable!
Mar 2, 2017 · 25m
It’s (100% showtune-free) Musical March (read: Audio Geek March, “Musical March” is just a lot catchier) in Archiveland! Let’s kick it off with a little reevaluation of a format that I’ve bashed in the past.
Mar 16, 2017 · 37m
Oddity Archive®: Now with new Superlife® coating!
Mar 30, 2017 · 25m
And welcome to the Oddity Archive…the show that rapidly contracts and expands—but clearly not rapidly enough.
Apr 13, 2017 · 44m
A mere 5 years in the making! You’d never know it though…
Apr 27, 2017 · 34m
No, this isn’t about those 100 million (or more) copies of “Titanic” and “Jerry Maguire”—useless as they are.
May 11, 2017 · 29m
With all this talk of so-called “mobile devices” these days, it seemed worth taking a look into.
May 25, 2017 · 36m
And welcome to the Oddity Ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-arc-arch-(SLAP)-Archive!
Season 5 FAQ
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
When did Oddity Archive Season 5 premiere?
Oddity Archive Season 5 premiered on July 7, 2016.
How many episodes are in Oddity Archive Season 5?
Oddity Archive Season 5 has 24 episodes.
What is the first episode of Oddity Archive Season 5?
The season opens with Season 5 Episode 1, "How I Spent My Summer III". It aired on July 7, 2016.
Go to Season 5 Episode 1