Season 10 Episodes
1. How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)
...because cassettes are for poseurs.
2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)
Some of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.
3. USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)
Let us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…
4. Random CD's
Whatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…
5. Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)
Benny-boy celebrates the first annual Silent Movie Day by…talking at great length about the silents. Nobody ever accused him of being sharp…
6. Dodgy Demo DVD's
As of this posting, we’re right on the edge of the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the DVD. Guess it’s finally ripe for Archivedom…
7. Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)
“Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film.
8. Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Benny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.
9. OA's Greatest Commercials
10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.
10. FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues
Ah, the good, old days. Back when owning a 16mm film or recording something off the TV could get you a visit from the Feds. Good times…
11. Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)
Archivisms roasting on an open fire…
12. PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)
Hey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?
13. Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)
100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®
14. Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)
Learn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!
15. Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)
Vinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!
16. Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)
A solid-state tuner is recommended for the viewing of this OA episode…in some way we haven’t figured out yet.
17. Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)
Another (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!
18. VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)
It’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.
19. Radio Stunting
Times are changing and KLAK-AM needs to keep up. As such, let’s look at some gimmicks (stunts) used by other radio stations to plug their new formats…
20. Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes
Taking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…
21. Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)
Oddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!
22. CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Four months, three countries, two-hundred-plus dollars all in the name of…meh. Or, what Dolby was to cassette, CX was (supposed to be) for vinyl.
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