Season 1
26 episodes · Jul 5, 2012
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- S1E1
The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
Jul 5, 201212mOn the night of Sunday, November 22nd, 1987, a mysterious figure in a Max Headroom mask hijacked two Chicago TV stations. Spoiler alert: The perpetrators were never found.
- S1E2
Emergency Broadcast Salute
Jul 19, 201217mAn informal (not to mention, loose) history of Civil Defense Broadcasting in the U.S.
- S1E3
TV Sign-offs
Aug 2, 201215mRemember when TV stations used to go off the air late at night? Anyone?
- S1E4
Local TV Special
Aug 16, 201221mInterested in seeing a clown so laid-back, he forgets he's on camera? Now about a Hawaiian teen idol with a pen fetish? Maybe an American Bandstand ripoff with an evil spirit hosting? If you answered yes to any of these questions, watch this episode--then seek immediate professional help.
- S1E5
American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness)
Aug 30, 201216mThe Archive's most infamous episode--for some reason.
- S1E6
Conservative Folk Music
Sep 13, 201216mMeet the artists that made the likes of Joan Baez and Pete Seeger fear for their careers.
- S1E7
Format Wars
Sep 27, 201221mVHS or Beta? Laserdisc or CED? What the hell is a CED anyway? These burning questions (amongst others) answered in this episode!
- S1E8
1-900-ARCHIVE
Oct 11, 201221mJoin Ben as he launches his own 1-900 number. What could possibly go wrong?
- S1E9
Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
Oct 25, 201237mWe still get a lot of flack for this episode (did you really think there were 37 minutes of odd VHS endings out there?). Nonetheless, it's still a favorite.
- S1E10
Captain Midnight / Vrillon
Nov 8, 201214mAn Archive double header: The two most famous occurrences of Broadcast Signal Hijacking (well, save for the Max Headroom Incident) are discussed here.
- S1E11
Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
Nov 15, 201214mThe Oddity Archive will now be switching to scrambled mode. Please turn on your (preferably, circa 1984) decoder box now.
- S1E12
Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
Nov 22, 201219mBecause we always like to go the extra mile (at least, when it's convenient), the Archive tackles TWO lists of the worst of the (19)90's: The top 4 Trendy Turkeys and the top 4 Technological Turkeys of the (again, 19)90's.
- S1E13
Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts)
Dec 6, 201232mThe 13th episode is a very unlucky one for Ben as he discusses some (all too often, rather off) U.S. Kiddie Show hosts from the early 1950's through the late 1990's.
- S1E14
Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas)
Dec 20, 201223mAll Ben wanted for Christmas was a silent night...
- S1E15
Teletext Heaven (or Hell)
Jan 3, 201316mCeefax and Keyfax, Nite-Owl and Cable Chuckles, oh my...
- S1E16
Intermission
Jan 10, 201313mIt's movie day at the Archive! Unfortunately, due to copyright issues, you're not invited. But, at least you can join us for an intermission reel (conveniently containing all Public Domain footage!).
- S1E17
Prehistoric Television
Jan 17, 201316mGiven how much we discuss TV on the Archive, a history lesson seemed in order.
- S1E18
gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking)
Jan 31, 201324m?segassem lanimilbus tahW ?huH Everyone knows there are no subliminal messages in music...(!slatrom nwod wob ,woN)
- S1E19
Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services)
Feb 14, 201326mJoin Ben as he discusses some of the Dating Services of the 1980's to present. And, if you're good, maybe Ben will let you join him in his own quest for a date.
- S1E20
Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access)
Feb 28, 201320mTemporarily exiled from the big leagues of Internet TV, Ben (again, temporarily) sets up camp at his local Public Access outlet.
- S1E21
Protect & Survive
Mar 14, 201316mIt's the feel-good episode of the year as Ben discusses the (in)famous British Nuclear War preparedness campaign.
- S1E23
Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors)
Apr 11, 201323mWhat is it about end logos and FBI Warnings that scared so many children of the VHS era?
- S1E24
Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll)
Apr 25, 201322mCan pure rock sound really hard-boil an egg? Of course not. It does make for some wicked "deviled" eggs though.
- S1E25
Employee Training Videos
May 9, 201329mThings have gotten so dire at The Archive that Ben's been forced to take a "real" job. Join him as he takes a look at his potential employers' training videos.
- S1E26
VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video)
May 23, 201322mEver wanted to know the absolute root of the Oddity Archive? Well, it involves a creepy guy in a Hamster costume...