Oddity Archive - Season 3 Episode 1 U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer)
Trailer: Oddity Archive
Runtime: 26:14 Min
Quality: HD
First Air Date: Jul 05, 2012
Last Air Date: Dec 19, 2024
Episode: 287 Episode
Season: 13 Season
U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer)
So much for taking a break...
The Great Archive Treasure Hunt
Another existential crisis in Archive-land? Get your head out of your ass, Benny boy! NOTE: If viewing this episode on a Pioneer VP-1000 unit...
Return of the Son of Record Rip-Offs (or, Record Rip-offs, vol. 3)
We've only just begun...to hurt.
Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle)
Copying this video may cause your computer to randomly burst into flames. The Archive assumes no liability.
LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition)
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Laserdiscs (and their children)
For all the time we've spent with this format, a full look at it (and its offshoots) seemed only natural.
Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends)
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Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses
Ben reviews the Archive (and then the world imploded).
Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview)
And welcome to the Oddity Archive, the show that isn't afraid to piss off VHS fetishists.
Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!)
This episode is dedicated to----you, Amber.
Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts)
After being asked all year about what Ben thinks the next generation of oddities will be, a New Year's special seemed to be in order (somehow).
1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!)
You asked, we gave. $683.43 will now be added to your next phone bill.
VHS Vault Vol. 6: How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special 2015)
Ladies' man that Ben and Ed are, they didn't really need this. This is really for all the lonely folks (especially the guys) that watch the Archive.
The DuMont Network
Maybe all those DuMont jokes in all the 50's-centric Archive episodes will make sense now. Maybe.
Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective)
Q: y u no duvide gams? A: Because I'm not that kind of girl--er, wait. Did you mean "Video Games"? I guess...
Audiocassette-Based Board Games
Because, you know, VIDEOcassette board games went so well...
Electronic Talking Oddity Archive! (Electronic Talking Board Games)
How many times do I have to tell you, China Cabinet? The money is NOT in the fishtank!
Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only)
Every now and then we get to thinkin' you'd like to hear somethin' from us done nice and easy. Well, lemme tell ya, we don't do NOTHIN' "nice and...
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
An (unintentional) almost-three years in the making...
Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive)
It's a computer! It's a home video unit! It's a video game console! It's...a little underdeveloped.
WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover)
boxes Boxes. BOXES!!!
The Death of Analog TV
The Archive has been deemed obsolete. Irony noted.
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