Gag Reels

How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans)

Well, my (working) Summer Vacation turned into a (working) Summer Staycation…

Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...)

Featuring some of the genuine leg ends of Rock N’ Roll!

Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary)

A film made especially for the occasion by Swedish documentarian Hans Krullitzer.

Early Color Film (but not Technicolor)

Either the all-time most beautiful or most psychedelic episode of the Archive…we’re not sure.

History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS)

It’s not just VHS…it’s SUPER VHS!

Cheesy Logos

Just when you thought the Archive couldn’t possibly get any more tacky…

Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs

Looking at a trio of (slightly misguided) discs touting Pioneer Laserdiscs and Home Theater gear…

VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020)

Life has gotten so tangled lately. As such, let’s roll things back to the absolute (commercial) basics of Halloween…

Benny's Birthday Bash

You’re not getting older. Just crazier…

OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA)

Spending Thanksgiving with some prime, succulent, deep cuts of…the Archive.

The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer

With (backhanded, insincere) apologies to Hunter S. Thompson: Film Preservation is a cruel and shallow nitrate ditch, a long celluloid hallway where good films rot. That’s just the negative side.

Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal)

It’s a Vinyl and VHS Christmas! It’s not anywhere near as cool as it sounds…

PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's)

Myasthenia is better than Yourasthenia. So there.

Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex)

…or, how Bing Crosby’s golf game launched a technological revolution.

Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?)

Benny-boy’s unintentional swan song…or is it?

Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes

Uh-oh. Benny-boy's playing preservationist again...

Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along

Cheap Radio Thrills

Oddity Archive®: Where the thrills are cheap as radio, and radio is cheap as thrills…

Weather Warnings Vol. 2 (Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather)

The Oddity Archiveland Service (OAS) has issued a WEATHER WARNING…warning.

KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.)

Teletext: Not just for Europeans anymore! Well, not really…

VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star)

…well, listen now to what the Archive says!* *Apologies to The Byrds

History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection)

All good things must come to an end…or must they?