Season 1

01 The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 Episode 15th July 2012 On 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. 02 Emergency Broadcast Salute Episode 219th July 2012 An informal (not to mention, loose) history of Civil Defense Broadcasting in the U.S. 03 TV Sign-offs Episode 32nd August 2012 Remember when TV stations used to go off the air late at night? Anyone? 04 Local TV Special Episode 416th August 2012 Interested 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. 05 American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness) Episode 530th August 2012 The Archive's most infamous episode--for some reason. 06 Conservative Folk Music Episode 613th September 2012 Meet the artists that made the likes of Joan Baez and Pete Seeger fear for their careers. 07 Format Wars Episode 727th September 2012 VHS or Beta? Laserdisc or CED? What the hell is a CED anyway? These burning questions (amongst others) answered in this episode! 08 1-900-ARCHIVE Episode 811th October 2012 Join Ben as he launches his own 1-900 number. What could possibly go wrong? 09 Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings) Episode 925th October 2012 We 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. 10 Captain Midnight / Vrillon Episode 108th November 2012 An Archive double header: The two most famous occurrences of Broadcast Signal Hijacking (well, save for the Max Headroom Incident) are discussed here. 11 Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite) Episode 1115th November 2012 The Oddity Archive will now be switching to scrambled mode. Please turn on your (preferably, circa 1984) decoder box now. 12 Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's Episode 1222nd November 2012 Because 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. 13 Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts) Episode 136th December 2012 The 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. 14 Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas) Episode 1420th December 2012 All Ben wanted for Christmas was a silent night... 15 Teletext Heaven (or Hell) Episode 153rd January 2013 Ceefax and Keyfax, Nite-Owl and Cable Chuckles, oh my... 16 Intermission Episode 1610th January 2013 It'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!). 17 Prehistoric Television Episode 1717th January 2013 Given how much we discuss TV on the Archive, a history lesson seemed in order. 18 gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking) Episode 1831st January 2013 ?segassem lanimilbus tahW ?huH Everyone knows there are no subliminal messages in music...(!slatrom nwod wob ,woN) 19 Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services) Episode 1914th February 2013 Join 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. 20 Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access) Episode 2028th February 2013 Temporarily exiled from the big leagues of Internet TV, Ben (again, temporarily) sets up camp at his local Public Access outlet. 21 Protect & Survive Episode 2114th March 2013 It's the feel-good episode of the year as Ben discusses the (in)famous British Nuclear War preparedness campaign. 22 Duck & Cover Episode 2228th March 2013 Because you can (apparently) never have enough nukes... 23 Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors) Episode 2311th April 2013 What is it about end logos and FBI Warnings that scared so many children of the VHS era? 24 Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll) Episode 2425th April 2013 Can pure rock sound really hard-boil an egg? Of course not. It does make for some wicked "deviled" eggs though. 25 Employee Training Videos Episode 259th May 2013 Things 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. 26 VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video) Episode 2623rd May 2013 Ever wanted to know the absolute root of the Oddity Archive? Well, it involves a creepy guy in a Hamster costume...