Oddity Archive
Documentary • 2012 • 30m
The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
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.
Emergency Broadcast Salute
An informal (not to mention, loose) history of Civil Defense Broadcasting in the U.S.
TV Sign-offs
Remember when TV stations used to go off the air late at night? Anyone?
Local TV Special
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.
American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness)
The Archive's most infamous episode--for some reason.
Conservative Folk Music
Meet the artists that made the likes of Joan Baez and Pete Seeger fear for their careers.
Format Wars
VHS or Beta? Laserdisc or CED? What the hell is a CED anyway? These burning questions (amongst others) answered in this episode!
1-900-ARCHIVE
Join Ben as he launches his own 1-900 number. What could possibly go wrong?
Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
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.
Captain Midnight / Vrillon
An Archive double header: The two most famous occurrences of Broadcast Signal Hijacking (well, save for the Max Headroom Incident) are discussed here.
Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
The Oddity Archive will now be switching to scrambled mode. Please turn on your (preferably, circa 1984) decoder box now.
Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
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.
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