Season 2
(2013)Episodes 26
1 Bicentennial Fever
July 4, 2013
19m
Because nothing says "Happy 200th, America" like crappy "collectibles", Up With People and bizarre Government films.
2 Record Ripoffs
July 18, 2013
22m
Featuring such great (non-)hits from the likes of Hairy Nielsen, BAAB, William Turkey and many, many more! Order today!!!
3 VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos)
August 1, 2013
26m
What do you mean Ben is fashion-challenged?
4 Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke)
August 15, 2013
27m
Seeing as the Archive somehow managed to hit the 30 episode mark, it seemed like a good time to throw a nice, little (tax-deductible) party. Plus, Ben sings a viewer poll-selected song (a move that was instantly regretted by all who voted).
5 Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities)
August 29, 2013
20m
Covert broadcasts...and how to decode them (your results may vary).
6 The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013
September 12, 2013
16m
Or, as Ben likes to call it, the Max Headroom Incident's annoying, less creative little brother.
7 8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track)
September 20, 2013
16m
And Ben thought it would just be another cool toy for his collection. How naive...
8 VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos)
September 26, 2013
27m
Learn to gamble--Archive style! God help us...
9 Kiddie Disco Records
October 14, 2013
28m
Come visit the Archive Children's Disco before it's condemned!
10 Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs)
October 24, 2013
30m
Forced to discuss his fourth knockoff Disco record in a row, Ben has a slight meltdown.
11 Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax)
November 7, 2013
14m
VHS vs. Beta? How 1977...
12 VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games)
November 21, 2013
22m
Ben's still having nightmares about being forced to play charades with Rich Little.
13 QUBE Interactive TV
December 5, 2013
22m
An interesting, but (unsurprisingly) failed, early attempt at multimedia interactivity.
14 A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!)
December 19, 2013
25m
Five forgotten holiday albums that will...more than likely remain forgotten.
15 Infomercials
January 2, 2014
20m
Have you ever wanted to make "melons" in real estate? If so, you've come to the right place!
16 Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!)
January 16, 2014
29m
...because salesmen need the comfort of knowing that their product is truly the answer to all problems (consumerist OR existential).
17 Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!)
January 23, 2014
17m
Don't screw with Jam Handy!
18 Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties)
February 6, 2014
22m
The Archive is currently experiencing technical difficulties...LOTS of them...and Ben refuses to take responsibility. So there.
19 PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand)
February 20, 2014
24m
If V.D. really is for everybody, why don't I have it?
20 Interstitials
March 6, 2014
18m
...because only Ben would be stupid enough to devote an entire regular Archive episode to between-show filler.
21 A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour)
March 20, 2014
38m
Alternate Title: Why Ben should never make a full "behind-the-scenes" episode. Alternate Title #2: Ben stammers for 38 minutes. Alternate Title #3: Why Ben will never get a date.
22 More Record Rip-Offs
April 3, 2014
31m
The Archive gathers together all your favorite '70's hits--then realizes that the major labels, the RIAA, etc. would have our nuts in a sling over it. More ripoff records it is then! All 70's edition!
23 Test Cards (and Patterns)
April 17, 2014
14m
Wait, there's a logic to all this?
24 Going Analog
May 1, 2014
24m
It's time for a few changes in Archiveland.
25 Weather Warnings
May 8, 2014
19m
***THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A ***SEVERE FALSE NOSTALGIA WARNING*** FOR YOUR AREA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***
26 VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!)
May 29, 2014
27m
Alternate Title: How to Survive an Unprovoked Attack From Your Electric Mixer.
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