Oddities
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.4Released
11/4/2010
Duration
0h 30m
Genre
Documentary, Reality
Country
United States of America
Cast
N/A
Overview
Oddities is a half-hour documentary/reality television program which follows the operation of an East Village, Manhattan shop which trades in antiques and other rarities. The show premiered on November 4, 2010, and airs on the Discovery Channel and its sister network, the Science Channel. Oddities focuses on the day-to-day operation of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, and stars co-owners Mike Zohn and Evan Michelson and buyer Ryan Matthew, with appearances by other employees and customers. The store's employees search flea markets, personal collections, auctions, and antique shows for unique and unusual artifacts. Odd items bought and sold by the shop or featured on the show have included a mummified cat, a Rhesus monkey skull, art made from nail clippings, and a straitjacket.
Oddities
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.4Released
11/4/2010
Genre
Documentary, Reality
Cast
N/A
Duration
0h 30m
Country
United States of America
Overview
Oddities is a half-hour documentary/reality television program which follows the operation of an East Village, Manhattan shop which trades in antiques and other rarities. The show premiered on November 4, 2010, and airs on the Discovery Channel and its sister network, the Science Channel. Oddities focuses on the day-to-day operation of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, and stars co-owners Mike Zohn and Evan Michelson and buyer Ryan Matthew, with appearances by other employees and customers. The store's employees search flea markets, personal collections, auctions, and antique shows for unique and unusual artifacts. Odd items bought and sold by the shop or featured on the show have included a mummified cat, a Rhesus monkey skull, art made from nail clippings, and a straitjacket.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableMummy Cat
A collector offers a mummified cat for sale; a playwright with a passion for straitjackets; musket balls with strange origins.
Mummy Cat
A collector offers a mummified cat for sale; a playwright with a passion for straitjackets; musket balls with strange origins.
EP 2AvailableThe Model Mortician
A model turned mortician makes a bizarre request; a shopper's purchase makes Mike gag; fossil dinosaur feces.
The Model Mortician
A model turned mortician makes a bizarre request; a shopper's purchase makes Mike gag; fossil dinosaur feces.
EP 3AvailableSpider Prank
Ryan seeks a high-end monkey skull; a customer looks for the perfect item to prank his girlfriend; an ancient medical concoction.
Spider Prank
Ryan seeks a high-end monkey skull; a customer looks for the perfect item to prank his girlfriend; an ancient medical concoction.
EP 4AvailableSkull Envy
Ryan tries to create an exploding skull; Evan searches for a prosthetic limb; a customer brings in what looks like a dead body in their trunk.
Skull Envy
Ryan tries to create an exploding skull; Evan searches for a prosthetic limb; a customer brings in what looks like a dead body in their trunk.
EP 5AvailableMummified Hand
An ancient Egyptian artifact; artwork made from human nails; a medical bag.
Mummified Hand
An ancient Egyptian artifact; artwork made from human nails; a medical bag.
EP 6AvailableFour-Legged Chicken
An elusive stuffed sloth; a Victorian medical device; a bloodletting kit for a pain artist.
Four-Legged Chicken
An elusive stuffed sloth; a Victorian medical device; a bloodletting kit for a pain artist.
EP 7AvailablePickled Pig
Hunting for a vintage human skeleton; pickled pig; a police officer's Victorian machine.
Pickled Pig
Hunting for a vintage human skeleton; pickled pig; a police officer's Victorian machine.
EP 8AvailableTeeth On a Stick
A customer has Evan scrambling to find the perfect gift for his dentist; Mike and Evan get a show by the world's smallest escape artist; medical oddities from around the world.
Teeth On a Stick
A customer has Evan scrambling to find the perfect gift for his dentist; Mike and Evan get a show by the world's smallest escape artist; medical oddities from around the world.
EP 9AvailableThe Chair
Two magicians are looking for a special piece of taxidermy that only Ryan can create.
The Chair
Two magicians are looking for a special piece of taxidermy that only Ryan can create.
EP 10AvailableThe Bulb Cruncher
In Obscura Antiques & Oddities, a seller brings a book to Obscura that she thinks is bound in human skin.
The Bulb Cruncher
In Obscura Antiques & Oddities, a seller brings a book to Obscura that she thinks is bound in human skin.
