- Oddities (TV series)
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Oddities 
Genre Documentary/reality television Starring Mike Zohn, Evan Michelson, Ryan Matthew Country of origin USA Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 20 Production Location(s) New York City Running time 30 minutes Production company(s) Leftfield Pictures[1][2] Distributor Discovery Communications, Inc. Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel, Science Channel Original airing November 4, 2010 External links Oddities 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.[3][4]
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.[5] 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.[4][6][7]
Celebrities appearing on the show have included Jonathan Davis of the band Korn, Whitey Sterling, singer for the New York band Stiffs, Inc., musician Genesis P-Orridge, actress/comedian Amy Sedaris, artist Ann Hirsch, actress Chloë Sevigny and actor/comedian Paul Dinello.[8][9] Legendary New York playwright Edgar Oliver also appeared on the program, and was shown admiring a straight jacket in promotions for the show. Also, the musician Voltaire was shown on the show. High Pitch Eric from The Howard Stern Show also had a segment appearance on the show where he tested some antique electric equipment.
Contents
Episodes
From left to right: Mike Zohn, Evan Michelson and Ryan Matthew Cohn at the 2011 New York Comic Con.
Season 1: 2010
# # Title Original US airdate 1 1 Mummy Cat November 4, 2010 2 2 The Model Mortician November 11, 2010 3 3 Spider Prank November 18, 2010 4 4 Skull Envy December 9, 2010 5 5 Mummified Hand December 16, 2010 6 6 Four-Legged Chicken December 23, 2010 7 7 Pickled Pig December 30, 2010 8 8 Teeth On A Stick January 6, 2011 9 9 The Chair January 13, 2011 10 10 The Bulb Cruncher April 9, 2011 Season 2: 2011
# # Title Original US airdate 11 1 Shrunken Head April 9, 2011 12 2 Raising The Dead April 16, 2011 13 3 Three Little Piggies April 23, 2011 14 4 Rock Star Embalmer April 30, 2011 15 5 Romancing The Bone May 7, 2011 16 6 Edison's Monstrous Creation May 14, 2011 17 7 The Horaffe May 21, 2011 18 8 Piece of Mind May 28, 2011 19 9 Hedgehog Homolog June 4, 2011 -
See also
- Pawn Stars, about a Las Vegas pawn shop
- American Pickers, starring itinerant buyers of antiques and collectibles
- American Restoration, chronicling the daily activities at Rick's Restorations, an antique restoration store
References
- ^ Schoof, Dustin (December 16, 2010). "Bethlehem artist Rachel Betty Case to appear tonight on Discovery Channel's 'Oddities'". The Express-Times Daily Newspaper. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1292475911247930.xml&coll=3. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ "Leftfield Pictures". http://www.leftfieldpictures.com/projects.php. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ Muessig, Ben (November 2, 201). "From Skulls to Straitjackets, This Is Your One-Stop Shop". AOL News. http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/02/from-skulls-to-straightjackets-this-shop-is-your-one-stop-shop/. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ a b Starr, Michael (October 25, 2010). "Starr Report". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/starr_report_SLRCTGzkKidBL7VrYkmUuK. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ "Meet the Team: Obscura Antiques & Oddities". Oddities. Discovery Communications. 2011. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/oddities/bios.html. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ Weiswasser, G. (November 3, 2010). "The Odd World of 'Oddities' on Discovery Channel". DiscoveryBlog. Discovery Communications. http://corporate.discovery.com/blog/2010/11/03/the-odd-world-of-oddities-on-discovery-channel/. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ Salazar, Lauren. "Obscura Antiques and Oddities". New York Magazine (New York Media). http://nymag.com/listings/stores/obscura-antiques-and-oddities/. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ "Whitey Sterling on new Discovery Channel "Oddities" Episode". Leopard Studio. November 1st, 2010. http://www.leopardstudio.com/blog/recording-studio/whitey-sterling-on-new-discovery-channel-oddities-episode. Retrieved 1-3-11.
- ^ Richardson, Katie (December 28th, 2010). "Amy and Paul Dinello on Oddities". amysedarisrocks.com. http://www.amysedarisrocks.com/2010/12/amy-sedaris-paul-dinello-oddities/. Retrieved 1-3-11.
External links
Categories:- American documentary television series
- American reality television series
- Television shows set in New York City
- Discovery Channel shows
- Science (TV channel) shows
- 2010 American television series debuts
- Antiques television series
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