Oddities (TV series)

Oddities
GenreDocumentary/reality television
StarringMike Zohn, Evan Michelson, Ryan Matthew Cohn
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes73
Production
Production locationNew York City
Running time30 minutes
Production companyLeftfield Pictures[1][2]
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel, Science Channel
ReleaseNovember 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) –
April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)
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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 Cohn, 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, actor Matthew Gray Gubler, artist Ann Hirsch, actress Chloë Sevigny, musician Natalia Paruz ('Saw Lady'), video game designer and commercial space flight enthusiast Richard Garriott, director Lloyd Kaufman, nerdcore rapper Schaffer The Darklord, musician Voltaire, musician Moby, artist Cynthia von Buhler, actor/comedian Paul Dinello, burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, and "High Pitch Eric" of The Howard Stern Show.[8][9] New York playwright Edgar Oliver has appeared on the program multiple times and appears in the show's title sequence admiring a straitjacket.

  1. ^ Schoof, Dustin (December 16, 2010). "Bethlehem artist Rachel Betty Case to appear tonight on Discovery Channel's 'Oddities'". The Express-Times Daily Newspaper. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "Leftfield Pictures". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Muessig, Ben (November 2, 2010). "From Skulls to Straitjackets, This Is Your One-Stop Shop". AOL News. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Starr, Michael (October 25, 2010). "Starr Report". New York Post. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Meet the Team: Obscura Antiques & Oddities". Oddities. Discovery Communications. 2011. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  6. ^ Weiswasser, G. (November 3, 2010). "The Odd World of 'Oddities' on Discovery Channel". DiscoveryBlog. Discovery Communications. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  7. ^ Salazar, Lauren. "Obscura Antiques and Oddities". New York Magazine. New York Media. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "Whitey Sterling on new Discovery Channel "Oddities" Episode". Leopard Studio. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Richardson, Katie (December 28, 2010). "Amy and Paul Dinello on Oddities". amysedarisrocks.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.