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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.

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.

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 Chloƫ 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. New York playwright Edgar Oliver has appeared on the program multiple times and appears in the show's title sequence admiring a straitjacket.


Video Oddities (TV series)



Episodes

Season 1: 2010-2011

Season 2: 2011

Season 3: 2011-2012

Season 4: 2012-2013

Season 5: 2013-2014


Maps Oddities (TV series)



Spinoffs

A spinoff of Oddities, Oddities: San Francisco, debuted June 23, 2012 on the Science Channel with co-star Wednesday Mourning. This series focuses on another antiques store, Loved to Death, which is located in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district.

Another spinoff, Odd Folks Home, features notable regulars from Oddities and debuted November 22, 2012.


Oddities cast members : Comedian sinbad movie list
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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

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References


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External links

  • Oddities at Internet Movie Database
  • Discovery Channel - About the show
  • show trailer on YouTube
  • Discovery Insider interview
  • Discovery Channel - Episode Guide
  • Obscura Antiques & Oddities website

Source of the article : Wikipedia

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