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Bicentennial Fever
Season 2, Episode 1
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Air date July 4, 2013
Written by Ben Minnotte
Directed by Ben Minnotte
Music
Opening Theme Unknown
Ending Theme Unknown
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"Bicentennial Fever" is the first episode of the second season of Oddity Archive, and the twenty-seventh overall.

Summary[]

Ben discusses the 1976 Bicentennial of the United States, along with the ideas and products that spawned from this anniversary.

Riffs[]

  • Super Bowl X Halftime Show (Up With People Riff) - 1976
  • Two Bicentennial Minute Shorts - 1975/1976 (He doesn't riff them, but he does make his own.)
  • "200" - 1975

Running Gags[]

  • Opening Theme: "U.S. Blues" by The Grateful Dead
  • Closing Theme: "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band; Ben repeatedly asks the song to be turned off.
  • Company Name: Dissonant Productions
  • Very End Clip(s): Two Bicentennial TV idents
  • The Show That: None
  • Cardboard Box: "DOWN WITH UP WITH PEOPLE!!!", "UP WITH DOWN WITH PEOPLE!!!", a bicentennial Coca-Cola bottle
  • Join Us Next Time: "As we go looking for a little afternoon delight", followed by the closing theme.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first episode of the series to be shot in both high-definition and in 16:9 widescreen.

Video[]

Oddity_Archive-_Episode_27_-_Bicentennial_Fever

Oddity Archive- Episode 27 - Bicentennial Fever

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