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Protect and Survive
Protectandsurvive
Season 1, Episode 21
Information
Air date March 14, 2013
Written by Ben Minnotte
Directed by Ben Minnotte
Music
Opening Theme Unknown
Ending Theme Unknown
Episode guide
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"Protect and Survive" is the twenty-first episode of Oddity Archive.

Summary[]

Ben discusses the British preparedness short film Protect and Survive, and riffs them.

Riffs[]

  • Protect and Survive (Circa 1975)

Running Gags[]

  • Opening Theme: "Pavanned" by Ben Minnotte
  • Closing Theme: "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" by Kim Carnes
  • Company Name: Government's Mama Boy Productions
  • Very Last Clip: A skeleton reading a "Protect and Survive" booklet, with the Protect and Survive soundbite playing over it.
  • The Show That: "Gets neatly wrapped in cellophane and then gets buried in a shallow grave in the backyard."
  • Cardboard Box: Michael Crawford
  • Join Us Next Time: "When we are back in the states, and we interview the now 84-year old Bert the Turtle about his famous Duck and Cover film and how it changed the world and what he's been up to since." (Hears sirens)

Trivia[]

  • When Ben says the "Join Us Next Time", he wasn't kidding about it.
  • According to "Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 1)", this episode features a hidden nod to Steely Dan's "King of the World".

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