Oddities

7.4

2010•30m

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.

Production

Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2010

1. Mummy Cat

A collector offers a mummified cat for sale; a playwright with a passion for straitjackets; musket balls with strange origins.

2. The Model Mortician

A model turned mortician makes a bizarre request; a shopper's purchase makes Mike gag; fossil dinosaur feces.

3. Spider Prank

Ryan seeks a high-end monkey skull; a customer looks for the perfect item to prank his girlfriend; an ancient medical concoction.

4. Skull Envy

Ryan tries to create an exploding skull; Evan searches for a prosthetic limb; a customer brings in what looks like a dead body in their trunk.

5. Mummified Hand

An ancient Egyptian artifact; artwork made from human nails; a medical bag.

6. Four-Legged Chicken

An elusive stuffed sloth; a Victorian medical device; a bloodletting kit for a pain artist.

7. Pickled Pig

Hunting for a vintage human skeleton; pickled pig; a police officer's Victorian machine.

8. Teeth On a Stick

A customer has Evan scrambling to find the perfect gift for his dentist; Mike and Evan get a show by the world's smallest escape artist; medical oddities from around the world.