/r/ObscureMedia

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A relaxed place to share and discuss lesser known media: silent films, vintage exploitation flicks, finely aged TV, PSAs and other oddities.

Welcome to r/ObscureMedia :)

A relaxed place to share and discuss lesser known media: silent films, vintage exploitation flicks, finely aged TV, PSAs and other oddities.

Posting Guidelines

  • This is a content based sub: we want the goods and nothing else will suffice. Links to blogs or review/digest videos/pages are not welcome.

  • No posts consisting of a single image.

  • Short clips/edits from content are not allowed: we want full and complete content. If you wish to highlight a portion of content in a post please use the YouTube timestamps option while still linking to the full content. An example can be found here.

  • Include the release year in the post title: if not known, an educated guess of the decade will suffice.
    Acceptable year labels:
    (1985) or (1980)s
    The year must only contain 4 digits inside parentheses () using any other format or not including a (year) will result in deletion.

  • Please search before posting: nobody enjoys obvious re-posts.

Promotion/Spam


  • No promotion/spam allowed: this isn't the place to promote your music video or short film.

  • No politics or the like, starting arguments or making political comments will result in an instant ban. This is not the place, move on

  • Two postings per user in a 24hr period

  • No recently created content: in order to discourage promotion, most content created within the past ~5 years will be removed. This includes upscaled and remastered versions of vintage material. Blatant Spamming of new content will result in a ban.

  • No "channel spam'': repeatedly linking to a Youtube/etc. channel is not allowed. Exceptions may be made for users who have uploaded multiple appropriate items to a non-monetized channel. Contact the mods if this applies to you.

Commenting Guidelines

  • Be nice!: if you post a rudely condescending/attacking/generally dick-ish comment you will be banned with no prior warning.

  • No arguing about what is obscure enough to be posted: this should be left to the domain of the upvote/downvote and the moderators.

  • No memes, image macros, or reaction gifs.

  • Any comment containing a "spoiler" must be formatted:
    [This is a spoiler sentence.](/spoiler)
    The result is:
    This is a spoiler sentence.


  • A more complete overview can be found here.

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Legend: Ep1 Birth of a Legend (1995)

0 Comments
2024/04/18
19:12 UTC

38

All This and WWII (1976) Weird film made of film clips of the war and a star studded soundtrack of famous 70's artists covering Beatles tunes. This looks to be a 16mm print much better than the VHS copy. Hardcoded Spanish subs.

6 Comments
2024/04/17
18:03 UTC

9

"Piki and Poko: Adventures in StarLand" (1999); Flash animated Mondo Mini Show cartoon about two anime-inspired girls who travel to StarLand. It is listed on IMDb. Piki is voiced by Nicki Rapp and Poko is voiced by Alexis Lezin.

1 Comment
2024/04/17
15:14 UTC

33

You're a Grand Old Flag by Billy Murray (1877-1954), quite possibly the most successful musical act of his time. While obscure today, he was quite prolific in collaborating with various record labels and recording 30 #1 songs. This particular one was reportedly Murray's biggest hit (1906)

6 Comments
2024/04/17
06:57 UTC

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(1970) Love this video from an old Canadian pop show, Nanette Workman

0 Comments
2024/04/16
18:44 UTC

14

A (1998) Master Tape of Suburban Chicago TV Commercials

0 Comments
2024/04/16
17:24 UTC

16

Sex, Lies & The Truth (1993) - sex education video by the fundamentalist Christian group Focus on the Family, hosted by Kirk Cameron

1 Comment
2024/04/16
08:54 UTC

36

Cinematic advertisement for Camel cigarettes from (1991), heavily "inspired" by Indiana Jones

6 Comments
2024/04/16
07:15 UTC

26

Greg Allen - Feelings (1970)s ; no date on this, but assuming mid-late 70s ; stunningly soulful rendition of Morris Albert's hit by this Minneapolis, MN lounge performer

1 Comment
2024/04/14
17:24 UTC

33

The Two Obadiahs (1911) - one of the oldest extant sound films

This rendition of an old vaudeville song remains after 113 years in an incomplete form. This was achieved by having the performers record sound first and then lip sync along to a playback of it.

6 Comments
2024/04/14
16:01 UTC

18

Truly Smith - He Belongs To Me, Live French TV (1966)

2 Comments
2024/04/14
07:59 UTC

14

Weird Japanese ShĹŤnen Jump TV Commercial (1985)

0 Comments
2024/04/14
01:07 UTC

23

Ken Beard - Century of Man (1976) Genuinely wild, apocalyptic, environmental, xian, hippy psyche that both begins and ends with the sound of a nuclear explosion...In between those there's trippy spoken word segments and jamming, hippy, country funk. Amazing stuff!

3 Comments
2024/04/13
23:01 UTC

7

Nestlé - Chocosui's - Maurice (2001) - I hated this commercial so much at that time...

3 Comments
2024/04/13
18:43 UTC

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American Shonen Jump Ad (2004)

1 Comment
2024/04/13
14:58 UTC

26

Vince Taylor and His Playboys - There's A Lot of Twistin' Going On (1962) The rocker whose fall from fame inspired Ziggy Stardust getting in on the twist dance craze. The video was made for Scopitone, a sort of music video jukebox.

4 Comments
2024/04/13
04:08 UTC

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(1990)s: Art of Primitive Sound, an entire album of literal caveman music based on current archeological knowledge

7 Comments
2024/04/12
17:27 UTC

36

Does Anyone Remember “Yo Mama’s On Crack Rock” by The Dogs? (1991)

My family sang this alllll the time when we were growing up. Just revisited as an adult and…oh man.

7 Comments
2024/04/12
01:26 UTC

281

Guys Like Us(1999) Dan Schneider UPN sitcom is now completely found

52 Comments
2024/04/12
00:04 UTC

24

I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie and The Black Berries | The Midnight Special (1973)

1 Comment
2024/04/11
03:28 UTC

6

OLD BRAZILIAN COMMERCIAL - REFRIGERANT 7UP / SEVEN-UP "*(1970)S*"

0 Comments
2024/04/11
03:28 UTC

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(1993) Here is something I didn't know was a thing until I posted this, an unsold pilot for a PBS game show for kids named "What's the Big Idea?" hosted by Phil Guerrero aka PJ Phil

0 Comments
2024/04/11
00:16 UTC

12

Knoch High School Prom & Graduation (1994)

1 Comment
2024/04/10
23:45 UTC

14

Young People’s Guide to Music: A Tune for a Toon (1990), second half not found

A unique tv special, in which comedian Charles Fleischer reprises his iconic role as Roger Rabbit for a children’s education concert starring the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Unfortunately, not all of the special was recorded as is presumably lost

0 Comments
2024/04/10
19:58 UTC

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