/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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2000-2009 2010-present

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The $1,000,000 Pyramid(2009) a proposed reboot of the Pyramid game show, that CBS passed on for a reboot of Let's Make A Deal

2 Comments
2024/10/16
21:37 UTC

5

Photo Lab (1991)

0 Comments
2024/10/16
13:41 UTC

60

I'm Your Number One Fan (1996) [50:23]--a documentary about stalkers targeting celebrities, including interviews with both the victims and the perpetrators. Since first airing in the UK it's gained a cult following

0 Comments
2024/10/16
03:01 UTC

12

Redford/Hoffman: The Making of All the President’s Men (1976)

0 Comments
2024/10/15
21:50 UTC

29

AMC Theaters training video (1997)

2 Comments
2024/10/15
21:11 UTC

6

The Earons MTV interview (1984)

0 Comments
2024/10/15
20:11 UTC

11

York High School Swing Choir - Fly Like An Eagle (1979): I have always loved this Steve Miller song so I was very happy to find this fantastic, rousing version by a high school choir. There's something really special about hearing these trippy, cosmic, righteous lyrics sung in this way.

1 Comment
2024/10/15
17:50 UTC

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The Troma System infomercial (1993)

3 Comments
2024/10/15
17:00 UTC

5

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 10th Anniversary TV Special (2005)

0 Comments
2024/10/15
01:43 UTC

78

Documentary on the Amarillo TX punk scene (1986)

0 Comments
2024/10/15
01:07 UTC

48

Daicon IV (1983) live audience reaction. "An extremely rare recording of the Nihon SF Taikai audience reaction to the 1983 OAV Daicon IV - one thing noticeable about this version is how some on the animation is different, likely unfinished due to initial time constraints for the festival."

1 Comment
2024/10/14
21:32 UTC

160

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)

13 Comments
2024/10/14
15:41 UTC

17

FOX NFL Sunday promos featuring Claymation versions of the Commentators (2000)

3 Comments
2024/10/14
15:35 UTC

12

Accidental Double exposure on an 8mm vacation film (1960)

0 Comments
2024/10/14
12:35 UTC

4

Novasonic Down Hyperspace ‎- Embracing Magnetics (1999) // Found it on soulseek

0 Comments
2024/10/14
10:45 UTC

37

Flamin Groovies - Slow Death (1972) Live

2 Comments
2024/10/14
09:10 UTC

51

Way Out (1961): American genre anthology series hosted by Roald Dahl

2 Comments
2024/10/14
02:04 UTC

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In (2000), commercial production company and advertising boutique Big Chair Productions was commissioned by Marvel Entertainment to create a 5 minute short film titled "Year of Spider-Man" meant for presenting to investors in anticipation of the then-upcoming first film from Sony Pictures.

0 Comments
2024/10/13
20:16 UTC

3

Training The Dodger Way - LA Dodgers Grand Slam Jam 4 (1994)

0 Comments
2024/10/13
06:22 UTC

155

(1980)s Before their Kids in the Hall fame, Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini fronted the Toronto queercore punk band Mouth Congress

10 Comments
2024/10/13
00:41 UTC

5

Bumpety Boo (1985) - The adventures of a little car and the boy who finds him as they travel the world trying to find the car's mother.

1 Comment
2024/10/12
21:09 UTC

107

(1998) Dunkin Donuts commercial featuring Steve Burns from Blue's Clues delivering some sass.

7 Comments
2024/10/12
17:46 UTC

68

Real Ghosts (1991) - A haunted Toys R Us!? This and other *true* ghost stories were directed by Tobe Hooper and narrated by Leonard Nimoy, who was not too scared to take any paycheck that came his way, even if it was for an Unsolved Mysteries cash-in by CBS!

13 Comments
2024/10/12
01:02 UTC

48

The Baseball Boogie Bunch - The (1986) LA Dodgers attempt at recapturing the magic created by the 1985 Chicago Bear Super Bowl Shuffle.

13 Comments
2024/10/11
16:11 UTC

63

Brady Brides (1981) Spin-off of the Brady Bunch that only lasted 10 episodes

8 Comments
2024/10/11
03:56 UTC

20

Mike Grimshaw's "Quiet Please" - Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation Vol.1 (1991) - [gross and offensive]

1 Comment
2024/10/11
02:15 UTC

23

P.O.D. performing “Goodbye For Now” on The Tonight Show (2006). — featuring Katy Perry on backup vocals.

3 Comments
2024/10/10
21:27 UTC

63

Motel Spaghetti - early (2000)s ? 90 second long cartoon meant to air within commercial breaks.

9 Comments
2024/10/10
19:40 UTC

25

Bill Cosby sings Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1968)

9 Comments
2024/10/10
18:56 UTC

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