/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.

One-click Filter By Decade

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1920-1929 1930-1939
1940-1949 1950-1959
1960-1969 1970-1979
1980-1989 1990-1999
2000-2009 2010-present

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GENGHIS KHAN 'The Awakening/The Passage' (1980)s

0 Comments
2024/12/01
04:13 UTC

32

The Snowmen - Crazy (1982)

6 Comments
2024/12/01
03:37 UTC

20

HGTV With Commercials (2002)

1 Comment
2024/12/01
00:38 UTC

122

(1998) Do you remember the game show Win Ben Stein's Money on Comedy Central? Well, here is an ep that never made air, as it is either a rehearsal ep or a Christmas tape! :D

12 Comments
2024/11/29
23:21 UTC

11

MALICE MIZER - Bridal of Rose (2001) - Gothic feature length film by the Visual Kei band. They would break up soon after.

1 Comment
2024/11/29
21:14 UTC

4

HGTV Holiday Garden With Commercials (1999)

0 Comments
2024/11/29
19:25 UTC

59

Black Friday shopping at Sears in (2004)

6 Comments
2024/11/29
15:37 UTC

37

Dad's a Dog (1990) a failed pilot for TGIF. Featuring Jessica Walter.

9 Comments
2024/11/29
02:01 UTC

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About a Boy (2003) Unaired pilot for fox

The premise was based on the movie of the same name and book

0 Comments
2024/11/29
00:52 UTC

6

TeleMagic - "Software for Success in Business" promo (1980)s

2 Comments
2024/11/28
21:22 UTC

427

Hot Topic Store Managers Meeting (2006)

35 Comments
2024/11/28
19:19 UTC

9

KCCI-TV CBS commercials November 25, (2004)

0 Comments
2024/11/28
17:28 UTC

3

Sensus - Inertia (2001)

0 Comments
2024/11/28
16:39 UTC

22

Mystic Edge - I'm in Love With Rock and Roll (1992)

2 Comments
2024/11/28
14:35 UTC

26

British heavy metal band Angel Witch performing on East German TV (1981)

0 Comments
2024/11/28
01:52 UTC

123

First Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (1927)

11 Comments
2024/11/27
22:49 UTC

16

Crust live on Austin, TX Public Access TV, Philmorevideo SXSW Conference Showcase (1992)

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1 Comment
2024/11/27
19:52 UTC

28

JIMI HENDRIX - LIVE STOCKHOLM (1969)

3 Comments
2024/11/27
19:17 UTC

10

Thanksgiving (1988)

0 Comments
2024/11/27
15:03 UTC

22

The Luvvets: Philippine English-Language Puppet TV Program (1980)s

The Luvvets was a Philippine televsion program that aired on the GMA network circa the 1980s (possibly 1983-1984?). It featured song number segments and character building stories with puppets and was produced by The Family International, founded by David Berg, known for its atrocities.

2 Comments
2024/11/27
09:04 UTC

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THE ABSENT-MINDED WAITER (1977) Steve Martin, Buck Henry, Teri Garr

4 Comments
2024/11/27
09:03 UTC

12

They'll Love You For It - Crust / Trance Syndicate Love & Napalm VHS Compilation (1992)

0 Comments
2024/11/27
04:35 UTC

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Saskatchewan woman with a resemblance to Monica Lewinsky given makeover by news station with hopes of reaching Letterman (1998)

4 Comments
2024/11/27
02:31 UTC

6

Roger Anderson - Desert Tears (1980): A unique and truly wonderful outsider-psyche song of lost love and heartbreak (as these kind of records often are!). I adore the playful, magical musical arrangement that really complements Rogers heartfelt, yearning vocals.

0 Comments
2024/11/26
20:58 UTC

21

FELA KUTI at GLASTONBURY (1984)

1 Comment
2024/11/26
20:21 UTC

18

The Bad Examples - Ashes of my Heart (1991). I sincerely think this is one of the greatest power pop songs ever written. An excellent, unsung Chicago alt-rock/pop band led by Ralph Covert, more famous for his children’s music project Ralph’s World.

8 Comments
2024/11/26
18:10 UTC

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Ryan Stiles in Western Canadian Lotto ad (1985)

0 Comments
2024/11/26
17:12 UTC

15

American Harvest's JET STREAM OVEN Instructional Video (1990) - nuke your turkey this year in style with this primitive air fryer and its delicious Dupont Silverstone plastics

1 Comment
2024/11/26
16:18 UTC

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