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* "Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)" gives us ''Feeling Wonderful with Silly-cize''. It's supposed to be a fun and cute children's video about fitness, but instead it comes across like a really creepy artifact, which looks like it was made on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs lots and lots of LSD]].

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* "Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)" gives us ''Feeling Wonderful with Silly-cize''. It's supposed to be a fun and cute children's video about fitness, but instead it comes across like a really creepy artifact, which looks like it was made on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs lots and lots of LSD]].
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** Also, at the very end of Amvest Video kids tapes, after a long fade out after the fan club promo, suddenly a "BING!" sound is heard for NO reason at all.

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** Also, at the very end of Amvest Video kids tapes, after a long fade out FadeOut after the fan club promo, suddenly a "BING!" sound is heard for NO reason at all.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process


* The Happy Hamster isn't compared to Pedobear for nothing. He's basically a terrifying UncannyValley goofy costumed character gone up to eleven.

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* The Happy Hamster isn't compared to Pedobear for nothing. He's basically a terrifying UncannyValley goofy costumed character gone up to eleven.



* "Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)" gives us ''Feeling Wonderful with Silly-cize''. It's supposed to be a fun and cute children's video about fitness, but instead it comes across like a really creepy artifact from the UncannyValley which looks like it was made on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs lots and lots of LSD]].

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* "Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)" gives us ''Feeling Wonderful with Silly-cize''. It's supposed to be a fun and cute children's video about fitness, but instead it comes across like a really creepy artifact from the UncannyValley artifact, which looks like it was made on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs lots and lots of LSD]].
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* The Happy Hamster isn't compared to Pedobear for nothing. He's basically a terrifying UncannyValley goofy costumed character gone UpToEleven.

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* The Happy Hamster isn't compared to Pedobear for nothing. He's basically a terrifying UncannyValley goofy costumed character gone UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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-->'''Female voice''': [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel This one's dedicated to you, Ben]].]]

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-->'''Female voice''': -->'''Voice''': [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel This one's dedicated to you, Ben]].]]
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* In the commentary for "Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm", Ben describes the worst thing he's found on a mystery tape reel, which he understandably deems too unsuitable for Archive: a head and shoulders shot of a man wrapping barbed wire around his own head. Ben is audibly uncomfortable describing it.

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* In the commentary for "Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm", Ben describes the worst thing he's found on a mystery tape reel, which he understandably deems too unsuitable for Archive: a head and shoulders shot of a man wrapping barbed wire around his own head. Ben is audibly uncomfortable describing it.it.
* The Rejuvenique episode's stinger has Ben lean out from behind the box wearing the very uncanny mask, mockingly asking the viewer "Haven't you always wanted to see my face?" Not helping is that the lighting makes Ben's eyes practically invisible behind the dark eye-holes of the mask.

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* "Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)" gives us ''Feeling Wonderful with Silly-cize''. It's supposed to be a fun and cute children's video about fitness, but instead it comes across like a really creepy artifact from the UncannyValley which looks like it was made on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs lots and lots of LSD]].

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** On a similar note, the Scanimate-generated Mr Noise and the ''Turn On'' Dancer featured in "Scanimate".
* "Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)" gives us ''Feeling Wonderful with Silly-cize''. It's supposed to be a fun and cute children's video about fitness, but instead it comes across like a really creepy artifact from the UncannyValley which looks like it was made on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs lots and lots of LSD]].LSD]].
* In the commentary for "Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm", Ben describes the worst thing he's found on a mystery tape reel, which he understandably deems too unsuitable for Archive: a head and shoulders shot of a man wrapping barbed wire around his own head. Ben is audibly uncomfortable describing it.
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* TheStinger from "Protect and Survive". The picture of the skeleton reading the pamphlet combined with [[BrownNote the jingle from the titular films]] ScreamerPrank.

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* TheStinger from "Protect and Survive". The Survive" is a ScreamerPrank involving the picture of the skeleton reading the pamphlet combined with [[BrownNote the jingle from the titular films]] ScreamerPrank.films]].
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Really? Too much unnecessary reacting.


** Also, at the very end of Amvest Video kids tapes, after a long fade out after the fan club promo, suddenly a "BING!" sound is heard for NO reason at all. BringMyBrownPants.

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** Also, at the very end of Amvest Video kids tapes, after a long fade out after the fan club promo, suddenly a "BING!" sound is heard for NO reason at all. BringMyBrownPants.



* TheStinger from "Protect and Survive". The picture of the skeleton reading the pamphlet combined with [[BrownNote the jingle from the titular films...]] [[ScreamerPrank *shudders*.]]
* The Archive's own [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "technical difficulties"]] slide in "Teknikel Diffikultees". Ben's blacked-out silhouette and glowing, red dot-eyes would have been bad enough. But then there are his arms/wings... yikes.

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* TheStinger from "Protect and Survive". The picture of the skeleton reading the pamphlet combined with [[BrownNote the jingle from the titular films...]] [[ScreamerPrank *shudders*.]]
films]] ScreamerPrank.
* The Archive's own [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "technical difficulties"]] slide in "Teknikel Diffikultees". Ben's blacked-out silhouette and glowing, red dot-eyes would have been bad enough. But enough, but then there are his arms/wings... yikes.arms/wings.



** It gets worse in "Episode 78: The Death of Analog TV". ''It moves.''

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** It gets worse in "Episode 78: The Death of Analog TV". ''It TV", where ''it moves.''



* [[https://www.facebook.com/OddityArchive/videos/1065576916807842/ From the Archive's Facebook page]]: Ben has a Voice-o-Graph recording disk (basically, a vinyl record you can use to record a message) containing someone's rendition of "It Had To Be You".....but that's not the creepy part. No, the creepy part comes ten seconds into the song....

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* [[https://www.facebook.com/OddityArchive/videos/1065576916807842/ From the Archive's Facebook page]]: Ben has a Voice-o-Graph recording disk (basically, a vinyl record you can use to record a message) containing someone's rendition of "It Had To Be You".....You", but that's not the creepy part. No, the creepy part It comes ten seconds into the song.... song...



* The Spanish cartoon dubs that Ben features at the end of the Public Domain VHS Distributors episode. Normally these would be {{Narm}}, but the video grain, desaturated picture, and CrossDressingVoices makes them souvenirs from hell.

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* The Spanish cartoon dubs that Ben features at the end of the Public Domain VHS Distributors episode. Normally these would be {{Narm}}, but the video grain, desaturated picture, and CrossDressingVoices the two middle-aged Hispanic men doing all the voices (including [[CrossDressingVoices the female roles]]) makes them souvenirs from hell.



* Originally from the first episode of LaserKaraoke Hell, we have [[NightmareFace Neon Nightmare Karaoke Hell Faces]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vMgbLJwv8 singing The Macarena!]]

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* Originally from the first episode of LaserKaraoke Hell, we have [[NightmareFace Neon Nightmare Karaoke Hell Faces]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vMgbLJwv8 singing The Macarena!]]Macarena.]]
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* Originally from the first episode of LaserKaraoke Hell, we have [[NightmareFace Neon Nightmare Karaoke Hell Faces]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vMgbLJwv8 singing The Macarena!]]

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* Originally from the first episode of LaserKaraoke Hell, we have [[NightmareFace Neon Nightmare Karaoke Hell Faces]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vMgbLJwv8 singing The Macarena!]]Macarena!]]
* "Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)" gives us ''Feeling Wonderful with Silly-cize''. It's supposed to be a fun and cute children's video about fitness, but instead it comes across like a really creepy artifact from the UncannyValley which looks like it was made on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs lots and lots of LSD]].
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* The episode on the ''MaxHeadroom'' incident. Even Ben is grossed out by the closing part of it.

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* The episode on the ''MaxHeadroom'' ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' incident. Even Ben is grossed out by the closing part of it.
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** For potential NightmareRetardant, Ben revealed in the commentary episode for the 2016 Halloween Special that the silhouette is actually Ben wearing a Grim Reaper costume he bought at Wal-Mart.
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* Originally from the first episode of LaserKaraoke Hell, we have [NightmareFace Neon Nightmare Karaoke Hell Faces]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vMgbLJwv8 singing The Macarena!]]

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* Originally from the first episode of LaserKaraoke Hell, we have [NightmareFace [[NightmareFace Neon Nightmare Karaoke Hell Faces]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vMgbLJwv8 singing The Macarena!]]
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-->''(Ben turns off the tree)''

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-->''(Ben turns off the tree)''tree)''
* Originally from the first episode of LaserKaraoke Hell, we have [NightmareFace Neon Nightmare Karaoke Hell Faces]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vMgbLJwv8 singing The Macarena!]]
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--> '''Ben''': Anyway, join us next time on the ''Archive'', when we discuss whether or not the TV is actually watching you. [[LampshadeHanging Sweet dreams.]] *cue SilentCredits*

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--> '''Ben''': -->'''Ben''': Anyway, join us next time on the ''Archive'', when we discuss whether or not the TV is actually watching you. [[LampshadeHanging Sweet dreams.]] *cue SilentCredits*



--> '''Female voice''': [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel This one's dedicated to you, Ben]].]]

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--> '''Female -->'''Female voice''': [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel This one's dedicated to you, Ben]].]]



* The Spanish cartoon dubs that Ben features at the end of the Public Domain VHS Distributors episode. Normally these would be {{Narm}}, but the video grain, desaturated picture, and CrossDressingVoices makes them souvenirs from hell.

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* The Spanish cartoon dubs that Ben features at the end of the Public Domain VHS Distributors episode. Normally these would be {{Narm}}, but the video grain, desaturated picture, and CrossDressingVoices makes them souvenirs from hell.hell.
* "Episode 114.5: Ben's Junk: Gemmy Douglas Fir Talking Christmas Tree" lampshades it when Ben demonstrates one of his defective Douglas Fir trees:
-->'''Ben''': This is gonna be so awesome. This is classic Archive nightmare fuel.
-->''(Ben turns on the tree, whose eyes and mouth open wide and remain stuck that way)''
-->'''Douglas Fir''': Merry Christmas, everybody! ''(sings the first few lines of "Jingle Bells" twice)'' Happy new year!
-->''(Ben turns off the tree)''
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* It may lapse into [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarity]] or [[TearJerker sadness]] for some, but seeing [[RetGone Ben disappearing]] at the end of "An Overly Nostalgic Halloween" is a bit...jarring. Espcially since the credits have ''no music at all''.

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* It may lapse into [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarity]] or [[TearJerker sadness]] for some, but seeing [[RetGone Ben disappearing]] at the end of "An Overly Nostalgic Halloween" is a bit...jarring. Espcially since the credits have ''no music at all''.all''.
* The Spanish cartoon dubs that Ben features at the end of the Public Domain VHS Distributors episode. Normally these would be {{Narm}}, but the video grain, desaturated picture, and CrossDressingVoices makes them souvenirs from hell.
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--> '''Female voice''': [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel This one's dedicated to you, Ben]].]]

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--> '''Female voice''': [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel This one's dedicated to you, Ben]].]]]]
* It may lapse into [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarity]] or [[TearJerker sadness]] for some, but seeing [[RetGone Ben disappearing]] at the end of "An Overly Nostalgic Halloween" is a bit...jarring. Espcially since the credits have ''no music at all''.
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** Also, at the very end of Amvest Video kids tapes, after a long fade out after the fan club promo, suddenly a "BING!" sound is heard for NO reason at all. BringMeMyBrownPants.

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** Also, at the very end of Amvest Video kids tapes, after a long fade out after the fan club promo, suddenly a "BING!" sound is heard for NO reason at all. BringMeMyBrownPants.BringMyBrownPants.
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* [[https://www.facebook.com/OddityArchive/videos/1065576916807842/ From the Archive's Facebook page]]: Ben has a Voice-o-Graph recording disk (basically, a vinyl record you can use to record a message) containing someone's rendition of "It Had To Be You".....but that's not the creepy part.
--> '''Female voice''': [[Spoiler:This one's dedicated to you, Ben.]]

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* [[https://www.facebook.com/OddityArchive/videos/1065576916807842/ From the Archive's Facebook page]]: Ben has a Voice-o-Graph recording disk (basically, a vinyl record you can use to record a message) containing someone's rendition of "It Had To Be You".....but that's not the creepy part. No, the creepy part comes ten seconds into the song....
--> '''Female voice''': [[Spoiler:This [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel This one's dedicated to you, Ben.Ben]].]]
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** The episode also contains clips of Nazi television, which are preceded by several extended ContentWarnings about how people sensitive to Nazi imagery shouldn't watch the following segment, because it's bad. And indeed it is -- it's ''terrifying''. Of special note is a clip where a television host uses bad musicians in a concert as a metaphor for the internment of "undesirable" groups, all while [[DissonantSerenity smiling the entire time.]]

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** The episode also contains clips of Nazi television, which are preceded by several extended ContentWarnings about how people sensitive to Nazi imagery shouldn't watch the following segment, because it's bad. And indeed it is -- it's ''terrifying''. Of special note is a clip where a television host uses bad musicians in a concert as a metaphor for the internment of "undesirable" groups, all while [[DissonantSerenity smiling the entire time.]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/OddityArchive/videos/1065576916807842/ From the Archive's Facebook page]]: Ben has a Voice-o-Graph recording disk (basically, a vinyl record you can use to record a message) containing someone's rendition of "It Had To Be You".....but that's not the creepy part.
--> '''Female voice''': [[Spoiler:This one's dedicated to you, Ben.
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** The ColdOpen to Episode 36 ("Halloween Special 2013") is pretty terrifying, too, with Ben's HellIsThatNoise nightmare. It gets even worse when one considers that Ben is mumbling, "Hamsters ''do'' have lips..." over and over again, in reference to the aforementioned Happy Hamster. [[note]]Specifically, it's a CallBack to the line, "Hamsters don't have lips, do they?", which Ben asks after hearing some AccidentalInnudendo in the Happy Hamster video. Considering that the Happy Hamster is portrayed as a pedophile, it's easy to assume that Ben's nightmare began with him being sexually assaulted by the Happy Hamster.[[/note]]

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** The ColdOpen to Episode 36 ("Halloween Special 2013") is pretty terrifying, too, with Ben's HellIsThatNoise nightmare. It gets even worse when one considers that Ben is mumbling, "Hamsters ''do'' have lips..." over and over again, in reference to the aforementioned Happy Hamster. [[note]]Specifically, it's a CallBack to the line, "Hamsters don't have lips, do they?", which Ben asks after hearing some AccidentalInnudendo AccidentalInnuendo in the Happy Hamster video. Considering that the Happy Hamster is portrayed as a pedophile, it's easy to assume that Ben's nightmare began with him being sexually assaulted by the Happy Hamster.[[/note]]
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** The ColdOpen to Episode 36 ("Halloween Special 2013") is pretty terrifying, too, with Ben's HellIsThatNoise nightmare. It gets even worse when one considers that Ben is mumbling, "Hamsters ''do'' have lips..." over and over again, in reference to the aforementioned Happy Hamster. [[note]]Specifically, it's a CallBack to the line, "Hamsters don't have lips, do they?", which Ben asks after hearing some InnocentInnudendo in the Happy Hamster video. Considering that the Happy Hamster is portrayed as a pedophile, it's easy to assume that Ben's nightmare began with him being sexually assaulted by the Happy Hamster.[[/note]]

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** The ColdOpen to Episode 36 ("Halloween Special 2013") is pretty terrifying, too, with Ben's HellIsThatNoise nightmare. It gets even worse when one considers that Ben is mumbling, "Hamsters ''do'' have lips..." over and over again, in reference to the aforementioned Happy Hamster. [[note]]Specifically, it's a CallBack to the line, "Hamsters don't have lips, do they?", which Ben asks after hearing some InnocentInnudendo AccidentalInnudendo in the Happy Hamster video. Considering that the Happy Hamster is portrayed as a pedophile, it's easy to assume that Ben's nightmare began with him being sexually assaulted by the Happy Hamster.[[/note]]

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