Oddities - Season 3 - Eps 20: Keeping Austin Odd
Obscura Antiques & Oddities heads to Texas when an astronaut sends Mike and Evan on a mission to keep his Austin home weird. The challenge puts the two in contact with a mummy, a man who lifts incredible weights and an unpredictable Black Scorpion.
About Oddities

Title: Oddities
First Air Date: 2010-11-04
Last Air Date: 2014-04-27
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 78
Network: Science
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Production Companies: Leftfield Pictures
Synopsis
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.