Joe Scott

The Unsolvable Mystery of the Max Headroom Incident

Be the first to see my new documentary feature Oldest and Newest Places On Earth on Nebula. Sign up at http://www.nebula.tv/joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription. On November 22, 1987, TVs across the city of Chicago were interrupted by the strange image of a man in a Max Headroom mask, babbling incoherently and getting spanked. It was one of the most brazen TV piracy events in US history, and a mystery that has eluded experts for nearly 40 years. Today we look into the infamous Max Headroom Incident. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: https://laughsmarter.com Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:37 - TV Hijack 7:36 - Why Max Headroom? 9:05 - How Could This Happen? 11:15 - Breaking Down The Theories 14:26 - Other Media Hijackings 16:59 - Sponsor - Nebula LINKS LINKS LINKS https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/02/12/171814715/zombie-alert-also-aired-in-michigan-hacking-traced-to-overseas-source https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/bogus-zombie-apocolypse-warnings-undermine-us-emergency-alert-system/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/bogus-zombie-apocolypse-warnings-undermine-us-emergency-alert-system/ https://www.nfl.com/news/arizona-man-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-super-bowl-telecast-09000d5d8234e3e0 https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/phoenix/press-releases/2011/px020411a.htm https://www.dailypress.com/1990/09/25/federal-jury-convicts-cbn-technician/ https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/23/arts/man-admits-overriding-hbo-signal.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-22-mn-30928-story.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flashback-hacker-interrupts-hbos-film-in-1986/ https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2022/01/07/encore-max-headroom https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/758/1231/1809318/#:~:text=WGN%20uses%20the%20statements%20of,McCoy%20did%20seek%20other%20employment https://www.vice.com/en/article/headroom-hacker/ https://monar.neocities.org/tech/max https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/3oaxi5/new_developments_in_the_max_headroom_incident/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176450039/eric_joseph-fournier https://weirddarkness.com/max-headroom-tv-hijack-chicago/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/83gnnm/do_you_believe_eric_fournier_was_behind_the_max/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/shaye-saint-john-is-forever-061/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/headroom-hacker/ https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8285139/max-headroom-oral-history-80s-cyberpunk-interview https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8285139/max-headroom-oral-history-80s-cyberpunk-interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=UzFWQIIe8U4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2F https://dfarq.homeip.net/max-headroom-incident-of-nov-22-1987/