Max Headroom WTTW Pirating Incident - 11/22/87 (Subtitled)

[dieselboy87]

tbh i wouldnt put it past a tv network to do something like this themselves in order to gain free publicity and exposure

[genericusername5370]

@dieselboy87 Would two competing stations collaborate, though?

[zackdevan]

so was he a conservative gay?

[NightShade1218]

Give this guy his own TV show!

[Alldayeveryday404]

I'm Mitt Romney, and I approve this message.

[georgepotter428]

This is one "thin" video. =p

[pajamaloaf]

Imagine how much the people watching doctor who that day were freaking out

[denver924471]

WOW. Anyone know where I can get Max Headroom on DVD?

[randyseck]

We interrupt this message......

[mrahk408essj]

This has showed up many times after this incident. It's showed up a couple times on cspan, but no ones ever seen it. Get it???.....no one watches cpan (insert booing crowd here)

[ggamer2004]

I would have cried if this showed up when I was watching tv.

[Chupacabrathe2nd]

Bend over, bitch!

[lesbianpanic]

sounds a bit dalek

[TheAngryOtaku]

Diali

[TheAngryOtaku]

He sounds like a dialog

[Arc13]

I was told this was ultra creepy. So..am I ultra creepy for just finding it funny as hell?

[RandomDetritus]

@Arc13 It made me lol too. I used to be fascinated at this mysterious stuff as a kid, like those repeating for decade radio signals and weird subliminal clips interrupting superbowls. But at the end of the day, it's just people using what we already have... (illegal) technology and creativity. Still cool.

[backtoklondike]

The observer, is that you?

[jhonjay11]

what the heck is this? lol pretty funny though

[LegatoDeFortissimo]

Holy Shit. ACID TRIP!

[bond626007]

welp, there goes sleeping peacefully for the rest of my life.

[TheMillironEffect]

someones WASTED

[Webmax96]

LOL now imagine childs that were watching Doctor Who at this moment and were like WTF ??? MOMY ? DADY ? AM SCARED D:

[andersoncolin94]

@Nintendogeek46 It's okay, this joke isn't funny because it's from Cracked

[JustUseOneStaple]

I find this hard to masturbate to.

[dmayfield2]

@JustUseOneStaple just wait till 1:43

[KFN94]

Kinda loses it's creepiness after multiple viewings.

[Eastcoast43208]

LOL 80s Troll !!!

[Camoool]

More trolls need to hack TV broadcasts for our amusement.

[MajickDemoniack]

What the Hell kind of a TV show is this?

[Mrbwehehehe]

Never got caught...those pirates are the ultimate trolls.

[magicpeach2011]

I feel like this guy has dead bodies buried in his closet.

[MaskedGuardian0]

Probably the only time where I naturally just said.. what in the flying fuck.

[gamesDAMNED]

Just wait until you go to sleep. He'll be waiting for you in your dreams.....

[072748023]

WHAT THE FLYING CRAP WAS THAT????

[barkpeeler2000]

i wonder who did it

[tagirchick]

ВСЕМ ПРИВЕТ С РОССИИ!

[imamadmad1]

is this for real? anyway, thumbs up if you were sent from the howling. no thumbs up? no one has ever heard of the howling except me (and the other posters of course) :P

[Bek359]

@imamadmad1 This is indeed for real. And they never caught the guy.

[ughkane614h]

This video went viral on Nigeria

[cronikproductions]

What the actual fuck? He tries everything he could to interrupting a t.v. show and all he does is moan loudly and get spanked by a flyswatter?

[dddrum669]

i thought this was creepy until the spanking! come get me...bitch! pure comedy

[Shott133]

Creepiest 2 minutes of TV ever.

[exet]

true hacker

unlike today's script kiddies

[cutherneck]

GET OUT ITS FUKIN VIRAL.

[cutherneck]

viral.

[saralavedure17]

I wish Anonymous could hack the broadcast system instead of the Internet

[galiant609]

would've been awesome if he said something serious.

[SlyCooper325]

DAT ASS!!

[Fiasco9128]

He climaxes at 1:16.

[spockmcqueen]

Brains to do that, but nothing to say.....

[MrRechingado]

GREAT ASS

[JuusTiiiCeHD]

I'm In The fucking weird part of youtube. AGAIN!

[gosteve1]

@JuusTiiiCeHD damn that's so funny, how did you come up with that?

[TheNuje]

Credit, that someone went through all the trouble it took to hijack something like this back then, and instead of making a random political statement, just did a bunch of random junk, some of which was quite funny.

[Brando1274]

Could you imagine...elderly people watching Dr. Who at 11:30pm and this shit pops up on the screen...make people jump out their windows!

[EctoPhantasmagoria]

@Brando1274 Wait, what? Elderly people? Wtf? Doctor Who is a family show, kids would be watching as much as anyone.

[bpoag]

"greatest world newspaper" is a flubbed reference to WGN-TV, Channel 9. WGN stands for "Worlds Greatest Newspaper".

[bpoag]

"My brother is wearing the other one. It's dirty. That's what you get, for "recycled"... (I grew up in Chicago. Recycling was becoming mandatory around that time, something many Chicagoans initially scoffed at.)

[MarkP0rter]

this is so much better than anonymous

[methmonkey666]

I carved "I stole CBS!" on to the wall of this one stall in my bathroom

[MsBloodPig]

What the actual fuck.

[macntoes2]

According to my "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" calendar: A joint FBI/FCC investigation determined that the pirate had extensive knowledge of braodcasting, because he was able to overtake the Doctor Who broadcast by generating a more powerful signal. This was no small feat, considering that the WTTW attena was on top of the Sears Tower.

[MeLikeyTacos]

@macntoes2 Actually, he pointed his own dish at the station's dish that was receiving the signal to be broadcast. He just needed a little more power than the signal being received.

[NurmyGOD]

Wat the fuck?

[DarthJoshReturns]

I bet the people who were watching were thinking "Is this the Doctor Who/Max Headroom crossover I've been dreaming of?"

[hugeackman]

that brown coat.

IT WAS THE 11TH DOCTOR TIME TRAVELING TO 22/11/87.

[DinosaurSuccess]

[hums the theme to Clutch Cargo]

[Thunder20187]

I wish i saw this unfortunately I was only 9 months old.

[JuggalocodeChile1988]

Happy 24 Anniversary Max Headroom mask, the 80's Troll Face!

[hoffmanZZZ]

Happy 24th anniversary Max

[leeham991]

Hahaha that's so fucking fucked up.

It reminds me of Manhunt.

[MrFrog007]

I remember this. I got so upset, that I wanted to bust the TV set. I really did.

[totalrandomcrap]

@MrFrog007 If I had a toupee like that I would too! Ha Ha The Max Headroom Pirates hair looked more real than that dudes!

[pizhhhNijuHachi]

was.. was that a little girl at the end?!

[WorldWintide]

so who else thinks this guy got completely fucked up before he did this?

[jogeryjogo]

1:16 I do the same thing when I cum.

[Stranglehold432]

Me Gusta

[GameDependable]

Cocain is a hell of a drug.

So is 4chan...

[grgyfthe]

Back in the days when trolling was actually difficult..

[Azartusfar]

Trolling still is difficult, only nine year olds think they're trolling with their lame memes and other nine year olds believe that they're trolling with their lame internet fads.

[sonikku1471]

@Azartusfar I see what you did there.

[Azartusfar]

Good.

[Horvat]

@grgyfthe 'Twas a nobler time.

[awlccl123]

I would have been terrified if I were watching that on TV.

[unclefestus]

I wonder... if this were to be done today, what would it have been? Would it be intelligent, well thought out, interesting, imaginative, or would it just be a rick roll or something?

[leadbullet1990]

and that nigh stoners everywhere were like "WTF"

[Dupeo42]

This would have been so weird... ...before the internet.

[pumaturtle]

Duke Nukem or Johnny Bravo?

[BelowAverage355]

"It looks like he died instantly, of massive shock." lol. the stream replacement time could not have been accidental.

[HmmRawr]

Watching this at night in pitch darkness

Right when it reaches the hijacked part

Get text message

Well, I'm gonna die.

[austinrod359]

@HmmRawr i was watching this at night and i was trying to forget about it before i went to bed. like, ten minutes after i put it out of my head, the tv signal went freaking haywire and i about had a freaking stroke. needless to say, i didnt sleep well lol

[zoom98]

223 pages of comments going back 4 years, and I couldn't tell if any of them were my statement as eyewitness to this 1987 event. When, if memory serves, happened on the 23rd anniversary of Doctor Who. I didn't know about Clutch Cargo or "I still see the X", as that show had not been seen on a decent local TV channel in decades. (Was it on 44 possibly? They used to run lots of basement cartoons.)

Next morning I got to tell the B96 DJ about it. Typical high school student mentality I had then.

[JuggalocodeChile1988]

Max Headroom mask was the "Troll Face" of the 80's.

[DubsyHD]

shit just got real

[exemplar16]

Lolol this is hilariously stupid. Laughed all the way through. I guess that's one thing to do if you're bored and stoned out of you mind...

[CatholicCreed]

....sooo we have at least two people in on this, one male...i hope one female...any chance they will come forward? xD

[NinjaShadow8]

SCARY

[chada75]

1:43 Shit just got real.

[RagingAspius]

That would literally scare the shit out of me.

[shadow54843]

thats soo f-ing disturbing :'( 

[Zzyyxxyyxx]

Dude went to all that trouble to hijack a TV signal to do THAT??!!

[EdmondSwitch]

His attempt to be funny is failing.

[TheCrazyfinn21]

The only way to sum this up in a single sentence is to say that a man was dressed as Max Headroom and crazy in ways most crazy people can only longingly aspire to.

[drdrew169]

@TheCrazyfinn21 nice cracked quote

[NinjaShadow8]

That does it, no sleep for me

[TheMicCheck]

Was this played on VH1 before? In, like, "I Love the 80s" or something?

[jonrev]

@TheMicCheck Not sure about this incident specifically, but I'm sure they did a bit about the Max Headroom TV show that inspired this.

[DarthJoshReturns]

Damn it! I'm trying to watch Doctor Who here!

[MrApophis]

i wish every comp had a 1 character trollface character :P

[MrApophis]

Hey guys. The Identity of the man is Edward Hartman. He lives in Portland Oregon and is 39 years old.

[realwaluigi]

@MrApophis where did you get that information?

[AllMyFriends]

@MrApophis no way a 15/16 year old could have done that

[AliroSilver]

...Yeah that's more irritating than scary or funny.

[XtremeBordom]

I find this difficult to masturbate to.

[Quidditch171]

It scared me at first, but, now, I'm LMFAO at it!

"Come get me, bitch!" LOLOLOL, this video is 4chan before it started!

[AndySarvis]

That's gotta be The Doctor's strangest adventure yet..

[KingKaor]

@AndySarvis Agreed. Even stranger than that time where he fought the Devil.

[Someonewholovesmusi1]

@KingKaor the doctor didn't acknowledge it, does that mean he's a silence?

[rightlydivide]

@AndySarvis rofl

[OfficialChanty]

he is totally wired.... totally.... GUTTER TROLL

[OfficialChanty]

i cant stop laughing.... not scary at all

[lesliekwan80]

@OfficialChanty It's not even supposed to be scary. It's supposed to be funny.

[bmoreravens12]

Well, I was going to got to bed, think I'll pull an all nighter.

[starwarsmaniac42]

This is by far one of the most disturbing things to ever come into existence...

[fonkymaster]

One of the greatest trolls ever along with

-Joshchristian

-Gun1t

-Ghost of True Capitalist Radio

[forwardspecops]

1:37- "its got blood stains on it" or "its got some cum stains on it" ....just sayin.....

[CommanderOfTheSun]

The Joker was way high...

[MonsieurRondu]

to the average viewer it's just creepy, perhaps even infuriating.... but to the keen-eyed troll, this is MODERN ART

[Anthony3PO]

YOUR LOVE IS FAAADIIING

[Maksapihvi]

Fucking tech students.

[glitchedgamer]

ED is alive and well, don't worry.

[CalyxAsgard]

and thus, Anonymous is born...

[SamzaNemesis]

Daily dose

[thespread]

Seriously, the guys behind this should come forward and take the credit. It's awesome. What's the statute of limitations on a "crime" like this? I doubt the effected networks would give a shit any more.

[BeastOfMetal1989]

SOMEONE GIVE THIS GUY A SHOW! ON CBS! WHERE IT WILL BE UNFUNNY, DROP 30% OF THE BIG BANG AUDIENCE AND GET CANCELED AFTER ONE SEASON! (ULTRAROFLMAO!)

[patrickh1001]

my hero

[testiclesDOTca]

this is brilliant, congratulations to them - they never got caught - just a masterpiece!

[NaziZombieKiller1991]

Does anyone think that the hijackers watch this on YouTube and say "that was very funny, I can't believe they never caught us for that"?

[KyoSohma2211]

wtfffff

[WegraX]

I have the weirdest boner right now

[JuggalocodeChile1988]

The very first troll. BEFORE the internet!

[prestontea16]

It is so wierd.. but I love his voice?

I WANNA MEET THIS GUY AND GIVE HIM A FREE INTERNET.

[spiff2268]

Um, am I gonna die in seven days now?

[Hot80s]

he can hijack todays reality losers anytime he likes.

[SpawnRevenge92]

Epic!

[AManNamedCM2]

I had a very easy time masturbating to this.

[Dazwar4]

it looks like that could have really happend on doctor who

[asnaes]

Preparation H could help him with his piles.

[bondomaniak]

[hums the theme to Clutch Cargo]

[XcodenameSailorMoon]

.... what the fuck?

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

Goddamn it, Bob Dole!

[sonic1138]

hes like the joker

[TheOnlyTony]

It's like a student art film.

[Totema1]

Goodbye forever, sane and nightmare-less sleeping.

[richd506]

This is what trolls did before the internet.

[princeofbohemia]

...7 days? I'm getting a gun in case that guy crawls out of my computer.

[davemaxwell1031]

...Oprah's first TV broadcast..

[QuetzalElla]

old school trollin!

[Fiddlemaster56]

The "unknown" part where he is wearing the glove says "it's his girlfriend" referring to his brother wearing a glove.

"Must have been girlfriend time" right after he says "it's dirty"

[unabtanium]

Frickin' Liberal !!!! HAHAHAHAHHAH!

[Beholder505]

I remember when this happened. Freaked me the fuck out.

[unabtanium]

WOW! A guys who's an expert in TV broadcast technology and acid, what a combo! I want to party with this guy!

[microkorger]

@CTFxCForTheWin2009 Thanks man, but 4) some say he's saying "I stole some DX" (DX is a broadcast signal, because what's X?) And why would he call WGN "nerds" is he works there?

[djb0110]

@microkorger

"I still see the X" or maybe "I still see big X" makes sense because it's from Clutch Cargo.

[Golfhaus]

Given all of the other scat humor present in the video, and the way he says it, I think he's saying "masTURDpiece" instead of "masterpiece." Juvenile? Yes, but what else would we expect?

[adamef93]

This would only happen during Doctor Who.

[MISTtumbles]

LOL. This is hilarious. That was theleast enthusiastic spanking ever at the end. I think he may have kidnapped a random person off the streets and told them to do that, to their great perplexion .

[951196]

@CTFxCForTheWin2009 I came to the same conclusion.

[AngryHipsterTV]

What a twist! Oh wait that wasn't part of the episode....?

[TheAustnod]

what just hapned?

[carlglick1990]

I'm guessing he said, "I hacked PBS," not "CBS."

[qoaa]

best episode of doctor who ever

[mf91007]

oh god imagine the one dude who was watching that show high while this happened. He must have freaked the fuck out and then went to Denny's.