User blog:Ponyo Fan/Ponyo Fan's Unsolved Mysteries: Episode 2: The Max Headroom Broadcast Hijacking Incident of 1987

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I still see the X.

Hello, and welcome to Ponyo Fan's Unsolved Mysteries. That is definitely an original name, so don't ask where I got it from because it is totally original.

Today, we'll be discussing the now infamous Max Headroom broadcast hijacking incident of November 22, 1987.

At around 9:00 pm, during WGN-TV's sport segment on their newscast, the signal was hijacked by a person wearing a Max Headroom mask, shaking their head, maybe laughing, however there was no audio except for a slight buzzing sound. After 30 seconds, the video returned to WGN-TV, the sports newscaster, Dan Roan, simply stated, "Well, if you're wondering what happened, so am I."



But that wasn't the end. No, it wasn't even close to the end.

Around 11:15 pm, during an episode of Doctor Who, the pirate struck again on PBS, in the same Max Headroom mask, this time, gaining control to the audio as well. There's no better way to explain what happened other then this transcript:

Pirate: That does it, he's a freakin' nerd. (laughs)

Pirate: Yeah, I think I'm better then Chuck Swirsky. Freakin' liberal.

Pirate: Ah, here we are...(picks up soda can, possibly Coke or New Coke) Catch the wave. (mechanically laughs and gets closer to the screen)

Pirate: (backs up) Your love is fading! (mechanically laughs again)

Pirate: (hums theme song to Clutch Cargo) I still see the X. (continues humming)

Pirate: Ohhh, my piles! (makes fake pants-crapping noises)

Pirate: Oh, I just made a giant masterpiece for all the world's greatest newspaper nerds! (laughs)

Pirate: (pulls out glove) My brother is wearing the other one. (pause) But it's dirty. Looks like you got foot prints on it...

(video cuts to Pirate holding their mask, and person in maid costume behind them)

Pirate: Ohh, they're coming to get me!

Maid: Bend over, bitch. (Pirate bends over, revealing buttocks.)

Pirate: (screams) Oh, do it! (more screaming)

(Hijack ends.)

Warning: The following video contains a brief depiction of male nudity.



And...that's the incident.

You may be thinking, "What's so strange about this? There have been lots of intrusions, and they've all been caught. Case closed." However, this is different; this man has never been caught, nor have any suspects ever been named publicly.

However, one thread on Reddit shows a shine of hope; the user claims that one of the people involved was a teenager with moderate to severe autism, his brother, and his girlfriend. However, they chose not to name names for their protection. Thread link [|here]. Warning: Explicit language in the link, as expected from Reddit.

I honestly do not know enough about this to provide any proper theories; the Reddit one is the best one. There's another video on the incident [|here], my personal favorite, with funnier commentary and a bit more theories involved, as well as a bit of explanation for what all the pirate is spewing about in the video.

That's all today for Ponyo Fan's Unsolved Mysteries. Episode 3 will be here whenever, and that's an unsolved mystery to decide the topic too! Ponyo Fan (talk) 04:42, April 29, 2013 (UTC)