(Ben recites the commercial at the same time)īen: Dennis Weaver is Buck James, Sunday on ABCĪmory: Over on PBS you had some serious masterpiece theater nerdery happening. Raisin commercial: Oooh I heard it through the grapevine!Īmory: Specifically, on the night of Sunday November 22nd, 1987, a one-season show called Buck James, the doctor who wears scrubs and cowboy boots.īuck James: “I don’t give a damn about politics is what I don’t give a damn about.” Dennis Weaver is Buck James, Sunday on ABC. and then he started to unzip my jeans… Nutritious foods like Campbell’s Soup can help keep your resistance up.Īmory: Fear mongering from Court TV, and Cambpell’s soup!īen: Maybe some of those loveable hella-creepy claymation California raisins! A mysterious occurrence that’s never been explained.īen: If you were in Chicago and flipping through TV channels in 1987, you would find a range of stuff. Where, during primetime television hours, something truly weird happened. Specifically the night of November 22nd, 1987 in Chicago. So we need to get a feel for the year 1987.Īmory: Yeah. I was not alive.Īmory: You win in the contest of who is older, congratulations.īen: Thank you very much. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text.īen Brock Johnson: Amory, do you remember the year 1987?Īmory Sivertson: No. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio. Email us at Leave us a voicemail at 85.

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We want to hear from you! Don't hesitate to reach out with reactions to episodes, ideas for future stories, feedback about the show, or just to say hi. Chris Knittel and Alex Pasternak's article 'The Mystery of the Creepiest Television Hack.' Contact Us: Bowie Poag's Reddit post with his original 'J and K' theory Other Links: A Reddit post with some theories on the Max Headroom Incident It's called 'The Max Headroom Incident.' You can find more of his work HERE . Thanks to u/gregorburns for this week's artwork. Who dunnit? Why? How? We dig into the story. In the years since, Redditors have played an integral role in getting to the bottom of this case. On November 22, 1987, two TV stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked by someone wearing a Max Headroom mask. “The Max Headroom Incident” from u/gregorburns TL DL (Too Long Didn’t Listen)

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