The Unsolvable Mystery of the Max Headroom Incident
Joe Scott
Jan 12, 2026 15:11
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Chapters
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
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/
Science & Technology
#answers with joe
#joe scott