Oddity Archive — Season 1, Episode 1: The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
Documentary • 12 min • 14 seasons, 298 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
On the night of Sunday, November 22nd, 1987, a mysterious figure in a Max Headroom mask hijacked two Chicago TV stations. Spoiler alert: The perpetrators were never found.
About Oddity Archive
The Oddity Archive is a web series that revolves around the "cultural dustbin", especially as it pertains to media. The Archive also functions as an actual archive of sorts, with a modest collection of off-air Betamax and VHS recordings (about 400 total as of June, 2014). There's also a decent collection of ephemeral video, "ripoff" and "drugstore" LP's/cassettes/8-tracks, as well as (working) obsolete technology.
More episodes from Season 1
- E2Emergency Broadcast Salute
- E3TV Sign-offs
- E4Local TV Special
- E5American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness)
- E6Conservative Folk Music
- E7Format Wars
- E81-900-ARCHIVE
- E9Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
- E10Captain Midnight / Vrillon
- E11Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
- E12Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
- E13Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts)