Broadcast Interruptions are rare events - when
something happens thats totally unexpected - maybe someone hijacks a TV channel and starts
sending their own signal or maybe some secret footage that was never meant to be seen is
shown to millions of people. It sounds crazy, but it does happen - and
these are the best examples of all time. My name is Danny Burke and this is the Top
10 Scary Broadcast Interruptions. Just before we get into that I wanna let you
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and down in the description box! Starting off at number 10 we have The Wyoming
Incident[a]. According to internet legend, this was a broadcast
hack that happened in 2008, affecting a number of communities in the town of Niobrara in
Wyoming. Their regular news show was interupted with
this. CLIP FROM START. Over the next 6 minutes or so, viewers were
shown text messages and strange visuals with audio snippets playing over them. Every 10 to 15 seconds, a message would appear
announcing that this was a SPECIAL PRESENTATION. The text messages said things like -you will
see such pretty things- -you are ill, we just want to fix you- and -what hides in your mind?-
… that question was later answered with the chilling message -we have already seen
it- … what was even stranger was that people reported having a physical reaction to the
footage. This included vomiting, hallucinations and
headaches. Others said that the frequencies played made
viewers eyeballs vibrate and create visual hallucinations. Im glad we didnt show the whole clip then
… Next up at number 9 we have Max Headroom. This is perhaps the most famous one on the
list. On the evening of November 22, 1987, many
people were enjoying an episode of Doctor Who on Chicago WTTW Channel 11. For those Who fans out there - the episode
was Horror of Fang Rock. Anyway, the broadcast was interrupted by a
signal intrusion. Suddenly, viewers saw an unknown person wearing
a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses. Max Headroom was a TV character from a show
in the mid 80s. The imposter hijacked the broadcast for 90
seconds in which he rambled about Coca Cola, the TV series Clutch Cargo and WGN anchor
Chuck Swirsky. To be honest, even with subtitles, its difficult
to make out whats being said. CLIP. At the time, an FCC engineer said that the
perpetrators would face a maximum 10,000 dollar fine, up to a year in prison, or both. Its been over 30 years since the event though
and the culprits have never been found … Coming in at number 8 we have Vrillon[b]. This is a strange one from 1977. During a regular news show on Southern Television,
there was a broadcast interruption just after 5 PM on November 27th. After some static and visual warping, a voice
made this announcement. CLIP FROM START. The person, calling themself Vrillon, claimed
to be an alien commander from an intergalactic association. The disembodied voice spoke for 6 minutes
- the main message was a warning to all humans to put down our weapons of war and to end
a new age of aquarius. Then, and only then, would we make it to the
-next level- of evolution. PLAY MORE CLIP. Moving on to number 7 now we have Playboy[c]. Im sure I don't need to explain to you guys
what Playboy is and if I do - I probably shouldnt. Needless to say its late night TV shows have
been very popular for many years. Its one of those channels where you wouldnt
expect to see much er - religious talk, shall we say. However, thats exactly what you would have
seen if you tuned in on September 6th 1987. Someone interrupted the broadcast that night
and displayed a quote from the bible. I wonder how that went down the the Playboy
viewers. The bible verses were taken from Exodus and
Matthew and read -Thus sayeth the Lord thy God. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand-
… the white text and black background appeared during a movie that Playboy had on called
-Three Daughters- and a number of viewers phoned in to ask what happened. Police were able to trace the signal though
and 3 years later, a man called Thomas Haynie was identified as the culprit ... Next up at number 6 we have The Nuke[d]. OK, for this one, I want you guys to imagine
youre chilling at home, just watching a channel that shows beautiful scenery live, its playing
relaxing music - and then you see this. CLIP. Yeah, that looked a lot like a nuke - and
people in Czechoslovakia thought so too when this appeared on the TV show Panorama in June
2007. The show usually showed scenic footage of
the Czech countryside to attract tourists to Prague and the surrounding area. When the camera appeared to show a nuclear
bomb exploding during the morning broadcast, all hell broke loose. Some people who lived in the area started
trying to leave before the radiation spread - others were contacting the government asking
what to do. The government received so many panicked calls
that they had to issue an official statement confirming that Prague had not been bombed. It turns out that the footage was created
as a performance piece by a group called Zthoven. Im sure their artistic message is appreciated
by some - but maybe not the ones who thought they were fleeing for their lives … Coming in at number 5 we have The Old Couple[e]. This is a strange one that occured in July
2007. During regular broadcasting on ABCs affiliate
WJLA - this image appeared on screen. To this day, nobody is exactly sure what this
picture is of. Clearly its two faces, one of them is smiling
and one of them looks concerned - the faces look like theyve been computer generated - to
me they look like something out of a 90s video game. This creepy image stayed on the screen for
several seconds, with no sound, before vanishing off screen. Many people said there was a dark meaning
to all of this - that this was no ordinary interruption. The cable company in charge of the broadcast
said that there was a programming mix up from an advertisement for the Oprah Winfrey show. That seemed to satisfy most people but things
took a turn when videos of the event were all removed from YouTube due to -restricted
access- … to this day, I couldn't find any clips of this on YouTube - all that has survived
is the image, and the questions that come with it … Coming in at number 4 now we have War of The
Worlds[f]. Have you guys seen the War of The Worlds movie
with Tom Cruise? I liked that movie - but did you know where
that title came from? In 1938, future filmmaking legend Orson Welles
created a radio drama based on HG Wells novel -The War of the Worlds- … It was made to
sound like a genuine news broadcast about aliens from Mars invading Earth. If you guys were to hear it on the radio today,
you might think -oh, this is obviously a piece of drama, its not real- … well, back in
1938, on the eve of world war 2, it was a different time. Many people listening to the broadcast missed
the introduction where it clearly states that the follow is a piece of radio drama - and
they thought it was real. This is what they heard. CLIP. According to legend, some people were so convinced
that America was being invaded by Martians that they fled their homes in a panic. In the following days, there was an outcry
for broadcasters to be regulated to stop this kind of thing happening again. That failed, and the piece went down in history
as one of the most famous pieces of radio drama - and possibly one of the greatest pranks
of all time … Next up at number 3 we have Handy Manny[g]. Some of our North American viewers may have
grown up watching this kids show. The animated TV series follows Manny, a repairman
with talking tools. Its fun, its educational, they sing - you
get the idea. Handy Manny is also famous though for a shocking
broadcast interruption which occured on May 1st 2007. Viewers of the show in Lincroft New Jersey
had their episode interrupted by a clip from an adult movie. Many of the other interruptions weve talked
about today went on for maybe 10, 15, 30 seconds. The adult film clip on Handy Manny went on
for several minutes. Naturally, people wanted to know what happened
- thousands of kids must have seen this. Comcast was the network that was responsible
for the intrusion - or at least, they should have been the ones to stop it from happening
- they didnt have an answer for why it happened and over a decade on, they still don't … Moving on to number 2 now we have Mayday[h]. On January 3rd, 2007, Channel 7 in Australia
was airing a Canadian documentary called Mayday which features cases of air disasters. At some point during the broadcast, things
got strange. The visuals continued as normal but the audio
started repeating a phrase on a loop. One quick thinking YouTube uploaded this video
of the event. Many people think the voice is that of a man
from Americas deep south saying the phrase -Jesus Christ, help us all lord- … see what
you think … CLIP. That went on for an astonishing 6 minutes
before everything returned to normal. Many people wanted answers but Channel 7 were
very evasive. They denied that there had been an intrusion
but also disputed what was actually said. They claimed the voice said -Jesus Christ,
one of the Nazarenes- … the fact that so many people disagree with that has only added
fuel to the fire that something very strange happened that day … And finally at number 1 we have Coast to Coast
AM[i]. Thats the name of this talk show run by Art
Bell. He was used to strange calls on the show,
but things got even stranger on September 12th 1997. That night, Art got a call from a guy who
claimed to have been an employee at the mysterious Area 51 base - where conspiracy theorists
say the US Air Force contained and studied aliens and their crashed spacecraft. The caller sounded terrified and claimed that
-they- were coming for him, and that he didnt have much time to share with the world what
he knew about Area 51. He talked about extra dimensional beings who
are not what they appear to be - that they have infiltrated the US military and are taking
over. CLIP. The caller began to sound more erratic and
panicked. Finally, he started talking about how governments
are trying to get human populations down to a manageable number so that they are easier
control. Just after this - the line went dead when
the power cut out at the station. By the time they got the backup generators
running, the caller was gone. Conspiracy theorists say that it was more
than a coincidence that the caller was cut off and never heard from again, just when
he began to spill the beans on secret government activity. What do you guys think? Alright guys, there you go - some scary broadcast
interruptions - hopefully this video wasnt interrupted by something strange otherwise
youre probably really freaking out now. Don't forget to go and check out Beyond the
Screen using the link below, thanks for watching as always guys, my name is Danny Burke and
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