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Max Headroom: Season 2: Episode 5

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Max Headroom
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ABC | Cinemax | Air Date: October 16, 1987
Starring: W. Morgan Sheppard, George Coe, Jeffrey Tambor, Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, Chris Young (I)
Summary: Big Time TV has a mind-numbingly dumb game show that is becoming wildly popular. The viewers request the show be run for the 11th time in a row. Big Time TV, now with its new show "Whacketts", has even pulled ahead of Network 66. Edison and Bryce discover that a subliminal video signal is embedded into the one episode of "Whacketts". NedBig Time TV has a mind-numbingly dumb game show that is becoming wildly popular. The viewers request the show be run for the 11th time in a row. Big Time TV, now with its new show "Whacketts", has even pulled ahead of Network 66. Edison and Bryce discover that a subliminal video signal is embedded into the one episode of "Whacketts". Ned Grossberg is trying to buy the show from Dominique at Big Time TV, which would result in an entire population becoming addicted. Even Max has fallen victim to the addiction.… Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

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