The Max Headroom Show
February. 03,1985The Max Headroom Show started life in the UK in 1985. It was made by Carlton TV and shown on Channel 4 with an initial season of 6 shows. The show featured actor Matt Frewer playing the role as computer-generated talk-show host Max Headroom. It returned in 1986 for a second season of ten episodes plus a Christmas special. The first season was Max playing music videos, often in multiple parts as he interrupted them. He had a guest each week in a lounge bar setting with him on a TV on the bar. The interviews were brief and always managed to get onto the subject of Max's obsession with golf. Each episode was preceded by Max's intro which said "He's the toast of the town. He's the non-fattening sugar substitute in your tea. He's a bon vivant, a gaucho amigo, a goomba, a mensch, and the fifth musketeer. He's the apple of your eye and aren't you glad he's here. Direct from a wax and shine at the carwash around the corner, it's the man of the hour, or at least for a good thirty minutes, Max Headroom." The second season, known as The Max Talking Headroom Show was a bigger show and had a studio audience which Max would interact with, especially for his regular quiz. In most cases the winner never got their prize, or the quiz never happened, sometimes because he ran out of time after explaining the rules which were different each week. Most weeks there was a performance art type act in the studio. There was a guest each week too - sometimes in the studio, sometimes via another TV. Max would often sing comedic songs of his own in a crooner style.
Seasons & Episode
Videos: Belle Stars - World Domination Cherry Bomz - Hot Girls The Broomstick Men (Performance) Talking Heads - And She Was Country Theme: Italy Guest: Michael Caine, Talking about Golf, Cockney Banter, his Films, Golf, Movie Heroes.
Videos: The Untouchables - I Spy John Otway & Willy Barrett - Headbutts Tenpole Tudor - Swords of 1000 men Ledernacken - Shimmy And Shake Country Theme: France Guest:Vidal Sassoon, Talking about hair cuts, his products, Max's style, Golf, Beauty, Human Potential, Dying, Dyeing Hair.
Videos: Bolshoi - Away Sir Mixalot - Square Dance Rap Luis Cardinas - Runaway Max and Max sing a crooner duet together Country Theme: China Guest:Oliver Reed, talking about his tough guy image, Film: The Devils, Censorship, Film: Women in Love, getting naked in films, Sportsmen, Film: Castaway.
Videos: The Smiths - Panic Tracey Ullman - Breakaway Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Country Theme: America Guest: Tracey Ullman, talked about not being a cockney, her daughter's name Mabel, Golf gets on her tits, plans for her first show in America (which actually happened a year later), being married to a millionaire, her music career, Max's coke ads in America, luck.
Videos: The Housemartins - Happy Hour Tina Turner - Typical Male Martini Ranch - How Can the Labouring Man Find Time for Self-Culture? Country Theme: Scandinavia Guest: Rutger Hauer (introduced by Max as "Root beer Hauer") talks about his Blade Runner character being a bit like Max, being physical, Golf, Blade Runner again.
Videos: Curiousity Killed the Cat - Misfit Gene Loves Jezebel - Heartache Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life Guest: David Byrne via his own TV rather than in the studio talks about cleaning out his refrigerator, his stage persona is sillier than himself, fan expectations, style of his clothes, Film: True Stories, Megalomania, would Max's show work in Belgium, David is the most famous talking head besides Max.
Videos: Lulu - Shout Love and Rockets - Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man) Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard Country Theme: Greece Guest: Howie Mandel, Max is on a TV on Howie's Sofa (remote interview), talking about Howie's live act, his grandmother's hypnotic incident, Golf, being a golferless caddy, stamp collecting, voicing the good gremlin, films, other guests that Max had on his show.
Videos: World Party - Private Revolution Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon Country Theme: Russia Guest: Jack Lemmon in the studio, living with the name Lemmon, faking having a cold in a movie, some like it hot, testing the makeup/clothes with Tony, Marilyn, Golf.
Videos: Ken Noath - Junk Mail Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite Elton John - Heartache All Over The World Country Theme: Middle East Guest: Jackson Browne talks about his name, being political in his songs, Golf, politics, the environment, Golf.
Videos: Art of Noise - Legacy The Smiths - Ask Country Theme: Belgium Guest: Jackie Collins talks about her books and Hollywood, Golf, sister Joan, Max's studness.
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