And the Max Headroom style was notably copied for the Back To The Future 2 "80s Cafe" scene, with Max Headroom style version of Reagan, Michael Jackson and Ayatollah Khomeini.
On the night of November 22, 1987, the television signals of two stations in Chicago, Illinois, were hijacked, briefly sending a pirate broadcast of an unidentified person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume to thousands of home viewers.
"This is truly amazing, a portable television studio. No wonder your president has to be an actor, he's gotta look good on television."