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Subject: Please solve my 28 year old mystery - CLOCKMAN still at large

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Wow, Look what I just found.

  • 01.17.2012 2:35 PM PDT


Posted by: WeededDragon
Wow, Look what I just found.


i've witnessed the beginning of something big havent i?

  • 01.17.2012 2:37 PM PDT

I acknowledge my user name is stupid. However, I promise I'm not.

Disclaimer: The latter is a lie.

Come on, men! We can -blam!- do this!

AWWWWWWWWWYEAAAAAAAAAAAA!

I'm thinking of posting this in random forums on other websites to try and help. I'll get back to you if I hear anything good.

  • 01.17.2012 2:45 PM PDT
Subject: If you can solve my 28 year old mystery - You might be rewarded for it

The sound of iron shocks is stuck in my head, The thunder of the drums dictates
The rhythm of the falls, the number of dead's the rising of the horns, ahead
From the dawn of time to the end of days I will have to run, away
I want to feel the pain and the bitter taste of the blood on my lips, again

I love a good Creepypasta. I'm eager to see how this turns out, as you gained much more evidence from when this started.

  • 01.17.2012 2:48 PM PDT
Subject: Please solve my 28 year old mystery - CLOCKMAN still at large


Posted by: djtanng
I took a break from searching and I recreated the Clock Man setting in Reach Forge based on Santa's drawing. lol..

Here's a picture of it.

you should turn that into an infection map lol...

  • 01.17.2012 2:49 PM PDT

I've been searching for the past few days, but alas have only been able to find a hand full of clips from pinwheel( checked pirate bay and other torent sites) and none of them revealed anything close to your description. I shall keep searching though.

P.S.: This is some creepy -blam!-.

  • 01.17.2012 3:11 PM PDT

I'm The Batman.

It's all over the internet now guys. We've got people down in 4Chan, WoW Forums, Minecraft Forums, The Flood and various other small or large forums searching to try find out what the -blam!- is going on with "Clockman". You've got the entire internetz going after this guy. Making history right here lads, real or fake.

Lets find this mother-blam!-.

  • 01.17.2012 3:16 PM PDT

Hey, Duardo? Quick question....
Since it seems that the Community forum has more members, could you give us immunity to post this there? Technically this mystery started on the Bungie Website.
Or is it a bad Idea?

[Edited on 01.17.2012 3:21 PM PST]

  • 01.17.2012 3:21 PM PDT

Life is like a clogged toilet. It's full of crap until you do something about it.

I don't speak Karate!

Just edited the Wikipedia article for Pinwheel to include Clockman!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_%28TV_series%29

  • 01.17.2012 3:37 PM PDT


Posted by: WeededDragon
Wow, Look what I just found.

>mfw

  • 01.17.2012 3:41 PM PDT

I acknowledge my user name is stupid. However, I promise I'm not.

Disclaimer: The latter is a lie.

Lol'd

Posted by: BalistaGaming

Posted by: WeededDragon
Wow, Look what I just found.

>mfw

  • 01.17.2012 3:44 PM PDT
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Andy

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19870204&a mp;id=bgAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xX4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4680,2624288

This mentions all 3 networks and the program you described.

  • 01.17.2012 3:45 PM PDT

I found it!

Green man takes a person away to horrifying places
Wakes up in his bed.

Here it Is!!!

EDIT: Hey, why not have a little fun!

[Edited on 01.17.2012 4:19 PM PST]

  • 01.17.2012 3:45 PM PDT

I am the God Emprah of Mankind.

Deal with it.


Posted by: NarwhalSlayer99
I found it!

Green man takes a person away to hrrifying places
Wakes up in his bed.

Here it Is!!!

EDIT: Hey, why not have a little fun!

I wish we had known that earlier!

  • 01.17.2012 3:48 PM PDT

~ One day we will die..... But thats ok beacause the afterlife is one huge neverending rock concert. ~

- Last words of a drunk homeless man.

This is The Clock-Mans theme song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh0QZvHdSKo

[Edited on 01.17.2012 5:50 PM PST]

  • 01.17.2012 5:48 PM PDT

What if this is a troll thread?

Dear God that would be epic.

  • 01.17.2012 5:54 PM PDT

Drecker225 is awesome and doesn't afraid of anything.





I cannot wait for the day when I gain control of the world.

Alright OP, I will help. Before I was just going to stand by and watch, but I feel like everyone here is actually trying to find the Clock Man so I should too.

So, I shall assist however I can. We will find him!

  • 01.17.2012 5:57 PM PDT

Citizens of Me! The cruelty of the old Pharaoh is a thing of the past. Let a whole new wave of cruelty wash over this lazy land.

Hear the word of Pharaoh. Build unto me a statue of ridiculous proportion. One billion cubits in height......that I might be remembered for all eternity!

And be quick about it!


Posted by: WeededDragon
Wow, Look what I just found.


YES! That's awesome.

Also, somebody should upload the GIF to YouTube for further publicity, preferably the guy that made it to avoid copyright issues.

  • 01.17.2012 5:57 PM PDT

Citizens of Me! The cruelty of the old Pharaoh is a thing of the past. Let a whole new wave of cruelty wash over this lazy land.

Hear the word of Pharaoh. Build unto me a statue of ridiculous proportion. One billion cubits in height......that I might be remembered for all eternity!

And be quick about it!


Posted by: NarwhalSlayer99
Hey, Duardo? Quick question....
Since it seems that the Community forum has more members, could you give us immunity to post this there? Technically this mystery started on the Bungie Website.
Or is it a bad Idea?


The Flood has WAY more members then the Community forum bud.

  • 01.17.2012 6:01 PM PDT

WTF is a Gamer Girl?


Posted by: DynamicVamp
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19870204&a mp;id=bgAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xX4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4680,2624288

This mentions all 3 networks and the program you described.


This is a great idea. I'm going to skim through those archived newspapers and see if I find anything.
Pinwheel was aired on Qube based out of Columbus, Ohio and started on Dec 1, 1977.
The main newspaper there was called 'The Columbus Dispatch'
I think I'll check out library archives or something. There HAS to be more information out there on the shorts that aired during Pinwheel.

  • 01.17.2012 6:13 PM PDT

Someone should try posting this thread on http://forums.offtopic.com/.

It's a pay site though, and that's why I didn't post there myself. It seems to be a very active forum. Last I checked, their main off topic forum on the site had 1039 viewing with about 5-7 new posts per minute. You can even use curse words in their thread titles.

EDIT: I don't mean to advertise other forums, I just want this Clock Man to be found. The Flood will always be my #1.

[Edited on 01.17.2012 6:23 PM PST]

  • 01.17.2012 6:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: djtanng
Someone should try posting this thread on http://forums.offtopic.com/.

It's a pay site though, and that's why I didn't post there myself. It seems to be a very active forum. Last I checked, their main off topic forum on the site had 1039 viewing with about 5-7 new posts per minute. You can even use curse words in their thread titles.

EDIT: I don't mean to advertise other forums, I just want this Clock Man to be found. The Flood will always be my #1.

[Edited on 01.17.2012 6:23 PM PST]

meh....

  • 01.17.2012 6:41 PM PDT

Posted by: DARK1ONE
As Nuku said...many of the shorts used are foriegn and un-named. The short where Clock Man appeared wasn't a regular on Pinwheel. I'll make an adjustment to the OP.

Posted by: Duardo
Not it either, but may I ask how you found The Trap Door? I'm 25+ hours into manually searching and I haven't come across that show yet - even though it shares many similarities.

Posted by: VArAs22
I'll check on Room Noodles tonight. I think I've come across something like that 2 days ago. I'll check my notebook.

Posted by: Terror Q
Unfortunately, it's not Karbonkel either - but I think you have the right idea. It's most likely that the short Clock Man appeared in was not made in America.

Posted by: djtang
That Forge is really cool. I'd like to download that and walk around inside your map. Maybe it'll trigger some memories.

*Also, Although I appreciate the sentiment - nobody should pay to enter a forum for this (or any reason in my opinion). More and more people are getting a chance to hear about this. Somebody out there will know where Clock Man takes the boy once he leaves the room. When we find that out, I believe we'll have enough information to finally track down the elusive Clock Man.

Posted by: Marcellos 007
I would strongly suggest not going there. There are many things you may come across that could get you into very real toruble (or so I'm told). We are still missing a massive chunk of info about where Clock Man takes the little boy after the bedroom scene. If we can track down someone who knows that information... we'll have a complete story. Lot's of people are on the regular internet. Somebody HAS to remember the second part.

Posted by: Galatic Pixel
CAN YOU GIVE US ANY MORE INFORMATION? As Duardo mentioned...do you remember the TV station, the name of the show, or even what year or state/country you were in? ANY tiny detail is going to further narrow the search.

Posted by: gregzilla1234
Dammit! Every Single Person that remembers this short cannot remember where Clock Man takes the boy. I've been trying to figure out why that is. Wher eClock Man takes the boy is the other half of this mystery.

Posted by: NarwhalSlayer99
Any (credible) information I get from people submitting about the Clock Man short I will put in the OP with the guy from /x/'s description. His discription was spot on. But like the rest of us who saw it, he cannot remember what comes next.

Posted by: Weeded Dragon
I hope this allows more people to hear about this and the one person (or persons) that remember this short in it's entirety will step forward. I don't want to be known throughout the internet as a troll. It's been a lifelong memory that has haunted me (as well as many others)... And for The Flood - when we find him, it'll be a MASSIVE internet victory.

Posted by: liltweak
I agree. That would be awesome... and personally terrifying.

Posted by: Sabre-J6
"Clock Man" was not the original name of the short (as far as I know). It's just the name I called the scary thing coming out of the clock. Nuku mentioned earlier that many of the foriegn shorts were not named in the show.

Posted by" Dynamic Vamp
Your post has inspired me to look for the source of where all these shows were coming from. All those shows pooled foriegn shorts from the same place. That place had to have a name. If I can locate the name of that company (service) that offered them, it might be easier to find the short then as it would only list the shorts and not the other stuff from the shows.

Posted by: Blood_havok
This is The Clock-Mans theme song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh0QZvHdSKo

For me... This has been my personal theme song while I search for Clock Man. The chorus fits my situation perfectly. I've probably heard Faith No More about 300 times now. "You want it out but you can't have it...It's in your face, but you can't grab it." I imagine Clock Man laughing at my attempts to find him when in reality I've probably skimmed right by him multiple times.

Posted by: Tacomicon
Welcome aboard Taco - and thanks for the help. Be warned though... Many people have already given up. This isn't easy. Finding something that's at least 28 years old with only a partial description has been maddening.


Last night I spent most of my time searching for The Great Space Coaster and Calliope from USA Networks. They used many of the same shorts from Pinwheel. I also ruled out
- Nick's Thanksgiving Extravaganza (although I nosatlgia'd)
- Gigglesnort Hotel
- Aesop's Fables
- Grimm's Fair Tales
- The Little Prince
- Coraline

I also came across an old terrifying tradition in Germany called "Krampus." The name sounded familiar and he kidnapped children. Apparently, he rode around in Santa's sleigh on Christmas (ironic huh?) and while Santa gave out presents to the good kids, Krampus would kidnap and then eat the bad ones. That's an effed up fable right there.

I'm spending tonight looking for...

- The source of all the shorts that were used in Pinwheel, Calliope and The Great Space Coaster
- Translations of "Sand Man" in other languages/cultures. There were other Sand Man submissions, but Sandman comes when you sleep, maybe there was something from back then that translated Clock Man as a demented Sand Man. My Boogie Man search last night was disturbing - but largely fuitless.

  • 01.17.2012 8:08 PM PDT