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CLOCKMAN search widens - Professionals Now on the Case

[b]***NEW NEWS***[/b] [quote]The search for clock Man has now entered into hardcore mode. First, I've personally emailed cartoon collectors/experts to see what they can discover in their personal archives. I've offered a cash reward to anyone with Clock Man in their collection. In addition B.net Member [u]pawn leo[/u] has contacted film universities spanning the globe for help from the academic field. The schools included are... - National Film and Televison School (Prague and London campuses) - Vancouver Film School - UCLA - Arizona State - Cornell - BYU - Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy (Ludwigsburg,Germany) If one of these institutions are able to find the Clock Man short before a collector, I have offered to donate the money to their institution instead. One other note: B.net Member [u]antonio iz 217[/u] Has mentioned to me in a PM (as well as posting in this thread) that his cousin in California has a large cache of Pinwheel episodes on VHS and both him and his cousin believe The Clock Man short is on one of the old tapes. He promised to post the Clock Man short on Youtube if it's found in that collection. That won't be for 2-3 weeks though. There has been enough people that have confirmed remembering the exact same short, so I feel very confident that this was not a jumbled memory. Any new information that I get my hands on, I will post in this "News Section" as soon as it becomes available. [/quote] [quote][/quote] [b][u]ORIGINAL POST[/b][/u] I am looking for a particular animated short that terrified me as a child. I've been looking on and off for it for nearly 4 years. Maybe it doesn't exsist. Maybe...nobody should ever find it. But if someone can - it's The Flood. [quote][/quote] [u][b]Artwork Depicting the Scenes[/u][/b] [u][b]THE MYSTERY OF "CLOCK MAN"[/u][/b] [url=http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu19/Commander_Santa/ClockMan.jpg] THE BEST I COULD DO TO DRAW CLOCKMAN[/url] [url=http://www.iaza.com/work/120117C/iaza15919346546800.gif] Above Drawing Animated - credit for animation goes to [u]BalistaGaming[/u][/url] [quote][/quote] [u][b]CLUES[/u][/b] [u]Clue #1:[/u] The short I am looking for appeared during an old Nickelodeon Show in the early/middle 1980's. Target year is around 1984. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLCg1kb1sA0&feature=related] The Show was called "Pinwheel"[/url] [u]Clue #2:[/u] "Pinwheel" collected cartoons and stop-motion animation shorts from all over the world to add to their show. I'm almost certain it's a stop animation...but all these years later it could be a cartoon. Nevertheless, the short is most likely not American. [u]Clue #3:[/u] I've already scoured Wiki, TV Junk, Retro Junk, Big Cartoon Database, toonariffic.com and Youtube and have come up empty handed. I've also Googled and Yahoo searched for this short as well. Maybe it's the one thing that has evaded the internet all this time. And Maybe for good reason. [u]Clue #4:[/u] Due to a number of different posts on different forums I have come across something extrodinarily strange. I've discovered in the early 1980's 3 differernt kid's shows [u]on 3 different networks[/u] all shared the same animated shorts from all over the globe. The 3 shows are 1. [u]Pinwheel[/u]- Nickelodeon (listed above). 2.[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddm5bQeKvg] The Great Space Coaster[/url] (Cable Access?) 3. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKvpggqr9nI] And Calliope[/url] (USA Network). I can't find out how they are linked - yet. But I will continue looking. Maybe this will help expand the search as well. [u]Clue #5:[/u] I have personally e-mailed a former director of the show "Pinwheel" for more information, as well as the only known seller of Pinwheel shows online with no success. Others have also attempted to contact execs at Nickelodeon and Viacom to try and shed some light on the subject. All responses recieved were of no help. The DVD's for sale arrived on day #6 of the search at my home and did not contain the episode with "Clock Man" in it. [u]Clue #6:[/u] Strangely, many people old enough to watch the show Pinwheel have commented that the show would put them in a dreamlike state when watching - some go as far to say they were "hypnotized" while watching and had hallucenations. Whether this is only a result of the memories being so old or something more sinister I cannot say. Although many have shared my fuzzy memory of Clock Man, others suggest that Clock Man is a result of being hypnotized by Pinwheel's allure. [quote][/quote] [u][b]SHOWS THAT HAVE BEEN RULED OUT SO FAR[/u][/b] - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjgHbRrnjhU]The Sandman[/url] - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLBCHFmwDaY&feature=related] The Clock Store [/url] - Emily [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiIZYHYoQpA]- Creepy Einstein Cartoon [/url] - The Red Shoes (Mel-o Toons) circa 1960 - Hattytown Tales - [url=http://johnnorrisbrown.com/classic-nick/pinwheel/Alfie.htm] Alfie [/url] - [url=http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9744/screenshot20120116at111.png] This is Ebeneezer (Not Clock Man)[/url] - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUc-6GM4PDg] NutCracker Fantasy Opening[/url] Also very close, but not it. - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1UcOJWZ9AM&feature=related] "The BoogieMan Cometh."[/url] Also close - but not Not Clock Man. (creepy though) - Davey and Goliath - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssbOQx315Mo] The Daydreamer (1966)[/url] Strikingly close description, but not it. [quote][/quote] [u][b]THE THREE BEST DESCRIPTIONS OFFERED SO FAR[/u][/b] [b]#1.[i](BEST DESCRIPTION)[/i] Found by Floodian [u]oOMr. CheeseyOo[/u] posted on a horror forum in June of 2002...[/b] [quote]...Then there was one based on this story of a little girl who lost her red shoes. so she asked a local wizard for hel (who could appear and disappear anywhere). He helped her, but told her she had to tell her mom. The little girl goes home and doesn't hoping the wizard would forget. But then the musicgets eerie as the narrator says 'But the Wizard...did not, forget.' And we see him appearing and disappearing along the house floors, till he suddenly pops out of her clock and steals her away, demanding to know why she didn't tell her mom. She makes up for it by sewing stars to put in the night sky, and the next day is returned home, and tells her mom the truth.[/quote] [b]#2 [i](MY ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION)[/i]...[/b] [quote]This short animation was terrifying as a child. The scene is still burned into my mind (28 years later). It's of a young boy sleeping in his bed. Above his bed is a ticking clock. All the lights in the room are off and it is very dark. Suddenly the clock begins to slow down it's ticking and eventually it stops...on midnight. When the clock stops a Greenish/Bluish man climbs out of the clock. The boy wakes up just in time to see this man dressed in black grab him out of bed and kidnap him by carrying him through a window. The "Clock Man" takes the boy on some kind of terrifying adventure and brings him back to his bed before sunrise.[/quote] [b]#3. [i](DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED BY A POSTER ON /x/ FORUM)[/i]...[/b][quote]Holy -blam!- I remember this -blam!- short! It was like claymation with poorly made dolls and the animation was real stuttery and -blam!-. It started with the kid's mom telling him goodnight and closing the door behind her after shutting off the light. Then the door slowly creeks open while a generic eerie wind sound blows and the camera cuts into the kids room at the foot of his bed. He struggles to open his eyes as they slowly droop and he eventually gives in and goes to sleep. Then it cuts up to the clock while the second hand slowly ticks to 12:00. When it hits it there's like a low bell ringing sound and the camera goes back to the foot of the kid's bed. The "Clock Man's" head peeks into the room like the clock were a window. Unlike what the OP's image shows, the Clock Man's head then recedes back and his arms comes out and pushes the clock open like a door, revealing a big dark hole behind the clock. Then Clock Man hops out of the hole and the kid wakes up and stares beady eyed at the Clock Man. Then the Clock Man starts doing like a weird Irish river-dance. Oh, and the Clock Man looks a little different from the picture. He was wearing like an all black turtleneck sweater and a black bowler hat. His skin was green and I don't really remember him having a beard but he did have a big toothy smile and two real big eyes with very tiny pupils. I don't think I actually watched much after that. But I distinctly remember the Clock Man saying his name was [u]"Benjamin"[/u] and he rung an elevator up to the kid's window.[/quote] [i]***I don't remember Benjamin, and the Clock Man in my memories had a black, bushy beard. Everything else is exactly the same.[/i] [u][b]*****REWARD?*****[/u][/b] To avoid making this a contest (and therefore against forum rules) I will only say this... If by chance...someone was able to locate this terrifying child's animation and post it in this thread - there is a very good possibility that you will be handsomely rewarded in a PM from me. - Anyone with questions - feel free to ask, I'll answer anything I can. It's been a very long time since I've seen that short animation and it has haunted me for almost 30 years. I can't begin to tell you how happy I'd be to see it one more time before I pass away. [Edited on 01.21.2012 10:16 PM PST]
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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] mvyorkie009 [url]http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120122074642AAotnYM[/url] there are links to several hours of the show. i stopped looking because i kept getting club cadet commercials :(. but there you go yorkie[/quote] Those commercials really kill it.

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  • [url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xn1ppw_pinwhee%E2%80%A6]not sure if clockman[/url] but... closest thing from op's description... EDIT: around 20:00 and 40:00 not sure if its it... [Edited on 03.28.2012 9:55 PM PDT]

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  • [url]http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120122074642AAotnYM[/url] there are links to several hours of the show. i stopped looking because i kept getting club cadet commercials :(. but there you go yorkie

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  • A guy I know has been in TV forever. I have started grilling him! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] NarwhalSlayer99 Hey guys, Go to ClockHunt. It's a group I set up so we don't have to keep bumping the thread. It's open membership, but I will kick people who keep claiming Santa is troll. Thanks, Narwhal.[/quote]But he is an attention whoring troll.

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  • I told you: you'll never find me. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Donus His alt is obviously Clock Man.[/quote] Nope.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Harbinger7 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] NarwhalSlayer99 Hey guys, Go to ClockHunt. It's a group I set up so we don't have to keep bumping the thread. It's open membership, but I will kick people who keep claiming Santa is troll. Thanks, Narwhal.[/quote]But he is an attention whoring troll. [/quote] If he wanted attention, he probably would've kept being active and by now would have gotten into some deep secret, or have found out something dumb like "Pinwheel used subliminal messages", or some other -blam!- along those lines. Also, Narwhal didn't you call Santa a troll yourself a few pages ago?

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  • Santa's new thread titled: "[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=71085320]Flood...I can't come home...This is my love letter to you.[/url]" was locked. I'm not sure why. Here's his post: [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Commander Santa Dear Flood, I have exiled myself from you all as I have not been able to find the elusive Clockman as of yet. Many, MANY people have helped in the search.As of yet, I have nothing to bring you. I'd like to personally thank Nuku for all of her help. She has been a sweetheart and has really put in alot of effort. So many others have contributed as well. A few Floodians have sent me messages on XBox Live - asking me if I was still alive. I have been stripped of my Mythic Status, disgraced among my fellow Floodians, and too ashamed to return. Tonight, I've imbibed a bit and wanted to thank anyone who helped in the search, and wanted to let people know I have not given up hope... I am still looking. Consider this a message in a bottle... the next time I leave a message here - It will include a link to the Clock Man video. ... In case my search fails and I never return, I'd like to say my final peace, so please...hear me out. 1. Nuku, I only knew you a short time - If I never find Clock Man, thank you for your help. Your efforts (and Weeded Dragons) keep me looking for something greater than myself. 2. Duardo... Seriously, I hated you as a Mod at first, but you grew on me. Not just for helping, but your snarky - sometimes evilcam type awesome sense of humor. Maybe the people's Mod Captian K Mart softened you up a bit, but I really got to enjoy you as a person through this site. 3. I've been here before 2004 (my other now deleted account was Legendary Santa)- I've met so many great people, and learned so much about the world through this site. It sounds incredibly cheesy I know, but I don't facebook, twwet, or anything else. The Flood was the internet for me. keLp, SatanInASweater, Wagovan, Mr. Crapper, Java, IcemanAssasin, Obbiquiet, Halifax, BigBlackBear...I could go on for days... Just thank you for contributing here. It's been enlightening. 4. Kitchen 8 made me feel like I was a part of something important. Through The Flood, a disandvantaged boy was able to give his mom a brand new Kitchen - free of Charge Thanks to The Flood. I don't know if he'd admit it - but QBix was part of that revolution, and I'll respect him forever for that. The Flood can indeed do great things. 5. For all the assinine goings on, The Flood-Zanzibarian War was an internet spectactle for all involved. It was pointless, fruitless and stupid...but it was also damned fun. That was about 8 years ago now - and I was much younger and dumber. What a great time though. 6. Recon Number 54... Here's a guy that let me know it was ok to stay here. First he introduced me to The Flood by banishing one of my idiotic threads from Zanzibar here, then he lets on that he's actually older than I was. Wise and friendly, I spoke with him outside b.net a few times on Xbox live. As stupid as it sounds, I felt like I had a distant friend. If I never return, recon I want you to know that I've stayed here all these years largely because of you. I would have missed out on all the wonderful insainity if I had never met you. Thank you. 7. Jon Cena. I learned how important checking links before clicking them was becasue of your terrible actions. Yes, I along with many others hate your guts - but your quasi- forum terrorism has made me a wiser internet participant. I'd like to say both -blam!- you and thank you for your disgraceful posts. 8. To everyone else... I've been on this site for over 8 years now. My oldest son has gone from toddler to teenager and I've had a second son all whilst visiting this site almost daily over the years. I posted a "help" type post months ago that may have been the final nail in the coffin in my time here. If I can never come home... please be aware of the wonderful gift you all have. Sometimes the Flood is full of idiots and trolls, sometimes it is teeming with helpful souls that extend a hand, but most of the time - it is entertaining. Even when irritated, please appreciate what you have here. It really is special. In my mind, i'll return someday - on a figurative white horse, carrying Clock man's head on a stick, but in reality, the search is at a standstill. It's taken a few drinks to get up the courage to come back and speak my peace, but I respect this site too much to return without proof of my childhood nemisis. I'm logging off now, hopefully not for the final time from b.net - but if it turns out to be... THank you to everyone who has ever been on this site. For better or for worse, it has had an impact on my life. [/quote] [Edited on 03.27.2012 8:23 PM PDT]

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  • What a toolbag. I mean WTF? He's going to leave? What, did he shame his famirry and now needs to commit samurai suicide? Lol loser.

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  • We need new leads.

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  • So many things have happened since I first posted itt. Funny seeing time fly. I hope someday, we can find clockman and then pin this thread for eons to come. [Edited on 03.27.2012 8:44 PM PDT]

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] The S bot 9000 So many things have happened since I first posted itt. Funny seeing time fly. I hope someday, we can find clockman and then pin this thread for eons to come.[/quote] Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if this was a mythic members final way to go out with a bang... before he left for good... Or he had a recurring dream where he confused the sandman with the clockman and in his subconscious mind it became something that didn't exist in the rest of reality...

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  • I bet my See You Starside Beanie that we won't see Santa again until next Christmas.

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  • I'm back. Here's the plan: This may take a REALLY long time, so only the dedicated searchers like me will be able to cope with the hardships. We need to broaden our search horizon. We need to search 1983-1986 animators. They have to be from different countries, cuz we all know how much crazy stuff was put into Pinwheel. I'm taking initiative and want to lead a search team, and I hope you guys are interested. It could take years, but we will find him. Thanks, and don't lose hope.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] NarwhalSlayer99 I'm back. Here's the plan: This may take a REALLY long time, so only the dedicated searchers like me will be able to cope with the hardships. We need to broaden our search horizon. We need to search 1983-1986 animators. They have to be from different countries, cuz we all know how much crazy stuff was put into Pinwheel. I'm taking initiative and want to lead a search team, and I hope you guys are interested. It could take years, but we will find him. Thanks, and don't lose hope.[/quote] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9oX-kZ_9k[/url] k.

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  • Best troll thread on the Flood ever. GJ OP. Dissapearing and giving these people false hope of finding a fake video themselves? Maximum troll levels reached.

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  • If santa wasnt such a jerk and actually post, this thread would be on the 1st page 90% of the time.

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  • [url=http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/576460/576460,1270984472,4/stock-vector-clock-man-running-50667496.jpg]Guys! I found clockman![/url]

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] The S bot 9000 If santa wasnt such a jerk and actually post, this thread would be on the 1st page 90% of the time.[/quote]He's not a jerk, he's just away.

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  • There should be a Clockman group for dedicated searchers. If I wasn't so busy with life, I'd start it myself.

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  • I set one up [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] djtanng There should be a Clockman group for dedicated searchers. If I wasn't so busy with life, I'd start it myself.[/quote]

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  • Creepiest thread eva [Edited on 03.24.2012 9:24 PM PDT]

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  • [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=71085320&postRepeater1-p=1]Guys Santa has messaged us.[/url] Hopefully he will return.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] BalistaGaming [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=71085320&postRepeater1-p=1]Guys Santa has messaged us.[/url] Hopefully he will return.[/quote] [i]He will soon.....[/i]

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] NarwhalSlayer99 Hey guys, Go to ClockHunt. It's a group I set up so we don't have to keep bumping the thread. It's open membership, but I will kick people who keep claiming Santa is troll. Thanks, Narwhal.[/quote] Link us to the group. Thanks.

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