Missed it on TV but about 4 years ago a guy in one of my Electronic Communications classes took the final wearing one. People were lined up outside the door to see the guy. Pretty hard to focus on a final when you're trying not to laugh at the idiot a few seats down. When later asked about it the guy said aliens were stealing his brainwaves to prevent him from passing the course.
Same guy said his life's ambition was to earn enough money to buy a moped and join the peace corps.
Wow!
Maybe the TV reference was after some real-life phenomenon.
There are a LOT of scary people out there . . .