Hall of Presidents and Creepy First Ladies

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Komentáře • 293

  • @kimberlyknepp6634
    @kimberlyknepp6634 Před 7 lety +124

    Unfortunately this museum was closed in December 2016, Presidents and First ladies auctioned off. Can you imagine having these creepy things in your home!?

    • @eric5906
      @eric5906 Před 6 lety +19

      I keep thinking of that Twilight Zone episode of the guy who kept all those wax figures of famous murderers until they came alive and killed him. Ugh.

    • @CrystalNibarger
      @CrystalNibarger Před 6 lety +4

      I imagine they would've fucked up trump IF they had added him.

    • @rachaelk7866
      @rachaelk7866 Před 5 lety +3

      @@eric5906 haha or that movie The house of wax esp the recent one a few yrs ago with paris hilton that place creeped me out :O used to live in a town too that had a similar type movie theatre and my sister and I went to a movie the night after seeing that movie in tv :O went in and ppl sitting there all still and had a manniquin just inside the door nearly crapped ourselves lol

    • @hgwilt1
      @hgwilt1 Před 4 lety

      No

    • @amyjames7064
      @amyjames7064 Před 3 lety

      John oliver bought some of them......

  • @Jessicanyc
    @Jessicanyc Před 8 lety +69

    Oh dear God , you had me laughing , especially that bit about Betty Ford ! Those voice overs and cheesy music sounded like they were recorded in the 1950s !

  • @fool4singing
    @fool4singing Před 8 lety +63

    JFK looked more like his brother, Ted Kennedy...and Bill Clinton looked like Steve Lawrence.

  • @ravensbrood3544
    @ravensbrood3544 Před 7 lety +31

    The only figure they got right was LBJ...The rest were terrible, Obama looked like Bill Cosby, Carter looked like Beaver Cleaver...JFK was horrid, an insult.😣

  • @mcescher1957
    @mcescher1957 Před 8 lety +27

    I lost it when you said "Apparently, Lucille Ball was once first lady...." I should never combine coffee and humor....instant spit take!! lol

  • @luissdstuff6381
    @luissdstuff6381 Před 8 lety +38

    Man, the first ladies had me laughing my bum-bum off!! Some of them even looked the same. But I don't understand why they're so small. They looked like children in grown up clothes. Great video!!

    • @sbkrantz
      @sbkrantz Před 7 lety +3

      Luis Granada they did look HORRIBLE didn't they?? LOL

    • @mummywelldaddywell6976
      @mummywelldaddywell6976 Před 3 lety

      “All of 🇺🇸 have secrets in our lives. We’re keepers or keptfrom, players
      or played. Secrets and cockroaches - that’s what will be left at the end of it all.”
      ― Maggie: (Stiefvater), The Dream Thieves

    • @user-tc2ww7pq4f
      @user-tc2ww7pq4f Před 2 lety

      Caroline Scott Harrison !!! 😂

  • @agentofchaos1497
    @agentofchaos1497 Před 7 lety +35

    5:13 sort of sounded like a drunk President Homer Simpson.

  • @Jim-rh2nh
    @Jim-rh2nh Před rokem +2

    The kids whispering in the first ladies room was creepy AF!! 😂 very well done CB! 💯🤙

  • @rosstube
    @rosstube Před 6 lety +16

    Thank you so much for posting this. I am a presidents and wax museum fanatic-- but never was able to see this thing before they shut it down for good. BTW-- I am a product designer at Gemmy industries and I designed the Frankie The Fish you pack in your suitcase every episode.

    • @girleyreds11-11
      @girleyreds11-11 Před 5 lety

      This is the coolest post ever..I always wanted a fish to sing the filet o fish song from McDonalds lol

  • @AlexanderGarcia-cy3km
    @AlexanderGarcia-cy3km Před 2 lety +2

    Andrew Jackson looks like Christopher Lee as Dracula! 🤣

  • @tinakilloran
    @tinakilloran Před 7 lety +10

    worst wax people ever. but thanks for the Simpsons reference :)

  • @kct1975
    @kct1975 Před 8 lety +8

    Great Video!
    I love living vicariously though you!

  • @pythonfan1
    @pythonfan1 Před 7 lety +8

    Many of them don't look like their real counterparts.

  • @SeaSwine9
    @SeaSwine9 Před 8 lety +19

    I never realised " Carpetbagger" was an actual thing, thought it was just a cool nickname for yourself.

  • @meaganh2819
    @meaganh2819 Před 8 lety +1

    You barley escaped the bee trying to catch you in the last few seconds of the video!! lol I had to rewind it to see what was following you.

    • @vickiecook7464
      @vickiecook7464 Před 8 lety +1

      It was probably Betty Ford reincarnated trying to sting him for his nasty (yet accurate) comment.LOL

  • @sbkrantz
    @sbkrantz Před 7 lety +5

    Man alive, Bill Clinton looked scary!!!! And Lyndon B. Johnson looked more like Tom Hanks. HAHAHAHAH

    • @ducttape411
      @ducttape411 Před 7 lety +1

      You know why Clinton looks scary? He looks like a gray version of a young John Travolta.

  • @samilt13
    @samilt13 Před 7 lety +19

    Now you had me laughing hard.. I had to stop the video until I could stop. Did Laura Bush really kill her boyfriend.?

    • @TheCarpetbagger
      @TheCarpetbagger  Před 7 lety +8

      +sarah milton look it up, its crazy

    • @raspberrymojitogirldec
      @raspberrymojitogirldec Před 6 lety +1

      sarah milton she dinna according to winipeg her friend ran red light he was killed apparently

  • @BRUTUALTRUTH
    @BRUTUALTRUTH Před 6 lety +2

    Who was the sculptor employed here - Stevie Wonder?

  • @thelonegunman2622
    @thelonegunman2622 Před 6 lety +2

    JFK looked fucking ridiculous in this

  • @sarakeith5480
    @sarakeith5480 Před 8 lety +1

    You are so right the first ladies look horrific!! Awful!! You are awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @damianjones7554
    @damianjones7554 Před 8 lety +2

    my god, Clinton looked like one of the Franklin mummies with that grin and fixed eyes and the first ladies looked like evil killer dwarfs lol. thank you for sharing hahaha :-D

    • @addagwenlyn9662
      @addagwenlyn9662 Před 8 lety

      I thought he looked like John Travolta with a bad wig.

    • @damianjones7554
      @damianjones7554 Před 8 lety +1

      +Rock 'n Roll Daddio yeah i can see that likeness too :-D

  • @matthewbailey2416
    @matthewbailey2416 Před 7 lety +6

    Can't believe this place is no more. At least our wax presidents have new homes now.

    • @Apollo_Blaze
      @Apollo_Blaze Před 2 lety

      I can;t believe this place ever stayed open...

  • @2002catmz
    @2002catmz Před 3 lety +1

    Listening to those kids in the background of the first ladies exhibit makes it sound like the litte wax dolls are whispering behind your back

  • @Oldbmwr100rs
    @Oldbmwr100rs Před 7 lety +8

    The Bill Clinton face looks like a mix of Bill, Hillary and John Travolta! Ugh! Maybe they meant for him to be that weird looking.

  • @kathystidham8309
    @kathystidham8309 Před 8 lety +2

    You are so funny! I have to say you can make anything funny and enjoyable, and even this "horrifying" place was fun to watch.

  • @Tantheman2007
    @Tantheman2007 Před 3 lety

    Me: mom can we watch hall of presidents.
    Mom: no we have hall of presidents at home.
    Hall of presidents at home:

  • @bee_sylvester
    @bee_sylvester Před 5 lety +1

    This place feels like a really weird historical cartoon my 6th grade history teacher would have shown us. lol

  • @thesaexplorer
    @thesaexplorer Před 6 lety +3

    2:47 Jesus Christ. I seriously have a phobia of visiting wax museums. This video isn't helping me get over my fear lol

  • @kfike96
    @kfike96 Před 7 lety +1

    This should've been the set for House of Wax

  • @Merrittva
    @Merrittva Před 5 lety +2

    Carolyn Scott Harrison 😱😱😱

  • @karladuncan4026
    @karladuncan4026 Před 7 měsíci

    💕 you carpetbagger! Congtats to you and Jen on your new relationship!

  • @jermar1979
    @jermar1979 Před 4 lety +1

    These wax figures are horrible! 😂

  • @Llandraa
    @Llandraa Před 5 lety +1

    All those First Ladies look like they want to steal your soul.

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 Před 5 lety +1

    OH, I SEE THEY'VE GOT THE PRESIDENT BEHIND NINE ELEVEN!!!

  • @OldMovieRob
    @OldMovieRob Před 5 lety

    The Creepy First Lady wing is made especially disturbing by the whispering kid voices heard throughout the video.

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 Před 5 lety +1

    OH, I SEE THAT YOU FOUND MICHAEL OVOMIT, LOL!!!

  • @andreaanderson8160
    @andreaanderson8160 Před 7 lety +2

    Hall of President's is way better in Disney World Orlando, but this was still good. Thanks!

  • @Sunny16ap
    @Sunny16ap Před 3 lety

    The creepiest thing is to please avoiding a closeup of yourself. Indeed horrifying. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 Před 5 lety +1

    WHERE'S MOLANIA? WHERE'S MICHAEL OVOMIT, LOL?

  • @Whatamidoinghere__
    @Whatamidoinghere__ Před 6 lety +1

    It’s like some thing is got paranormal relationships because every time you zoomed in on a president the camera would vibrate or just plainly jitter. Creepy

  • @Europa1749
    @Europa1749 Před 8 lety +1

    These were great to see although some of the resemblances were fleeting at best. I think thats part of the charm of the exhibit. The munchkin first ladies were too funny!

  • @Ophanimswatchoverme
    @Ophanimswatchoverme Před 6 lety

    The first ladies ...miniture so the presidents can say "The little woman" lol

  • @kkMSP2013
    @kkMSP2013 Před 7 lety +1

    Lyndon's forehead got me trippin ✨

  • @goodmorningsundaymorning4533

    Imagine being locked in overnight in that place.

  • @thatboybrady7829
    @thatboybrady7829 Před 5 lety +1

    I've been there multiple times I actually live about 10 minutes away from Gettysburg. If you ever go to Gettysburg again go to sack bridge at night it is really scary.

  • @Ophanimswatchoverme
    @Ophanimswatchoverme Před 6 lety

    Bill Clinton looks like John Travolta with grey hair 😂😂

  • @afafnithmaathatap306
    @afafnithmaathatap306 Před 2 lety

    These things would give you nightmares.

  • @emoryinvegas
    @emoryinvegas Před 6 lety +1

    Where in creation is this creep show held. Omg! Everybody pray for a fire!

  • @medoingrandomthings4288

    “Caroline....Scott......Harrison.....” *Zooms in slowly, dramatically*

  • @rachaelk7866
    @rachaelk7866 Před 5 lety +1

    @0:02 omg they said ya name the min it started @carpetbagger woohoo

  • @champagnecoloredeyes
    @champagnecoloredeyes Před 4 lety

    “These are horrifying little devils” BWAHAHA

  • @cassieoh6042
    @cassieoh6042 Před 6 lety

    This is my favorite video on CZcams ever!!!!!

  • @christinagiagni3578
    @christinagiagni3578 Před 3 lety

    that place was terrifying.....the stuff of nightmares.

  • @sonsofthunder915
    @sonsofthunder915 Před 8 lety

    Oh, I busted out laughing at those those creepy lil wax chicks. LMAO

  • @fififloyd
    @fififloyd Před 7 lety

    The first ladies look like Thunderbird puppets lol.

    • @zoppie
      @zoppie Před 5 lety

      Darn it! *I* was gonna say that!

  • @retrobebop61
    @retrobebop61 Před 8 lety +1

    Kinda cool..... wax museums sort of creep me out....😧😳😱(blame it on that Vincent Price movie )....thanks for sharing, Carpetbagger!

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 Před 5 lety

    I LIKED THEIR USE OF BEER CAN LIGHTS SHINNING ON THE WAX FIGURES!!!

  • @dme1016
    @dme1016 Před 6 lety

    Some places don't need to exist - this is one of those places.

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 Před 5 lety

    HA! HA! HA! CLINTON HERE, LOOKS MORE LIKE HELLARY,NO? LOL!!!

  • @ddivincenzo1194
    @ddivincenzo1194 Před 3 lety

    William Henry Harrison served the shortest term of all. He caught pneumonia on Inauguration Day and died a month later.

  • @laurasmith3382
    @laurasmith3382 Před 4 lety +1

    It must feel eerie to be there at night alone....

  • @trinapatterson8905
    @trinapatterson8905 Před 6 lety

    I would comment on the HORRENDOUS likenesses but, I've already lost 11:05 minutes of my life that i can never get back!

  • @susangavaghan
    @susangavaghan Před 3 lety

    They all looked very eerie.

  • @rosebud824
    @rosebud824 Před 7 lety

    This is my all time favorite video!!!! Thank you so much for making this!

  • @maxmcewen9257
    @maxmcewen9257 Před 5 lety +1

    This video is so funny for some reason

  • @ducttape411
    @ducttape411 Před 7 lety +1

    Unfortunately they couldn't afford to keep the museum running and they auctioned off all of the wax presidents. I remember going to visit it every summer in my childhood, it's kind of sad. 🙁

  • @bravobravoh1344
    @bravobravoh1344 Před 2 lety

    Pretty neat little museum

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 Před 5 lety

    Jimmy Carter looked like Dan Akyroyd as Jimmy Carter. Jackson looked like LBJ, they skipped Presidents Fillmore to Buchanan & B Harrison to McKinley.

  • @FrenkTheJoy
    @FrenkTheJoy Před 6 lety

    I was impressed, there were two little kids and a boy who looked maybe 12, and you could hear them talking the whole time but they were using their inside voices and not being loud and obnoxious. I just like seeing people, especially kids, talking quietly in museums.

  • @zipshed
    @zipshed Před 8 lety

    Carolyn Scott Harrison! LMAO

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 Před 5 lety

    NOW JFK LOOKED MORE LIKE TEDDY KENNEDY,NO? LOL!!!

  • @competetodefeat4610
    @competetodefeat4610 Před 5 lety

    They'll be making a big Hillary at some point? WRONG! HAHAHAH HAAHAHAHAHA

  • @charleschidester6767
    @charleschidester6767 Před 8 lety

    just awesome. thank you. I would love a full length video for my grandkids.

  • @davidhiggins8369
    @davidhiggins8369 Před 8 lety +1

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the JFK statue looks just like Daryl Hammond from Saturday Night Live.

  • @trudifruty6078
    @trudifruty6078 Před 3 lety +1

    People do your HISTORY AN YOUR EYES WILL BE OPENED

  • @obergruppenfulmer7157
    @obergruppenfulmer7157 Před 8 lety

    New viewer. Love your channel. This installment is chalked full of "Nightmare Fuel" and yet is still hilarious. Thanks for sharing and posting your videos. They brighten my day. Keep up the good work.

  • @alanbarham6235
    @alanbarham6235 Před 7 lety

    This give DIRE a whole new meaning!!! Hilariously bad!

  • @steveokinevo
    @steveokinevo Před 8 lety

    carpetbagger is the best, your vidz just keep getting better man

  • @xxxplayboi85xxx
    @xxxplayboi85xxx Před 7 lety

    they need to re do that whole hall of presidents over every last one of the figures look horrible!!!! bit you were great and pretty funny too

  • @louielouie9768
    @louielouie9768 Před 2 lety

    They made Carolyn Scott Harrison looks prettier than her real pics 😂

  • @noasta212
    @noasta212 Před 6 lety

    All the 1st Lady wax figures look like creepy as dolls like Annabelle! 😱😱

  • @cj8172
    @cj8172 Před 2 lety +1

    The one of Mrs Obama is almost as scary as she is in real life.

  • @MrGizmogrey
    @MrGizmogrey Před 6 lety

    I'm so excited! I finally subscribed at your Patreon! You're my favorite CZcamsr! I also ordered a shirt from you & love it! The fabric is amazingly soft. It's become my favorite tee shirt. Keep up the amazing videos Jacob!

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 Před 5 lety

    I doubt seriously if the early Presidents talked like that, but since there was no recorded sound before the late 1870s, we have no way of knowing.

  • @chrism7117
    @chrism7117 Před 8 lety +1

    That's creepy as hell

  • @magicmyth2635
    @magicmyth2635 Před 7 lety +2

    wouldnt it be awsome and also a bit creepy if the dolls were animatronics telling you their historie in short an answer questions.:)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @kathleenpatricia728
    @kathleenpatricia728 Před 8 lety

    I seriously thought they were going to blink and start moving at any given moment. 👀

  • @TheSWolfe
    @TheSWolfe Před 8 lety

    "Face the doodie," LOL. He said doodie. Ol' Bill had some kind of gopher/woodchuck dental disorder goin'. Man, yr right, those little ladies are mos def the stuff nightmares are made of! Cockeyed Carolyn! Hillary Hairy-Brow! The further down the line u went, the freakier they became.

  • @bouyant8659
    @bouyant8659 Před 5 lety

    YOU FORGOT ROZ.. THE ONLY 'SIMILAR' EFFIGY. ARE THEY LIKE 2/3 SCALE?? GREAT VID..
    FUNNY (KNEE SLAPPIN FUN)

  • @mmccello
    @mmccello Před 4 lety

    Seeing the first ladies' section all I can think about is the 70's horror movie "The Tourist Trap" … creepy as hell!!!!!

  • @amyjames7064
    @amyjames7064 Před 3 lety

    I do believe this is the museum John Oliver bought their figures from.

  • @lorrieharkey3383
    @lorrieharkey3383 Před 6 lety

    LOL they didn’t even try ....

  • @TRON8882
    @TRON8882 Před 8 lety

    If you like historical stuff, you might want to see Indipendance Hall at Knotts Berry Farm! Theres a recreation of the signing of the declaration of indipendance using a pens as lights of whos talking.

  • @henrys3629
    @henrys3629 Před 5 lety

    Found a postcard of this attraction dated 1964. The wax figures were to be auctioned off.

  • @00GreyEyedGirl00
    @00GreyEyedGirl00 Před 5 lety

    Great Job! Proud of You!

  • @travelrx81
    @travelrx81 Před 2 lety

    Bill Clinton looked more like Christopher Walken.

  • @539Productions
    @539Productions Před 8 lety

    I was there when I was really young and that place scared the crap out of me! I love Gettysburg though!

  • @ARiddle1986
    @ARiddle1986 Před 6 lety

    Goodness gracious I would've told that child to hush. That constant whispering around the creepy first ladies was too much for me. Thankfully your humor helped. XD

  • @Tunnelfish2
    @Tunnelfish2 Před 8 lety

    Well, the artist that made those figures was on a trip of some sort. Sheesh, Richard Nixon looked like freaking James Bond. Agent Dick, 007.

  • @tammyhorne3252
    @tammyhorne3252 Před 8 lety

    Thank you!