Hall of Presidents and Creepy First Ladies

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  • @Jessicanyc
    @Jessicanyc 8 років тому +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 !

  • @kimberlyknepp6634
    @kimberlyknepp6634 7 років тому +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 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +4

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

    • @rachaelk7866
      @rachaelk7866 5 років тому +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 4 роки тому

      No

    • @amyjames7064
      @amyjames7064 3 роки тому

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

  • @mcescher1957
    @mcescher1957 8 років тому +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

  • @fool4singing
    @fool4singing 8 років тому +63

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

    • @johnfd0210
      @johnfd0210 5 років тому +5

      I thought the same thing about JFK.

    • @Etaoinshrdlu69
      @Etaoinshrdlu69 3 роки тому

      He looked like that guy from Frasier.

    • @christinagiagni3578
      @christinagiagni3578 3 роки тому

      i thought he looked like ted too.

    • @timorvet1
      @timorvet1 2 роки тому

      John Travolta as Bill Clinton.

    • @ntontaraa07
      @ntontaraa07 2 роки тому

      Jfk looked like Boris Johnson

  • @ravensbrood3544
    @ravensbrood3544 7 років тому +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.😣

  • @luissdstuff6381
    @luissdstuff6381 8 років тому +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 7 років тому +3

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

    • @mummywelldaddywell6976
      @mummywelldaddywell6976 3 роки тому

      “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 2 роки тому

      Caroline Scott Harrison !!! 😂

  • @Jim-rh2nh
    @Jim-rh2nh Рік тому +2

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

  • @agentofchaos1497
    @agentofchaos1497 7 років тому +35

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

  • @rosstube
    @rosstube 6 років тому +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 5 років тому

      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 2 роки тому +2

    Andrew Jackson looks like Christopher Lee as Dracula! 🤣

  • @tinakilloran
    @tinakilloran 7 років тому +10

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

  • @SeaSwine9
    @SeaSwine9 8 років тому +19

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

  • @pythonfan1
    @pythonfan1 7 років тому +8

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

  • @kct1975
    @kct1975 8 років тому +8

    Great Video!
    I love living vicariously though you!

  • @meaganh2819
    @meaganh2819 8 років тому +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 8 років тому +1

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

  • @sbkrantz
    @sbkrantz 7 років тому +5

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

    • @ducttape411
      @ducttape411 7 років тому +1

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

  • @samilt13
    @samilt13 7 років тому +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  7 років тому +8

      +sarah milton look it up, its crazy

    • @raspberrymojitogirldec
      @raspberrymojitogirldec 6 років тому +1

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

  • @BRUTUALTRUTH
    @BRUTUALTRUTH 6 років тому +2

    Who was the sculptor employed here - Stevie Wonder?

  • @Oldbmwr100rs
    @Oldbmwr100rs 7 років тому +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.

  • @sarakeith5480
    @sarakeith5480 8 років тому +1

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

  • @2002catmz
    @2002catmz 3 роки тому +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

  • @bee_sylvester
    @bee_sylvester 5 років тому +1

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

  • @thesaexplorer
    @thesaexplorer 6 років тому +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

  • @damianjones7554
    @damianjones7554 8 років тому +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 8 років тому

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

    • @damianjones7554
      @damianjones7554 8 років тому +1

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

  • @OldMovieRob
    @OldMovieRob 5 років тому

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

  • @Llandraa
    @Llandraa 5 років тому +1

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

  • @matthewbailey2416
    @matthewbailey2416 7 років тому +6

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

    • @Apollo_Blaze
      @Apollo_Blaze 2 роки тому

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

  • @thelonegunman2622
    @thelonegunman2622 6 років тому +2

    JFK looked fucking ridiculous in this

  • @Sunny16ap
    @Sunny16ap 3 роки тому

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

  • @kfike96
    @kfike96 7 років тому +1

    This should've been the set for House of Wax

  • @Tantheman2007
    @Tantheman2007 3 роки тому

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

  • @Whatamidoinghere__
    @Whatamidoinghere__ 6 років тому +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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 років тому +1

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

  • @goodmorningsundaymorning4533

    Imagine being locked in overnight in that place.

  • @thatboybrady7829
    @thatboybrady7829 5 років тому +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.

  • @emoryinvegas
    @emoryinvegas 6 років тому +1

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

  • @FrenkTheJoy
    @FrenkTheJoy 6 років тому

    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.

  • @medoingrandomthings4288
    @medoingrandomthings4288 4 роки тому

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

  • @Ophanimswatchoverme
    @Ophanimswatchoverme 6 років тому

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

  • @ddivincenzo1194
    @ddivincenzo1194 3 роки тому

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

  • @kathystidham8309
    @kathystidham8309 8 років тому +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.

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 років тому +1

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

  • @champagnecoloredeyes
    @champagnecoloredeyes 4 роки тому

    “These are horrifying little devils” BWAHAHA

  • @andreaanderson8160
    @andreaanderson8160 7 років тому +2

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

  • @karladuncan4026
    @karladuncan4026 7 місяців тому

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

  • @Ophanimswatchoverme
    @Ophanimswatchoverme 6 років тому

    Bill Clinton looks like John Travolta with grey hair 😂😂

  • @sonsofthunder915
    @sonsofthunder915 8 років тому

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

  • @dme1016
    @dme1016 6 років тому

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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 років тому +1

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

  • @ducttape411
    @ducttape411 7 років тому +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. 🙁

    • @TheCarpetbagger
      @TheCarpetbagger  7 років тому

      +ALyssa Eve I'm lucky I caught it when I did

  • @jermar1979
    @jermar1979 4 роки тому +1

    These wax figures are horrible! 😂

  • @Europa1749
    @Europa1749 8 років тому +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!

  • @Merrittva
    @Merrittva 5 років тому +2

    Carolyn Scott Harrison 😱😱😱

  • @kkMSP2013
    @kkMSP2013 7 років тому +1

    Lyndon's forehead got me trippin ✨

  • @charleschidester6767
    @charleschidester6767 8 років тому

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

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 років тому

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

  • @afafnithmaathatap306
    @afafnithmaathatap306 2 роки тому

    These things would give you nightmares.

  • @christinagiagni3578
    @christinagiagni3578 3 роки тому

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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 років тому

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

  • @539Productions
    @539Productions 8 років тому

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

  • @noasta212
    @noasta212 6 років тому

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

  • @fififloyd
    @fififloyd 7 років тому

    The first ladies look like Thunderbird puppets lol.

    • @zoppie
      @zoppie 5 років тому

      Darn it! *I* was gonna say that!

  • @laurasmith3382
    @laurasmith3382 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @kathleenpatricia728
    @kathleenpatricia728 8 років тому

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

  • @davidhiggins8369
    @davidhiggins8369 8 років тому +1

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

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 років тому

    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.

  • @susangavaghan
    @susangavaghan 3 роки тому

    They all looked very eerie.

  • @rosebud824
    @rosebud824 7 років тому

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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 років тому

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

  • @obergruppenfulmer7157
    @obergruppenfulmer7157 8 років тому

    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.

  • @retrobebop61
    @retrobebop61 8 років тому +1

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

  • @mmccello
    @mmccello 4 роки тому

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

  • @rachaelk7866
    @rachaelk7866 5 років тому +1

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

  • @recoveringsoul755
    @recoveringsoul755 2 роки тому

    Great video. I was going to ask if there was a website for their souvenir shop, but it seems to be closed now. I used to collect snow globes, not sure I'd want any of presidents though. Was just curious what other things they had available

  • @trinapatterson8905
    @trinapatterson8905 6 років тому

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

  • @zipshed
    @zipshed 8 років тому

    Carolyn Scott Harrison! LMAO

  • @bouyant8659
    @bouyant8659 5 років тому

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

  • @MrGizmogrey
    @MrGizmogrey 6 років тому

    I'm so excited! I finally subscribed at your Patreon! You're my favorite UA-camr! 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!

  • @louielouie9768
    @louielouie9768 2 роки тому

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

  • @xxxplayboi85xxx
    @xxxplayboi85xxx 7 років тому

    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

  • @amyjames7064
    @amyjames7064 3 роки тому

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

  • @steveokinevo
    @steveokinevo 8 років тому

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

  • @henrys3629
    @henrys3629 5 років тому

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

  • @Tunnelfish2
    @Tunnelfish2 8 років тому

    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.

  • @cassieoh6042
    @cassieoh6042 6 років тому

    This is my favorite video on UA-cam ever!!!!!

  • @trudifruty6078
    @trudifruty6078 3 роки тому +1

    People do your HISTORY AN YOUR EYES WILL BE OPENED

  • @bessierife3222
    @bessierife3222 6 років тому

    Sadly The Hall Of Presidents is no more,now it's office for the Eisenhower historical society or something to do with the Eisenhowers

  • @magicmyth2635
    @magicmyth2635 7 років тому +2

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

  • @ARiddle1986
    @ARiddle1986 6 років тому

    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

  • @TRON8882
    @TRON8882 8 років тому

    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.

  • @mikehenry4743
    @mikehenry4743 2 роки тому

    That didn't even sound like Washington.

  • @bravobravoh1344
    @bravobravoh1344 2 роки тому

    Pretty neat little museum

  • @hannahstahl1857
    @hannahstahl1857 4 роки тому

    Anytime I see or hear Reagan.... All I think of is Family Guy Reagan going: “REAGAN SMASH” and “REAGAN SLEEPY”

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 років тому

    Where's Arthur's bushy sideburns?

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 років тому

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

  • @cj8172
    @cj8172 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @alanbarham6235
    @alanbarham6235 7 років тому

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

  • @lorrieharkey3383
    @lorrieharkey3383 6 років тому

    LOL they didn’t even try ....

  • @competetodefeat4610
    @competetodefeat4610 5 років тому

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

  • @EW-zf9lx
    @EW-zf9lx 6 років тому

    I was just at gettysburg and that was closed.