Hall of Presidents and Creepy First Ladies

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  • @kimberlyknepp6634
    @kimberlyknepp6634 7 лет назад +125

    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 лет назад +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 лет назад +4

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

    • @rachaelk7866
      @rachaelk7866 5 лет назад +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 года назад

      No

    • @amyjames7064
      @amyjames7064 3 года назад

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

  • @Jessicanyc
    @Jessicanyc 8 лет назад +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 8 лет назад +63

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

    • @johnfd0210
      @johnfd0210 5 лет назад +5

      I thought the same thing about JFK.

    • @Etaoinshrdlu69
      @Etaoinshrdlu69 3 года назад

      He looked like that guy from Frasier.

    • @christinagiagni3578
      @christinagiagni3578 3 года назад

      i thought he looked like ted too.

    • @timorvet1
      @timorvet1 3 года назад

      John Travolta as Bill Clinton.

    • @ntontaraa07
      @ntontaraa07 2 года назад

      Jfk looked like Boris Johnson

  • @Jim-rh2nh
    @Jim-rh2nh Год назад +2

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

  • @mcescher1957
    @mcescher1957 8 лет назад +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 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +3

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

    • @mummywelldaddywell6976
      @mummywelldaddywell6976 3 года назад

      “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 года назад

      Caroline Scott Harrison !!! 😂

  • @ravensbrood3544
    @ravensbrood3544 7 лет назад +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.😣

  • @rosstube
    @rosstube 6 лет назад +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 лет назад

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

  • @agentofchaos1497
    @agentofchaos1497 7 лет назад +35

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

  • @kct1975
    @kct1975 8 лет назад +8

    Great Video!
    I love living vicariously though you!

  • @tinakilloran
    @tinakilloran 8 лет назад +10

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

  • @sarakeith5480
    @sarakeith5480 8 лет назад +1

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

  • @pythonfan1
    @pythonfan1 7 лет назад +8

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

  • @AlexanderGarcia-cy3km
    @AlexanderGarcia-cy3km 2 года назад +2

    Andrew Jackson looks like Christopher Lee as Dracula! 🤣

  • @SeaSwine9
    @SeaSwine9 8 лет назад +19

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

  • @sbkrantz
    @sbkrantz 7 лет назад +5

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

    • @ducttape411
      @ducttape411 7 лет назад +1

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

  • @samilt13
    @samilt13 7 лет назад +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 лет назад +8

      +sarah milton look it up, its crazy

    • @raspberrymojitogirldec
      @raspberrymojitogirldec 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @meaganh2819
    @meaganh2819 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +1

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

  • @BRUTUALTRUTH
    @BRUTUALTRUTH 6 лет назад +2

    Who was the sculptor employed here - Stevie Wonder?

  • @karladuncan4026
    @karladuncan4026 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @matthewbailey2416
    @matthewbailey2416 7 лет назад +6

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

    • @Apollo_Blaze
      @Apollo_Blaze 3 года назад

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

  • @2002catmz
    @2002catmz 3 года назад +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 7 лет назад +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.

  • @thesaexplorer
    @thesaexplorer 6 лет назад +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

  • @charleschidester6767
    @charleschidester6767 8 лет назад

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

  • @thatboybrady7829
    @thatboybrady7829 6 лет назад +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.

  • @bee_sylvester
    @bee_sylvester 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @kfike96
    @kfike96 7 лет назад +1

    This should've been the set for House of Wax

  • @Llandraa
    @Llandraa 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @OldMovieRob
    @OldMovieRob 5 лет назад

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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @Whatamidoinghere__
    @Whatamidoinghere__ 6 лет назад +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

  • @FrenkTheJoy
    @FrenkTheJoy 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @afafnithmaathatap306
    @afafnithmaathatap306 2 года назад

    These things would give you nightmares.

  • @andreaanderson8160
    @andreaanderson8160 7 лет назад +2

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

  • @dme1016
    @dme1016 6 лет назад

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

  • @rosebud824
    @rosebud824 7 лет назад

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

  • @Merrittva
    @Merrittva 5 лет назад +2

    Carolyn Scott Harrison 😱😱😱

  • @damianjones7554
    @damianjones7554 8 лет назад +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 лет назад

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

    • @damianjones7554
      @damianjones7554 8 лет назад +1

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

  • @kathystidham8309
    @kathystidham8309 8 лет назад +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.

  • @susangavaghan
    @susangavaghan 4 года назад

    They all looked very eerie.

  • @emoryinvegas
    @emoryinvegas 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @ducttape411
    @ducttape411 7 лет назад +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. 🙁

  • @goodmorningsundaymorning4533
    @goodmorningsundaymorning4533 Год назад

    Imagine being locked in overnight in that place.

  • @christinagiagni3578
    @christinagiagni3578 3 года назад

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

  • @Europa1749
    @Europa1749 8 лет назад +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!

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @539Productions
    @539Productions 8 лет назад

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

  • @rachaelk7866
    @rachaelk7866 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @Sunny16ap
    @Sunny16ap 3 года назад

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

  • @medoingrandomthings4288
    @medoingrandomthings4288 4 года назад

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

  • @laurasmith3382
    @laurasmith3382 4 года назад +1

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

  • @bravobravoh1344
    @bravobravoh1344 3 года назад

    Pretty neat little museum

  • @kkMSP2013
    @kkMSP2013 7 лет назад +1

    Lyndon's forehead got me trippin ✨

  • @retrobebop61
    @retrobebop61 8 лет назад +1

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

  • @thelonegunman2622
    @thelonegunman2622 6 лет назад +2

    JFK looked fucking ridiculous in this

  • @MrGizmogrey
    @MrGizmogrey 6 лет назад

    I'm so excited! I finally subscribed at your Patreon! You're my favorite RUclipsr! 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!

  • @davidhiggins8369
    @davidhiggins8369 8 лет назад +1

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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 лет назад

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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @steveokinevo
    @steveokinevo 8 лет назад

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

  • @champagnecoloredeyes
    @champagnecoloredeyes 4 года назад

    “These are horrifying little devils” BWAHAHA

  • @obergruppenfulmer7157
    @obergruppenfulmer7157 8 лет назад

    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.

  • @magicmyth2635
    @magicmyth2635 7 лет назад +2

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

  • @jermar1979
    @jermar1979 4 года назад +1

    These wax figures are horrible! 😂

  • @Ophanimswatchoverme
    @Ophanimswatchoverme 6 лет назад

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

  • @maxmcewen9257
    @maxmcewen9257 5 лет назад +1

    This video is so funny for some reason

  • @cassieoh6042
    @cassieoh6042 6 лет назад

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

  • @TRON8882
    @TRON8882 8 лет назад

    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.

  • @trudifruty6078
    @trudifruty6078 3 года назад +1

    People do your HISTORY AN YOUR EYES WILL BE OPENED

  • @00GreyEyedGirl00
    @00GreyEyedGirl00 5 лет назад

    Great Job! Proud of You!

  • @lorrieharkey3383
    @lorrieharkey3383 6 лет назад

    LOL they didn’t even try ....

  • @bouyant8659
    @bouyant8659 6 лет назад

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

  • @Tantheman2007
    @Tantheman2007 3 года назад

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

  • @EW-zf9lx
    @EW-zf9lx 6 лет назад

    I was just at gettysburg and that was closed.

  • @tammyhorne3252
    @tammyhorne3252 8 лет назад

    Thank you!

  • @recoveringsoul755
    @recoveringsoul755 3 года назад

    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

  • @ddivincenzo1194
    @ddivincenzo1194 3 года назад

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

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 лет назад

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

  • @kathleenpatricia728
    @kathleenpatricia728 8 лет назад

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

  • @Ophanimswatchoverme
    @Ophanimswatchoverme 6 лет назад

    Bill Clinton looks like John Travolta with grey hair 😂😂

  • @xxxplayboi85xxx
    @xxxplayboi85xxx 7 лет назад

    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

  • @sonsofthunder915
    @sonsofthunder915 8 лет назад

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

  • @noasta212
    @noasta212 6 лет назад

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

  • @zipshed
    @zipshed 8 лет назад

    Carolyn Scott Harrison! LMAO

  • @chrism7117
    @chrism7117 8 лет назад +1

    That's creepy as hell

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 лет назад

    Where's Arthur's bushy sideburns?

  • @alanbarham6235
    @alanbarham6235 7 лет назад

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

  • @henrys3629
    @henrys3629 5 лет назад

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

  • @mmccello
    @mmccello 4 года назад

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

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 лет назад

    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.

  • @tufthorn
    @tufthorn 8 лет назад +1

    They look so real!!

    • @tufthorn
      @tufthorn 8 лет назад +1

      lol OK not really...but it was neat!!

  • @spartan8390
    @spartan8390 3 года назад

    This whole video is terrifying.

  • @hgwilt1
    @hgwilt1 4 года назад +1

    Even though it was interesting every time I would go into a room and I would start sniffling and clearing my throat really bad there was probably mold and dust on the wax figures

  • @fififloyd
    @fififloyd 7 лет назад

    The first ladies look like Thunderbird puppets lol.

    • @zoppie
      @zoppie 5 лет назад

      Darn it! *I* was gonna say that!

  • @trinapatterson8905
    @trinapatterson8905 6 лет назад

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

  • @kathyflorcruz552
    @kathyflorcruz552 6 лет назад

    Awww HECK! Which one was the lovely Elenore Roosevelt?

  • @WysteriaGuitar
    @WysteriaGuitar 8 лет назад +1

    Is this in Gettysburg PA?

  • @ARiddle1986
    @ARiddle1986 6 лет назад

    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

  • @michaelgale1238
    @michaelgale1238 5 лет назад

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