OMG Buzzy. You have found the Template for the Whole Idiot Drumpf campaign. This is Brilliant. Lets hope there's a Good Guy like Robert Culp in America's Future that saves it from itself, and the Fraudulent Con Man Drumpf at some point in the near future: Seeing so many familiar faces from Star Treks and Twilight Zones and other 60's shows was an added bonus. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0732741/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Trackdown Shakedown
An episode of the 1950s western TV series 'Trackdown' featured a character named Walter Trump who claimed he would build a wall in order to protect a town from the end of the world.
Dan Evon
Updated: Jan 13, 2017
CLAIM: An episode of the 1950s western TV series 'Trackdown' featured a snake oil salesman named 'Trump' who promised to build a wall in order to prevent the end of the world.
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ORIGIN:In November 2016, a clip from an episode of the 1950s western television series Trackdown was published to YouTube, along with the claim that it "predicted Donald Trump" by featuring a snake oil salesman character named "Trump" who claimed that only he could prevent the end of the world ... by building a wall around the town:
The television series Trackdown really did produce an episode featuring a "Trump" character who came to town claiming that only he could prevent the end of the world by building a wall (and also sold special force propelling umbrellas to deflect meteorites). The episode (S1, E30) aired on CBS in 1958 and was titled "The End of the World," featuring actor Lawrence Dobkin playing the role of "Walter Trump." A synopsis of the episode from the Classic TV Archive reads as follows:
A relevant portion of dialog from this episode has been transcribed below:
LAST UPDATED: 13 January 2017ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 09 January 2017
An episode of the 1950s western TV series 'Trackdown' featured a character named Walter Trump who claimed he would build a wall in order to protect a town from the end of the world.
Dan Evon
Updated: Jan 13, 2017
CLAIM: An episode of the 1950s western TV series 'Trackdown' featured a snake oil salesman named 'Trump' who promised to build a wall in order to prevent the end of the world.
ORIGIN:In November 2016, a clip from an episode of the 1950s western television series Trackdown was published to YouTube, along with the claim that it "predicted Donald Trump" by featuring a snake oil salesman character named "Trump" who claimed that only he could prevent the end of the world ... by building a wall around the town:
The television series Trackdown really did produce an episode featuring a "Trump" character who came to town claiming that only he could prevent the end of the world by building a wall (and also sold special force propelling umbrellas to deflect meteorites). The episode (S1, E30) aired on CBS in 1958 and was titled "The End of the World," featuring actor Lawrence Dobkin playing the role of "Walter Trump." A synopsis of the episode from the Classic TV Archive reads as follows:
Walter Trump, a confidence man, puts on a long robe and holds a tent meeting in the town of Talpa. He tells the townspeople that a cosmic explosion will rain fire on the town and that he is the only one that can save them from death. Ranger Hoby Gilman attempts to prove Trump is a fraud.
While Dobkin appeared in at least three other episodes of Trackdown, this was the only occasion in which he portrayed the Walter Trump character
A relevant portion of dialog from this episode has been transcribed below:
Narrator: The people were ready to believe. Like sheep they ran to the slaughterhouse. And waiting for them was the high priest of fraud.
Trump: I am the only one. Trust me. I can build a wall around your homes that nothing will penetrate.
Townperson: What do we do? How can we save ourselves?
Trump: You ask how do you build that wall. You ask, and I'm here to tell you.
While we have not been able to view this episode in its entirety, a representative for MeTV, a Chicago network that airs reruns of Trackdown, confirmed that the episode was real. The rep said that the after Hoby tells Walter Trump that he is under arrest, the final scene heavily implies that the Texas Ranger shoots and kills him:Trump: I am the only one. Trust me. I can build a wall around your homes that nothing will penetrate.
Townperson: What do we do? How can we save ourselves?
Trump: You ask how do you build that wall. You ask, and I'm here to tell you.
LAST UPDATED: 13 January 2017ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 09 January 2017
God Bless America and Our New President - Great start so far!
Glad you like the Trackdown episode Mr Guesser. Just so you know: In the show, Trump's partner in crime shoots him, not the Texas Ranger.
Love your avatar by the way there Mr. Guesser. Isn't it amazing the things that President Trump has done so far! Good luck to you.
Glad you like the Trackdown episode Mr Guesser. Just so you know: In the show, Trump's partner in crime shoots him, not the Texas Ranger.
Love your avatar by the way there Mr. Guesser. Isn't it amazing the things that President Trump has done so far! Good luck to you.
What was Bush thinking?
One thing that has always bothered me is what President George W. Bush did when he found America was being attacked on September 11. He sat there for precious minutes in a classroom of kids. Can you imagine President Kennedy or President Trump doing that. They would of excused themselves to find out more what is happening. Bush used to fly fighter planes in the Guard; you would of thought as Commander in Chief he should of scrambled some fighter jets or do something other than sit in that classroom doing nothing.
One thing that has always bothered me is what President George W. Bush did when he found America was being attacked on September 11. He sat there for precious minutes in a classroom of kids. Can you imagine President Kennedy or President Trump doing that. They would of excused themselves to find out more what is happening. Bush used to fly fighter planes in the Guard; you would of thought as Commander in Chief he should of scrambled some fighter jets or do something other than sit in that classroom doing nothing.
