In 1957 a new TV series debuted on CBS television, and it was called “Trackdown” and starred Robert Culp. It ended up airing for only two seasons, from October 4th of 1957 through September 23rd of 1959.
In total there were 71 different episodes. Of those 71 episodes, one in particular has garnered a lot of attention over the past decade. It was the 30th episode of the first season, and it aired on May 9th of 1958.
The episode concerned a conman named Walter Trump, who attempted to scam a town out of their hard-earned cash by saying that a meteor storm would destroy the town that evening, and only he could save them. He would do this by building a wall. The name of the episode was “The End of the World.”
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