Lookalikes – special US edition
In 1966 when your ‘umble scribe was still a child, Palitoy launched Action Man in the Untied Kingdom. Action Man was a British version of Hasbro’s G.I. Joe.
Just like Mattel’s Barbie, owners could buy military outfits in which to dress their Action Man, in addition to which various accessories (e.g. weapons, jeep, etc.) also be bought.
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The Action Man doll had a bodybuilder’s muscle definition matched with a lantern jaw, i.e. a long, square jaw with a large chin.
Fast forward sixty years and that enduring image of Action has found physical form in the body of one Peter Brian Hegseth, a former low-ranking army officer, National Guardsman and Fox News presenter made US Defense Secretary by the the disgraced former 45th and current disgraceful 47th President of the United States, adjudicated sexual predator, condemned business fraudster, convicted felon and compulsive liar, Donald John Trump (who is on a personal quest to Make America Grate Again or something similar. Ed.).
For the avoidance of any doubt, your correspondent wishes to point out that the character on the left is the one with more than two brain cells. 😀