AVGN: Wizard of Oz (Higher Quality) Episode 43

[@NikhileshNerambally]

"Now how am I supposed to get under this flame?" - "Piss on it!"

[@GreekShinobi223]

Nikhilesh Nerambally I died laughing when that occured

[@TheRealCSH]

"Oh, fuck it."

[@anonymouscat02]

"Hell's confusing"

[@pacoelfeo]

"Remember the scene from the movie where Dorothy kicks the shit out of a giant crow wearing a vest?" I love you man. I loved this video back then, still love it now.

[@KadenLovesGames]

Everybody remembered it. You know, the part where Dorothy kicked the crow in it's feathery nuts.

[@mrmanpersonguy5812]

Legend has it that the game is still on AVGN's ceiling.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

I hope in a future episode where the camera happens to be pointing up, he'll put it there.

[@obitwokenobi9808]

We Remotely Low Unlikely, because this was filmed in his old house before he moved to his current one.

[@gengarzilla1685]

That's probably why the Nerd character moved out.

[@gamertoon8230]

Imagine moving into a new house and you see that on the ceiling

[@FadMad8]

Dark Side of the Moon is 43 minutes long. This is episode No 43. AVGN is 4 letters, and WoO 3. Coincidence?

[@halfhawk718]

+FadMad8 Coincidence? I think *NOT*!

[@Cheezmonka]

+Meavy Hetal Half Life 3 confirmed James solves all of our problems It's snowing on Mt.Fuji

[@Cheezmonka]

+Meavy Hetal You are ready, then. Onward to the Grump Zone

[@augustwest5356]

yes. definitely a coincidence.

[@TrollHunterTylei]

+Cheezmonka ... but what if Doge is no kill?

[@phoenixlich]

easily one of mike's best acting roles with the nerd

[@LambLiesDownOnBroadway]

"Wipe your ass on Toto!" Oscar-worthy dialogue right there... xD

[@grahamambrose6089]

Maximilian Bernard ikr

[@DoubleNickelFilmsLtd]

Maximilian Bernard LOFL!

[@danielbueno8474]

But... but Toto blesses the rains down in Africa!

[@princemyriad5813]

One of my favorite Nerd quotes is "Remember THAT from the movie?".

[@CardinalKid87]

Oooo i member Lmao

[@tifforo1]

It can be used to make fun of ANY adaptation. I use that one with my friend.

[@shonmoody1995]

Yeah...kinda reminds me of Chris Farley when he interviewed people. Except Chris would add "That was Awesome" lmfao

[@PrivaronEspada]

06:02 James tries his hard not to laugh his ass off :D

[@NakedSnake85]

Also 5:55😁

[@penatio]

He did laugh at the 6:21 segment, that's why we can't see him.

[@RuruFIN]

The fucking Lion is the one of the best sidecharacters ever in AVGN.

[@gaz9434]

Agreed

[@prezidenttrump5171]

It's just Lion, adding "Fucking" to the beginning just goes to show your low IQ.

[@flexmasterize]

@@prezidenttrump5171 And naming yourself "PrezidentTrump" shows that yours is even lower....

[@erainmartinez8175]

that's awesome

[@MultiSuperguy101]

@@flexmasterizecrybaby

[@ChiefXuligan]

Don't forget to sync your Dark Side of the Moon!

[@hypa64]

Does it work?

[@ChiefXuligan]

Better than the Movie, actually. Pretty sure it's intentional. :P

[@johnchandler80]

The Dark Side of the Nerd - AVGN Wizard of Oz (SNES) Synced with Dark Side of the Moon

[@hypa64]

John Chandler thanks!

[@Camperoftehintrowebz]

What is this syncing thing with Pink Floyd? It makes no sense!

[@GenGamesUniverse]

When the lion says "I like to wipe my ass with this tail!", you can see James literally try his best not to laugh.

[@nammm3]

Mike's effort and passion into the characters he plays for James is so appreciable! His rendition of characters like the Joker and Bugs Bunny/Woody Woodpecker were pure comedy :-DDD

[@nosoyarkano7624]

Pretty sure Ninja Gaiden was played by someone else.

[@nosoyarkano7624]

You're welcome.

[@TheSeptet]

"The layout is confusing as all hell." "Yeah, Hell's confusing." Sometimes I wonder if Mike's lines are scripted or if he is even a real person.

[@UltimateWaifuXD]

Mike is such a good actor. The Lion was so hilarious.

[@curlyfordoge4366]

***** Yeah but,the nerd canon is that the Nerd doesn't know he's a character,he just thinks he's a youtuber,and he doesn't know who Mike is (AVGN video games video)

[@Dyl482]

***** fuck your name kid

[@Dyl482]

***** yeah wtf you're right why was some random black guy taking mikes place

[@marklinstom5145]

***** If they tried to have Mike play all these characters from the show, like Jason or the Cowardly lion would probably be a licensing nightmare.

[@DgonePlays]

Mike didn't want a big role in the movie, that's the only reason why he wasn't.

[@michaelboydston313]

I loved the fact that james perfectly synced up to the album, hence speed ups and slowdowns in the game video

[@li6706]

This is one of the funniest ones in my opinion

[@legendofJupp]

10:45 if mike ever wants to become a professional actor, this scene has to be in his actor reel

[@MrEk0o]

I wonder why nobody ever offered Mike a role of Mr. Hankey in any South Park movie... :[ ...

[@bulletfmv22797]

Pedro Sepulveda That makes no sense. South park parodies mainstream events and popular people. Just by doing that, South park brings people more into reality than other somewhat similar show. "When someone likes something that i don't like, i resort to calling them children. Easily becoming the very thing i use to talk down to others" How about instead of making yourself look like an ass and a hyprocrite, you live and let live?

[@axolotlmafia]

I love watching these older episodes in higher quality. I always re-watch episodes from time to time, they just amuse me with laughs to no end and they never get old :). P.S, the artwork is fantastic.

[@RoundShades]

Oh, so the lion at the beginning of this episode. it was added to the start of the video, based on the info following it, as well as the fact that it literally numbers the roars, JUST to sync up Dark Side of the Moon to it. Gagh, dammit, now I gotta go do it :(

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

My favorite part is the Lion cussing.....and shitting.

[@WreckingWood]

6:08 Even if it's just swatting the air in front of the Nerd.

[@FlintG]

Yeah emerald City asshole.

[@MedalionDS9]

At least LJN wasn't involved

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

5:54 AVGN is trying so hard not to laugh

[@TimboSlice083]

"Hey man did you just swear?" Coming from the guy that always swears. Pretty hilarious.

[@115spt2]

Omg I Cant Believe mike is the lion!

[@diegoga20021]

omg i'm watching in 2018 and if you sync up with Dark Side of the Moon the lyrics say "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you." just as it shows the credits that say "Production, 2008"

[@skellington15]

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh...what was that about Pink Floyd and why don't I remember that part of the review when it first aired?

[@Xanthemew]

James might use the DVD version of the episode which mostly contains additional stuff or removes things (like copyrighted film material).

[@handsomebrick]

I seem to recall that he made a commentary for the original version of this episode, where he said outright that he designed this video to sync up with Pink Floyd. So he decided to just put that in the video now, I guess.

[@MsAhutch]

Did you guys do it? He's real sneaky

[@BluBoulzor]

Watch his Berenstein bear video. We are in an alternate dimension.

[@jonpower9728]

Thought I was having a Mandela Effect

[@PsychopathUltimate]

This was always my favorite episode, I can never resist watching it when flipping through the AVGN back catalog.

[@davidspring4003]

"Giving Dorothy the ruby slippers makes her the target of the Witch." No...killing the Witch of the East made her the target. The ruby slippers protected her.

[@kingbyrd.1512]

Well that does make her the only person who could kill the witch, since she's protected. So In the end it would make her a threat to the witch.

[@BlueberryDragon13]

It can actually be synched with DSotM.

[@lionocyborg6030]

4:17 The giant crow looks like the Duck from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared.

[@stephsaguudefan1753]

Watching James try not to laugh his ass off any time Mike is there is one of my favorite things about these videos

[@workingclassrunner]

This has to be one of Matei's finest hours on this series. You could see James trying so hard not to crack up at how funny he was.

[@zwordsman]

Man he couldn't stop laughing there. also that ending.. Impressivly creative.

[@Cerou94]

This video probably has the best ending of anything ever created.

Andrew Ottenthal You mean the shittiest ending ever! Right?

[@Pathos312]

The Pink Floyd / Oz connection is what we call synchronicity. :)

[@steveperrin7740]

"It's too high to jump over, too low to walk under." Are you stuck in the middle (yeah yeah) and the pain is thunder (yeah yeah)... Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa. Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sasay.

[@copywrittenecho]

Syncing this with Dark Side of the Moon was incredible!!!

[@Kkorner345]

"Now how am I supposed to get around this flame?" :Piss on it XD

[@JuanG2020]

I actually decided to watch this episode while listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album, and found it to be pretty cool how you managed to match some parts of the video with the songs and their lyrics. When "Time" started and then I saw a clock in the game, I thought "Whoa! No way!" Lol. I will definitely have to watch the Wizard of Oz with the album playing. Always love all of your fun facts. These, and the history lessons you include, are just the icing on the cakes that are your great videos.

[@TheDoctorinspector]

Watching this with Dark Side of the Moon. The only sync ups I heard for sure was the lemon drops and the clock, maybe "show me the way" syncing up with "there's no place like home" on the screen?

[@Synthwave89]

+J Esq "run, rabbit run"

[@CrazyLifeToday]

AVGN:how do I get under this flame? Lion: pissy on it Classic

[@elijahbielefeldt-cada6639]

10:47 This would be so good on an avgn soundboard

[@hussambu]

i lost it when he said bitch slap

[@sirmaxxis7461]

6:30 AVGN,makeing your favorite childhood characters curse since 2004

[@petsnsac]

"a blobby blue guy." my favorite AVGN line of all time!

[@drakec.4064]

Hahaha I can watch this every single year that passes and Mike's performance still cracks me up. He was brilliant!

[@2Sweeet]

Whoa...that lion bit at the beginning. Can't believe the effort that goes into some of these videos!

[@impychimpyable]

I have to say Mike did an AMAZING job acting the role of The Lion.

[@BigEvy]

The lion at the beginning was priceless

[@JackGriffin745]

"Let's have a peanut butter & jelly sandwich" -Cowardly Lion, 2008

[@Enterthedarkness23]

I missed the days when Mike would co star as some character or James dressing up. Those AVGN episodes were awesome. I hope someday they both dawn suits again. It was funny and entertaining.

[@haveyboythebighuggerkid7733]

the characters are actually able to shoot gems, but like you said, it's very rare to find more.

[@fubukifangirl]

I assume the four countries are the Winkie Country, the Munchkin Country, the Gillikan Country and the Quadling Country since those are the ones in the book, even if they aren't mentioned in the movie (except the Munchkin Country).

[@PrivaronEspada]

Mike. Is. Awesome.

[@conorallen100]

yay I love watching all the old episodes again in higher quality

[@Ireallywouldrathernot]

Ok so I'm probably the billionth person to watch this and sync up Dark Side of the Moon from the third lion roar (which you so helpfully counted out for me), but I'm pretty impressed.

[@SuperTheJake]

This episode does sync up well with Dark side of the moon. I wish everything did.

[@5TailFox]

Well, in the movie, the witch _did_ saw Scarecrow in half. Pretty sure that's the significance of the buzz saws.

[@5TailFox]

I thought she used the saw on him while she had him strapped to that slab, and *then* the monkeys came in & scattered all the pieces.

[@WTK55]

Are you thinking of The Wiz?

[@5TailFox]

Skull V Maybe..

[@fascinatinglist9654]

Mike should be in alot of AVGN, his what makes most of the episode great

[@alejandrotejeda3695]

Just checked, this episode DOES NOT synchronize with dark side of the moon, except for the end when dorothy gets back home

[@illwill1991]

Thank you I was just about to ask if anyone has tried it

[@zidanetribal1406]

.... In super Mario world I always went back to the secret level after the second ghost house whenever I needed something....

[@OurTalisman]

The other famous Oz characters, like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and Tobias Beecher.

[@QuestionMark46]

God, that impression at the beginning is amazing.

[@PizzamonkeyFGC]

I would enjoy a reference back to the ending of this episode in a future AVGN episode

[@Rubytyr]

I wonder if any of the original devs of these old games watch vids like this~

[@aspie182]

"Wipe yer ass on Toto!" This is called saving the best for last, boys and girls. ;)

[@Matrix803]

omfg, the clips where you see James trying to hold back his laughter are *_classic._* LOL! XD

[@theward0ctor974]

Holy crap the sync works on the 3 on the lion in the begggining. Played it on spotify and fits intro perfectly and rest of song

[@darkangel2347]

In 2018, a crater on dwarf planet Pluto's largest moon Charon was named Dorothy, the main character of the Wizard Of Oz books and 1939 movie.

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

Meanwhile, dwarf planet Mercury has no known moon.

[@christopherspaulding9283]

My guess is that the reason certain charaters could do more or less than the others, was for the game to play on the book and movie themes of cooperation. The companions had to all use their own gifts to get to the wizard and also rescue Dorothy, and not one character could FULLY carry the entire group.

[@fluttershystayshigh4202]

thanks for the added insight on the Pink Floyd thing in the beginning, i honestly wasn't aware, that is some interesting shit.

[@Yolo-pt6jl]

"Why didn't Glinda tell Dorothy she can click her heels and go home?" Because this game wouldn't exist.

[@IfYouveGotGhosts]

" Remember the scene from the movie where Dorothy kicks the shit out of a giant crow wearing a vest?" Awesome!!

[@OmegaChase1002]

bugs bunny: *says hello.* nerd: *beats bugs up.* lion: *physically assaults the nerd.* nerd: *no reaction*

[@Jerkwad152]

James trying so hard not to laugh his ass off when Mike was doing is act was the best part.

[@brydon10]

Mike rules! Good episode

[@xs0ulLess]

Mike is like the best actor xD

[@brendaneicher2154]

Dorothy rides on the balloon? nobody who made this HAD A STINKING BRAIN!

[@muangmuange]

5:52 Nerd is trying not to laugh out, its gold.

[@Antnj81]

I gotta admit, 6:22 - 6:30 had me cracking up

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Very funny episode. Great to see it get the higher quality upgrade.

[@carolinagirlsamt]

I never realized how much the Cowardly Lion was like Rainman.

[@HouraisanKaguya]

Why does everybody hate the lion so much? He really doesn't bother me at all, and I wouldn't have even thought that he would bother other people if I hadn't read the comments.

[@HouraisanKaguya]

***** Well he didn't doesn't seem much different than Bugs Bunny, and people don't seem bothered by him.

[@ryanwalker1593]

Yeah, Hell's confusing. Thanks Mike, this is my favorite line in AVGN history.

[@jacobwaters1147]

“Damn! You just the plastered the game on my ceiling with your shit!”

[@takeongeek2027]

I actually think the giant vest-wearing crow would have been an improvement to the movie. We sat through it every Christmas of my childhood. That might have made the tradition less painful as the years crept on.

[@cobrakingtv3146]

OMG Dark Side of the Moon perfectly synchronises with this episode

[@PostSpasmodicCat]

Mikes laugh at the end gets me every time

[@donniedarkestra7771]

I tried to watch it the movie while playing dark side of the moon, I was sober and my friend wasn't. He was amazed and I ended up annoyed and bored at his amazement. It's like being amazed that the sun is shining through the clouds as if there's something special in the area the sun is shining. It looks cool but it's not some profound revelation haha.

[@101Volts]

Maybe Glinda knew Dorothy was asleep but Dorothy wasn't realizing it nor was Dorothy ready to go home.

[@brandnewrobocraig5190]

You freaking scared me with the lion coming in

[@JoLiKMC]

That spazzy lion on crack is _the best_. Just simply _the best_. *laughs*

[@Marie-tw4ui]

Seriously, I didn't know that a album of music could fit with the events of a movie.

[@randalllokaythatsmyname9375]

An even better syncing of movie and album is Disney's Fantasia and Tool's Aenima. Track 1 (Stinkfist hehe) has to start simultaneously with the opening of the curtains, it lasts for several songs and syncs up again later in the album.

[@kmaximusconnor3665]

For some reason whenever the lion swears I just loose all my cool and it's impossible not to fuckin laugh.

[@spartacus36526]

This is one of my favorite AVGN reviews. Mike is simply awesome and funny as shit as the Lion.

[@d_hurl]

damn ive seen this sode so many times, but still don't fully grasp the lions behavior. I mean I love Mike & his interpretation is really dope, but that shizz is keyed up. like i wonder why the lion is played in such a bizarre way. I love it, but it coulda been acted in so many more sensical ways. I guess its better not question it.

[@71dembonesTV]

Mikes best acting role yet

[@kimmolaine8069]

Mike is just awesome with these characters.

[@hustedr5]

The second I heard "Tin Man" I blurted, "What a miserable fuck!" One of my favorite AVGN quotes for some reason.