Journey Back To Oz Part 1

This A Sequel To The Wizard Of Oz In Which Dorothy Travels Back To Oz.

[@snowball1988]

Liza sounds just like Judy!! Obviously its because they are related, but she sounds exactly like her!!

[@princesspeachfan100]

Liza Is Actually Judy's Daughter. =)

[@princesspeachfan100]

=D

[@GeneralHeavy]

Like mother like daughter

[@matane2465]

"They don't believe me". Could be worse Dorothy. In Return to Oz you get send to get electrotherapy.

[@chriswestergaard4506]

Am I the only one who thinks it's REALLY weird that Margaret Hamilton, the woman who played the Wicked Witch of the West in the original Wizard of Oz film, is playing Aunt Em in this film?!

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

Except the film she was in wasn't the first Oz film to be made - there were several silent films before it - so you shouldn't really call it the 'original'!

[@chriswestergaard4506]

Inkyminkyzizwoz That's true. I actually just found that out recently

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

***** Yes, it was the first Oz film to be made that had sound and colour, but that still doesn't make it right to call it the 'original'!

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

***** But it wasn't the first film adaptation of it to be made!

[@peterheimsoth159]

Chris Westergaard Not at all; it's cool when actors from previous incarnations of things come back to play different characters; for instance, Noel Neill, Phyllis Coates, and Teri Hatcher have all played both Lois Lane and her mother Ellen.

[@robhardy]

One thing I never expected was to hear the theme to "News at Ten" as part of this...(the 10pm news bulletin which ran on ITV in the UK for longer than I can remember!)

[@MaskedMan66]

I remember Ronnie Barker in a newsroom skit, waiting for the fanfare to finish, just starting to talk, then being interrupted by the chimes and looking rather annoyed!

[@DingoWrestler]

Thank you so much for uploading this! It's one of my childhood favourites!

[@antoniod]

This was a "Troubled production" that took about 10 years to complete. Initiated by Fred "Astro Boy" Ladd, the soundtrack was recorded around 1963, but Ladd couldn't make a deal with an animation studio until the early 70s. LIza was only in her teens when she recorded this!

[@JohnnyGNV]

You can tell it's an earlier Liza Minnelli recording because her voice took on a deeper tone by the 70's and this sounds more like the Liza who occasionally sang on the Judy Garland Show.

[@Sydyoon09]

If she did this in the 70s Dorothy would’ve sounded much more different here

[@Annandandy2016]

I swear it's Judy garland singing...... but it is really her daughter ms. Liza Minnelli

[@sallyb1689]

Thank you for posting a cherished childhood memory :-)

[@eclipsedsm2]

Daaaamn haven't seen this movie in freaken years

[@TheSdpatri]

This is one of the last The SFM Holiday Network movies I remember seeing on tv back in the day. Makes me sad.

[@KittyKyomi]

Omg hidden memory unlocked!!

[@animefan77]

6:17- Dorothy: my gosh Toto! These things are going one by one as if they’re detailing a star cast roll-call.

[@keez2010]

I had this on video in the early 90s. Great flashback.

[@nellychelsea]

at last!!! thanks so much...i've been searching for this classic cartoon ..it was my 80's time favorite cartoon..i remember i always watch this cartoon over & over...i miss my chilhood moment!! Thanks again..

[@broadwaymike92]

And Liza (the daughter of Judy Garland) is voicing the role her mom played at 16!!

[@donnascig2609]

Thanks for posting this...loved it! Can't wait to show it to my kids... What a classic! Wish I could get it on blu-ray.

[@jackjackson3878]

This is done so well compared to the return to oz (by changing actress and not making the movie as dark.. however I did enjoy return to oz, this Dorothy is very similar to Judy Garland in the original, both with her voice and portrayal, this is exactly what might have happened if Garland did a sequel to the original movie.

[@ericoxner4210]

I used to see this in the spring the locol tv station aired.Back then I would want to go oz with dorothy.That is until the tornado showed up.Then I never mind I will take a cab or amtrak. Tornado can be very bad to ones health.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

They started making it in 1962, but the production was halted for some years due to financial troubles. It was copyrighted in 1971, released in 1972 in the UK and 1974 in the US, so Judy Garland would've still been alive when they started making it, but not by the time it was finished!

[@juliusmaloney]

I haven’t seen this since I was tiny and it was first in TV! Thanks for uploading! 🙏🏼

[@Dotmaetrix]

Yup. It's a piece called "The Awakening" by James Pearson, which ITN was already using as it's News at Ten theme when this was made. Such are the risks of delving into the Stock Music libraries. I've seen a couple of horror films unfortunate enough to have picked out the same stock music as the Monty Python movies

[@sallyb1689]

It's weird for us Brits to hear "The News At Ten" theme music in the opening credits sequence WITHOUT the hour chimes of Big Ben at the end :-D

[@peterheimsoth159]

Sophie A I remember Ronnie Barker doing a spoof of "News at Ten" in which he started to speak right after the music, but the chimes cut him off and he looked off camera with an annoyed expression. :-)

[@manofmanyinterests]

I remember seeing this in 1980 on 'The SFM Holiday Network'. My Mother even sent for the sou dtrack album for me, offered during the commercial brealks, free for five labels from Texize products (which we already had in our apartment). The production is magical and the songs are phenomenal.

[@Abreodan]

Thank you, Darthraner83, for uploading this. I remember watching this as a child, and had been meaning to track it down to watch with my children. This weekend is going to be a trip back to the 70s.

[@joehill9671]

This was Filmation Associates' very 1st full length animated movie in the late 60s and early 70s,when it was being produced,during the studio's Saturday morning productions,and was released by Warner Bros. in late 1974,with Liza Minnelli as the voice of Dorothy,whose famous mother Judy Garland once played,in MGM's popular version! in November 1976,ABC-TV first aired this movie,which was hosted by Bill Cosby,who was still at Filmation,doing "FAT ALBERT" for CBS-it wasn't a bad version,,but Filmation's version,was still no match for Rankin/Bass-Videocraft International's 1964 cel animated special,"RETURN TO OZ" which NBC originally aired that year-it was actually,the better version,although the Filmation version stayed true to it's higher animation values,as well as Liza Minnelli's great singing,or even the voice of Margret Hamilton,the original "wicked witch of the west",who was voiced by Ethel Merman in the cartoon-still an enjoyable cartoon!

[@joehill9671]

This was Filmation Associates 1st animated full length film,which was in production throughout the late 60s and 70s-Warner Bros. released the movie in Nov 1974,and was later aired by ABC-TV in Nov 1976,and eventually syndicated in the late 70s and 80s,as part of "The SFM Holiday Network Special". Filmation Associates later did "FLASH GORDON:The Greatest Adventure Of Them All" (1978) "PINOCCHIO AND THE EMPEROR OF NIGHT" (1987) "The LEGEND OF BRAVESTARR" (1987-never released in the US,until the DVD came out in 2009) and their very last full length animated film,"SNOW WHITE AND THE LAND OF DOOM" aka "HAPPILY EVER AFTER",which was theatrically released by First National in 1993.and released on VHS tape by Worldvision Enterprises later the same year!

[@forrestdupre5327]

+joe hill I think it's amazing that they got Judy Garland's daughter to voice Dorothy and Margaret Hamilton to voice Aunt Em since she was also The Wicked Witch of The west.

[@kevinbutler1126]

When:"The Journey Back To Oz" was shown in national syndication via The SFM Holiday TV Network in the 1980's..Mr.Milton Berle..who did the voice of"The Cowardly Lion"..also served as the host/narrator of the film.

[@Jac2Mac]

And the Warner Bros logo at the start of this movie from 1974 was NOT the Red W but rather, the 1948 WB Shield in color.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

Apparently, on the day Judy Garland died there really was a tornado in Kansas!

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

That's the one - it didn't receive a particularly good crit when it first came out (possible because it is quite a bit scarier than The Wizard of Oz), but it did gradually grow in popularity. The girl who played Dorothy in that one (Fairuza Balk) was 11 at the time, so probably a lot closer to the age Dorothy was originally supposed to be!

[@MaskedMan66]

Actually, she was nine. Dorothy may have been as young as six in her first Oz adventure; certainly no older than ten.

[@Bobsheaux]

Huh... Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland dated for a while, now Rooney is playing the Scarecrow (who kinda-sorta had a romantic subplot with Dorothy) opposite Judy Garland's daughter... Anyone else creeped out here? lol

[@MaskedMan66]

No, he didn't have a romantic subplot with Dorothy.

[@ilovefatguys12]

MaskedMan66 Actually, in the MGM version, it was going to be planned for Dorothy and the Scarecrow to have some sort of romance, but the idea was taken out of the movie. That’s why when Dorothy says to the Scarecrow that she’ll “miss him the most of all” during the end.

[@mommymeow32]

@@ilovefatguys12 Yeah, and there was going to be a scene at the end where Hunk promised to write to Dorothy since he was going to college. I'm glad they dropped that since Dorothy is supposed to be only about 12. It would have been kind of disturbing.

[@Bijoushow]

Grew up with this movie in the 70s! Thanks for posting.

[@user-bk8pu9ed2j]

Wonderful production. MH as antie Em? lol

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

I thought the new one was quite good, actually. As a general rule, prequels can be quite tricky to make, with the outcome effectively already being known from the previous work, but it tied in quite well with The Wizard of Oz

[@applemask]

WE INTERRUPT THIS MOVIE FOR A NEWSFLASH FROM THE STUDIOS OF ITN

[@sylenyasmith2825]

MARGARET HAMILTON WHO PLAYED THE WITCH IN THE 1939 CLASSIC HAS TAKEN OVER AS AUNT EM

[@endrightwinglunacy]

Heheh....speeded up here somewhat. Johnny Pearson's 'The Awakening'.

[@bencarroll6885]

Yes, they did lapse into the News At Ten intro during the credits music.

[@caitlindonnell21]

I love this and Liza minellie she's just like her mom

[@sangochanify]

Awesome

[@lesleyfrolloandhooklover6615]

The Wicked of the West Margaret Hamilton is the voice of Auntie Em.

[@eileanaflores2729]

awwwwwwwwww memories💞💞love this movie

[@AradiaCherry]

Childhood

[@joeyhall87]

apart of my childhood

[@LaDracul]

I usually don't care for Filmation, despite loving "She-Ra" as a kid...it just always come across as sub-par animation though this is somehow a bit better than "A Snow White Christmas"...

[@zanir2387]

Curiously, snow white there look a lot like sabrina the teenage witch from filmation too...

[@fredrogers4717]

Good evening and welcome to the ITN News at Ten. Our top story this evening, the mid to southern areas of the US have been hit with the biggest tornado ever recorded with Kansas being the worst affected state of them all.

[@robynhenry2607]

I love this so much!! 😍😍

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

I suppose so. The way they used CGI in the new Oz film made the Emerald City look much more like a proper city than it does in The Wizard of Oz

[@robynhenry2607]

I believe in The Land Of Oz 😍😂.

[@SeyaDiakite7]

i remember seeing that in the mid 70s. i was shocked when i found out margaret hamilton went from wicked witch in 39 to auntie em in 72.

[@adrianaguzman7279]

🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 de mis mejores recuerdos de niñez 😍

[@mslrab]

So I just looked this up on IMDB. Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch in the original movie, is the voice of Aunt Em here. MIND BLOWN.

[@michaelkovacs8775]

and Tweester can sweep Dorothy and Toto to the land of Oz in this animated film.

[@hypnotised-clover]

Why is the animation so good?

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

I think Return to Oz is a much better film (possibly because of it being a live-action film like the original, rather than animated)

[@aworldgonemad]

1:07 "some fucker round here"

[@MooTelevision]

And Judy Garland's daughter plays Dorothy lol.

[@Purplediva20011]

and Dorothy reminds me of Snow White

[@thengoto20]

7:05, News At Ten.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

I've just finished watching this for the first time. I got the impression at first that I didn't like it that much, but I thought I'd give it a chance and watch it through to the end - in the end it wasn't bad, but I think I still prefer Return To Oz!

[@Purplediva20011]

The people in this remind of of the people from Wilbur,but I luv the movie Wilbur so it's not an insult :)

[@lrt614]

We interrupt this film and handover to ITV for an emergency bulletin by the Alastairs

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Well, we are in the middle of Tornado Alley. XD

[@michaelkovacs8775]

Hey, look it's Tweester from Mario Party 5. at 5:22

[@joshscomputer]

Started in 1962, put on hiatus for a few years, released in 1974

[@WolfBenjamite]

Not watched this since the 80s

[@titmouse-distribution]

I Didn't Know A _PAL_ Version of The Awakening Existed!

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

In one of the books they do eventually go to live in Oz permanently after they can no longer afford the mortgage on their farm

[@Tommytotal]

I search for the German Syncronisation, has everyone seen it? Regards, Thomas

[@ant10279]

Are you talking about "Return to Oz" being a better film than this one? "Return to Oz" is my personal favorite OZ film. Movies today are just not the same as they used to be. Always flooded with CGI and all that useless crap. I didn't even bother seeing the new one that just came out.

[@silveryote1]

This movie is now 50 years old

[@ant10279]

Hi! First off let me apologize on the fact that my last respond's does come across as though I'm attacking CGI. I have no beef with CGI. I took up Computer Animation. My issue isn't about CGI being used. It's about how overly abused CGI is being used in movies. I blame it on Lucas. The art of film-making started going on a slow, but obvious decline ever since Star Wars episode 1 came out. CGI is VERY useful, WHEN used PROPERLY. Does this make better sense to you now? :)

[@kaylafoon2524]

She looks like Alice from Alice In Wonderland

[@Burtonnut]

This is rather charming. But I find it weird that this is made by the same studio that does He-man and She-ra.

[@MaskedMan66]

Why?

[@30Something90sChild]

Return to Oz is another movie so you just got the two confused. That one is live-action.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

I don't understand why some people ridicule CGI so much. You can do a lot more with it! The one criticism I might have of The Wizard of Oz is that the scenery in it does look very artificial, whereas these days with CGI you can make it more convincing.

[@bigred8432]

I don't find the CGI in 'Oz the Great & Powerful' convincing in the least.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@bigred8432 The China Girl is totally realistic.

[@MrOLearyoftheTug]

they seem to have a LOT of tornadoes int hat area, why don't they pack and LEAVE?

[@dunkrez]

News at Ten @ 7mins (ish) - did they run out of ideas for the score?

[@disinterestful]

@darthraner83: Do you know if this is available on a DVD suitable for UK?

[@sheepwolf2004]

how was the rarn sound from 7:20 to 7:21 made?

[@peterheimsoth159]

sheepwolf2004 Ram? When the scarecrow was being tossed about?

[@sheepwolf2004]

Peter Heimsoth it was when the scarecrow was being blown around in the wind. I have heard that same sound used in other cartoons. it has been used in "the jetsons" and flintstones cartoons and it has also been used in ducktales cartoons and scooby doo cartoons and it was also used in the "captain planet" episode "who gives a hoot". I have known that sound ever since I was a kid and I still don't know how it was made

[@peterheimsoth159]

sheepwolf2004 Maybe it's my earbuds; it just sounded like a generic whoosh of wind to me. But you obviously have sharp ears. :-)

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

And a much better film too, in my opinion!

[@TheDarrenguyuk]

wasmt i hear news at ten theme

[@darkbubblepenguin9865]

Huh Margaret Hamilton is aunt em

[@thomasromano9321]

Well, Hamilton is a highly skilled actress! What did you expect? Her to play the Wicked Witch again?

Teria possibilidade deste video ser dublado em portugues???

[@mikeygoodboi]

Any idea where Part 2 is?

[@TDProductions182]

So is. Oz in this film real or part of a dream?

[@peterheimsoth159]

TheDreweMaster It's real.

[@zpozuniverse4562]

Peter Heimsoth you know but what about return to oz? & the wizard of Oz?

[@MrOLearyoftheTug]

there is like a tornado every 5 seconds in Kansas XD jk jk

[@user-cn5xi8ov5p]

أرجوكم أرجوكم لمن أكتب اغنيه دوروثي مع توم وجيري طلعولياهه أتمناه اشوفهم هذا الكرتون كنت حته بقرص اطلعه

[@user-cn5xi8ov5p]

لماذا

[@rhawlyvanfreire3324]

eu ja vi este filme qdo criança ( queria ver ele em portugues completo ) vcs tem ?

[@animefan77]

3:13- Gay as in happy in the old way of speaking.

[@CaptinBen10]

You and me both

[@kimiisungstartedthekoreanw2771]

Hmm.

[@MooTelevision]

I love this movie, but I'm not too happy with the character designs.. lol.

[@lucasamorim1199]

se alguem tiver este desenho em portugues por favor entre em contato comigo pois ele faz parte da minha infancia 86283602 rose

[@bingotheraccoon]

"A long time ago it seems..." A PLACE PERHAPS YOU'VE SEEN IN YOUR DREAMS?

[@bradhig]

SFM holiday network specials used to show this.

[@NonaPhilippa]

I searched everywhere for this movie as all I can remember is the end! so thank you so much for posting!!!!!