Opening & closing to The Wizard of Oz 50th anniversary VHS

Opening of the VHS is a Downy Wizard of Oz commercial. The closing includes a "Special Collector's Supplement" for the film including a theatrical trailer, a scene from the 1939 Academy Awards, MGM tour with some of the cast, Buddy Ebsen version of 'If I Only Had A Heart', lost song 'The Jitterbug', and 'If I Only Had A Brain' extended version.

[@ChuckD79]

Still have my VHS copy...was 10, and my grandfather (God rest his soul) drove me to Sam Goody at the local mall to pick it up the day it was released in August 1989!

[@HoboRoadrunner]

i had the 1999 version and i found the ad with the minivan here on youtube and it made me cry since i havent seen it in so many years

[@gabethedinosaur95]

The Texas roadrunner /hobo roadrunner so do I at my dads .

[@MaskedMan66]

@@gabethedinosaur95 ???

[@tofutoph]

Oh man the nostalgia just hit watching this again

[@Nacho-Mamma]

I would love to see all of Buddy Ebson’s Oz footage. I’ve heard so many times that if he had not gotten sick from the makeup, he would have been pure magic on the screen.

[@MayorMcCheeseStalker]

You've really heard that "so many times"? 'Cause as a 50-year fan of this film, I've NEVER heard how great Ebsen would have been in this role. I've always enjoyed Ebsen's pre-"Oz" performances ("The Broadway Melody of 1936," "Captain January," "Born to Dance," "Broadway Melody of 1938"), but after hearing his horrible rendition of "If I Only Had a Heart," into which he put so little effort, I'm glad he didn't complete the film --- although I AM sorry about the circumstances surrounding his departure. Ebsen was a better dancer than Haley, or at least a more eccentric one, but vocally, Haley soars above Ebsen.

[@ChuckD79]

Unfortunately, none of Ebsen's footage survived...also, the only scenes he ever got to film were those in the Witch's castle, since that and Dorothy's first meeting with the Scarecrow were the only ones shot by original director Richard Thorpe before he was fired.

[@MayorMcCheeseStalker]

@@ChuckD79 His voice is still in the film --- on the last 2 reprises of "We're Off to See the Wizard." It's not really noticable when the Cowardly Lion joins them and they sing it as a quartet in the Haunted Forest, but earlier, when it's sung as a trio by the Tin Man's cottage, you can definitely tell that it's not Haley's voice.

[@ChuckD79]

@@MayorMcCheeseStalker You are correct...though Haley re-recorded If I Only Had a Heart and the Tin Man's solo lines in The Jitterbug and If I Only Had the Nerve, they decided it was unnecessary to do so for group vocals, so Ebsen's voice was kept for We're Off to See the Wizard.

[@SillyCreatureSally]

I prefer Haley's version too

[@christopherrichards2350]

I remember back in elementary school, we had a school play of the Wizard of Oz and I played the Wizard himself. It was a cardboard cutout of the Wizard's head and I was behind the cutout head doing the Wizard's voice.

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

We did the same thing!! And did it on the Friday CBS was to air The Wizard that night.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@philipmclaughlin9636 How was attendance?

[@nifftys]

We had a wizard of oz play at my old school :3

[@MaskedMan66]

@@nifftys Who were you?

[@isaiahwilliams7150]

My dream role would be Tin Man

[@danielsteele4712]

I was 3 years old when this edition came out.

[@DreamDancer82]

Yay! Finally, someone uploaded the bonus footage! I used to have this VHS, but me being the idiot that I was, gave the tape away when I upgraded to a DVD copy.

[@bethauer9270]

I remember this! In fact, we use to have the 50th Anniversary video.

[@towright]

I remember this. I still have a 50th anniversary tape.

[@notablackperson2126]

towright hav u seen the 75th annivesary , SO BLU RAY HD, increddicable from 1939

[@towright]

@@notablackperson2126 no but I might try to get that version

[@timbartschwolfman]

Towright Nice

[@DamonNomad82]

The 50th Anniversary Edition VHS was the version I watched of The Wizard of Oz as a kid. This brings back so many memories!

[@Mojavegreen]

I remember this. Still have the tape, my dad bought it for us when I was 7.

[@Showman_87]

I used to love watching all of these extras after the movie on VHS. As a child, this was my gateway into understanding how movies are really made. It was so interesting to see all of the alternate footage and deleted scenes that weren't in the movie, learning the different names and appearances of the actors who played the characters, and it started my deep interest in finding out what went on behind the scenes of my other favorite movies. The Wizard of Oz truly has one of the most complex and fascinating histories behind the making of any film.

[@Sandlot1992]

well, John Leader was paid to be in special features on this VHS tape before he went on to do voice-over for various Universal trailers and promos!

[@ChuckD79]

I knew that voice sounded familiar, but couldn't remember his name...Leader was also the voice of Nostalgia Television (now YouToo TV) during the early/mid-90s.

[@timbartschwolfman]

10:48 The guy who is basically behind the tree is like I don't care if I'm on camera

[@MaskedMan66]

Why should he? It was only a home movie recording a rehearsal.

[@MindMan424]

I was wondering why he got out the tree tho ..

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@MindMan424No ventilation obviously inside that tree.

[@geraldthebusdriver3491]

The greatest movie ever made in HISTORY

[@MindMan424]

I think so too

[@LPJISKOOL]

My favorite copy of wizard of Oz, it’s the one I grew up watching with my grandma!

[@isaiahwilliams7150]

Same

[@DiscoMatty79]

Thank you so much for this! I remember getting this Christmas 1989. I was 2 weeks shy of being 8. The memories of this tape. It Sadly broke. Probably bc I watched it so much.

[@singinglawnchair]

I grew up with this release of Wizard of Oz. I've seen this so much that the times I've seen this outside of this tape, I instinctively expect the Downy commercial, the 1955 trailer and all the other stuff beforehand and it feels wrong. lol

[@nescafe5308]

Yep I remember when it came on tv every year they always showed the Downy commercial advertising and the kids singing and dancing to the song of the movie

[@kingsnake23]

I wish I still had my vhs copy of this.

[@SSlovebird]

I remember having this vhs and watching it so many times as a kid

[@brersam9473]

Buddy Ebsen dancing with that child is SO HEARTWARMING!!!!!

[@KTEFilmsInc]

I never saw the ending of this except maybe once or twice because the scene where the wizard flies off leaving Dorothy behind upset me as a young kid lol. Thanks for uploading this.

[@GoodOlDayz]

You're welcome.

[@MaskedMan66]

He didn't mean to. Toto ran off to chase that cat.

[@curtthegamer934]

Ha, imagine if the movie had followed the ending of the book. There still would have been a good twenty minutes left. Think similar to if the LOTR trilogy had included the Scouring of the Shire.

[@SillyCreatureSally]

It's worth noting that the Tin Man actually untied the Wizard's balloon 🎈

[@disneyboy3030]

​@@curtthegamer934what was it.

[@h193013]

I forgot about the Downy commercial until now

[@ornenow4703]

Same

[@curtthegamer934]

My copy of the 50th Anniversary VHS didn't have that commercial. I assume there was more than one printing of this particular VHS.

[@jonathanstubbs8158]

The scariest moments of my childhood were the jitterbug scene from this.

[@MaskedMan66]

Scary? That?

[@jacktayl]

1:43 In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, MGM/UA Home Video proudly presents a special collector's supplement to the classic motion picture. This unique compilation includes rare footage specially presented for your enjoyment. Here is the original Wizard of Oz Coming Attractions trailer produced by MGM for its 1955 theatrical reissue. 4:39 At the prestigious 1939 Oscar Ceremonies, Mickey Rooney presented Judy Garland with a very special Academy Award for her role as Dorothy. 5:41 Texas contest winners were greeted on the MGM Lot by Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, and the original Tin Man: Buddy Ebsen in this promotional trailer produced prior to the film's release. 6:56 Buddy Ebsen was originally cast to play the Tin Man, but unfortunately became ill from the silver makeup he wore. His recording of If I Only Had a Heart still remains and is presented here with rare photos in the Tin Man costume. 8:28 The Jitterbug was an elaborate dance sequence deleted from the final cut of The Wizard of Oz. The actual motion picture footage no longer exists, but thanks to these photographs and home movies, MGM/UA reconstructs this musical number with its original soundtrack. 12:03 A longer version of the Scarecrow's song If I Only Had a Brain was discovered in the MGM Vaults in 1973. This footage features a unique Ray Bolger dance number choreographed by Busby Berkeley.

[@GoodOlDayz]

Wow! Thank you. 👍👍

[@jacktayl]

@@GoodOlDayz You're welcome. I had to study them to rehearse them good.

[@nobodysperfect06]

The reprise of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead in Emerald City, is the one deleted scene I wish still survived in its entirety, only a few seconds survive in the trailer

[@HiTopsVideoMemorabilia]

Great job! Just so you know, I have autism too!

[@shanerollins3736]

@nobodysperfect06 There are rumors that a TV print from the 50s or 60s has the scene. My mother who was born in 1957 vividly remembers the scene too.

[@nescafe5308]

Great stuff there of a classic

[@anniefinch6843]

I remember this movie and I've read the book.

[@elizabethramirezsierra3700]

I bought the VHS back in 2013 during Spring break

[@fromthesidelines]

Procter & Gamble (the makers of Downy) sponsored the annual CBS telecasts of "The Wizard of Oz" in the 1960's.

[@lussiusanderson7844]

My childhood!

[@captmarvelhero2342]

0:43 1:43 2:21 3:09 3:19 3:51 6:57 8:29 12:04 12:17 13:08 15:04

[@Lauren94twitch]

gosh i had this tape

[@ornenow4703]

I wish they kept the Jitter Bug scene!

[@gabethedinosaur95]

I have the 60th anniversary vhs . I remember when my bought it home me and my sis dad watched it and my moms still terrified of the flying monkeys .

[@ChuckD79]

A People article on the 50th anniversary of Oz featured a picture of Toto being held by one, w/the caption noting that the monkeys "have always terrified children, but Toto remains a favorite movie animal".

[@anniefinch6843]

This is my favorite movie.

[@JoseDiaz-dg8bx]

The Wizard of oz yes I remember all of that right after the movie was over but I didn't stop it but it was cool watching all of that went I had on VHS

[@jacktayl]

Even though Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs first released on VHS in 1994, I believe if it was part of the Classics collection in 1987 in honor of the 50th Anniversary, I'd do a similar supplement like this after the ending title card with RKO Radio Pictures, but with still images and texts like the laserdisc of the Work in Progress cut of Beauty and the Beast with the voice of Mark Elliott narrating the intros. Here's how they'd go in this order (you will note that some of the wording, I got from this closing but with different sayings to differ from this video where they actually came from)... [Special Collector's Supplement/1967 Promotional Trailer (background: Dwarfs on tree trunk during Heigh-Ho)] In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney Home Video proudly presents a special collector's supplement to the classic motion picture. This unique collection includes rare footage specially displayed for your viewing pleasure. Here is the original Snow White coming attractions trailer, produced by Disney for its 1967 re-release. [Academy Awards Excerpt: Shirley Temple and Walt Disney (background: Snow White saying goodbye to Grumpy before leaving with the prince)] At the glamorous 1938 Oscar ceremony, Shirley Temple presented Walt Disney with a very special Academy Award for creating the very first animated movie. [Tricks of Our Trade: Billy House Dancing Footage (background: Snow White's dance in The Silly Song)] Billy House served as live-action reference for realistic dancing for Happy in The Silly Song. This scene from Tricks of Our Trade shows how the animators studied his motions before they drew it on paper. [Bonus Song: Music in Your Soup (background: Snow White testing the soup from the cauldron)] Music in Your Soup was intended to follow The Washing Song as a way to show how the Dwarfs got the soap out of Dopey, but unfortunately, was cut because of storytelling reasons. The complete voices, music, and sound effects still remain, and are presented here with cleaned-up pencil animation by Ward Kimball. [Pencil Reconstruction: Bedroom Fight (background: Dwarfs' noses poking over the bed frame)] Originally, Grumpy still wanted Snow White gone from the cottage, which led to a big fight in this longer sequence deleted from the final cut of Snow White. The actual color footage and soundtrack no longer exist, but thanks to these pencil drawings and newly-recorded voices, Disney reconstructs this argument with the original musical underscore. [Additional Sequence: Evil Queen at the Cauldron (background: Evil Queen holding the goblet as the thunderbolt mixes the potion)] An additional moment of the Evil Queen preparing the Poisoned Apple was carefully preserved in the Disney Vaults in a fully-completed form. This footage showcases a brief verse by Lucille LaVerne that plays while the Queen mixes the cauldron before she dips the apple into the brew. [Copyright Screen] (C) 1987 The Walt Disney Company All Rights Reserved Well? Do these sound like good intros for those Snow White bonuses?

[@davidcolantuono3622]

It's too bad that the film left out both "The Jitterbug" and the extended scene of the Scarecrow's "If I Only Had A Brain". I wonder if there's a "Director's Cut" that shows these scenes (and others that were deleted).

[@lukegreen5341]

1:45 Happy 85th Birthday L Frank Baum's The Wizard Of OZ The Movie. 1939 - 2024. 85 Years Of Warner Bros Pictures And Metro Goldwyn Mayer Movie Magic Coming Of Age Action Adventure Fantasy Musical Family Fun Epic Groundbreaking Music Comedy Action Adventure And Excitement. Old School Times Man. XXxxx 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

[@geraldthebusdriver3491]

10:48 that guy is like "hey hey what's happening?!"

[@bethauer9270]

Did you by any chance see the movie "Tom & Jerry and The Wizard of Oz"? It's kind of a retelling of the original classic movie told through Tom & Jerry's perspective.

[@shanerollins3736]

I commend those who catch all the inside jokes in the Downy commercial

[@bellamovie2]

1939-2024 Happy 85th anniversary!

[@elizabethramirezsierra3700]

Favorite movie

[@SharpCinema]

Jitterbug sounds like Ba'lai Hai - same melody

[@geraldthebusdriver3491]

I'm actually kind of glad they took away the jitterbug scene it would have taken away the creepiness of the scene

[@MaskedMan66]

On the contrary, the music would have built into a frenzy, and the actors would have looked more and more frightened as the number continued.

[@geraldthebusdriver3491]

@@MaskedMan66 Interesting...

[@disneyboy3030]

​@@geraldthebusdriver3491what you saw was a small part of it.

[@joshuawilliams1564]

it would have been awesome if mgm had made musical adaptations of children's stories in the 80s such as noddy, thomas the tank engine, frosty the snownan, the grinch, paddington, a wizard of oz sequel, the little engine that could, the cat in the hat, peanuts and popeye even.

[@isaiahwilliams7150]

I like the 1971 animated Cat In The Hat along with The Wizard Of Oz.

[@MindMan424]

8:35 I wonder why they deleted certain motion pictures of the jitterbug

[@superjackster0165]

It’s believed that the actual footage was destroyed in the fire that happened in one of the MGM vaults back in 1967. Although this has never been officially confirmed

[@BEX5397]

1:15 IM LAUGHING SO HARD

[@71crm]

I always get a bit of kick out of that too! 😂

[@NECHOII]

*BOOKLET BY ''WARNER HOME VIDEO''!*

[@ornenow4703]

The Buddy Ebsen tin man was upsetting to me as a child.

[@MaskedMan66]

Why?

[@SpongeDan]

@William Harding Probably the mustache on him.

[@MayorMcCheeseStalker]

@@MaskedMan66 Because he kept looking down at Toto and going, "Weeellllllll, doggies."

[@MaskedMan66]

@@SpongeDan He didn't have a mustache in 1938.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@MayorMcCheeseStalker LOL A friend of mine played Dorothy in a non-MGM children's play of _Wizard,_ and the Tin Woodman was supposed to do a rap, but the guy playing him couldn't rap. So he tried to find a tune that fit the words, and it turned out to fit "The Ballad of Jed Clampett!" The sad part is, I don't think he knew about Ebsen having been cast in the role, since for whatever weird reason he had in his bean, he played the character in an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice...

[@jayleslie5081]

oz is a real place!

[@heroldofvortos178]

9:37 BAMF OW MY F@$&IN EYE!!!!

[@MaskedMan66]

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[@tompurnell4545]

1998 CHIRSTMAS EVE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@tompurnell4545]

Angela Lansberry Followed By Wild Things Are Is L. Frack Blum

[@MaskedMan66]

@@tompurnell4545 Angela Lansbury. L. Frank Baum.