THE WIZARD OF OZ ON ICE Full Retro TV Special with Commercials (February 27, 1996)

For the first time on KZbin: The full TV special of THE WIZARD OF OZ ON ICE adapted from the popular touring show produced by Feld Entertainment. The special is presented here in its entirety as originally aired on Indianapolis CBS affiliate WishTV (Channel 8) on February 27, 1996, complete with commercial breaks.
The original recording was missing the first few seconds and last few minutes; therefore, snippets from the VHS version were spliced in to make for a complete presentation. We previously uploaded the incomplete special split up into several segments about 15 years ago and are proud to finally offer the complete version.
©1996 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc.
©1996 Turner Entertainment Co.
©1996 CBS, Inc.
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[@71crm]

It seemed like there were a lot of ice skating specials back in the 90’s. I don’t even know what exactly made skating so hip and trendy back then, maybe it was the fact that so many young people like Oksana Baiul and Michelle Kwan did it that made it cool

[@derekllewellyn6663]

It's looks like new DVD releases review history books documentary about biography book club fun more information on this on ice

[@bigred8432]

Punctuation dude

[@MaskedMan66]

Ice specials go back even further than that; I remember a plethora of them in the 70's.

[@Dularr]

1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Including the Miracle on Ice.

[@shopsshire9282]

Because back then I think in the early days even in the mid-90s women's figure skating was still all about grace and beauty and not the the jumping Bonanza contest that is the day it's all about the jumps these days not the artistry I feel.😢

[@richardgranger2901]

Omg I love you forever who posted this with the commercials my parents taped this on TV .we lost the tape a long time ago thank you so much

[@spideymatt93]

OMG, I'm not even mad that this has commercials cuz my old VHS also had these commercials!! Wow! Love it!!

[@thespiritofoz]

It's a full nostalgia experience! We plan to eventually upload it without commercials for those who prefer the uninterrupted experience.

[@71crm]

I almost think the commercials give it the sense of a time capsule because you can look back and see what was going on back then

[@COz-yc8bm]

It's rather impressive how Miss Gulch was able to ride her bike on the ice.

[@thespiritofoz]

The entire cast of this production was truly talented!

[@stephenstandring7632]

STEPHEN STANDRING

[@AgAusstar]

I remember seeing this on ice when it came to Perth Western Australia when i was a 6 year old in 1997!

[@CJODell12]

The special ranked 70th in the ratings that week, and fourth in its time slot. It had a 7.1/11 rating/share and 11.4 million viewers.

[@DJDizzyStorms]

This is a real treat to watch Thanks for uploading this

[@joshgoodknight9432]

I remember my mom taking me to see this when it was touring when I was little.

[@jakeanthony9574]

This brings back such great chilhood memories of when I saw "The Wizard of Oz On Ice" in Vancouver, Canada at the age of five back in 1997!

[@jakeholmes9618]

Thank you so much!!!

[@QueenTJ1991]

Absolutely amazing!

[@imal25]

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27th, 1996.

[@wickedfan18]

Amazing 🌈❤️ the nostalgia

[@josephmiguelmrsoul]

Maybe this is a mandela effect but wasnt there a dorothy voice named renee before? I bought the behind the scenes video ! I cant find her anywhere

[@typ893]

Dorothy’s voice actor for this show was Laurneá Wilkerson

[@matthewbooth5666]

I remember being mad she was blonde.

[@KyleMUC]

Haha same - although the Dorothy in the production I saw in Cleveland had a bad wig - indeed brunette, but bad 😆

[@pcdfan87]

So, the other young lady who played Dorothy, Jerry Campbell was better than this Dorothy. Jerry gave me CHILLS.

[@catherinebeedle9808]

Why can't Dorothy do anything without Toto?

[@sheismymom]

I can't skate.

[@larloar8196]

sad

[@dsmproductionsofficial131]

Wow it’s a superb show, Dorothy is blonde but it’s better that some girl in a detectable wig as theatre would do even if the actor is brunette their hair teams can’t braid actual hair when most teenagers have done it for decades

[@thespiritofoz]

The original touring production did have Dorothy in a wig. For the TV special they opted not to wig Oksana Baiul, likely to retain recognizability. At any rate, wigs are often used in theatre not for lack of ability on the part of the hair team but for consistency, to limit time in the makeup chair, and ease in transitions between styles - not to mention applying excessive amounts of heat and styling product for weeks, months, or years on end can really take its toll on an actor's hair!

[@isthisryan7899]

@@thespiritofozThis guy is a pervert who is notorious for commenting on women’s hair. He stalks princess party groups and comments how much he hates wigs. I highly suggest blocking him.

[@isthisryan7899]

It’s incredible the corners of the internet you manage to get to with your wig wearing antics. How your family have not banned you from the internet given the amount of complaints they’ve received about your behaviour is beyond me.

[@dsmproductionsofficial131]

@@thespiritofoz honestly I’ve seen it done where a actress has brown hair and she braids her hair, I wouldn’t make excuses as I doubt anyone enjoys wearing those low budget detectable party wigs that theatres will mass use and it makes a very fake looking character, if you have to spend 2 hours being transformed then that’s the magic of acting, to age hair damage why cast straight haired people as characters with curls and vice versa

[@MaskedMan66]

Dorothy is blonde in the Oz books.

[@MsDana-mo9fp]

Disliked this Bobby guy.....we can see what's going on in the action! The singer is not to my liking either! Can she sing without screaming????

[@MaskedMan66]

"This Bobby guy" was one of the nation's chart-toppers, and much sought after in those days.