Top 10 Things Only Adults Notice in The Wizard of Oz

"The Wizard of Oz" works on another level as an adult. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the wonderful, wizardly, and weird things about “The Wizard of Oz” that might have grabbed their broomsticks and flown over our heads when we were kids. Our countdown includes where are Dorothy's parents?, is Glinda really all that good? Dorothy's shoes are meant to be silver, and more! Are there any tidbits from “The Wizard of Oz” that YOU only spotted only after you got older? There’s no place like the comments section to share them with us!
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[@MsMojo]

Are there any tidbits from “The Wizard of Oz” that YOU only spotted only after you got older? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Wizard of Oz Facts That Will Ruin Your Childhood - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bV6wcmWDn86boKs

[@ASMR-Arboretum]

A dog leash would have stopped Dorothy's problem to begin with.

[@Missmagazinebura]

Scarecrow got the math wrong .

[@user-we7ts7nz6k]

What about the fact that poppies (aka opium) put everyone to sleep and snow (cocaine?) wakes them up?

[@thatguy8514]

Agreed on poppies. Papaver somniferum. Somni for sleep and ferum for the reddish color of iron.

[@johnconnolly749]

When the Wicked Witch leaves Munchkinland, her exit is supposed to mirror her entrance. She spins away from Dorothy and Glinda and hits her mark about 10 feet away. Smoke rises from under the stage, momentarily obscuring her. A trap door opens, she drops underneath the stage, and then flash-pots go off to signal that she has magically teleported away. But on the day of filming, the timing of the special effects went haywire. If you watch carefully, you'll notice that the smoke begins to rise a good 3 seconds before the Witch hits her mark. As the scene continues, the flash-pots go off as the Witch is dropping through the trap-door. The actress, Margaret Hamilton, was severely burned by the flash-pots, and filming had to be delayed for several days. The production team couldn't afford to scrap the footage and re-film the scene, so they kept it as is, with some judicious editing.

[@flarrfan]

I think you need to be older, if not adult, to get Scarecrow's line "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?"

[@tlouiseallen9302]

Which is relevant even today 😏

[@jacklow9611]

I don't know about that. I got it the first time I saw it at about 8 years old, and recognized the truth of it.

[@jesse7631]

Well, isn't that the saying - 'The empty wagon is the noisiest wagon.'

[@jacklow9611]

@@jesse7631 : I've never heard that one before. It must be a regional thing. Is that anything like, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"?

[@bethharris2607]

Exactly

[@chriskay1449]

Margaret Hamilton was so convincing as the Wicked Witch of the West that children were scared of her. Fred Rodgers decided to bring her on as a guest on "Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood" to show kids that she was just "pretending" to be a witch in the movie and that in fact she was actually a kind and loving person.

[@jeatig]

Did these children also believe that Miss Hamilton in real life had green skin??

[@chriskay1449]

@@jeatig They are children. They aren't going to thknk about skin color, just that they were scared. The point is her performance scared children for decades and Fred thought it was a good idea as a teaching moment to show children that she was merely "pretending and dressing up" like kids love to do.

[@janemarie1413]

She terrified me as a child! I couldn't wait for the movie to come on tv, but had to cover my face when I knew her scenes were coming up. 🤢

[@teknonerd58]

I saw an interview where Judy said Margaret was her best friend on the set. And how she would laugh at her green skin.

[@tonydenbok8641]

I can't verify this, but I've heard that Margaret Hamilton was the only person on set who was nice to Judy Garland, or at least was the nicest to her in the cast.

[@janeskey5042]

I remember seeing it as a small child in the mid 60’s - our Dad kept the change to color secret ~ he told us to keep watching after the house landed .. we knew something was going to happen . He really built up the suspense! It was magical when she opened the door to all those colors. He absolutely loved movies and knew everything about all the classics. He passed away during the pandemic. Miss you, Dad…

[@michelefrazier3767]

❤❤❤

[@TokiPollypocket22]

BLESSINGS to you for your loss. W of Z brings back memories of good old days before crazy leftist destroyed America 🇺🇸

[@eoharrison7499]

My heartfelt condolences to you and your family on your dad's passing. May he rest in peace. Mine, too, loves movies as well as the behind the scenes and technical stuff (partly why I became an Entertainment Tech), and he too didn't mention the color change as well. My parents and I never missed it on TV, and it was always a special family event. May your wonderful memories with your dad be a loving treasure always.

[@janeskey5042]

@@eoharrison7499 thank you. That’s very sweet. I just held my baby grandson for the first time today and my daughter and I were talking earlier about how we could feel my dad’s presence. Your words really meant a lot.. 🥹💙❤️ thanks for sharing your memories, too.

[@eoharrison7499]

@janeskey5042 'tis nothing, my dear. I'm glad they brought some measure of comfort, and you're enjoying your time with your daughter and precious little angel! I truly believe that our loved ones are always near in one form or another. Sending hugs, well wishes, and infinite blessings. Welcome to the world, wee little one! You're going to love it here! Be blessed. Be happy. Be you!🙏🏻🕊💞

[@myspin9680]

2 things: 1) If you can get killed by a bucket of water, would you leave one lying around your castle? 2) The Professor states he's a bad wizard, but a good man. I disagree. He sent Dorothy and her companions to certain death to retrieve the Witch's broomstick just so they would stop bugging him.

[@RajaniIsa]

I'm reminded of Patricia C Wrede's Enchanted Forest series. Probably inspired by this, the evil wizards were melted (not killed, they'd eventually un-melt) when doused with soapy lemon water (as discovered by a character who was bother by one while mopping).

[@michelefrazier3767]

Castle floors need mopping too. 😄 The witch probably had rules about that, but a worker did not follow them...maybe hoping for an "accident"? 😆

[@RobinMayhall]

In the book, which has many more adventures, peoples, and witches, the Wizard does try to send Dorothy home (in a hot air balloon). It’s really not his fault that it doesn’t work out. 😀 I do recommend the book. It’s really weird and very different to the movie, but it’s fun. Baum wrote several sequels with additional fun creatures and places. I love the place where certain trees grow fresh boxed lunches and dinners as their “fruit.”

[@user-vr6xm8lm1o]

This is Dorothy’s dream and she wants to make sure those wicked witches are DEAD. 😁

[@Shadow-7773]

@myspin9680' lol They had to do something for him, before he would help send her home.

[@TheCraftydevilSpeaks]

Funny story for you. In anticipation of seeing the premiere of The Wizard of Oz on tv for the first time ever when I was a child in the 60’s, my father surprised us on the day of the airing with a console color tv (we only had a black & wht at that time and a tv like that was a financial stretch for our family,). We were so excited that we were going to see this movie in color and my mom made jiffy popcorn for the occasion. When the movie came on and it was black and white, my father was angry and frustrated about why there was no color. He thought the tv was bad. Every time I hear about this movie, I have this vision of him laying on the floor playing with the color adjustments the whole beginning of the movie and us all standing behind him trying to watch it. When the segment came in Oz and it changed to color, my father thought he had miraculously figured it out. When the end switched back to black and white, my parents realized that it was on purpose, my father was fuming. We never talked about it in front of him because he would get upset. He thought people should have been warned, but that was part of the surprise and wonder of the whole movie. My father was a special man and a great dad, and I felt bad when I got older that his pride had been hurt in front of his children when he went through great lengths to get us that tv, hook it up to the antenna so we could enjoy that movie, cartoons and Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights. 💋love you-RIP

[@texasnewt]

Thanks for sharing: amusing, yes, but also endearing and poignant.🙂

[@RachaelMorgan-om4xw]

Crafty, first, let me say your Dad sounds like a top bloke! I'm very sad for your loss :( I was a litle kid in the 60's too, my Dad used to do magic tricks... quite poorly 🤭 Later, he had a thing about baking bread.... Oh how he tried. I'm sorry to say that we could have built a small wall with his loaves, and a cobbled path with his buns 🤫 And we totally took the mick, which was wicked, but impossible to resist 🥸

[@marklenhard6052]

This story made me laugh and cry (almost). What a beautiful memory. Your Dad sounds like he was a great guy.

[@garyw9164]

Great tale!

[@keishiemcdaniel4011]

Beautiful tale ❤😊

[@Revolver1701]

It was so special when I was a child to see, once a year on tv, The Wizard of Oz.

[@myrtlekatz7912]

Yes, and Peter Pan, starring Mary Martin.

[@lyndavonkanel8603]

It sure was!

[@karenseay2225]

I'm 63 and I still watch it about once a year

[@Revolver1701]

@@karenseay2225 me too. 🤗

[@keishiemcdaniel4011]

I've watched THE WIZARD OF OZ for 51yrs(I'm 52yrs old now) and I looked forward to watching 1x a yr for years up until I moved a year and a half ago to a rinky dink town w/o cable or satellite 🛰 😂

[@HeavenReservation]

I was born in the mid-50's, words cannot explain how exciting it was as a young child to see this movie. A time where we had no streaming, dvd's, vcr's and color tv's were rare. In the USA, you only had once chance to see it! This was an annual Sunday evening event that aired around Easter time and the network (I think NBC) was pumping up the preview weeks in advance. Families would gather to watch this! The next morning, you know all your grade school classmates watched as well. The boys would be chanting the witch's guard marching theme in the hallways and the girls were practicing how to gross-over their legs to do "We're off to the see the Wizard" walk. To this date, it is still my favorite movie of all-time, nothing can bump it out of first place on my list. Most likely I've watched over 500 times now. Guessing that the new generation have not seen this movie compared to the baby boomers at 95-99%.

[@suanach]

Yep, once a year, every year without fail like its own holiday, in March, I think, it was a big event ... but not starting till the mid-1960s for me. I hardly ever see it anymore because you can watch it just ANY old time you want. Although I actually was killing time in an airport for a layover, went into a toy store where the movie was showing, about 3/4 through, and stood there watching the entire rest of the movie, transfixed till the end! WOW, and I thought having seen it at least THIRTY times was a lot! Good to know you can still love it as much after 500 viewings.💚

[@cvent8454]

One of my Top 10 favorite movies. When I was a kid back in the Stone Age, it came on once a year and was a big deal. Families would plan to be home together to watch it. Jiffy Pop was always on the menu! No one worried about any of the things you mentioned. I always loved the flying monkeys, hated Miss Gulch and still shout, "Run Toto, Run!" every time he makes his escape. This movie never gets old. Not everything needs to be over-analyzed. Just sit back and enjoy this fabulous movie.

[@dawnnitroy1786]

I agree!!❤❤

[@tlouiseallen9302]

It was annual Halloween tradition at my house, too. Popcorn and fudge were the treats my mom made us.

[@pamelacourts5989]

​@tlouiseallen9302 My mom made homemade fudge too. I've seen this movie probably 50 times, still love it!

[@bookmouse2719]

My Sister and I watched it together every year, on our black & white tv. Loved it.

[@wallyman292]

Yep. It was almost like another Christmas Eve or something when TWoO came around for its annual broadcast! I was always scared by the tornado myself, and always thought how scary it'd be to be caught out in the middle of nowhere when one struck! To this day, I'm fascinated by tornado footage that storm chasers post here on YT!

[@7xtc25]

How many of you remember that Margaret Hamilton, the wicked witch, played “Cora“ on the Maxwell House coffee commercials for years? She had had a little country grocery store and would tell her customers about how good Maxwell house coffee was.

[@dawnnitroy1786]

oh yeah!! she did!!❤❤

[@tlouiseallen9302]

I remember that 😁

[@chapter7thomas]

I remember

[@buyerbware25]

SCTV did some hilarious take-offs on that.

[@chellybabyme]

I was scared of Cora. I was also more scared of Miss Gulch (on that bike) than the witch, bc Miss Gulch was real waking life.

[@laurentakores425]

Dorothy didn’t believe there was no place like home when she arrived in Oz. That’s why Glenda said she had to learn it for herself - only then would the magic work.

[@marthagilbert3459]

I guess that makes sense

[@Deuteromis]

Nah I prefer MadTV's take on Oz. 🤣

[@AnalyzingWithAaron]

It's the oldest trick in the book. Make somebody believe that their current messed up situation is good, by subjecting them to an even worse reality. This was this movie's greatest flaw. the moral of the story is toxic. Home wasn't good for Dorothy, it was familiar. But she didn't know the difference.

[@carlabamford9154]

The Cost/Benefit Analysis that Glinda does, (What is the cost of putting Dorothy through hell compared with the benefit of learning that “There’s no place like home”) makes no sense. Glinda is a sociopath.

[@jgrafx]

Glinda wanted Dorothy around as team leader long enough to take out her rival the Wicked Witch of the West. Once that was done, Glinda gave Dorothy the secret of how to get home. That’s how I always interpreted it. Very transactional, that Glinda, but in super sugar-coated form.

[@mrjackdog]

My dad, an actor, occasionally played poker with Margaret Hamilton. I always thought that was so cool.

[@bonniecole6784]

That is 😎

[@josephgaviota]

Definitely 🆒.

[@ClickToSeeMore-zy9fc]

"You will LOSE, my Pretty!"

[@stephenflynn7600]

Was she a good poker player

[@tootired76]

My wife is a German GI bride and came back to the USA with me. She has been in the USA 39 years. She had seen bits and pieces of this movie but not the whole thing. We had a mini vacation of northern Minnesota last fall and stopped at the Judy Garland museum in Grand Rapids. Kinda spendy but very cool! When we got home she wanted me to sit down and watch "The Wizard Of Oz" with her. I had not seen it for like 55 years. The movie still holds it's own after 83 years! I enjoyed it. Perhaps because now I'm an adult watching it with adult eyes. The flying monkeys terrified me when I was a small kid! In 1939 when the film went from sepia to color that must have been better than any acid trip for the viewers that any one could take nowadays!!!

[@BillGreenAZ]

I still remember seeing it and how much awe I felt when I was a little kid 60 years ago.

[@jasonsturges3540]

All i can say about this Hollywood classic is that the Wicked Witch of the west scared the shit out of me as a kid. This is one of my all time favorite movies. It stands the test of time.

[@josephgaviota]

_It stands the test of time._ That's really true. I have the DVD, and when you think about here was NO SUCH THING as CGI special effects, those tornado scenes are AMAZING.

[@dawnstorm9768]

You too?

[@debbi8990]

I saw flying monkeys in the trees after that.. Shudder, poor Toto 🐒 🐕

[@caseybrazell933]

I would always leave the room when she came on, and get my dad to tell me it was clear for me to come back when she was gone.😂

[@hunterburk]

Yea the flying monkeys never bothered me but the witch scared the crap out of me. I would crawl up in the couch with Mom and Dad when she showed up. In real life Margaret Hamilton was just the opposite. A living angel. ❤

[@davidroddick91]

My favourite line from the movie is after they've been attacked by the flying monkeys, and the scarecrow has been essentially eviscerated. They ask what happened, and the scarecrow says, "First they tore my legs off and threw them over there. Then they pulled my chest out and threw it over there." To which the Tin Man replies, "Well, that's you all over!"

[@garyw9164]

That was horrible as a kid to watch that part of the movie. Thanks for reminding me. lol

[@lindaw2165]

And while they're scrabbling to gather his limbs and put him back together, you can see the floorboards of the soundstage.

[@tiggerpoohist]

Ya. That always got a laugh outta me.

[@bryanpeloquin3890]

I saw this movie 100 times before I heard a quote from the lion. When he was first introduced and was scaring/bulling everyone, he said to the tin man, "how long you stay fresh in that can"?🤣😉

[@randallkoch6215]

My favorite line was when the Wizard told Dorothy how he became said Wizard. His line "Times being what they were; I took the job". A reference to the Depression. The story was written in 1900.

[@greenbeans575]

I noticed this when I was an adult and watched it again after many years: When Dorothy meets the scarecrow, they begin discussing the best route to get to Oz. Dorothy notices that the yellow brick road is forked into two directions. When she asks him which way is best, the scarecrow says "some people go both ways". 😂

[@toniraia6380]

😆🤣

[@patrickdarcie435]

When I was young, this movie was aired once a year around Christmas....it was a very important event in our home and I remember it fondly...

[@meganfedor]

I remember seeing it around Thanksgiving time, and looking forward to it with great anticipation! It's the perfect movie to see at Turkey Day! So American!

[@jerryfarmer5737]

It aired every year in the spring where I grew up; in Texas tornado season.

[@suanach]

@@jerryfarmer5737 Yikes, that could be, as we say now, a bit triggering if you actually HAD one at the time! We live nowhere near Texas or "Tornado Alley," but they showed it here every March too. Since the latter half of the 1960s, at least. I can't imagine how the three TV networks we had back then could've squeezed it in among all the Christmas programming between Thanksgiving and Christmas!

[@dandoolin1335]

Although she was terrifying to me as a toddler, I couldn’t help but notice that while the Wizard was a phony, the Witch had a ton of power. She could travel at will with a flying broom, burst onto the seen in a ball of fire, conjure balls of fire, cast spells, had an army of soldiers, had a squadron of flying monkeys, and had castle fortress. Okay, she wasn’t a looker and couldn’t take a bath, but otherwise, she was powerful until her greed got the best of her.

[@soxpeewee]

Greed? Those were her sister's shoes that Glinda and Dorothy stole like a couple of hoodlums after Dorothy murdered/manslaughtered the Wicked Witch of the East.

[@gregoryschleitwiler9601]

​@@soxpeewee😂

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@soxpeewee I don't think it counts as manslaughter (or witchslaughter) if your house is ripped up by a tornado and dumped on someone whilst you're in it. A reasonable person couldn't foresee that happening, or control it in anyway.

[@michaelhutson6758]

That's the whole point as mentioned in the many deconstructions of the story: The Wizard was a colossal bluff, using trickery to give the wicked witch(es) the impression he had real magic. If not for that, all of Oz might have been long since conquered.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@soxpeewee your comment literally had me laughing out loud for 15 minutes.

[@billm5555]

As a kid we had a black and white TV. So I had no idea that most of the movie, or any of it, was in color. So I was shocked at age 19 when I watched it on a friend's color TV. What a revelation.

[@jeremyashford2145]

brilliant comment you are so lucky to have had that child's experience at 19

[@briancorriveau5134]

Same here. First time I saw it in color was during a theatrical re-release probably in the late 1960's. I was pretty awed. I was 11-12 years old.

[@catw6998]

If it all was in black and white as most of our TVs were back then, I found it puzzling as a kid when they kept saying, follow the yellow brick road.

[@kathrynwitte3398]

You weren’t alone. We didn’t get a color tv until my grandmother died in ‘72 and we got her floor model.

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

I also remember the first time I saw a man fly an airplane. What a revelation. It was in 2021

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"--Such an iconic line and used again and again for many reasons.

[@TaDarling1]

I recently bought some quaint door signs on Etsy that read: Nobody gets in to see the Wizard...not nobody, Not no how!

[@suanach]

This may be one reason why "Lost" became my all-time favorite TV series!

[@brionbearclaw7476]

Water melts the Witch because she's a Fire Mage - and her opposing Element is Water.

[@user-pr5zs6uq8u]

So if it rains, she can't go out 😱🤔

[@brionbearclaw7476]

@@user-pr5zs6uq8u I suspect she has some ability with Weather control. We know she can make poppies grow spontaneously from miles away.

[@TaDarling1]

As a kid, I never wondered about the Wicked Witch's hygiene because I just assumed she must stink because she was evil.

[@bostonbean]

There will never be a better witch than Margaret Hamilton! Perfection.

[@garyw9164]

She's the witch I compare all of the others to and none are as great as Margaret Hamilton.

[@kimkrebs451]

She was so perfect for the part of the wicked witch. Like the part was written for her

[@dalehelmstead2306]

Witchie-poo comes pretty close

[@coldlakealta4043]

as a kid and even now I saw her as the star of the show - by far the most vivid portrayal in the movie, and not even modern video technology could produce a more perfect combination of appearance and voice. Margaret Hamilton rocked,

[@bostonbean]

@dalehelmstead2306 Witchie poo was great but more comedic.

[@PatrickHardison-bk4mh]

Best line in the movie (my opinion). Dorothy and the Scarecrow had found the Tin Man, who is trying, with difficulty to communicate. He says something through his rusted jaw, Dorothy says to Scarecrow, "He said oil can", Scarecrow replies "Oil can what?" I'm 65 years old, and it still makes me laugh.

[@samkingsway6564]

Im today years old before I got that one!! Thanks for sharing that chuckle! 😄

[@JamesDavy2009]

I don't know if the Tin Woodsman was originally meant to be made of iron or that Baum didn't know that tin doesn't oxidise like iron.

[@biggerock]

I always thought the best line was when Glinda says "Begone, before somebody drops a house on you!"

[@RachaelMorgan-om4xw]

Blimey, Pat, I never caught that! I'm 63 🤭

[@ramjet637]

Me too.

[@nickshank4520]

I've been watching the Wizard of Oz for almost 4 decades now, and it wasn't until this most recent time that I noticed there is a reference to the song that was cut, "The Jitterbug" still hiding in the film. The Wicked Witch says, "Take your army to the Haunted Forest and bring me that girl and her dog. Do what you like with the others, but I want her alive and unharmed. They'll give you no trouble, I promise you that. I've sent ahead a little insect to take the flight out of them. Now FLY!" The little insect was the jitterbug, which when bitten by it, they had the uncontrollable urge to sing and dance and tire themselves out. Amazing how it's still there, even though the song was cut.

[@vincentrobinette1507]

I don't know when the song "Jitterbug" was written, but I wonder if that song took reference from the movie! Which came first? The "Wizard of Oz" or the song, "Jitterbug"?

[@abbynormal4740]

IIRC, in the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz book the wicked witch uses an insect called "jitterbug" to help subdue her victims. A bite from the jitterbug caused its victims to dance until they dropped. Hence the witch's line in the movie about sending ahead the insect to take the fight out. Apparently, there was a musical/dance Jitterbug scene that was filmed but cut from the final film, but for some reason the witch's reference to the Jitterbug wasn't cut or the scene reshot. Either the continuity error wasn't noticed in time or it wasn't practical to correct it due to cost or cast availability, etc.

[@CHRISMED2]

Why did they cut that scene? I've seen old deleted clips that look really cool

[@secondchance6603]

@@CHRISMED2 Perhaps it had something to do with the run time of the movie.

[@macplus3339]

When they come out of the forest where the "Jitterbug" scene was deleted you will notice them carrying a butterfly net and an rather large old fashioned bug sprayer. What they used before the aerosol cans of today.

[@chapter7thomas]

While Toto is opening up the curtain to reveal the wizard, Toto is looking off screen to whoever is pointing to Toto what to do.

[@DavidSilva-vc6nw]

Also, the curtain is tucked into the dogs collar. Toto isn't pulling it with his teeth.

[@johnmiller7682]

Because of the depression, in the 1930's, it would have been quite common for parents to give up their children to other family members, so that they could travel to find other work, or just because they couldn't afford to take care of them. Nobody in 1939 would have even questioned this.

[@cruzloera4931]

Idk when the movie takes place but the book was written in 1900

[@marthagilbert3459]

That's a good point

[@lmanning9706]

@@cruzloera4931 I always imaged the story occurring around the end or turn of the century. Baum made up the stories to tell his nieces before he eventually wrote them down.

[@towanda1067]

I agree. No viewing audience in 1939, when the film was released, would have questioned Dorothy living with her Aunt and Uncle. Times were hard, so children were often farmed out to relatives or even put up for adoption. The same could have happened in the 1900's when the book was written. Additionally, the viewing audience in 1939 might not have read the books so they took the movie at face value, not questioning Dorothy's age, the color of the slippers, etc.

[@queenbunnyfoofoo6112]

I never wondered why she was living with her aunt and uncle.. I always figured Dorothy's parents were dead....either from disease or accident.

[@DogDad728]

My favorite movie quote of all time comes from The Wizard of Oz and I overlooked it for many decades. I’m nearly 60 years old and didn’t meet my true love until I was 40. Shortly after we met we watched it together and had seen it many times before unknowingly as children and young adults. The quote comes late in the movie when the all powerful Oz gives the Tin Man a Heart watch/clock and says something I now cherish since my love died almost five years ago when he says “A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others”. My Rae was loved and thought of by so many people she impacted in her life that this quote stays with me always.

[@TrudyPatootie]

*Oh what a sweet memory...I am so sorry that you lost the love of your life* *DogDad...That is so tragic. One day you will run through the white light to* *scoop Rae up in your arms. May God and His Angels walk this grief journey* *with you. Love, light and Peace offered to you!*

[@TrudyPatootie]

@@lcal9305 *Amen Ical! I love LOVE!*

[@josephgaviota]

Touching story 🙂

[@TokiPollypocket22]

Lovely memories these old movies bring back thank you for sharing 😊

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry you lost Rae. I'll be 60 in a few months and I still have not met my true love.

[@DavidR13]

I remember watching the wizard of oz as a kid. I specifically remember my stepmother leaving the room with a build up of tears in her eyes when Dorothy doused the witch with a bucket of water and she started melting. At night, she could be seen trailblazing through the sky on her twin turbocharged broom that had 1666HP and went 0 - 60 in .000666 seconds. Oh yes, she was a real treat. That all went away when I torched her broom and she left the house for good! Life has been Awesome ever since.

[@Izumi-sp6fp]

When I was a little kid in the 1960s--5 in 1965--that scene where the shoes disappeared, and the feet and legs curled up, was the scariest scene in the whole movie to me. For the next couple of years, I would cover my eyes when that scene was about to happen. I remember to this day how I felt watching that scene. Now of course, I got this and "The Ten Commandments" on my phone. Among about 30 other favorite movies. It's lovely to be able to watch "Big Trouble in Little China" at will. ;)

[@karenkenney6021]

That was the scariest thing for me too!

[@timothyj.mannion5210]

@@karenkenney6021 We're the same age. I wonder if that's why I have to sleep with socks on and my feet covered by the sheet in summer and the blanket in winter?

[@karenkenney6021]

@@timothyj.mannion5210 lol maybe

[@stagesixx]

Those curling up legs freaked me out for sure when I was a kid.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

I never realized Frank Morgan played so many roles in this film. He really was talented. The film itself is such a technological marvel that never gets old.

[@dawnclark4635]

There was talk about a lot of famous actors,of that time,who are bantered around as casting ideas. W.C. Fields and Ed Wynn were considered. Morgan wound up playing the wizard and the extra roles because of hte money spent on things like the film technology or to further the idea that the wizard was manipulating Dorothy and co. throughout their time in Oz.

[@marthagilbert3459]

I didn't notice either

[@ultrasometimes8908]

CGI has no heart

[@marthagilbert3459]

@@ultrasometimes8908 I've watch CGI shows and movies, they're great, but I've actually favored the 2-D animated stuff more.

[@smorgasbroad1132]

I love him in "The Shop Around the Corner".

[@gregm766]

Fairly sure Miss Gultch died in the tornado. Remember her riding her bike when Dorothy is in the twister going to Oz.

[@prenticehammond2003]

My thoughts, too. Or perhaps she was picked up and drowned after being dropped in a river, lake, or pond. Some kind of water death.

[@marthagilbert3459]

Her death is a good explanation.

[@clifftarrance9389]

Maybe there was no tornado. It was a metaphor for Dorothy’s rage as she murdered Miss Gulch, after which she withdrew into a psychotic hallucination conjuring up the land of Oz.

[@JeffinIC]

The Royal Shakespeare Company stage adaptation has Miss Gulch getting hit by a telegraph pole and breaking her leg. But yeah, no further explanation.

[@earlleeruhf3130]

Then the farm hands in the row boat must have died too.

[@tjPennings]

I have (since adult) always been aghast at the wisdom the Wizard tells the Tin Man: "Remember it's not how much you love, but how much you are loved by others." I hope no child or teenager (or ANYONE!) takes that to heart. It's saying it doesn't matter what you do to help others and show your love, but instead how popular you are - - your success depends on other people rather than something one has control over.

[@946towguy2]

Also the scarecrow spouts a false theorem and thinks he is smart. "The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an Isosceles triangle are equal to the square root of the remaining side."

[@mtnman6557]

Glad to learn that I'm not the only one who believes that the line sends the wrong message (I'm sure it was well intentioned though). Sadly, it is a very prominent thought/stance in society, especially our current one.

[@vincentrobinette1507]

@@946towguy2 It actually sounded right to me, however he did NOT mention the Hypotenuse. I though that he stated that the sum of the squares of 2 sides, the square root equals the remaining side, which I took to be the Hypotenuse. He said it so fast, that I may not have caught that error.

[@946towguy2]

@@vincentrobinette1507 There are several lines in the movie which are delivered with the tone and facial expression intended to sound right if you are not paying attention. The Wizard is a charlatan who tricked the people of the Emerald City by convincing them to wear green glasses. It is a tribute to Frank Baum's sense of ironic humor. Do you know why the lion is 'cowardly'? It is because in Oz, when you cut off the head of a lion or tiger or bear to mount it on the wall, the head remains alive and trapped while the body wanders aimlessly, looking for its head. He is the last lion in all of Oz.

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

The change is color was magical.

[@Disneygirlie]

Despite the dark sides of this film, the Wizard of Oz is one of my favourite films of all time 👠👧🐶🦁🤖👨‍🌾🪄

[@melissamercer1988]

I agree with you. Judy Garland was an amazing actress and has a beautiful voice

[@dawnclark4635]

It is my absolute favorite but it's hard to ignore some of the things that happened. Like Margaret Hamilton getting her face burned with the chemicals used in the first scene with the witch,or Judy Garland being called a "fat,little pig",by the executives at MGM,the fact that she was slapped by the director,Victor Flemming,or how the original TinMan being booted due to an allergic reaction to the silver in the makeup and him nearly dying as a result. All things considered I blame a lot of Judy Garland's addiction issues on the hoops they made her jump through for the part she played.

[@melissamercer1988]

@dawnclark4635 I couldn't agree with you more on all this. Judy probably would have lived a longer life if she hadn't became addicted to the things she was addicted to nor would she have had any eating disorders. Hollywood may be a beautiful place but it's also very toxic

[@maxpatrickhaynes2194]

💯!!!

[@marthagilbert3459]

I think the same

[@AnimaMandala]

As a kid I always thought of Glinda as Aunt Em's Oz counterpart, but back then I didn't pay attention to how they don't look or sound alike. I would still like to think so, but as the movie's version of Oz is all a dream, Glinda could be a representation of how Dorothy sees her aunt. A lovely, kind and caring person who is still firm in her convictions.

[@IzumisChild]

Agreed and when we did the stage version of Wizard of Oz, Aunt Em and Glinda were played by the same actor but I do like the idea of it being Dorothy's mother.

[@wesleyjenkins4267]

I figured that glinda's counterpart was dorothy's school teacher

[@VirtualBabe29]

In one of the many documentaries included in the Blu-ray release it is mentioned that Billie Burke was originally going to also be a friendly chatty but somewhat scatterbrained neighbor of the Gales who tries to console Dorothy after Miss Gulch takes Toto, and accidentally implants the idea of running away

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@wesleyjenkins4267 The ironic thing is the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West-Margaret Hamilton-was a school teacher…of the kindergarten grade.

[@wesleyjenkins4267]

@@JamesDavy2009 I already knew that

[@bintheredonethat]

I'm 68 and this is still my all time favorite movie bar none. I even have a Cowardly Lion wind chime.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

Maybe the Wicked Witch had a skin tag that said "Dry Clean Only" ....💙🙄🥰

[@MissHeird]

😁😁😁

[@marywatkins6798]

I have fond memories of being scared as a kid watching this on TV. It's a brilliant film. One thing I noticed as an adult is the very excellent acting by everyone in the film, even minor characters like Uncle Henry. Watch his face in the scene where Aunt Em is almost telling Miss Gulch off over the Toto episode. "Just because you own half the county . . . but being a Christian woman, I can't!" His facial expressions go from Ooh-ooh to bemusement, very subtle. Everyone is good.

[@peggyknecht5551]

Uncle Henry looked like he was thinking: "Oooh, You are going to get it now." 🤣

[@humaneleaguelancPA]

I noticed his facial expressions also!

[@davec.486]

I completely agree!

[@abbynormal4740]

I also love the way Uncle Henry "casually" let the gate door smack Miss Gulch in the posterior 😁😜

[@ToEuropa]

As a kid, I always wondered where the red brick road went - you know, the red brick road that starts at the same place the yellow brick road does, then goes off in another direction. It wasn't until years later that I learned it leads to Glinda's castle.

[@christyb9201]

Kinda reminds me of the red brick leading to Wonkas factory 😂

[@tb6303]

I didn't know that!

[@theoriginalThud]

Neat!

[@Spectahman2.0]

I remember trying that in The Wizard of Oz world in the video game Lego Dimensions, there it just stopped at a cliff, where when you jumped off it, you just went back to Kansas.

[@user-bu5ye3mr5w]

From the time I was about 4 or 5 in the 1950's when all we had was black and white TV, I never saw the Wizard of Oz in color until I was maybe 21 around 1975. After seeing the movie a dozen or more times in b & w, seeing it in color was an impressive experience

[@Rockhound6165]

Oh, fun fact. In Beech Mountain, NC there's a place called The Land of Oz. I went there in the early cretaceous period when it was in it's heyday. It eventually became just another abandoned theme park although it's gone through a renaissance over the past 5 years or so. Anyhoo, in it they had a museum of artifacts from the movie most notably one of the dresses Judy Garland wore for the film. Sadly the dress ended up getting stolen.

[@marknesselhaus4376]

Yup, back when I lived near Boone, NC I had read about that park. I never did see it in person.

[@johnw8578]

Best part is when Glinda tells Dorothy that she's made an awful enemy of the wicked witch -- and then says well, best be on your way, bye! That always makes me laugh!

[@JohnLittrell-fo6bx]

One of the lines that I never listened to when I was a child watching the movie and completely missed this until i was an adult...the Wizard told the Tin Man " that a heart is not judged by how much you love but by how much you are loved by others" ...that's heavy and great advice to live by...think about it!

[@GothGuy885]

But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad. [ America: "Tin Man" ]

[@janeskey5042]

❤ I actually remember hearing that line as a child and being touched by that. I never forgot it 😊

[@flarrfan]

I actually prefer the earlier line, "Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."

[@kell_checks_in]

Hm... What if you live in a corrupt culture? Then, the most hated people are the most legit and frequently the most caring.

[@marylynnkunkel3134]

I don't think I agree with that. True love is not always giving people what they think they want. Conversely, there could be someone, like a cult leader, whom everyone loves, but may ultimately lead them down a wrong and harmful path. Someone could be full of love, and do a lot of good for people, but if done anonymously, few people would be aware of their actions. Love can also take different forms, such as fighting for social justice so any controversial actions would result in enemies as well as admirers. So, when I think about it, I think: it's definitely more complicated!

[@janestarr4403]

I always thought the reason Ms. Gulch didn't return was because she died in the tornado.

[@whimsicalprofessor3963]

Margaret Hamilton showed up at UConn in the early 1980s and we students went nuts!😂It was so cool that we got to see her and hear about her experiences in the industry. She was super nice and very humble... a real star!💫❤

[@kkvegas]

I always notice Dorothy’s interaction with Professor Marvel where he guesses she’s running away because “they don’t understand you at home” and she wants to see great lands, etc. I want her to exclaim, “I’m running away because someone is trying to kill my dog!!”

[@barbaranicollet1680]

We had a Cairin Terrier, a Toto dog, named Brodie. After his arrival in 2003, we looked at the movie through the eyes of Toto. The dog was the catalyst for the whole adventure, there with her getting in trouble with Miss Gulch and in the bed when Dorothy wakes up. Also, the basket must have held treats because Toto is at the side of whoever carries it. Brodie loved snacks and did many tricks! I did a report on this in college in a Childrens' lit class.

[@annewelch-uk1of]

We had Princie, a dog that was one third Collie, one third Scottie, and one third Westie. Toto was a Cairn terrier a close relative of Scotties and Westies. His mother was the Scottie Westie mix.

[@wrm3016]

So many iconic lines still being repeated by people to this day. "I'll get you my pretty", "Oh, what a world, what a world", I don't believe we are in Kansas anymore", "Put 'em up, put 'em up". "And Toto, too". Great classic!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Later, the Wicked Witch came back as a promoter for Maxwell House coffee.

[@TomBlanchard-nc5rd]

"Witches brew!", lol

[@jeffl.9633]

Something that's likely not as well known as it was in 1939: Why the adults go into a panicked scramble to get Dorothy out of the pig pen when she tumbles into it. They're in a rush to get her out of it because pigs can, will, and have eaten people.

[@JamesDavy2009]

One reason why pigs are so maligned in certain cultures.

[@Rick_King]

If you don't believe it, watch Deadwood, and look for Mr. Wu's pigs!

[@johntiggleman4686]

@jeffl.9633 My late father, if he enjoyed something would say "I haven't had this much fun since the hogs ate my younger brother." (c) 1985. I use it wherever and whenever it works. I sure get some strange looks.

[@jeffl.9633]

@@johntiggleman4686 - That's a good multi-faceted line there, worth a tip of the virtual hat to your father and a like. I suspect that people hearing that for the first time without reacting with something akin to "Yeah...wait, what?" weren't paying attention.

[@tb6303]

Yep. Pigs can be deadly. I remember, as a kid, my sister and I were at an aunt's and we were looking at the pigs. Her hat (like a straw hat iirc) fell in. No more hat. I'm glad she didn't jump in after it.

[@firecat3613]

They're "off to see the wizard..." in one scene - right after they acquire the Tinman - they are skipping off and Dorothy is without the ruby slippers and is wearing black shoes. It's only noticeable for a moment, but it is something you will never miss again, once you've seen it.

[@Kiara_Kat]

Another goof you can’t unsee once you notice it…the trap door that opens in the road for the witch to disappear into after the “I’ll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!” scene in Munchkinland. They tried to hide it with smoke, but you can still see it very clearly.

[@firecat3613]

Is it just me, when Dorothy says to Glenda, "I've never seen a beautiful witch before," do you say something like, "Well, you still sort of haven't."

[@bl1429]

As a child, I knew that everything on television was pretend because I'd never see people acting like actors acted in real life.

[@FrankBluford]

Life long favorite ❤has calming effects when you think of it as an adult and you notice why you always watched it every holiday and pick me ups. The movie is bright, Dorothy and Glenda are beautiful. Also love the many renditions throughout the years.

[@MNUrkuri]

To me, the W of O is pure hope. Released before the world exploded in WWII - it gave us hope in beautiful B/W then color. Plus the music. Pure and utter grace - we strive to make it on our own but the ruby slippers prove the power is given to us all the time. It’s beautiful. It’s America at its best.

[@StinkinGoodAle3241]

It was amazing that the director was working on the film at the same time he was working on Gone With the Wind. 3 days a week on one, 3 days the other, and a day off.

[@geegs120]

@@StinkinGoodAle3241 Didn't know that - that must have been grueling!

[@BruinPhD2009]

Not necessarily missed tidbits, but: 1. The studio did test silver slippers, but decided they just didn’t read well on screen. 2. Shirley Temple as Dorothy? It almost happened. Would have been a wildly different movie. 3. When the movie was taken over by a new directing/production staff, Over the Rainbow nearly got the ax. They thought it was too maudlin for the film. Can you imagine? 4. The coat Frank Morgan wears as Professor Marvel belonged to L. Frank Baum. 5. Some people thought the Oz books were subversive and seemed to be supporting a socialist or communist agenda. We’ve been ridiculous for a long time. 😂. Yeah, I’m a bit of a dork about the movie. 🤣

[@spaceflight1019]

The evils of Socialism and Marxism became clear as soon as countries began trying it. It hasn't changed in 150 years.

[@St63420]

Silver and Gold was the hidden theme. Wizard of OZ= ounce. Emerald City is the green back $$$$ . Man behind the curtain is the Federal Reserve. 😮

[@StinkinGoodAle3241]

@@St63420 And then there's falling asleep in the field of (opium?) poppies.

[@StevenLubick]

​@@StinkinGoodAle3241Yes about Poppies

[@StevenLubick]

I knew that Shirley Temple was considered for the role ✅✅

[@rebeccanorris8687]

When i was a child this movie was a big excitement in our house every year. My mom would sit all 8 of us in front of that old black and white tv set with popcorn. All day long we would be the " perfect" 8 kids, because my mom would say, " you all better be good or no Wizard if Oz tonight" it brings back wonderful memories of my siblings and my mom. And still today at 69 i cant wait to watch it. 💕

[@dreparker9686]

Dorothy had a Concussion after she fell off the fence! that's why she dreamt all that weird stuff. o_0

[@user-tm9qb2jk4o]

I watched The Wizard of Oz at a local theater for an 80th anniversary showing. I have seen this dozens of times on tv, but had never noticed Toto had his own bed in Dorothy’s room.

[@heatherduncan5101]

I did the same for the 85th anniversary showing. It was like going back in time (sans DeLorean) to 1939.

[@harryfogle9658]

There's something with movie theaters you'll put your self to focus on the movie, huge screen, surround sound, but also no distractions. I finally got a big screen TV but the sound makes me have to watch it with subtitles. I can hear the music and special effects loudly but for some reason on a modern TV with a sound bar I don't hear the conversation.

[@gdubbs680]

With his name on it!

[@etherealtb6021]

Shut, up! I need to look for that next time. Amazing the things you see on the big screen.

[@realbadger]

Also, the pattern on Dorothy's bedroom wall is that of poppies...

[@stevenpipes1555]

The tornado is one of the greatest pieces of special effects that ive ever seen. Its beautiful!

[@MisterG2323]

An ingenious use of available materials! As a child I was utterly convinced that I was seeing a real tornado.

[@TheMikester307]

OMG!!! I never noticed the Sawhorse!!! I first saw the movie when I was about five years old! My folks got me the book for Christmas that year and a year or so later I stumbled across the sequel ("The Marvelous Land Of Oz") and loved it! A few years later they reprinted a bunch of the sequels and I got them for birthdays and Christmasses. Loved 'em!

[@suzannesharpe4529]

When I was young, I had no idea the reference the poppy field had to the illusion of Oz -- opium's euphoric effects on the brain. In fact, one of the street names for Opium is Auntie Emma!

[@stationarywanderer7910]

These are very easy to answer. The witch is cleansed by fire. She is depicted as a demonic character who disappears in a burst of flame and smoke that 'smells of Sulphur'. That's a reference to Hell. 'It's why water kills her, because she's a being who can live in flame. Miss Gulch was killed by the tornado. That's apparent. She appears on the twister and then we see the Witch of the East dead, crushed by a house. Glinda represents Dorothy's mother. She teaches her a lesson, is protective of her, but also sends her out into the world to conquer her fears. As you say, she was based on Baum's mother-in-law, whom he regarded as his own mother.

[@melissacooper8724]

I remember in the movie that after Toto escaped from Miss Gulch Dorothy happily reunited with him. The happiness was short lived however when she realized that Miss Gulch will come back for Toto once she realizes he's gone. That was why she and Toto ran away from home. I believe at the end that Miss Gulch died in the tornado because we saw her inside the tornado riding her bicycle.

[@BrylcreemBill]

Have to disagree with you about Miss Gulch. Remember, a shutter on the house blew in and hit Dorothy in the head. Everything that happened from that point forward was Dorothy's dream/delusion until Dorothy woke up again at the end of the movie. The Gulch storyline was left unresolved.

[@michelefrazier3767]

@@BrylcreemBill - She melted when Dorothy threw water on her "Twinner" in Oz. 😄

[@MarkHurlow-cf2ix]

The wizard of OZ blew my mind in the 1970’s…. It was awesome and I loved it as the move and I read the books in high school.

[@milesmccron9471]

Hi, My son Adam watched this movie over and over again when we got our first VCR. Adam was only four years old and smart. He knew exactly when to hide from the wicked witch by listening to the musical cues. Adam also learned to operate the machine better than mom or dad. Adam grew up to be a teacher. This was our favorite movie together.

[@deetay725]

My 3 favorite things about the movie: 1) I loved the acting- such expressive faces and performances by all the actors! 2) I like the special skipping dance steps they did when they were off to see the Wizard! 3) The creative instrumentation in the music is amazing- the orchestra in this movie really outdid themselves!

[@richdouglas2311]

In the book, the flying monkeys were controlled by whomever had the magic hat. That person could call them for help 3 times. They weren't malevolent, and Dorothy uses them after she offs the witch. With her last use, she sets them free and gives them the hat. In the book, it wasn't a dream. And the shoes were sliver slippers, not Ruby. The travelers also travel to the South, including Chinaland (where everyone was made of china) and others. Also, the book has the Queen of the Field Mice save them from the poppy field, not Glinda. BTW, Billie Burke played Glinda when she was 54! Buddy Ebsen was the first Tinman, but the silver paint almost killed him, so he was replaced by Jack Haley. Ebsen actually appears in one scene at a distance.

[@tlouiseallen9302]

Ebsen ended up being a guard in the witches castle.

[@richdouglas2311]

@@tlouiseallen9302 I don't think that's accurate. Ebsen appears at a distance in one shot of the Tin Man that was retained, and is heard singing one song with the others. But he was not a guard at the witch's castle.

[@utvabs]

As a kid in the 60s, I loved the annual TV showing of The Wizard of Oz (and other classics like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). As many here have said, the witch terrified me, but what was even worse was that the wizard terrified me just as much. He's supposed to be the good guy! But neither of them stopped me from watching and enjoying the film again and again. I love Baum's selection of the characters' desired traits: an active mind, a loving heart, and moral courage. They are so fundamental and complementary that it makes the story mythic and archetypal. (In the book, it's apparent that the three companions already have the traits they desire, but that was lost in the film, except for the clever scarecrow.)

[@suanach]

Tidbit that I only spotted after I got MUCH older: The absolutely AMAZING performance of Bert Lahr & the cleverness of the lyrics in "If I Were King of the Forest." (I couldn't even _understand_ half the lyrics, much less expressions & word plays, as a kid.)

[@ellenchavez2043]

Billie Burke played Glenda the Good Witch. Billie was a stage actress, got her start in the Ziegfeld Follies and subsequently married the great showman himself, Flo Ziegfeld.

[@dawnclark4635]

I think she was also related to someone who was casting for the show. Either married or something. She was 50 when she landed the role of Glinda.

[@m.kathleenhendrix4892]

And had a larger salary and dressing room than the wicked witch!

[@ronaldviens7862]

Wasn't she Witchiepoo on Pufenstuf?

[@ellenchavez2043]

@@ronaldviens7862 Billie Burke died in 1970. She stopped performing in 1960.

[@IamThePedestrian]

@@ronaldviens7862 I think Witchiepoo was played by Billie Hayes. I remember her from General Hospital. =^..^=

[@biggerock]

Glinda didn't take the ruby slippers; being magic, they transfer to whoever overcomes the current wearer. Dorothy killed the witch of the East, so the slippers were transferred to her. Just like when the witch of the West said "Those slippers will never come off.....as long as you're alive."

[@stebaer]

This here is a very good follow-up of all Wizard of OZ Movie Trivia.

[@amwfan88]

Not to get too grim, but I wonder if Ms. Gulch didn't come back for Toto because she died in the tornado. I could be reading way too much into this but the fact the Wicked Witch was killed by water might symbolize rain. My theory; once she got home and realized Toto was gone, she decided to go back to the Gale farm to take him back, but then the storm started. She seemed stubborn enough to keep going despite the bad weather - hence why Dorothy saw her as the house was in the funnel - and something happened to her. Again, I realize this is grim, but in my mind, it explains why she never returned/why the family never seemed worried about her coming back (clearly nobody in Dorothy's family liked her, so I doubt they'd be overly sad about her dying).

[@RubySlippersReads]

Maybe the Wicked Witch’s poor hygiene explains Glinda saying, “What a smell of sulfur!”

[@christianbrown-qm9lj]

No it was the smell of the smoke and fire she arrives in and leaves in.

[@racheeerach]

Growing up, I always thought she was green because she was moldy since she couldn't use water to take a bath/shower. 😂

[@Squidbush8563]

@@racheeerach I always assumed she used magic. She IS a witch after all.

[@dmax64]

@@christianbrown-qm9lj 🤣🤣🤣

[@RachaelMorgan-om4xw]

Ooooh! That would explain why she avoided water.... doesn't sulphuric acid react with water to create a combustible effect??? 🤔

[@Sojoboscribe]

One other fun fact. The coat Frank Morgan is wearing as Professor Marvel was gotten from a second hand store, when they looked inside, they found an old label showing that it belonged to, of all people L. Frank Baum himself!

[@Glen-qh5xq]

His wife confirmed it was his.

[@susanhirsch2690]

@@Glen-qh5xq that might be an urban legend.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@susanhirsch2690 It was confirmed true by his wife Maude when she visited the set/saw the film.

[@JLange642]

I was going to speak up about just this very thing- glad others had heard that tidbit too!

[@CarpeNutella]

No it's true. So cool0

[@Mark_Wheeler]

My favorite overlooked line was when the Scarecrow says "Some people go both ways."

[@Andyvan92110]

The B&W to Color transition was performed with a Dorothy double who was dressed in a sepia-toned dress. She opens the door, steps back, and then Judy steps forward in her full color outfit. The whole scene was filmed using color film.

[@LKMNOP]

I got to see in graduate school wizard of Oz on the giant scream that we used to have back in the '60s. This was in the 1980s but they played it in the auditorium. That scene where the cabin door opens and you see us is so fantastic on the giant screen. I can't describe to you The difference. And yes I was an adult. But I think kids did see that difference when it was a giant green as opposed to the smaller ones of today or the TVs that we first watched it on. Another great scene was when the witch turns her face to the audience and laughs and you see that giant face on that giant screen and you're looking at an auditorium jammed with students and adults who all involuntarily push themselves back in their seats!

[@thomaswatson9527]

You had mentioned the farm hands had talked about brains and courage, but the "machine with a heart" part was cut. Actually, Jack Haley said "Someday, they'll build a statue of me." So that's the Tin Man reference.

[@marksingleton2739]

He was working on a machine/device to detect storms/tornadoes, in between farm chores... Ref, Auntie Ems' line , " I saw you tinkering with that contraption. "

[@cathy9224]

Epic flick, thx 4 sharing this ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fdoe9184]

One thing I missed as a kid. After Glinda explains that only bad witches are ugly, she asks Dorothy if she is a good witch or a bad witch.

[@katherineeitzen2068]

UGH! The MadTV skit of the Wizard of Oz alternate ending is SO FUNNY!!! "I could've been home TWO SECONDS after I GOT HERE?!!!!!!"

[@RLucas3000]

Mad TV actually did TWO different alts of Wizard of Oz so make sure you’ve seen both. SNL also has a hilarious version of the final scene in the movie.

[@myrtlekatz7912]

I love the way that Dorothy swats the wand away; just the way a cat would!

[@deniseeulert2503]

Dorothy was younger in the book, around ten. And when I first saw this movie on television, as a little girl, we had a B&W television, so I didn't understand the "Horse of a different color joke" as I didn't know Oz was in color. Also, Oz was real. Dorothy eventually went back to stay.

[@jonesnori]

I think that was a retcon when Baum decided to write more books. I may be wrong, though.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@jonesnori Yeah, I'm pretty sure she did not return to Oz in the original book. Oz was real in that book though. I've forgotten what it was, but there was something at the end of the story that made that pretty clear.

[@lmanning9706]

@@jonesnori It wasn't a retcon by Baum - Oz was real in the books. The movie producers didn't want to cater too much to the fantasy world, though, so they made it a dream and populated OZ with the dream version of people Dorothy knew. The producers didn't think the movie audience would go for the fantasy aspects.

[@evelynwitt2529]

I am reading all the books Baum wrote. It has been a long journey but you are right, Dorothy does end up staying in OZ but also with her Aunt and Uncle as well.

[@realbadger]

Yes, in Baum's books Oz is a real place at the center of a continent surrounded by the Nonestic Ocean. Ironically, when Baum was making a series of Oz films back in the silent era, it was _he_ that had a cinematic version have Dorothy's experience be a dream! Not many people realize the 1939 classic literally is a remake...

[@user-bu5ye3mr5w]

My mother says that in 1939 when she was 17 and the movie came out, her little brother, my uncle Bob, was so terrified of the witch that he screamed to where she had to take him out in the lobby. Movie admission was a dime

[@aligator9552]

Margaret Hamilton was badly burned in the scene where there is a plume of fire and she disappears. The platform she was standing on didn't lower quick enough when the fire errupted.

[@patnoneya4098]

The bit about scarecrow doing Pythagorean theorem was done in the Simpsons too. Homer does the line exactly like scarecrow while in a bathroom and a guy using one of the stalls corrects him yelling out "That's a right triangle ya idiot!"

[@robinbaylor2672]

Right triangle and he says “square root” instead of square.

[@JamesDavy2009]

"D'OH!" -Homer Simpson

[@fredmullison4246]

An isoceles triangle can be a right triangle, but a right triangle is not necessarily an isoceles triangle.

[@lynnzubich3119]

Some people may not know this, the actress that played the wicked witch was a elementary school teacher. She had to quit because alot of kids were scared of her.

[@BOOShawny]

Ah. What a classic! This was the first movie i actually have memories of. I’ve always been drawn to the Wicked Witch and her flying monkey’s, even though she scared the ish outta me as a little kid.

[@Rockhound6165]

The coat worn by Professor Marvel was actually owned by L. Frank Baum. The coat was found in a thrift shop in Hollywood. Although this is in dispute it's still cool if true. Also, the Flying Monkeys were not evil. They were bound to the Witch(hence the cap) and capturing Dorothy and beating up the others, IIRC, were their last act as her servants. In the book they help Dorothy in the end. Also, when sending the monkeys after our heroes, the witch says, "I sent a little insect out on ahead to take the fight out of them". This is in reference to the now famous Jitterbug scene that was cut from the movie. Sadly, like the spider cave scene from King Kong, this scene is lost to history.

[@bethanys3412]

Can’t believe you didn’t mention that the Cowardly Lion was just a dandy lion. His lines had a whole new meaning watching this in the Castro Theater in San Francisco in the 1980s

[@jasonstegallco.960]

Bert Lahr, as his son John has noted, was first and foremost a Broadway comedian (his portrayal may have been a inspiration for Hanna-Barbara's Snagglepuss character) and Bert knew all too well that not all performers, producers, directors, etc. were "arrows". [As was the case with many in Hollywood then and now.]

[@garyholland7579]

“and the bulls kowtow!”

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Bears, too!

[@frankbrodie5168]

To this day my favourite film of all time. And I'm 60 next year. The film was released in 1939 a few weeks before my mum was born. Which I think is a sweet connection.

[@dawnnitroy1786]

my fav too and im 64😊

[@charlayned]

1964, I was in 2nd grade and, for a time, we lived on a farm. We had a black and white TV (common back then) and the neighbors down the road invited us to come have dinner and watch the Wizard of Oz. I remember very distinctly sitting, watching the movie. Being afraid Ms Gulch was going to keep Toto and being afraid of the tornado (the farm was in the Texas panhandle, we have tornadoes up there). The house flew and Dorothy opened the door. It was, simply.....magic. I was so overawed with it, I still remember that feeling. I don't think the movie has the same effect on the kids like mine and my grandkids (and soon my great grandchildren) who grow up with color TV and never really see black and white. And the guys who run around with my husband, science geeks and such, have had quite a discussion on whether the witch is "melting," "burning," or "dissolving." Since there isn't anything left, no puddles, the chances are she was burning instead of melting. There is smoking, sputtering, and such so that's indicative of burning. (Hubby is a chemist).

[@kevinbeck-ii3gz]

Probably one of the greatest movies 🎬 ever!!😮 can't believe how old it is!! I never get tired watching it! definitely a iconic movie 🍿🎬!!

[@TomBlanchard-nc5rd]

I'm thinking there will be some impressive 2038 100th anniversary presentations of Wizard of Oz.

[@brianscott8454]

Is the Witch cranky because she’s dehydrated? LOL! Brilliant!

[@ginnieplato2871]

As many times as I’ve seen this, it NEVER occurred to me that the Wicked Witch wouldn’t be able to bathe or drink water!!! Thanks Ms. Mojo

[@belzorahollow3888]

I have theories/ideas about some of these: 1. I don’t think Glynda needs to have Kansas counterpart, considering the fact that Uncle Henry & Aunt Em don’t have Oz counterparts. 2. The witch could’ve probably just magic’d herself clean 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3. I heard a theory recently that Miss Gulch was actually the Wicked Witch of the East and that maybe she did actually die in the tornado. That would explain her not coming back for Toto. Or it could be that Miss Gulch just had bigger fish to fry what with a tornado happening and potentially destroying her house or something.

[@jeannehall6546]

In the ending of the movie, it was reported by one of the characters (I believe Professor Marvel) that Miss Gulch was killed in the tornado riding her bike- she never knew that Toto had escaped from her basket! This part was edited out.

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

@@jeannehall6546 I always like to think that a house fell on Miss Gulch! 😆

[@RLucas3000]

@@jeannehall6546 Wow, I wonder if that piece still exists? A lot was scrapped, like the Jitterbug scene, but they did find some rare scenes like the dance Dorothy and Scarecrow do when they meet, him bouncing off the fences like a pinball.

[@lmanning9706]

@@jeannehall6546 Miss Gulch being killed in the tornado would make sense, since she was seen riding her bike in the the cyclone.

[@johnnorris7632]

I always thought the witch in the cyclone was the witch of the east. The "wicked" story explains a lot of these things. The witch and water, the wizard, the cyclone the Monkees etc

[@chrismuir8403]

I read most of the "Oz" books as a child - there were a lot of them. In "The Wizard of Oz" book, the first person Dorothy meets in Oz was "The Good Witch of the North", who gets advice from a magic slate that sends Dorothy to see the Wizard, and kisses Dorothy's forehead that gives her magical protection, which is why the Wicked Witch of the West couldn't harm her. The Good Witch of the North wasn't named, and AFAIK, was never mentioned again. Glinda was the Good Witch of the South, and showed up after the "wizard" flew off in his balloon, and told Dorothy of the slippers magical power.

[@rossvaughan5056]

I'm 74 in 2024 and I still 'tear up' when I watch the 'Wizard of Oz".

[@Nurichiri]

In the book the WWW kept Dorothy kidnapped for longer, but was never able to get the shoes when Dorothy had taken them off. One of the few times was when Dorothy was taking a bath, because of the whole water thing. That was nice of the WWW to provide a tub and allowed her to fetch water for it. (The other time Dorothy took the shoes off was at night, when she slept, but inexplicably the WWW was just as scared of the dark as she was of water, so going into a dark room at night was a no go.)

[@JamesDavy2009]

I'll file the WWW's nyctophobia under "🌈⭐🦚".

[@melissacooper8724]

Also, in the book, the WWW couldn't kill Dorothy because of the mark that the Good Witch Of The North gave Dorothy at the beginning of her journey. That was why she made Dorothy her slave instead.

[@dorianlopes]

What about how Dorothy falls into a pig pen and comes out with not a single spot of dirt on her?

[@spaceflight1019]

You have to see "Last Action Hero" to see that again.

[@MisterG2323]

I remember one wag or another commenting, "it's a dry mud."

[@timothyj.mannion5210]

Don't forget, in Kansas, they were also suffering through the Depression and the Dust Bowl. Of course it was dry!

[@justineves3588]

Very very great epic list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever wizard of Oz is one of the very best movies ever 😊❤