The Jitterbug - Cut from The Wizard of Oz
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- "The Jitterbug" was a song sung by Dorothy, together with the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, that was cut from the soundtrack of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. It was both a jazzy development of the plot and a nod to the then-popular bobby-soxer dance craze. As the song begins, the four friends see a jitterbug flitting in the shadows from tree to tree and become frightened. The Jitterbug puts a magical influence on the characters, forcing them to dance the Jitterbug frenetically. Soon there are many jitterbugs, and eventually, everyone collapses from exhaustion and are subdued by the Witch's army of flying monkeys.
The Wicked Witch of the West makes reference to this number in the finished film, telling the leader of the monkeys that she had sent "a little insect to take the fight out of them", a line that is perhaps the most obvious continuity error in the film. The original Baum novel has no reference to Jitterbugs, but the Wicked Witch sends out a swarm of bees to sting Dorothy and her friends to death in Chapter 12, an attack that is thwarted by the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman.
The song was restored in various stage versions of The Wizard of Oz, including the 1942 Muny production and 1987 RSC version. It does not appear in the 2011 West End version.
Idk why this has such a creepy and unnerving quality to it and I kind of love it. It sounds like being on a nonstop carousel that won't let you off which is fitting considering it's about a spell the witch casts to make them dance forever
I remember back in 1995-96 when I was like 5 or 6 seeing this on an extended version of the wizard of oz at a friend's house. I had seen the original movie a bunch of times before. I was absolutely terrified of this for some reason. There was also a video showing different makeup versions of the tin man while his theme song played. I think they were just showing different designs of the character. There was one in particular that scared the living hell out of me. Let's just say I was sleeping in my parents bedroom that night lol.
Because this was recorded by a stagehand. Its not the copy that was going to be used.
@@amd1273 Wow this is so strange I was the same way. When I was a child this scene in particular and also the makeup test photos for Buddy Epsom as the Tin Man absolutely terrified me. I used to look at both all the time, and to this day they still mess with me in my subconscious I think hahaha. There was also a deleted song where Dorthy sings 'Over the Rainbow,' and that, combined with the set photos, terrified me too.
@@amd1273 There's never been an extended version of this movie.
@@MaskedMan66 i think in theatres this was shown at the end of the movie as an extended cut
Just came here straight from Randy Rainbow's latest vid - The Bunker Boy
Me too! I wanted to see the original. Never heard of it before.
Ditto!
Samesies, Elsa. lol
Same here!
I did too! I never knew of this deleted scene before now.
Given The Wizard of Oz's status as one of the greatest films of all time, The Jitterbug is quite possibly the most famous deleted scene in movie history. Can you imagine how awesome it would be if they someday found actual footage of it somewhere? The film world would go nuts!
Imagine a fully restored extended movie in 4k. Sadly the film we know of was destroyed. Hope theres one out there somewhere.
"time" ruined most of the cut footage ... only ONE extended clip survived - the scarecrow dance
For decades, I wondered what the wicked witch meant when she told the flying monkeys "I've sent a little insect ahead, to take the fight out of them." Of course, that little insect was the jitterbug!
So glad for home movies, so we could see this!
Gregg did a fantastic job recreating this in Deck of Cards
No, this is clearly a fake. Because the tape was lost, and Gregg's version is the only version out there, and the most accurate given his unparalleled movie expertise. So this one is clearly fake.
Thats how I found this. On cinema is hilarious but they are also good at dropping legitimate jewels in the mix.
@@zacharywoodman6445 Sorry, what are you talking about?
@@MaskedMan66 The Jitterbug song was lost completely, and has only been accurately reconstructed by Gregg Turkington, a true movie expert. Any other images of the Jitterbug you see are a fake.
@@zacharywoodman6445 Nothing's been reconstructed; this here is from someone's personal camera.
I cannot believe what it must have been like to dance those sequences, in those costumes, under the hot stage lights!
Hard work. But actors were used to that, and worse.
Lion's costume weighed 100 lbs!
I like this song and Judy Garland is an outstanding actress/singer and dancer. R.I.P Judy!😢😭
Me too Abigail my she rest in peace and live on in all of her wonderful work as an actress R.I.P
Did you know she died from drugs
@@raleighlynnbennett3616 So?
Raleighlynn Bennett I did, and at 47! Not a long time.😭
You don’t see ME doing drugs, Abigail and Olivia Vlogs
I had an original cast record of Wizard of Oz as a kid, and yes, I remember this song! Every time I watched the movie I wondered why the song wasn't in it.
ferociousgumby Do you still have it?
Finally, somebody who knows about this song only because of the soundtrack! I had it on cassette in college. Didn't remember or recognize it when I heard it in Randy's parody, but everyone else in that same boat that I've seen in these comments was unaware of this scene at all unless they had been in the stage version in school. I knew about the song, I knew about the footage, but I haven't listened to it in 30 years, so I'm grateful to Randy for reviving it and to the person in the comments who gave the link to this vid.
Because it was said to not reflect the stile of the movie it's a bit jazzy basiclily
@@hazelmurraymint433 at least that movie’s AFTER Toy Story, you know that, right?
@@tejaswoman I knew of it and all the other lost scenes only because i purchesd the aniversary dvd and this and other stuff was on it! i was brought up watching The wizard of Oz on tv in the uk in the 70s onwards i was born 1970 and before we had sattalite / cable / steaming like we do now in the uk we had back then 3 tv channels and SO at christmas ,easter ect we got all the big films on tv and some for the 1st time ...wizard of oz , towring inferno and posidon adventure were all big film staples at christmas / new year on TV back then! still one of my fave films!
My dad god rest his soul used to make me laugh as i was a kid and they used to show oz and old films on tv and he would say (as they were old films to him obv) why you watching this that or the other they are that old they had hairs on them and they have now gone bald!
This is my favorite movie of all time and this is the first time I ever heard of this scene. You can see what a fantastic dancer Ray Bolger was in this. So smooth while still keeping in character as the Scarecrow.
When I read your comment I had to watch the video again and you're right, Ray Bolger is pretty light on his feet.
@@elenaandrusezko8659 It would've been interesting to see how he would've been as the Tin Man if he hadn't asked Mayer if he could switch roles.
back in the past of 2005, I was at Hawthorne Suites watching The Wizard Of Oz, before 12:00 a.m. on the little TV, while my mom’s out shopping, and I was about to get sleepy, but I’m not sleepy yet; I was STILL playing Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on the Nintendo Gamecube, since I’m gonna be able to finish playing that game, BEFORE my bedtime.
@@AwesomeTitanic, you didn’t notice about what I said. Did you?
@@MOI-gc4ey What?
This number was cut because it was felt it stopped the action without advancing the story. As much fun as the song may be, I think it was good decision. There is one little hint to this song left in the movie - when the Witch orders the Flying Monkeys to get Dorothy, she says she “sent a little bug to take the fight out of them”.
It's Winged Monkeys, and multiple reasons have been given for the song's removal; to this day, nobody's entirely sure.
I think I remember hearing that they removed it because they feared that years later, using such a trendy dance like The Jitterbug would date the movie back. I could kind of see that.. it may have put a damper on the movie’s longevity.. plus, it probably did slow down the pacing of the movie.
@@qkqp It just seems like a forced way to put singing and dancing in the movie. Also, why would the Wicked Witch know about a dance popular on Earth? They don't know anything about Kansas.
And all this time I thought the references to this "bug" or "insect" were metaphorical...
So they obviously didn't read the description RIGHT BELOW THE VIDEO. It says it right there. SMH.
In 1989 when I was ten my parents bought the VHS 50th anniversary tape. It had this and alot of other rare footage after the movie was done.
Amanda P. Same here! It was sweet!
Mike M, that would’ve been a version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow’s" theme, you know.
Yes!! My nana bought me the 50th anniversary VHS when I was 8. Loved it! ♥️♥️
Yep. You said it, Autumn Alden
Whatever.
When the witch said “I’ve sent a little insect ahead to take the fight out of them”, I think this is what she meant!
I always thought it was the black bees from the book
I’m gonna agree with you and the one you said.
Gyro ZeppeliMasterOfSpin doing that now haha
@@grahamburdick, you know that movie WAS after Toy Story!
you are 100% correct, it was mentioned in the special edition video I bought. I uploaded a HD version of this on my channel.
ruclips.net/video/Dlim7CAEZus/видео.html
This footage was lost until it was restored by film buff Gregg Turkington for his film Deck of Cards (2022, 45 minutes)
Nope, it's still lost.
@@MaskedMan66 people would be shocked at what collectors have intheir private collections
@@thomasdelvin3683 Oh, I know! Many years ago, an Argentinian collector passed away, and while they were cataloguing his belongings, they discovered a complete version of the movie _Metropolis,_ which had only been known in a heavily edited form for about eighty years! Thirty minutes were then restored to home video releases of the film.
Still lost
@@thomasdelvin3683yeah this is probably in a private collectors collection
I can see why it was cut, but it left us with a confusing line: "I sent a little bug ahead to take the bite out of them."
It's sent a little islnsct ahead to take the fight out of them
@Jay Ro, why did they have to DELETE that scene from THAT movie?
@@brianjude6789 if your talking about this scene? MGM thought it didn’t fit the theme at the point in the movie
@@just_beyonc7095, they WOULD’VE made an extended version of that "Wizard Of Oz," featuring the deleted scenes, but nooo!
" *I've* sent a little *insect* on ahead to take the *fight* out of them."
if i were to have a nightmare about this movie, it would be this scene.
I was unaware of this song, despite my long time love of the movie, seeing it first at a drive in movie lot, back in the late 40's... Until my nephews class included it in their production of the Wiz in the 90's. They did a fantastic job. The music is terrific - so sad it got cut!
The deleted scene from The Wizard of Oz I wish I had stayed intact in the film or I just wish the entirety of its footage still existed, is the Triumphal Return to Emerald City, which featured a reprise of the song "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead".
It occurred shortly after the Winkie Guards handed Dorothy the broom, then the guards started singing the song, and then it transitioned to a parade and celebration in which the citizens of Emerald City start singing the song as well.
Also
Over The Rainbow Reprise Was Also Cut Because Its Too Emotional .
It Happen After The Witch Leave Dorothy To Died .
Lol I can see why it was cut.
Of course the DELETED scenes from that movie weren’t in that movie, @@mattd6200. But they’re supposed to be in that movie, but no.
@@mattd6200 why was it cut?
Wish this survived as an actual scene instead of a behind the scene so it could be restored into a new cut of the movie. Would have been entertaining.
Same. It’s believed that the actual footage was destroyed in the fire that happened in the MGM vault back in 1967. Although, this has never officially been confirmed
@@superjackster0165 It wouldn't be the first fire with movie film. 20th Century Fox lost movies in 1937, too. Unless they show up somewhere, I'm unable to see 4 of the Charlie Chan movies because of this.
@@101Volts and Doctor Who lost a bunch of episodes, too
@@superjackster0165 every time i hear about the MGM vault fire I want to tear my eyes out lol, what a horrid loss of history
Randy Rainbow sent me.
If they would’ve made a sequel to "The Wizard Of Oz" called "The Wizard Of Oz: Back To Oz" THEY would’ve made that movie!
@@shadowsweetheart7188, weren’t you listening to what I’m saying to you about that?
Why?
@@brianjude6789 The sequel to "The Wizard of Oz" is called "The Marvelous Land of Oz." It's been filmed a few times, though not as a sequel to the MGM movie.
When I saw this deleted scene as a kid, I got so much more scared of the movie. I love it!
Expert movie buff Gregg Turkington sent me here
There were several scenes and songs that had to be cut because it made the movie too long and this was one of them, they almost cut Over the Rainbow too because they said it was slowing the movie Down
No way! That’s AFTER Toy Story!
Not sure about Over the Rainbow as it was used as the movie’s theme in much of the promotional material. Got any sources?
I just wish they'd kept the reprise of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead in the Emerald City!
@@Rhewin if you have the DVD or Blu-ray disc there are comments about the Over the Rainbow song almost being cut.
@@CelticAngel1 I used to have the multi-disc collection and went through most bonus features. I don't recall this.
"PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN IN THE TREE!!"
Lol
Ult-roger!
This is so surreal. There's a lot of factors leading here. It's something so fermiler but new. The footage is so old. There's a lit to unpack here
It's just someone's behind-the-scenes home movie, that's all.
Had this been kept in the film, the Jitterbug would have never gone out of style.
Between this cut, the removal of Dorothy's tearful 'Over the Rainbow' moment near the crystal ball, and the removal of the 'Hail Hail the Witch Is Dead' reprise returning to the Emerald City, the film as a whole is completely front-loaded for musical numbers. There are no songs after 'The Merry Old Land of Oz' in the finished film. I notice that the stage version performed by high schools nowadays (the Royal Shakespeare Company version, I think) restores at least this number to the act, and makes more of the Winkie march, which balances things a little better.
There is one last song,the lion's If I were King of The Forest.
Some very good observations.
For me personally, and despite its appeal, I think they made the right call in cutting it. It's too weak plot-wise, and too far removed from the main theme. I also think they definitely made the right call in removing the Over the Rainbow reprise. It's really rather too depressing and upsets the balance with the positive energy.
I do strongly agree it's too abrupt a transition back to the wizard without at least a bit of celebrative music. However the biggest mistake was cutting the extended Scarecrow number - very stupid decision. But at least you can splice that scene into your own copy.
@@cchris874The extended Scarecrow number was apparently cut from the film at the very last minute.
This looks and sounds like it would have been a fun sequence in the movie. Too bad they cut it. This one, the Emerald City reprise of "Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead" and Judy's tearful reprise of "Over the Rainbow" are sequences for which I hope they will find the footage someday.
Oz heads everywhere can rejoice!
I’m here bc of Randy Rainbow #BunkerBoy
So wonderful~ even though this song wasn't in the actual movie, I love it just as much as the others! The "Jitterbug", beautifully sung by my dear friend Dorothy, and performed along with her three loyal companions, is just magical.
A pity it was cut, but at least the footage survived! 😊🌹
The only reference that remained in the final film was the witch saying she "Sent a little insect along to take the fight out of them" to her monkeys.
Not the professional footage. That was lost! This is only a 8mm home movie!
@@Edwin48100 And this is a rehearsal. Not what was shot for the movie.
The recreation in Deck of Cards really nails it
Wow! So cool...even the trees are dancing! 😀
i wish there was more of this to be seen 👍🏻👍🏻
With today's photo chopping and digital effects, this could be restored in it's full! BTW we're watching the 'Wizard of Oz' right now! December 22, 2017
poikaa3 theres so much missing from the original filming of the movie that it is impossible today to recover enough of it for a full restoration
Yes, it is a shame. TCM app is playing this movie currently, just caught the last half, and in the interview with Bob Mankiewicz, the music historian lady mentions the Jitterbug dance they deleted from final version. Guessing one of film crew caught this side shot of it, shame because the dancing is so nicely choreographed, Judy’s singing just beautiful as always, thinking of alllllllllll the time and hours of learning the steps, all for nothing. Nothing. The public will never see this, it is a shame, because now it is and should be a ‘right of passage’ as Bob Mankiewicz says ... I just am making the kids (gently coaxing;) to watch these movie classics so they will be enriched with the knowledge and history of true classic Americana cinema... that they will know the best movies of all time were the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, the great directors, Billy Wilder, Michael Curtiz (whom I would never know if it weren’t for the TCM app), Alfred Hitchcock (many of his early films are excellent plus Strangers on a Train, Dial M for Murder, etc)... funny thing, the audiences back in the day were crazy not to love ❤️ movies like “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, “Wizard of Oz”, both box office bombs, yet now they are hailed as two of the best all time movie classics.
The movie would be better with it in the film !
This behind-the-scenes footage wouldn't really be adequate for a full restoration because it contains extraneous elements (the dancing apple trees, seen from behind), it doesn't show the 4 performers from the front (the way they were shot for the real movie), but mostly because this amateur film does not show the entire musical number.
this is not the actual audio from the sound track as it is just the radio airplay album juke box version. the original soundtrack has dialog as the scarecrow tries to rescue toto from the grabbing trees and the trees are growling at Dorthey who then asks the tin man to rescue toto. there is a black and white copy that was used to orchestrate the soundtrack that still exists
I’m glad more people are recognizing this. When my high school did the Wizard of Oz last year, we actually added in the Jitterbug scene.
I am glad this was cut. Oz was supposed to be other-wordly and the jitterbug was a contemporary American dance craze very much of its time. It really places the movie in a very specific time and place. It ruins the feeling of Oz. Having said that, it's a great shame the footage wasn't kept. I know back in those days they did not forsee the longevity of movies, and then VHS, dvds, etc. But it's still a shame it wasn't preserved.
So damn atmospheric. This is what plays on TVs in houses in A24 films 😂
Thanks Gregg
I do not know why...but this song came to mind very recently. I had not seen this since I was a sick kid. My mom and I used to watch this. I missed those times...
I performed in the Wizard of Oz in High School and we sang and danced to this scene. What memories watching this now!
I came here after finding out that the Jitterbug scene from the Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz sequel was actually based off a removed scene from the original movie. I love it.
I first saw this on Ripley's Believe it or Not in the 80s. I didn't realize at the time that it was a home movie and not from the studio cameras.
i think that was the first time that it was made public jack palance and his daughter
Me, too. (Another RR fan)
I am going to be in a production of Oz this summer and I’m really excited for Jitterbug. It’s such a cool, jazzy song. And our Jitterbug will be flying so she can leap between trees to dance in!
I came here because I remembered this as a deleted scene, because I'm a huge Wizard of Oz Fan. I wanted to share it to my family because I was proud for knowing about it because they were talking about Jitterbugs 😌
My old high schools wizard of oz play is actually what introduced me to this.
Randy Rainbow fans here in 2020.
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Judy's singing was just wonderful in this film clip !!
I can see why the dance scene was cut because it just doesn't fit in with the rest of the film.
Yet, on the other hand with this scene cut it doesn't explain why the lion has a butterfly net, the tin man a gun, and the scarecrow a mallet, after they leave the castle.
The one area of the film that I thought could have been reworked is near the end when Dorothy throws water from a bucket onto the Scarecrow and it accidentally splashes the witch.
I thought a hose connected to the castle wall would be a more realistic scenario than just the bucket sitting all by itself.
A great film and all of the actor's did their very best with the limited technology in 1938( Film released in 1939 ).
I love this movie! Why Oh Why Oh Why was this scene cut ???
Definitely a little on the creepy side ... This is what makes it great
The jitterbug scene was going to be in the haunted forest right before the flying monkeys. If you listen closely to the scene before, the witch says: “I’ve sent a little insect on ahead to take the fight out of them.” However, this video is not the original deleted scene, it was just rough cut of a rehearsal, you can obviously see the man coming out of the tree costume. The original scene is lost forever, say for a few production stills.
I haven't seen any images of the production stills for the Jitterbug, where can I view them?
@@nobodysperfect06 Actually, I was wrong, there isn't any. I thought that there was. Sorry. This shot of Harold Arlen's home video is the only existing footage.
I remember hearing that this was rehearsal footage. It’s believed that the original footage was destroyed from the fire that happened in the MGM vault in 1967
@@superjackster0165 i believe that vault fire, destroyed the over the rainbow reprise scene as well, as well as the triumphal return to emerald city.
Winged Monkeys.
When that dude pops out of the tree, though. Disturbing.
That movie WAS after Toy Story! And I was at Hawthorne Suites watching The Wizard Of Oz, before 12:00 a.m. on the little TV, while my mom’s out shopping, and I was about to get sleepy, but I’m not sleepy yet; I was STILL playing Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on the Nintendo Gamecube, since I’m gonna be able to finish playing that game.
Why? How do you think the trees moved?
Lmao
Maybe that man behind that tree?
this song is stuck in my head and it's just like so eerie and creepy but something so good about it, but its just so creepy but stuck
The scene seems so scary but the song is so cute
Being able to casually bring a camera to set and record in 1939 is crazy 😭😭
This was cut? Noooo! It looks so good!
We’re doing The Wizard of Oz as a play at my school, and we’re doing this scene. It’s so catchy lol
Watch it at the Theater Yesterday from Fathom Events, and when this Musical Sequence was brought up, curiosity kicks in. Pretty cool Sequence. It’s a shame it was cut out.
I saw Leonard Maltin talking about it too yesterday. 😉
The main reason this number was cut wasn't just expenses- it was also because it featured the original actor for the Tin Man, Buddy Ebsen. But after the aluminum dust used for his makeup got in his lungs, he was unable to film much else, so he was recast, and they didn't have the funds to redo this number.
This scene was shot after they replaced him. The Tin Man you see in this number is Jack Haley
Incredible! I love it when the prop guy comes out of his tree costume and looks at the camera like: "oh hell." Would love to get more background on this scene - looks like it took place in the forest of those scary trees, but in this scene, they're clapping along.
This would have been just before the flying monkey attack. The witch mentions sending a bug on ahead of the monkeys to take the fight out of them; this would have been that bug. It forces them to dance to tire them out. It was cut for time and because execs thought it would date the movie (good call on their part).
During the flying Monkey attack scene you can just barely see one of these tree guys moving in the background
Where do you see the prop guy coming out of his tree costume?
@@Rhewin Winged Monkeys.
@@zachzilla26 Winged Monkeys.
Thank God the audio was saved. Love the song
Now the Bunker Boy!
Im glad the movie tom and jerry back to oz added this song when they were in the forest
If you do The Wizard of Oz as a school or amateur production.They do include The Jitterbug.And The Jitterbug is also included in Tom and Jerry and The Wizard of Oz.
Back to oz but yes
RIP Every actor in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Not all of them; some of the extras, particularly the few children who were extra Munchkins, are still around. So is Caren Marsh Doll, who was Judy Garland's stand-in; she's 104.
Randy Rainbow 😍
Thank you Randy for bringing this back!
Just finished a musical production of The Wizard of Oz. The Jitter was my favorite number. Still sad I didn’t get to see it would the cast in costume.
If feels like we've been forced to dance!
Randy Rainbow is a genius.
My school did this song In the school play, and I had it stuck in my head for so long.
Chain lightning time travel..20 years ahead of this song performance on The Judy Garland Show..Ms Judy and Ray Bolger perform song again...luv footage of stage prop man working creepy tree.. Jitterbug song has amazing qualities its wide sound pulsates like harbinging beacon of impending woe!! Many different instrumental movement sequences..flute pipe organ...nose harp.Great sounds!!! Magical. good song for holly ween.knights...Thank you for posting!! Much appreciated..
AHHH SHE SOUNDS SO HAPPY
I just read that this footage is lost but RUclips comes through again! 😊
Thanks Randy, I'd never seen this before.
They should have kept this in the movie.
this is Rare from the wizard of oz I've seen The wizard of oz i don't know how many times but i never seen this at all this is rare extremely rare why would they cut this scene out this is an amazing scene i think any wizard of oz fan's should see it's extremely rare
I read they felt the movie was too long so they chopped a few scenes and this was one of them.
Kid Graz I also heard that they were worried that the song would date the movie
And that it didn't reflect the stile of the movie it's a bit jazzy basiclily
This was used for Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
The Jitterbug's bite wouldn't have affected the Tin Man or the Scarecrow, since they weren't living beings like Dorothy & the Lion. Nice that they got into the swing of the dance anyway!
This is true. But then, a Tin Man is also not possible to begin with. Nor a living jitterbug. :)
I wish they would add this in the movie it sounds catchy
Listening to this is has actually made it my favourite song from the wizard of oz 😂😊 i wish they had kept it in its just fabulous
Imagine dancing like that in those heavy costumes. The lion costume was almost 100 lbs
Nearer 70, which was quite enough.
A friend sent me this post from Randy Rainbow and I know I heard this from somewhere!! I looked up the Wizard of Oz and here it was the Jitterbug!! Righteous!!!!
Later used as a animated movie from Tom and Jerry and The Wizard of Oz sequel, Tom and Jerry: Back To Oz way back in 2016.
Who's here because of Tom and Jerry?
This is a very cute rendition of a popular song and dance. But sadly the possible reason that it got cut was to no pun intended cut to a chase.
I read somewhere that one of the reasons they took this song out was because it would’ve dated the movie so what it’s a freaking good song and I bet the dance looks like cool too.
Even then, having this song in the film would've butchered the tone a bit by having this upbeat happy song in the middle of all this dramatic atmosphere
It's on my Wizard of Oz soundtrack album.
We did this song in my theatre troupe’s version! My sister got to play a Jitterbug.
Randy Rainbow didn't send me here. I sent me here
Randy Randy Randy Randy! I'm glad I finally found the song that inspired "The Bunker Boy"!
I can hear Buddy Ebsen's voice. Must have been recorded early on before he was replaced by Jack Haley.
Actually, that was Jack Haley
Haley re-recorded all the Tin Woodman's solo singing, but when the group is singing, it's still Ebsen.
This was my first FWB's favorite movie. RIP, Kathy.
Instead of trashing this wonderful scene (that most people back in 1939 would've loved) they should've deleted the lions lame and too long king of the forest number, with carpet robe and flower pot crown.
That was meant to be a longer. some of the song did get cut
Troll.
When I was in the play, I called them freaky bugs❗️
Kinda sad that nearly every comment is people seeing this from another channel rather than being genuinely interested in the song or wizard of Oz 😔😕🙁
I was a jitterbug in the on a stage production.. didn’t even know this was part of the film that was cut.
This. Looks. Terrifying. The trees and and stuff is scary I thought the trees arms were HUGE spiders😭😫
Now it was featured in “Tom and Jerry Back to Oz”.
This is nice to see but it does ruin the witches fear
Her fear of what? Water?
It's an entertaining song but it's incredibly DATED and it shows the movies age. The other songs are so timeless.
So what is wrong with being dated with a very entertaining dance piece? It's a Wonderful Life had a Charleston dance which helped to make the film.
I had this song on a 45, when I was a kid.
It was the B-side of Over the Rainbow
I’m glad they cut this out. I would have scared the heck out of me when I was 4 years old.