Journey Back to Oz - "Keep the Happy Thought"

Song from Filmation's "Journey Back to Oz" (1973), starring Liza Minnelli as Dorothy Gale and Paul Lynde as Pumpkinhead.

Dorothy tells Pumpkinhead not to fear about old Witch Mombi's menaces, and they follow the Yellow Brick Road to get to the Emerald City.

The movie is avalaible on DVD.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• journey
• back
• to
• oz
• liza
• minnelli
• filmation
• dorothy
• lou
• scheimer
• paul
• lynde

[JCMOLFINO]

i saw this in the 80s but now i have one question , which one is based on the real story ¨journey back to oz¨ or the 1986 movie ¨return to oz¨, they both have the pumkinhead but not the horse neither tic toc so whose screenplay is the accurest? thanks for posting this ,lots of memories.

[Franz90smile]

None of them is accurate. "Return to Oz" is based mainly on the third Oz book (but also on the second one). "Journey Back to Oz" is just inspired by the second book, because there are too many differences. For example, the main character of the second book is Ozma of Oz (not Dorothy, who comes back just in the third book and does not appear in the second). "Return to Oz" is more faithful to the books in the tone, feelings and atmosphere, "Journey Back to Oz" instead is based on the 1939 film.

[ArmandtheWise]

yes please oh please somebody upload this beautiful film.

[NatureHeroes22]

Can you upload the whole movie? I try to look for it but I can't find it. I was dying to watch the whole film.

[joe65TVS]

I had a same dream of that song 3 times when I was younger.

1. At home home in bed

2. When my Dad drives me to Chichester

3. When my Dad drives me passed the Meridian TV Studios in Southampton

I used to watch this cartoon once and haven't seen this for years and years.

[werothegreat]

Interesting, and I adore Liza Minelli, but Dorothy's facial animation just sucks. It's like she's a doll.

[boru25]

I didn't know Filmation did this.

[AdamYJ]

@Franz90smile Actually, I've found the tone of the books lies somewhere in between the two Oz movies (the MGM movie and Disney's Return to Oz). They're neither as cheery as the MGM musical or as dark as Return to Oz. In fact, I've found Baum's greatest talent as a fantasist is his knack for taking things that would be scary or disturbing in most cases and make them strangely whimsical.

[rfridaythe13th]

can u upload wooden heads song?

[Jak123454321]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! thnx so much for this!! :D

[gordanbevels]

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