One of the great skits from the old Dana Carvey Show… Premise: when The Wizard Of Oz was running too long, the producers eliminated one of the characters from the “yellow brick road” sequence. (Yes, that’s Steven Colbert Steve Carrell as the Tin Man).
Ignore the frame grab seen below. That’s Mary Todd Lincoln in “First Ladies As Dogs,” an equally funny premise and skit from the same episode.
When the clip ends, you’ll have the option to watch the entire show online. And other episodes as well. Great options to have. Or you can get the entire series for 18 bucks on Amazon.
3) The Nightside Hour. Tom reserved the final hour of his three-hour radio show for audience members who wanted to call in. This is from Sept. 8, 1992.
And for those of you who may have missed it, from The Tommorow Show, a favorite episode featuring Disney animator Ward Kimball that somehow survived the years on my 3/4″ video copy, taped off the air.
Isn’t Life Terrible has developed The World’s Most Difficult Wizard of Oz QUIZ. Once you realize how little you know, visit Jim’s Wizard of Oz site.
[2021 note: Don's Oz quiz is missing. Jim's site was on the now-defunct GeoCities; the link now points to an archived version.]
Isn’t Life Terrible?
"Isn't Life Terrible" is a Charley Chase short from 1925. The title was derived from a 1924 D.W. Griffith film, "Isn't Life Wonderful?" Other Charley Chase film titles that ask questions are "What Price Goofy?" (1925), "Are Brunettes Safe?" (1927), and "Is Everybody Happy?" (1928). Chase abandoned his titles with question marks for titles with exclamation points during the sound era.
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