Did watching "The Wizard of Oz" scare the HELL out of you as a child?

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• That daggoned wicked witch didn't scare you when she screeched, "I'll get you, my pretty!" in the cackley voice of hers? Thanks, Merfish! +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 16th, 2009

• . . .or in the crystal ball at the end of Aunt Em's appearance to Dorothy -- the witch appears, and mocks Dorothy " Auntie Em! Auntie Em! Come back! " and then roars, " I'll give you Auntie Em!" Excellent. That Margaret Hamilton remains my favorite person in that movie - -she was perfect. :) +6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Yeah! That was a SCARY scene, WelbyQ! I remember it VERY well! Thanks for reminding me! It's quite vivid now!

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

• you're welcome. Whew! The scene always grabbed me because first The Witch is mocking Dorothy cruelly - viciously cruel- and even mocking Dorothy's voice. Then in a flash, The Witch's real voice just roars with anger, hate "I'll give you Auntie Em!!" - -- the sudden change of voice, timbre, and volume itself scared me, but the way Hamilton performs those several seconds -- evokes a crazy ,old mean evil witch perfectly. I think I've mentioned I think she's perfect in this movie? Ha! Heck, it's just the head of Margaret Hamilton in a crystal ball and she's scaring the crap out of "little me young boy" in front of the TV. The woman scared me with only her face and voice inside a crystal ball. So cool.

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

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• That damned wicked witch of the west STILLS scares me! LOL Thanks! +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 14th, 2009

• Me too, lol

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  by Little big mouth on August 14th, 2009

• Hamilton was perfection in that role. :)+6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

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• :) That's great! +6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

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• But the "midgets" didn't do anything BAD, though! It was the freak'n WITCH that horrified ME! LOL Thanks, Ti-La +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 14th, 2009

• hahahaah...yeah but they were creepy. It was the "Lolly Pop" ones that did it for me <<shudder>>

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  by Gone on August 14th, 2009

• That's funny! LOL

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 14th, 2009

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• Yeah! The appearance of that twister scared me, too! I had NEVER seen anything like it in my life! I was only 7yrs. old when I saw it the FIRST time! The wicked witch of the west reminded me EXACTLY of my OWN mother! That probably sounds funny. . . . . .but it's ALSO halfway TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Zenless! +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 17th, 2009

• That tornado scene - - and even the gathering clouds and the winds starting up as Dorothy leaves the magician's wagon, deciding she would return home -- scares me more than the entire " Twister" movie. :) +6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Me, too, WelbyQ! And when she gets locked outside and tries to scream to her aunt to let her in the "fall out shelter below" and no one hears her. I thought, "Boy! This girl is in BIG-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G trouble!

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

• Oh, my God, yes. I am feeling for Dorothy that whole time. When she steps up to the farm gate, I'm thinking, " Run! You'll never make it to the house area! The tornado will beat you there!" And Auntie Em screaming before she's pulled down into the shelter, " I can't find Dorothy!! Dorothy!! DorothEEEEEEEEE!?" I tell you- - I 'get into' movies when I care about the characters! Ha!

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

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• LOL Okay, Spooner! Come to think of it, I think I snuck into "Jaws", too! LOL +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 17th, 2009

• Thanks Millenium. +5.

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  by PrivateGomerSpooner on August 17th, 2009

• Ha! :) +6 Well-written answer.Both of my parents took me to go see Jaws -- I'm in a family of scary movie lovers. The theater was sold out -- one of the best movie-going experiences of my life. Just think,SpooonerThatsnotmyrealhair and Millenium, we all sort of took part of pop culture history - - Jaws was a huge milestone, the beginning of studios wanting that summer blockbuster -- but they did not expect it to be the huge hit it was. At least, I think I might be correct in all that. I contend that the original "Jaws" remains the best summer blockbuster film. Heck, it's one of he great movies, period.

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Yeah! The FIRST "Jaws" was the BEST! I liked it when they were all down below in the boat exchanging "scar" stories, and then they started singing that song, "Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little drinkie poo an hour ago. . . . ." and then the SHARK . . . . .hit!

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

• Great stuff. yes. Great scene. I particularly liked -- and was scared - - while the two male buddies were fishing on that dock at night. Eventually the one buddy falls in the water when the shark has pulled at the bait-and-tire which had pulled at and broken the dock in two pieces. Then we see that dock -- no shark ever!! - - we see the dock start floating out to see, and then it turns in the water back toward the guy in the water!! Oh, God -- I was yelling I think! The safe buddy yelling to his buddy in the water, " Swim faster! Swim faster! Don't look back." The terror and suspense I felt in that scene and we never see the shark. :)

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Or at the BEGINNING of the movie with that nude girl in the water AT NIGHT being shoved BACK-AND-FORTH while screaming for her life! She finally hangs onto the buoy until the shark drags her to the bottom. And you NEVER see the shark! That Spielberg! He's such a ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ad boy! LOL

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 9th, 2009

• send him to his room. [ I was going to talk about that opening scene, too. Godawful to watch. Scary film in all the best ways. ]

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 9th, 2009

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• No one who has answered this seems to have been bothered by that cackley 'ole "wicked witch of the west" like ME!!!! That wicked 'ole witch scared ME to my BONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, bazza! +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 17th, 2009

• Me, too, Millenium -- as I'm sure you're catching on since I'm sneaking in on all the answers! :) +6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Oh! I ALWAYS love to see your comments in "comment threads", WelbyQ! You're a lot of fun! ;-) !!!!

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

• Ha! I thank you for that, Millenium - The Mysterious M. I appreciate it!

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• The wicked witch from the East. I agree wholeheartedly, she was scary. I have watched the film a couple of times lately and as you say, she is very very scary with her greenish face. I am a bloke, I was nearly wetting my pants when she took the little dog.

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  by bazza on September 9th, 2009

• I wanted to "kick her ass" when she took ToTo! Cute little Toto! At least he got away from that wicked 'ole witch of the WEST! Thanks, bazza!

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 9th, 2009

• " Run, Toto, run! He got away -- he got away!" "Which is more than I can say for YOU, my little pretty!"

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 9th, 2009

• "There's no place like home!" <click, click. . . . . click, click> "There's no place like home!" <click, click. . . .click, click> LOL

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 9th, 2009

• The last two answers brought back more memories than anything else. There's no place like home. Which is more than I can say for you my little pretty. OOOOh, look through the armhole of your coat.

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  by bazza on September 12th, 2009

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• Pinnochio????????????????????????????????????????????????????? +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 17th, 2009

• Yeah... they got eaten by a whale didn't they?

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  by figwit on August 17th, 2009

• Yeah! But I thought you meant Pinnochio HIMSELF scared you! I wasn't gett'n that one! LOL

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 17th, 2009

• Ha! :) Isn't it strange they made Monstro the Whale so fierce? And whales really aren't that frightening in real life. At least, they seem not to be frightening- - I've never sen one in real life. +6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• You're right, WelbyQ! In "nature" they don't seem frightening but in stature, I'm not sure I'd want to "run into one" in the water! I share Pinocchio's sentiment, that way! LOL

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

• Good point. :)

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

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• That "wicked witch of the west" STILL "cackles" in my head! She was the scariest thing I had EVER seen! Thanks, endowed! (Is your NEW avatar. . . .um. . . . . .YOU???????) +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 17th, 2009

• Yes, that avatar is me. I cropped out my head ... and legs. I just uploaded it yesterday.

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  by endowed - out on August 17th, 2009

• DAMN!!!!! <I'm speechless> :-) !!!!!!!!

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 17th, 2009

• I see the smile so I hope that's a good thing :)

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  by endowed - out on August 17th, 2009

• :) Hey, congrats on your avatar being you, endowed. Keep staying in shape. +6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Yeah. . . .uh. . . .keep. . . .uh. . . . .staying in. . . .uh. . . .yeah. . . . .shape! Staying in "shape"! Yeah! Uh! yeah! LOL

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

• Ha! You're right, Millenium-The Mysterious One.Yeah, it'd been better if I had just written, " You look hot. Congratulations!" [ endowed, I know there's work involved in getting that way -- unless you're one of those guys that look that way naturally. If you are, damn you. Ha! just kidding! :)]

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• HAHA. Fortunately for me, I am naturally like that. I don't workout but I am active. It wasn't until a few weeks ago I decided to really work out, mostly because my brothers are working out and I have to keep them in check. ;) But I'll be honest, that is probably a better picture of me than anything else. The angles I guess.

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  by endowed - out on September 8th, 2009

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• You'd be a good Dorothy, Nancy. :) +6

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Thank you Welby. I think you're right! I would surely love the adventure. :o)

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  by Nancy on September 8th, 2009

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• Okay, Angelsite! Thanks! +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on August 14th, 2009

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• LOL Thanks, WelbyQ! Well. . . .that 'ole saying, "We all get our 15 minutes of fame in life" was done by 'ole Margaret in 13!!!! LOL That's terrific! Thanks! Enjoy hearing from you, as always! +6

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

• You're more than welcome -- your question was extremely fun to read, with all the answers and comment threads, too. I enjoyed it all. :)

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  by WelbyQuentin on September 8th, 2009

• Well good! Glad you enjoyed it! ;-) !!!!

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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 8th, 2009

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• Good Q. - Have a Gr8 weekend Ms. M

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  by canbfrisky on February 12th, 2010