Disturbing Details About the Wizard of Oz Munchkins

There are few people who can’t hum the line or two of the song the Wizard of Oz Munchkins sings when Dorothy first lands in the Land of Oz.

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - So Who Exactly Were the Munchkins?
01:14 - The Munchkins Were Rumored to Have Behaved Badly
02:08 - A Munchkin Was Thought to Have Taken Their Life on Set
02:41 - Most of the Munchkins Were Paid Less Than Toto
03:19 - At Least One Munchkin Ad-Libbed His Oz Performance
04:09 - Munchkin Actor Jerry Maren Took Issue With “Demeaning Legends” Title
05:04 - Munchkinland Was Almost Lethal for Some Wizard of Oz Actors
05:42 - Judy Garland Was Given a Munchkin Award
06:19 - The Movie Led to the Creation of an Advocacy Group
06:59 - The Munchkins Were Recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
07:21 - Outro

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Now over eighty years old, this classic family film has played in many American homes on Christmas eve at home or entertained children out of school for the summer holidays. And there couldn’t be a more welcoming, heartwarming, or colorful scene than the moment when Dorothy lands in Munchkinland. There, the Wizard of Oz Munchkins greets her group by group, helping her to feel comfortable in Oz and seeing her off as she takes her first steps down the Yellow Brick Road. Given all this, it would probably shock you to know some of the rumors that circulated about these cheerful characters.

Off-set, the Wizard of Oz Munchkins were renowned for their debauchery: they were often drunk, involved in sexual scandals, and one actor was even fired because his behavior was so out of line. Of course, though many people spread these rumors, few substantiated them, and the Munchkin actors themselves even said much of the bad press was borne of discrimination against little people. In reality, many of the Munchkins were paid less than Terry The Terrier, the dog that played Dorothy’s canine sidekick, Toto.

Despite all this, the Wizard of Oz Munchkins were eventually recognized for the critical part they played in making this enduring movie. Over half a century later, the group was granted its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Yes, it took that long…) And the discrimination the Wizard of Oz Munchkins faced on and offset also led to the formation of the advocacy group Little People of America.

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Disturbing Details About the Wizard of Oz Munchkins

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