I was 7 years old when the Scarecrow first came on in 1964 and it was always that laugh at the the end of song that used to creep me out . It sounded scary , but I still loved the Scarecrow . Somebody needs to make a remake of this Classic .
Yeah.. I Know What You Mean, Bout That Laugh.. Scared Me, But I Still Would Watch It When It Comes On.. I Needed That Fix.. The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh.. Lives On.. Hope It Never Changes.. That's A Song That'll Stay Great "Forever" Gotta Have Something For The "Young At Heart" 65 And Still Loving It ❤️ Ride On "Scarecrow" Ride On..
I LOVED THIS back in the middle of the 60's.. Now I was told to go on UTube to find this.. WOW brings back memories of when I was young. Now 65 years old.. I had to be 12/13 back then when this came on...
Some things you just never forget!! This is one of those things!!! I was six years old when this first aired. Sunday nights, NBC, The wonderful world of Disney!! It’s amazing how much of the intro I remember!! It’s like it was only yesterday!! Wonderful, warm memories of simpler days. Sad, that they can never be again.
I saw this on World of Disney several times when I was a kid. Then in 1976, when I was in college, I got to see it in a theater, on a double bill.with Treasure Island. That was a great date!
I remember my father taping this off of the Disney Channel in the late 1980s, and watching it till the tape wore out... That laugh gave me nightmares as a kid.
I remember as a kid my family would watch Disney weekly to see if Scarecrow episode came on. It was a favorite of all...Back in those days, maybe TV Guide gave you a heads up but can't recall if TV Guide even existed in the late 1960's....at any rate, it was a hit or miss thing and my whole family would watch entranced.
I saw this when I was kid. I forgotten pretty much all of it. Except for that laugh 0:25. Who could forget that? I'm a grown man and that laugh still freaks me out.
You are incorrect, sir. It's sung by a group named the Wellingtons (one of the group's members was a friend of mine). They're the same group that sang the Gilligan's Island theme.
As much as it may sound like Thurl, it was actually Terry Gilkyson (check the film credits). If it really had been Thurl, he would have ended the song and octave lower!
I was about 10 and loved the show. I mad my own costume and rode my horse through the valley where we lived in Arkansas , close to Magazine Mountain. Looking back I guess I looked kinda silly doing that
Thank you for posting this very cool opening segment! I was a youngster when gjis first aired but I never forgot tge title character and now remembering the opening theme song brings it sll back.
When I first seen the Scarecrow I made my mind up how I would dress up for Halloween. I'd always win first place attending a costume contest. I still watch the Scarecrow on my dvd. It brings back memories !!!!!
This reminds me so much of my brother, (r.i.p.) I can't help laugh. It's an inside joke concerning a girl at a concert, but that's a different tale. He could make that scarecrow laugh sound perfectly. 😂😂😂
And just think. This was an ACTUAL person who lived during the time of the American Revolution, not just the creation of Disney's wonderful imagination. According to sources, he at one point smuggled supplies to the Americans for their revolution and did indeed have a 10,000 pound gold bounty on his head. He was never identified until his journals were uncovered. And even today his legend lives on in Dymchurch and the Romney Marsh area.
Alas, strictly fictional. Walt himself mentioned the Scarecrow's historicity in the episode prelude. Not true. Lotta folk spent lotta hours combing the internet. Incl. moi. He lived only in the mind of his creator Russell Thorndike...& the imaginations of his numerous fans.
@@wrybreadspread Actually not so. Walt also mentioned that in the area he lived in, they still talk about the Scarecrow smuggling gang. Although Disney and Thorndike have romanticized the character, he was a historical figure. My Step-father has been to the area and talked with the descendants of the "Gentlemen of the Marshes". Those are my sources.
@@arentkvh3431 You inspired me to do some additional checking. I googled "gentlemen of the marshes, Romney Marsh"...& had to cope with the autocorrect prompting "Martians" & "Marshalls". This website was at the head of the list. It's interesting regarding the historical counterparts of Dr. Syn & the changes in the local terrain & culture. 'Preciate the info. Be well, mon ami. britishheritage.com/the-romney-marsh-of-the-scarecrow
This show came out in '64 and ran again in '69,according to a poster. My family went to England in '70 and we tracked down Romney Marsh and Dymchurch. So memorable! I had VHS tapes for years but now I have the DVD set. So pleased Disney released this. I will be watching it forever!
I Would Sing Along With The Theme Song On The Internet Then. And I Would. Patrick McGoohan Would Have Been Proud. He Signed A Contract With The Rank Organization. He Made Movies In England In The Rank Organization. Until Lew Grade Signed Him For Danger Man,Secret Agent US Version And The Prisoner As Well As Rafferty.He Was On Columbo A Lot.He Was In Ice Station Zebra,The Moonshine War,Mary Queen Of Scots,Silver Streak He Made Movies In England For Disney Like The Three Lives Of Thomasina,And The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh.
Patrick McGoohan Has Best Theme Songs. My Dad Really Liked Patrick McGoohan, I Like Him As Secret Agent He Signed A Contract With The Rank Organization. He Made Lot Of Movies For Rank In England. Todays TV Is Nothing But Junk. I Don't Like Seeing Developmentally Disabled People Blow Up Institutions And Sheltered Workshops On Todays TV.
I remember this on Disney when I was about 7, in 1969. THOSE were the days. This song has stuck in this 7-year old's head for over 45 years and I still tap my foot and feel myself running when I see the horse pounding down the road and beach. Having learned a little history since then, I could never quite understand the historical basis for the Scarecrow and his tax problem with the King. I guess it was a simple tale to drive home to US audience's the King of England's tax obsession and how such led to revolutionary War... but this story is set in England, where I'm not aware of any resistance or desire to resist to taxes in that time frame. Any wisdom out there on this question? meanwhile, I'm cranking it up for another round.
King George was raising taxes everywhere. Mostly in the American colonies, but also in England. The Scarecrow had indeed been trained as a priest and apparently believed that smuggling in expensive materials (Wine, silk, etc.) and only keeping enough for himself to pay off the next shipment and giving therest to the poor and the needy would ease the tax burden on his congregation (Even if nobody knew who he was).
This brings back memories, I was little girl when I saw this on the Disney Channel late at night, it was pretty good. I would love to binge watch this sometime.
I remember scarecrow when .I was a little boy on Disney Sunday nights on ch.3 in those days. U only had a few channels the whole family would get together and watch The wonderful world of Disney. Not like today it's crazy.
I tried to find a Halloween mask of the Scarecrow. They are expensive but probably wouldn't work anyway. In the movie, it wasn't just a pull-on mask, but took a lot of time to get right.
Patrick McGoohan Has Favorite Theme Songs. My Late Dad Who Was Alive At The Time. Liked Patrick McGoohan In Danger Man,Secret Agent And The Prisoner. My Late Dad's Late Friend George Cowles Liked Patrick McGoohan In Danger Man,Secret Agent And The Prisoner.
![ปฏิเสธไม่ไหว (Crush on you) - LIPTA feat. No One Else [TEASER MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VC689EgdSIw/mqdefault.jpg)
I remember being mesmerized by this when i was really little. His voice is unmatched!
I loved Scarecrow. Expertly played. Remember how he would talk? I still imitate his voice with my kids.
I was 7 years old when the Scarecrow first came on in 1964 and it was always that laugh at the the end of song that used to creep me out . It sounded scary , but I still loved the Scarecrow . Somebody needs to make a remake of this Classic .
The laugh was the best part of the song. Loved it. Still do.
I was also 7. Hang him high or hang him low. The laugh at the end used to give me chills at that age 😆😆
They'd ruin it.
agreed
Lol..
Yeah.. I Know What You Mean, Bout That Laugh.. Scared Me, But I Still Would Watch It When It Comes On.. I Needed That Fix.. The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh.. Lives On.. Hope It Never Changes.. That's A Song That'll Stay Great "Forever" Gotta Have Something For The "Young At Heart" 65 And Still Loving It ❤️ Ride On "Scarecrow" Ride On..
Patrick McGoohan was a very cool actor. I enjoy all his pictures.
I was 4 when this came out in 1963. Every Sunday at 7 PM. It would be Disney and then Ed Sullivan at 8 PM.
I LOVED THIS back in the middle of the 60's.. Now I was told to go on UTube to find this.. WOW brings back memories of when I was young. Now 65 years old.. I had to be 12/13 back then when this came on...
I'm 68, and was 7 when Scarecrow premiered!!!
I was four when this was on, he scared me!! I couldn’t look at his face, but I liked the song.
The people singing this is the same group who sang the theme to gilligans Island in the 1st season-the wellingtons.
Some things you just never forget!! This is one of those things!!! I was six years old when this first aired. Sunday nights, NBC, The wonderful world of Disney!! It’s amazing how much of the intro I remember!! It’s like it was only yesterday!! Wonderful, warm memories of simpler days. Sad, that they can never be again.
I saw this on World of Disney several times when I was a kid. Then in 1976, when I was in college, I got to see it in a theater, on a double bill.with Treasure Island. That was a great date!
I saw it in a theater, too! What a fun surprise! It eas nice on a big screen, too. And it was in color... I had a black and white TV at home.
I remember my father taping this off of the Disney Channel in the late 1980s, and watching it till the tape wore out... That laugh gave me nightmares as a kid.
Back when the Disney Channel showed Disney classics.
I remember as a kid my family would watch Disney weekly to see if Scarecrow episode came on. It was a favorite of all...Back in those days, maybe TV Guide gave you a heads up but can't recall if TV Guide even existed in the late 1960's....at any rate, it was a hit or miss thing and my whole family would watch entranced.
Yep, during the 1960s TV Guide was next to the Bible the most important reading material in the home.
@@VernCrisler
I think the first issue of TV Guide came out in 1953.
I love this song what a classic The Great Scarecrow
I only saw this show twice in my life and the song stuck in my head. It's a great song!
That scene gave this 7 year old nightmares in '64.
Sorry it scared you. My friends and I loved the show as young teenagers. We rode horses and enjoyed the fantasy of it.
I saw this when I was kid. I forgotten pretty much all of it. Except for that laugh 0:25. Who could forget that? I'm a grown man and that laugh still freaks me out.
The song is sung by Thurl Ravenscroft...... he also sang the theme song ' Mr Grinch' in the 1966 movie " How The Grinch Stole Christmas"
artscriticXX I THOUGHT it was the same guy!
You are incorrect, sir. It's sung by a group named the Wellingtons (one of the group's members was a friend of mine). They're the same group that sang the Gilligan's Island theme.
Actually, it was performed by Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders.
Thurl Ravenscroft was G- R- R-R R- EAT!!!!!
As much as it may sound like Thurl, it was actually Terry Gilkyson (check the film credits). If it really had been Thurl, he would have ended the song and octave lower!
Thank you Patrick McGoohan, and thank you goode sir for posting.
I loved this because he resisted tyranny
I remember watching this show in like 1969, and still remember this song. Thanks for uploading kind sir.
I was about 10 and loved the show. I mad my own costume and rode my horse through the valley where we lived in Arkansas , close to Magazine Mountain. Looking back I guess I looked kinda silly doing that
@@2hotroddy Now that's pretty bold. Doesn't matter how it looked; you were Scarecrow!
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh was my fave 1969s Walt Disney film!!
Thank you for posting this very cool opening segment! I was a youngster when gjis first aired but I never forgot tge title character and now remembering the opening theme song brings it sll back.
When I first seen the Scarecrow I made my mind up how I would dress up for Halloween. I'd always win first place attending a costume contest. I still watch the Scarecrow on my dvd. It brings back memories !!!!!
I made a Scarecrow mask and dressed up in it with a cloak for Halloween. It was fun fantasy!
This reminds me so much of my brother, (r.i.p.) I can't help laugh. It's an inside joke concerning a girl at a concert, but that's a different tale. He could make that scarecrow laugh sound perfectly. 😂😂😂
And just think. This was an ACTUAL person who lived during the time of the American Revolution, not just the creation of Disney's wonderful imagination. According to sources, he at one point smuggled supplies to the Americans for their revolution and did indeed have a 10,000 pound gold bounty on his head. He was never identified until his journals were uncovered. And even today his legend lives on in Dymchurch and the Romney Marsh area.
Which sources?
Alas, strictly fictional. Walt himself mentioned the Scarecrow's historicity in the episode prelude. Not true. Lotta folk spent lotta hours combing the internet. Incl. moi. He lived only in the mind of his creator Russell Thorndike...& the imaginations of his numerous fans.
@@wrybreadspread Actually not so. Walt also mentioned that in the area he lived in, they still talk about the Scarecrow smuggling gang. Although Disney and Thorndike have romanticized the character, he was a historical figure. My Step-father has been to the area and talked with the descendants of the "Gentlemen of the Marshes". Those are my sources.
@@arentkvh3431
You inspired me to do some additional checking. I googled "gentlemen of the marshes, Romney Marsh"...& had to cope with the autocorrect prompting "Martians" & "Marshalls".
This website was at the head of the list. It's interesting regarding the historical counterparts of Dr. Syn & the changes in the local terrain & culture. 'Preciate the info. Be well, mon ami.
britishheritage.com/the-romney-marsh-of-the-scarecrow
@@wrybreadspread So...was Scarecrow real or not?! Do tell!! This former seven-yr old wants to know.
This show came out in '64 and ran again in '69,according to a poster.
My family went to England in '70 and we tracked down Romney Marsh and Dymchurch. So memorable! I had VHS tapes for years but now I have the DVD set. So pleased Disney released this. I will be watching it forever!
Sunday nights at 730 all summer long after baths and dinner
I Would Sing Along With The Theme Song On The Internet Then. And I Would. Patrick McGoohan Would Have Been Proud. He Signed A Contract With The Rank Organization. He Made Movies In England In The Rank Organization. Until Lew Grade Signed Him For Danger Man,Secret Agent US Version And The Prisoner As Well As Rafferty.He Was On Columbo A Lot.He Was In Ice Station Zebra,The Moonshine War,Mary Queen Of Scots,Silver Streak He Made Movies In England For Disney Like The Three Lives Of Thomasina,And The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh.
I'm watching Patrick on the original Gunsmoke🥰 Scarecrow song and music IS the BEST!!! 🐎
Patrick McGoohan Has Best Theme Songs. My Dad Really Liked Patrick McGoohan, I Like Him As Secret Agent He Signed A Contract With The Rank Organization. He Made Lot Of Movies For Rank In England. Todays TV Is Nothing But Junk. I Don't Like
Seeing Developmentally Disabled People Blow Up Institutions And Sheltered Workshops On Todays TV.
I remember this on Disney when I was about 7, in 1969. THOSE were the days. This song has stuck in this 7-year old's head for over 45 years and I still tap my foot and feel myself running when I see the horse pounding down the road and beach.
Having learned a little history since then, I could never quite understand the historical basis for the Scarecrow and his tax problem with the King. I guess it was a simple tale to drive home to US audience's the King of England's tax obsession and how such led to revolutionary War... but this story is set in England, where I'm not aware of any resistance or desire to resist to taxes in that time frame. Any wisdom out there on this question? meanwhile, I'm cranking it up for another round.
King George was raising taxes everywhere. Mostly in the American colonies, but also in England. The Scarecrow had indeed been trained as a priest and apparently believed that smuggling in expensive materials (Wine, silk, etc.) and only keeping enough for himself to pay off the next shipment and giving therest to the poor and the needy would ease the tax burden on his congregation (Even if nobody knew who he was).
I was 5 in 1969 and after it came on TV my friends ran around kindergarten pretending to be Scarecrow
stuck in my head too. born in 57.
@@arriano99 awesome!
This brings back memories, I was little girl when I saw this on the Disney Channel late at night, it was pretty good. I would love to binge watch this sometime.
I like many in the comments section remembered the chorus to this song from my childhood 50 years ago
This sent me running down the hall to my room when I was a little kid.
I remember scarecrow when .I was a little boy on Disney Sunday nights on ch.3 in those days. U only had a few channels the whole family would get together and watch The wonderful world of Disney. Not like today it's crazy.
Best song ever sang
aired on local tv back in the 70s....
I play the theme Scarecrow ever halloween. And for Mr. McGoohan fans he Played Phantom the ghost who walks and Danger Man on the Charge Channel.
I came here looking for Halloween music, and I left with a new favorite bad 1960s costume design.
First time hearing this! Really like it. (Y)
I loved this, when only six years old...!!!
I tried to find a Halloween mask of the Scarecrow. They are expensive but probably wouldn't work anyway. In the movie, it wasn't just a pull-on mask, but took a lot of time to get right.
A Renagade hero of The people against the tyranny of the government, hmm, .... where is the modern version of him?
Patrick McGoohan Has Favorite Theme Songs. My Late Dad Who Was Alive At The Time. Liked Patrick McGoohan In Danger Man,Secret Agent And The Prisoner. My Late Dad's Late Friend George Cowles Liked Patrick McGoohan In Danger Man,Secret Agent And The Prisoner.
Was on same night The Beatles was on Ed Seliven
great song scarecrow
My childhood fvt. song when i was class 3
Nice 👍
this is my new guilty pleasure
Great remember it well
I wore the record out from playing this song --- that's right a record -- google it hahahah
I am wrong. You're right. Thurl Ravenscroft YES. sang this scarecrow song for Disney.
I cosplay Scarecrow
My hero, I was nine years old
Does anyone know what it's called in Spanish? I've looked for it on TH-cam and can't find it?
old memory
I kept expecting a whip cracking...
Rawhide!
No, the whip comes when Beck sings New Pollution.
Scarecrow!
Super Bubsy Mario Bobcat of pop Alice tea cup tennis 2016 Dennis the Menace show back in the sixties
what does that got to do with the Scarecrow?
It's John Drake.
No, #8!
The Scarecrow looked ugly, but was a good guy
No. I think you're mistaken. Voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft DID NOT sing this Scarecrow song.
The theme song was done by the Wellingtons.
This song kicks an almost illegal amount of ass... but the design of the scarecrow is a bit lazy imo. Looks like he's gonna drop off to sleep.
but imagine meeting him at night. Scary thought no?
But imagine seeing him in person at night. In the show, his laugh was as eerie as it was mocking. I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark ally