They scared the shit out of me and that music he played while he was coming down the stairs and the noises those things made as they got bigger scared me to death.
Fun Fact: This was the same subway where 9 years later in 1987 Michael Jackson shot his music video "Bad". I guess he liked this location so much that he decided to film it there as well.
+BayareaGuy06 I know right... he knew that it was the scariest thing in the world... so he said... "man subway peddler... ... YOU AIN'T BAD.... YOU AINT NUFFIN!!!!! ...... ...... YOU AIN'T NUFFIN!!!!!!" lolol
BayareaGuy06 Hoyt and Skimmerhorn. My mother is from Brooklyn and she watched this movie in the theater when it was first released in 1978 with my grandmother.
+Yuki Rabbit Nope, I'm still running in the opposite direction at full speed. I'd lap cowardly lion there, like leave him in the dust. And I'm a grown man now and can handle myself. Nope nope NOPE.
Darrick Henderson No derrick the lion took off when those ballons were small! Matter of fact he took off when he saw the peddlers mask!Thats how he so far ahead of everyone! I woulve took off as soon as he shook that damn thing one time!!
Allison Maxwell I almost fell off of the bed cracking up when I read your comment because I was soooo terrified too! lol, and if I'm honest I'd admit that I still am, lol. I scrolled down to read the comments BECAUSE i felt a bit uneasy watching the clip! roflol!!
Jujubee Me, too. I'm here because I looked up the "Your a Lion" song today before going to work. I needed the strength and courage lmbo!! Then, this one popped up in my feed.
@@mjdandridge6857 it was supposed to replace the kalidah battle in the original play. The concept was simple we need a small obstacle in between them meeting the lion and what would the poppy field. Unlike the original film that gives the Wicked Witch of the West Three appearences before they inevitably face her.
No wave How could it have been a horror film when they were copying off the original? Your right tho it was a ride that New York wasnt ready for!Recorded all at the world trade center.(God bless)
hahahahahaha.... I posted this knowing that there would be some people that felt the same as I.... my question is...WHY is this one of the most frightening scenes caught on film... why did it scare us so much... oh well.... I will just hope for a ceiling fan to cut there heads off cuz I'm hiding with you guys as well
My mom and my sister still make fun of me to this day because of how this scene freaked me out as a kid. Everything about it is nightmarish. Like, why does this happen? What are those things? Why is that guy wearing a creepy mask? Why is he walking that way?
+Anthony Hendricks I too have memories of watching this in broad daylight and immediately feeling like this was happening to me. my theory is more subtle. the idea of a completely empty subway station perhaps? coupled with the subtle creepiness of harmless growing toys. and maybe cuz everyone else is so freaked out.
+Anthony Hendricks I know, right??! This scene scared the CRAP out of me as a kid. I still got jittery watching it just a moment ago after not seeing it for like 25+ years. It still wigs me out.
The Peddler is a legendary troll from his perspective this must have been funny as hell. I wouldn't be able to contain myself from busing up when I started playing that tune and just waltzed down the stairs like nothing looking like a freak. Oh man, too good.
this used to scare the shit outta me .. and i live in nyc ( where this was filmed , so this increased my fear) , i thought every subway station at night things would come to life lol
14DaveHunter He ran off cuz his only scare devise was those orange ballons! Evilean could of killed him or had him working for her atleast,but as u see she didnt even want him! Or he aluded her really well in that city.
Evillene, the witch had instructed that creepy Subway Peddler to follow Dorothy and her friends until they reached the subway. That's where he unleashed his evil puppets, and Evillene animated the trash cans and support columns to attack Dorothy and her friends. The peddler sells puppets and his role was played by Clyde J. Barrett.
@@alanmorris7669 thanks for the info. i should have realized she was probly watching them the whole time and when they hit the subway thats when she used her magic on them.
Evillene, the witch sent that Subway Peddler to follow Dorothy and her friends until they reached the subway. When he unleashed his evil puppets, Evillene animated the trash cans and support columns to attack Dorothy and her friends. The role was played by Clyde J. Barrett.
I remember when I was in fourth grade my friend, Luke, and I would always watch just this scene and it always scared the shit out of us, but we found it so intriguing. I always remember this scene as being my favorite yet so creepy lol.
Anyone know the name of that flute song before the peddler arrives ? I remember it from this scene on this movie & another scene in blood in blood out when the guy who was an artist brother (the cop) shows up watching him paint a dark portrait of their dead younger brother.
Even though Return to Oz was based on the sequel to Baum's original Wonderful Wizard of Oz story, the director and screenplay writers definitely saw the subway scene in this film. It's too legitimately creepy and similar in tone for them to not have been influenced by this.
this scene was the start of the lion the scarecrow and the tinman being tested the lion in the subway then the scarecrow with the poison poppies then the tinman when dorothy and the lion sleeping
Nothing scarier than a horror scene in a non horror movie.
Sakaki Shizuma the true essence of the action movie
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😂😂😂
😂!!!!!
Yeah this scene permanently scarred me as a child. I can barely walk in subways…
So nice to know i wasn't the only one terrified by these things as a child. They are the scariest paper lantern puppets I've ever seen.
They scared the shit out of me and that music he played while he was coming down the stairs and the noises those things made as they got bigger scared me to death.
Ikr I still can't watch the wiz at nite and I'm in my 30's
Lol
This still scares the crap out of me
Yes!!
yes omg
Fun Fact: This was the same subway where 9 years later in 1987 Michael Jackson shot his music video "Bad". I guess he liked this location so much that he decided to film it there as well.
+BayareaGuy06 I know right... he knew that it was the scariest thing in the world... so he said... "man subway peddler... ... YOU AIN'T BAD.... YOU AINT NUFFIN!!!!! ...... ...... YOU AIN'T NUFFIN!!!!!!" lolol
+BayareaGuy06 wow, how'd u know that?
+kas whi You can tell from the background... Watch the Bad music video and compare the subway station to this one. It's the same location.
+BayareaGuy06 Well yeah -- alot of people who lived in NYC know this station because we've been in it! How excited I was when I got there!
BayareaGuy06 Hoyt and Skimmerhorn. My mother is from Brooklyn and she watched this movie in the theater when it was first released in 1978 with my grandmother.
For me, the scariest thing about this scene is that sound the peddler makes. Imagine hearing that in an almost empty parking lot at night
Oh Hell naw! I'd be hauling ass like the Flash in Justice League unlimited
@@marcustrice3246Lol!!
@@user-qh5nm7di2rI finally discovered this fact the other day! Love that album.
The Peddlers Song is equivalent to Jason's sound FX or the Jaws tbeme
I died in the begging when Michael slide down them staires, priceless , Michael played his role so Perfect
I bet that clip was accidental
Fr though
*beginning
That was subtly brilliant 😂
The peddler is actually scarier than the toy puppet things.
Thank you!!
Joe River Yes!! As soon as I saw that I would have been GONE!
The peddler wore his frightening, long-beak mask to unleash his evil puppets.
nooooooo
the puppet are only when you start to realize that they are growing
Those things creeped me out as a kid. But now as an adult, you could probably knock those things out with little effort.
+Yuki Rabbit Nope, I'm still running in the opposite direction at full speed. I'd lap cowardly lion there, like leave him in the dust. And I'm a grown man now and can handle myself. Nope nope NOPE.
ikr but iam still a kid now it dosent scare me
+phuturephunk That's me😂
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how did dorthy not hear the wall before it sounded like someone rubbing their *LOUD ASS* sneakers on a floor
This movie had ZERO business being as scary as it was
Luckily I’ve seen creepier
ain't nobody ever run as fast as lion he took off
Darrick Henderson No derrick the lion took off when those ballons were small! Matter of fact he took off when he saw the peddlers mask!Thats how he so far ahead of everyone!
I woulve took off as soon as he shook that damn thing one time!!
He yeeted
He said bye
He was flying! He flew!
Darrick Henderson Lion was definitely haulin ass and I would have been too 😂💀💀
Oh god this terrified me as a child
Allison Maxwell I almost fell off of the bed cracking up when I read your comment because I was soooo terrified too! lol, and if I'm honest I'd admit that I still am, lol. I scrolled down to read the comments BECAUSE i felt a bit uneasy watching the clip! roflol!!
I had nightmare s for years
+Allison Maxwell i used to thought every subway station at night things would come to life lol
+Allison Maxwell LOL FACT
Allison Maxwell me to fore some reasond dont know why
This scene used to scare me so bad! It still scares me, in fact WHY AM I HERE?
Jujubee Reminicing like i am. I wasn't scared but creeped out with that time played and his laughter
Jujubee Me, too. I'm here because I looked up the "Your a Lion" song today before going to work. I needed the strength and courage lmbo!! Then, this one popped up in my feed.
Jujubee to conquer your fears lol
Me too!
Bro I ain’t even press play
I just came to the comments to say this mess was mad creepy
i was so petrified by this scene as a kid lmaaooo
nneka_ it was fire tho 🔥😈
I was freaked out myself.
Nah fr
I still am scared 💀
Your not alone; this scene convince me that furniture could move I was terrified as a child. My mom caught hell trying to make me sleep in my room.
This scene was not supposed to be this terrifying. 💀💀💀
Will it is
@@mjdandridge6857 it was supposed to replace the kalidah battle in the original play. The concept was simple we need a small obstacle in between them meeting the lion and what would the poppy field. Unlike the original film that gives the Wicked Witch of the West Three appearences before they inevitably face her.
My mama always use to say to me, Fleet...FLEET!!! That's my name Fleetwood Coupe DeVille...mama had high ideas, you know what I mean. Lol
Klickage Lee lol best part
I thought he said Meat! XD
So The Cowardly Lion was named after a Cadillac?
Lmaoaoaao
@@BenJabituya 😂😂😂
I still think The Wiz should have been a horror movie. Even on its own its such a bizarre fever dream of a film
No wave
How could it have been a horror film when they were
copying off the original?
Your right tho it was a ride that New York wasnt ready for!Recorded all at the world trade center.(God bless)
The original Broadway show is not horror so that would not work
Makes sense. The original Wizard of Oz was a literal fever dream Dorothy was having..."and you were there..." 😂
@@ShanikaB
Not in the books. The studio made their version a dream due to underestimation of the audience.
I agree!!!!
Michael is so adorable. .
Pretty Baby Tricia ikr
“Mama had high ideas” is such an underrated line
I love how there’s no spoken origins for this dark, creepy character in the movie. It’s wonderful, and terrifying.
hahahahahaha.... I posted this knowing that there would be some people that felt the same as I.... my question is...WHY is this one of the most frightening scenes caught on film... why did it scare us so much... oh well.... I will just hope for a ceiling fan to cut there heads off cuz I'm hiding with you guys as well
My mom and my sister still make fun of me to this day because of how this scene freaked me out as a kid.
Everything about it is nightmarish. Like, why does this happen? What are those things? Why is that guy wearing a creepy mask? Why is he walking that way?
+Anthony Hendricks me too, lol. We didn't even live in the city. Orrrr, maybe that was part of the reason? Preconceived notions?
+Anthony Hendricks I too have memories of watching this in broad daylight and immediately feeling like this was happening to me. my theory is more subtle. the idea of a completely empty subway station perhaps? coupled with the subtle creepiness of harmless growing toys. and maybe cuz everyone else is so freaked out.
+Anthony Hendricks I know, right??! This scene scared the CRAP out of me as a kid. I still got jittery watching it just a moment ago after not seeing it for like 25+ years. It still wigs me out.
that scared me to when I was young
This scared the shit out of me as a kid.
Britanny Lichel really. those are just puppet controls
Brandon Hall Yeah, I know that now but as a KID, I was scared.
This scene scared the DAYLGHTS outta me as a kid! Lol I remember the first time I watched it in my dads room when I was in 2nd grade...
That little moment shared by the Scarecrow and Dorothy (Michael and Diana) at 1:15 is so cute.
So cute 😊
They loved each other foreal
Awwee🤎🥰
when i sawthis i could not ''ease'' anymore
+Goodies Galore I always seemed to either end the movie or migrate to the other room during this scene for many years
+Goodies Galore
Ease on down the road...into hell
This scene scared me so much but I still couldn't look away
Goodies Galore probably the best response I've ever seen on the internet
The Peddler is a legendary troll from his perspective this must have been funny as hell. I wouldn't be able to contain myself from busing up when I started playing that tune and just waltzed down the stairs like nothing looking like a freak. Oh man, too good.
In my neighborhood he would have been shot before making it down them stairs because we do not play those games.
The way the tin man Nipsey Russell slapped the Lion five cracks me up every time😂😂😂
this use to on late at night when I would fall asleep with the TV on and I would wake up and see this shit. it scared the hell out of me
Lol wow... damn
this used to scare the shit outta me .. and i live in nyc ( where this was filmed , so this increased my fear) , i thought every subway station at night things would come to life lol
+june 7 gemini .. Did you think the trashcans had teeth and would want to eat your arms too? That's what spooked me the most.
😂
Idk about everyone else but for me it's the paddler's mask that does it😖
ya true that is creepy
Edward Oberon when i was younger it kinda resembled a goat in my point of view.
Tyson Jackson yes that mask does it for me NOPE
I kept thinking it was a rat mask or something, but those pink things are pretty scary, the way they walked
yeah he just looks wierd.
Hella creepy then- hella creepy now.
I'm so glad people agree that this scene is terrifying. 100% freaked me out as a kid, this whole underground segment lol
I’m glad I wasn’t scared. I’ve seen creepier than this
0:45 mike is me in a serious situation 😭😂
Nicole im mad at you.... you made me go back to the intro of the peddler music. I wasn’t prepared hear him this morning
@ 1:42 Lion said "NOT TODAY SATAN!!" 🙅🏾♂️🏃🏾
I love Michael Jackson and Diana Ross and the rest of the cast in this film
This and the trash cans...still in my head 17 years later.
Important safety tip: In a dystopian land, do not stay for the entertainment otherwise you'll be the main attraction and the main course.
Lion: My momma used ta say da me FLEET!
Everyone:Fleet?
Lion: Fleetwood coop davile
Michael :snikers
"Momma had high ideas"
@@jmaine46 Y'know what I mean?
@@janethmuganyizi3155 🙃
guess im naming my son Fleetwood Coup Deville
+Artistar cuz momma had high ideals lol
Anthony Hendricks ya know what I mean. 💀💀
Child Me: JESUS CHRIST WHAT ARE THOSE
Me Now: Alright, sooo, scissors?
VijayThor 😂😂😂😂
Nombre...I got a lighter! flick" flick"...😅
@@heytheremclovin it’s clear those are inflated so fire is never the best option because you don’t know what chemicals are inside.
MJ fell down the steps!! Lol
Big ass feet
Man this part scared me like NO OTHER! It's so CREEPY!!!
My question is, "What was the subway peddler suppose to be?" Dorothy saw him earlier in the movie and he ran off.
14DaveHunter
He ran off cuz his only scare devise was those orange ballons! Evilean could of killed him or had him working for her atleast,but as u see she didnt even want him! Or he aluded her really well in that city.
Evillene, the witch had instructed that creepy Subway Peddler to follow Dorothy and her friends until they reached the subway. That's where he unleashed his evil puppets, and Evillene animated the trash cans and support columns to attack Dorothy and her friends. The peddler sells puppets and his role was played by Clyde J. Barrett.
@malik redding
You've got the wrong Clyde J. Barrett.
@@alanmorris7669 thanks for the info. i should have realized she was probly watching them the whole time and when they hit the subway thats when she used her magic on them.
I Love how Toto Disappear and Reappear out of Nowhere Throughout The Whole Movie. Maybe He's the Real Wiz All Along.
I will always love the Wiz 💓💕😍😘😍❣
Evillene, the witch sent that Subway Peddler to follow Dorothy and her friends until they reached the subway. When he unleashed his evil puppets, Evillene animated the trash cans and support columns to attack Dorothy and her friends. The role was played by Clyde J. Barrett.
don’t know about y’all, but this was my favorite scene in the ENTIRE movie growing up.💀🤣🤣 use to rewind the hell outta this.
Nope, not at all. It was the scariest of the whole movie and it made me run
@@jumaanehendricks not run.😂😂💀then again, i was obsessed with horror films growing up.
It was creepy and that’s why I loved it the noise the intro song like wow
I remember when I was in fourth grade my friend, Luke, and I would always watch just this scene and it always scared the shit out of us, but we found it so intriguing. I always remember this scene as being my favorite yet so creepy lol.
A very psychedelic character in a very psychedelic film.
@@landryprichard6778, I know right. Loved it.
I remember watching this with my mom when I was a kid and scared me to tears. As an adult, it's still pretty terrifying xD
Smfh...this scen scared TF OUTTA ME as a kid.. I can STILL feel the anxiety I felt way back then!!.. DAMN, gave me nightmares jeeeez!!
Lion = Fuck this shit, every man for himself!!!
lmbo😂😂
lmao. That shit is so true
Lol I'd run everytime I saw the lions appearance in screen.
Izlude Tingel
Michael's face though lmao 0:52 the 1st one to see him
+Kadijah K. I know right! Mike got that stink look on his face like ewww WTF?!
I've seen the movie. But, I always wondered what they would do to you....
It kind of creeps me out thinking about it
At that point, I'd rather no find out.
well considering the peddler was a slave to Eveline theyd probably just get grabbed and taken to her.
Those evil puppets would change you into evil puppets.
This was made from the expression "I feel like the walls are closing in on me" so the walls were moving this scene has spooked me for years!
Michael was so cool. I miss u mike
To this day I still wonder what would happen to them if those puppets caught them
Matthew Demelo
The puppets never caught them! I heard they work at walmart now and their friendly with homosapians
The evil puppets would've changed them into evil puppets.
they worked for evileine along with the peddler so they either would’ve captured them or sedated them for the flying monkeys to come and pick up
Always scared me. I never knew why the peddler's face changed from scene to this one.
The peddler wore his frightening, long-beak mask to unleash his evil puppets.
When did his face change?
The peddler came down them steps lookin like 2022 kanye 😭
this subway scene would always scare me but for some reason it was always my favorite part of the movie, no clue why.
This actually was the funniest part of the movie. I think those little hanging things are pretty neat.
I remember seeing this as a child, this scene scared the s out of me, still creeps me out today lol.
Man, this part always scared me when I was little. Those puppet things.....
I Love this movie its better than The Wiz Live
I love this version and The Wiz Live.
Funny how that creepy flute music sounds like Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man intro
When I first heard of Bobby McFerrin’s opening vocals for “Don’t Worry be Happy”, I flashbacked to this scene.
idky but everytime I went to sleep on this movie , I woke up at this part and it would scare the mess outta me😂❗
Thank you for giving me the nightmares I had as a small child. This scene terrified me.
Michael and Diana holding hands is so cute the cutest couple
THIS USED TO WATCH THIS AS A KID AND IT SCARED THE SHIT OUT ME!! I WAS PETRIFIED
The lion was enjoying his self in the beginning it sounded like he was about to start rapping at first I love this movie so much
NAHH FRR
I love this part of the movie! First, it's the dreaded subway peddler, then the trash cans, and now moving columns!
This was the scariest thing as a child
still the scariest shit....no scary movie can top this 😂😂
this scene LEGIT gave me nightmares!
Dude look at you profile picture!
This scene was so terrifying for what?😭
THIS STILL SCARES ME TO THIS GODDAMN DAY
Me too
This scared the Hell out of me when I was a kid.
...the Hell am I saying, it scares the Hell out of me *NOW.* 😮
Favorite movie!!!! Ease on down the road!:-)
This genuinely terrified me as a child. Any building or structure that resembled this and i would burst into tears. Honestly Still does terrify me
lol, so we all were scared of this scene.
This movie used to scare tf out of me as a kid
This is one of the greatest video game like moments on film.
The way Uncle Michael slid down the steps😂😂😂😂😂😂
i thought i was gonna grow out of this childhood fear, as a 20-year-old girl im gonna go sleep with my mom tonight
But didn't you move out of your mom's place?
@@rommix0 at that time I was, being scared has no age limit, imma call on my mama every time .
@@serenityashley8682 fair enough
I came here to say the same - this scared me so much I turned the TV off and hid behind my dog. Who would have been of no help.
THAT'S MY NAME! FLEETWOOD COUPE DEVILLE
Anyone know the name of that flute song before the peddler arrives ? I remember it from this scene on this movie & another scene in blood in blood out when the guy who was an artist brother (the cop) shows up watching him paint a dark portrait of their dead younger brother.
That's my name " Fleetwood Coupe De'ville" Mama had high ideas!!! lmao hahaha
Named after a car.
Oh how I love this classic movie.
I am dying reading these comments all you guys are crazy in a good way. You guys made me laugh so bad along with this loin.😂😂❤
Even though Return to Oz was based on the sequel to Baum's original Wonderful Wizard of Oz story, the director and screenplay writers definitely saw the subway scene in this film. It's too legitimately creepy and similar in tone for them to not have been influenced by this.
The subway setting really helped creep things up a lot. Especially with those scary weird faces on the walls
i noticed them too....creepy
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was scared by this as a kid! Lol!
this scene was the start of the lion the scarecrow and the tinman being tested the lion in the subway then the scarecrow with the poison poppies then the tinman when dorothy and the lion sleeping
HOYT & SCHERMERHORN will NEVER be this clean ever again in this lifetime‼️🤣🤣🤣👀🚇
I'm 13 n this is still scaring me half to death
My dumb ass had to google the wiz subway scene again like i aint the same chicken shit individual i was at 10.
It really wasn't the orange ballon walkers, it was that bum dude that released them!! Now he was creepy AF lol
That damn peddler always scared me as a kid. Then he had to pull out them paper lanterns.
Yep it instantly became a horror movie.
Did anyone else notice that the peddler's weird melody is the same as the beginning of "Watermelon Man"?
I watched this when I was 4 yrs old. It freaked me out. Back in 1980, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
0:42 Then what exactly is your full name?
2020 and this still freaks me out!!!