History Heartwarming / TheWizardOfOz

** You're not the only one Dorothy, [[SandInMyEyes sniff.]]

* [[TearJerker "Now I know I have a heart, because it's breaking."]]

-->"Poor little kid, hope she gets home alright..."

* After the Wicked Witch of the West melts, the Flying Monkeys and Winkie guards are free and cheer Dorothy for killing her.

-->'''Wizard''': So, my friend, you would like a heart. You don't know how lucky you are not to have one; hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.

* The ending when Dorothy wakes up. Her aunt and uncle are tending to the head injury she acquired from the twister and had moved her to her bedroom. The farmhands and even Marvel are there to make sure that she’s alright.

* The ending when Dorothy wakes up. Her aunt and uncle are tending to the head injury she acquired from the twister and had moved her to her bedroom. The farmhands and even Marvel are there to make sure that she’s alright.

[[AC:Meta]]
* Creator/MargaretHamilton, the actress who played Mrs. Gulch[=\=]Wicked Witch of the West, was actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice person in real life]] and loved children--she was worried about her character(s) in the movie being too frightening for children. Legend has it that when there was talk about possibly making a sequel, she turned down the offer to reprise her role because she didn't want children to be scared of her. Creator/JudyGarland was very fond of her.
** She appeared on ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' in her Wicked Witch costume at one point to help the viewing children understand the difference between an actor and the character he or she is playing. A faded version of its exists [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-40zWqVbY here]].
* Another meta example: At one point, Creator/JudyGarland was giggling at Creator/BertLahr's antics and ruining takes. Finally, Fleming took her off alone and slapped her face to get her to nail the scene. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Fleming felt absolutely horrified at what he did]] and talked to a crew member to punch him for it. Overhearing, Garland went up to Fleming and [[EasilyForgiven kissed him on the nose]].
* It turned out that Terry, the dog portraying Toto, was nearly accidentally stomped to death by the cast members playing the Winkies during filming of a scene. Terry got to recuperate at Garland's home and the two had became really close.
* The widespread celebration when Creator/JudyGarland's stolen ruby slippers [[http://garlandletterfromhome.blogspot.com/2018/09/judy-garland-letter-from-home-ruby.html were finally recovered in 2018]]. People who had no connection whatsoever to the slippers, the museum they were stolen from, or the owner who lent them were so thrilled to hear that these props from an old movie had been found after missing for 13 years, saying it was high time they "came home."
-->''"It was a crazy day [at the Judy Garland Museum] with all these people running to take calls, answer questions, and give phone interviews and television interviews as well as people coming into the museum to buy Ruby Slipper souvenirs. In fact, the entire town of Grand Rapids was in an uproar. It was like one big birthday party!"''
* The true accounts of how actors recruited to portray the Munchkins - little people who, in many cases, had never even ''seen'' another little person before - found their experience of working with more than a hundred other little people to be a homecoming of sorts. Several performers first met their spouses-to-be on the Munchkinland set, and the feelings of community that developed among individuals with similar life challenges would give rise to the first advocacy group for persons with dwarfism.
** Many of them even got to keep their costumes and/or props. Even decades later, they would gladly show off their treasures to fans, proud of their place in history.
* One of the actors playing the Munchkins says that at the end of filming, Creator/JudyGarland bought a box of candy for everyone and placed it on the Yellow Brick Road for them.
* After filming, Creator/RayBolger and Judy Garland became very close and remained friends after. He even made several guest appearances on her talk show.
* Judy Garland never forgot how kind Creator/MargaretHamilton was to her, looking after her on set and helping her with her homework on set. When Margaret had to stay in Hospital after being burned by special effects, Judy was concerned for her the cast mate she was closest with. When Margaret went home and stayed off work for some time, Judy would visit her and babysit Margaret’s young son.
* The sole reason why Creator/{{MGM}}[=/=]Creator/WarnerBros keeps on reissuing the film to cinemas at least once every five to ten years, best exemplified in the 1949 re-release trailer.
--> ''Brought back in response to more requests than for any other picture.''
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* Creator/MargaretHamilton, the actress who played Mrs. Gulch[=\=]Wicked Witch of the West, was actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice person in real life]] and loved children--she was worried about her character(s) in the movie being too frightening for children. Legend has it that when there was talk about possibly making a sequel, she turned down the offer to reprise her role because she didn't want children to be scared of her.

* The Flying Monkeys were free and cheered Dorothy for killing The Wicked Witch of the West.

** Many of them even got to keep their costumes and/or props. Even decades later, they would gladly show off their treasures to fana, proud of their place in history.

* Margaret Hamilton, the actress who played Mrs. Gulch[=\=]Wicked Witch of the West, was actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice person in real life]] and loved children--she was worried about her character(s) in the movie being too frightening for children. Legend has it that when there was talk about possibly making a sequel, she turned down the offer to reprise her role because she didn't want children to be scared of her.
** She appeared on [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]] in her Wicked Witch costume at one point to help the viewing children understand the difference between an actor and the character he or she is playing. A faded version of its exists [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-40zWqVbY here]].
* Another meta example: At one point, [[{{Corpsing}} Garland was giggling at Lahr's antics and ruining takes]]. Finally, Fleming took her off alone and slapped her face to get her to nail the scene. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Fleming felt absolutely horrified at what he did]] and talked to a crew member to punch him for it. Overhearing, Garland went up to Fleming and [[EasilyForgiven kissed him on the nose]].

* The widespread celebration when Judy Garland's stolen ruby slippers [[http://garlandletterfromhome.blogspot.com/2018/09/judy-garland-letter-from-home-ruby.html were finally recovered in 2018]]. People who had no connection whatsoever to the slippers, the museum they were stolen from, or the owner who lent them were so thrilled to hear that these props from an old movie had been found after missing for 13 years, saying it was high time they "came home."

* One of the actors playing the Munchkins says that at the end of filming, Judy Garland bought a box of candy for everyone and placed it on the Yellow Brick Road for them.
* After filming, Ray Bolger and Judy Garland became very close and remained friends after. He even made several guest appearances on her talk show.
* The sole reason why MGM/Warner Brothers keeps on reissuing the film to cinemas at least once every five to ten years, best exemplified in the 1949 re-release trailer.

* When the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion are chewing out the Wizard after finding out he's a fraud, the Scarecrow criticizes him for not being able to give Tin Man and Cowardly Lion what they wanted, and the Lion criticizes him for not being able to give Scarecrow what he wanted. They never mention how he can't give them what ''they themselves'' wanted.

* Just the sheer amount of devotion and love the [[TrueCompanions Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Dorothy]] have for one another after they've known each other for, what? Three days, at most? Apparently, there are some things you just can't share without ending up liking each other, and being threatened by a Wicked Witch is one of them.