Rowlf expects Ray Bolger to eat his own heart
Ray Bolger (1904-1987) was a comedic actor and dancer best known for playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Already a headliner in vaudeville, he played himself in The Great Ziegfeld, while on Broadway he starred in the musical version of Charley's Aunt, Where's Charley? (reprising it for the 1952 film). Later credits include starring as Barnaby in the Disney version of Babes in Toyland (with Ed Wynn) and occasional guest appearances on The Partridge Family as Shirley's father.
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- The April 2, 1964 broadcast of The Jimmy Dean Show has Rowlf the Dog showing off his tap dance skills (feet unseen). He shouts, "Eat your heart out, Ray Bolger!"
- A 1988 "Stars of the Past" poster is hung on a dressing room wall in the Shalom Sesame episode "Sing Around the Seasons." Among the stars visible are Bogler, Judy Garland, and Jack Haley in a still from The Wizard of Oz.