"X, Y and Z, oh my!"

[bwh]

DoeS aNyBody know what the origin of this phrase formula is?

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[(Anonymous)]

Lions and Tigers and Bears: from the film of The Wizard of Oz.

LNR (@work)

[songster.livejournal.com]

The original is "lions and tigers and bears, oh my!", and I suspect is from "Where the Wild Things Are", by Maurice Sendak.

[dmwcarol.livejournal.com]

I remember it from Wizard of Oz.

[st-lemur.livejournal.com]

It was popularized in the film of "The Wizard of Oz" but appears in the book.