No. The movie was first shown in Sepia color. Then eventually made so that only the beginning of the movie was in sepia, and after the house lands munchkin land on top on the wicked witch of the east, it was in color.
Well, the first color broadcasts began in 1951, and although not many people had color sets for up to decades after, The Wizard of Oz was first televised in 1956, in color (well, the half that was filmed in color).
1956
1939
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The original Wizard of Oz Movie was released in 1939. It later debuted on TV for the first time in 1956.
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