I discovered something interesting about the deleted "Wait!" It's actually Charlie saying it! It is Mrs. Bucket's line. I am wondering if he recorded it during prerecording the song, to be used as a cue for Jack Albertson. That way they could just play it back during multiple takes. It should...
It seems like if it was on the elements, WB would have included it. It was not a Paramount production. It was Wolper and their in credit ident is there. I would also think it would be on the NBC version since it had the opening.
As far as I know, just the "Wait!" is missing. But I don't remember her saying this until the vhs release. I saw it a hundred times on cable years before I first rented the vhs in 1987. I noticed something different about the scene. That's why I don't think the vhs was the original mono.
I'm guessing the Paramount logo is M.I.A. They probably also didn't reinstate Mrs. Bucket's interrupting "Wait!" after "I've Got A Golden Ticket" song.