| rdfs:comment | - Previous Episode | Next Episode In this ALF Tales episode, ALF and his friends retell the story of The Wizard of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow.
- In "Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard," Brain references it in one of his plans to avoid crossing the street. His plan is to build a hot air balloon and fly over the street. His drawback is getting blown off course, crash landing in a strange country populated by strange creatures, and having to declare himself "wizard." The drawings shown with these words reference the novel.
- The Wizard of Oz was originally a novel L. Frank Baum, then became several incarnatio ns of films. The best known is the 1939 adaptation by Metro-Goldwin-Meyer. The story is about Dorothy and Toto (the dog), who land in the land of Oz and seek to return home. They must venture on the yellow brick road to The Wizard, and along the way meet The Scarecrow, The Tin Woodsman, and the Cowardly Lion. They also must stop the Wicked Witch and her minions.
- The Wizard of Oz is American Television Series
- The Wizard of Oz is Founded in 1939.
- The Wizard of Oz received a number of Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, (though it had the misfortune of being released the same year as Gone with the Wind, which took that award). The only Oscar it won, however, was that for Best Original Song ("Over the Rainbow"). The Wizard of Oz has remained a much-loved film throughout the decades since its release. It regularly ranks among the most popular films of all time, and in 1996 a study by the Library of Congress estimated that it has been watched more times than any film in history.
- When the books were originally published, many Americans believed they were filled with socialist and unionist propaganda, even going so far as to claim Baum wanted to include a "silver"-brick road in a direct slam against the gold standard. However, Dr. Stephen Colbert, discovered a more sinister underlying theme to the movie: the Gay Agenda!
- The Wizard of Oz is a popular book and later movie made on Earth starring Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton. Vala Mal Doran once tried to pitch a story plagiarized from it to Wormhole X-Treme! writer Martin Lloyd, unsuccessfully. (SG1: "200")
- The Wizard of Oz is a Little Golden Book. It was based upon the best-loved children's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
- List of references to The Wizard of Oz in Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- The Wizard of Oz is a phenomenally successful 1939 musical film starring Judy Garland, and based on the Frank L. Baum children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". It has been referenced many times in the BBC television series Life on Mars and both have several similarities.
- The Wizard of Oz is a fictional character from the Oz Books by L. Frank Baum. In the original story, the Oz characters journey to find him, hoping he will help them with their problems. He turns out to be a charlatan. In Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 13, Conner tells the Tin Woodman they are on a secret mission for the Wizard, which helps convince the Woodman to join their cause and lead them to Winkie Country. For more on Baum's Wizard of Oz, click here.
- The Wizard of Oz is a classic movie which is referenced countless times throughout Mork and Mindy. In addition to utterances about the film's characters and reiterations of lines like "There's no place like home," Mork refers to all children as "Munchkins" and owns a pair of ruby time-travel slippers which he used in the three-part finale and the animated series.
- When Miriam Bullock kidnaps Avery Jr. in "One Little Word", Stan and Francine are able to identify their location as Roger's attic by his French Wizard of Oz poster.
- The Wizard of Oz is an FFF skit-off skit. It basically follows the story of the film, with people traveling to get things from a wizard. Among the crew is a scarecrow-esque character, and, most notably, Albert Wesker from the Resident Evil series. Wesker is going to the wizard to get emotion. Eventually, the men find the wizard on a porch. The skit is well-known for being the first to take Alex Sakach's character and parody him. The practice would later be used in Final Fantasy: Parody.
- The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American fantasy adventure film produced by Mtero-Goldwyn-Mayer. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the film stars Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan, with Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick and the Singer Midgets as the Munchkins.
- 'The Wizard of Oz' was an elaborate school play directed by Mrs. Norton, based on a film adaption of the 1900 book by L. Frank Baum titled, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. The musical stage song played by Greg and the tree's was Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler. Ms. Norton chose to stay faithful to the original story by keeping Dorothy Gale's magic shoes Silver like in the book instead of the popular Ruby Slippers from the iconic 1939 film adaption.
- The Wizard of Oz refers to a series of books written by American author L. Frank Baum, the first of which, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was published in 1900. Baum wrote thirteen sequels to the original novel, and a total of forty books written by a variety of authors belong in the series' canon. None of the sequels, however, have reached the heights of popularity achieved by the first book, which has been adapted for the stage and screen on multiple occasions. “The Wizard of Oz is still one of my favorite movies.It was the first movie I ever saw."”—Jim Henson
- When Internal Affairs Inspector Rodriguez was after the Charmed Ones, he used the demon Tempus to roll time back a day several times. In one history, he told Inspector Andy Trudeau that he believed the Halliwell sisters were witches, to which Trudeau sarcastically responded: "You wait here, I'll go warn the Wizard of Oz." ("Déjà Vu All Over Again") After Paige vanquished the wicked witch in Spin City, she said "Ding dong", which is a reference to a song "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" performed by the Munchkins after the Wicked Witch of the East died.
- The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 film starring Judy Garland, loosely based on the Wonderful Wizard of Oz series of novels by L. Frank Baum set in the land of Oz. In 1995, Gregory Maguire wrote a spin-off novel called Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which has since been adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical.
- Seth MacFarlane has stated in episode commentary that when they do Oz-related cutaways, they have to use the characters as designed in the books due to refusal by MGM to allow access to the movie's characters. This is evident when Dorothy is shown wearing silver/blue slippers instead of the movie's Ruby Red. However, she is shown wearing Ruby Slippers in "Herpe, the Love Sore". In "Holy Crap", Peter talks to the Scarecrow and Tin Man. In the special opening in "PTV", Stewie runs through Oz on his Big Wheel and runs over Dorothy and her posse.
- When responding to a distress call from the ECS Kobayashi Maru, Captain Jonathan Archer sarcastically compared himself to Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the central character of The Wizard of Oz. (ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru) James T. Kirk admitted that he'd seen the film but had never read the original book. (TOS novel: Sanctuary) During a visit to Delta Gamma IV, Kirk nicknamed the blue plants there "Oz poppies", after the poppies which appeared in both the book and the film. (TOS novel: Death's Angel)
- It is based on the 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. This film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but lost to Gone With the Wind. However, it won two others, including Best Song for "Over the Rainbow", which has also been ranked as number one on the top movie songs list compiled by the American Film Institute (AFI). The Wizard of Oz has been ranked as number six on AFI's top movie list, number three on its top musical list, and number one on its best fantasy movies list.
- Dorothy is a girl who lives in a farmhouse in Kansas with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and little dog Toto . One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy inside, is caught in a twister and deposited in a field in the Land of the Munchkins in the Land of Oz. The falling house slays the ruler of the Munchkins, the Wicked Witch of the East. Dorothy uses the Golden Cap to summon the Winged Monkeys to carry her and her companions back to the Emerald City, and the King of the Winged Monkeys tells how he and the other monkeys were bound by an enchantment to the cap by Gayelette.
- The Wizard of Oz was the common name for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a children's book by L. Frank Baum, published on Earth in 1900. It is also the title of a 1939 movie adaptation of the book. In 2151, Commander Trip Tucker compared the capital city of Coridan to the Emerald City, a location from the book. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem") Starfleet scientists dubbed Gomtuu "Tin Man" after one of the characters in The Wizard of Oz. (TNG: "Tin Man" ) By extension, the episode also derives its title from the character from The Wizard of Oz.
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| abstract | - Previous Episode | Next Episode In this ALF Tales episode, ALF and his friends retell the story of The Wizard of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow.
- In "Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard," Brain references it in one of his plans to avoid crossing the street. His plan is to build a hot air balloon and fly over the street. His drawback is getting blown off course, crash landing in a strange country populated by strange creatures, and having to declare himself "wizard." The drawings shown with these words reference the novel.
- It is based on the 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. This film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but lost to Gone With the Wind. However, it won two others, including Best Song for "Over the Rainbow", which has also been ranked as number one on the top movie songs list compiled by the American Film Institute (AFI). The Wizard of Oz has been ranked as number six on AFI's top movie list, number three on its top musical list, and number one on its best fantasy movies list. In the film, a tornado carries Dorthy Gale away from her Kansas home to the magical Land of Oz. She is told that her only hope of getting home is to travel to the Emerald City to seek help from the Wizard. On the way, she meets and befirends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, who join her in the hope of receiving a brain, a heart and courage from the Wizard respectively. Dorothy and her friends also face danger from a wicked witch. The scenes set in Kansas at the beginning and end of the film are in black and white. The scenes which take place in Oz are in color. On its first release, The Wizard of Oz was rated "Approved" by the Motion Picture Association of America. On its various re-releases in different formats in the United States, it has been rated both G and PG at different times. It is rated as being suitable for all audiences in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
- The Wizard of Oz was originally a novel L. Frank Baum, then became several incarnatio ns of films. The best known is the 1939 adaptation by Metro-Goldwin-Meyer. The story is about Dorothy and Toto (the dog), who land in the land of Oz and seek to return home. They must venture on the yellow brick road to The Wizard, and along the way meet The Scarecrow, The Tin Woodsman, and the Cowardly Lion. They also must stop the Wicked Witch and her minions.
- The Wizard of Oz is American Television Series
- The Wizard of Oz is Founded in 1939.
- The Wizard of Oz received a number of Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, (though it had the misfortune of being released the same year as Gone with the Wind, which took that award). The only Oscar it won, however, was that for Best Original Song ("Over the Rainbow"). The Wizard of Oz has remained a much-loved film throughout the decades since its release. It regularly ranks among the most popular films of all time, and in 1996 a study by the Library of Congress estimated that it has been watched more times than any film in history.
- When the books were originally published, many Americans believed they were filled with socialist and unionist propaganda, even going so far as to claim Baum wanted to include a "silver"-brick road in a direct slam against the gold standard. However, Dr. Stephen Colbert, discovered a more sinister underlying theme to the movie: the Gay Agenda!
- The Wizard of Oz is a popular book and later movie made on Earth starring Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton. Vala Mal Doran once tried to pitch a story plagiarized from it to Wormhole X-Treme! writer Martin Lloyd, unsuccessfully. (SG1: "200")
- The Wizard of Oz is a Little Golden Book. It was based upon the best-loved children's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
- The Wizard of Oz was the common name for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a children's book by L. Frank Baum, published on Earth in 1900. It is also the title of a 1939 movie adaptation of the book. In 2151, Commander Trip Tucker compared the capital city of Coridan to the Emerald City, a location from the book. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem") "If I Only Had a Heart", a tune that Doctor Ira Graves used to whistle, is a song from the 1939 movie adaptation of the book, sung by a mechanical man. Graves also compared Data's desire to become more Human to the mechnical man's quest of being Human. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man" ) Starfleet scientists dubbed Gomtuu "Tin Man" after one of the characters in The Wizard of Oz. (TNG: "Tin Man" ) By extension, the episode also derives its title from the character from The Wizard of Oz. When Doctor Beverly Crusher was caught in a shrinking warp bubble and began to realize how easy it would be to leave the bubble, she said "Click my heels together three times and I'm back in Kansas?", referencing a phrase from The Wizard of Oz, spoken by the main character, Dorothy. (TNG: "Remember Me" ) The Clown quoted The Wizard of Oz from Harry Kim's memory, stating "There is no place like home" and mocked the Ensign because he was restrained and thus not able to "click his heels together three times". (VOY: "The Thaw") In 2373, Jake Sisko and Nog said "Lions, Gigers, bears...", "Oh my", paraphrasing the line "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my" from the film version of The Wizard of Oz. (DS9: "In the Cards") It is not clear if Jake and Nog were supposed to have been aware of the reference or not.
- When responding to a distress call from the ECS Kobayashi Maru, Captain Jonathan Archer sarcastically compared himself to Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the central character of The Wizard of Oz. (ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru) James T. Kirk admitted that he'd seen the film but had never read the original book. (TOS novel: Sanctuary) During a visit to Delta Gamma IV, Kirk nicknamed the blue plants there "Oz poppies", after the poppies which appeared in both the book and the film. (TOS novel: Death's Angel) The Wizard of Oz was a favorite film of a member of USS Enterprise's psychiatric team, who conjured an image of the Scarecrow character as a companion during a visit to the Amusement Park planet. (TOS short story: "The Girl Who Controlled Gene Kelly's Feet") Annika Hansen and her mother read the Oz books before their capture and assimilation by the Borg. (VOY short story: "Maturation") The film was the original source of the song, "If I Only Had a Heart," which Dr. Ira Graves taught to Data shortly before his death. (TNG episode: "The Schizoid Man") A number of lines from the film remained part of the human lexicon over the centuries, often quoted in the course of casual conversation:
* In an alternate timeline 2269, Lieutenant Jeremy Richardson stood on a desolate planet and observed, "...we're not in Oz." (TOS novel: Killing Time)
* In 2341, Glen Majors called Data "Tin Man". (TNG novel: Secret of the Lizard People)
* In 2364, Riker, after a discussion with Data, noted to himself that "the tin man wants a heart" in reference to the mechanical character, the Tin Woodman. (TNG novel: Ghost Ship) Later, Armus called Data "tin man". The following year, Data learned about the lyrics of the Tin Man's song. (TNG episodes: "Skin of Evil", "The Schizoid Man", "Tin Man")
* In 2364, Geordi La Forge quoted the film after being transported to an unknown location, though Data did not get the reference. (TNG novel: The Peacekeepers)
* In 2367, as her personal universe was shrinking, Beverly Crusher quoted from the film. (TNG episode: "Remember Me")
* In 2372, a computer-generated Clown told a shackled Harry Kim, "If there's no place like home, then maybe you can get there by tapping your heels together three times." (VOY episode: "The Thaw")
* In 2373, whilst interacting with Dr. Elias Giger, Jake Sisko randomly mentioned lions. As he and Nog had also been trying to retrieve Julian Bashir's teddy bear for him, Nog said, "Lions, Gigers and bears", to which Sisko added, "Oh my." (DS9 episode: "In the Cards")
- The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 film starring Judy Garland, loosely based on the Wonderful Wizard of Oz series of novels by L. Frank Baum set in the land of Oz. In 1995, Gregory Maguire wrote a spin-off novel called Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which has since been adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical. Wicked minis are mini-Time Dragons, as stated in the Official Wicked Fanfiction University. There is currently a mini-Scoodler representing the non-Wicked portions of Wizard of Oz, but it is not yet an official mini type. The first author to make a WoO-dedicated OFU, or to publish a WoO mission that produces a mini, may name the mini.
- List of references to The Wizard of Oz in Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- The Wizard of Oz is a phenomenally successful 1939 musical film starring Judy Garland, and based on the Frank L. Baum children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". It has been referenced many times in the BBC television series Life on Mars and both have several similarities.
- The Wizard of Oz is a fictional character from the Oz Books by L. Frank Baum. In the original story, the Oz characters journey to find him, hoping he will help them with their problems. He turns out to be a charlatan. In Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 13, Conner tells the Tin Woodman they are on a secret mission for the Wizard, which helps convince the Woodman to join their cause and lead them to Winkie Country. For more on Baum's Wizard of Oz, click here.
- The Wizard of Oz is a classic movie which is referenced countless times throughout Mork and Mindy. In addition to utterances about the film's characters and reiterations of lines like "There's no place like home," Mork refers to all children as "Munchkins" and owns a pair of ruby time-travel slippers which he used in the three-part finale and the animated series.
- When Internal Affairs Inspector Rodriguez was after the Charmed Ones, he used the demon Tempus to roll time back a day several times. In one history, he told Inspector Andy Trudeau that he believed the Halliwell sisters were witches, to which Trudeau sarcastically responded: "You wait here, I'll go warn the Wizard of Oz." ("Déjà Vu All Over Again") Over a year later, Piper dressed up as Glinda - the Good Witch of the North, who helped Dorothy in the story for Halloween. Prue joked about her costume - "Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" a quote of Glinda's from the movie. Leo noted that Glinda helped innocents, but Phoebe just quipped "You had the answer all along? That's not help that's mind games." Just minutes later the Charmed Ones were sucked back in time to the 1600s, and Piper quoted from the movie: "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore." ("All Halliwell's Eve") While trying to get Paige Matthews caught up in Potions, Piper noticed how Paige thought she just doing the boring stuff by making her take tests instead of train with Cole. Piper noted: "Don't make me be the Wicked Witch of the North West." ("Enter the Demon") After Paige vanquished the wicked witch in Spin City, she said "Ding dong", which is a reference to a song "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" performed by the Munchkins after the Wicked Witch of the East died. When proving his love for Paige to Sir Simon Marks, Henry says that every time she watches the film she cries. ("The Last Temptation of Christy")
- The Wizard of Oz refers to a series of books written by American author L. Frank Baum, the first of which, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was published in 1900. Baum wrote thirteen sequels to the original novel, and a total of forty books written by a variety of authors belong in the series' canon. None of the sequels, however, have reached the heights of popularity achieved by the first book, which has been adapted for the stage and screen on multiple occasions. “The Wizard of Oz is still one of my favorite movies.It was the first movie I ever saw."”—Jim Henson It has been stated that the popular 1939 MGM musical The Wizard of Oz was Jim Henson's favorite film, and the Muppets have made numerous references to it over the years. While most of these references have been based on the film, the Muppets' 2005 adaptation, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, was based more on the original novel, as indicated by such inclusions as the Kalidahs, and the silver slippers as opposed to the ruby ones that Judy Garland so famously wore in the film.
- Seth MacFarlane has stated in episode commentary that when they do Oz-related cutaways, they have to use the characters as designed in the books due to refusal by MGM to allow access to the movie's characters. This is evident when Dorothy is shown wearing silver/blue slippers instead of the movie's Ruby Red. However, she is shown wearing Ruby Slippers in "Herpe, the Love Sore". In "I Never Met the Dead Man", when Peter goes through withdrawal of not watching TV, he has a dream based on the tornado scene in the Wizard of Oz. Peter dreams he is in the house in the eye of the tornado. First he sees Alf, then Gilligan and the robot from Lost in Space. Next, he sees Jeannie who transforms into Samantha from Bewitched which is similar to Mrs. Gulch transforming into the Wicked Witch of the West. The guard at the Dean’s office In "The Story on Page One" shouts, “Nobody sees the Dean, not nobody, not no how,” a reference to the Wizard’s guards. Also, Peter Griffin tells Luke Perry that Dark Side of the Moon synchs up with the film. In "Holy Crap", Peter talks to the Scarecrow and Tin Man. In "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High", Lois confuses the prison drama Oz with The Wizard of Oz, where the prisoners sing a parody of "Merry Old Land of Oz". The song was parodied again in "Bigfat" during Quagmire's cutaway about Canadian strip clubs. In the special opening in "PTV", Stewie runs through Oz on his Big Wheel and runs over Dorothy and her posse. Brian is watching an episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King in "Deep Throats", but instead of Bruce Boxleitner’s character, secret agent Lee “Scarecrow” Stetson, Kate Jackson’s Amanda King is paired with the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. In the scene, Scarecrow has been attacked by drug dealers, who have disassembled him just as the flying monkeys did in the film, and Scarecrow uses the same reaction lines. A poster for the Broadway show Wicked, adapted from the Gregory Maguire novel that explores the origins of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch of the South, is seen outside Red Dawn: The Musical in "Hell Comes to Quahog". In "Don't Make Me Over", the Tin Man's homosexuality is revealed. "Saving Private Brian" claims that Dorothy has herpes. Dorothy has a rather awkward goodbye in "The Former Life of Brian". Peter claims "there is nothing in that black bag for me" in "Peter's Progress", a reference from when Dorothy believes the wizard can't help her get home. Seth MacFarlane portrays a live-action Cowardly Lion in a screen test for the movie Flight 93 in Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show. Peter writes "Retire Cher" in the same manner and to the same music as the Wicked Witch of the West did to write "Surrender Dorothy" in "Quagmire's Baby". When Peter's thought process trips up the show directors on a cutaway in "Thanksgiving", they slip in a cutaway of The Cowardly Lion as Lindsay Lohan's gynecologist. In addition to his live-action performance, Seth MacFarlane voiced the Lion in his animated speaking roles. Rachael MacFarlane provides the voice of Dorothy. Peter attends a "Cowards Anonymous" meeting with the Cowardly Lion in "Herpe, the Love Sore". After hearing about such things as flying monkeys, Peter convinces him that his fear is a natural reaction and the Lion returns and flips off Dorothy and the gang. In "This Little Piggy", a cutaway reveals the Tin Man receiving an actual donated heart from the wizard and regrets asking for one literally.
- When Miriam Bullock kidnaps Avery Jr. in "One Little Word", Stan and Francine are able to identify their location as Roger's attic by his French Wizard of Oz poster.
- The Wizard of Oz is an FFF skit-off skit. It basically follows the story of the film, with people traveling to get things from a wizard. Among the crew is a scarecrow-esque character, and, most notably, Albert Wesker from the Resident Evil series. Wesker is going to the wizard to get emotion. Eventually, the men find the wizard on a porch. The skit is well-known for being the first to take Alex Sakach's character and parody him. The practice would later be used in Final Fantasy: Parody.
- The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American fantasy adventure film produced by Mtero-Goldwyn-Mayer. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the film stars Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan, with Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick and the Singer Midgets as the Munchkins.
- 'The Wizard of Oz' was an elaborate school play directed by Mrs. Norton, based on a film adaption of the 1900 book by L. Frank Baum titled, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. The musical stage song played by Greg and the tree's was Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler. Ms. Norton chose to stay faithful to the original story by keeping Dorothy Gale's magic shoes Silver like in the book instead of the popular Ruby Slippers from the iconic 1939 film adaption.
- Dorothy is a girl who lives in a farmhouse in Kansas with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and little dog Toto . One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy inside, is caught in a twister and deposited in a field in the Land of the Munchkins in the Land of Oz. The falling house slays the ruler of the Munchkins, the Wicked Witch of the East. The Good Witch of the North comes with the Munchkins to greet Dorothy and gives Dorothy the Silver Shoes that the Wicked Witch of the East had been wearing when she lost her life. In order to return to Kansas, the Good Witch of the North tells Dorothy that she will have to go to the "Emerald City" or "City of Emeralds" and ask the Wizard of Oz to help her. On her way down the road paved with yellow brick, Dorothy frees the Scarecrow from the pole he is hanging on, restores the movements of the rusted Tin Woodsman with an oil can, and encourages them and the Cowardly Lion to journey with her and Toto to the Emerald City. The Scarecrow wants to get a brain, the Tin Woodman a heart, and the Cowardly Lion, courage. All are convinced by Dorothy that the Wizard can help them too. Together, they overcome obstacles on the way including narrow pieces of the yellow brick road, Kalidahs, a river, and the Deadly Poppies. When the travelers arrive at the Emerald City, they are asked to use green spectacles by the Guardian of the Gates. When each traveler meets with the Wizard, he appears each time as someone or something different. To Dorothy, the Wizard is a giant head; the Scarecrow sees a beautiful woman; the Tin Woodman sees a ravenous beast; the Cowardly Lion sees a ball of fire. The Wizard agrees to help each of them, but one of them must kill the Wicked Witch of the West who rules over the Winkie Country. As the friends travel across the Winkie Country, the Wicked Witch sends wolves, crows, bees, and then her Winkie soldiers to attack them but they manage to get past them all. Then, using the power of the Golden Cap, the Witch summons the Winged Monkeys to capture all of the travelers. When the Wicked Witch gains one of Dorothy's silver shoes by trickery, Dorothy in anger grabs a bucket of water and throws it on the Wicked Witch, who begins to melt. The Winkies rejoice at being freed of the witch's tyranny, and they help to reassemble the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. The Winkies love the Tin Woodman and they ask him to become their ruler, which he agrees to do after helping Dorothy return to Kansas. Dorothy uses the Golden Cap to summon the Winged Monkeys to carry her and her companions back to the Emerald City, and the King of the Winged Monkeys tells how he and the other monkeys were bound by an enchantment to the cap by Gayelette. When Dorothy and her friends meet the Wizard of Oz again, he tries to put them off. Toto accidentally tips over a screen in a corner of the throne room, revealing the Wizard to be an old man who had journeyed to Oz from Omaha long ago in a hot air balloon. The Wizard provides the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion with a head full of bran, pins, and needles ("a lot of bran-new brains"), a silk heart stuffed with sawdust, and a potion of "courage", respectively. Because of their faith in the Wizard's power, these otherwise useless items provide a focus for their desires. In order to help Dorothy and Toto get home, the Wizard realizes that he will have to take them home with him in a new balloon, which he and Dorothy fashion from green silk. Revealing himself to the people of the Emerald City one last time, the Wizard appoints the Scarecrow, by virtue of his brains, to rule in his stead. Dorothy chases Toto after he runs after a kitten in the crowd, and before she can make it back to the balloon, the ropes break, leaving the Wizard to rise and float away alone. Dorothy turns to the Winged Monkeys to carry her and Toto home, but they cannot cross the desert surrounding Oz. The Soldier with the Green Whiskers advises that Glinda, the Good Witch of the South (changed to the "North" in the 1939 film), may be able to send Dorothy and Toto home. They, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion journey to Glinda's palace in the Quadling Country. Together they escape the Fighting Trees, dodge the Hammer-Heads, and tread carefully through the China Country. The Cowardly Lion kills a giant spider, who is terrorizing the animals in a forest, and he agrees to return there to rule them after Dorothy returns to Kansas—the biggest of the tigers ruling in his stead as before. Dorothy uses her third wish to fly over the Hammer-Heads' mountain. At Glinda's palace, the travelers are greeted warmly, and it is revealed by Glinda that Dorothy had the power to go home all along. The Silver Shoes she wears can take her anywhere she wishes to go. She tearfully embraces her friends, all of whom will be returned, through Glinda's use of the Golden Cap, to their respective sovereignties: the Scarecrow to the Emerald City, the Tin Woodman to the Winkie Country, and the Cowardly Lion to the forest. Then she will give the Cap to the king of the Winged Monkeys, so they will never be under its spell again. Dorothy and Toto return to Kansas and a joyful family reunion. The Silver Shoes are lost during Dorothy's flight and never seen again.
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