query: when did the wizard of oz come out

pos: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 12. The Hollywood premiere was on August 15, 1939, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The New York City premiere, held at Loew's Capitol Theatre on August 17, 1939, was followed by a live performance with Garland and her frequent film co-star Mickey Rooney. They continued to perform there after each screening for a week, extended in Rooney's case for a second week and in Garland's to three (with "Oz" co-stars Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr replacing Rooney for the third and final week). The film opened nationwide on August 25, 1939. According

neg: The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (Joel Grey) toward the end with a pleasant "Thank you from the bottom of my heart!". The Wizard did not depart from the Emerald City inside a hot-air balloon due to being in the same scene as Glinda the Good Witch. The performance was originally broadcast November 22 on both TNT and TBS, and issued on CD and VHS video in 1996. The video has not yet been released on DVD. Both the CD and video are currently out-of-print. The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True is a 1995

neg: The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True is a 1995 television musical performance based on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland). The book and score of the film were performed on stage at Lincoln Center to benefit the Children's Defense Fund. The concert featured guest performers including Jackson Browne as the Scarecrow, Roger Daltrey as the Tin Man, Natalie Cole as Glinda, Joel Grey as the Wizard (a role he reprised in "Wicked"), Jewel as Dorothy, Nathan Lane as the Cowardly Lion, Debra Winger as

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) This did not please the readers, and in "Ozma of Oz", although the character did not appear, Baum described Ozma's abduction without including the Wizard as part of it. The Wizard returns in the novel "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz". With Dorothy and the boy Zeb, he falls through a crack in the earth; in their underground journey, he acts as their guide and protector. Oz explains that his real name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. To shorten this name, he used only his initials (O.Z.P.I.N.H.E.A.D.), but since they spell out the word "pinhead,"

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment Wizard of Oz experiment In the field of human–computer interaction, a Wizard of Oz experiment is a research experiment in which subjects interact with a computer system that subjects believe to be autonomous, but which is actually being operated or partially operated by an unseen human being. The phrase "Wizard of Oz" (originally "OZ Paradigm") has come into common usage in the fields of experimental psychology, human factors, ergonomics, linguistics, and usability engineering to describe a testing or iterative design methodology wherein an experimenter (the “wizard”), in a laboratory setting, simulates the behavior of a theoretical intelligent computer application (often

neg: Leap Day (Modern Family) has planned a Wizard of Oz-themed party and sets everything up while Cameron is away. However, when Cameron comes back home, he tells Mitchell that he will be busy for most of the day talking to his family in the aftermath of a tornado that hit his hometown. Realizing the Wizard of Oz is famous for a tornado, Mitchell abruptly cancels the Wizard of Oz-themed party and is forced to come up with a different party idea within a couple of hours. Meanwhile, Phil (Ty Burrell) is especially excited about Leap Day that he takes the day off from work

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States in 1980. At the time of publication, "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Land of Oz" were in the public domain, but the other Oz books were still copyrighted. However, Volkov's books are mostly original sequels to "The Wizard of the Emerald City", so whether they are infringing or not is difficult to say. Barely any of the elements from later Oz books are featured in Volkov's works, so most likely they were not infringing. The Soviet Union did not have international copyright relations until 1973, when it joined the 1971 Paris version of the Universal Copyright Convention. This meant

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment Louisiana, United States). CSC ’85. ACM Press, New York, USA, 292-297. Good, M. D., Whiteside, J. A., Wixon, D. R., and Jones, S. J. 1984. Building a user-derived interface. Commun. ACM 27, 10 (Oct. 1984), 1032-1043. Several dozen references here. Wizard of Oz experiment In the field of human–computer interaction, a Wizard of Oz experiment is a research experiment in which subjects interact with a computer system that subjects believe to be autonomous, but which is actually being operated or partially operated by an unseen human being. The phrase "Wizard of Oz" (originally "OZ Paradigm") has come into common usage

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Wicked (Maguire novel) rise from the ashes some day: ""And there the wicked old Witch stayed for a good long time.""
 ""And did she ever come out?""
 ""Not yet."" L. Frank Baum wrote of silver shoes in his novels. These were changed to Ruby slippers for the 1939 movie, because red showed up better on screen than silver, when the filmmakers decided to use the new Technicolor film process when making The Wizard of Oz. In 2003, the novel was adapted as the Broadway musical "Wicked". The musical was produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne

neg: Return to Oz (1964 film) same name. The plot is virtually a retelling of the storyline of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"; however, as this is a sequel to the animated series "Tales of the Wizard of Oz", in which Dorothy and the gang went through an entirely different series of adventures, this adventure is new to them all. All of Dorothy's friends become trapped in the situations they were in when she first met them, meaning they all must visit the Wizard as they did in the pilot for the TV series. Dorothy receives a letter from the Scarecrow, called Socrates in the special,

neg: Yellow brick road the land, having several broken chasms ending at dangerous cliffs with deadly drops. In the end of the book we learn the road's history; unlike in Walt Disney's prequel film "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013), the Emerald City and yellow brick road did not exist prior to Oz's arrival. When Oscar Diggs arrived in Oz via hot air-balloon that had been swept away in a storm, the people of the land were convinced he was a great "Wizard" who had finally come to fulfill Oz's long-awaited prophecy. Since the recent fall of Oz's mortal King Pastoria, and the mysterious

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film) he will be crowning a new leader. The wicked witch Momba appears and attacks the wizard and the paper disappears. Meanwhile, Dorothy is playing with Toto, while being stalked by the Cowardly Lion. The good witch Glinda decides to turn Toto into a real protector that can fight off large predators. While Toto befriends the lion, the Scarecrow finds the wizard's paper on a tree. The traveler's continue onward and find the Tin Woodsman. They oil him and find Eureka the cat. When they enter a forest, Momba the Witch flies out the window as her soldiers come out of

neg: The Marvelous Land of Oz plot of this book, however it did not include the bespelled Ozma. At the story's conclusion Tip is crowned King of Oz. Elements of the 2007 Sci Fi miniseries "Tin Man" also borrow from this book as much as it did "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". The protagonist, like Tip/Ozma, was a lost princess sent away from The O.Z. and magically altered to forget much of her previous existence. Gregory Maguire's novel "Out of Oz" is a loose retelling of the events of "The Marvelous Land of Oz". "The Land of Oz" is an upcoming independent film based on this

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) eagerly and carelessly uses both shoes to return to Oz, leaving Toto and the shoes in Kansas, but also leaving Aunt Em and Uncle Henry believing her. Dorothy arrives back to the Land of Oz and is reunited with Tip, who is making a pumpkin-man to scare Mombi. It works, but Mombi tries out the Come-Alive Powder, and Jack Pumpkinhead comes to life. Mombi, who mistakes Dorothy for a witch, schemes to steal her powers and turn her into stone, but the children and Jack escape, with Mombi chasing after them. Later, they come across a wooden saw horse and

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment the name stuck." (Cited by permission.) There is also a passing reference to planned use of the "Wizard of Oz experiments" in a 1982 proceedings paper by Ford and Smith. One fact, presented in Kelley's dissertation, about the etymology of the term in this context: Dr. Kelley did originally have a definition for the “OZ” acronym (aside from the obvious parallels with the 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum). “Offline Zero” was a reference to the fact that an experimenter (the “Wizard”) was interpreting the users’ inputs in real time during the simulation phase. Similar

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical) Professor Marvel, who urges her to return to the farm. Dorothy arrives home, just as a tornado touches down. She and Toto are locked out of the storm cellar. In her house, she is accidentally hit on the head by a window. The house is carried by the tornado to the Land of Oz. Dorothy meets the Munchkins and Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (who resembles Aunt Em). Her house has fallen upon, and killed, the Wicked Witch of the East. This frees the Munchkins from her power, and they treat Dorothy as their heroine ("Come Out, Come

neg: The Wiz come from the very air). He reneges on his promise, and the Lion knocks over a screen in anger. Behind it stands a bewildered man who claims to be the real Wizard. He shows them the elaborate mechanical effects used to create his illusions, and tells them that he is really a balloonist from Omaha named Herman Smith who traveled to Oz by accident when his hot air balloon drifted off course. The people of Oz had never seen such a sight and proclaimed him Wizard. Not wanting to disappoint them, he assumed the role and had a great city

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"s publication in 1900, it received little critical analysis from scholars of children's literature. According to Ruth Berman of "Science Fiction Studies", the lists of suggested reading published for juvenile readers never contained Baum's work. The lack of interest stemmed from the scholars' misgivings about fantasy, as well as to their belief that lengthy series had little literary merit. It has frequently come under fire over the years. In 1957, the director of Detroit's libraries banned "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" for having "no value" for children of his day, for supporting "negativism", and for bringing

neg: The Wizard of Oz (TV series) back in Oz. The program could only be a spinoff, partly because it violates the rule of the ruby slippers, that they could never come off the feet of their wearer, as long as he / she is still alive. "The Wizard of Oz" was first released on VHS in 1991 by Turner Home Entertainment, shortly after the series ended. 11 episodes of the series were released on VHS between 1991 and 1995. VHS releases: DVD releases: The complete series, dubbed into Serbian, was released on 4 DVDs in 2006 for the region of Serbia and Montenegro. The Wizard of

neg: The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road "The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road" was developed by a Japanese video game studio Media.Vision, the company behind the "Wild Arms" series. The game was produced by "Wild Arms" designer Tetsuya Okubo and directed by Nobuo Nakazawa, who joined the company starting with "Wild Arms 2". The game's Japanese title, "RIZ-ZOAWD", is an anagram of "Wizard" and "Oz". According to Nakazawa, the name come about through Japan's "tendency to like meaningless enumerations of letters and coined words" and that they chose the title because "it had a ring to it, the feeling of the word, and it

neg: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz a singer somewhere beyond her small Kansas town. Swept up by a tornado, in her trailer home with pet prawn Toto, she lands in Oz and embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard who can help make her dreams come true. The film was co-produced by The Muppets Studio, Touchstone Television, and Fox Television Studios, in association with The Jim Henson Company. Right after Disney bought the rights to The Muppets in 2004, pre-production on "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" took place throughout February 2004, and filming occurred during September 2004. ABC made several changes to the film after

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States Oz books, and it would be the first of many. Alexander Volkov's six Oz books were published in the Soviet Union, so they are subject to Russian copyright law. The first book – "The Wizard of the Emerald City" – was published in 1939, when "The Wizard of Oz" was still copyrighted. "The Wizard of the Emerald City" is an adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz", borrowing liberally from the original book without even crediting Baum. The subsequent four books were published between 1963 and 1970, and the last one – "The Secret of the Deserted Castle" – was published

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television 1959 telecast was especially welcomed by media critic John Crosby, who commented in the "New York Herald Tribune", "Television — any television — looks awfully ordinary after "The Wizard of Oz"". From 1959 until 1991, the film was telecast once every year, the one exception being 1963, when it was not telecast at all. WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, did not carry the network's yearly "Oz" telecast in 1961, the year WISN began its affiliation with CBS, running Green Bay Packers football instead. However, due to viewer outcry, WISN was able to get permission to run the film locally at 2:00

neg: Ross Wilson (musician) which were also successes in Australia. Contractual problems with Porter's Wizard label, to whom Wilson was signed at the time, forced him to wait out the end of his recording contract. He turned to producing records for Skyhooks on Mushroom Records and Company Caine on his own label Oz Records. When his contractual obligations ended, Wilson also scored Chris Löfvén's 1976 film, "Oz", inspired by "The Wizard of Oz" but set in Australia. Wilson performed "Livin' in the Land of Oz" (also released as a single), "The Mood", "Greaseball", "Who's Gonna Love You Tonight" and "Atmospherics", with fellow ex-Daddy Cool

neg: Land of Oz that witches and wizards can be both good and evil, unlike the evil witches that Dorothy had been told of. That book contained only the four witches (besides the humbug wizard), but despite Ozma's prohibition on magic, many more magicians feature in later works. Baum tended to capitalize the word "Witch" when referring to the Witches of the North, South, East or West, but did not do so when referring to witches in general. For example, in the aforementioned first scene of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", Locasta (or Tattypoo) thanks Dorothy for killing the "Wicked Witch of the East",

neg: Land of Oz Land of Oz The fictional Land of Oz is a magical country first introduced in the classic children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). Oz consists of four vast quadrants, the Gillikin Country in the north, Quadling Country in the south, Munchkin Country in the east and Winkie Country in the west. Each province has its own ruler, but the realm itself has always been ruled by a single monarch. After "The Marvelous Land of Oz", this monarch is Princess Ozma. Originally, Baum did not intend for "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" to have any sequels, but it achieved

neg: Land of Oz Pastoria and hid away his daughter Ozma. This was Baum's reaction to the popular 1903 Broadway extravaganza Baum adapted from his book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", in which the Wizard took the role of the main antagonist and the Wicked Witch of the West was left out. The Wizard, however, had been more popular with his readers than he thought. In "Ozma of Oz", he omitted any mention of the Wizard's having usurped the throne of Ozma's father, but the largest changes occurred in the next book. In the preface to "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz", Baum remarks

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (comics) The series did not continue beyond the sixth Oz book. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (comics) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2005) is a collection of three stories adapting the L.Frank Baum novel of the same name, written by David Chauvel with art by Enrique Fernandez First time published in French by Delcourt (2005), the album in English was published in the USA by Image Comics, on January 2, 2007 Its art inspired American artist's Skottie Young design for the adaptation he made 2009. for Marvel, with Fernandez sharing that Young admitted he had Spanish's comics on the desk while

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1933 film) City. Suits of armor sing to them, "Hail to the Wizard of Oz! To the Wizard of Oz we lead the way!" A creature resembling the A-B-Sea Serpent of "The Royal Book of Oz" extends itself as stairsteps for Dorothy to enter the coach. The Wizard is a cackling white-bearded man in a starry black robe and conical hat who produces custom seats for each of the four nervous travelers, including one for Toto (the Toto chair is mostly cut out of the frame in most video versions, but is later shown in a full shot of Toto sitting). He

neg: Out of Oz by the Wizard. However, in "Out of Oz" Rain comes face-to-face with Tip and falls in love with him. As in the original book, the spell keeping Ozma bound in Tip's form is broken, and Rain is forced to acknowledge that she's lost her love to the throne of Oz. Dorothy's return was also inspired by Baum's "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" in which Dorothy comes back to Oz in a San Franciscan earthquake. Characters from the Oz books such as Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Nome King, Princess Langwidere, Handy Mandy in Oz and Ojo the Lucky are also

neg: Michael Patrick Hearn errors in previous biographies, many based on Frank Joslyn Baum's out of print and largely mythological "To Please a Child". As an Oz and L. Frank Baum scholar, he also edited "The Critical Heritage Edition of the Wizard of Oz" for Schocken Books (1986), wrote the introduction to the first published version of the screenplay of "The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)". He appears in the documentaries "Oz: the American Fairyland" and "Matilda Joslyn Gage" (1983), credited as an "Authority on L. Frank Baum". He gave the keynote address at the Centennial convention of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" mounted

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) he shortened his name further and called himself "Oz". When Ozma rescues them from the underground kingdoms, he recounts his story of becoming the ruler of Oz, and Ozma explains that before the witches usurped her grandfather's throne (an occurrence happening long before the wizard arrived), the ruler of Oz had always been known as Oz or (if female) Ozma. Ozma then permits him to live in Oz permanently. He becomes an apprentice to Glinda (the most powerful magic-worker in Oz). Ozma decrees that, besides herself, only The Wizard and Glinda are allowed to use magic unless the other magic

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States the public domain until 2019. By 2030, all of them will be in the public domain. Thompson did not renew the copyright on her last five canonical books: "The Wishing Horse of Oz", "Captain Salt in Oz", "Handy Mandy in Oz", "The Silver Princess in Oz", and "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz". Thus, these books entered the public domain 28 years after publication, between 1963 and 1967. Congress amended the copyright law in 1992 so there would subsequently be automatic renewals of copyright. Therefore, the copyright on Thompson's deutero-canonical books "Yankee in Oz" (published in 1972) and "The Enchanted

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) a great sorcerer. As Oz had no leadership at the time, he became Supreme Ruler of the kingdom, and did his best to sustain the myth. He leaves Oz at the end of the novel, again in a hot air balloon. After the Wizard's departure, the Scarecrow is briefly enthroned, until Princess Ozma (the rightful hereditary ruler of Oz) is freed from the witch Mombi at the end of "The Marvelous Land of Oz." In "The Marvelous Land of Oz", the Wizard is described as having usurped the throne of King Pastoria and handed over the baby princess to Mombi.

neg: Jellia Jamb has not proven a major figure in Oz adaptations. Glenna Vaughn is the first person credited with the role, who did not appear in any silent versions, in "The Land of Oz" (1932). Some fans like to think that the Wash and Brush-Up girl portrayed by Lois January in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) is Jellia, while "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" anime portrayed her as a woman of middle age. She appears in "The Wonderful Land of Oz" (1969) to do the translation bit, but her role in the climax is eliminated, and the actor, a day player, went

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) best films of 1939. Roger Ebert chose it as one of his Great Films, writing that ""The Wizard of Oz" has a wonderful surface of comedy and music, special effects and excitement, but we still watch it six decades later because its underlying story penetrates straight to the deepest insecurities of childhood, stirs them and then reassures them." Writer Salman Rushdie acknowledged ""The Wizard of Oz" was my very first literary influence" in his 2002 musings about the film. He has written: "When I first saw "The Wizard of Oz", it made a writer of me." His first short story,

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television during commercials. Angela Lansbury also narrated a documentary about the making of the film, originally entitled "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic" and years later retitled "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic". It was first shown immediately after the movie's 1990 telecast, and is included as a supplement on all the DVD releases beginning with the 1999 DVD release. Jack Haley, Jr., the documentary's director, was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work. When shown on Turner Classic Movies, "The Wizard of Oz" was usually hosted by TCM host Robert Osborne.

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) The Wizard of Oz was a 1902 musical extravaganza based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, which was originally published in 1900. Much of the original music was by Paul Tietjens and has been mostly forgotten, although it was still well-remembered and in discussion at MGM in 1939 when the classic film version of the story was made. Although Baum is the credited bookwriter, Glen MacDonough was hired on as jokewriter after Baum had finished the script. The show premiered at the Chicago Grand Opera House on June 16, 1902

neg: Wizard of Oz festival Wizard of Oz festival The Wizard of Oz festival was an annual festival in Chesterton, Indiana for "The Wizard of Oz". It was cancelled in 2008 after 27 years following poor financial performance due a complicated history with town government, the declining health of actors from the 1939 movie, and a severe storm that essentially stopped the 2008 festival dead in its tracks. The festival was revived in the fall of 2009 under new management and greatly overhauled in structure and organization. It was once again cancelled in 2013 when the primary sponsor dropped the festival last minute, leaving the

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States owned the rights to adapt all of Baum's books except "The Wizard of Oz", but this did not matter because by 1985 both "The Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz" were in the public domain. The only element that "Return to Oz" used from the 1939 movie was the ruby slippers – in the book, the slippers were silver. The ruby slippers had become so iconic due to the MGM movie, Disney paid handsomely for the rights to use them. The 2013 film "Oz the Great and Powerful" was technically a prequel to the 1939 movie, but it was

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television out to two hours. The 1956 television debut of the film marked the only time any actor who had appeared in the movie was selected to host it: Bert Lahr, who had played both the Cowardly Lion and farmhand Zeke in the film, appeared alongside then 10-year-old Liza Minnelli, and young Oz expert Justin G. Schiller. Lorna Luft, Minnelli's half-sister, did not appear as she was only four years old at the time, although she did have her picture taken with Minnelli in a promotional photo. Unlike several of the other "Oz" telecasts, apparently no stills were taken during the

neg: The Firesign Theatre group. Bergman originally named the group the "Oz Firesign Theatre" because all four were born under the three astrological fire signs (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius), and debuted them on his November 17, 1966 show. He had to drop "Oz" from the name after legal threats from MGM, who owned copyright to "The Wizard of Oz". The Firesigns were strongly influenced by the British "Goon Show". According to Ossman: The Firesigns initially chose an improvisational style. According to Proctor: On nights when he had no guests, Bergman would have the Firesigns come on the air and pretend (including himself) to be

neg: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which MGM did on June 3, 1938, from Sam Goldwyn for $75,000. Hits in 1939 included "The Wizard of Oz", "Boys Town" and "Gone with the Wind", starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. Although "Gone With the Wind" was produced by Selznick International Pictures, it was distributed by MGM as part of a deal for producer David O. Selznick, Mayer's son-in-law, to obtain the services of Gable as well as financial assistance to complete the film. While "The Wizard of Oz" was a critical hit, the film took 20

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz continued to include these faces on gates. Baum did not offer any conclusive proof that he intended his novel to be a political allegory. Historian Ranjit S. Dighe wrote that for 60 years after the book's publication, "virtually nobody" had such an interpretation until Henry Littlefield, a high-school teacher. In his 1964 "American Quarterly" article, "The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism", Littlefield posited that the book contained an allegory of the late 19th-century bimetallism debate regarding monetary policy. Littlefield's thesis achieved some support, but has been strenuously attacked by others. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" has become an established

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) by the popular play. The Wizard was presented as various ethnic stock character stereotypes, depending upon who played him. He was assisted by Sir Wiley Gyle and General Riskitt. David L. Greene and Dick Martin erroneously captioned a picture of General Riskitt as "Sir Wiley Gyle" in "The Oz Scrapbook", and Donald Abbott carried this mistake over into his illustrations for "How the Wizard Saved Oz". The animals in the play, including the Cowardly Lion, did not speak, based on pantomime tradition. Although the lion costume was realistic, far more so than Bert Lahr's in the MGM film, his main

neg: Oz the Great and Powerful Emerald City of Oz", which had some of back story of the Wizard. Producer Joe Roth became involved for nearly the same reason as Kapner, stating that "… during the years that I spent running Walt Disney Studios—I learned about how hard it was to find a fairy tale with a good strong male protagonist. You've got your Sleeping Beauties, your Cinderellas and your Alices. But a fairy tale with a male protagonist is very hard to come by. But with the origin story of the Wizard of Oz, here was a fairy tale story with a natural male protagonist.

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) lion), and the China Girl (a living china doll and the sole survivor of an attack on China Town whose legs he repaired with glue). The Wizard of Oz appears in the "Once Upon a Time" episodes "New York City Serenade", "A Curious Thing" and "Kansas" portrayed by Christopher Gorham. Originally, Walsh is from Kansas, but finds himself in the Land of Oz. Giving himself the name "Oz the Great and Terrible", he masquerades as an all-knowing wizard. This hoax upsets Glinda the Witch of the South, as she knows he only gives false hope to those who seek out

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television began in black-and-white rather than in color, and encouraged young viewers not to be afraid of the roaring MGM lion at the beginning of the film. No directors or writers were credited for the hosting sequences, just as none are credited for hosting segments prior to films on Turner Classic Movies. "The Wizard of Oz" did not become an annual television tradition immediately — only after the 1959 showing, when, because of the earlier hour at which it was shown (6:00 P.M., E.S.T.), more children tuned into the broadcast, and it gained an even larger television audience than before. The

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television The Kaye segment did not include a television set as part of its design. Some humor as sometimes incorporated into these segments. Red Skelton was seen as two characters: Before the film began, he was seen in a studio set of an early 20th-century bookstore, in costume as a Victorian-era storyteller who introduced L. Frank Baum's original 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" to a young girl played by Skelton's real daughter, and at film's end, he appeared in a studio recreation of a modern living room as himself. Danny Kaye reassured viewers not to panic when the film

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment would be placed in front of the user. When the user entered a syntax that was not recognized, they would receive a “Could you rephrase that?” prompt from the software. After the session, the algorithms for processing the newly obtained samples would be created or enhanced and another session would take place. This approach led to the eventual development of his natural language processing technique, "Multi-Stage Pattern Reduction". Dr. Ford's recollection was that Dr. Kelley did in fact coin the phrase "Wizard of Oz Paradigm" but that the technique had been employed in at least two separate studies before Dr.

neg: The Tin Woodman of Oz even when the parts of their body are separated from each other.) Without a heart, the Tin Woodman felt he could no longer love Nimmie Amee and he left her. Dorothy and the Scarecrow found him after he had rusted in the forest (an event related in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz") and went with him to the Emerald City where the Wizard gave him a heart. Woot suggests that the heart may have made him kind, but it did not make him loving, or he would have returned to Nimmie Amee. This shames the Tin Woodman and inspires him

neg: Caren Marsh Doll a role in "Rosalie" (1937), starring Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Powell but did not win the role. She later re-auditioned for that movie and got the part. She was hired as Judy Garland's dance stand-in for "The Wizard of Oz". She was hired largely mostly because she was similar in height and build to Garland and even received her own pair of ruby slippers. She served as a stand-in for Garland a second time with "Ziegfeld Girl" (1941). According to Marsh, when she wasn't filling in for Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" she would be across Hollywood at Selznick

neg: The Wizard of Oz (album) The Wizard of Oz (album) The Wizard of Oz, subtitled "Live Australian Cast Recording" is a cast recording of the 2001 Australian production of the stage musical "The Wizard of Oz", featuring Nikki Webster. It was nominated for the 2002 ARIA Award for Best Cast or Show Album. In 2001 an Australian musical theatre staging of "The Wizard of Oz", an adaptation of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" toured the country. It was directed by Nancye Hayes with Peter Casey as musical director. It ran from November 2001 until December 2002 and featured Nikki Webster as Dorothy. "The Wizard of

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (comics) home again? The series has been collected into a single volume: The Marvel Oz series has been met with very positive reviews, praising the art, character design and overall layout. IGN gave the issues of the series an average rating of 9.2 out of 10. It won the 2010 Eisners for Best Limited Series or Story Arc and Best Publication for Kids. The series has been followed by adaptations of "The Marvelous Land of Oz", "Ozma of Oz", "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" and "The Road to Oz", and "The Emerald City of Oz" by the same creative team.

neg: Land of Oz of emerald or other green materials. The Wizard was a young man when he first arrived in Oz, and grew old while he was there. Afraid of the Wicked Witches of the West and the East, who, unlike him, could do real magic, the Wizard hid away in a room of his palace and refused to see visitors. He lived in this way until the arrival of Dorothy in the first book. In "The Marvelous Land of Oz" the prehistory was changed slightly. Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, reveals that the Wizard usurped the previous king of Oz

neg: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is the fourth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill. It was published on June 18, 1908 and reunites Dorothy with the humbug Wizard from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). This is one of only two of the original fourteen Oz books (the other being "The Emerald City of Oz" (1910), to be illustrated with watercolor paintings. Baum, having resigned himself to writing a series of Oz books, set up elements of this book in the

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neg: The International Wizard of Oz Club The International Wizard of Oz Club The International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc., was founded during 1957 by Justin G. Schiller, a then thirteen-year-old boy. The sixteen charter members, some of whom continue to make valuable contributions to the club, were garnered from the mailing list found among the papers of the recently deceased Jack Snow, with whom Schiller and the others had discussed the work of L. Frank Baum. The organization today has hundreds of members from all over the world, including children, adults who were alive when the books were still being published annually, ardent Baumists, Oz collectors,

neg: Paradox in Oz Obsidian City, the alternative version of Omby Amby calls himself Wantowin Battles — a name introduced by Ruth Plumly Thompson in her "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz" (1939). When dealing with Dorothy, the Evil Version of the Wizard makes a reference to the 1939 movie version, by reversing part of the Wizard's dialog, describing himself, as "a very bad man, but I am a very good wizard," before performing a wicked spell on the girl. Eric Shanower's black-and-white illustrations for "Paradox in Oz" are faithful to the richly romantic style that Shanower has developed for Oz illustration, from "The

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) Wizard of Oz (character) Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the Wizard of Oz and, during his reign, as Oz, the Great and Terrible) is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. The character was further popularized by a stage play and several movies, most famously the classic 1939 movie, as well as the 2013 prequel adaption. The Wizard is one of the characters in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Unseen for most of the novel, he is the ruler of the Land of Oz and

neg: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz historian of Oz, there are several incongruities throughout the series that do not match up across the entire canon. Some of these were later reconciled by modern stories. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is the fourth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill. It was published on June 18, 1908 and reunites Dorothy with the humbug Wizard from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). This is one of only two of the original fourteen Oz books (the other being "The Emerald City

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz cap to summon the Winged Monkeys two more times. When Dorothy and her friends meet the Wizard of Oz again, Toto tips over a screen in a corner of the throne room that reveals the Wizard. He sadly explains he is a humbug—an ordinary old man who, by a hot air balloon, came to Oz long ago from Omaha. The Wizard provides the Scarecrow with a head full of bran, pins, and needles ("a lot of bran-new brains"), the Tin Woodman with a silk heart stuffed with sawdust, and the Cowardly Lion a potion of "courage". Their faith in the

neg: Dorothy Gale offer her to take Zelena's place as the Witch of the West, but Dorothy declines; wishing only to return home. With Glinda's help, she is taken to see the Wizard and given a pair of silver slippers to travel to any world. Dorothy thanks the Wizard of Oz (Christopher Gorham) and proceeds to click the slippers' heels three times to send herself home. Only after the girl's departure, Glinda discovers too late that Zelena masqueraded as the Wizard in order to usher Dorothy out of Oz. Upon returning to Kansas, Dorothy tells her family about her experiences in Oz. However,

neg: Munchkin word "fabulous". This fictional character is based on a real baron who told outrageous tall tales based on his military career. Like the other Oz terms, the word "Munchkin" ends in a diminutive which in this case refers to the size of the natives. The munchkins are first mentioned (quote shown) in an excerpt from chapter two of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", titled "The Council with the Munchkins". Dorothy initially meets only three of them, along with the Good Witch of the North. The rest of the munchkins then come out of hiding and are shown to be grateful

neg: Wamego, Kansas of Wamego's history. The City Park includes a swimming pool, tennis courts, playground, and fishing pond. Wamego is home to a museum dedicated to "The Wizard of Oz", featuring a collection of over 25,000 Oz artifacts on permanent loan from Friar Johnpaul Cafiero. The Museum was founded in April 2004, and led to the development of several other small businesses with the Oz theme, which have come to be known as the "Oz Cluster." Prominent Oz-related businesses include the Oz Winery, Lincoln Street Station, Barleycorns and Toto's Tacoz. On the first weekend of October, Wamego holds its Annual OZtoberFEST, an

neg: Wicked (Maguire novel) chance at an aristocratic life. When they try to discuss the situation with one another, they find they cannot: they are bound by a spell that prevents them from discussing Morrible's proposition. Unwilling to remain silent, Elphaba decides that something must be done. She and Glinda travel to the Emerald City, where they meet the Wizard of Oz and plead the case of the Animals. However, the Wizard of Oz dismisses their concerns out of hand and Glinda and Elphaba have no legal choice but to return to Shiz. Elphaba stays behind and sends Glinda back alone saying that she

neg: Emerald City Emerald City The Emerald City (sometimes called the City of Emeralds) is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). Located in the center of the Land of Oz, the Emerald City is the end of the famous yellow brick road, which starts in Munchkin Country. In the center of the Emerald City is the Royal Palace of Oz. In the first book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), the walls are green, but the city itself is not. However, when they enter, everyone

neg: Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz all of which are considered "official" sequels or prequels to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In addition, the following books use the Oz milieu as settings for their tales: Kevin Scott Collier. "The Wonderful Animated World of the Wizard of Oz: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!" CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a 1900 children's novel written by American author L. Frank Baum. Since its first publication in 1900, it has been adapted many times: for film, television, theatre, books, comics, games, and other media. Many of

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical commissioned by the St. Louis Municipal Opera (The Muny) based on the novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz" and using the film's songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. The book of the musical is by Frank Gabrielson, who would later write an adaptation of "The Marvelous Land of Oz" for Shirley Temple (1960). The musical was first presented in 1942 at The Muny and has been revived many times thereafter, both by The Muny

neg: Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz people live the "high life." Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (1939) is the thirty-third in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the nineteenth and last written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. The phrase "The Wizard of Oz" was included in the title to coincide with the MGM film "The Wizard of Oz", which was released the same year the book was published. As such, the focus of the story is on characters who appeared in the first book. Thompson

neg: Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (1939) is the thirty-third in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the nineteenth and last written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. The phrase "The Wizard of Oz" was included in the title to coincide with the MGM film "The Wizard of Oz", which was released the same year the book was published. As such, the focus of the story is on characters who appeared in the first book. Thompson focuses the book most strongly

neg: Wicked (musical) to wish for something to happen between them ("I'm Not that Girl"). Madame Morrible comes to tell her that the Wizard has decided to meet her. Nessarose and Galinda come to see her off, and Fiyero meets her, too. Galinda tries to win Fiyero's respect by changing her name to "Glinda", in solidarity with Dr. Dillamond's plight, who always mispronounced her name, but Fiyero is not impressed, saying goodbye to Elphaba, instead. Elphaba invites Glinda to the Emerald City with her ("One Short Day"). The girls meet the Wizard of Oz, who turns out to be not quite as intimidating

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) by L. Frank Baum. The first story arc is an adaptation of the first Oz book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". It follows the adventures of Dorothy, an orphan girl living out in the gray prairies of Kansas with her Aunt Em, her Uncle Henry and her dog Toto. One day, After Em and Uncle Henry leave Dorothy and Toto alone in order to travel into town. A tornado appears, uproots the farmhouse, with Dorothy and Toto inside, and transports it to the Land of Oz. In Oz Dorothy meets the Good Witch of the North, who tells her that

neg: Wizard of Odd Wizard of Odd Wizard of Odd is the 34th episode of the second season of the animated series Phineas and Ferb and the 103rd episode overall. In this episode, Mom says that Phineas and Ferb have to clean the house and she asks Candace to help, but she refuses and instead reads the book Mom gives her, "The Wizard of Oz". Phineas and Ferb spin the house and spray it with a hose, but they spin the house too fast and accidentally knock Candace out, sending her into a Wizard of Oz-esque dream world. She journeys to "Bustopolis" under the

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The water shrinks the Wicked Witch away to nothing ("Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (reprise)). The friends return to the Emerald City, but the Wizard tries to put them off. The Wizard turns out to be an ordinary old man who had journeyed to Oz from Omaha long ago. However, the Wizard provides the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion with a diploma, a watch to show large heartedness, and a medal of "courage", respectively, and convinces them all that these items solve their problems. In order to help Dorothy get home, the Wizard personally takes her in

neg: Galaxy Quest and because she "fell in love with the script", calling it "that great sort of "Wizard of Oz" story of these people feeling so incomplete in the beginning, and then during the course of this adventure, they come out almost like the heroes they pretended to be in the first place"; she was surprised when discovering she actually got the role. Tony Shalhoub originally auditioned for Guy Fleegman, but Sam Rockwell won the role, and Shalhoub was cast as Fred Kwan instead. Justin Long said he was nervous auditioning as an unknown actor at the time, competing against Kieran Culkin,

neg: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz out most elements that can disturb or frighten children. "In the first two-thirds of the book, Dorothy and her friends...barely escape from an unrelenting succession of threatening magical countries..." In the company of the Wizard, "Dorothy is a helpless little girl, given no opportunity to show her resourcefulness." When Oz is finally reached, it is a bland "goody-goody place" with few positive events to offer. In the early 1900s, continuity does not seem to have been high on the list of priorities, as the fantasy genre was just then a burgeoning field. While Baum indicates that he was the "royal"

neg: Son of a Witch not Dorothy's Scarecrow and since, when Liir meets Tip and Mombi, they are driving home a newly acquired four-horned cow (which is mentioned at the opening of "The Marvelous Land of Oz" as Mombi's "especial pride"), it is likely that "Son of a Witch" takes place between "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and "The Marvelous Land of Oz". "Out of Oz", the fourth and final volume in "The Wicked Years", includes elements from "The Marvelous Land of Oz" and depicts an somewhat altered version of the events of that story. The use of Glinda's last name Upland comes directly from

neg: Land of Oz that the Wizard had turned out to be a popular character with the children who had read the first book and so he brought the Wizard back. During it, the Wizard relates yet another account of his history in Oz, telling Ozma that his birth name was Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmanuel Ambroise Diggs, which, being a very long and cumbersome name, and as his other initials spelled out "PINHEAD," he preferred to leave just as O.Z. The balloon part of his story was unchanged, except for the detail added by Ozma, that the people probably saw his

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) users have permits. In later books, he proves himself quite an inventor, providing devices that aid in various characters’ journeys. He introduces to Oz the use of mobile phones in "Tik-Tok of Oz." Some of his most elaborate devices are the "Ozpril" and the "Oztober", balloon-powered Ozoplanes in "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz," and intelligent taxis called Scalawagons in "The Scalawagons of Oz." The Wizard has appeared in nearly every silent Oz film, portrayed by different actors each time. In "The Wizard of Oz", The Wizard's character is similar to that found in the earlier books: a bumbling "humbug."

neg: The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) shelter. Inside the farmhouse, she bangs her head on the bedside. The house is borne away by the storm. Landing in Oz, Dorothy's house flattens the Wicked Witch of the East. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, greets Dorothy and tells her where she is. Glinda calls for the Munchkins to "Come Out". These little people, overjoyed at the demise of their wicked tormentor, welcome Dorothy and Toto ("Ding Dong the Witch is Dead"; "We Welcome You to Munchkin Land"). Glinda presents Dorothy with the magic ruby slippers that belonged to the dead witch. This enrages the witch's sister,

neg: Hungry Tiger Emerald City at the end of "Ozma of Oz", he acknowledges that he is finally full. The Hungry Tiger was introduced in "Ozma of Oz" as one of Ozma's chariot drivers (the other being the Cowardly Lion), though Jack Snow and others believe he may be "the biggest of the tigers" in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In "The Road to Oz", the Hungry Tiger is seen at Princess Ozma's birthday party. In Chapter 18 of "The Patchwork Girl of Oz", he is described as "the largest and most powerful of its kind," and having come from the forest where

neg: Electric Wizard (album) Black Sabbath's self-titled album, a nod to one of the band's inspirations. Electric Wizard (album) Electric Wizard is the debut studio album by English doom metal band Electric Wizard released in 1994 through Rise Above Records and re-released bundled with their second album, "Come My Fanatics..." in 1999. A remastered version was then released on CD and LP in 2006, with two bonus tracks, taken from a demo entitled "Doom Chapter". The origins of Electric Wizard go back to 1988 when Jus Oborn formed the band Lord of Putrefaction. They put out three demo tapes from 1989–1991 and also did

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) However Glinda has discovered that he did father a child just before he died; a girl named Ozma who disappeared soon after as she was removed by the Wizard due to him not wishing to lose the power he had gained by becoming ruler. Watching through Glinda's crystal ball, the group learns that the Wizard left Ozma with none other than Mombi. Scarecrow is not upset about no longer being king, having quickly tired of the position and the group decides to return to the Emerald City (accompanied by Glinda) to oust Jinjur and find out from Mombi what she

neg: Jellia Jamb Jellia Jamb Jellia Jamb is a fictional character from the classic children's series of Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. She is first introduced in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), as the head maid who works in the royal palace of the Emerald City which is the imperial capital of the Land of Oz. In later books, Jellia eventually becomes Princess Ozma's favorite servant out of the Emerald City's staff administration. She is also the protagonist of Ruth Plumly Thompson's novel "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz". Her name is a pun on the phrase "Jelly or

neg: Electric Wizard (album) Electric Wizard (album) Electric Wizard is the debut studio album by English doom metal band Electric Wizard released in 1994 through Rise Above Records and re-released bundled with their second album, "Come My Fanatics..." in 1999. A remastered version was then released on CD and LP in 2006, with two bonus tracks, taken from a demo entitled "Doom Chapter". The origins of Electric Wizard go back to 1988 when Jus Oborn formed the band Lord of Putrefaction. They put out three demo tapes from 1989–1991 and also did one split with Mortal Remains. In 1992, the name was changed to

neg: Tin Woodman the Wizard in Oz", he serves as defense counsel in the trial of Eureka. He affects the plot of a book most notably in "The Patchwork Girl of Oz", in which he forbids the young hero from collecting the wing of a butterfly needed for a magical potion because his heart requires him to protect insects from cruelty. Baum also wrote a short book titled "The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman", part of the "Little Wizard Stories of Oz" series for younger readers. In "The Tin Woodman of Oz", Nick Chopper finally sets out to find his lost love, Nimmie

neg: Scarecrow (Oz) a bean pole, preceding a prophecy that the first being to touch the bean pole would become possessed by the spirit of the Emperor. As it turned out, the first thing to touch the pole was the straw-stuffed human, which would become the Scarecrow. This account is not consistent with the Scarecrow's story in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" of becoming aware of each sense as the relevant organs were painted on his head. The Scarecrow has appeared in nearly every early Oz film, portrayed by different actors each time. In the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", the Scarecrow

neg: Land of Oz tangled, preventing him from descending until the next morning, and he awoke to find that he was floating over a strange land. When he landed, the people thought he was a great wizard because of his ability to fly. He did not disabuse them of this notion, and with his new power over them, he had them build a city with a palace in the center of Oz. He also ordered them to wear green glasses so it would appear to be made entirely of emeralds. However, in the later Oz books the city is depicted as actually being made

neg: Uncle Henry (Oz) despite being less featured than she in the film, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). Ruth Plumly Thompson gave him only two brief mentions, in "The Royal Book of Oz" and "Grampa in Oz". He had somewhat larger roles in John R. Neill's "The Wonder City of Oz" and "The Scalawagons of Oz", Jack Snow's "The Magical Mimics in Oz", and Eric Shanower's "The Giant Garden of Oz". Frank Alexander portrayed him as a villain in Larry Semon's "Wizard of Oz". In MGM's 1939 musical adaptation "The Wizard of Oz", Uncle Henry is played by Charley Grapewin. Hickory (Tin Man's alter

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States Oz Film Manufacturing Company movies entered public domain in 1942. and then the 1925 Larry Semon movie version of "The Wizard of Oz" entered the public domain in 1954. These films remain the only Oz live action movies in the public domain. The 1939 version of "The Wizard of Oz" is the most well-known adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz"; in many respects, its popularity surpassed the original book. Its copyright was renewed in 1967, so it will remain copyrighted for a 95-year term, entering the public domain in 2035. This has caused issues for most subsequent Oz adaptations, especially

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1910 American silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct input. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with Baum's personal bankruptcy caused by "The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays", from which it was once thought to have been derived. It was partly based on the 1902 stage musical "The Wizard of Oz", though much of the film deals with the Wicked Witch of the

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game) The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game) The Wizard of Oz is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game which is loosely based on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". It was developed by Manley & Associates and published by SETA Corporation in 1993. The object in the game is to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West that is trying to take Dorothy's ruby slippers so that Dorothy can return to Kansas. In this video game adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, Dorthy finds herself traveling in never-before-seen locations. These include Shy Village, Gamboge Gorge, Maize Meadow, Saffron

neg: Toto (Oz) native to Oz, did. In subsequent books, other animals gained the ability to speak upon reaching Oz or similar lands, but he remained speechless. In "Tik-Tok of Oz", continuity is restored: he reveals that he is able to talk, just like other animals in the Land of Oz, and simply chooses not to. In "The Lost Princess of Oz", he often talks continuously. Other major appearances include "The Road to Oz", "The Emerald City of Oz", "Grampa in Oz" and "The Magical Mimics in Oz", in which he is the first to recognize the Mimics. In "The Wonderful Wizard of

neg: The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road" have been generally mixed. The game currently holds aggregate scores of 69% on GameRankings and a 68 out of 100 on Metacritic respectively. IGN reviewer Mark Bozon gave the game 8/10 stating: "It's great for younger (or casual) players, and it's also a haven for awesome RPG's – seldom is it both at once though..."The Wizard of Oz" is all about compromise, since the game is literally out to satisfy two very different crowds, it's simple enough for newcomers while still being deep enough for open-minded hardcore players too." He also goes on to

neg: Cowardly Lion to have assisted the Wizard of Oz in killing the Royal Family of Oz when the Wizard first came to power, but initially spared the princess Ozma as she reminded him of his own daughter. When Ozma learns of her past and assumes her role as leader of Oz, she punishes Eammon by condemning him to be trapped in the form of a beast, turning him into a Lion due to the lion mask he wore when killing her family. The Cowardly Lion appears in the "Once Upon a Time" episode "Where Bluebirds Fly." Though he doesn't speak, the Cowardly

neg: Bobbs-Merrill Company new edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", reprinted as "The Wizard of Oz" and "The New Wizard of Oz". Copelman's illustrations were more influenced by the 1939 Judy Garland MGM film version of the book than by W. W. Denslow's original 1900 illustrations, although the credits on the book stated otherwise. The year that Copelman's illustrations first appeared, 1949, was also the year of the film's first re-release. Bobbs-Merrill was also responsible for publishing the official records of the State of Indiana and texts in the history of philosophy. In 1959, The Howard W. Sams Company purchased Bobbs-Merrill. When

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1925 film) the "screen disaster". In fact, he too filed for bankruptcy in March 1928; and when he died at the age of 39 later that year—just three years after the release of "The Wizard of Oz"—"Variety" attributed "ceaseless worry" about his dire financial circumstances as a contributing factor to Semon's early death. The film was first broadcast in 1931 by television station W2XCD of Passaic, New Jersey, owned by the DeForest Radio Company, serialized over the nights of June 8, 9, and 10. Since this version of "The Wizard of Oz" is in the public domain, many home-media releases of the

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television 1990s; as such, in 1998, "The Wizard of Oz" made its last appearance on CBS, moving exclusively to Turner-owned properties the next year. 2000 marked the first time that the film was shown on U.S. television during the summer. In 2002, it was shown five times. On November 6, 2011, TBS became the American television channel on which "The Wizard of Oz" has been shown most often, when the film had its 32nd showing on that channel, finally breaking CBS' record 31 showings. As of April 29, 2013, Turner Classic Movies has shown the film 23 times. In addition to

neg: Little Wizard Stories of Oz two later the four tales were released again, as part of a promotion for a "Wizard of Oz" radio program (sponsored by Jell-O). Rand McNally published the six stories in three booklets in 1939. Little Wizard Stories of Oz Little Wizard Stories of Oz is a set of six short stories written for young children by L. Frank Baum, the creator of the Oz books. The six tales were published in separate small booklets, "Oz books in miniature," in 1913, and then in a collected edition in 1914 with illustrations by John R. Neill. Each booklet was 29 pages long,

neg: The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True The concert also includes the song "The Jitterbug", which was cut from the original film. Throughout the entire concert, the conductor and orchestra are featured on-stage with the performers. The performers are predominantly positioned at music stands reading the script and music (similar to reader's theatre). The choreography is different from the 1939 movie: noticeable differences include the Munchkins not dancing and at no point do the four principals (Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion) dance together. Throughout the production, various photos of “Wizard of Oz” artwork such as a tornado striking the Kansas farm, the Yellow Brick Road,