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Half-Civilized

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Nathan

When Dorothy first comes to Oz, the Good Witch of the North tells her, “In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left; nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians. But, you see, the Land of Oz has never … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmentalism, Fairy Tales, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Science, Technology | Tagged agriculture, aunt em, china country, cities, civilization, dorothy gale, electricity, emerald city, fairies, garden of eden, good witch of the north, gump, munchkins, ozma, phonograph, pollution, professor wogglebug, sapphire city, science fiction, shaggy man, telegraph, the emerald city of oz, the enchanted island of yew, the marvelous land of oz, the master key, the patchwork girl of oz, the road to oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, victor columbia edison, who's afraid, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the west, winkies, witches, wizard of oz | 1 Comment

Oz Above, So Below

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Nathan

Although not in the book, MGM’s idea to have counterparts for all the main Oz characters in Kansas was popular enough to feature in pretty much every other major Oz film. Something interesting that I heard in the Hungry Reader’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Dreams, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged china country, cowardly lion, dorothy gale, dr. worley, glinda, gump, jack pumpkinhead, mombi, nome king, nurse wilson, oz: the great and powerful, ozma, return to oz, Ruby Slippers, the marvelous land of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok, tin woodman, walter murch, winged monkeys, wizard of oz | 1 Comment

You Will Be Assimilated

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Nathan

It’s become a cliché in the Oz series that the magical land is full of insular themed communities where the inhabitants either want to turn visitors into beings like them, or sometimes just keep them as slaves. In Ruth Plumly … Continue reading →

Posted in Dick Martin, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Uncategorized | Tagged benny, blankenburg, bookville, bunbury, cave city, chimneyville, china country, clockwise, crystal city, david perry, delves, dogs, double up, gapers, good children, headland, hummingbirds, icetown, jack pott, jack pumpkinhead of oz, kabumpo, monday mountain, ojo, patch, patchwork girl, peter brown, play, pokes, preservatory, rith metic, round-abouties, scare city, scarecrow, sir hokus of pokes, spiders, stair way, suds, the giant horse of oz, the hidden valley of oz, the ozmapolitan of oz, the wicked witch of oz, thi, tidy town, tin woodman, turn town, view-halloo, wyndups | 3 Comments

Southern Hozpitality

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Nathan

Now we turn to the Quadling Country, literally the “little four” country. The name suggests that it’s the fourth of the main Oz countries to be united. It’s probably at least partially inspired by the Southern United States, which explains … Continue reading →

Posted in Dick Martin, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Eric Shanower, L. Frank Baum, Maps, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Uncategorized | Tagged big enough mountain, bunbury, bunnybury, china country, cowardly lion, cuttenclips, frank joslyn baum, glinda, green mountain, hoppers, horners, james e. haff, jinxland, land of the barons, quadlings, ragbad, scare city, speedy in oz, the blue emperor of oz, the emerald city of oz, the laughing dragon of oz, the ozmapolitan of oz, the road to oz, the wicked witch of oz, the wishing horse of oz, utensia, view-halloo | 1 Comment

Return to Philmland

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Nathan

Oh, I see. Legends of Oz was a flop because of a vast Hollywood conspiracy to take it down. “Here’s to the failure of another movie promoting those Magic Belt thieves!” You know how I know that isn’t true? Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged captain fyter, china country, dorothy gale, dorothy of oz, dr. pipt, glinda, good witch of the north, ku-klip, legends of oz: dorothy's return, lord of the rings, mombi, nimmie amee, oz: the great and powerful, ozma, ozma of oz, peter jackson, return to oz, roger baum, the hobbit, the marvelous land of oz, the road to oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, tippetarius | 34 Comments

I’m Just a Jester Gesturing

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Nathan

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return – Based on the book Dorothy of Oz by Roger Stanton Baum, that was also its working title. I can only figure they changed it in hopes of launching a franchise, but since the film … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Characters, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged billie burke, candy country, china country, china princess, dorothy gale, dorothy of oz, glinda, jesters, legends of oz: dorothy's return, marshall mallow, oz: the great and powerful, queen of the field-mice, roger baum, sawhorse, the wizard of oz (1939), tin woodman, tugg, wicked witch of the west, winged monkeys, wiser the owl | 33 Comments

Don’t Pester the Jester

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Nathan

Continuing with the April Fools’ theme, I thought I’d look at some court fools in the Oz series. There’s some overlap here with the poets and rhymers. For instance, the Rhyming Dictionary was the Book of Royalty’s jester until he … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Marin Elizabeth Xiques, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bamboula, book of royalty, bunnybury, china country, clowns, corumbia, dorothy of oz, emerald city, fools, gayelette, grampa in oz, hah hoh, happy toko, jesters, kimbaloo, king capers, king cheeriobed, martin hopwell, melody grandy, monday mountain, mr. joker, palumbo, patchwork girl, peter pun, play, queen celestia, rhyming dictionary, rimmers, roger baum, sapphire city, scarecrow, silver island, speedy in oz, summer saltin, the emerald city of oz, the giant horse of oz, the hidden valley of oz, the lost king of oz, the royal book of oz, the seven blue mountains of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tippetarius in oz, town crier, umbrella island, wicked witch of the west | 3 Comments

An Ozzy Origin

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Nathan

Oz the Great and Terrible Powerful – I finally got around to seeing this one, and while it wasn’t as bad as I feared from some of the reviews, I do have some bones to pick with it. First, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged china country, china girl, dorothy and the wizard in oz, glinda, margaret hamilton, mgm, michelle williams, mila kunis, oz: the great and powerful, rachel weisz, smith and tinker, the patchwork girl of oz, the wizard of oz, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the west, winged monkeys, wizard of oz | 14 Comments

Making Life Out of Nothing at All

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Nathan

One thing for which Oz is known is its collection of magically animated beings. In that fairyland, anything from a scarecrow to a footstool to a painting can come to life, always with its own distinct personality. The first book … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged benny, bill the weather-cock, blue bear rug, bungle the glass cat, china country, conjo, cuttenclips, deadwood oaks, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, general of phreex, glinda, gump, humpy the dummy, jack pumpkinhead, jack snow, john dough and the cherub, john r. neill, l. frank baum, magic land, patchwork girl, pineville, powder of life, princess ozana, ruth plumly thompson, sawhorse, scarecrow, tales of magic land, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the giant horse of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, theseus' paradox, tin woodman, trippsy, twiffle, urfin jus, victor columbia edison, wam | 8 Comments

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Half-Civilized

Oz Above, So Below

You Will Be Assimilated

Southern Hozpitality

Return to Philmland

I’m Just a Jester Gesturing

Don’t Pester the Jester

An Ozzy Origin

Making Life Out of Nothing at All

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