Tag Archives: scalawagons

Crafts and Cons

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Nathan

As I said last week, I’ve already written about the 2003 Oziana across two posts back when it was new, and I still agree with what I wrote. I didn’t go into much detail, though, so I’ll examine it a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Board Games, Characters, Dick Martin, Games, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Marcus Mebes, Melody Grandy, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bert lahr, cats, crafton, crescent moon, daniel gobble, derek designer, dorothy gale, dr. byz zaar in oz, dr. pipt, emerald city, eureka the pink kitten, gabriel gale, gregory maguire, jenny jump, jimm phillips, judy lahr, king randywell, lee theriot, luciano vecchio, margaret hamilton, maria baker, michael patrick hearn, nonestica, omby amby, owls, oz quest, oziana, ozma, powder of life, ray bolger, scalawagons, scott meserve, shaggy man, stephen schwartz, the annotated wizard of oz, the bashful baker of oz, the purple prince of oz, the royal explorers of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), tik-tok, tik-tok's transformation, victoria calamito, voyage of the crescent moon, wicked, yip harburg | 15 Comments

Dude, Where’s My Scalawagon?

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Nathan

The Scalawagons of Oz, by John R. Neill – This book is eighty years old now, and it’s possibly the worst in the main series. It’s not one of those books that’s particularly embarrassing in retrospect, like Royal Book from twenty years … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, John R. Neill, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Technology | Tagged aunt em, bell-snickle, betsy bobbin, flabber-gas, jack pumpkinhead, jenny jump, lucky bucky in oz, mifkits, nota-bells, number nine, ozma, ozoplanes, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, patchwork girl, revolt of the scalawagons, sawhorse, scalawagons, scarecrow, the royal book of oz, the scalawagons of oz, the wonder city of oz, tik-tok, tin woodman, trot griffiths, uncle henry, wizard of oz | 6 Comments

Magnoflex, Monster Masters, and Metroids

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Nathan

Just a few book and comic reviews this time, all stuff related to Oz or video games. Helda the Witch of Oz, by James Fuller – This is a series of five books, each one with a different color in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, Comics, Dragon Quest, Humor, Magic, Metroid, Monsters, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Video Games | Tagged bini aru, dai no daibouken, deadtree, dino, dragon quest ii, dragon quest monsters, emblem of roto, erdrick, helda the blue witch of oz, helda the green witch of oz, helda the purple witch from oz, helda the red witch of oz, helda the witch of oz, helda the yellow witch of oz, james fuller, kandar, kraid, loran, mari yoshimura #2, marumo, mine yoshizaki, monster masters, nome king, pazuzu, peter pan, ridley, robbin' hood, samus aran, scalawagons, secret of evolution, tamkichi sakura, terry, the shape of happiness, winged monkeys, witches, wizard of oz | Leave a comment

Slide Some Oil to Me

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Nathan

I suppose Oz must use fossil fuels to at least some extent. I mean, the Tin Woodman carries around an oilcan in order to lubricate his joints and keep them from rusting. L. Frank Baum’s father became rich through oil … Continue reading →

Posted in Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Gina Wickwar, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Technology | Tagged benjamin baum, flabber-gas, fossil fuels, grease, midnight oil, oil, oilville, ozallooning in oz, peli-cans, petroleum, scalawagons, the forbidden fountain of oz, the scalawagons of oz, the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok, tin woodman, toto of oz | 1 Comment

Marvels of the Modern Mushroom Age

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Nathan

I find the idea of Schizo Tech in fictional worlds to be pretty interesting. Of course, not all societies develop technology at the same rate. There could be a reason why a place has cars and not guns, or vice … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Cartoons, Dick Martin, Discworld, Dragon Quest, History, Japan, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Mario, Oz, Oz Authors, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Technology, Television, Terry Pratchett, Video Games | Tagged airships, dragon quest vii, king bowser koopa, middle ages, ozma, princess peacth toadstool, robots, scalawagons, shaggy man, super mario bros. 3, super mario sunshine, the ozmapolitan of oz, the scalawagons of oz, tik-tok of oz, transportation, tv tropes, wizard of oz | Leave a comment

Oscar the Inventor

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Nathan

Many of the magicians in the Oz series mix technology with magic, and the Wizard of Oz is no exception. In fact, with his background in the Great Outside World and his resourcefulness, he’s one of the most prominent inventors … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged glinda, inventions, lucky bucky in oz, ojo in oz, ozoplanes, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, scalawagons, teletable, tell-all-escope, the emerald city of oz, the road to oz, the royal book of oz, the scalawagons of oz, the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tik-tok of oz, wizard of oz | 3 Comments

Playing Some Nintend-Oz

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Nathan

In the past, I have occasionally bemoaned the fact that Oz is generally overlooked when it comes to video games. Most of the ones that do come out seem to be: 1) half-hearted, and 2) based pretty much entirely on … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Sims, Video Games | Tagged emerald city, glinda, jellia jamb, jinjur, mgm, nomes, patchwork girl, scalawagons, the wizard of oz: beyond the yellow brick road, tin woodman, winged monkeys, witches, wizard of oz | 4 Comments

Fairyland Indus Trees, Inc.

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Nathan

I was wondering recently about how industry works in Oz. While I would imagine many functions are fulfilled by small businesses and magical trees, there is the occasional mention of a factory. The Scalwagons are produced in a factory that … Continue reading →

Posted in Eloise Jarvis McGraw, John R. Neill, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged carrot mountain, down town, emerald city, factories, indus tree, industry, merry go round in oz, roundabout, scalawagons, the hungry tiger of oz, the purple prince of oz, the scalawagons of oz, wackajammy, wizard of oz, yankee in oz | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: scalawagons

Crafts and Cons

Dude, Where’s My Scalawagon?

Magnoflex, Monster Masters, and Metroids

Slide Some Oil to Me

Marvels of the Modern Mushroom Age

Oscar the Inventor

Playing Some Nintend-Oz

Fairyland Indus Trees, Inc.

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