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Dorothy in the Land of Oz

Original title: Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
  • TV Short
  • 19801980
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
51
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Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)
  • Animation
  • Short
  • Comedy
Dorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhea... Read allDorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhead, The Hungry Tiger, and Tik Tok , while stopping the evil Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkere... Read allDorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhead, The Hungry Tiger, and Tik Tok , while stopping the evil Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (looking suspiciously like John R. Neil's depiction of the Nome King), who brings the ba... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
51
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Charles Swenson
    • Fred Wolf
  • Writers
    • Romeo Muller
    • L. Frank Baum(stories)
  • Stars
    • Sid Caesar(voice)
    • Mischa Bond(voice)
    • Robert Ridgely(voice)
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  • Directors
    • Charles Swenson
    • Fred Wolf
  • Writers
    • Romeo Muller
    • L. Frank Baum(stories)
  • Stars
    • Sid Caesar(voice)
    • Mischa Bond(voice)
    • Robert Ridgely(voice)
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    • 1Critic review
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    Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)
    Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)
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    Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)

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    Sid Caesar
    Sid Caesar
    • Wizardas Wizard
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mischa Bond
    • Dorothyas Dorothy
    • (voice)
    Robert Ridgely
    Robert Ridgely
    • Jackas Jack
    • (voice)
    • …
    Joan Gerber
    • Tic Tocas Tic Toc
    • (voice)
    • …
    Frank Nelson
    Frank Nelson
    • Tigeras Tiger
    • (voice)
    Lurene Tuttle
    Lurene Tuttle
    • Aunt Emas Aunt Em
    • (voice)
    Charles Woolf
    • Uncle Henryas Uncle Henry
    • (voice)
    Maitzi Morgan
      Julie Cohen
        • Directors
          • Charles Swenson
          • Fred Wolf
        • Writers
          • Romeo Muller
          • L. Frank Baum(stories) (uncredited)
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        Dorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhead, The Hungry Tiger, and Tik Tok , while stopping the evil Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (looking suspiciously like John R. Neil's depiction of the Nome King), who brings the balloon to life to conquer the Emerald City and all of Oz. —Scott Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>
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          • Dorothy flies back to Oz! Meet the Giant Green Gobbler, Jack Pumpkin-Head, and Tic-Toc the Mechanical Man when Dorothy tries to save Oz from Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinker.
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          • Animation
          • Short
          • Comedy
          • Family
          • Fantasy
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        • Trivia
          Although originally aired as a Thanksgiving cartoon, another version of the cartoon appeared. This slightly modified version removed any references to the Thanksgiving holiday, enabling it to be shown at any time of year.
        • Quotes

          Wizard: The Pilgrims made a new world, and you can too.

          Wizard: With sawdust in your bonnet,

          Wizard: backbone up your britches,

          Wizard: And a heart that never gives in.

        • Alternate versions
          Also titled and aired on Disney channel as only "OZ" in the 1990's.
        • Connections
          Featured in Familiar Faces: 9 Thanksgiving Special Cornucopia (2017)

        User reviews1

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        10/10
        A Thanksgiving must-see for Oz fans
        I have been looking for other good Thanksgiving TV specials. Fortunately, I came across this lesser-known animated special on a DVD with another holiday special. I'd ordered it from Amazon and before Thanksgiving, I had watched "Dorothy in the Land of Oz" and thought it was another good Thanksgiving special.

        The story starts after Dorothy returned to Kansas from Oz. She and her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are about to have the last Thanksgiving dinner they will have before Em and Henry move to the retirement home and Dorothy to live with some cousins. But suddenly, Em's mincemeat pie was stolen from the window sill. Dorothy followed the mysterious thief, who turned out to be... The Wizard, her old friend. The Wizard since his return to Kansas, had fallen on hard times. Made himself a green turkey balloon, but it was an awful-looking thing. Then the balloon took Dorothy and Toto (and the pie) way up into the sky, and all the way back to the Land of OZ. In Oz, Dorothy meets a new friend, Jack Pumpkinhead, who tells her of an evil toymaker called Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinker who wants to destroy the Emerald City. Tyrone had stolen a magic powder, Jack was guarding, and had brought the green balloon to life and whisk him and the powder back to Tyrone's lair on Kookala Mountain. Dorothy and Jack at first to warn Queen Ozma, who rules the Emerald City. But Jack thought of using a secret passage to Kookala Mountain and steal back the powder before Tyrone could bring his toy soldiers to life.

        That is all I could tell you folks, you will have to see this special for yourself how it ends. And overall I love this TV special - from beginning to end. And a must-see for Oz fans, like me.
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        • Oct 6, 2021

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        • Release date
          • November 25, 1980 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • Japan
          • United States
        • Official site
          • Fred Wolf Films
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • OZ
        • Production companies
          • MGM Television
          • Muller-Rosen Productions
          • Murakami Wolf Swenson
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        • Runtime
          25 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.33 : 1

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