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[[Parody Episode~~|Parody Episodes~~]]/[[Whole-Plot Reference|Whole Plot References]] of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. Because of [[Small Reference Pools]], the parodies are usually of the [[Judy Garland]] film, not [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|the original books]]. If it's a [[Something Completely Different]] episode in a series, it will almost certainly be based on the film sufficiently to take advantage of the pre-existing [[But You Were There and You and You]] concept.

[[Parody Episode]]s/[[Whole-Plot Reference|Whole Plot References]] of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. Because of [[Small Reference Pools]], the parodies are usually of the [[Judy Garland]] film, not [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|the original books]]. If it's a [[Something Completely Different]] episode in a series, it will almost certainly be based on the film sufficiently to take advantage of the pre-existing [[But You Were There and You and You]] concept.

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== [[Fan Fiction]] ==

* The ''Oz arc'' of the [[Mega Crossover]] [[Fanfic|fan]][[Web Comic|comic]] ''[[Roommates 2007|Roommates]]''. It will also make you pity the Wizard a lot.

{{quote|'''Jareth''': "Well, come along, Dorothy. We're [[Off to See the Wizard]] and all that jazz."

{{quote|'''Jareth''': "Well, come along, Dorothy. We're Off to See the Wizard and all that jazz."

'''James''': "...Which one of us is Dorothy?"

'''Erik''': O.o

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* There was a [[Dream Sequence]] of this on ''[[Fame]]'' (the first, 1980s, TV series version) once, casting Doris in the role of Dorothy. It is unique among these examples in that it was inspired by the fact that ''Fame'' was ''shot on the same soundstage as the 1939 film''. Valerie Landsberg once told the story how the stagehands who worked there very solemnly, almost reverently, showed her and the rest of the cast the last remaining piece of the original Yellow Brick Road, which was kept locked away in what amounted to a shrine in an out-of-the-way corner of the stage.

* ''[[Mad TV]]'', where Dorothy beats up Glinda because she didn't tell Dorothy how the Ruby Slippers worked in her first scene in Oz.

** ''[[Mad TV]]'' had another ''Wizard of Oz'' parody where Dorothy (Nicole Parker) is caught in a hurricane (as she's now living in Florida) and ends up in Oz. Now [[Genre Savvy]], she clicks her heels to return home and not have to go through the plot ~~again -- until~~ hurricanes keep bringing her back to Oz and crushing members of the Lollipop Guild.

** ''[[Mad TV]]'' had another ''Wizard of Oz'' parody where Dorothy (Nicole Parker) is caught in a hurricane (as she's now living in Florida) and ends up in Oz. Now [[Genre Savvy]], she clicks her heels to return home and not have to go through the plot again—until hurricanes keep bringing her back to Oz and crushing members of the Lollipop Guild.

*** And another, where Dorothy wakes up to find that her Auntie Em and her family are replaced by M&M's and that the whole ending is being shamelessly used for a commercial.

*** There was another one before that, where Dorothy meets a black slave with one leg in ~~Oz -- she~~ ends up having sex with him in the bushes.

*** There was another one before that, where Dorothy meets a black slave with one leg in Oz—she ends up having sex with him in the bushes.

* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' parodies:

** The Season 5 episode hosted by Elliot Gould has a Canadian version (''The Incredible Man'') where Dorothy follows yellow snow instead of a yellow brick road and befriends a hockey player, a Mountie, etc. (This sketch became notorious when Garrett Morris {''SNL'''s token black cast member at the time} had a nervous breakdown backstage after being cast as a flying [[Unfortunate Implications|monkey]].)

** Seasons 20 and 29 have similar parodies involving Dorothy's arrival in Munchkinland. In Season 20, the Munchkins aren't impressed by her accidental killing of the Wicked Witch of the East and want her to go away. In Season 29, it turns out that her house landed on not just the Wicked Witch, but also several ~~Munchkins -- and~~ the latter aren't quite dead yet. (This sketch ends with an announcer entering the scene and recommending the viewer to rewatch it while stoned and listening to Pink Floyd's ''The Dark Side of the Moon''.)

** Seasons 20 and 29 have similar parodies involving Dorothy's arrival in Munchkinland. In Season 20, the Munchkins aren't impressed by her accidental killing of the Wicked Witch of the East and want her to go away. In Season 29, it turns out that her house landed on not just the Wicked Witch, but also several Munchkins—and the latter aren't quite dead yet. (This sketch ends with an announcer entering the scene and recommending the viewer to rewatch it while stoned and listening to Pink Floyd's ''The Dark Side of the Moon''.)

** Season 36 has the movie as the focus of an episode of Turner Classic Movie channel's show, "The Essentials." The episode shows deleted scenes featuring a nerdy weather vane (played by Fred Armisen) joining Dorothy ([[Anne Hathaway]]), The Tin Man (Taran Killam), The Scarecrow (Andy Samberg), and the Cowardly Lion (Bill Hader) on their trip to Oz.

* ''[[The Latest Buzz]]'': "The Wonderful Wizard of Buzz Issue" with Rebecca as Dorothy, Michael as the Scarecrow, Noah as the Tin Man, Wilder as the Cowardly Lion, and Amanda as the Wicked Witch.

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** Suzy is the Wicked Witch of the East;

** Isabella is the Good Witch;

** Doofenshmirtz is the Wicked ~~Witch--er~~, Warlock of the West [[Running Gag|("It's a robe, not a dress.")]];

** Doofenshmirtz is the Wicked Witch—er, Warlock of the West [[Running Gag|("It's a robe, not a dress.")]];

** Baljeet is a Scarecrow who wants to be cool;

** The (rusted) Tin Man is replaced by Jeremy dressed as a tree;