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''The Wizard of Oz'' may refer to:

* ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ~~(Literature)~~]]'', first of the [[Land of Oz ~~(Literature)~~]] novels by [[L Frank Baum]]

* ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', first of the [[Land of Oz]] novels by [[L. Frank Baum]]

* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (~~Film~~)]]'', popular 1939 film based on the novel

* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)]]'', popular 1939 film based on the novel

* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (~~Animation~~)]]'', 1990s animated series based on the film

* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (animation)]]'', 1990s animated series based on the film

Additionally, you may be looking for one of the adaptations that don't share the name:

* The 1986 Panmedia produced a Japanese animated series, known in English as ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (~~Anime~~)]]'', which was directly based on the books and only coincidentally resembled the 1939 MGM adaptation.

* The 1986 Panmedia produced a Japanese animated series, known in English as ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (anime)]]'', which was directly based on the books and only coincidentally resembled the 1939 MGM adaptation.

* The 1999, Russian two-part animated television adaptation of L. Frank Baum, ''Adventures in the Emerald City: Silver Shoes''. It’s mostly based on Baum but includes several elements from the "Magic Land" books. A two part sequel, ''Adventures in the Emerald City: Princess Ozma'', adapted Baum’s ''Land of Oz''.

* A [[One Episode Wonder]] TV show pilot was made in 2002, ''[[Lost in Oz]]''. This is not to be confused with a trilogy of books written by Joshua Dudley, also entitled ''[[Lost in Oz (~~Literature~~)]]''.

* A [[One Episode Wonder]] TV show pilot was made in 2002, ''[[Lost in Oz]]''. This is not to be confused with a trilogy of books written by Joshua Dudley, also entitled ''[[Lost in Oz (novel)]]''.

* ''[[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]]'' was a 2005 [[Made for TV Movie]] that cast Ashanti as a [[Present Day]] Dorothy and various [[The Muppets|Muppets]] as her travelling companions and adversaries. Miss Piggy, for instance, plays all four witches.

* The 2007 Sci Fi Channel six hour, three-part miniseries ''[[Tin Man (TV)]],'' a re-imagining and continuation of the classic story set years after the events of the original ''Wonderful Wizard of Oz.''

* The 2007 Sci Fi Channel six hour, three-part miniseries ''[[Tin Man (TV series)]],'' a re-imagining and continuation of the classic story set years after the events of the original ''Wonderful Wizard of Oz.''

* The 2011 miniseries ''[[The Witches of Oz ~~(Film)~~]]'' by Leigh Scott of [[The Asylum]] fame, in which a modern-day Dorothy Gale discovers that her best-selling novels are in fact inspired by her own supressed memories of her adventures in Oz.

* The 2011 miniseries ''[[The Witches of Oz]]'' by Leigh Scott of [[The Asylum]] fame, in which a modern-day Dorothy Gale discovers that her best-selling novels are in fact inspired by her own supressed memories of her adventures in Oz.

* Many stage musicals are based on the Oz books, with the first ones written by Baum himself; later ones include:

** ''[[The Wiz]]''

** ''[[Wicked (~~Theatre~~)]]'', adapted from a [[Wicked (~~Literature~~)|book of the same name.]]

** ''[[Wicked (theatre)]]'', adapted from a [[Wicked (novel)|book of the same name.]]

* The Land of Oz has been the subject of several comic books.

** The first [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]/[[DC Comics|DC]] collaborative publication was an adaptation of the 1939 film.

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** ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (Comic Book)]]! In The Oz-Wonderland War Trilogy'' from DC Comics.

** There's a comic book series based on the Oz books with main characters cast as 1990s-style superheroes called the ''[http://sentient39.comicgenesis.com/ozsquad.html Oz Squad]'', written by [http://www.steveahlquist.com/ Steve Ahlquist].

** There's also a [[Manhwa]] called ''[[Dorothy of Oz (~~Manhwa~~)]]''.

** There's also a [[Manhwa]] called ''[[Dorothy of Oz (manhwa)]]''.

** Ozma and the Nome King are featured prominently in the Vertigo series ''[[Fables]]''.

* There's a CGI movie in pre-production from John Boorman, the director of ''[[Zardoz]]''.

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* A [[Tabletop Game]] (''[http://newwwoz.blogspot.com/2010/06/adventures-in-oz-rpg.html Adventures in Oz: Fantasy Roleplaying Beyond the Yellow Brick Road]'') based on the Baum books was released in 2010.

* Another [[Tabletop Game]] released in November 2010 ''[http://www.emeraldcityexpeditions.com/ecehome.html Oz: Dark and Terrible]'' takes a [[Darker and Edgier]] look at the source material, yet is still oddly faithful to the original books.

* ''[[Tom and Jerry ~~(Animation)~~]] and The Wizard of Oz'', a 2011 [[Direct to Video]] animated feature, is a [[Twice-Told Tale]] version of the 1939 film that adds the battling cat and mouse to the story. (The same company holds the rights to both the cartoon characters and the movie.)

* ''[[Tom and Jerry]] and The Wizard of Oz'', a 2011 [[Direct to Video]] animated feature, is a [[Twice-Told Tale]] version of the 1939 film that adds the battling cat and mouse to the story. (The same company holds the rights to both the cartoon characters and the movie.)