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[[File:wizard-of-oz-original1_969.jpg|frame|Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin-Woodman, meet the Cowardly Lion.]]
''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', written by [[L. Frank Baum|Lyman (long for "L.") Frank Baum]] in 1900, was an instant success, which has been much [[Homage|homaged]] and parodied, though [[The Film of the Book|the 1939 movie version]], ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', may now be [[Adaptation Displacement|better known]]. ''[[Return to Oz]],'' a semi-sequel released in 1985 by Disney, is a cult movie. Many viewers feel that the latter film captures the spirit of the books more than its MGM predecessor does; it certainly ''looks'' far more like the books' original illustrations.
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* [[Home, Sweet Home]]
* [[The Homeward Journey]]
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: To give him a brain, the Wizard replaces the straw in the Scarecrow's head with bran and needles -- and tells him his "bran-new" brains will always be "sharp".
* [[Irony]]: The Scarecrow wants a brain, the Tin Woodman wants a heart, and the Cowardly Lion wants courage. Throughout their adventures, guess who comes up with all the plans, is unusually tender-hearted, and casually displays real courage? Yeah...
* [[It Sucks to Be the Chosen One]]: Dorothy sure has to go through a lot because of those shoes.
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