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Wizard of Oz (character)

Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs[1] (also known as the "Wizard of Oz" and, during his reign, as "Oz the Great and Terrible" or the "Great and Powerful Oz") is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum.[2] The character was further popularized by a stage play and several films, including the classic 1939 film and the 2013 prequel adaptation.

Oscar Diggs/The Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz

Advisor and court magician to Princess Ozma

A prominent Omaha politician and his wife (parents)

American

In his first appearance in Baum's 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wizard rules the Land of Oz from his palace in the Emerald City. He is exposed at the end of the novel as a conman and circus magician, but in further books of the series, he becomes a trusted and valued friend to the Oz characters.

Walsh

"New York City Serenade" (3.12)

"Kansas" (3.20)

Edward Kitsis

Christopher Gorham

The Wizard of Oz
Oz the Great and Terrible
Flying Monkey

Circus huckster (formerly)
Furniture shop owner (formerly)

"The Beast Forever" (1.1)

"No Place Like Home" (1.10)

Matthew Arnold
Josh Friedman

Vincent D'Onofrio

The Wizard of Oz

Male

Ruler of Oz

(1908): Sam 'Smiling' Jones

The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays

(1910): Hobart Bosworth

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

(1914): Todd Wright

The Patchwork Girl of Oz

(1914): J. Charles Haydon

His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz

(1925): Charles Murray

Wizard of Oz

The season 3 episode of the Lost titled "The Man Behind the Curtain" is a reference to the Wizard of Oz. His name is also mentioned in the dialogue of the show, with John Locke comparing Ben Linus to the Wizard and saying that he is the one orchestrating events and is "The Man Behind the Curtain".

serial drama

In the episode "" of the television series South Park, the main characters visit the new Prime Minister of Canada, who takes the shape of a floating head. This turns out to be a projection operated by Saddam Hussein, who was hiding in a hole in the wall.

It's Christmas in Canada

An entire episode of , "My Way Home", pays homage to The Wizard of Oz.

Scrubs

The television show aired "Anthology of Interest II" which parodied the 1939 movie version of the story where Professor Hubert Farnsworth played the wizard and appearing as a giant-headed version of himself standing behind a curtain.

Futurama

The Wizard of Oz appears in the episode "Two Weeks Without Food", voiced by Breckin Meyer.

Robot Chicken

The Wizard of Oz is the titular subject of the song, "The Man Behind the Curtain" from their 2010 album, X.

Spock's Beard

The song "Alpha Dog" features the lyric "I can almost see the wizard through the curtains" - meaning he can see through the deception of something.

Fall Out Boy

In the anime-inspired 3D RWBY, the character of "Headmaster Ozpin" alludes to the Wizard of Oz. This is further expanded on with the character "Oscar", Ozpin's next incarnation. In fact, Ozpin's name is even derived from the fact that the initials of the wizard's full name spells out "ozpinhead".

web series

In the video game , a boss level parodies The Wizard of Oz. The main character is dressed as the Tin Man and fights a holographic projected head known as the Brain of Oz.

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko

The Wizard of Oz makes a brief appearance in the crossover video game as the "In Peril" character for the first level of the story mode "Follow the LEGO Brick Road". He also appears as a Gold Brick puzzle in The Wizard of Oz World if you collect all ten Minikits in Follow the LEGO Brick Road where he flies in his hot air balloon and you need to stop the Winged Monkeys from destroying the balloon so he can make it to Emerald City.

Lego Dimensions

In the song, "You and Me of the 10,000 Wars", Verse 4 includes the line "Watch the Wizard behind the curtain".

Indigo Girls

The Wizard of Oz appears in the episode "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary", voiced by Eric Bauza.

Teen Titans Go!

List of Oz books

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