Jack was also featured in an animated feature film called "Journey Back To Oz," which, like this half-hour cartoon, was sort of a sequel to the original "Wizard Of Oz" story, in which Dorothy and her dog, Toto, find themselves back in Oz. In this film, the voice of Dorothy is actually that of Liza Minnelli, who, ironically, is the daughter of the late Judy Garland, who played the role in the 1939 MGM film version of the first "Oz" book. It's interesting to note that Margaret Hamilton, who, in 1939's "The Wizard Of Oz," played the duo role of Mrs. Gulch (in the Kansas scenes) and the Wicked Witch Of The West (in the Oz segments), was also in "Journey Back To Oz," but in the latter, she was the voice of Dorothy's Auntie Em. In another interesting twist, the voice of the Scarecrow (now the King of the Land Of Oz) is that of Mickey Rooney, who was a close friend of Judy Garland, although they were never in love. (Rooney saw Miss Garland as more of a kid sister than a lover) The Wicked Witch Of The West doesn't appear in "Journey Back To Oz" (because she was killed off in the first film when Dorothy splashed water on her, causing the witch to melt), but there does appear another witch called Mombi, a relative of the Witch Of The West. (I think she's either the other witch's cousin or sister, but I'm not sure) Her voice was done by Ethel Merman. The other voice actors included Milton Berle, Jack E. Leonard, Paul Lynde, Rise Stevens, Danny Thomas, and Mel Blanc. (Best known as the voice of Bugs Bunny) "Journey Back To Oz" was made in 1964, but for some reason, it wasn't released until 1974, a whole decade later!
@@michaelpalmieri7335 There's nothing ironic in Liza being Judy's daughter, nor in her playing (or voicing) Dorothy. The reason the film took so long was one that has plagued many an endeavor: money! Filmation ran out of it after having recorded all the music and dialogue for the film, and had to build up their resources, which they did via their animated T.V. shows featuring Superman and other members of the Justice League. Interestingly, Liza (who had by then won an Oscar for her work in the movie _Cabaret_ ) came to them when the film was back underway and said, "Listen, I've been working a lot on my singing, and I'm so much better now than when I was sixteen. I think I should re-record my songs." Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott (and probably Fred Ladd) disagreed, thinking it was her very youth and innocence that lent her singing such charm and poignancy in the first place. They even played her the recordings, and she agreed that they should leave them as is.
It sounds like he's singing "The Song Of The Volga Boatmen." It's an old folk song from Russia, if I'm not mistaken. It's not surprising that the pie would sing that song with what sounds like a combination of a Russian and Yiddish accent, since it's a mince pie, which is made up of different ingredients, and because it was accidentally brought to life by the magic powder, it can speak with different accents (Latino, Irish, Italian, and so on), which, by the way, all sound a little stereotypical, which is why I don't think a program like this would be considered, as they say nowadays, "politically correct."
@@michaelpalmieri7335 OHHHHHH that's why. I never got that joke when I watched this as a kid(or as my dad would say, "A mistake that's shouldn't have happened") but yeah that's actually pretty clever it's made of different international ingredients. I didn't even know what mince pies were.
Jack first turned up in the second book "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (which Dorothy was absent from), and Tik-Tok and the Hungry Tiger made their debuts in "Ozma of Oz," the third book (though there is a tiger in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" who very probably is the HT).
@@evan9227 I'll tell you why: it's because most of the advertisers in the U.S.A hate Christianity and anything that suggests it. The rest of the English-speaking world has no problem with it whatsoever, and will say, "Merry Christmas" and refer to Christmastime no problem, whether they're believers or not.
Why am I not surprised Dorothy was voiced by the same girl that voiced Sandy in "Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies?" Interesting seeing Toei work with Murakami-Wolf-Swenson as far back as 1980. Usually I know their partnership from Season 1 and a few Season 3 episodes of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".
There's a few scenes in this story that don't make sense: 1) When Dorothy is captured by the Green Gobbler and taken to the castle of Tyrone The Terrible Toy Tinker (an interesting bit of alliteration), she tells Tyrone, "Kansas girls don't scare easy!" That's odd, because she seemed very scared when the Green Gobbler caught her with its talons. 2) Just as Dorothy nearly succeeds in convincing Tyrone to use his toy-making talents for good instead of evil by singing "Christmas, Toys, And Oz," her friends Tick Tock, Jack Pumpkin-Head, and the Hungry Tiger suddenly appear and try to grab the magic powder from Tyrone, but it falls into the volcano, causing it to come to life and explode. (fortunately, Dorothy and the others are rescued by the Green Gobbler, who flies them to the Emerald City, where they meet Queen Ozma) But, if the magic powder, which brings things like toys to life, is now gone forever, obviously rendering Tyrone unable to use it to make good toys to give to children for Christmas, then what was the point of Dorothy trying to reform Tyrone, or singing about "Christmas, Toys, And Oz"? Also, it is never said what happened to Tyrone after he, Dorothy, and friends arrived in the Emerald City. It's like he just disappeared! 3) Towards the end of the program, the Wizard, who was the narrator, says "They all lived happily ever after. How do I know? (Cut to a shot of him sticking his head out of the chimney of Dorothy's Kansas house) Because I came along for the ride." But, how did he know to hide in the chimney in the first place, especially since he couldn't have known ahead of time that Queen Ozma was going to use her magic to make Dorothy's house fly over to the Land Of Oz, bringing her Auntie Em and her Uncle Henry with it? I noticed that in the closing credits, it says that the voice of the Hungry Tiger was that of Frank Nelson. I've heard of him. He often appeared on Jack Benny's radio and television shows, usually playing a rather obnoxious and sarcastic store clerk or floorwalker. The sketches with Jack Benny and Frank Nelson usually began with the former walking up to the latter, and saying "Oh clerk," or "Oh floorwalker," and the latter replying, in a somewhat effeminate voice, "Yyyyessss?" Nelson, for some reason, also did this routine on a few episodes of "Sanford And Son." I also noticed that the tiger character wants to eat anything or anybody that he finds, like Dorothy and friends, but he won't do it, because his conscience won't let him, and it makes him feel miserable about it. In a way, he's sort of the equivalent of the Cowardly Lion from the original "Oz" story, who acts like a ferocious lion who's always ready to fight someone, but when that someone fights back, the lion suddenly turns cowardly, and this upsets him as well. Similarly, Tick Tock, the wind-up man, could be considered another Tin Woodsman, and Jack Pumpkin-Head, who, judging by his accent, is apparently a rural sort of creature, is kind of like the Scarecrow, and in real life, scarecrows are usually associated with farm areas.
1 Not so odd. The green gobbler with its size and talons were considerable threat. However she’s saying those words to an old man who doesn’t appear so considerable. 2 I suppose Tyrone considered his creations in the past and started anew. 3 This is conjecture but maybe the Wizard was going to Henry and Em to apologize saw the house about to fly away and took advantage. It should be noted most of the new characters are actual Oz characters. Jack Pumpkinhead and the Powder came from the first sequel THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ (which had Scarecrow and Tin Woodman but Ozma as the protagonist, in her male form of Tip. Tiktok and the Hungry Tiger came from OZMA OF OZ which brought back Dorothy and the Lion. Tyrone does resemble that book’s villain the Nome King. Em and Henry came to Oz to stay in EMERALD CITY OF OZ.
I remember watching this cartoon as a kid. I enjoyed it then. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it now as well. Thanks for sharing it, so all can watch and enjoy.
And the day was saved by our favorite holiday: Christmas.
This special was originally titled, "Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz", but changed for the DVD release.
Lol not much is changed ironically. Except now its "Dorothy in The Land of Oz"
@@criminallyautistic8372 Nothing is changed.
@Wonderful Wookiee really?
Saw this on hbo in late 86 at age four as this and Return to Oz introduced me to new characters in Oz
In 1986 you saw this on HBO?
Haven't you ever read any of the books?
yes!!!!! this was my absolute favorite when I was little and I've been thinking about it for years! thank you!!!
Dorothy in the land of Oz?, more like Thanksgiving in the land of Oz.
That was its original title, but it was changed to "Dorothy In The Land Of Oz" when it was released on home video.
What, you didn't notice that Dorothy was actually in the Land of Oz?
Tyrone almost looks like the Nome King.
And his method of operation is like Urfin Jus from the Soviet sequels to the Wizard of Oz.
He looks very much like the Nome King, and I think that's deliberate. 🙂
@@jonathanmarkoff4469 But we don't talk about them.
I believe that’s *gnome* king.
@@harrystoller4147 Nope; it's Nome.
Wow! Thanks for posting this! I haven't seen this since it first came out when I was 9 years old!
When it began, were you 9 years old?
I've had the Wizard's song stuck in my head for ages.
Dorothy In The Land Of Oz. Music by Stephen Lawrence. Lyrics by Romeo Muller.
Wicked - the book - brought me here!
Now you get to see what Oz is really like.
RIP Sid Ceasar "The Wizard"
And a “Mince Pie” (U.N. Crust) too
I remember seeing this on the Disney channel!
This is a different story following the original Wizard of Oz. It has a tiger and a talking pie and it combines 3 different holidays.
Dorothy had the same voice as Sandy from “Puff in the Land of the Living Lies”.
Yup! That was Mischa Bond.
I love Jack Pumpkinhead
Jack was also featured in an animated feature film called "Journey Back To Oz," which, like this half-hour cartoon, was sort of a sequel to the original "Wizard Of Oz" story, in which Dorothy and her dog, Toto, find themselves back in Oz.
In this film, the voice of Dorothy is actually that of Liza Minnelli, who, ironically, is the daughter of the late Judy Garland, who played the role in the 1939 MGM film version of the first "Oz" book.
It's interesting to note that Margaret Hamilton, who, in 1939's "The Wizard Of Oz," played the duo role of Mrs. Gulch (in the Kansas scenes) and the Wicked Witch Of The West (in the Oz segments), was also in "Journey Back To Oz," but in the latter, she was the voice of Dorothy's Auntie Em. In another interesting twist, the voice of the Scarecrow (now the King of the Land Of Oz) is that of Mickey Rooney, who was a close friend of Judy Garland, although they were never in love. (Rooney saw Miss Garland as more of a kid sister than a lover)
The Wicked Witch Of The West doesn't appear in "Journey Back To Oz" (because she was killed off in the first film when Dorothy splashed water on her, causing the witch to melt), but there does appear another witch called Mombi, a relative of the Witch Of The West. (I think she's either the other witch's cousin or sister, but I'm not sure) Her voice was done by Ethel Merman.
The other voice actors included Milton Berle, Jack E. Leonard, Paul Lynde, Rise Stevens, Danny Thomas, and Mel Blanc. (Best known as the voice of Bugs Bunny)
"Journey Back To Oz" was made in 1964, but for some reason, it wasn't released until 1974, a whole decade later!
He’s called that because he has a pumpkin for a head!
@@michaelpalmieri7335 There's nothing ironic in Liza being Judy's daughter, nor in her playing (or voicing) Dorothy.
The reason the film took so long was one that has plagued many an endeavor: money! Filmation ran out of it after having recorded all the music and dialogue for the film, and had to build up their resources, which they did via their animated T.V. shows featuring Superman and other members of the Justice League.
Interestingly, Liza (who had by then won an Oscar for her work in the movie _Cabaret_ ) came to them when the film was back underway and said, "Listen, I've been working a lot on my singing, and I'm so much better now than when I was sixteen. I think I should re-record my songs." Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott (and probably Fred Ladd) disagreed, thinking it was her very youth and innocence that lent her singing such charm and poignancy in the first place. They even played her the recordings, and she agreed that they should leave them as is.
@@harrystoller4147 Can you think of another reason?
@@MaskedMan66 No
1. Oh no! A plot complication at 15:54 - resolved 15 seconds later.
2. What is the pie saying while they're unblocking the cave exit?
It sounds like he's singing "The Song Of The Volga Boatmen." It's an old folk song from Russia, if I'm not mistaken.
It's not surprising that the pie would sing that song with what sounds like a combination of a Russian and Yiddish accent, since it's a mince pie, which is made up of different ingredients, and because it was accidentally brought to life by the magic powder, it can speak with different accents (Latino, Irish, Italian, and so on), which, by the way, all sound a little stereotypical, which is why I don't think a program like this would be considered, as they say nowadays, "politically correct."
@@michaelpalmieri7335 OHHHHHH that's why. I never got that joke when I watched this as a kid(or as my dad would say, "A mistake that's shouldn't have happened") but yeah that's actually pretty clever it's made of different international ingredients. I didn't even know what mince pies were.
@@criminallyautistic8372
Well Adam, I'm glad I was able to enlighten you.
@@michaelpalmieri7335 Yeah thanks man. I feel better now
@@michaelpalmieri7335 is that what the pie said?
20:20 Look Child, Look, My Castle has a Face on it! Weird Right?
Lots of castles do. Heard of Greyskull?
Love how Dorothy manages to find friends very similar to her old friends.
Jack (Scarecrow)
Tik Tok ( Tin Man)
Hungry Tiger ( Cowardly Lion)
Ozma in this version is so similar to glinda
Jack first turned up in the second book "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (which Dorothy was absent from), and Tik-Tok and the Hungry Tiger made their debuts in "Ozma of Oz," the third book (though there is a tiger in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" who very probably is the HT).
They *are* all similar!
Considering this was originally a thanksgiving special ...it also manages to pass as a holiday special
While actually following the books
Thanksgiving IS a holiday.
@@MaskedMan66 I'm assuming they mean holiday as in Christmas.
@@evan9227 Then why not say Christmas?
@@MaskedMan66 Some people just consider the word holiday to be the same thing. I don’t really understand it but others may just say it like that.
@@evan9227 I'll tell you why: it's because most of the advertisers in the U.S.A hate Christianity and anything that suggests it. The rest of the English-speaking world has no problem with it whatsoever, and will say, "Merry Christmas" and refer to Christmastime no problem, whether they're believers or not.
Why am I not surprised Dorothy was voiced by the same girl that voiced Sandy in "Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies?"
Interesting seeing Toei work with Murakami-Wolf-Swenson as far back as 1980. Usually I know their partnership from Season 1 and a few Season 3 episodes of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".
Are you sure Dorothy had the same voice as Sandy from “Puff in the Land of the Living Lies”?
@@harrystoller4147 Yep, Mischa Bond.
@@ZakWolf it’s also the same animation as “Puff the Magic Dragon” movies.
Dorothy short Bob reminds me Opfina from Pan’s Labyrinth
What?
😊👍👍👍👏👏👏💗
Dorothy
What about her?
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz - an odd yet bittersweet holiday themed cartoon special 2022 the year of the tiger 🦃💕
You mean it came Thanksgiving 1980?
Bittersweet? How?
Jack Pumpkinhead was right. The powder of life landed on the mince pie. He understands accent too. I wonder if the pie was alive forever.
Wizard looks like Willy Wonka!
The Wizard dressed that way first!
Man, imagine downgrading from The Wicked Witch of the West to… *sigh* … Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinker.
He wreaked a lot of havoc. Besides, without her wolves, crows, bees, Winkies and Winged Monkeys, she's really not much to write home about.
Back when cartoons were warm and fun. No agenda, just pure fantasy and beautifully done at that.
Amen!
Wait, shouldn't it be Tip, not Dorothy, who meets Jack?
In the books, Tip created Jack he didn't just meet him. But this is an adaptation
This isn't meant to be an adaptation of a book; it just uses some of the elements of the books all mixed together, like the movie _Return to Oz._
its not Kansas but Australia :D ( CC funny mistake )
Dorothy in the Land of Oz (TV Movie 1980)
Is it true Tyrone the terrible toy tinker was worse than the wicked witch of the west?
Worse at what? Tiddly winks?
@@MaskedMan66 Didn’t you hear this? 5:28-5:44
There's a few scenes in this story that don't make sense:
1) When Dorothy is captured by the Green Gobbler and taken to the castle of Tyrone The Terrible Toy Tinker (an interesting bit of alliteration), she tells Tyrone, "Kansas girls don't scare easy!" That's odd, because she seemed very scared when the Green Gobbler caught her with its talons.
2) Just as Dorothy nearly succeeds in convincing Tyrone to use his toy-making talents for good instead of evil by singing "Christmas, Toys, And Oz," her friends Tick Tock, Jack Pumpkin-Head, and the Hungry Tiger suddenly appear and try to grab the magic powder from Tyrone, but it falls into the volcano, causing it to come to life and explode. (fortunately, Dorothy and the others are rescued by the Green Gobbler, who flies them to the Emerald City, where they meet Queen Ozma) But, if the magic powder, which brings things like toys to life, is now gone forever, obviously rendering Tyrone unable to use it to make good toys to give to children for Christmas, then what was the point of Dorothy trying to reform Tyrone, or singing about "Christmas, Toys, And Oz"? Also, it is never said what happened to Tyrone after he, Dorothy, and friends arrived in the Emerald City. It's like he just disappeared!
3) Towards the end of the program, the Wizard, who was the narrator, says "They all lived happily ever after. How do I know? (Cut to a shot of him sticking his head out of the chimney of Dorothy's Kansas house) Because I came along for the ride."
But, how did he know to hide in the chimney in the first place, especially since he couldn't have known ahead of time that Queen Ozma was going to use her magic to make Dorothy's house fly over to the Land Of Oz, bringing her Auntie Em and her Uncle Henry with it?
I noticed that in the closing credits, it says that the voice of the Hungry Tiger was that of Frank Nelson. I've heard of him. He often appeared on Jack Benny's radio and television shows, usually playing a rather obnoxious and sarcastic store clerk or floorwalker. The sketches with Jack Benny and Frank Nelson usually began with the former walking up to the latter, and saying "Oh clerk," or "Oh floorwalker," and the latter replying, in a somewhat effeminate voice, "Yyyyessss?" Nelson, for some reason, also did this routine on a few episodes of "Sanford And Son."
I also noticed that the tiger character wants to eat anything or anybody that he finds, like Dorothy and friends, but he won't do it, because his conscience won't let him, and it makes him feel miserable about it. In a way, he's sort of the equivalent of the Cowardly Lion from the original "Oz" story, who acts like a ferocious lion who's always ready to fight someone, but when that someone fights back, the lion suddenly turns cowardly, and this upsets him as well.
Similarly, Tick Tock, the wind-up man, could be considered another Tin Woodsman, and Jack Pumpkin-Head, who, judging by his accent, is apparently a rural sort of creature, is kind of like the Scarecrow, and in real life, scarecrows are usually associated with farm areas.
1 Not so odd. The green gobbler with its size and talons were considerable threat. However she’s saying those words to an old man who doesn’t appear so considerable.
2 I suppose Tyrone considered his creations in the past and started anew.
3 This is conjecture but maybe the Wizard was going to Henry and Em to apologize saw the house about to fly away and took advantage.
It should be noted most of the new characters are actual Oz characters. Jack Pumpkinhead and the Powder came from the first sequel THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ (which had Scarecrow and Tin Woodman but Ozma as the protagonist, in her male form of Tip. Tiktok and the Hungry Tiger came from OZMA OF OZ which brought back Dorothy and the Lion. Tyrone does resemble that book’s villain the Nome King. Em and Henry came to Oz to stay in EMERALD CITY OF OZ.
@@agerard6297
But, WHAT was the Wizard going to apologize FOR?
For stealing the pie?
@@orichalk2901
Yeah, I suppose that makes sense.
To be fair, the only really scary thing about Tyrone is his horrible voice acting.
CR brought me here
What's CR?
@@michaelpalmieri7335 Familiar Faces Channel
@@michaelpalmieri7335
th-cam.com/video/PADPFFjzFzg/w-d-xo.html
Here's the top ten he featured it on.
Dohrty
Dorothy.
Learn how to spell Ashley. Frick, HER NAME IS IN THE TITLE!!!
@@criminallyautistic8372 Calm down.
Am I the only to think the wizard sounds like Gannon from the Zelda CDI games
Yes
Probably. Sid Caesar played the Wizard and Mark Berry played Ganon.
@@MaskedMan66 no, the wizard of Oz & the mince pie
@@harrystoller4147 Read the OP's comment.