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{{TB|When [[Ned]] announces that he's going to open [[The Leftorium]], [[Homer]] sarcastically asks, "Where is this store, Flanders? The merry old land of Oz?", referencing the song "{{W|The Merry Old Land of Oz}}".}}
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{{TB|[[Sideshow Bob]] says his goodbyes to his cellmates before leaving [[Springfield Penitentiary|prison]], and the last one says, "Bye, bye [[Snake]]. I'll miss you most of all," which is Dorothy's line to [[Scarecrow]] before leaving Oz.}}
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{{TB|[[Sideshow Bob]] says his goodbyes to his cellmates before being released from [[Springfield Penitentiary|prison]], and the last one says, "Bye, bye [[Snake]]. I'll miss you most of all," which is Dorothy's line to [[Scarecrow]] before leaving Oz.}}
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{{TB|After [[Herb Powell]] gives gifts to [[Marge]], Bart, [[Lisa]], and [[Maggie]], Homer (whose fondest wish was to have the [[Spinemelter 2000]]) dejectedly comments, "I don't think there's a vibrating chair in that bag for me." Homer's lament echoes a scene near the end of the movie, where after the {{W2|Wizard of Oz|character}} gives gifts to the Scarecrow, the [[Cowardly Lion]], and the [[Tin Man]] (a diploma, a medal, and a testimonial, respectively), Dorothy—who wants only to go home—sadly says, "I don't think there's anything in that black bag for me."}}
 
{{TB|After [[Herb Powell]] gives gifts to [[Marge]], Bart, [[Lisa]], and [[Maggie]], Homer (whose fondest wish was to have the [[Spinemelter 2000]]) dejectedly comments, "I don't think there's a vibrating chair in that bag for me." Homer's lament echoes a scene near the end of the movie, where after the {{W2|Wizard of Oz|character}} gives gifts to the Scarecrow, the [[Cowardly Lion]], and the [[Tin Man]] (a diploma, a medal, and a testimonial, respectively), Dorothy—who wants only to go home—sadly says, "I don't think there's anything in that black bag for me."}}
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{{TB|Marge, telling the story of how the [[Simpson family]] moved into [[742 Evergreen Terrace]], says that while they were house-hunting, they passed on a house full of cats. Back in the present, Bart muses, "I could have trained them to be my unholy army of the night." Then, envisioning just that, he says, "Go, my pretties! Kill! Kill!" in a manner reminiscent of the {{W|Wicked Witch of the West}} sending out her flying monkeys.}}
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{{TB|After the Simpsons move into 742 Evergreen Terrace, Ned and [[Rod]] Flanders sing "[[We Welcome You to the Neighborhood]]" to Homer. The song is to the same tune as "We Welcome You to Munchkinland", which the Munchkins sing for Dorothy.}}
 
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{{TB|Homer prays that if he dies in the [[2013 Springfield tornado|tornado]], he wants to be taken to Oz. However, he doesn't want [[Flanders]] to be the Scarecrow. The scene of the two people greeting while being on a rowing boat in a tornado is a parody of the "It's a Twister!" scene.}}
 
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{{TB|Skinner (as Tin Man), Chalmers (as Cowardly Lion), and Willie (as Scarecrow) dress as the characters of ''The Wizard of Oz'' so Marge could paint them on the wall. Homer is also seen as the {{W2|Wizard of Oz|character}}.}}
 
{{TB|Skinner (as Tin Man), Chalmers (as Cowardly Lion), and Willie (as Scarecrow) dress as the characters of ''The Wizard of Oz'' so Marge could paint them on the wall. Homer is also seen as the {{W2|Wizard of Oz|character}}.}}
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{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s friend {{ap|Evan|An Unconventional Romance}} cosplays as a cross between Dorothy and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. He writes fanfiction where Ozzy Osbourne travels to the {{W|Land of Oz}} where Dr. Oz ([[Mehmet Oz]]) is the wizard.}}
 
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The Wizard of Oz the feature film released in 1939 directed by Victor Fleming and starring Judy Garland as Dorothy.

It remains the most iconic of several onscreen adaptations of the 1900 children book's novel by L. Frank Baum.

This picture is one of Matt Groening's favorite films (#8 in his personal list of 100 Favorite Things) [1] and has therefore been referenced numerous times on The Simpsons.

References to The Wizard of Oz in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Hospitalized Bart - Bart Gets Hit by a Car.png 2 23 "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" Bart wakes up and says, "I did go away, Mom! I was miles and miles and miles away, writhing in agony in the pits of Hell! And you were there! And you and you and you," which is similar to Dorothy's line when she awakens at the end of the movie.
Class of '74 Prom - Picture 4.png 25 "The Way We Was" The theme for Springfield High's Class of '74 Prom was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and the prom picture's backdrop was the yellow brick road on the album cover.
3 38 "When Flanders Failed" When Ned announces that he's going to open The Leftorium, Homer sarcastically asks, "Where is this store, Flanders? The merry old land of Oz?", referencing the song "The Merry Old Land of Oz".
42 "Treehouse of Horror II" When Mr. Burns is scooping out Homer's brain, he hums "If I Only Had a Brain".
56 "Black Widower" Sideshow Bob says his goodbyes to his cellmates before being released from prison, and the last one says, "Bye, bye Snake. I'll miss you most of all," which is Dorothy's line to Scarecrow before leaving Oz.
59 "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" After Herb Powell gives gifts to Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, Homer (whose fondest wish was to have the Spinemelter 2000) dejectedly comments, "I don't think there's a vibrating chair in that bag for me." Homer's lament echoes a scene near the end of the movie, where after the Wizard of Oz gives gifts to the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Man (a diploma, a medal, and a testimonial, respectively), Dorothy—who wants only to go home—sadly says, "I don't think there's anything in that black bag for me."
4 69 "Lisa's First Word" Marge, telling the story of how the Simpson family moved into 742 Evergreen Terrace, says that while they were house-hunting, they passed on a house full of cats. Back in the present, Bart muses, "I could have trained them to be my unholy army of the night." Then, envisioning just that, he says, "Go, my pretties! Kill! Kill!" in a manner reminiscent of the Wicked Witch of the West sending out her flying monkeys.
After the Simpsons move into 742 Evergreen Terrace, Ned and Rod Flanders sing "We Welcome You to the Neighborhood" to Homer. The song is to the same tune as "We Welcome You to Munchkinland", which the Munchkins sing for Dorothy.
72 "Selma's Choice" On the way to Aunt Gladys' funeral, Bart and Lisa sing "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead".
Where Are the Munchkins Now.png 79 "Whacking Day" Kent Brockman teases several news segments on the upcoming episode of Eye on Springfield, including a "Where are they now?" piece about the Munchkins. The next shot shows a graveyard; however, in reality, when the episode first aired, a few former Munchkin actors from the film were still alive.
Rosebud Winkie Guards.png 5 85 "Rosebud" Mr. Burns' guards are parodies of the Winkie Guards. Their song is also very similar. On the audio commentary, it is commented that there was discussion in the writer's room about the actual lines from the original song: they actually had to rewatch the film to get the lyrics right.
Flying Monkeys Last Temptation of Homer.png 90 "The Last Temptation of Homer" Mr. Burns sets his flying monkeys free. However, they just fall to the ground rather than fly.
Homer Misquotes Triangle Formula.png 91 "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" Homer puts on Henry Kissinger's glasses and quotes the Scarecrow's line "The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining sides" from the 1939 film, only to be corrected by another man. While Homer's line is a direct quote from the film, the correct mathematical theory is indeed what the man who corrects him tells him.
Patty and Selma in Tornado.png 98 "Bart Gets an Elephant" Homer observes Patty and Selma seated in rocking chairs caught up in a tornado. This is similar to the scene where Dorothy observes an elderly woman in a rocking chair floating by during a tornado.
Lisa's Rival - melting sugar.png 6 105 "Lisa's Rival" Homer finds a bunch of spilled sugar and decides he can get rich by selling it door-to-door. He keeps the sugar in a pile in his backyard, where he obsessively guards it from thieves. Soon, the sugar attracts bees from a local apiary. The beekeepers track the swarm down and offer to buy the bees back from Homer for $2,000. However, before the transaction can be completed, it begins to rain, dissolving the sugar, and the bees fly away, leaving Homer without any money or sugar. The sugar-melting scene is a parody of the "I'm Melting" scene where Dorothy uses a bucket of water to (accidentally) kill the Wicked Witch of the West. "My sugar is melting, melting, oh what a world!" -Homer
Yellow Drip Road.png 115 "Homer the Great" Trying to learn where Lenny and Carl go that they're so secretive about, Homer ties a can of yellow paint to the back of their car and pokes a hole in it. When they drive away, the can starts dripping paint on the road, leaving a trail. Homer chuckles and says, "All I have to do is follow the 'yellow drip road'", a reference to the yellow brick road.
Lisa's Wedding Wizard of Oz.png 122 "Lisa's Wedding" The fortune teller says that in the future "the world has become a different place". The next shot shows a group of robots walking around, but they are then followed by people dressed as Tin Men, a Scarecrow, and a Cowardly Lion, revealing they are not actual robots, but people in Lisa's university about to audition for a school production of The Wizard of Oz.
Abe's Wizard of Oz reference.png 7 150 "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"" The scene where Grampa says "And you were there, and you were there" is a parody of the movie's ending when Dorothy awakes back in Kansas.
Barney's Bowlarama Hurricane Neddy.png 8 161 "Hurricane Neddy" Barney's Bowl-A-Rama whirled around high in the sky like Dorothy's farmhouse during the tornado.
168 "Homer's Phobia" When John pulls up in front of the Simpson home to take the family for a drive, his car horn plays "Over the Rainbow", the opening song from The Wizard of Oz.
THOH8Marge.png 9 182 "Treehouse of Horror VIII" Marge, Patty, and Selma appear as green-skinned witches, resembling the equally green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West.
Lisa Wizard of Oz feet.png 11 230 "Treehouse of Horror X" Lisa's feet are exposed from the fallen-over bleachers like the Wicked Witch of the East's feet after Dorothy's house lands on top of her.
Swim My Pretties.png 231 "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" At the movie theater, when Homer has butter put on his Milk Duds to the point of overflow, he says "Swim, my pretties", a parody of the Wicked Witch of the West's call to her flying monkeys: "Fly, my pretties!" (This line isn't actually said in The Wizard of Oz, but Homer is relying on popular understanding.)
Jockeys.png 239 "Saddlesore Galactica" The Jockeys are partially based on the Munchkins, including their laughs.
Wizard of Oz Simpson Safari.png 12 265 "Simpson Safari" One of the pictures of monkeys in Joan Bushwell's "Serious Research" book shows a flying monkey.
13 278 "Jaws Wired Shut" When Maggie's pacifier gets caught in Homer's jaw wires and he twirls around in an attempt to dislodge her, the music playing is from the tornado scene.
Catch 'Em If You Can Wizard of Oz.png 15 331 "Catch 'Em If You Can" Grampa, attempting to impress a couple of women, says that the feet sticking out from under the house in The Wizard of Oz were his. He then demonstrates by making his feet roll up, as seen with the Wicked Witch of the East in the film.
Gay yellow brick road.png 16 490 "There's Something About Marrying" Springfield's promotional video for gay tourism includes a couple skipping along the yellow brick road.
Wicker Witch of the West.png 346 "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister" Bart builds a giant wicker statue of Lisa, intending to burn it down. Unaware of Bart's intentions, Lisa misinterprets the statue as a peacemaking gesture, and Bart decides to play along. Just then, Dolph, Jimbo, and Kearney arrive carrying lit torches. Jimbo says, "Yo, Bart, we're ready to torch the Wicker Witch of the West," punning the Wicked Witch of the West.
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Treehouse of Horror XVI - Bewitched.png 		17 360 "Treehouse of Horror XVI" During Halloween, the Squeaky-Voiced Teen is dressed up as the Tinman, and Jasper Beardley as the Scarecrow. The witch who turns everything under a spell has a green color, much like the Wicked Witch of the West. Maggie is later also seen as a green-skinned witch.
Thursdays With Abie - title screen.png 21 450 "Thursdays with Abie" Instead of the usual music of the choir singing "The Simpsons," the "Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West" theme plays as Agnes Skinner rides her bicycle in the air across the title like Miss Gulch does during the tornado.
22 473 "Donnie Fatso" Moe Szyslak meets a flying monkey from The Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy's ruby slippers.png 484 "Homer Scissorhands" In the Smithsonian Museum couch gag, Dorothy's ruby slippers are seen in the Smithsonian Museum.
23 490 "Replaceable You" The Smithsonian Museum couch gag is repeated this episode.
Liberal straw man's song.png 496 "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" The "Liberal straw man's song" is a parody of "If I Only Had a Brain".
Rowing boat in a tornado.png 24 519 "The Changing of the Guardian" Homer prays that if he dies in the tornado, he wants to be taken to Oz. However, he doesn't want Flanders to be the Scarecrow. The scene of the two people greeting while being on a rowing boat in a tornado is a parody of the "It's a Twister!" scene.
Baba Branka frame.png 25 531 "Homerland" Moe Szyslak's grandmother looks like the Wicked Witch of the West. Moe mentioned she was killed by water, a reference to the Witch's death.
Somewhere Over the Dwayne Bowe.png 26 554 "The Wreck of the Relationship" Homer's fantasy football team is named Somewhere Over the Dwayne Bowe, a pun on the song "(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow" and real-life American football player Dwayne Bowe.
Kids Costumes-Halloween of Horror.png 27 578 "Halloween of Horror" When the kids get off the school bus wearing their costumes, Principal Skinner greets them at the door as they go into the school. Janey is dressed as Dorothy, and Skinner says to her, "No place like home!", echoing one of Dorothy's catchphrases from the movie.
The Wizard of Oz (book).png 28 599 "The Town" Homer reads The Wizard of Oz as a bedtime story to Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, although he only tells them, "Everything after the tornado was a dream. The end."
Skinner, Chalmers and Willie The Wizard of Oz.png 29 621 "Whistler's Father" Skinner (as Tin Man), Chalmers (as Cowardly Lion), and Willie (as Scarecrow) dress as the characters of The Wizard of Oz so Marge could paint them on the wall. Homer is also seen as the Wizard of Oz.
The Star of the Backstage poster 4.png 33 707 "The Star of the Backstage" A poster for the episode parodies a poster for Wicked, a musical prequel based on The Wizard of Oz.
One Angry Lisa Wizard of Oz.png 34 730 "One Angry Lisa" When Marge starts to get tired of exercising, the camera feeds of the people begin to spin in a tornado shape, and the music becomes reminiscent of the tornado scene.
The Wizard of Ows Physical Therapy.png 739 "Top Goon" The Wizard of Ows Physical Therapy is a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
Glinda the Good Witch Braud.png 35 755 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" Dominique Braud's credit "Glinda the Good Witch Braud" is a reference to Glinda the Good Witch.
36 780 "The Man Who Flew Too Much" When Ned tells Homer that he always had a heart, Homer responds with, "Just like the Cowardly Lion." Carl then corrects him, saying that the Lion always had a heart; what he lacked was courage. Homer then asks if the Scarecrow lacked straw, but Ned tells him that the Scarecrow was nothing but straw. Homer then says he is looking at everything with new eyes, just like the Tin Man. Ned starts to correct Homer once more but instead tells him to give him another hug.

Comic stories[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Simpsons Comics
BSATKBFF Flying Monkeys.png Simpsons Comics #41 Bart Simpson and the Krusty Brand Fun Factory Sideshow Bob releases a number of flying cyborg monkeys on the tour group for the Krusty Brand Fun Factory.
Tic Tac Doh Wizard of Oz.png Simpsons Comics #48 Tic-Tac-D'oh! At Burnsimoto's Castle, there are a series of buttons controlling death traps. Four buttons in a row are labeled "Lions," "Tigers," "Bears," and "Oh my!" referencing the famous line from Dorothy in the film.
Dorothy slippers A Brand New Burns.png Simpsons Comics #133 A Brand New Burns, Part Two! Mr. Burns seems to own Dorothy's ruby slippers.
On the Bubble.png Simpsons Comics #153 On the Bubble When Bart starts to cause all the laundry machines to produce bubbles, he says "Fly, my pretties, fly!"
Evan Wizard of Oz.png Simpsons Comics #211 An Unconventional Romance Comic Book Guy's friend Evan cosplays as a cross between Dorothy and Ozzy Osbourne. He writes fanfiction where Ozzy Osbourne travels to the Land of Oz where Dr. Oz (Mehmet Oz) is the wizard.
The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror
I'm Not in Springfield Anymore!.png Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #7 I'm Not in Springfield Anymore! The plot is based on The Wizard of Oz, and the title comes from Dorothy's line, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
Bart Simpson
Bees-Glue-Nitro-OhMy.png Bart Simpson #71 Sound Thinking! In an effort to win a contest for the loudest and grossest video, Bart sets trucks loaded with killer bees, glue, and nitroglycerin rolling toward a crowd. As Mayor Quimby, Homer, and Marge flee the chaos, they exclaim together, "Bees! Glue! Nitro! Oh my!" This is a reference to the "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" line by Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman just before they meet the Cowardly Lion in the movie.
Strangest Dream-Toto.png Bart Simpson #72 Rock 'N' Roll After being hit on the head during a skateboarding stunt, Bart has a dream where he and his family members are cavepeople. When he wakes up, he says he had the strangest dream, then points in turn to Marge, Lisa, Maggie, and Homer and tells them they were in it, echoing the scene where Dorothy wakes up at the end of the movie. Additionally, the neighbor's dog, Toto, jumps onto Bart's bed, confusing him. In addition to being a namesake, the dog is also a look-a-like for Toto the dog in the movie.
Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis
Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis #1 Somewhere Over the Brain-bow! The title is a reference to the song "Over the Rainbow".
Tin Woodman.png The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II #2 The Read Menace! The Tin Woodman is one of the fictional characters awakened when Professor Farnsworth's literary reality-tearing machine is set off in the New New York Public Library.

Books[edit]

Picture Book Story name Reference
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Fun-Filled Frightfest Cecil and Bob's Evil Prison Showtune Sing-Along! The song "‎Somewhere over the Rainbow" is a parody of "Over the Rainbow".

Common cast and crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in The Wizard of Oz Role on The Simpsons
Michael Jackson.jpg Michael Jackson Portrayed the Scarecrow in The Wiz, a 1978 film version based on The Wizard of Oz. Voiced Leon Kompowsky in "Stark Raving Dad".

References[edit]

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