Difference between revisions of "The Wizard of Oz"

'''''The Wizard of Oz''''' is a 1900 children's {{w|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|novel}} by {{w|L. Frank Baum}}. It has been adapted into several film versions, of which the 1939 version, ''{{W2|The Wizard of Oz|1939 film}}'', directed by {{w|Victor Fleming}} and starring [[Judy Garland]], is the most iconic. This picture is one of [[Matt Groening]]'s favorite films (#8 in his personal list of ''100 Favorite Things'') <ref>https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=40&threadid=27279</ref> and has therefore been referenced numerous times on ''The Simpsons''.

{{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}}".}}

{{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 {{W2|Scarecrow|Oz}}, the {{w| Cowardly Lion}}, and the {{w|Tin Woodman|Tin Man}} (a diploma, a medal, and a testimonial, respectively), {{w|Dorothy Gale|Dorothy}}—who wants only to go home—sadly says, "I don't think there's anything in that black bag for me."}}

{{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.}}

{{TB|When {{ap|John|gay}} pulls up in front of the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]] to take the family for a drive, his car horn plays "{{w|Over the Rainbow}}", the opening song from ''The Wizard of Oz''.}}

{{TB| At the movie theater, when [[Homer]] has butter put on his {{w|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 in ''{{w|The Wizard of Oz}}'': "Fly, my pretties!" (This line isn't actually said in ''The Wizard of Oz'', but Homer is relying on popular understanding.)}}

{{TB|[[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 {{w|Wicked Witch of the East}} in the film.}}

{{TB|[[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 {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}}.}}

{{TB|[[Homer]] prays that if dies in the [[2013 Springfield tornado|tornado]], he wants to be taken to {{w|Land of Oz|Oz}}. However, he doesn't want [[Flanders]] to be the {{w2|Scarecrow|Oz|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 from the 1939 film ''The Wizard of Oz''}}

{{TB|[[Skinner]] (as [[Tin Man]]), [[Chalmers]] (as [[Cowardly Lion]]) and Willie (as [[Scarecrow]]) dressed 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|In an effort to win a contest for the loudest and grossest video, [[Bart]] sets trucks loaded with killer bees, glue and {{w|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 Gale]], the [[Scarecrow]] and the [[Tin Woodman]] just before they meet the [[Cowardly Lion]] in the movie.}}

{{TB|The song "[[‎Somewhere over the Rainbow]]" is a parody of "{{w|Over the Rainbow}}" from ''The Wizard of Oz''.}}