The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
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#030326
The Gold Standard: When Money Meant Something
"the Wizard of Oz, and I'm sure we've mentioned this before, but it was supposed to be an allegory for this debate"
— Josh
Discussed as an allegory for the historical debate between greenback currency, gold standard, and silver standard.
Mar 3, 2026
#092525
A Tribute To The Far Side
"She says, why, Gary, you've always had the power to go home. Just close your eyes, click three times."
— Chuck
The final Far Side comic ended by referencing the ending of The Wizard of Oz, with Gary Larson as a character waking up from a dream.
Sep 25, 2025
#112124
The Story of Tavern on the Green
"He was also the son of the legendary producer of The Wizard of Oz, Mervyn LeRoy."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions that Warner LeRoy was the son of Mervyn LeRoy, who produced The Wizard of Oz.
Nov 21, 2024
#070823
Selects: How Bats Work
"Now wizard of Oz is, like, gaudy as, like, the terracotta army originally was."
— Josh
Discussed Ted Turner's colorization of classic films and how The Wizard of Oz was already in color originally.
Jul 8, 2023
#061723
Selects: SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps
"They started circling the courthouses like the flying monkeys and the wizard of Oz"
— Josh
Used as a metaphorical comparison for how lawyers descended on Ford with lawsuits.
Jun 17, 2023
#061023
Selects: How Audience Testing Works
"Somewhere over the Rainbow song really slows things down. Get it out of there."
Test audiences suggested removing the song, but it became one of the most iconic performances in cinema history.
Jun 10, 2023
#070222
Selects: How Freak Shows Worked
"They were in the wizard of Oz even as munchkins"
— Josh
Harry and Daisy Earls performed as munchkins in this film
Jul 2, 2022
#030222
Short Stuff: Friends of Dorothy
"the movie Wizard of Oz is special in the LGBTQ community because Dorothy kind of comes out"
— Josh
Discussed how the Wizard of Oz movie resonates with the LGBTQ community through Dorothy's transformation and the film's themes.
Mar 2, 2022
#070821
SYSK Live: Koko, the Gorilla Who Talked
"nursed by a dog for like four and a half weeks, not only just a dog, a caron terrier, which is the same breed as Toto from the Wizard of Oz."
— Josh
Josh compares the breed of dog that nursed Coco's kitten to Toto from The Wizard of Oz.
Jul 8, 2021
#012321
Selects: How Blimps Work
"It sounds like the wizard of Oz behind the curtain. Like all the machine he's messing with is blown out."
— Chuck
Compared the complex controls of a blimp to the Wizard of Oz's machinery behind the curtain.
Jan 23, 2021
#103120
SYSK Selects: How Ghosts Work
"the Wizard of Oz, like hanging munchkin, which was a bird, I think."
— Josh
Discussed as an example of alleged ghost sightings that were debunked, specifically the urban legend of a hanging munchkin.
Oct 31, 2020
#121419
SYSK Selects: How Currency Works
"Did you know that's what the Wizard of Oz is about? It's an allegory for the gold standard."
— Josh
Josh explains that the Wizard of Oz is an allegory about the gold standard.
Dec 14, 2019
#030118
SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps
"they started circling the courthouses, like the flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz"
— Josh
Josh uses the flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz as a metaphor for lawyers circling Ford with lawsuits regarding Pinto safety cases.
Mar 1, 2018
#111617
Can movies be cursed?
"Okay, so the Wizard of Oz is next. That's right, 1939, great movie, but a great movie that was marred"
Major film discussed for various on-set injuries and actor deaths linked to production.
Nov 16, 2017
#022117
The ins and outs of the DEATH TAX
"Wizard of Oz was written during that time. Frank Elbaum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, was a populist and apparently it's a big populist allegory."
— Josh
The Wizard of Oz is discussed as a populist allegory written during the early 20th century populist movement.
Feb 21, 2017
#030316
How Freak Shows Worked
"They were in the Wizard of Oz, even, as munchkins and were in a bunch of movies with Laurel and Hardy."
— Josh
Josh mentions that Harry and Daisy Earls appeared as munchkins in The Wizard of Oz.
Mar 3, 2016
#073015
How Bats Work
"Now Wizard of Oz is gaudy."
— Josh
Josh was discussing Ted Turner's colorization of old movies and mentioned how Wizard of Oz always had both black and white and color sections.
Jul 30, 2015
#063015
How Audience Testing Works
"The Wizard of Oz. When the audience has said, you know, that somewhere over the rainbow song really slows things down."
— Josh
Used as an example of how test audiences can sometimes be wrong about what should be cut from a movie.
Jun 30, 2015
#122514
Josh and Chuck's 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!
"the guy who wrote the gold standard classic Wizard of Oz"
— Josh
Josh mentions L. Frank Baum as the author of The Wizard of Oz before discussing his Christmas story.
Dec 25, 2014
#100914
How Skywriting Works
"the Wicked Witch of the West flown in and written Surrender Dorothy"
— Josh
Josh mentioned the Wicked Witch skywriting 'Surrender Dorothy' when discussing skywriting examples from movies.
Oct 9, 2014
#091814
How Currency Works
"Did you know that's what the Wizard of Oz is about? It's an allegory for the gold standard"
— Josh
Josh explains that The Wizard of Oz is an allegory about the gold standard in economics.
Sep 18, 2014
#082814
How Blimps Work
"It sounds like the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain"
— Chuck
Chuck compares the blimp control mechanisms to the scene in The Wizard of Oz where the wizard operates machinery behind a curtain.
Aug 28, 2014
#062013
How Ghosts Work
"Or the Wizard of Oz, like hanging munchkin, which was like a bird."
— Josh
Josh referenced this movie when discussing supposed ghost sightings that were explained by other phenomena.
Jun 20, 2013
Cast
Judy Garland
Dorothy
Ray Bolger
Scarecrow / Hunk
Jack Haley
Tin Man / Hickory
Bert Lahr
Cowardly Lion / Zeke
Frank Morgan
Oz / Professor Marvel
Margaret Hamilton
The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch
Billie Burke
Glinda
Clara Blandick
Auntie Em
Charley Grapewin
Uncle Henry
P
Pat Walshe
Nikko
Terry
Toto
Adriana Caselotti
Juliet (voice) (uncredited)
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