The Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz or The Wizard of Oz most commonly refers to:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as The Wizard of Oz
  • Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel series
• The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), an American MGM film starring Judy Garland

These terms may also refer to:

Adaptations of the novel

Film

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film), an American silent film made by the Selig Polyscope Company
• The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), an American silent film directed by Larry Semon
• The Wizard of Oz (1933 film), a Canadian animated short directed by Ted Eshbaugh
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1975 film), a collection of filmstrips narrated on records edited into a film
• The Wizard of Oz (1982 film), an anime feature film from Japan

Television and video

• The Wizard of Oz (1950 film), a 1950 half-hour television adaptation
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (TV series), a 1986–1987 Japanese anime adaptation of four of Baum's books
• The Wizard of Oz (TV series), a 1990 American animated series

Musicals and concerts

• The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical), by L. Frank Baum, Paul Tietjens and others
• The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical), commissioned by the St. Louis Municipal Opera
• The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical), adapted by the Royal Shakespeare Company
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (musical), a 2000 musical play based on the novel
• The Wizard of Oz (2004 musical), directed by David Fleeshman
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2005 graphic novel), written by David Chauvel with art by Enrique Fernandez
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2009 comics), an eight-issue limited series by Marvel Comics
• The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical), by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Gaming

• The Wizard of Oz (1985 video game), an illustrated text adventure game
• The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game), a 1993 SNES game
• The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, a 2008 Nintendo DS game
• The Wizard of Oz (arcade game), a game that awards tokens redeemable for prizes
• The Wizard of Oz, a slot machine from WMS Gaming
• The Wizard of Oz (pinball), a pinball machine from Jersey Jack gaming

People nicknamed "Wizard of Oz"

• Ozzie Smith (born 1954), American baseball player
• Quinten Hann (born 1977), Australian snooker player
• Simon Whitlock (born 1969), Australian darts player
• The reigning champion of the Oz Academy Openweight Championship

Other uses

• Wizard of Oz experiment, a type of research experiment
• The Wizard of Oz (album), a cast recording of the 2001 Australian production of the stage musical The Wizard of Oz
• Wizards of Oz, Australian jazz ensemble with Dale Barlow, Paul Grabowski, Lloyd Swanton, Tony Buck

See also

• Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz
• List of Oz books
• Meco Plays The Wizard of Oz, a 1978 album by Meco
• Wizard of Ahhhs, a 2007 album by Black Kids