Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
Seen it?1980 | 25 min | Fantasy, Family, TV Movie, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown or The Wizard of Oz, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Dorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhead, The Hungry Tiger, and Tic Toc (sic), and must stop the evil Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (looking suspiciously like John R. Neil's depiction of the Nome King), who brings the balloon to life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf
- Sid CaesarWizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)
- Mischa BondDorothy (voice)
- Robert RidgelyJack Pumpkinhead / Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (voice)
- Joan GerberTic Toc / Ozma (voice)
- Frank NelsonJack, the Hungry Tiger (voice)
- Lurene TuttleAunt Em (voice)
- Charles WoolfUncle Henry (voice)
- Maitzi Morgan(voice)
- Julie Cohen(voice)