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Was it a tornado, or a cyclone, that brought Dorothy to Oz?
Chapter one of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is called "The Cyclone". However, any climatologist will tell you that Baum was simply mistaken - it had In meteorology, the distinction is probably clear, but in American English (presumably Baum's native tongue), "cyclone" is a synonym for the very small, highly destructive Midwestern storms. This requires reference to the articles (not done by me), but probably the correct markup cyclone</nowiki>. (Does this call for a dab at cyclone?) -- Jerzy (t) 23:43, 2005 Jan 27 (UTC)
I have made extensive revisions to this article as part of an effort of mine to upgrade and improve the articles for Oz characters. The old article was basically only about the character as she appears in the classic books. I have added information about the subsequent movie as well as the modern revisionist works. I also seperated the article into individual sections to make it more readable. -- MatthewUND 21:48, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
Here it is:
I don't see what this has to do with the character of Dorothy.-- MatthewUND 01:14, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)
Here it is:
I will give others a couple of days to comment on this paragraph before I delete it. It seems really out of place to me. -- MatthewUND 03:17, July 10, 2005 (UTC)
There is a new WikiProject about Oz and Wicked: WikiProject Oz. I hope to create a community to help guide the continued development of the articles about the series and its authors, characters, etc. toward even more quality articles. If you are interested, please add your name under the "Participants section" and please leave any comments or questions on the project's talk page or my user talk page. [[User:JonMoore|— —Jo nMo ore 20:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)]] 21:56, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
wouldn't it be more specific, in the opening paragraph to call her dress a pinafore/pinafore dress?
Also, while it's iconic to every adaptation, most fail to mention why it was signifigant to the plot. Namely, blue being Munchkin colors, and white being the preferred color of sorceresses (magic users slightly below Wizards and Witches power-wise). So, Boq and company see this house fly outta nowhere and land square on the evil Witch oppressing them. They peek inside and, not having a really good look, think they are dealing with a full-grown Munchkin sorceress. This is why they get the Witch of the North as backup. They thought this "sorceress" had pretentions to become the next Witch!
Allronix 05:01, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Someone told me that there is the "house of Dorothy" is a touristical attraction in Kansas. Is this true?
The article states "Baum subsequently adapted The Patchwork Girl of Oz into a 1914 motion picture directed by J. Farrell MacDonald with thirteen year old actress Mildred Harris taking over the role of Dorothy." However, the linked article on Mildred Harris clearly states that she was not in that movie.
I've removed the following from the article:
I don't think that this toy line is sufficiently notable to merit inclusion in the article for Dorothy Gale, and have already asked if there are any objections at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Oz and Talk:McFarlane Toys. If anyone has evidence that this toy line and its accompanying story were particularly noteworthy (e.g. coverage in mainstream media), it can be restored. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 19:09, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
The Sidebar is silly. I suggest deletion. 194.144.92.20 16:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Isn't there a Dorothy Bar in one of the hotels in Las Vegas where the servers are all dressed as Dorothy? If so then it should be mentioned in the article. I just Googled for it, but without result. HairyWombat ( talk) 01:37, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
In America at least, the character of Dorothy Gale is often associated with gay and/or transvestite men. It's a shortcoming of this article that nowhere in it is the fact mentioned, despite having two other Wikipedia articles addressing the Dorothy-Gay connection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_of_Dorothy and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland_as_gay_icon#Friend_of_Dorothy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sethnessatwikipedia ( talk • contribs) 10:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
The picture from the book series with caption: "Dorothy, as depicted by John R. Neill, is usually cited by fans of the book series as the way they see the character." - is in fact a depiction of Betsy Bobbins.
Curiously, although the "Summary" on the picture's page clearly states "Betsy Bobbins as depicted by John R. Neill", the picture itself is entitled 'DorothyGaleNeill.jpg', and the uploader (Scottandrewhutchins) declares that it is of "Dorothy as depicted by John R. Neill".
The young girl is clearly a straw-blonde or redhead like Betsy, and quite unlike other descriptions of Dorothy, so I'm really not sure how this could have happened.
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Who voiced Dorothy Gale in an M&M's commercial by the time the M&M's lost their colors? NoahAlexanderJohnson101 ( talk) 21:02, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
Is it really relevant to have a whole section about the Gay community using Dorothy as a form of code? This is an article on the character, not gay culture and references. 2604:2D80:4302:5D00:2EA0:B3A2:80BD:F488 ( talk) 06:18, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
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Was it a tornado, or a cyclone, that brought Dorothy to Oz?
Chapter one of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is called "The Cyclone". However, any climatologist will tell you that Baum was simply mistaken - it had In meteorology, the distinction is probably clear, but in American English (presumably Baum's native tongue), "cyclone" is a synonym for the very small, highly destructive Midwestern storms. This requires reference to the articles (not done by me), but probably the correct markup cyclone</nowiki>. (Does this call for a dab at cyclone?) -- Jerzy (t) 23:43, 2005 Jan 27 (UTC)
I have made extensive revisions to this article as part of an effort of mine to upgrade and improve the articles for Oz characters. The old article was basically only about the character as she appears in the classic books. I have added information about the subsequent movie as well as the modern revisionist works. I also seperated the article into individual sections to make it more readable. -- MatthewUND 21:48, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
Here it is:
I don't see what this has to do with the character of Dorothy.-- MatthewUND 01:14, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)
Here it is:
I will give others a couple of days to comment on this paragraph before I delete it. It seems really out of place to me. -- MatthewUND 03:17, July 10, 2005 (UTC)
There is a new WikiProject about Oz and Wicked: WikiProject Oz. I hope to create a community to help guide the continued development of the articles about the series and its authors, characters, etc. toward even more quality articles. If you are interested, please add your name under the "Participants section" and please leave any comments or questions on the project's talk page or my user talk page. [[User:JonMoore|— —Jo nMo ore 20:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)]] 21:56, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
wouldn't it be more specific, in the opening paragraph to call her dress a pinafore/pinafore dress?
Also, while it's iconic to every adaptation, most fail to mention why it was signifigant to the plot. Namely, blue being Munchkin colors, and white being the preferred color of sorceresses (magic users slightly below Wizards and Witches power-wise). So, Boq and company see this house fly outta nowhere and land square on the evil Witch oppressing them. They peek inside and, not having a really good look, think they are dealing with a full-grown Munchkin sorceress. This is why they get the Witch of the North as backup. They thought this "sorceress" had pretentions to become the next Witch!
Allronix 05:01, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Someone told me that there is the "house of Dorothy" is a touristical attraction in Kansas. Is this true?
The article states "Baum subsequently adapted The Patchwork Girl of Oz into a 1914 motion picture directed by J. Farrell MacDonald with thirteen year old actress Mildred Harris taking over the role of Dorothy." However, the linked article on Mildred Harris clearly states that she was not in that movie.
I've removed the following from the article:
I don't think that this toy line is sufficiently notable to merit inclusion in the article for Dorothy Gale, and have already asked if there are any objections at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Oz and Talk:McFarlane Toys. If anyone has evidence that this toy line and its accompanying story were particularly noteworthy (e.g. coverage in mainstream media), it can be restored. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 19:09, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
The Sidebar is silly. I suggest deletion. 194.144.92.20 16:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Isn't there a Dorothy Bar in one of the hotels in Las Vegas where the servers are all dressed as Dorothy? If so then it should be mentioned in the article. I just Googled for it, but without result. HairyWombat ( talk) 01:37, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
In America at least, the character of Dorothy Gale is often associated with gay and/or transvestite men. It's a shortcoming of this article that nowhere in it is the fact mentioned, despite having two other Wikipedia articles addressing the Dorothy-Gay connection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_of_Dorothy and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland_as_gay_icon#Friend_of_Dorothy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sethnessatwikipedia ( talk • contribs) 10:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
The picture from the book series with caption: "Dorothy, as depicted by John R. Neill, is usually cited by fans of the book series as the way they see the character." - is in fact a depiction of Betsy Bobbins.
Curiously, although the "Summary" on the picture's page clearly states "Betsy Bobbins as depicted by John R. Neill", the picture itself is entitled 'DorothyGaleNeill.jpg', and the uploader (Scottandrewhutchins) declares that it is of "Dorothy as depicted by John R. Neill".
The young girl is clearly a straw-blonde or redhead like Betsy, and quite unlike other descriptions of Dorothy, so I'm really not sure how this could have happened.
SDoradus — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.188.233.44 ( talk) 07:23, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
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Who voiced Dorothy Gale in an M&M's commercial by the time the M&M's lost their colors? NoahAlexanderJohnson101 ( talk) 21:02, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
Is it really relevant to have a whole section about the Gay community using Dorothy as a form of code? This is an article on the character, not gay culture and references. 2604:2D80:4302:5D00:2EA0:B3A2:80BD:F488 ( talk) 06:18, 23 August 2023 (UTC)