May 6, 2010

5/6/10 approx 4:20am (up with newborn son) ABCs Happy Town mini-series second episode "I Came to Haplin for the Waters". Watching from my DVR that recorded the show the night before (5/5/10).
Sam Neill's character is selling Casablanca memorabilia and talking about most famous quotable movies. He references WOZ and mentions the two most famous quotations: "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore" and "There's no place like home".

May 4, 2010

5/4/10  CNNs Entertainment Blog.  The title of one of the sections was "24 Recap: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead".  This is referencing the death of the Dana Walsh character on 24.

April 30, 2010

4/30/10  America's Funnies Videos  Tom Bergeron says, "let's go to the monkies, the frogs, and the beavers instead...oh my".

April 26, 2010

4/26/10  Avatar  Col. Miles Quaritch addresses the new troops that have arrived on Pandora "you're not in Kansas anymore...".

April 16, 2010

4/16/10  1:10pm.  Disney Channel Casper Meets Wendy.  Wendy (Hilary Duff) says that one of the only ways to kill her kind (witches) is to "drop a house on them".

April 15, 2010

4/15/10  Approximately 7pm, had Twister on in background.  The device created to study tornadoes is called "DOROTHY".

April 14, 2010

4/14/10  Watching Robots movie on Time Warner OnDemand.  Robot City train station.  Robot holding sign for Tinman.  WOZ Tinman walks up and 4 robots skip off together ala "we're off to see the wizard".  

Another reference at end of movie again with Tinman.  He says, "Now I have a heart..."

3/27/10  2:56pm  Me, Myself, & Irene  

Towards the end of the movie, when Renee Zellweger views a picture of Jim Carrey's three sons.  She and the sons are dressed as WOZ main characters.  I was unable to find the pic from the movie.

3/23/2010 4:53pm
"...we all go home ringing ding dong the witch is dead."
Dick Armey speaking about health care on Fox News.

3/16/2010

My wife sent me an email.

"We're off to see the Wizard!

Four United States Presidents get caught up in a tornado ...
and off they whirled to the land of OZ.

They finally made it to the Emerald City and went to find the Great Wizard.

' What brings the four of you before the great Wizard of Oz?'

Jimmy Carter stepped forward timidly and said:
'I've come for some courage.'

' No Problem! said the Wizard. Who ' s next?'
Richard Nixon stepped forward,'Well, I think I need a heart.'

'Done! says the Wizard.
Who comes next before the Great and Powerful Oz?'

Up stepped Bush and said,
'I'm told by the American people that I need a brain.'

'No problem! said the Wizard.
Consider it done.'

Then there is a great silence in the hall.
Bill Clinton is just standing there, looking around,
But he doesnt say a word.
Irritated, the Wizard finally asks,

'Well, what do you want?'

'IS DOROTHY HERE?'"

3/14/2010

"Ding dong the witch is dead"

From ESPN 30 for 30 Reggie Miller vs The New York Knicks

Patrick Ewing misses the final shot in game 7 of the 1995 conference finals. The radio/tv announcer makes the statement.

The Beginning

I am attempting to log every time The Wizard of Oz is referenced in my life.