You may remember that, in "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion end up passing out in a field full of — you guessed it — poppies.

In The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West casts a spell over the poppy field Dorothy and company walk through, putting Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion to sleep.

For many, The Wizard of Oz is a childhood classic filled with timeless magic, but for Matthew Steven Lawrence, stepping into the Scarecrow’s floppy boots, it’s something much more profound.

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We decided to go with the Wizard of Oz because there are so many different options,” Sicignano said. Options that residents of Travelers Rest will get to vote on for the annual Scarecrow contest.

However, in The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion all sing about what they would like the Wizard to give them ("If I Only Had a Brain/Heart/the Nerve").

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Everyone loves "The Wizard of Oz," except the official arbiters of kid lit: critics and children's librarians. They hate the "Oz" books. Or at least they did.

Both have their origins in Gregory Maguire’s 1995 revisionist prequel, which suggested events that might have shaped the characters in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” ...