Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz 1980

Aunt Em, Lurene Tuttle is getting ready for a Thanksgiving feast when Dorothy, Mischa Bond spots someone getting away with the mince pie. It’s the Wizard of Oz, Sid Caesar who has created a new, green turkey-shaped balloon that he hopes to rent out for a Thanksgiving parade. The balloon slips away into the sky, with Dorothy and Toto holding on, and they drift to Oz.

In Oz, Jack Pumpkinhead, Robert Ridgely welcomes Dorothy to Oz, but a new threat haunts the land: Tyrone, the Terrible Toy Tinker, Robert Ridgely who brings Dorothy’s turkey balloon to life and plans to take over the Emerald City. Dorothy’s pie comes to life, calling itself U.N. Krust: a pie that uses a different accent every time it speaks.

Walking to Tyrone’s tower, Dorothy tells Jack Pumpkinhead about Thanksgiving, lauding the Pilgrims’ pioneering spirit. Along the way, they meet the Hungry Tiger, Frank Nelson who turns out to be a vegetarian, and Tic Toc, Joan Gerber the mechanical man.

As the group nears the tower, the green turkey picks up Dorothy and brings her to Tyrone. Dorothy scolds Tyrone for being a bad person, and encourages him to use his powers to make toys for Christmas instead.

A victorious Dorothy is brought to the Emerald City, where she meets Queen Ozma Joan Gerber.

Ozma rewards Dorothy by bringing her uncle Henry, Charles Woolf, and aunt Em to Oz forever, so they can have a Thanksgiving feast for all of their Ozite friends.

The special included three songs: Oz Can Be, Beans in Your Button and Christmas, Toys and Oz.