The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum’s enduring fantasy story gets a new and very funny spin in this made-for-TV comedy. Dorothy (Ashanti) is a young woman who works in a diner in Kansas owned by her Aunt Em (Queen Latifah) and dreams of one day making it big as a singer. When a tornado makes its way through the trailer park Dorothy and Em call home, the young woman is spirited off to a magical land known as Oz, where she accidentally kills the most wicked witch in the land. Dorothy, however, isn’t so sure she wants to stay, and sets off to find a wizard who might be able to help her. As Dorothy searches for the wizard’s castle, she makes some friends along the way — a scarecrow (Kermit the Frog, voiced by Steve Whitmire), a cowardly lion (Fozzie Bear, voiced by Eric Jacobson), a combination robot and computer made of tin (The Great Gonzo, voiced by Dave Goelz) — but she also has to fend off The Wicked Witch of the West (Miss Piggy, voiced by Eric Jacobson), whose sister fell victim to Dorothy upon her arrival in the strange new land. Featuring most of the best-known Muppet Show characters, The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz also features guest appearances by Jeffrey Tambor, David Alan Grier, and Quentin Tarantino., Everyone knows the story of the Wizard of Oz, and Dorothy’s journey down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City with her trusty sidekicks the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion. Her deal with the Wizard and battles with The Wicked Witch of the West are now part of cinematic legend. But you’ve never seen it like this – the Muppets’ zany, eccentric and irrepressible version of a much loved classic. Now Dorothy’s a disenchanted teenager living in a Kansas trailer park with Toto, her pet prawn (she couldn’t afford a dog!). She’s whisked away to Oz by a tornado, and along the way she collects the Scarecrow (Kermit), the Tin Thing (Gonzo) and the Cowardly Lion (Fozzie). And that’s just the start. The Wicked Witch is, of course, Miss Piggy – and Quentin Tarantino appears too! Not exactly a conventional version of Frank L. Baum’s classic children’s story, but a hilarious gem that Muppets’ fans will love., The Muppets put a new spin on the classic tale. Ashanti stars as Dorothy, a talented teenager who visits the Wizard of Oz in search of stardom., Ashanti stars in this lively spin on the classic about an aspiring singer from Kansas who goes over the rainbow and down the yellow-brick road with Kermit, Gonzo and Fozzie Bear as the Scarecrow, the Tin Thing and the Cowardly Lion. Miss Piggy costars as all four witches. Auntie Em: Queen Latifah. Uncle Henry: David Alan Grier. Oz: Jeffrey Tambor., Fantasy adventure starring the Muppets. When a tornado whisks wannabe-singer Dorothy from her trailer park home and lands her in the magical land of Oz, she sets off along the yellow brick road hoping to find a way back.