Wizard of Oz Toys?

My Son is obsessed with the Wizard of Oz (which I'm pretty sure is the best fantasy movie of all time). Just completely fascinated. He's the Scarecrow and I'm the Tin Man. Mom is Dorothy, Uncle Chris is the Cowardly Lion and any woman who comes over will find out if she's seen as Glinda or the Wicked Witch of the West.

It's getting out of control. When tempted to swear I say "Jiminy Cricket" instead. Actually, I've done that for years.

Well, I like this obsession and we have a lot of fun with it. Either playing dress up, play-doh, acting out the stories of the whole crew and re-living their adventures. But the time has come where I'd like to get him a toy. Action figures or something. Unfortunately Wizard of Oz toys are not readily available where I live and the toy stores got nothing. E-Bay/Craig's List has shown that there is a shit ton of stuff out there if you're willing to pay (and some of it isn't even that pricey).

But before we ordered anything I told my wife... let me check with the boys on F:AT because, you know...

Anyone have an opinion on Wizard of Oz toys? Anyone have some to sell/trade? Who knows what's worth tracking down for his age group in the way of toys, games etc...



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It's only $8,000 and for the record it's one of the best pinball tables I've ever played.

If you love your kid, can you afford not to get him this?

My mother-in-law collects Wizard of Oz memorabilia so I have a little experience looking for Oz stuff at flea markets and whatnot.

The Mego figs look the best, but they're the most expensive. You might be able to get them for a decent price if they're loose. Same for the 50th anniv. figs that they released in 1988; the loose ones look like they're even cheaper than the Mego, but I have no first-hand experience with either the anniversary or Mego figs regarding durability, articulation, etc.

The cheapest line with the largest variety of figures (Tin Man, Lion, Scarecrow, all 3 witches, multiple munchkins, soldier, and flying monkey) are the Madame Alexanders (which is what my mother-in-law collects). The glaring downside is that the clothes are the only thing that is movie accurate; they're Madame Alexander dolls first and Oz figures second.

I can't believe someone beat me to posting the Pinball machine...

I was at the Michigan Pinball Expo today and played that a whole bunch (low scoring is weird), I agree with Repo.

Thanks for that Uba, I must admit we're having a great time just playing through the scene's for fun. Either in the park or around the house. Whenever he says: "It's snowing Tin man" I have to freeze on the spot and mutter "Oil can" until he can pat me down and then I know it's ok to move again. I've been oiled up!

The movies he does have toys for don't get this kind of treatment from him, so perhaps having no toys has encouraged a different type of play... one that I'm really enjoying too.

We'll hold off.

Although PS Vita has a fun classic arcade pinball program where you buy virtual versions of classic machines and the Wizard of Oz one was just released. It's only 3 bucks so I'll buy that.