The Good, the Bad, and the Grateful in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

“Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” These words, spoken by Judy Garland in the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, have become one of the most-quoted and often-used lines in film history. Based on the L. Frank Baum book of the same title and published in 1900, Victor Fleming’s film has been seared into the American consciousness since it came to life on the silver screen. For decades it was broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, and families gathered to watch it after a day of good food and gratitude. Yet for me, my recent viewing with my young son was a first.