Plumbing the Death Star - Munchkins and the Wizard of Oz

Episode Date: May 27, 2014

In which our heroes click their ruby slippers together 3 times and uncover the true conspiracy connecting the munchkins and Glenda the Good Witch with the murder of the Wicked Witches and the ultimate... downfall of the Wizard of Oz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Sandspence Radio, unshaved and ready for action. Hey guys, welcome to this week's episode of Plumbing the Death Star, where we ask the important questions like, are the Munchkins the true villains of The Wizard of Oz? We thank you very sweetly for doing it so neatly. You've killed us so completely that we thank you very sweetly. Let the joyous news be spread. The wicked old witch at last is dead. I was watching The Wizard of Oz recently,
Starting point is 00:00:35 trying to see if that munchkin hang himself was in the background. He's not. It's a flamingo. It's a fucking bird. Yeah, it was a bird in the end. Everyone in 1939, you fucking idiots. Yeah, it was a bird in the end. Everyone in 1939, you fucking idiots. Well, it was fuzzy back then. It was in a bad resolution.
Starting point is 00:00:51 1939 was a fuzzy year. Well, it was hard to see. If you were looking for dead munchkins in the background of films, it was hard to pick them out. But no, there are two things about that movie that really confuse me, and I didn't quite understand. Okay. So when Dorothy lands in Oz, she crushes the Wicked Witch of the East, is it?
Starting point is 00:01:12 Or is it the West? No, it's the East. East, right? So she crushes the Wicked Witch of the East. And all the munchkins are fucking overjoyed. They love it. Yeah, they're really happy. They sing, ding dong, the witch is dead.
Starting point is 00:01:21 One of them's like, oh, we thank you so sweetly. You killed her so discreetly she's dead completely or whatever right like they go on about it they must have like that's a lot of planning about that one song that really got into it well they were ready they were ready someday the witch is gonna die we're gonna everyone's need to know your roles but my question is why were they so happy? Why are the munchkins so pleased that the witch is dead? Well, I don't know.
Starting point is 00:01:53 Because, again, the witch has no power in the munchkin village. That's right. When the wicked witch lands, the green one, she's like, oh, I'd love to fucking murder you munchkins and slaughter you. She does murder a few of them because she's able to get in there. That's true. When she lands and there's all the red smoke, a lot die. But when she's there, so they can teleport in, but they can't do anything while they're there. So it's not like she's ever been in Munchkin land fucking up the Munchkins. Yeah, but I think the reason they're happy is because the Wicked Witch of the East, as her name implies, is the fucking Wicked Witch. Yeah, well, that's just a name, man.
Starting point is 00:02:24 What's in a name? What's in a name? It's because I'm calling you a dick. Look, it's dickhead douche. You're like, hey douche. People will be like, oh, he must be a dickhead. You called him one, so I'm led to believe. That's just propaganda.
Starting point is 00:02:39 That's what that is. But even the Wicked Witch of the West refers to her as the Wicked Witch of the East. Well, maybe it's a title for witches. Maybe it's like... But wicked is a word. Maybe they mean wicked the same way people did in the 90s. Yeah, yeah. She's the Wicked Witch!
Starting point is 00:02:55 Oh, fucking hell. No, but that's like saying... Okay, so we'll go with dickhead doucher, because for some reason that sounds... No, we'll go with ballsack bailey. Okay. a dickhead douche because for some reason that sounds we'll go with ballsack bailey okay so if you're like mr ballsack bailey and that's your title then people like what he fucked up words like ballsack is not an endearing term yeah it's not either but if everybody calls me ballsack bailey and then somebody meets me and they realize that i'm not
Starting point is 00:03:20 a ballsack um i'll be like oh that's a cruel name the wicked witch of the east nor west do anything to prove that they're not wicked well they don't do anything to prove they are wicked you just said that they murdered fucking munchkins but that was like a byproduct of her teleportation ah like a red mist comes everywhere and all of the muppets the muppets the munchkins are like and die well they could just like passed out yeah it could be a fear response it could be she's playing possum. Oh, okay. So it's a fear response. So obviously she's fucking frightening if they're just being like, I'm so scared I died. Well, maybe
Starting point is 00:03:51 they're just afraid of her hair, the way she looks, because she's green. Also, like, her sister just died, so they're like, oh, she's gonna be in a tiff. Yeah. And we just, we totally just sung a song and then we're glad that she's dead. Like, did she hear? That wasn't nice. That would be awkward if she did hear that. We should play dead, everyone. So that's an issue for me, right?
Starting point is 00:04:08 Okay. I feel like it's not an issue, but carry on. So the Munchkins, yes. The Munchkins are way too happy that the witch dies. And then at the very end of the film, right, when everything's sorted and Dorothy's, like, leaving, the wizard, who previously was to presumably everybody in oz like i am a giant head yes don't fuck with me because i'm a terrifying powerful wizard direct quote from the film that
Starting point is 00:04:33 you're talking about fear there's fear right he's terrifying everybody's scared of the wizard but at the end he just comes out and he's like hey everyone i'm just an old man sorry i'm lying and i'm going and uh i'm leaving in a hot air balloon. I never gave you guys hot air balloons. I knew how to make them, but we don't have them. No air travel in the Emerald City. And the Scarecrow's in charge. Just cause.
Starting point is 00:04:55 And the Tin Man. These three, who you've never met before as a people, in charge. And then he goes. And, oddly enough, when Dorothy, because Toto runs away away because he's a fucking dog and dogs like they they are notorious for not liking air travel yeah like i was gonna say it's probably really scary for a dog uh and for like dorothy as well who was raised in like 1920s kansas and is probably like fucking flight um, that's a thing.
Starting point is 00:05:29 So Toto runs away and Dorothy chases him, right? And the wizard's like, oh, I'm leaving in the hot air balloon. Dorothy's like, don't go. And the tin man unwraps like the cable keeping the hot air balloon down and just lets him float away. Yeah, and he does it so sneakily as well. He's like, oh, no, it's going. Oh, dear, Dorothy. So that's my question.
Starting point is 00:05:48 Why did either of those things happen? Here's my theory. Shoot. I think that there is war. There is war brewing in the kingdom of Oz. And it is to do with the Munchkins versus the people of Emerald City. Because you see them, both of them, and they both have armies.
Starting point is 00:06:09 Yeah, I was going to say, that makes a lot of sense. In the Munchkin land, the soldiers come out and there's a guy in a carriage and they've all got wacky fucking Oz rifles and stuff. And the Emerald City people, at the end, are in army uniforms as well. In fact, one guy has like a Napoleon-style hat. So, Arik, what's happening?
Starting point is 00:06:27 Is there is a war that's sort of brewing between new land, you would assume? Yeah. Well, yeah, yeah. I mean, that makes sense. So, Arik, what's happening is the Munchkins, they want to sort of encroach on Emerald City's land. They're running out of resources. So they need to sort of expand out.
Starting point is 00:06:44 But the problem is whenever they try and the witch fucks shit up, because, again, she's seen as this sort of powerful thing, right? Okay. But she has no power in Munchkinland. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So they're like, oh, don't fucking leave Munchkinland. You'll get set on fire. We need more land for villages.
Starting point is 00:07:01 Our population's rising. I bet they breed like rabbits. They would have to. Oh, God. Little, little, really fast, monstrosity. And the Emerald City is a fortress city. Yeah, it is. At the start, they're not allowed in. It's a castle.
Starting point is 00:07:16 It's a giant fortress. Until they knock. But they're still... It's true. They're not allowed into the Emerald City. But he's built a wall. A wall. He's built, like, you know, a giant fortress. He's sort of prepared there for something happening. So what I reckon is going on is that the Lollipop Guild. Okay. Or at least some sort of sect of...
Starting point is 00:07:32 What about the Lullaby League? And the Lullaby League. All the munchkins are checking in on this. They need to dispose of Oz. Sorry, the wizard. The wizard. The wizard. All right.
Starting point is 00:07:43 And they do this by employing Glenda the Good Witch. The wizard. Alright. And they do this by employing Glenda the Good Witch. I'm going to just interrupt with my insane theory about why potentially Munchkins and Emerald City have armies. Because there's two fucking wicked witches living in the area. But why have an army if the wicked witch is going to land
Starting point is 00:07:59 and be like, I can't actually do anything here. Also, have you noticed that fucking Munchkin place is in the south? Under the rule of Glenda, I believe. Are you sure they're under her rule? Well, they're not under her rule, but I believe she is the witch of their area. Okay, so, well, every area is designated a witch,
Starting point is 00:08:16 and it's just like, what luck of the draw? Whether you get a wicked or a good one? No, no, no, because east and west, if you're in the south of Munchkinland, Emerald City has fucking the wizard. He's north. He's not the South, it's Munchkinland. Emerald City has fucking... The wizard. He's North. No, he's not a witch. He's a wizard.
Starting point is 00:08:29 He's not even a wizard. Fucking magical beings. No, three magical beings and a cunt. Are you happy? Yes. I always assumed that, like... You assumed wrong. Let me finish my fucking theory.
Starting point is 00:08:42 Okay. Alright, so... Yes, Munchkinland, there's... The witch doesn't have any power because of my fucking theory. Okay. All right. So, yes, Munchkinland, the witch doesn't have any power because of a fucking barrier. Yeah, like a magic. Like a magic barrier that Glenda has put up to protect her peoples.
Starting point is 00:08:54 I thought it was just a natural thing. What, like? What? Like, was it a natural thing, like magic has no power here sort of thing? Well, like, you want to build our little Munchkinland on this area because we can't use magic here? I think the Munchkins are smart about that. They're like they were like, oh, do you want to build our little Munchkin land on this area because we can't use magic here? I think the Munchkins are smart about that. They're like,
Starting point is 00:09:07 yes, we do, because magic can't penetrate this area. Well, that is wise. Yes. Yeah, so that would explain... Oh, wait. No, that doesn't make... Fucking hell, I just fucked my own theory. Go on. Because Wicked Witch of the East dies right near Munchkin. Yeah, she's in Munchkin land.
Starting point is 00:09:24 When the house falls on her. Why was she in munchkin land when the house falls on her so why was she in munchkin land this i reckon okay so because she's fucking evil and she was just being a bitch that's also true but but there's no no she's not being a bitch what's happened is it's it's so the munchkins want to invade that's what they want to do they want to invade so what they're gonna they'll hire glenn of the good the Good Witch to help us out with these sort of problems. Because, again, I think we need to get rid of the wizard. And we need to get rid of the two witches as well. Because they're impeding our armies, whereas you have been pretty good to us.
Starting point is 00:09:58 So we are employing you to help us get rid of this problem. So she's like, all right, I've got an idea. I'm going to summon a house. Yeah, yeah. She's like, I'll summon a house with somebody inside, like a little naive, retard farm girl. Yep. Right?
Starting point is 00:10:14 And she drops the house on the witch. Witch dies. Dorothy comes out, and she's like, oh, Dorothy. Oh, you killed that witch. Oh, you bitch. You're in such trouble now. Look at you. You should go see the great and powerful wizard.
Starting point is 00:10:27 Send her on a journey. And when they send her on a journey, they're like, look, follow this yellow brick road. And there is actually two roads. There's a red one and a yellow one. Yeah, they're not like, follow the red one. They're like, follow the yellow brick road. They sing a whole song about it. So that she actually meets this scarecrow
Starting point is 00:10:45 the tin man and the lion because they're all they're all in on it they all need to dispose of the wizard because I mean look at the
Starting point is 00:10:52 look at the scarecrow he's a scarecrow on a munchkin farm clearly been built by munchkins and they have to get everyone on side they can't be like
Starting point is 00:11:00 alright Dorothy here's your people they're gonna help you out destroy things they need to make it believable. It's a ragtag group that they're standing up with. Yeah, you're right. He's got to be Munchkin made.
Starting point is 00:11:12 He's in a Munchkin field. Exactly. And he's like, oh, look how stupid you are. Because someone was like, oh, person, Dorothy, help me out. I'm really stupid. She's not going to be threatened. She's like, oh, you're so stupid. Come with me. You'll be fine. He's like a mask man the whole damn thing. He's like up on a thing as well. So she's helping him down. She's like, oh, you're so stupid. Come with me, you'll be fine. He's like a mask man the whole damn thing. He's up on a thing as well.
Starting point is 00:11:27 She's helping him down. She's already being like, oh, now I'm feeling all good about you, scarecrow, because I helped you out. We're bros and shit. Yeah, exactly. Alright, again, I'm just going to interrupt with another fucking insane theory here. Maybe the Munchkins were just happy
Starting point is 00:11:43 that she killed the Wicked Witch of the East, so they sent her on the Yellow Brick Road because that's the one that leads to fucking Oz to help her get home. And if Glinda didn't want to... Shut the fuck up for a second, Joel. If Glinda didn't want Dorothy to succeed, why'd she give her the ruby slippers, which clearly have
Starting point is 00:12:00 strong power? Because if Glinda could have just said, hey, Dorothy, just click your heels together and say, I want you to go home. You can go home right now. But she doesn't. It's insurance, Dusha. She's like, fucking go over here and basically kill this wizard so we're fine.
Starting point is 00:12:15 And hopefully you can kill the Witch of the West as well. Because really, everything could have been solved like that if Glenda was honest. If it was just about getting Dorothy home, if that's the only thing she needed, all she'd have to do is be like, click your heels. Because I'm pretty sure it's not even Glinda that puts the heels on her.
Starting point is 00:12:33 I'm pretty sure the Wicked Witch of the West, the green one, she lands and she's like, oh, my dead sister's slippers. Fucking, I can take them as a memento. She goes to grab them the legs were like yeah and then the suddenly they're already on so maybe it was like the last like the dying um uh kind of like the act of the wicked witch of the east like give the slippers the one who needs it the most can we just take a moment here to talk about the fact that they're not slippers? No, they're straight up shoes. Heels?
Starting point is 00:13:07 It's fine. Okay. Nobody ever changed that? Nobody in filming was like, Do you guys know what slippers are? Yeah, it's a shoe you wear with a heel. Right? No, they're called fucking slippers because they're no laces.
Starting point is 00:13:22 You just slip them on. Shut up. Wouldn't they be slip-ons? No. Okay, so what's happening, they're going to the wizard and they're basically like, we're going to pretty much take you off
Starting point is 00:13:35 from your kingdom of your throne. Yeah, because they arrive and they're like, hey, wizard, we need these things. No, no, no. They're coming and it's like, no, no, no, no, no. Don't let him in. And the Emerald City people, the people of the Emerald City, they're kind of stupid.
Starting point is 00:13:52 So they're like, oh, they asked for you. No, no, we've got rules. You have to knock. So then she knocks. You're like, oh, I guess you can come in now. Because they're idiots. So they let her in. Because she has the ruby slippers, they let her. Because they're idiots. Because she has the ruby slippers they let her in.
Starting point is 00:14:06 So the wizard clearly knows... What, so the wizard clearly knows Glinda or the witches? Yes! So what, they think she's a witch? Why let her in, then? No, she's being sent from Glinda. So the wizard knows Glinda? Probably, yes. They probably know of each other.
Starting point is 00:14:24 But I would say if, as you're saying, Glinda is in charge of Munchkinland and that whole area in the south, then they're probably opposing, right? Not necessarily. It's not Game of Thrones. It is. It's all Game of Thrones. God, I hate that show. It's not a unified Oz show.
Starting point is 00:14:41 Exactly. Everyone, they're opposing factions, and that's why they're at war. That's why you have the Munchkins are fighting the Emerald City people, and you've got the monkeys involved. They're going to fight people. So you have this... Fast forward to the end here. It's almost like precursor to war.
Starting point is 00:14:52 And skip to the end. When Dorothy's leaving with Oz, like, the wizard, you notice that not only are Munchkins there, but some are fucking Emerald City people, because they're not at war! No, no, because by the end of the film, the munchkins have won. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:15:08 Wait, what? Yeah. The end of the film, the munchkins have won. Okay? So the munchkins, they're trying to get the scarecrow, the tin man, and the lion in power, right? Yes.
Starting point is 00:15:20 In power at Oz. That's what happened at the Emerald City. That's what happens at the end of the film. Dusha, the scarecrow is a straw man. That's what happens at the Emerald City. That's what happens at the end of the film. Dusha, the scarecrow is a straw man. He's a straw man. It's all a munchkin ploy. It's a munchkin ploy
Starting point is 00:15:31 because they want to get rid of Oz. So that's why Tin Man's like, oh, look, Oz is fucking off. Because at that moment in time, Dorothy being there is inconsequential.
Starting point is 00:15:39 No one gives a shit. It's like, fucking who gives a crap? We need to get rid of Oz. That's his name, right? Oz? The Wizard of Oz That's why I assume he ruled over
Starting point is 00:15:49 The place has his name I guess he's the wizard of the county But no going back to when they first arrive And they're like hey wizard I need a heart he needs a brain He needs some courage he needs to get home The wizard is panicking right? He's freaking out because they're coming in there being like,
Starting point is 00:16:06 hey, wizard, help us out. You're a grand and powerful wizard. Give us stuff. Obviously, the people of the Emerald City and the Munchkins have at this point maybe realized that the wizard... Yeah, definitely the Emerald... See, people at the Emerald City definitely realize that the wizard is not what he is.
Starting point is 00:16:19 Surely if you had a wizard and it was like a bad crop season, you'd be like, can you? And he'd be like, oh! Also, when he's revealed, like, I'm a human and all the emeralds are like, I mean, so people are like, yeah, we know. Yeah, that's fine. Don't stress about it, buddy.
Starting point is 00:16:31 Whatever. So he's like, I'm going to be found out here. Also, I mean, he does rule as a giant face. And he does, like, theatrics and fear. I mean, there's a big fear thing going on. I think he's pretty impressive. I'd be scared. I think as a ruler ruler i reckon he is
Starting point is 00:16:45 quite oppressive that's where they're like all right all right happy when the emerald city kind of happy when he fucks off yeah okay so let's let's let's do this right you two are people in the emerald city okay i'll be oz the great and powerful the giant face now you're just coming in because there's like a zoning issue you want to build like i don't know a factory making candy canes but there's a zoning zoning issue and you're just coming in to sort it with your leader. Wizard? Hi. Yes!
Starting point is 00:17:11 Oh! I want to build a factory and there seems to be a bit of a zoning issue. Why? Because I really want to help out and build some more candy canes. We have enough candy canes! Do we though? Because I really want to help out and build some more candy canes. We have enough candy canes! Do we, though? Because I've done some market research
Starting point is 00:17:29 and I think there's time now. The people of the Umbrone City don't want candy canes. No, not the people of the Umbrone City. We could export. No trade. Okay, great, powerful wizard, I'm so sorry. That worked pretty well for me as I got what I wanted.
Starting point is 00:17:45 There's no zoning issue for me. You just told him to go fuck himself. I'm so scared, I wet myself. I'm erect, I'm not happy. Oz is a pretty rad leader. Good. So you end up with your, I don't know, whatever you wanted to manufacture. Yeah, my zoning.
Starting point is 00:18:00 Whatever zoning issue I was opposed to, I stayed opposed. Came out in your favor but tell me you wouldn't piss your pants going you'd be like i have like it's like a minor issue but just because of the bureaucracy i have to go and chat to the wizard okay well oh it's gonna be terrifying that's the same fucking thing like imagine if you had to go to like the prime minister i'd be like if i had to go to kevin rod kevin rod prime minister i would be like hey kevin no you wouldn't fuck off well i know that kevin rod isn't a giant terrifying magic floating head he's just a dude like okay what about what about if like saddam hussein was still
Starting point is 00:18:39 the leader of iraq and you were iraqi and you had to go speak to him about some petty bullshit. Well, I would be like, at the very most here, I will get shot, right? Like, at the very worst here, Saddam shoots me. No, no. He does worse than that. But with that, you're like, he's a magic flying head. I don't know what
Starting point is 00:18:59 will happen to me. This feels like it's such a minor issue, so far below him. Yeah. Either way. It's different a minor issue, so far below him. Yeah. Either way. It's different. Either way, I think we can all agree that the people of Emerald City are, and probably the rest of Oz, are quite terrified of the wizard just because of what they know of him.
Starting point is 00:19:15 Unless, of course, they are internet, which I do think the Emerald City are, because at the very end, everyone seems to be quite chilled that, you know, he's just a human being. That's not a problem. He's still scared that they're going to reveal him. I mean, that's why he sends them off to fight the Wicked Witch, so that she'll kill them, presumably. Exactly, which I think why the Wizard, sorry, and the Wicked Witch
Starting point is 00:19:34 are definitely in cahoots, because it's going to be like, oh, God, these people are going to try and, you know, get rid of me off my throne. I can't deal with this. Go get the Wizard's broom. It'll be fine they fuck off he's like quickly
Starting point is 00:19:47 beep beep beep on like you know Wizard of Oz style phone we're like hey yeah Wicked Witch of the West can you just kill these guys for me
Starting point is 00:19:54 cheers they're coming along kill them and she's like no worries I can kill them it's fine and because a munchkin
Starting point is 00:20:02 conspiracy is sort of everywhere to try and make a unified Oz. Okay, yeah. They've probably got some little, like, you know, cows in the West who are like, you know what a weakness is? Fucking water.
Starting point is 00:20:16 We're just going to put water everywhere. We're just going to get little buckets of water. Because what the fuck is that bucket of water even doing there in the first place? Are they cleaning the floors? Why would you clean the floors with water in a castle inhabited by a witch? Who is allergic
Starting point is 00:20:28 very allergic to water. Literally melt if water touches her. If I was like, if, that's like Superman being like, you know what really cleans my fucking cape really well? Kryptonite. So I'm not going to do it, I'll get Lois Lane to do it but it's cool to have it in the house.
Starting point is 00:20:43 Yeah, it's fine. It's so stupid. It's obviously being... What about bleach, though, for humans? Bleach is bad for you. Yeah, but if a little bit of bleach gets on my hand, I don't melt. No, it's not the end for Sal.
Starting point is 00:20:56 It's fine. It's like, oh, that stings a little. That's a shame. I guess I'll wash it. Or it's like, oh, I got it on my pants. Now I've got a white spot. God, golly gosh. Oh!
Starting point is 00:21:06 God! It's sort of like, you know, what? Keeping lava on hand? Lava will clean this. Oh, it got me and now I'm dissolving. Just leave a bucket of lava there. Clever. Yeah. Not very. Not very clever.
Starting point is 00:21:22 So somebody within the witch's ranks Is obviously leaving them about for some reason She's shocked When the water hits on her she's like Where did that come from Ah shit Again a direct quote from the film Ah shit Then she melts and she's gone
Starting point is 00:21:40 And so then they go back to the wizard And he's like oh fuck you've killed her She was my last ditch effort. I am out of here before they kill me. If I don't leave now, I'll probably be assassinated. That lion is probably gonna kill me. Because that's what Dorothy's assassin, she's an assassin. And that's what Glenda's
Starting point is 00:21:55 pretty much done, is made this human assassin. And I think that's why Tin Man maybe doesn't want her to leave, is that he's like, no, we need a human face, a face that we can be like, hey, look, everyone, this is our hero. Yeah, she did good. Because if the people of the Emerald City
Starting point is 00:22:11 love the wizard, some might. No, they're all terrified. Yeah, yeah. I guess then they'd be happy, but they'd be like, oh, she got rid of him. Yeah. Oh, but then she goes home, so no, maybe not. So I still think it's all, all,
Starting point is 00:22:25 all a ploy by the Munchkin people to be like, nah, we need to be take away the Oz. So we have our own person in power. They hire Glenda, who is sort of in a way, sort of getting rid of her siblings as well as, um,
Starting point is 00:22:39 getting rid of, rid of, um, the wizard. But you know what? I mean, Glenda's, are they villains?
Starting point is 00:22:45 Huh? Are they villains? Well, no. I think Glinda is actually quite a good witch. Because think about the alternative, right? The alternative is that the Munchkins go to war with the Emerald City. Yep. Probably slaughtered, let's be honest.
Starting point is 00:22:59 I don't know. The people of the Emerald City... Yeah, the people of the Emerald City are fucking terrifying. They're like jackbooted thugs. They're nuts. But, like lot at Popgild are fucking terrifying. They're like jackbooted thugs. They're nuts. But even just in terms of height, the people of the Emerald City have another foot on the several feet. Yeah, but they can get underneath them.
Starting point is 00:23:14 I guess. And they do have guns. But still, whatever. It wouldn't be a nice war. It would not be a good war. There would be some... There'd be magic flying. There'd be munchkins dying left and right. Yeah, witches would have be a good war. There would be some... There'd be magic flying, there'd be munchkins
Starting point is 00:23:25 dying left and right. Yeah, witches would have to pick a side. You know. But with Glenda's ploy, with subtle, quiet assassinations, and then not even killing the wizard, just exiling him. And putting a literal straw man in charge. So that the munchkins can kind of rule.
Starting point is 00:23:42 I mean, sure, the Emerald City people are like, their leader's been deposed, but he wasn't a great leader in the first place. And they were quite afraid of him. Yeah, I think Glinda prevented a war. Huh. Yeah. So she really was a good witch.
Starting point is 00:23:57 Good witch. That doesn't mean the other witches were wicked. No, definitely not. It just means that they're, you know... Like, Glinda was like a literal good witch, not in just the title she gave herself. Yeah. Well, not really.
Starting point is 00:24:09 I mean, she was for the greater good witch. Yes, for the greater good witch. Yeah. And the other witches were wicked to a sort of given extent of wicked witches. Well, maybe not wicked, just kind of in the way of Glinda's. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:24:24 Of the munchkins. I reckon it was the munchkins trying this. I reckon it was Glinda's. Yeah. Of the munchkins. I reckon it was the munchkins trying this. I reckon it was Glenda. I think it was the munchkins. I think the munchkins are at the base of it, and Glenda is just... I reckon... No, no, no.
Starting point is 00:24:34 Because I reckon the munchkins would have wanted war. It's Glenda has just subverted this whole thing. What, you reckon the munchkins are like little bloodthirsty? I reckon so. Look at the lollipop field in the lollipop fucking league. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fair enough. And Glenda's just prevented it.
Starting point is 00:24:46 And the Munchkins are very bloodthirsty. They are when the witch dies. When the witch dies, they're just like, not only is she dead, we have choreographed a whole song that involves a village. Even though we're not in any way troubled by a witch, we're still having our gross egg babies. We're still carrying them fine.
Starting point is 00:25:05 We have a working dog. We've got a mare and a coroner. There is no reason for them to really think that this witch is wicked because she has real power there. But when she does die, they're like, flash mob! They're just in the way.
Starting point is 00:25:19 They're just in the way. They're pins that need to be knocked down. Glenda just knocks them down in a way that isn't. So Glenda's probably like, look, guys, you can be in charge of the Emerald City. And the way you can do this is by putting in your ruler as their king. And we can do this by doing this. And so she's probably invited the Wicked Witch of the East to come along.
Starting point is 00:25:40 We're going to have some sort of truce because we've got to get rid of that. Have a powwow. We've got to get rid of that wizard and house her. Best way to kill anyone, just to house them. If I was a witch and an assassin, that's how I'd kill everybody. Exactly, because
Starting point is 00:25:55 I think a unified Oz would also threaten the Wicked Witch of the West because she's like, no, what's going on here? I've got my monkey people and they're going to raise some shit. Because I think a flying monkey versus a munchkin would be the best fight. God, yes. And I'm pretty sure someone in charge of flying monkeys could not let that pass.
Starting point is 00:26:17 Because if I had flying monkeys, it would be like, no, no, no, we have to have a war. I want to see them fight. Like, I want to see them fight people their size. That's what makes it good. And that would be great be great come on so she has to go yeah and that's why she um you know they send dorothy to kill her effectively and the wizard has to go then you've got all the true power in oz out of the way let's be honest that any like the mayor of munchkinland is probably only mayor in title. Oh, exactly. And so, in a sense, while they're sort of going for, like, more land, Glenda's actually done very good by completely and utterly averting a war.
Starting point is 00:26:53 The body count at the end is far lower than it could have been. That's for sure. Well done, Glenda. Yeah. Good witch. You're team Glenda? I'm team Glenda. I mean, for the great good witch.
Starting point is 00:27:02 Yeah, she's for the great good witch. In the way, witches. It's for the great and good witch. And the way witches. Not wicked, not good. I'm team it's all a fucking delusion in Dorothy's head. Shut up. Who really cares? Against the spirit of the show. I've been Joel.
Starting point is 00:27:18 I have been Jackson. And I've also been Joel. There's no place like home. Fuck off! There's no place like home. Fucking hate you guys. If you think this show is worth at least a dollar, why not donate to our Patreon account? Follow the links on our website

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