Munchkins are citizens of Munchkin Country, the eastern quadrant of the Land of Oz.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 Famous Munchkins 4 Film 5 Credits

Characteristics

Adult Munchkins are about as tall as a well-grown child. They generally wear round hats that rise to a point, and their clothes are always blue. The popular Munchkin style is knee-breeches with silk stockings, low shoes with jeweled buckles, shirts with frilled bosoms, and vests embroidered with silk. Blue is the favorite color of the Munchkins.

History

The Munchkins were ruled for many years by the tyrannical Wicked Witch of the East, until Dorothy Gale's house crushed their oppressor.

Famous Munchkins

• Boq
• Ojo
• Unc Nunkie
• Ree Alla Bad
• Mooj
• Kiki Aru

Film

The Singer Midgets portrayed the Munchkins in MGM's The Wizard of Oz including the Mayor, the Coroner, the Lollypop Kid, the Lullaby Girl, and the Sleepy-Head, the Violin Man, and the Munchkin Soilder. Jerry Marren played the Lollypop Kid that welcomed Dorothy to Munchkinland.

In The Wiz, the munchkins are a played by a bunch of children and teenagers. They were turned into graffiti as a punishment for painting on Evamene's (the Wicked Witch of the East) playground wall. But after Dorothy flattened her with the giant z from the Oz sign, the curse was broken and they were free from their wall prison.

In Walt Disney's Return to Oz, some Munchkins appear in the background of the coronation scene.[1][2]

Credits

• The Wizard of Oz (1939): The Singer Midgets
• The Muppets' Wizard of Oz: Muppet Rats
• "The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's" (VeggieTales) (2007): The French Peas as Munchies