Dorothy Gale

"You will never defeat me, Zelena, because I have the most powerful weapon of all: the love of the people."

- Dorothy Gale

Dorothy Gale, also known as Kansas, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the twentieth episode of the third season and is portrayed by guest stars Matreya Scarrwener and Teri Reeves.

Dorothy Gale is based on the character of the same name from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Trivia

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Storybook Notes

 * The Underworld storybook page about Dorothy and Ruby that Henry writes says:

so intangible and intoxicating to her, was merely in her head. It was a thought that was too crushing to bear, not to mention that it also meant Dorothy would be doomed to lie on that dais forever. Ruby could hardly take the pressure, and suddenly she needed someone by her side to reassure her, someone who could instantly put all this turmoil into perspective. Fortunately Snow White was only a few feet away from her. Dorothy turned to her uneasily, and Snow nodded her on, as if to share a little of her own courage. You can do it, Ruby", Snow said. "Go on." was enough to bolster Ruby, who turned back ing up the courage to say something  toward anyone before. But  to look at Dorothy in . Ruby's eyes ew she And then she leaned down and kissed Dorothy. For her, it was the kiss of a lifetime. She felt a jolt of electricity pass from her lips to Dorothy’s. And just as she was


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Production Notes

 * The casting call name for her young self was "Betsy".
 * The casting call for her adult self describes her as "in her late 20s to early 30s and will have evolved from 'the iconic, pig-tailed girl from Kansas' into 'a brave warrior for good'. Having been sent home to the heartland with three clicks of her heels — courtesy of the 'Wizard' (aka a duplicitous Zelena) — Dorothy returns to Oz looking to reclaim the magical land from the Wicked Witch, whom Regina just ejected from Storybrooke."
 * The casting call implies that Dorothy returns to Oz shortly after Zelena is banished there in "Swan Song". However, Dorothy's return happened years before the Dark Curse.
 * Dorothy was supposed to appear in more episodes than she actually did in Season Five, along with Ruby, but Meghan Ory's schedule conflicts changed the original plan.


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Popular Culture

 * Dorothy's checkered skirt and dress is a reference to the original checkered dress worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.
 * "Ruby Slippers" reveals that Dorothy is LGBT. "Friend of Dorothy" happens to be an LGBT term that started out as a euphemism for stating or asking if somebody was homosexual without others knowing, back when homosexual acts were illegal in the United States.


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Props Notes

 * The picture of Dorothy in Henry's storybook is "The Monkeys Caught Dorothy in Their Arms and Flew Away With Her", one of W. W. Denslow's illustrations from the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
 * Alchemical signs for the four elements are carved into the table and the stone pillars where the four witches gather in Oz. Fittingly enough, the element of the west (downward-pointing triangle), whose seat Dorothy was offered, is water.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.