Kansas

This article focuses on the world.
For the Season Three episode, see "Kansas."

Dorothy? Didn't I send you back to Kansas?

Kansas is a world^[1] mentioned on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It is first mentioned in the fifth episode of the second season.

Kansas is based on the location of the same name from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

History

Before First Curse

Walsh, a circus huckster from Kansas, is whisked away to the land of Oz by unknown means. ("It's Not Easy Being Green")

As a young girl, Dorothy Gale, a Kansas native, is swept away by a cyclone and brought to the land of Oz. After she defeats a wicked witch, the "Wizard of Oz" grants her a pair of silver slippers capable of crossing worlds and uses them to return to Kansas. On her return, her aunt Em is the only person who believes Dorothy about her prior adventure and refuses to let her be admitted into an asylum. ("Kansas," "Ruby Slippers")

At an older age, the munchkins notify Dorothy that the wicked witch, Zelena, is still alive and ruling over the land of Oz. Dorothy, who no longer fears the witch, uses the silver slippers in Kansas and travels back to Oz. ("Our Decay")

Trivia

On-Screen Notes

On-Screen Notes

In "The Doctor," Jefferson returns from Oz and says that the silver slippers, which Rumplestiltskin requested, had been moved to another land. Rumplestiltskin says that the slippers were what he needed to "get to that other land." Rumplestiltskin was referring to the Land Without Magic, implying that Kansas is in our world.
- However, Adam Horowitz later stated that Dorothy's Kansas is a fictional world.^[1]
The fact that a cyclone brought Dorothy from Kansas to Oz indicates that Kansas is a magical location. ("Kansas")

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Two
"Broken":	"We Are Both":	"Lady of the Lake":	"The Crocodile":	"The Doctor":	"Tallahassee":	"Child of the Moon":	"Into the Deep":	"Queen of Hearts":	"The Cricket Game":	"The Outsider":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"In the Name of the Brother":	"Tiny":	"Manhattan":	"The Queen Is Dead":	"The Miller's Daughter":	"Welcome to Storybrooke":	"Selfless, Brave and True":	"Lacey":	"The Evil Queen":	"Second Star to the Right":	"And Straight On 'Til Morning":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Three
"The Heart of the Truest Believer":	"Lost Girl":	"Quite a Common Fairy":	"Nasty Habits":	"Good Form":	"Ariel":	"Dark Hollow":	"Think Lovely Thoughts":	"Save Henry":	"The New Neverland":	"Going Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"New York City Serenade":	"Witch Hunt":	"The Tower":	"Quiet Minds":	"It's Not Easy Being Green":	"The Jolly Roger":	"Bleeding Through":	"A Curious Thing":	"Kansas":	"Snow Drifts":	"There's No Place Like Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Five
"The Dark Swan":	"The Price":	"Siege Perilous":	"The Broken Kingdom":	"Dreamcatcher":	"The Bear and the Bow":	"Nimue":	"Birth":	"The Bear King":	"Broken Heart":	"Swan Song":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Souls of the Departed":	"Labor of Love":	"Devil's Due":	"The Brothers Jones":	"Our Decay":	"Her Handsome Hero":	"Ruby Slippers":	"Sisters":	"Firebird":	"Last Rites":	"Only You":	"An Untold Story":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent