Scarecrow (Oz)

Scarecrow is one of the three tritagonists of The Wizard of Oz franchise.
He is the first ally to meet Dorothy Gale. Due to his lack of a brain, the Scarecrow seeks a brain from the Wizard.
==Portrayals==
Ray Bolger plays him in the The Wizard of Oz film. Bolger also played Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's farmworker, Hunk, who serves as the Scarecrow's Kansas counterpart.
In Minnie's Wizard of Dizz, the Scarecrow is played by Goofy, who's voiced by Bill Farmer. A "Berryfied" version of him also appears in the Strawberry Shortcake episode Berry Brick Road, where the character shares his voice actor, Samantha Triba, with Ginger Snap.
In the 2017 Boomerang series Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Scarecrow is voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, who also voices Patrick Star.
==History==
===Origin===
Somewhere in the middle of the Munchkin Country of Oz, the Scarecrow was introduced as being placed high up on a wooden pole in the cornfields of the Munchkin farming community. He is described as having an overstuffed sack filled with straw for a head with a mouth, nose, ears and eyes painted on with blue paint, (one of his eyes is said to be larger than the other) and has two big blue buttons for pupils. On his stuffed body, the Scarecrow wears worn-out and faded hand-me down Munchkin clothing of blue, with an old wrinkled and pointed hat that stands a foot above his head. Around his waist is an old leather belt and on his stuffed feet are old and scuffed farm-boots of navy blue. Because he is wearing Munchkin clothing the original Scarecrow is actually quite short in height like the majority of the Munchkin race in Oz. In the very first Oz illustrations by W. W. Denslow, he is only as tall as Dorothy who is a mere child said to be no older than twelve. So the Scarecrow would only stand about four or five feet high.
===Meeting Dorothy===
While looking earnestly into the queer, painted face of the Scarecrow, Dorothy was surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her. She thought she must have been mistaken at first, for none of the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; but presently he nodded its head to her in a friendly way.
When he met Dorothy, at first he did not understand why the little girl wanted to leave the magical Land of Oz and go back to Kansas as the majority of Oz is such a beautiful place when Dorothy described Kansas to be colorless and dull. It is then when Dorothy tried to explain to her new stuffed friend that he can't understand because he has no brains. Therefore, he simply cannot grasp the concept of the way people who are made of flesh and blood think, and the desire of returning to where one belongs no matter how beautiful or appealing any other place may be, for home is where the heart is. Thus, concluding that there is "No Place Like Home".
==Character==
===Personality===
The Scarecrow is a extremely gentle character, his disposition is so kind and considerate, obliging and honest that all who know him love him.
The Scarecrow is a very clumsy and uncoordinated figure in his mannerisms because his body is stuffed with straw. Therefore Scarecrow can never get hurt, though he is awkward in his movements as he literally weighs less than five to ten pounds. He never tires, and never needs to sleep or eat. He also sees very well in the dark. The only thing he fears is the burning flame of hot fire!
In Berry Brick Road, his personality has been changed to swing between his original brainy self and a dimwit, which somewhat made him a liability for his friends. However, he managed to overcome this.
==Trivia==
*The fact that the Scarecrow hates fire is understandable, since his body contains flammable materials.
*The late Jack Haley was originally cast as the Scarecrow, but the late Buddy Ebsen had to drop out as the Tin Woodsman and the role of the Scarecrow was given to the late Ray Bolger while Haley was cast as the Tin Woodsman.
*His voice actor, Bill Fagerbakke, also voiced Patrick Star from the show, SpongeBob SquarePants, Frosty the Snowman from The Legend of Frosty the Snowman, as well as the voice of Grimace from McDonald's since 2003.
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