The Wizard of Oz is mentioned in A Christmas Story .
DVD commentary by Bob Clark A specific year is never mentioned in the film ( some dating references include a 1940 decoder pin being used in the Little Orphan Annie scene and several references to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz , like A Christmas Story distributed by MGM ) ; numerous sources including The New York Times and CBS News have dated the film variously at 1940 to the early 1940s.
A Christmas Story