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For other versions, see Glinda.

Glinda the Good Witch of the North is a combined character from The Wizard of Oz (1939) of the first book's Glinda and the Good Witch of the North. She was played by Billie Burke.

At the end of the film, she is inferred to have been simply a dream figment although there was no counterpart shown in Kansas that Dorothy could have taken reference from unlike the rest who show up by her bedside with the exception of Miss Gulch. Later adaptions that draw upon this version confirm that she was real per their continuities which imply that the Ruby Slippers conveniently restored things as they were to appear as if Dorothy had been simply dreaming.

This version serves as the basis for later adaptions that are authorized remakes and sequels which include:

Appearance[]

Glinda travels by bubble to Munchkinland upon learning the news that a house has landed upon the Wicked Witch of the East. She believes it can only be the work of another witch and inquires if either Dorothy or Toto are responsible. Dorothy dismisses this assertion explaining to her that she is just an ordinary girl from Kansas brought there via tornado. Once Dorothy makes the statement that "witches are old and ugly" there is a giggling noise from Munchkins hiding in the bushes as Glinda explains she is a witch and that those attributes only apply to bad witches,

She announces that it is safe for the munchkins to "come out from wherever you are and meet the young lady that fell from a star" while Dorothy decides to sing about how it happened while the munchkins join along as part of their celebration. Suddenly the Wicked Witch of the West appears via a burst of fire and confronts them about her sister's death. Glinda asks "aren't you forgetting something?" alluding to the Ruby Slippers which are conveniently sticking out from under the house wreckage. The Wicked Witch approaches to retrieve them but suddenly they disappear while her dead sister's legs retract. She demands to know what Glinda did to them, so Glinda waves her wand to reveal that have magically teleported onto Dorothy's feet.

Despite the Wicked Witch's assertion that the shoes rightfully belong to her, Glinda explains that she gave them to Dorothy so that the Wicked Witch couldn't access their magic. The Wicked Witch disappears through a burst of fire, and Glinda reassures the munchkins that it is safe for them to get up. In order for Dorothy to possibly get back to Kansas, she tells her that she should request help from the Wizard of Oz who lives in the Emerald City. She directs Dorothy to the Yellow Brick Road and tells her to follow it to the Emerald City before floating away in her bubble.

Much later from afar, she summons snow to break the sleeping curse on Poppies casted by the Wicked Witch just outside of the Emerald City. This reawakes Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto but inadvertently causes Tin Man to rust which is easily remediated by Dorothy with the oil can.

Near the end of the film, she appears by bubble in the Emerald City right after the Wizard departs by balloon as Dorothy misses her ride with him. She explains that Dorothy had the power to leave all along with the usage of the Ruby Slippers as Scarecrow asks why she didn't tell her this before. She simply explains that the whole journey was to teach her a lesson about wanting to leave Kansas and that all Dorothy has to do is click her heels three times while repeating "there's no place like home". This seemingly transports Dorothy back to her bed in Kansas as she 'wakes up from her dream'.

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Trivia[]

  • This incarnation of Glinda, unlike the novel version, is the Good Witch of the North, a title that is applied to Tattypoo.
  • In the film, Glinda is present both at the beginning and end of the film, in the novel, she only appears at the end, with Tattypoo being the witch who greets Dorothy in the beginning.
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