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I’ll get you my pretty, and your little dog too.
— The Wizard of Oz • 1939
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is the moment the film sets its villain loose: from here on the slippers are the prize and Dorothy has a hunter on her trail. Hamilton's cackle gave every cartoon bad guy a template. People still reach for 'and your little dog too' whenever someone's menace stretches to the family pet.
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In context
Spoilers for The Wizard of OzShow the scene
The Munchkins are still celebrating the death of the Wicked Witch of the East when her sister, the Wicked Witch of the West, arrives in a burst of red smoke and fire. She demands to know who killed her sister and moves to claim the ruby slippers, but Glinda magically sends them onto Dorothy's feet first. Furious, the green-skinned witch turns on Dorothy and makes her threat, then vanishes in another blaze. Margaret Hamilton, who played her, was burned on the face and hand when the flames rose too early while filming this exit in December 1938.
Sources (3)
- Oz Wiki: The Wizard of Oz (1939)Plot, Munchkinland arrivalReference checked
- Oz Wiki: Wicked Witch of the West (MGM)Overview and triviaReference checked
- Wikiquote: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)Wicked Witch of the WestReference checked
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