Jack Pumpkinhead | |
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Oz character | |
First appearance | The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) |
Created by | L. Frank Baum |
Portrayed by | Brian Henson (head, Return to Oz) Stewart Larange (body, Return to Oz) |
Voiced by | Paul Lynde (Journey Back to Oz) Brian Henson (Return to Oz) |
In-universe information | |
Species | Animated Simulacrum |
Gender | Male |
Title | Adviser to Ozma of Oz |
Occupation | Pumpkin farmer |
Family | Tippetarius (father) Mombi (vivifier) |
Nationality | Gillikin |
Jack Pumpkinhead is a fictional character from the Land of Oz who appears in several of the classic children's series of Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum.[1] Jack first appeared as a main character in the second Oz book by Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), and returned often in subsequent books. He got the starring role in Ruth Plumly Thompson's 1929 book Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz.