Jack Pumpkinhead

Jack Pumpkinhead
Oz character
First appearanceThe Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)
Created byL. Frank Baum
Portrayed byBrian Henson (head, Return to Oz)
Stewart Larange (body, Return to Oz)
Voiced byPaul Lynde (Journey Back to Oz)
Brian Henson (Return to Oz)
In-universe information
SpeciesAnimated Simulacrum
GenderMale
TitleAdviser to Ozma of Oz
OccupationPumpkin farmer
FamilyTippetarius (father)
Mombi (vivifier)
NationalityGillikin

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.

  1. ^ Jack Snow, Who's Who in Oz, Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988; pp. 105-6.