The Scarecrow doesn't have the gun when the flying monkeys pull out his stuffing earlier in The Wizard of Oz, so it doesn't seem to have always been in his possession.

In The Wizard of Oz, however, the Wicked Witch and the Scarecrow are enemies, and the witch sets the Scarecrow’s arm on fire at one point. Related: Cynthia Erivo Explains Why 'Wicked' Is Split ...

What to remember from ‘Wizard of Oz' before seeing ‘Wicked' ... a tin man and a scarecrow. Oh, and her little dog, ... Dorothy and Toto are first captured by the Witch’s flying monkeys, ...

Margaret Hamilton and a winged monkey look into a crystal ball in a still from the film, "The Wizard of Oz," directed by Victor Fleming, 1939. (MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Images) Shares ...

'The Wizard of Oz,' released in 1939, is one of the most beloved movies of all time. Revisit it with these behind-the-scenes photos from set, featuring Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Billie ...

Both have their origins in Gregory Maguire’s 1995 revisionist prequel, which suggested events that might have shaped the characters in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” ...

Both have their origins in Gregory Maguire’s 1995 revisionist prequel, which suggested events that might have shaped the characters in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” ...