The Magic of Oz

Jack Pumpkinhead

also The Pumpkinhead · Jack

A man of wooden limbs and a carved pumpkin head, made by Tip and brought to life by the Powder of Life.

First named in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 1

I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'

What the books say it is

Made of
wood, branches of trees The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 19
Wears
red shirt with white spots, blue trousers, yellow vest, jacket of green-and-gold, stout leather shoes The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 19
Colour
various colors The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 19

As the books describe them

a man clothed in a spotted shirt, a red vest, and faded blue trousers, whose body was merely sticks of wood, jointed clumsily together. On his neck was set a round, yellow pumpkin, with a face carved on it The Road to Oz, ch. 16
Jack Pumpkinhead, whose body was brush-wood and whose head was a ripe pumpkin with a face carved upon it The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 5
The face, when completed, could not have been considered strictly beautiful; but it wore a smile so big and broad, and was so Jolly in expression, that even Tip laughed as he looked admiringly at his work. The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 1
The purple trousers and pink waistcoat and red shirt hung loosely over the wooden joints Tip had manufactured, and the carved face on the pumpkin grinned perpetually, as if its wearer considered life the jolliest thing imaginable. The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7
This wooden framework was covered by a red shirt--with white spots in it--blue trousers, a yellow vest, a jacket of green-and-gold and stout leather shoes. The neck was a sharpened stick on which the pumpkin head was set, and the eyes, ears, nose and mouth were carved on the skin of the pumpkin, very like a child's jack-o'-lantern. The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 19

Names in the books

Appears in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (20 of 24 chapters)
The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (4 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (2 of 28 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (19 of 21 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (4 of 30 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (4 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (1 of 25 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (3 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)

Connections

  • child of Tip 1 chapter

    stated in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 3

    "Just so-so," replied Tip, modestly; for he began to see certain defects in the construction of his man. "If I'd known we were going to travel together I might have been a little more particular." "Why, then," said the Pumpkinhead, in a tone that expressed surprise, "you must be my creator my parent my father!" "Or your inventor," replied the boy with a laugh. "Yes, my son; I really believe I am!"
  • created by Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in The Road to Oz, ch. 16

    "Not quite the same, my dear, for my mouth is a little more one-sided than it used to be; but pretty nearly the same. I've a new head, and this is the fourth one I've owned since Ozma first made me and brought me to life by sprinkling me with the Magic Powder." "What became of the other heads, Jack?"
  • created by Tip 1 chapter

    stated in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 1

    Some knit stockings belonging to Mombi and a much worn pair of his own shoes completed the man's apparel, and Tip was so delighted that he danced up and down and laughed aloud in boyish ecstacy. "I must give him a name!" he cried. "So good a man as this must surely have a name. I believe," he added, after a moment's thought, "I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'"
  • friend of The Scarecrow 1 chapter

    stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 24

    it was Jack Pumpkinhead, who is also a farmer
  • servant of Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 24

    Jack Pumpkinhead remained with Ozma to the end of his days

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