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Tik-Tok

also Tik Tok · Tiktok · Clockwork Man · Copper Man

Tik Tok is a machine man of burnished copper who can talk, walk and think when wound.

First named in Little Wizard Stories of Oz, ch. 3

Although so cleverly constructed, the Clockwork Man was far from perfect.

Names in the books

  • called Tik-Tok 45 chapters

    Ozma of Oz4

    Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz171820

    The Road to Oz1415161821222324

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz16

    Tik-Tok of Oz789101113141516171819212425

    The Scarecrow of Oz924

    The Lost Princess of Oz1562526

    The Tin Woodman of Oz6

    The Magic of Oz2022

    Glinda of Oz1415202124

    The Royal Book of Oz124

  • called Copper Man 20 chapters

    Ozma of Oz45620

    Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz17

    The Road to Oz1416

    Tik-Tok of Oz79101617

    Glinda of Oz14

    The Royal Book of Oz1

    Kabumpo in Oz71415

    The Lost King of Oz8

    Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz17

    The Yellow Knight of Oz1

  • called Clockwork Man 15 chapters

    The Road to Oz14

    Little Wizard Stories of Oz13

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz1116

    Tik-Tok of Oz7891115171924

    The Magic of Oz22

    The Royal Book of Oz1

What the books say it is

  • made of burnished copper 3 chapters
  • made of metal 1 chapter
  • made by a firm of magicians 1 chapter
  • texture burnished 1 chapter
    • Tik Tok is another great celebrity, a machine man of burnished copper who can talk, walk and even think when properly wound.
      The Lost King of Oz, ch. 8
  • appearance a machine man who winds up like a clock 1 chapter
  • trait lively 1 chapter
  • trait humble 1 chapter
    • Ann was greatly provoked at this mark of favor shown to the humble Clockwork Man, but Shaggy seemed much pleased that his old friend's importance had been recognized by the ruler of this remarkable country.
      Tik-Tok of Oz, ch. 11
  • reputation favorite subject 1 chapter
    • He remembered that the Clockwork Man was a favorite subject of the powerful Princess, Ozma of Oz, who would be sure to resent Tiktok's ruin.
      Little Wizard Stories of Oz, ch. 3

Where the books disagree

  • disputed how the name is spelled 2 chapters

    The books spell the name two ways. "Tik-Tok" is used 116 times by Baum, 9 times by Thompson; "Tiktok" 133 times by Baum. They are one and the same.

Appears in

Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (3 of 25 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (3 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)

Mentioned in

Tik-Tok of Oz (3 of 25 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (2 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (2 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (5 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)

Connections

  • travels with Professor Wogglebug 1 chapter
    • The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman paired together in one tent and so did Jack Pumpkinhead and the Shaggy Man, Cap'n Bill and Uncle Henry, Tik-Tok and Professor Wogglebug.
      Glinda of Oz, ch. 20
  • created by Smith & Tinker 1 chapter
    • SMITH & TINKER'S Patent Double-Action, Extra-Responsive, Thought-Creating, Perfect-Talking MECHANICAL MAN
      Ozma of Oz, ch. 4

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