A Mindless Man

A Mindless Man is the second episode of Season 1 of Oz, Journey Through Magic. It is the second episode of the series overall.

Plot
The episode opens with a flying monkey flying above Dorothy and Toto as they walk down the Yellow Brick Road and head towards a cornfield. It then flys away from them towards a dark region of Oz.

Dorothy and Toto then arrive at two separate paths on the Yellow Brick Road, and Dorothy is unsure of which path to take, since Glinda didn't exactly give her a map. Dorothy speaks to Toto and asks which direction they should go, only for an unseen voice to speak out and tell them to take the path to the left. This causes Dorothy to holler in surprise and look around for the source of the voice, but the only thing she sees in a hanging scarecrow, which Toto starts barking at until Dorothy tells him to stop; scarecrows can't talk.

Suddenly, the scarecrow speaks again, his body in a different position as before, which Dorothy catches onto and approaches the scarecrow, who glances at her, making her jump back in terror, though she calms down and starts talking with the scarecrow. He tells her his name is Hunk and he's sorry for misdirecting her. He can't make up his mind, since he doesn't have a brain; only straw. This confuses Dorothy, who asks how he can even talk without a brain, to which he says he has no idea.

Feeling bad for Hunk, Dorothy helps him down from the wooden beam he's stuck to and learns that he can regenerate lost appendages after his left foot breaks off when he hits the ground, only for him to stick it back on with zero effort, making Dorothy cringe slightly. She then gets the idea of asking Hunk to come with her to see the Wizard, hoping he can give Hunk a brain. Hunk happily accepts Dorothy's offer and the trio walk down the left path on the Yellow Brick Road.

As Dorothy, Toto, and Hunk head down the Yellow Brick Road, Glinda watches them from her castle using a telescope, wishing Dorothy good luck on her journey; she's gonna need it.