What were the names of the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz?

Answer 1

In the original novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, the flying monkeys were not given individual names. They were simply referred to as the Flying Monkeys or Winged Monkeys. In the 1939 film adaptation "The Wizard of Oz," they were also not named individually. However, the leader of the Flying Monkeys was referred to as the "Head Flying Monkey" or "Commander of the Winged Monkeys."

Answer 2

Oh, dude, those flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz were called Winged Monkeys. Yeah, they were like the Wicked Witch of the West's little minions who did all her dirty work. So, next time you see those monkeys flying around, just remember, they're not just any monkeys, they're winged monkeys.

Answer 3

The book simply names them 'Winged Monkeys.' The Witch called them through a crown that allowed her to command them. She could only use the crown three times and when she used it to capture Dorothy, it was the last time she was able to call them to her bidding. In the movie, the leader of the Winged Monkeys was called Nikko by the Wicked Witch of the West.

Answer 4

It was done with trick Photography, like Bat sequences in Tarzan films- a flying ape with Bat-like characteristics ( Darwin Run amuck!) would be , if handled realistically, horrifying to a kiddie audience.

Answer 5

No. Real monkeys would have never been cooperative and patient enough to endure being dressed up in suits with hats. Flying would have really pushed them over the edge. I can't imagine what kind of a coup the film makers would have had on their hands then!

Answer 6

It is a trick queston. they were not played by actors but remotely controlled from overhead- like Bats in Vampire films. As they were not animate to begin with- they don't have life dates. There was a very similar devil bat sequence in one of the Tarzan films where Tarzan and his female friend were assaulted by Bats with huge wingspans and accurately up-scaled. this was intended to possibly cause a Number-One magnitude tidal wave in some theaters- monster or Horror characters.

Actually, the information above is rubbish, as far as I can tell. I can't imagine where the author would have obtained these falsehoods. For shame! The monkeys were people. Living, breathing little people. Scroll through the cast list. Google 'Danny Windsor'.

Answer 7

The flying monkeys in the "Wizard of Oz" were never given a specific name. They were simply referred to as flying monkeys or winged monkeys.

Answer 8

yes. there is no such thing as flying monkeys...

Answer 9

Many literary scholars believe that they represent the Native-Americans.

Answer 10

Both, Close ups were actors in costumes & when you see them flying in the background from the witch's window, those are puppets on strings.