Toto, Dorothy's dog, is actually replaced by a cow named Imogene in the 1903 adaptation. This was most likely done because it was easier to fit an actor inside a cow costume than a dog costume, much less attempt to train a dog for the stage.
Toto is the driving force behind Frank Baum's narrative because it is Dorothy's love for the dog that leads her to run away and escape the dreary moral landscape of Kansas and its arbiter, Miss Gulch.
First, we need to address that the actual name of the dog is Terry, but she went by Toto in the movie. If you remember, Toto was portrayed as a boy in the film. So, this talented girl dog played a boy dog during filming! Another fact is that Terry received incorrect billing in the closing credits.
The cairn terrier, Terry, worked on the production of The Wizard of Oz with her trainer, Carl Spitz. She was paid $125 per week for her role of Toto, which when adjusted for inflation, translates to $2,729.38 today.
But how do Terry's earnings compare to the other performers on set? Ultimately debunking a common misconception, Toto was not paid more than Dorothy, played by Judy Garland. Garland was paid $500 per week on set, which would be the equivalent of almost $11,000 in 2023 — definitely more than Terry.
The ticket collector insisted on calling Toto a dog because he did not have any fixed fare for a monkey. The monkey could not be charged as a human being. So, he decided to categorize it as a dog and charge accordingly.
Stephen Cox, author of The Munchkins of Oz, wrote in his 1989 book that in 1938, the Munchkins were paid US$50 per week, about US$900 in 2016. Meanwhile, Toto and her trainer earned US$125 per week, which would now equate to about US$2,100 per week.
A Daily Variety news story from 17 August 1938, stated 124 dwarves had been signed to play Munchkins; modern sources place the number either at 122 or 124. An additional dozen or so child actors were hired to make up for the shortage of dwarves.
Answer and Explanation: Toto, Dorothy's dog and constant companion, is a small black terrier with bright, shining eyes and an inquisitive personality. Despite his diminutive size, he bravely faces the various dangers he and Dorothy encounter in Oz.
Since she was sixteen years old at the time of filming, Garland's maturing figure was bound into a figure-hiding corset. Since fantasy films generally were unsuccessful at that time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer portrayed Oz as a head-trauma-induced delirium, instead of a real place.
Toto looked cute but his presence was kept a secret from the narrator's Grandmother because she did not approve of any new additions to the already existing pets. Consequently, Toto was put in a closet opening into the narrator's bedroom wall and was tied to a peg fastened into the wall.
Answer: The author said that Toto was not the sort of pet they could keep for long because he was very mischievous and kept destroying things at home. He would tear things to pieces. He would make every effort to tear a hole in the narrator's aunt's dresses.
Answer: Toto takes bath in a tub of warm water. It puts its legs in the water one by one and applies soap as well. As monkeys are good at aping others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing while watching the narrator doing same. Toto is fond of bathing with warm water.
She daydreams about going "over the rainbow" after Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton), a nasty neighbor, hits Dorothy's dog Toto (Terry) on the back with a rake, causing Toto to bite her.
Toto and Nana never became good friends because Toto was a very mischievous animal while Nana was a very calm one. Toto was a very destructive monkey who always used to disturb others. Nana was the family donkey who used to be very calm and silent.
Why was grandfather pleased even though Toto had escaped from the closet?
Answer: He was pleased at Toto's intelligence and how he had managed to get free from the peg he had been tied to. This reveals the fact that he was a true animal lover and enjoyed the antics of the monkey.
When grandfather was producing his ticket, Toto suddenly poked his head out of the bag. He gave the ticket collector a wide grin. The ticket collector insisted that grandfather must buy the ticket for the pet. And proved to be a big problem for grandfather.
