On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Thurston Sherman wrote:

Hi, all!

I was reading that famous book by Frank L. Baum when it 
struck me, what would it be like if the cast of Ranma 1/2
were to take on the roles in the Wizard of Oz?  Here's the 
pairings I came up with:

	Dorothy Gale		Ran-chan

Male Ranma or Female Ranma? It would be funny if Shampoo Ukyou and Akane 
kept fighting over him. :)

	Toto			P-chan

<tries to imagine Ranma fighting P-chan *grin*>

	The Scarecrow		Shampoo

...no brain...I guess it could fit Shampoo's apparent airheadedness

	The Tin Woodsman	Akane

...no heart...kinda fits Akane's violent temper :)

	The Lion		Ukyou

...no courage?...

	The Wicked Witch	Kodachi

"OOHOHOHOHOOHOHOHO!!"

	Glinda, the Good Witch	Nabiki

Hmm I don't quite remember what Glinda was like so I can't really coment 
on this

	The Wizard 		Soun (the giant, disembodied head)
				Genma (the panda behind the curtain)

Cool.

	Auntie Em		Kasumi

There's an Auntie Em in Oz? (been a while since I read that)

	

with minor parts played by:
	Captain of the Wicked Witch's Guards	Kuno

Add a little fighting into this and you'll have Kuno yelling "TEMBETSU 
TADADADADADADADA!" as he takes lots of wild sword swpes at Ranma

	Munchkins				Happosai, Cologne 

I thought Munchkins were supposed to be cute. :)

	Leader of the Flying Monkeys		Mousse

I guess Mousse fits the best, seeing as he turns into a duck.

	and various cameo appearances by other Ranma 1/2 characters...

I know its a strange idea, but let me know what you think of it.  
Based upon the response I get, I may even try making it into a 
fanfiction. If you like the idea and would like to write it, be 
my guest!  ^_^

I think this would be a very interesting "crossover" type fic, putting 
the Ranma characters in the world of Oz (with small personality 
alterations as appropriate). You picked a nice assignment of the 
characters. I'd certainly read it. :) I hope you do decide to write this 
fic, and I volunteer to be a pre-reader if you do.

(Please, no more nobody jokes guys...:P I remember someone said "Of 
course not. Nobody wants to see more of this. Nobody likes lemons. I 
certainly wouldn't write a fic that Nobody would want to read.)