A storybook opens to depict little Dorothy on the grey Kansas prairies, when suddenly a cyclone comes up, turns her world to color, and she lands on a Scarecrow, who promptly gets up and walks with her. Her dog Toto finds a woodcutter made of tin, so the Scarecrow oils him up and he accompanies them. They watch some animals reproduce before being ushered into the Emerald City by singing suits of armor and a lavish parade of overweight cops before meeting the Wizard, a devious little man who transforms eggs into uncontrollable forms, much to Billina's dismay.
Under the motto "Junk Ain't Junk No More", Sammy Salvage collects junk that can be reused.
A young Eskimo and his animal friends build a snow man, only for it to come to life and terrorize the local wildlife.
Animated segments which might have originally framed live action footage of bakers at work making Wonder Bread and Hostess cakes.