#betty patchwork

Scarecrow Jr. (Scarecrow's son) - No other parent or other family is ever referenced. Though, he is one of those characters that can be built so we can assume Scarecrow just created him.

Though I do question why Scarecrow would create his child as, well a child, because wouldn't that permanently keep him that age? But that's questioning a kids show with the main characters being the age of who it's aimed at.

Also, with other abilities he was given Scarecrow doesn't have, like being able to eat Straw to re-stuff himself and sleep, I feel like it's fair to assume he is somehow magically aging. And, I think we can assume all the built kids are probably magically aging somehow.

Tin Boy (Nick's Son) - No other parent mentioned or referenced. (Though honestly in this universe if he had, I'm being specific in my words, a mother, I would lay money down it's Nimmie) again he goes under the whole, he doesn't need one as he was presumably built.

At least, I really hope he was built.

He has a manual on how to rebuild himself...

Because if he's made of Tin for the same reason Nick is that's...grim.

By the way, random note but it took me a ridiculously long time to realize he was also technically named "Jr." Like most of the kids. Literally my mind was going "It's an odd name, Tin Boy. So what's going to happen when he grows up he's going to be...oh."

Jack Jr. - (Jack's son) Okay so, here's where it gets interesting. Even though Jack Jr. could easily be one of the characters who is just built and doesn't need another parent to be here, he does at one point specifically mention his "folks." So, he does have another parent, which means Jack found someone in this version of Oz.

For fun I'll add he never genders the other parent. He has one, we never meet them or know their gender.

Additionally, it's kinda implied he has a bigger family. So, he could possibly have siblings, or other family members around.

I have a little theory that turned into an AU that Ozma is with them, not in the best of state but that's for another post.

Boris and Bela (Lion's kids) - A mother is specifically mentioned. Though she is never seen and is only really mentioned once. Still, interesting.

I've read that some people thought it had to be a female version of Hungry Tiger. But, we do actually see Hungry Tiger with his own kid in that Christmas episode, so presumably that is not the case.

Frank (Oscar's/The Wizard's son...finally someone who isn't a Jr.) - I'm gonna give him a little more grace since his backstory is a bit more complicated. Apparently Oscar went back to earth at some point, had Frank, and came back to Oz. The wiki says it's mentioned the Wizard is a widower but honestly I don't recall this happening.

It's the same thing with the existence of Scraps' other kids the wiki is sure exist, am I missing something?

Little more on Frank in the next one.

Andrea - (Glinda's daughter.) Other parent never mentioned or referenced.

Worthwhile to mention it is kinda theorized Oscar and Glinda may be a thing in this show, I think based off of the general theory of them from the books and that they live together in this show. And, thus, there is a theory Andrea and Frank may be siblings or half-siblings.

That's all theories I've read but felt it was worthwhile to mention.

Betty (Scraps' daughter) - And possibly the other Patchwork children the Oz Kids wiki is convinced Scraps has. No other parent is referenced or mentioned. But, Betty is in the situation of, she could have easily been built.

Though she brings an interesting question of, going back to me overthinking the kids' age in this. Betty is a baby, born during the duration of the show. Did Scraps just decide in this, to build Betty as an infant and let her grow however these kids are aging, or did she somehow birth her?

I overthink too much...

Worthwhile to note when Tin Boy was being given Betty to hold she was referred to as his niece. This is not explained at any point in any way and just said randomly and never again.

So it's mentioned in the wiki for this to work Tin Boy would need to have an older sibling Scraps is with for this to work, who is never mentioned or referenced (I won't say it's impossible but it's really kinda shown as Tin Boy is an only child), or she is somehow his sister. Which, also doesn't make much sense.

All the kids call Scraps Auntie Scraps as she takes care of them often so I vaguely wonder if they got confused with that (though it still doesn't really work) or where trying to tease. But it's an odd one-off line that's never explained.

Otto (The Nome King's son) - Another parent is never mentioned or referenced. I don't really have any lengthy extra notes for him, sorry.

(Incest warning for the next one)

Dot and Neddie (Dorothy and Zeb's kids) - Yep they have both parents, shown in the show and let me just say what the actual fuck.

Even though yes, it's not officially said in the show, the writers very clearly had knowledge of the books. And if we really wanted Dorothy to have kids with a guy in the books around her age, we could have done Ojo, we could have done Button Bright, we could have done so many other characters but just good God w h y.

And, there are more in this show, but those are the main kids so I'm gonna stop this wildly overthought ramble for now. Thanks for reading!

Dorothy was just really mentally damaged after what happened to Ozma that caused her to vanish, maybe...