We are introduced to a new character who calls himself "Henry Gale". Henry Gale is Dorothy's uncle in the Wizard of Oz. Henry also tells his story of how he came to be on the island in which he said he and his wife crashed on the island in their balloon, much like the wizard said he did in Oz. In another reference noted by fans, Sawyer calls Mr. Friendly, Zeke, who is one of the farm hands on the Gale farm and was also the cowardly lion
in Dorothy's dream visit to Oz.