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The Wheelers are a group of insane humanoid-like creatures with hands and feet as wheels that appeared as supporting antagonists in the 1985 Disney film Return to Oz. Like the Nome King and Mombi, they have counterparts in the real world, specifically the orderlies at Dr. Worley's asylum. In the movie, the Nome King's henchwoman Mombi who commands them throughout the film, sends these creatures to capture Billina, a hen.
She wanted her captured, because eggs were poisonous to the Nomes including their leader. The Wheelers made their horrific debut when they chased after Dorothy Gale and Billina. On a wall nearby, there was a message written in red saying "Beware the Wheelers" as a warning to unsupecting strangers who might come across the dangerous Wheelers. They were unable to catch her, because they didn't have hands. Tik-Tok the robot later catches one by the leg and releases him telling him to behave. The wheeler then playfully leaves.
When Dorothy and her friends escape from Princess Mombi later in the film, the evil witch sends the Wheelers to try and capture them, but this fails, and leads to the deaths of some of them who fall into the Deadly Desert and turn into sand.
Later, Mombi goes to visit the Nome King and warn him about Dorothy, and has the remaining Wheelers pull her chariot as her means of transportation. When the Nome King then cages Mombi for allowing Dorpthy to escape, the Wheelers flee.
When the Nome King is destroyed and the Emerald City is restored to its former glory, the Wheelers are seen cautiously entering a clearing near the city.
It appears that the remaining Wheelers ultimately repent of their evil ways, as they can be seen in the crowd at Queen Ozma's coronation in the end of the film.
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