The Wizard of Oz is a animated television series based on the 1939 film. It was produced by DiC and aired on ABC in 1990.
Plot[]
In the series, Dorothy Gale uses the magic of the Ruby Slippers to return herself and Toto to the Land of Oz, in this case by doing the opposite of her famous line "There is no place like Oz". They immediately reunite with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion. Glinda arrives and tells Dorothy that Truckle and the Winged Monkeys that were loyal to the Wicked Witch of the West have performed an evil ritual that brought her back to life. She takes over the Emerald City, steals the gifts belonging to Dorothy's friends, and casts a spell that causes an evil wind to constantly blow the Wizard's hot air balloon around. Dorothy and her friends set out to rescue him, and defeat the Witch once and for all.
Episodes[]
- Rescue of the Emerald City Part One (September 8, 1990)
- Rescue of the Emerald City Part Two (September 15, 1990)
- Fearless (September 22, 1990)
- Crystal Clear (September 29, 1990)
- We're Not in Kansas Anymore (October 6, 1990)
- The Lion that Squeaked (October 13, 1990)
- Dream a Little Dream (October 20, 1990)
- A Star is Gone (October 27, 1990)
- Time Town (November 3, 1990)
- The Marvelous Milkmaid of Mechanica (November 10, 1990)
- Upside-Down Town (November 17, 1990)
- The Day the Music Died (November 24, 1990)
- Hot Air (December 1, 1990)
Principal cast[]
- Charlie Adler - Cowardly Lion
- Pat Fraley - Truckle
- Liz Georges - Dorothy Gale
- David Lodge - Scarecrow
- Tress MacNeille - The Wicked Witch of the West, Miranda (ep. 10)
- Alan Oppenheimer - The Wizard
- Hal Rayle - Tin Man
- B. J. Ward - Glinda
- Frank Welker - Toto, Laughing Hyena (ep. 6)
Additional voices[]
- Jack Angel -
- Hamilton Camp -
- Bibi Osterwald -
- Rob Paulsen -
- Ken Sansom -
- Susan Silo - Munchkin Mayor
Crew[]
- Susan Blu - Voice Director
- Ginny McSwain - Casting Director
Trivia[]
- The series ends on a cliffhanger with the Wizard still adrift in his balloon, it is unclear why the program was canceled.
- The plot was inspired only by the movie with multiple original locations and characters created for the show without drawing upon L. Frank Baum’s other books but some appear to take elements from Roger S. Baum's Dorothy of Oz (book).
- Some of the locations from this show are believed to have inspired levels in The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game).
- A Serbian dubbed version was released to DVD in 2006.