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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[]

Wizard of Oz Animated Series

1990 TV series

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[]

  1. Rescue of the Emerald City Part One (September 8, 1990)
  2. Rescue of the Emerald City Part Two (September 15, 1990)
  3. Fearless (September 22, 1990)
  4. Crystal Clear (September 29, 1990)
  5. We're Not in Kansas Anymore (October 6, 1990)
  6. The Lion that Squeaked (October 13, 1990)
  7. Dream a Little Dream (October 20, 1990)
  8. A Star is Gone (October 27, 1990)
  9. Time Town (November 3, 1990)
  10. The Marvelous Milkmaid of Mechanica (November 10, 1990)
  11. Upside-Down Town (November 17, 1990)
  12. The Day the Music Died (November 24, 1990)
  13. Hot Air (December 1, 1990)

Principal cast[]

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.
Site-logoTelevision Shows, Specials and EpisodesSite-logo
TV Series Adventures in Oz with Cheryl (1999) • Lost in Oz (2002) • Tin Man (2007) • La Maga (2008) • Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (2011) • Emerald City (2017)
Animated Series and Specials Tales of the Wizard of Oz (1961) • Return to Oz (1964) • Dorothy in the Land of Oz (1980) • In the Magical Land of Oz (1983) • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986) • Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz (1987) • The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz (1990) • The Wizard of Oz (1990) • The Oz Kids (1996) • Adventures in the Emerald City (1999) • Marchen Awakens Romance (2007) • Lost in Oz (2015-2018) • Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (2017-2020)
Guest Appearances Shirley Temple's Storybook Theater: "The Land of Oz" (1960) • Once Upon a Time (2011-2018) • Supernatural (2013-2015)
Pastiches, parodies, etc The World's Greatest SuperFriends: "The Planet of Oz" (1980) • Scooby-Doo (1981-) • Beetlejuice: "Wizard of Ooze" (1991) • Animaniacs: "Buttons in Ows" (1995) • Earthworm Jim: "Wizard of Ooze" (1996) • Rugrats: "No Place Like Home" (1999) • MadTV (2000-2004) • Futurama: "Anthology of Interest II" (2002) • That's So Raven (2003-2006) • Phineas and Ferb: "Wizard of Odd" (2010) • Dora the Explorer : "Book Explorers" (2012) • The Fresh Beat Band: "The Wizard of Song" (2012) • Victorious: "April Fools Blank" (2012) • "Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Brick Road" (2012) • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: "Minnie's The Wizard Of Dizz" (2013) • Dino Dan/Trek's Adventures "The Wonderful Wizard of Dinoz" (2014) • Black Dynamite: "The Wizard of Watts" (2015) • Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: "The Wonderful Wizard of Quads" (2017)
Reality TV Project Runway (2004) • America's Got Talent (2006 – present) • Face Off (2011)
Shorts and others Beef Ravioli commercials (2006) • Unknown, Lost, or non-English Adaptations
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