The Wizard of Oz (TV series)
| The Wizard of Oz | |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical |
| Written by | Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby Doug Molitor |
| Voices of |
Charlie Adler Pat Fraley Liz Georges David Lodge Tress MacNeille Alan Oppenheimer Hal Rayle B.J. Ward Frank Welker |
| Theme music composer | Tom Worrall |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Andy Heyward |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
DiC Enterprises Turner Entertainment |
| Distributor | DHX Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 8 – December 1, 1990 |
The Wizard of Oz is an animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment in 1990 to capitalize on the 51th anniversary of the 1939 film version. The series featured thirteen episodes and premiered on ABC, starting on September 8, 1990. It also aired on YTV from 1990 to 1995 in Canada. Reruns aired on Toon Disney from 1998 to 2002.
Dorothy has decided to return to Oz with Toto using the ruby slippers that showed up on her doorstep. Upon arriving there she reunites with the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, she learns from Glinda the Good Witch that the Wicked Witch of the West has been resurrected by her evil winged monkeys and that the Emerald City has been taken over by her.The Wizard is in his hot air balloon, which is under a spell that causes it to be constantly blown around by an evil wind. Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion set out to rescue him and defeat the Wicked Witch once and for all. Author Jeff Lenburg mentioned an aspect of the series wherein Dorothy has to learn to believe in oneself.
To combat the idea that the slippers would provide Dorothy with ultimate power against the Witch, they didn't always work correctly, apparently because she wasn't entirely sure how to use them. They often didn't do exactly as she asked, acting unpredictably. In the second episode, she clicks her heels four times to correct the Witch's damage to the Emerald City, as to imply that a fourth click has more power than three. Glinda often told her to only use them as a last resort.
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