The Oz Kids

The Oz Kids
Also known asLittle Wizard Stories
GenreAdventure
Comedy drama
Fantasy
Serial
Created byWillard Carroll
StarringJulianne Michelle
Eric Lloyd
Shay Astar
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
ProducersWillard Carroll
Thomas L. Wilhite
John Bush
Running time40–89 minutes
Production companiesHyperion Animation
Meldac
Canal + D.A.
Wang Film Productions
Original release
NetworkDirect-to-video
ReleaseOctober 1, 1996 (1996-10-01) –
February 18, 1997 (1997-02-18)
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The Oz Kids is an American direct-to-video animated fantasy comedy-drama series produced by Hyperion Animation based on The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel, and its various sequels. Nine episodes were released between October 1, 1996 and February 18, 1997 by Paramount Home Video.[1]

The two main characters of this series are both human: Dot and Neddie (the children of Dorothy and Zeb). The minor characters are Boris and Bela (the children of the Cowardly Lion), Tin Boy (the son of the Tin Woodman), Scarecrow Jr. (the son of the original Scarecrow), Jack Pumpkinhead Jr. (the son of the original Jack Pumpkinhead), Frank, (the son of the Wizard), and Andrea, (the daughter of Glinda).[2]

  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 231. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul (2013). A Brief Guide to Oz. Constable & Robinson Ltd. pp. 241–242. ISBN 978-1-47210-988-0. Retrieved 10 February 2024.