The Wizard of Oz (TV series)

This article is about the 1990 series. For the 1986 series, see The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (TV series). For other adaptations, see Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz § Television.
The Wizard of Oz
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Based onThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
The Wizard of Oz
by Noel Langley
Florence Ryerson
Edgar Allan Woolf
Developed byDoug Molitor
Written byElana Lesser
Cliff Ruby
Doug Molitor
Voices ofCharlie Adler
Pat Fraley
Liz Georges
David Lodge
Tress MacNeille
Alan Oppenheimer
Hal Rayle
B.J. Ward
Frank Welker
ComposerTom Worrall
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerAndy Heyward
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesDIC Animation City
Turner Entertainment Co.
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 8 (1990-09-08) –
December 28, 1990 (1990-12-28)
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The Wizard of Oz is a 1990 American animated television series produced by DIC Animation City to capitalize on the popularity of the 1939 film version, to which DiC had acquired the rights from Turner Entertainment, Co.[1] The series aired for thirteen episodes and premiered on ABC, starting on September 8, 1990.[2] The show presented a number of stories and characters from L. Frank Baum's original Oz series.[3]

Author Jeff Lenburg mentioned an aspect of the series wherein Dorothy has to learn to believe in herself.[4]

In the series, Dorothy uses the ruby slippers to return to Oz. She learns that the winged monkeys have already resurrected the Wicked Witch of the West, who has conquered the Emerald City. The Wizard is trapped with a spell involving a never-ending wind, and Dorothy has to rescue him.

  1. ^ Heffley, Lynne (September 7, 1990). "A Cartoon 'Oz' for Saturday TV". LA Times. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  2. ^ See www.tvguide.com/tvshows/wizard-oz/205567 (accessed on January 19, 2011)
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 913–914. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  4. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, Third Edition. Infobase Publishing (New York, NY). p. 670.