The Wizard of Oz (TV series)
13 videos • 41 views • by The StoryTeller 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. The series aired for thirteen episodes and premiered on ABC, starting on September 8, 1990. The show presented a number of stories and characters from L. Frank Baum's original Oz series. Episodes: The Rescue of the Emerald City Part I The Rescue of the Emerald City Part II The Day the Music Died Time Town We're not in Kansas Anymore Crystal Clear Fearless Hot Air A Star is Gone Upside Downtown Dream a Little Dream The Lion that Squeaked The Marvelous Milkmaid of Mechanica * * * Author Jeff Lenburg mentioned an aspect of the series wherein Dorothy has to learn to believe in herself. The series incorporated music and visual elements from the 1939 film version, including the Scarecrow's diploma and Dorothy's ruby slippers. At the same time, the character of Dorothy was designed with an appearance similar to that of Princess Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid and was not intended to resemble Judy Garland. In the film, it is largely implied that Oz was a head-trauma-induced delirium, instead of a real place, while in the TV series, it was a real land.