Wizard of oz series tv
* We're off to see the Wizard (The Rescue of Emerald City Part 1, Time Town & Upside-Down Town) * Look to the Star (The Rescue of Emerald City Part 2) * A running gag in the series was the Wicked Witch of the West's Crystal Ball, which she was only able to use once per episode. * Dorothy's famous Ruby Slippers were changed from being heels to slip-ons. * Dorothy wears a simple blue dress in this series, as opposed to a a blue and white gingham dress in the film. * Many of the songs used in the show were revamped from songs and themes from the film. *Dorothy's design is similar to that of Disney's "The Little Mermaid"'s female protagonist Ariel. * Tress MacNeille - The Wicked Witch of the West # "Day the Music Died", written by Laurie Sutton # "Upside-Down Town", written by Gordon Bressack # "The Marvelous Milkmaid of Mechanica", by Jules Dennis, from a story by Karen Willson & Chris Weber # "Time Town", written by Richard Merwin # "A Star Is Gone", written by Michael O'Mahony # "Dream a Little Dream", written by Michael Maurer # "The Lion that Squeaked", written by Bob Carrau # "We're Not in Kansas Anymore", written by Lisa Maliani & Michael Maroney # "Crystal Clear", written by Pat Allee & Ben Hurst # "Rescue of Emerald City, Part II", written by Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser # "Rescue of Emerald City, Part I", written by Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser The series was canceled after one season, so the fates of the characters are unknown. This was similar to the film where the Wizard convinced Dorothy's friends their talents lay within. Some episodes had similarity to the film, such as Dorothy convincing the Lion he still was powerful after he lost confidence when the Witch cast a spell on him removing his powerful roar and giving it to a Hyena, but she and her friends worked to reverse the spell. Dorothy would sometimes begin an episode by clicking her heels and saying to herself "There is no place like Oz" repeatedly, which would transport her from Kansas to Oz, a reverse of a key point in the 1939 film. Dorothy and her friends were also always trying to save the Wizard from the evil West Wind, created by the Witch. Each episode consisted of the Witch attempting to get the ruby slippers from Dorothy. Dorothy returns to Oz to finish off the witch once and for all. Now that she's alive again, she has taken over the Emerald City. The Wicked Witch of the West has been resurrected by Truckle the Flying Monkey and the Flying Monkeys loyal to her through a revival ceremony. It ran on ABC from 1990-1991, and was subsequently repeated on the Disney Channel and HBO in the 1990s, and on Toon Disney from 1998-2002. "The Wizard of Oz" is an animated television series produced in 1990 to capitalize on the 50th anniversary of the 1939 classic film.