Tales of the Wizard of Oz: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This 150-episode series of shorts chronicles Dorothy's long stay in the land of Oz. The Munchkins are portrayed as tiny globs; the Scarecrow is a fool named Socrates; the Tin Woodman is a bully named Rusty; and the dandy Lion is called Dandy. The Wizard, who speaks like W.C. Fields, can perform little magic beyond card tricks. Nevertheless, Dorothy continually pressures the Wizard to send her home. A constant threat is posed by the solid-green Wicked Witch of the West, who tries to make the dragonette Desmond follow her orders and attack the group of friends, even though he has no malice toward them.

Series details

• Title: Tales of the Wizard of Oz
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Family, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2006-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1964-02-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27077
• IMDb ID: tt0054568
• TVDB ID: 73930

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-01-01; final listed air date 2006-01-01.
• Season 2: premiered 1964-02-09; final listed air date 1964-02-09.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tales of the Wizard of Oz on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.