Tales of the Wizard of Oz

Name: Tales of the Wizard of Oz
Genre: Animation
Released: 1961-09-01
Rating: 6
Cast: Corinne Conley, Carl Banas, Larry D. Mann, Alfie Scopp, Paul Kligman

6.0First aired 1961-09-01Last aired 2006-01-01Status: Ended

Animation

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 117
Networks: Syndication

Overview

Tales of the Wizard of Oz, created in 1961, was an animated television series crafted by Crawley Films for Videocraft, (later known as Rankin/Bass Productions.) This was the studio's second venture into animation and Rankin/Bass's inaugural foray into traditional animation. Characters from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz are given additional names, including Dandy the Cowardly Lion, Rusty the Tin Man, and Socrates the Strawman, expanding upon the original with these fresh monikers.