#Recent wizard of oz tv series movie#
#Recent wizard of oz tv series series#

Uncle Henry and Aunt Em have just finished building a new farm house to replace the old house that was carried off by the tornado, and are almost finished with the barn also damaged by the tornado. Season 2: The Marvelous Land of Oz (episodes 18 to 30) When Dorothy finally goes home using the magic silver shoes, she keeps them, unlike the book, but loses one of them in the field she lands in, but forgets about it as she is anxious to see Uncle Henry and Aunt Em again. Dorothy uses the first wish of the Golden Cap to send Mombi and Tip back home. Dorothy meets Tip, who says he's Mombi's apprentice. She turns herself into a cat and tries to steal the Golden CapВ that Dorothy had just obtained from the wicked witch, but fails. Mombi, an aspiring witch, and her apprentice TipВ come to the land of the West to meet the Wicked Witch of the West.В Mombi came to learn magic from the witch, but is disappointed to find out that she was killed by Dorothy. In one episode, events happen that do not happen in the book. They all head to the Emerald City and meet the Wizard, but must destroy the Wicked Witch of the WestВ to do it. Along the way, Dorothy and Toto meet a Scarecrow, who wants a brain, TinВ Man, who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion, who wants courage. The Witch of the NorthВ appears and explains to Dorothy that she is in Oz, and to return home to Kansas, Dorothy should fallow the Yellow Brick RoadВ to the Emerald City, where she will find the Wizard of Oz. When the house finally lands, she steps outside and finds herself in a strange and beautiful land. Before Dorothy can get Toto from under the bed, the tornado carries the house away. Dorothy remembers to go into the storm cellar, but Toto hides under the bed and she refused to go down without him. While Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are heading into town, a twister approaches. Uncle Henry brings home a surprise for Dorothy, a little black dog who Dorothy named Toto. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are concerned as this is the season for tornadoes, so Uncle Henry shows Dorothy the storm cellar and tells her to go there when she sees a tornado. We are introduced to Dorothy'sВ life in KansasВ with her Uncle HenryВ and Aunt Em. Season 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (episodes 1 to 17) Her home remains Kansas at the end of the series, thereby preserving the famous adage about home from the first book. Some of the events progressively less faithful to the books with creative differences made, although the essential plots are based on Baum's original stories.В The most significant difference of all is that Dorothy Gale does not end up moving to the Land of Oz with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry as they at the end of the 6th book. As The Emerald City of Oz is the 6th Oz book, the events of Dorothy and the Wizard in OzВ and The Road to OzВ are not included in the series.

Season 1 is based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, season 2 on The Marvelous Land of Oz, season 3 on Ozma of Oz, and season 4 on The Emerald City of Oz.

#Recent wizard of oz tv series series#

The series can be split into four distinct story arcs, each freely adapted from four different books.

1.4 Season 4: The Emerald City of Oz (episodes 42 to 52).1.3 Season 3: Ozma of Oz (episodes 31 to 41).1.2 Season 2: The Marvelous Land of Oz (episodes 18 to 30).

1.1 Season 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (episodes 1 to 17).(There is no narration in the Japanese version.) The Canadian group Parachute Club provided songs for the series and the movies that would be based on the series, including the opening theme, Searching For a Dream.

#Recent wizard of oz tv series movie#

Margot Kidder, known for her iconic role as Lois Lane in the 1978 movie Superman and its sequels, was hired as the narrator for the English version. Production for the English version was done by the Canadian company Cinar Films, now known as Cookie Jar Group. In 1987, HBO purchased the rights to the series, dubbed it into English, and broadcast it as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It was originally produced in Japan by Panmedia, and aired on TV Tokyo from 1986 to 1987. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, known in Japan as OzВ no MahЕЌtsukaiВ (г‚Єг‚єгЃ®й”жі•дЅїгЃ„) ,В is an anime TV series created in 1986 loosely based on four of L. ' Here we are together, searching for a dream.' вЂ•English Version Opening Theme, Parachute Club ' Gently close your eyes and listen to your heart.' вЂ•Japanese Version Opening Theme