Similarly, the Wicked Witch's crystal ball was unpredictable, often only working once a day. Glinda often told her to only use them as a last resort. In the second episode, she clicks her heels four times to correct the Witch's damage to the Emerald City, as to imply that a fourth click has more power than three. They often didn't do exactly as she asked, acting unpredictably. To combat the idea that the slippers would provide Dorothy with ultimate power against the Witch, they didn't always work correctly, apparently because she wasn't entirely sure how to use them. Author Jeff Lenburg mentioned an aspect of the series wherein Dorothy has to learn to believe in oneself. Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion set out to rescue him and defeat the Wicked Witch once and for all. The Wizard is in his hot air balloon, which is under a spell that causes it to be constantly blown around by an evil wind. Upon arriving there she reunites with the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, she learns from Glinda the Good Witch that the Wicked Witch of the West has been resurrected by her evil winged monkeys and that the Emerald City has been taken over by her. ĭorothy has decided to return to Oz with Toto using the ruby slippers that showed up on her doorstep. The show presented a number of stories and characters from L. The series aired for thirteen episodes and premiered on ABC, starting on September 8, 1990.

The Wizard of Oz is a 1990 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 Wizard of OzĪction, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical For other adaptations, see Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz § Television. For the 1986 series, see The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (TV series).

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