Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

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Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
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Genre
Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
The Wizard of Oz
by Noel Langley
Florence Ryerson
Edgar Allan Woolf
Voices of
ComposersSunna Wehrmeijer
Peter Bateman (S1–2)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes59 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jeff DeGrandis
  • Michelle Jabloner-Weiss (S1, S3)
  • Leanne Moreau (S2) and Tony Salama (line producers)
  • Adam Middleton (associate producer)
EditorPhilip Malamuth
Running time22 minutes
Production companies Turner Entertainment Co.
Warner Bros. Animation [2]
Original release
Network Boomerang SVOD
Boomerang (2018–2020)
ReleaseJune 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) 
July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)
Related
The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz is an American animated children's television series loosely based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its subsequent books, as well as its 1939 film adaptation. The series debuted on Boomerang SVOD on June 29, 2017. [3] The series was picked up for the second and third seasons. The series ended on July 31, 2020, after three seasons. [4]

Contents

Plot

After the Wicked Witch of the West was melted by water, Queen Ozma has appointed Dorothy Gale the Princess of Emerald City. With her feet firmly grounded in her ruby slippers, Dorothy tackles her royal duties with enthusiasm, bravery, kindness and farm girl feistiness. And whether it's magic, Munchkins, flying monkeys or her nemesis Wilhelmina, the wicked witch-in-training and niece of the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy is ready to track down and put a stop to any problem that comes Oz's way with help from her dog Toto and their friends Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion.

At the start of the second season, the Wizard of Oz ends up back in Oz after getting mixed up in another tornado. Now that he has returned at last, he plots to make himself into a real wizard by getting actual magic powers. When he finds out about the Wicked Witch's spirit being trapped in her crystal ball, he decides to help resurrect her in exchange for powers (not knowing that it takes years to get powers), but it backfired and Dorothy accidentally resurrects the Wicked Witch without her powers. Regardless on the outcome, this puts the Land of Oz in serious danger now.

Characters

Main

Villains

Other characters

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 20June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
2 26May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24)November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
3 13July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)

Broadcast

The first 13 episodes of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz were released on Boomerang's SVOD service in the United States on June 29, 2017. [8] It also premiered on Boomerang in Australia and New Zealand on June 26, 2017. [3]

Nearly a year later, the series premiered on the Boomerang channel in the United States on May 21, 2018. [9] The series premiered on Boomerang in Africa in October 2017. [10] The show was also premiered on Boomerang in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2017. [11]

In Canada, the series premiered on Treehouse TV on June 2, 2018. [12]

The series later started airing on Cartoon Network on December 21, 2018. [13]

Home media

We're Not in Kansas Anymore, a DVD containing the first 10 episodes of the series, was released on March 27, 2018. [14] "Emerald City" was the second DVD released for the series on June 12, 2018 with 10 episodes.

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