Tales of the Wizard of Oz
Tales of the Wizard of Oz
TV ShowEnded

Tales of the Wizard of Oz

4.0 / 10
1961
1 season
98 episodes
Animation

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.

Sign in to add to your list

What critics are saying

Verdicts use the same scale as your list: highly recommended through avoid — plus optional scores and blurbs.

Highly recommended Recommend Give it a go Neutral Avoid

Nobody on Critic, Sir! has logged a verdict for this title yet. The silence is either respectful or suspicious.

Sign in and use Add to My List below to share your own verdict.

Cast

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The Magic World Of Oz

    01-09-196130m
  • Ep 2

    2.The Witch Switch

    TBA30m
  • Ep 3

    3.The Wizard's Magic Wand

    TBA30m
  • Ep 4

    4.The Magic Hat

    TBA30m
  • Ep 5

    5.The Balloon Buzz

    TBA30m

    The Wizard makes a balloon that will send Dorothy and Toto back to Kansas, along with Rusty Tinman. But the Wicked Witch has plans to sabotage it.

  • Ep 6

    6.Machine-Gun Morris

    TBA30m
  • Ep 7

    7.Movie Maid

    TBA30m

    In order to kindap Dorothy and make her a slave, the Wicked Witch disguises as actress Miss Lashes Goregous to get in the castle. Meanwhile, Socrates gets a movie magazine in his h...

  • Ep 8

    8.Shadow Shakes

    TBA30m

    Because he's afraid of his own shadow, Dandy Lion seeks help from the Wizard to give him courage leading into trouble!

  • Ep 9

    9.The Big Cake Bake

    TBA30m

    Dorothy and the Wizard try cooking in the kitchen and baking a cake for lunch, but it leads up to a big mess, including a flood of cake batter!

  • Ep 10

    10.Desmond's Dilemma

    TBA30m

    We are introduced to Desmond the Blue Dragon, whom is suffering from heartburn and doesn't want to do the Wicked Witch's dastardly deed to sabotage the Wizard's party and eat Dorot...

  • Ep 11

    11.Misfire Miss

    TBA30m

    The Wizard of Oz and the gang build a powerful rocket that'll try to send Dorothy back to Kansas. But, as always, disaster comes near with our heroes doing something dangerous!

  • Ep 12

    12.Gung-Ho Gang

    TBA30m

    Socrates, Dandy and Rusty join the army, which causes explosive mishaps with the strict sergeant.

  • Ep 13

    13.Heart Burn

    TBA30m

    In search for a heart, Rusty buys one from the Wicked Witch of the West disguised as a gypsy. The heart turns out to be a ticking timer bomb.

  • Ep 14

    14.Stuffed

    TBA30m

    The Wicked Witch needs a soft mattress, so she kidnaps Socrates to stuff him into the bed. Now Dorothy and Dandy Lion must rescue Socrates from the Witch before he stays a mattress...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Fountain of Youth

    TBA30m

    Dandy gets advice from the Wizard to roar for courage. But, however, the Wizard has his own problems. His water of youth shrunk him back into a baby!

  • Ep 16

    16.The Rubber Man

    TBA30m

    Dorothy and Rusty find themselves in a rubbery land after trying to fly, where they meet the stretchy, stuttering Robby the Rubber Man!

  • Ep 17

    17.The Happy Forest

    TBA30m

    Socrates and Dandy Lion picnic in the happy forest. Little do they know that all the plants there are alive and want their food! Dandy winds up becoming king of the forest.

  • Ep 18

    18.Dandy's Dilemma

    TBA30m

    Dandy Lion has a house redecorating service. He also paints furniture that magically becomes real. However, one of his new clients turns out to be the Wicked Witch of the West!

  • Ep 19

    19.The Search

    TBA30m

    The Wizard's magic wishbone is missing, so he, Socrates and Rusty look for it, as well as a running gag where they mess through an overloaded closet. They also turn the place upsid...

  • Ep 20

    20.The Bag of Wind

    TBA30m

    After saving a Munchkin from danger, Dorothy, Toto and the Wizard go sailing. They use the Wizard's bag of wind to move the boat, but the wind causes a storm!

  • Ep 21

    21.The Music Men

    TBA30m

    While going fishing, Socrates Rusty and Dandy fish up a trombone, drum and cymbals. They wonder why they're there and they practice playing. Their music sounds horrible, and when t...

  • Ep 22

    22.To Bee or Not to Bee

    TBA30m

    The Wicked Witch of the West tries to use Dandy Lion to steal some honey from a hive of angry bees. However, her plan backfires when the bees listen to Dandy's orders.

  • Ep 23

    23.Have Your Pie and Eat It Too

    TBA30m

    Dorothy bakes roast chicken and a pie for Rusty Tinman, who's coming over for dinner. The Wicked Witch sneaks in and hides in the oven. But then Rusty enters, which leads into a me...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Sound of Munchkins

    TBA30m

    After making a telephone, the Wizard makes a soda that makes two Munchkins talk! But when the Munchkins start hogging the telephone, there's talking trouble ahead!

  • Ep 25

    25.The Count

    TBA30m

    The Wicked Witch of the West chats with her boyfriend, The Count. But when he leaves this world, the Witch makes her own absentminded Count that needs a brain. She relies on Dandy...

  • Ep 26

    26.Places, Please

    TBA30m

    With producer Maxamillion Cinema coming to Oz, Rusty prepares his play. But Dandy, Toto, Dorothy and ESPECIALLY Socrates nearly ruin the show!

  • Ep 27

    27.The Green Golfer

    TBA30m

    Socrates, Rusty and Dandy are playing golf. However, Munchkins make mischief and Rusty shuts them up. The Munchkins get revenge on the tinman by rigging the game.

  • Ep 28

    28.The Flying Carpet

    TBA30m

    Socrates Scarecrow and Dandy Lion fly around on a magic carpet the Scarecrow got this morning. But things take a turn for the worse when the Giant Beatnik of Cloud Nine kidnaps the...

  • Ep 29

    29.The Monkey Convention

    TBA30m

    The Wizard and Rusty transform the castle into a fancy hotel because the Flying Monkey convention is coming for their next meeting. Turns out, the Monkeys are painful pranksters an...

  • Ep 30

    30.The Cultured Lion

    TBA30m

    Dandy Lion takes Socrates and Rusty to the art museum. There, Rusty acts like a big-shot art expert. Then Dandy is accidentally locked in the museum at closing time, just as the st...

  • Ep 31

    31.The Jail Breakers

    TBA30m

    While doing paper deliveries for Rusty, Toto is captured by the evil Oz dog catcher and taken to the pound! Now it's up to Rusty to bail Toto out of jail... I mean the pound.

  • Ep 32

    32.The Reunion

    TBA30m

    The Wicked Witch is invited to a reunion of the Oz School for Sorcerers. There she meets her old schoolmates, Velma Villain (another witch) and Frankie Dracula (a corpse-formed mon...

  • Ep 33

    33.The Sucker

    TBA30m

    Dandy Lion, being frightened by his own shadow, is confronted by the ghost of his grandfather. He tells Dandy how he used to have courage as a baby and in his childhood. Turns out,...

  • Ep 34

    34.The Bubble Champ

    TBA30m

    Socrates finds a way to help Dorothy, the bubble-gum champ of Kansas, get back to her hometown. The Witch goes in onto the plan to make Dorothy's homeward-bound hopes become a (lit...

  • Ep 35

    35.Too Much Heart

    TBA30m

    Rusty Tinman disobeys his good conscience and listens to his evil conscience, to go into the Wizard's lab and make a heart. He chooses the wrong spell (called ""King of Hearts"") a...

  • Ep 36

    36.The Witch's Boyfriend

    TBA30m

    Tired of being wooed by a phony television hunk (called ""Romeo Repulsive,"") the Wicked Witch decides to make her OWN boyfriend. She nabs Socrates and magically makes him into a s...

  • Ep 37

    37.The Clock Watchers

    TBA30m

    Socrates Scarecrow has several Munchkins create a bridge to help Dorothy and Toto get back to Kansas. However along the way, the bridge collapses (thanks to the idiotic Scarecrow's...

  • Ep 38

    38.Double Trouble

    TBA30m

    The Wicked Witch magically transforms herself into a near-perfect Rusty Tinman, and plays evil pranks on Dandy Lion and Socrates. However, when the REAL Rusty shows up, the old dou...

  • Ep 39

    39.The O.N.

    TBA30m

    Due to a little see-saw mishap, two territories of Munchkins break out into a war of bow-and-arrows. Dandy Lion watches and tells the Wizard, who calls a meeting of the Oz Nations...

  • Ep 40

    40.Going to Pieces

    TBA30m

    After a tune-up by the Wizard, Rusty Tinman takes a nap. But the Wicked Witch of the West unscrews Rusty and steals his iron pellets (his food). When the Tinman wakes up, he falls...

  • Ep 41

    41.Mail-Order Lover

    TBA30m

    Dandy has a girlfriend - a sexy lioness named Lulabelle he chats via mail with in the Lonely Hearts Club. But when he sends a false photo of him doing a brave deed, Lulabelle wants...

  • Ep 42

    42.The School Marm

    TBA30m

    After having rid of the old schoolmaster, the Wicked Witch ties up the current teacher and takes her place at the Oz School House, where Dorothy and Socrates are students.

  • Ep 43

    43.An Optical Delusion

    TBA30m

    Topsy-Turvy (the mayor of Topsy-Turvy town) and his servant don right-side up shoes and go to Oz to visit the Wizard. Meanwhile, Dandy Lion's eyes are going bad and he has glasses,...

  • Ep 44

    44.Watch the Bouncing Bull

    TBA30m

    Dorothy and Socrates cross paths with Robbie the Rubber man, whom shows off his stretching talents to Socrates. However, a stray bull nearly attacks our heroes, but not with Robbie...

  • Ep 45

    45.All in a Lather

    TBA30m

    Dandy Lion runs a barber shop/hair salon. He has the Good Witch of the South coming as a customer, but the Wicked Witch of the West is determined to ruin the hair appointment.

  • Ep 46

    46.The Green Thumb

    TBA30m
  • Ep 47

    47.Leap Frog

    TBA30m

    The Tin Man repairs the pool of the Frog King (who naturally is French). As thanks, the King gives Tin Man a horn that will summon frogs anytime he needs them.

  • Ep 48

    48.The Big Shot

    TBA30m
  • Ep 49

    49.On the Wing

    TBA30m
  • Ep 50

    50.To Stretch a Point

    TBA30m
  • Ep 51

    51.The Flipped Lid

    TBA30m
  • Ep 52

    52.Down in the Mouth

    TBA30m
  • Ep 53

    53.The Gusher

    TBA30m
  • Ep 54

    54.Love Sick

    TBA30m
  • Ep 55

    55.It's a Dog's Life

    TBA30m
  • Ep 56

    56.Don't Pick the Daisies

    TBA30m
  • Ep 57

    57.The Munchkin Robin Hood

    TBA30m
  • Ep 58

    58.The Wizard's Tail-Fins

    TBA30m
  • Ep 59

    59.The Fallen Star

    TBA30m
  • Ep 60

    60.Friends of a Feather

    TBA30m
  • Ep 61

    61.Monkey Air Lift

    TBA30m
  • Ep 62

    62.Guaranteed for Life

    TBA30m
  • Ep 63

    63.The Skills of Bravery

    TBA30m
  • Ep 64

    64.The Coat of Arms

    TBA30m
  • Ep 65

    65.Roar, Lion, Roar

    TBA30m
  • Ep 66

    66.Be a Card

    TBA30m
  • Ep 67

    67.The Inferior Decorator

    TBA30m
  • Ep 68

    68.The Salesman

    TBA30m
  • Ep 69

    69.The Cat's Meow

    TBA30m
  • Ep 70

    70.The Yellow Brick Road

    TBA30m
  • Ep 71

    71.Rusty Rusty

    TBA30m
  • Ep 72

    72.The Scarecrow

    TBA30m

    The Witch needs to protect her corn garden from crows, so she attatches Socrates Strawman to a pola, and uses the poor scarecrow to frighten the birds away. But Socrates then devis...

  • Ep 73

    73.The Invisible Man

    TBA30m

    The Wicked Witch pours some of her invisibility formula into Rusty Tinman's oil can. When Rusty oils himself, he vanishes from view, confusing everybody!

  • Ep 74

    74.Free Trade

    TBA30m

    Socrates and Rusty trade their brain and heart, so Rusty now has a heart and Socrates has a brain! But now they begin to talk and act like each other, with Rusty being a kind dimwi...

  • Ep 75

    75.The Bull Fighter

    TBA30m
  • Ep 76

    76.The Golden Touch

    TBA30m
  • Ep 77

    77.The Long Hair

    TBA30m
  • Ep 78

    78.Roll the Presses

    TBA30m

    Rusty runs the Oz newspaper business, with Dandy Lion working on the ink and printers. He then hires Socrates as a reporter to get the ""scoop"" from the Wizard.

  • Ep 79

    79.The Big Brother

    TBA30m

    Rusty harasses a young Munchkin who was fooling around with his car. But the Munchkin's brother accidentally stumbles into the Wizard's growth formula and becomes gigantic, ready t...

  • Ep 80

    80.The Cool Lion

    TBA30m

    The Wizard tells Dandy Lion that the problem of Dandy being a coward is that he is too warm. So he tries to cool him down for courage, but none of them really work, not even freezi...

  • Ep 81

    81.Gabe the Gobbler

    TBA30m

    It's Thanksgiving, so Dandy, Socrates and Rusty catch a live turkey bird. Rusty plans to kill it and cook it, but Socrates and Dandy befriend the fowl and name it Gabe. How can Soc...

  • Ep 82

    82.The Raffle

    TBA30m

    Rusty refuses to pay money for a charity raffle that Dorothy is holding. But when Dorothy sets up a fake heart as the prize, Rusty pays all he's got for the raffle tickets.

  • Ep 83

    83.The Strawman Twist

    TBA30m

    Everyone is preparing for the Munchkin Dance Contest, with Rusty tap-dancing and Dandy doing ballet, that is, except for Socrates Strawman, who can't dance. So Dorothy uses a fan t...

  • Ep 84

    84.The Dinner Party

    TBA30m

    Dorothy decides to throw a dinner party for Socrates, Rusty and Dandy. But when she tries to make a Crepe Suzette for dinner, it burns in the oven and makes everybody sick.

  • Ep 85

    85.The Fire Chief

    TBA30m

    Rusty, Socrates and Dandy are fire chiefs, but having three chiefs on duty leads to trouble, so Dorothy calls a meeting and makes Dandy Lion the new fire chief. Rusty is jealous, b...

  • Ep 86

    86.The Green Tomato

    TBA30m

    When Rusty Tinman goes on vacation to Salad Gardens, he finds a misfit out of the sexy female tomatoes - a lone, green tomato. He helps her fit in, even by trying to paint her with...

  • Ep 87

    87.The Poet

    TBA30m

    When Socrates and Rusty go to a beatnik coffee shop where Dandy Lion performs ""beatnik poetry,"" their state of being ""financially invalid"" causes a crazed teenage Munchkin wait...

  • Ep 88

    88.The Three Musketeers

    TBA30m
  • Ep 89

    89.The Family Tree

    TBA30m

    After being tossed out of his house by the Wicked Witch, Dandy Lion is visited by the ghost of his grandfather, who tells him all about his courageous ancestors.

  • Ep 90

    90.The Great Laurso

    TBA30m
  • Ep 91

    91.The Pudgy Lion

    TBA30m
  • Ep 92

    92.Boomer Rang

    TBA30m

    This episode features Boomer Rang the World Boxing Champ (a boxing kangaroo). During one of his personal appearances, Socrates knocks him out and must fight the marsupial in the ri...

  • Ep 93

    93.Beauty and the Beach

    TBA30m
  • Ep 94

    94.The Hillies and the Billies

    01-01-200630m

    While hiking and mountain climbing at Oz Hills, Dorothy and the Wizard spot an old-fashioned hillbilly feud. There, they see that the Zeek Hilly and the Hilly family are fighting a...

  • Ep 95

    95.Leapin' Lion

    TBA30m
  • Ep 96

    96.Well Done

    TBA30m
  • Ep 97

    97.The Do-It-Yourself Heart

    TBA30m
  • Ep 98

    98.The Great Oz Auto Race

    TBA30m

Watching Lists

Sign in to create and edit public lists.

Loading lists…

Purchase & Discovery

Find this title on Amazon

Digital

Prime Video & digital

Amazon mixes rent, buy, and Prime in one place — one search covers the usual options.

As an Amazon Associate, Critic, Sir! earns from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure